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LUCEDALE, Mississippi — George Regional Health System assistant safety director Harold “Butch” Murphy is hoping to tap into the amateur radio world in order to assist in emergency communication.
Murphy received two out of three Federal Communications Commission radio licenses between April and June and plans to get a third one by December.
Murphy hopes to expand the hospital’s emergency response capacity by growing his knowledge in alternative radio communications.
He got his technician license at an amateur radio training hosted by the Mississippi Hospital Association’s Emergency Preparedness Program on April 22. Two months later, he earned a general license at an FCC-approved test site sponsored by the American Radio Relay League.
Amateur radio has been used by volunteers and local responders to save lives when regular forms of communications fail. …..
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