Can you hear me now?

I recently took an Amateur Radio (aka HAM) training course and passed the Technician exam. I should get my FCC station ID shortly. Since I have a tight budget this year, I ordered a Baofeng UV-R5 HT transceiver for $40 from Amazon. I received it today and have already programmed in many of our county repeaters and local EMS, fire and police frequencies. This radio should come in handy during the next major disaster. During Superstorm Sandy, when most communications were down, it would have been handy to be able to reach out to other locals using HAM radio communications.

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June 26th, 2022 Update

Monkeypox Response Speeds Up in the U.S.A.

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Monkeypox cases have double again since July 12, 2022

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