[emcomm] Fw: [IARUR3] China earthquake disaster - update
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- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:15 +0700
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From: jlinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 16/5/2551 5:22:20
To: jlinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [IARUR3] China earthquake disaster - update
China earthquake disaster - update
The emergency communications response by radio amateurs in China is
continuing
during the rescue and recovery phase of this major disaster that has
resulted
in a great loss of life.
IARU R3 Disaster Communications Committee member, Fan Bin BA1RB said, ?We
have more ham radio operators ready to go for disaster relief, we will do
our best as radio amateur operators for the big disaster.?
The earthquake struck in the afternoon local time on 12 May and the
immediate
response by hams included the IARU radio society CRSA issuing a worldwide
alert that a number of HF frequencies were in use for disaster relief.
These are 7050, 7060 and 14270. Fan Bin BA1RB reports soon after the
earthquake
hit the local UHF/VHF repeaters in Chengdu area were back to operation to
provide communications.
It took three days for the public telecommunications network to be restored
in most but the remote areas which remain without communications.
The Sichuan radio sports association amateur radio station BY8AA was able
to on air in HF band handling many valuable front line emergency messages
and had an hourly sked with the CRSA headquarters station BY1PK in Bejing.
Bin Fan BA1RB reports that many radio amateurs in the earthquake epicentre
and nearby areas have put up simple antennas from the damaged buildings.
Hams from Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan and other cities went to Sichuan taking
their own requirement.
The disaster has hit mountainous terrain that requires the use of VHF/UHF
and HF radio.
- Jim Linton VK3PC, Chairman, IARU R3 Emergency Communications Committee.
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