The godfathers of Steve Jobs's genius
As a boy radio ham recovering in Yonkers from St. Vitus's dance (chorea), he built a wooden tower to fix an antenna 125 feet above the ground so he could pick up signals on his headphones. All his life he was intoxicated by height and speed. …
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Council supports chief's ordinances
It was noted that local ham operators share the same antenna service as the local ambulance service. The ham radio operators are used as back up communication in case of a local disaster. Hollowell suggested renting the ham repeater space on Reservoir …
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Hiram Council Approves FY2012 Budget
Amateur Radio Emergency Services are often called on in severe weather or other disaster situations, McDaniel said, to play a key role in communications. McDaniel proposed adding a VHF repeater system and antenna to the Hiram water tower facing Highway …
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