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Amateur Radio Plays Critical Role in Mountain Rescue

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Glenn Fowler, N5TDJ, of Allen, Texas, reported via Facebook that Amateur Radio served him well on August 4.

“We were on a treacherous Jeep trip up at about 13,000 feet with several other Jeeps in Colorado,” he said in his post. “One person there from Texas had a heart attack. There was no cell phone service."

"I tried a few repeaters and the National Simplex Frequency and was amazed that no one w...

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