When Networks Fail, Hams to the Rescue


	When Networks Fail, Hams to the Rescue

bookchick49

7-11-2008 10:08 AM

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When networks fail, hams to the rescue
By Jason Meserve , Network World , 07/03/2008

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I missed Field Day this year.

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