Report about amateur radio involved in rescue efforts after the earhtquake in Nepal.
Produced for April 28, 2015, but can run for several days.
Radio, whether local FM signals, or longer-range shortwave transmissions, continue to be the most immediate way to exchange information in an emergency or disaster. Last week in Nepal, after a 7.8 magnitude quake left at least 4,000 dead, shortwave sounds played an important role in recovery efforts. Here, via the SWLing Post blog, is one example: PLAY SAMPLE Wikipedia says the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhattan in 2001, the 2003 North America blackout, and Hurricane Katrina in September 2005, are three recent times in the United States when, âamateur radio was used to coordinate disaster relief activities when other systems failed.â In March, Hurricane Pam destroyed much of the island of Vanuata, with Vanuatu Net, âoperating daily at 0730 Local time, 2030 ZULU during cruising season on 8.230 with a fallback frequency of 8.188.â
Amateur Radio to Nepal April 28, 2015
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April 28, 2015
Produced at Wave Farm/WGXC in the Hudson Valley, New York.
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