24 – 26 June beings the largest gathering of Radio Amateurs in Europe and also the largest gathering of Emergency Communicators at HAMRADIO 2016 in Friedrichshafen. IARU Region 1 will be hosting a meeting for Radio Amateurs interested in Emergency Communications in …

Cesar Pio Santos HR2P reports that following the Ecuador Earthquake on 16^th April, an emergency net has formed on 7060kHz LSB for passing messages between Ecuador Radio Amateurs in the most affected areas. Stations in adjacent countries are also monitoring …

Radio Amateurs in Portugal belonging to the Emergency Communications Group REP-SCERA will be taking part in a Civil Protection exercise on 17^th April between 0800 — 1200 UTC. The exercise will focus on VHF/UHF frequencies in the Lisbon area but HF …

A major emergency exercise started on 4^th April in Spain. Exercise Gamma Sur will simulate an earthquake striking north of the City of Seville followed by a further earthquake in the area of Ceuta. The exercise scenario will simulate many failures of …