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Fire Department installs shortwave antenna

Gun Barrel City Fire Department and the Cedar Creek Amateur (ham) Radio
Club have teamed up to create backup communications in cases when storms
take out electrical power, damages cellular phone networks, and even
renders Internet and land lines useless.

A couple of years ago, the ham club installed a basic radio with a range of
15 miles as part of the Emergency Operations Center the fire department
maintains to coordinate communication in the area. That range meets most
local needs.

However, the April 29 tornadoes (not to mention hurricanes Ike and Katrina)
have demonstrated the need to communicate beyond the local area. How do you
reach Austin or Fort Worth or other regional centers that can bring aid in
a hurry? The answer: shortwave radio.

Working with Fire Chief Joseph Lindaman, the club has installed just such a
station that can reach out to metropolitan centers outside of the local
area. “It is just another layer of protection for area residents,� radio
operator Ed Busch said.

Read the full article:
http://themonitor.net/blog2/2017/06/02/fire-department-installs-shortwave-antenna/
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