A small team of amateur radio operators are keeping the lines of communication open in earthquake-hit areas of Christchurch. AREC team member Richard Smart ZL4FZ said 10 radio amateurs are using their two emergency broadcast vans to keep rescue teams and Civil Defence staff in touch. He said one is at a major welfare centre [...]

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The death toll stands at 75, dozens yet to be rescued from beneath building rubble, and hundreds of people still missing are still the desperate scene 24 hours after an earthquake struck the Christchurch area of New Zealand. The massive rescue effort that now involves 300 rescuers boosted by urban experts from Australia has rescued [...]

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Hours ahead face rescuers following the devastating, shallow 6.3 on the Richter scale earthquake which struck the heavily populated business area of Greater Christchurch in New Zealand. There are initial reports of 17 deaths in the second quake to hit since September last year. Under normal arrangements members of the AREC will find their services [...]

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La zona montañosa al norte de Río de Janeiro se vio afectada significativamente por las constantes lluvias que se produjeron en el mes de enero de 2011. En varias comunidades de esta región se reportaron deslizamientos de tierra, inundaciones, casas destruidas, la interrupción del teléfono y el servicio de Internet, y las interrupciones de energía [...]

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The mountainous area north of Rio de Janeiro was significantly affected by the constant rains that occurred in the month of January 2011. In several communities of this region were reported landslides, floods, destroyed homes, disruption of phone & internet service, and electrical power interruptions. Nova Friburgo, Petropolis and Teresopolis were the most affected communities. [...]

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Noel Donawa, 9Y4NED, Director del Area E de IARU Region 2, ha reportado; que La Red de Emergencia & El Tiempo del Caribe (CEWN), ha construido su nueva pagina de Internet. Esta pagina Web de CEWN, ha sido construida por el Webmaster, Waine J73WA. El proposito de la CEWN es el de manejar todas las [...]

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Noel Donawa, 9Y4NED, Area E Director of IARU Region 2, has reported; that Caribbean Emergency & Weather Net (CEWN), has builded their new Web page. This CEWN’ S Web page has been builded by the Webmaster, Waine J73WA. The purpose of the CEWN is to handle all forms of Amateur Radio traffic, pass weather information, [...]

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Recientemente en El Salvador, se celebro, el 50 Aniversario de la Federación de Clubs de Radio Aficionados de Centro América (FRACAP). Con la participación de las Sociedades Miembros (SM): Radio Club Costa Rica (RCCR), Club de Radio Aficionados de Guatemala (CRAG), Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS), y la Liga Panameña de Radio [...]

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As the dual natural disasters of an erupting volcano and the aftermath of a Tsunami continue, ORARI (Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia) has advised how its members are providing emergency communications. ORARI International Affairs Coordinator, Wisnu Widjaja YB0AZ said, “Our members are still working in the field at Mount Merapi Eruption disaster and Mentawai Tsunami. We [...]

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The National Hurricane Center Miami Florida informed at 6:00 UTC, November 5, 2010; that the Tropical Storm Tomas, appears to be strengthening, is moving toward the north-northeast near 15 km/hr, and a hurricane warnings is in effect for, Haiti, the Cuban province of Guantanamo, the Southeastern Bahamas, and the Turk & Caicos Islands. Please follows [...]

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