845 Life: Newburgh teen is a real pro with amateur radio
Natural disasters such as hurricanes and storms can cause flooding and disable systems: But they don’t affect amateur radio. “After Hurricane Sandy, our system was activated to help communicate emergencies throughout the region,” says Sean Flynn, 17, of the Town of Newburgh. “We were relaying messages between organizations or taking information from the field and passing it along to emergency services.” “Even cellphone systems rely on towers, switchboards and relays to work,” says Sean. “When those go down, cellphones stop working.”
Ham radio integral part of NCIS episode
When McGee and Torres check out Miller’s apartment, they discover an elaborate ham radio set-up. This delights McGee because he was a total ham radio head as a kid. “When I was a kid, my dad used to sneak me into the cockfights,” Torres offers.