https://youtu.be/iLy2eCRmXjM?feature=sharedI was in right place at the right time. This is how I used a 2m repeater and APRS to help this person in need out. Not even other cell towers could get my 911 call out.
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Ham radio saves the Day in NJ with 2m repeater and APRS
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Ham radio saves the Day in NJ with 2m repeater and APRS
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Teddy Roosevelt
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aj1q
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Re: Ham radio saves the Day in NJ with 2m repeater and APRS
Back in the "good ole' days," before cellphones existed, I was able to complete a similar action for a motorist crash using a homebrew touchtone pad and an autopatch on a repeater. I'm sure a lot of folks here haven't even heard of this ancient technology. 
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JFischer
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Re: Ham radio saves the Day in NJ with 2m repeater and APRS
Great story!
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Re: Ham radio saves the Day in NJ with 2m repeater and APRS
Reminded me of a post I made awhile back.....
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