Ham operator holds nightly check-ins
“All is well.”
“Everything is hunky dory here.”
These were just two of the 13 responses on Friday, May 1, sent to K4FZE during the Greene County Virginia Amateur Radio Club’s Wellness Network (Net). Club member Bill Steo, 73, of Stanardsville has been reaching out through this network nightly at 7 p.m. since March 15.
Using technology to connect with each other is old hat for ham radio operators
BARRHEAD (Alberta, Canada) — Amid the coronavirus outbreak and people being forced to spend more time at home, people are using technology to bridge the physical gap and stay connected.
However, this is not new to amateur radio operators. From the early days of radio, “ham radio operators”, they are more commonly known as, have been using the airways to connect with other amateur radio enthusiasts.
Ham radio operators reach out to people with critical illness
Kolkata, May 4 (PTI) Ham radio operators have been scanning the city round the clock during the ongoing lockdown to get medicines required by critically ill patients of West Bengal and outside.
With the help of police, these Good Samaritans have supplied medicines for cancer, hepatitis-B, HIV positive patients in several districts of West Bengal and a couple of Northeastern states, the apex body of Ham Radio operators said.
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