[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] A Bird? A Plane? No, It's a Google Balloon Beaming the Internet - The New York Times

[Don (KI4D)]

This one is for those following trends in EMCOMM options.  From the article
it is difficult to guess how much time it takes to deploy a system like this
in an emergency, but I am sure it can't compete with ham radio deployment
times.

73 Don, KI4D

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/world/africa/google-loon-balloon-kenya.ht
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