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How ham radio endures - and remains a disaster lifeline - in the iPhone era (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 5 months ago by BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio

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When disaster strikes, and conventional communication systems fail, amateur ham radio operators step in to bridge the gap, providing a crucial link between those in affected areas and the outside world.

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[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 4 points 5 months ago

It's both. SK, Stop Keying, is used in CW (morse) whenever a station is done transmitting. SK is also Silent Key, but you'll rarely hear the abbreviation over voice or CW.

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