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Ham Radio Bridging the Gap in Wildfire-Stricken California

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UPDATED: 2017-10-12 @ 1715 UTC] More than a dozen wildfires in Northern California have damaged or destroyed cellular telephone and Internet infrastructure in some areas, and Amateur Radio has helped to fill the communication gap. Mendocino County Sheriff Thomas Allman told news media on October 10 that damage to cell towers and fiber optic telephone phone and computer lines had left officials ...

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