Yinzers in the News #2 – Watch Your Hammy Karma
From the New Castle News, again…
Have no fear, if all hell breaks loose, this 40-year amateur radio operator turned an acre of land on Mosser Street in Shenango Township into a makeshift radio command center:
A few golden nuggets…
For Jim Klingensmith, ham radio is more than just a weekend hobby…
…Draped in blue tarp and surrounded by windmills that power the site, the shed houses an estimated $15,000 worth of radio equipment that runs entirely off an elaborate system of solar and wind power as well as batteries and a back-up generator. Running water is provided through storage tanks that collect rainwater from the roof, which then goes through a purification filter.
Way to go, Jim. You completely blew past anything those folks at ready.gov could have ever expected.
Oh no, his name is my name too. Is it too late to become a Jingleheimer-Schmitt?