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Local ham radio group credits repurposed Rattlesnake tower for emergency weather reporting
Summary
A volunteer amateur-radio network that installed equipment on the former Rattlesnake tower in Rush Township reported 23 months of operation and 13 activations supporting the National Weather Service and local emergency response.
Greg Geist, vice president of the Network Engineers Repeater Association, told the Centre County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 that amateur radio equipment the group installed at the former “Rattlesnake” tower site in Rush Township has been operational for 23 months and provided a direct link to Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency facilities in Harrisburg.
Geist said the non–internet communications system supports the National Weather…
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