There are models to follow: My fellow ham radio operators have been orbiting satellites since December, 1961.

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He's part of a big volunteer Ham Radio network that operates when the hurricanes come close to land.

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Arthur Collins, a 22-year-old ham radio junkie, launched the Collins Radio Co. in 1931 in the basement of his Cedar Rapids home.

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The network of amateur ham radio operators regularly spring into action during emergencies, such as hurricanes, when other lines of communication are cut.

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Bringing your friends home to show off a new Ham radio or your great-great-great grandfather's rebel flag probably won't boost your popularity in high school.

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These hacker outdoorsmen, he says, remind him of the ham radio heads of his youth, who would hold survivalist exercises in the New Jersey woods.

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Professors, Scientist, World Leaders, Ham Radio Operators and Every Astronomer will have its eyes on This Event, along with almost every TV set on Earth.

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Take the ham radio.

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Even so, the ham-radio operators were not satisfied.

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