Penn State Amateur Radio celebrates 100 years of transmission
Monday, April 13, 2009On Sept. 11, 2001, Nick Leghorn a young teen from New Rochelle, N.Y. developed an interest in Ham Radio. When cell phones and most other forms of communication in New York City were down, experts in amateur radio stepped in to help the city's communications and Leghorn was impressed. Today, Leghorn, a junior College of Information Sciences and Technology major focusing on security and risk analysis serves on the executive board of the Penn State Amateur Radio Club. The club will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Saturday, April 18, by holding an "open station day," where anyone can go to the station to have their own time on the air. (more)