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04/14/2009 | Italy Discontinues HF Earthquake Net
On April 10, Italy's Dipartimento della Protezione Civile announced that as of April 11, they would be closing down all organized emergency communications support on HF frequencies that had been set up after the April 6 earthquake that struck the tow
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04/08/2009 | Seattle Hosts Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Seminar
More than 250 hams and emergency communications professionals enjoyed two days of focused programs and socializing at the 11th Annual Communications Academy in Seattle over the weekend of April 3-4. Held at South Seattle Community College in West Seattle,
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03/30/2009 | 2009 National Hurricane Conference Has Amateur Radio Focus
The 31st Annual National Hurricane Conference will take place April 6-10 in Austin, Texas. This annual event brings together many disciplines in the Emergency Management field to address tropical events that impact the United States. According to ARRL Eme
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03/20/2009 | Global Simulated Emergency Test Scheduled for April
IARU Region 1 has invited the HQ stations of IARU Member-Societies, as well as the EOCs of Emergency Communications Groups (ECGs), to participate in the 2009 Global Simulated Emergency Test (GlobalSET), on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 1100-1500 UTC. The
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02/03/2009 | Distress Beacons at 121.5 and 243 MHz Phased Out
As of February 1, the Cospas-Sarsat (Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking) satellites are no longer monitoring distress beacons at 121.5 and 243 MHz. All mariners, aviators and individuals who use emergency beacons on those frequencies will need to
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11/05/2008 | W1AW to Participate in Global Simulated Emergency Test
On November 8, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, will be participating in the 2008 Global Simulated Emergency Test (GlobalSET), sp
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10/15/2008 | Caribbean Hams Get Ready for Hurricane Omar
As Hurricane Omar, currently a Category 1 storm, makes it way through the Caribbean, hams in the area are ready. According to ARRL US Virgin Islands Section Manager John Ellis, NP2B, tropical storm force winds are impacting the island of St Croix. In a co
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09/30/2008 | Canadian and American Hams Provide "Textbook Example" of Amateur Radio's EmComm Role
On Sunday, September 27, the VoIP Hurricane Net formally activated at 5 PM EDT to provide surface reports as Hurricane Kyle affected portions of extreme Northeastern Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. The activation was in coordination with WX4
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