From The Foxboro Reporter, September 26, 2024:
A local woman found a unique skill to be helpful to the community and beyond.
Joanne McLaughlin of Foxboro, a retired teacher, has been a licensed amateur radio operator since October 2000 when the Federal Communication Commission issued her call sign, KB1FVN.
McLaughlin said she started the hobby because she saw first hand some family members who are licensed amateur radio operators. Amateur radio operators can talk across town or across the world without a phone or internet.
“It also allowed me to learn something new and share a hobby with my husband and son,” she said.
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