Paul and Tana Dean first got interested in amateur radio, also known as “ham” radio, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bellevue residents said they were concerned about safety and being ...
Ham radio is well-suited to the latter role ... requires powerful long-range transmission equipment. Such equipment is expensive, so multiple stations often share use of a single transmitter.
Wednesday, members of ARISS and the Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society, with assistance from ARISS mentor Charlie Sufana, had radio equipment ready to contact the space station as it flew overhead.