wia 已发出新闻:
earthquake disaster
date : 14 / 05 / 2008
author : jim linton - vk3pc
following the magnitude 7.8 on the ritcher scale earthquake that hit sichuan, china, radio amateurs swung into action providing emergency communications.
the chinese radio sports association advises that the frequencies of 14.270, 7.050 and 7.060 mhz are reserved for emergency communications and rescue
activities.
the crsa has called on its members to ensure their amateur radio stations are on working on standby to receive radio messages from the disaster area
and report them to the authorities.
the crsa in the absence of normal telephone service is also encouraging its members to help by handling third party traffic of a health and welfare nature.
liu hu, bg8aas, of chengdu, a town in the province of sichuan, reports that a local uhf repeater survived the disaster, providing communications for 200 local radio hams.
a group of hams from chengdu is headed for wenchuan, the epicentre of the quake to try to set up emergency communication services. yue shu, ba8ab, also from chengdu, was also reported to be active on the 40 meter emergency. again the local uhf repeater in chengdu is busy with traffic.
the above information has been provided by michael ye, bd4aaq and michael chen, bd5rv/4.
jim linton vk3pc, chairman, emergency communications committee, iaru region
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14.270 chinese emergency frequency:
>from the cq newsroom...via eham to the wia
amateurs in china are asking that 14.270 mhz be kept clear as an emergency frequency in the wake of yesterday's devastating earthquake there. please remember that even if you cannot hear a station on the frequency, you might interfere with reception of transmissions by a station within range of both your signals and theirs.
michael chen, bd5rv, reports that "a group of radio amateurs is now transmitting from wenchuan, the center of quake.
its signal is reported to be very weak. they tried to keep communication with by8aa in chengdu, seeking for all resources needed.
during a contact finished a few minutes ago, they were asking for raincoats, water, tents, and outdoor living facilities." michael also asked that this request be forwarded as widely as possible.
in nearby myanmar (burma), where tens of thousands of people were killed by a typhoon last week, cq public service editor bob josuweit, wa3pzo, passes on a report from g4hpe of the international radio emergency support coalition (iresc) that there currently is no amateur radio activity there; and that while the un has been permitted to set up both hf and vhf communications based in the capital city of yangon (rangoon) "for use by the entire humanitarian community," none of the frequencies in use are in the amateur bands.
(tnx wa3pzo)
according to chinese radio sports association, 7.050 and 7.060 mhz are preserved for amatuer radio emergency service in the rescue. -- ed.
