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To reach hurricane victims, Copiague man goes ham

<p>As Long Islanders with friends and relatives in Puerto Rico try to find ways to reach them with the island's telecommunications down after Hurricane Maria, a Copiague man is trying to help them with his ham radio.</p>

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