He said that in the days after the earthquake communications into the Kathmandu Valley area were sporadic. To help support disaster response communications in the wake of the latest earthquake Radio Mala's volunteers lobbied the Nepal government to open ham radio to all citizens and helped get Nepalis trained and licensed.ĭavid Witkowski, W6DTW, is a Strategic Adviser to Radio Mala. Historically the area around Kathmandu has experienced a major earthquake about every 75 years, and the last major quake occurred over 79 years ago. Led from the United States by a group called Radio Mala under the guidance of Suresh Ojha, W6KTM, the team has been working with government officials and universities in Nepal to promote acceptance of amateur radio by a government that has traditionally not allowed licensing by average citizens. There are few hams in that nation and this effort was put to the test in the aftermath of the recent earthquake that struck near the capital city of Kathmandu. Over the past several years an international team of radio amateurs have been working to spur amateur radio growth in Nepal. RESCUE RADIO: INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO BRING AMATEUR RADIO TO NEPAL PAYS OFF IN THE AFTERMATH OF EARTHQUAKE (ARNewsline, VK3PC, IARU-R1, Southgate, MARS, ARRL, CAN-USA )
If you hear the words emergency communications please stand by or move to a different frequency so as to give the rescue radio operators room to work. Hams world-wide are reminded that Nepal emergency traffic may be heard on any frequency in the amateur bands as it is not always possible for that nations hams to operate on the IARU Emergency Center of Activity frequencies. Nepal has very few licensed amateur radio operators, which is why hams from other countries have traveled to it to provide their help.įor the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles. Many countries radio amateurs remain active in the area as the post earthquake communications needs have not significantly diminished. It will compliment the current 9N1KS 70 centimeter to 2 meter cross-band repeater set up in 2012. Operators are reported on their way to other devastated regions with some expected to take to the airways by the time you hear this newscast.Īlso, a repeater donated by the group CAN-USA that had been held up by Nepal's customs is now reported by 9N1SP as released and ready for deployment. These locations are reportedly a four to five day trek from the capital city of Kathmandu. They are identified as 9N3AA in Damauli and 9N1SD at Sindhupalchowk. Two amateur radio stations appear to have started operating from some of the hard to reach rural areas of Nepal. It is expected that this circuit will eventually be reduced to a periodic schedule to keep the lines of communication open. 9N1AJ is another station identified as providing the Nepal end of the MARS radio path. Operations are taking place on a number of frequencies in the 40, 20 and 15 meter bands with 9N1SP specifically maintaining contacts with the United States MARS or Military Auxiliary Radio System. The pace of emergency communications has not slowed on most of the international links which have functioned since the first hours of the disaster. So far more than 7,500 people are reported dead with at least 14,500 injured and 10's of thousands left homeless. Ham radio continues to provide service to the people of Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit back on on Saturday, April 25th. RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO EFFORTS CONTINUE IN WAKE OF NEPAL EARTHQUAKE All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1964 coming your way right now.
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Amateur radio continues its work in earthquake ravaged Nepal temporary access to 4 meters made available in Germany for sporadic E season the digital Ham TV transmitter comes alive from the ISS Congress continues pressing the FCC on proposed Field Bureau closures and radio back on the farm. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1964 May 8 2015Īmateur Radio Newsline report number 1964 with a release date of Friday, May 8th, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1,
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