OXFORD NE -- Through the dedication of two amateur radio operators, an old ham's memory will live on, and his radio will continue to serve. Myron Bennett, 72, of Oxford and Gary Jezbera, 57, of Wilcox both are amateur radio operators, also known as hams. They have tinkered with an antique Swan 350-C radio for almost three years to get it back in working order.

The last time this Swan 350-C radio crackled over the airwaves was in the face of tragedy, but now Bennett wants to use it to reconnect with other ham operators and to bring help in times of disaster. Bennett stumbled across the radio while visiting a bed and breakfast in New York in 2007. As he told the owners about his amateur radio hobby, the owner, Ron Young, became very emotional. "He got tears in his eyes, and he said, 'My dad was a ham, and he died on the radio,'" Bennett recalls.

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