SCOTTOWN, Ohio — People who appreciate the engineering of days of old should mark Aug. 18 on their calendars.
That's when the Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association will set up their gear on the historical covered bridge at Scottown, Ohio, and contact other hams around Ohio and the world, all without using any electricity.
"The special event station will mimic emergency conditions which would be used when there is a total communications failure of commercial power, telephone, commercial radio, television, cell phone, and web access," Eddie Jenkins, the Lawrence County Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service
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