DefenceTalkYears before Soldiers used cell phones and social media, and when long-distance calling was expensive, service members would often communicate from remote areas to home via “MARSgrams” or MARS telephone patches. These services were provided free of charge by the volunteer amateur or ham radio operators worldwide who make up the Military Auxiliary Radio System […]https://www.defencetalk.com/armys-military-auxiliary-radio-system-still-relevant-in-internet-age-49966/