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📻 When cell service fails, who keeps the messages moving?
For one weekend, Delhi's Courthouse Square became an emergency communications hub as local amateur radio operators spent 24 straight hours proving that ham radio is far more than a hobby.
From making contacts with Italy, Puerto Rico and even the International Space Station to preparing for floods, power outages and other disasters, these volunteers are helping ensure Delaware County has a communications lifeline when it matters most.
Our latest feature explores the science, history and community behind amateur radio—and introduces the local operators keeping this vital skill alive for the next generation.
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More Than a Hobby: Ham Radio’s Lifeline Endures - The Reporter (Catskills Today) DELHI - For 24 straight hours on June 27 and 28, the gazebo at Delhi’s Courthouse Square was transformed into a temporary command center, bustling with wires, temporary antennas, and the rhythmic …