If you want to talk to someone, it’s likely you reach for a cell phone, tablet, or computer. A group of people who gathered in Huntsville Saturday use radios. Amateur, or Ham, radio experts and enthusiasts came to Gigaparts in Huntsville to network, talk technology, and shop. They tell us Madison County has the largest per-capita population of ham radio operators in the country.
Amateur radio fans celebrate “original social network.” MAYS LANDING – William McCord clicked the receiver on his ham radio and sent a greeting out into the ether. This time only static replied. But sometimes he reaches people across South Jersey or even across the Atlantic Ocean. McCord, of Middle Township, and Bob Webb, of Northfield, gave a presentation on amateur radio to children Saturday at the Jersey Shore Children’s Museum in the Hamilton Mall. The Southern Counties Amateur Radio Association is a regular presenter at the nonprofit museum.
Neighborhood with unusual blackout wants answers. SAVOY — People in this neighborhood are no longer dealing with a mysterious technology problem. Key fobs, garage door openers, and other devices for more than 20 houses weren’t working for about a week. Those work now, but the people there still don’t know what was causing the problem. Kathi Gorrell uses the internet to work from home, but the interference made that drop out, too. She says everything started working again Wednesday night for her and everyone else in the neighborhood. The problem is solved, but the mystery isn’t. Still, Gorrell says she’d rather have it that way. As to what actually happened, ham radio expert Ben Fisher has been trying to help with that. He’s been tracking down signals with his equipment and says it was probably coming from an electronic device in someone’s house.
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