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03/28/2015 | ITU Deploys Emergency Communication Equipment in Vanuatu
In an effort to coordinate relief efforts in Vanuatu in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Pam, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to the Pacific Ocean island nation.
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03/17/2015 | Emergency Communication Lacking in Vanuatu Cyclone Recovery Effort
With the telecommunications and electrical power infrastructure in Vanuatu knocked out by the Category 5 Cyclone (hurricane) Pam, which struck the Pacific archipelago over the weekend, no organized emergency communication system has stepped in.
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10/16/2013 | Amateur Radio Volunteers in India, Philippines Respond to Disasters
Ham radio volunteers are helping in the wake of a cyclone in India and an earthquake in the Philippines.
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02/09/2011 | Radio Club d’Haiti Receives Repeater from ARRL and Radio Club Dominicano
As part of the relief efforts after the earthquake in Haiti, the ARRL -- through its Ham Aid Program -- with the help of IARU Region 2 and the Radio Club Dominicano (RCD), delivered a Vertex VXR-7000 repeater to the Radio Club d’Haiti. This repeater, part
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11/04/2010 | Thai Hams Provide Communication Support During Monsoon
Heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have devastated parts of that country, with almost 60 dead and 100,000 homes in 32 provinces damaged or gone. According to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST), amateurs in the Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum provi
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08/20/2010 | Pakistani Amateurs Team Up to Provide Communications, Relief Support for Flood Victims
According to the Pakistan Amateur Radio Society (PARS) -- that country’s IARU Member-Society -- radio amateurs in Pakistan have teamed up with the Islamabad Jeep Club (IJC) and Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) to provide relief activities in t
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01/29/2010 | FCC Notes Amateur Radio Response to Haitian Earthquake
In a posting on January 28 to the FCC’s blog, Mindel DeLaTorre -- the Commission’s International Bureau Chief -- noted how Amateur Radio operators are assisting with communications support in earthquake ravaged Haiti.
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03/11/2009 | [email protected]: Emergency Communications and You(th)As vegetation begins to green and E-skip begins to grace VHF, storm season begins to threaten the Midwest. Spring in the heartland is a very exciting -- and dangerous -- time of the year. The weather changes every five minutes and you can almost count on
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