«Amateur radio coverage is like having an insurance policy or a spare tire,” said Michael Hickey of the Prescott-Russell Amateur Radio Club (PRARC). “You have it just in case.”
Hickey made a presentation during the October 8 Champlain Township Council session for a partnership between the club and the municipality for setting up a permanent emergency amateur radio system to serve the community in case of a major disaster situation. He noted that home-based amateur radio predates the Internet and the World Wide Web.
