Hamvention a ‘Family Reunion’ for Some:

eHam.net News — GREENE COUNTY — Local amateur radio operator Mike Crawford (KC8GLE) has been speaking with people from around the globe via airwaves for a number of years. For him, it’s about “friends meeting friends.” “It brings people together from all over the world,” he said. “There’s no politics or dividing lines in amateur radio. We’re all one big group \& and everybody gains a friend no matter where they are in the world.” When he’s not enjoying ham radio for the sense of camaraderie that comes with speaking with individuals of a similar passion, he’s serving public events — ensuring effective communication for the betterment and safety of event participants. He offers his skills for varying events throughout the year, including the Xenia Marathon and Half Marathon, Resolution Run 5K, Young’s Ice Cream Charity Bike Tour, Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure, among others. But the biggest event he helps provide communication for is the Air Force Marathon. Hammers are stationed throughout race courses and keep track of runners as they go by and contact medics or other services if needed. The tracking hammers provide throughout races, in Crawford’s experience, has also cleared up accusations of cheating. “It feels good to be able to help somebody,” he said. ” \& So many of the events, the runners, horse riders, bikers, they’ll come up and say ‘thanks for being here.’ And that’s the greatest thing we can have — a simple thanks.”

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