When disaster strikes, and conventional communication systems fail, amateur ham radio operators step in to bridge the gap, providing a crucial link between those in affected areas and the outside world.

  • @heavyboots@lemmy.ml
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    16 months ago

    Cool! Since I do the occasional mountain bike ride or hike into places with zero cell service, it’s a huge plus for me to have satellite communication capabilities on the phone. Interesting they’re working it the other way too for disaster areas.

    • @shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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      26 months ago

      Eventually, it won’t just be for disaster areas. It will be for the entire United States and will show up anywhere that you would normally not have a signal.