Hams: We're good in a disaster – UK Radio Society boss

Bearded radio fans also NASA's go-to guys for controlling Mars rovers

They look unassuming, but these quiet types murmuring strings of numbers and letters into their transceivers are manning back-up comms for the world, the communication system most likely to survive an apocalyptic event.…

via The Register - Networks

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