National Weather Service to pay tribute to storm spotters

National Weather Service to pay tribute to storm spotters
Many of these volunteers are amateur radio operators, or "hams." Anyone can listen "to the world" with only a modest radio, but some hams invest hundreds or even thousands of dollars in radio and electronic equipment and spend years honing their …
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Police Departments Look to Tune Out Scanner Hobbyists
19, 2011: Scanner hobbyist Rick Hansen holds his scanner/Ham radio device at his home in Silver Spring, Md. WASHINGTON – Police departments around the country are moving to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly …
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