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Desert R.A.T.S Host Hamfest, Radio Expo:

Posted: 05 Feb 2017 04:01 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38580


PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- The Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society, also
known as The Desert R.A.T.S, hosted the 2017 Palm Springs Hamfest. The Palm
Springs Air Museum turned into a ham haven Saturday morning. Hundreds
browsed one- of-a-kind equipment from a number of vendors. Palms Springs
Mayor Robert Moon says ham services are vital to the Valley. "If there's
ever crisis and we loose our main communication lines, these are the people
who would be our link to the world out there," Moon said. For years the
California office of Emergency Services has warned people to be prepared
for the next big earthquake, and when that happens, amateur radio operators
say they're ready.