Hurricane Alex 2016
Radio Amateurs in the Azores are preparing for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Alex on 15th January. The Atlantic Hurricane is the first to form in January since 1938 and has developed from a sub-Tropical Storm to one forecast to bring …
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GlobalSET 2015 — Report Published
The final report for the Global Simulated Emergency Test held on 18 December 2015 is now available from this website. Although there was a lot learned from the exercise, it was generally a success in demonstrating the speed that amateur radio can …
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GlobalSET 2015 — Exercise complete
The Global Simulated Emergency Test ( GlobalSET ) started on 18th December with a 24 – 48 hour timelimit for Emergency Communications Groups around the world to carry out an availability exercise, contacting their members to find out how many would …
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Typhoon Melor ( Philippines )
Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) activated its Ham Emergency Radio Operations (HERO) last Saturday in view of the imminent traverse of typhoon Melor ( Locally called Nona) through the Philippine archipelago as announced by the National Traffic System Chairman DU1VHY …
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Flood disaster in India — hams provide help
When the torrential rain fell for several days in South India, numerous areas were flooded. Authorities, hundreds of houses submerged, and the death toll was at about 300 and rising. Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN reported that some areas had 3 to 4 metres …
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