Ham radio connects St. Mary parishioner to the world
Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
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Colleen Pike has developed new skills and reconnected with old ones in her new hobby, ham radio.
By Linda Petersen
Intermountain Catholic
OGDEN – While many people take up new hobbies in their years after retirement, few can say they have a hobby as unusual as Colleen Pike’s. Two years ago, Pike, 76, became a FCC-licensed ham radio operator. It’s a hobby that she loves and one that keeps her connected to the world around her – even during a pandemic, because there are about 700,000 licensed operators in the United States and 3 million worldwide.