A group of hobbyists who have become experts in a low-tech form of communication are now a vital link helping local first responders in the event of a worst-case scenario.
Bruce Wolfe likes to spend his day practicing his hobby – a pastime that first began when he was kid connecting two cups with a string, and learning about the basics of communication.'I learned how to do this when I was a kid,' said Wolfe. 'My father taught me how to do it, and I did in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.'Today, Wolfe uses technology that is a little bit more advanced, but is still very old school.
The ACS was formed following the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake after first responders recognized they had holes in their communications. Today, they play a vital role as public servants in a worst-case scenario.'When you go out in the middle of nowhere, everything is decimated, and you still have to provide that critical communication link, it is still really critical to get that information back to city emergency responders,' said Spiegel.
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