December 3, 2024

This Week in Amateur Radio

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Teen turns hobby into way to save lives in Monroe County (Pennsylvania)

In this week’s Here’s to You Kid, we revisit a teenager who turned a hobby into a way of helping save lives.

The high school student is a Ham Radio Operator. 28/22 News re-introduces us to the teen and his role at the Monroe County Public Safety Center.

Samuel Thrall is not seated at a Pleasant Valley School desk where you would usually find him.

Instead, he is lending a hand at the Monroe County Public Safety Center.

The 14-year-old McMichaels teen can help behind the mic in the event of an emergency.

“So say a blizzard happened, we would be deployed to various Red Cross centers through the county to establish communications, and therefore, relay any needs that the stations might need,” stated Thrall.

Read more – PA Homepage: https://bit.ly/3CzGLsZ