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Low-techRadiosConnectSomeHaitiansGoodArticleFromCNN
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Danny Dyer <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:32:29 -0500
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Got This From My Home Town Radio Club's Daily Updates, Link Active as of 1231AM EST, Thursday Jan21, 2010.
Enjoy, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
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Low-tech radios connect some Haitians

By John D. Sutter, CNN 

January 20, 2010 8:27 a.m. EST

When cell phone coverage and Internet failed, some Haitians turned to amateur radio to communicate. 

When cell phone coverage and Internet failed, some Haitians turned to amateur radio to communicate.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

list of 4 items
. Amateur radio provides a back-up link between Haiti and the world
. Proponents say radio signals are often the only way to communicate after a disaster
. A Haitian man says amateur radio helped him contact family in the U.S.
. After initial outages, mobile phone service has been returning to Haiti 
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/20/haiti.amateur.radio/index.html?hpt=C2

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