Caribbean Emergency networks activate for potential tropical cyclone.
Carlos CO2JC, IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Co-ordinator reports that a potential tropical cyclone is entering the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday June 29 and the amateur radio emergency networks of the countries in the area are being activated. The director of the …
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Earthquake in Bosnia-Herzegovina — 22 April 2022
At 2107UTC on 22nd April an earthquake registering 5.7 on the Richter scale struck around 45km South west of the city of Mostar but was felt across a wider area including Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Sadly the quake is reported to …
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Azores Radio Amateurs on standby for seismic activity.
The island of São Jorge in the Azores has suffered over 1800 earthquakes over 48 hours causing concerns and prompting the Regional Government of the Azores to prepare contingency plans to protect the islands population. Carlos Nora CT1END, Emergency Communications …
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Successful emergency communications exercise on QO-100
On 26th February 2022, 22 stations representing 14 countries around IARU Region 1 took part in a short notice exercise using the facilities of the geostationary satellite QO-100. This was the first of a number of smaller exercises, tests and meetings to be …
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Cumbre Vieja Volcano eruption — 19/Sep/2021
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted for the first time in 50 years on Sunday 19th September. This followed an increase in seismic activity in the previous seven days which had raised concerns that …
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