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Amateur Radio Disaster Services

FCC AND FEMA ISSUE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS EMCOMM TIPS…BUT: Forget to Mention Ares!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by TheLapr

The FCC and FEMA have issued guidelines on what steps citizens should take before, during and after a local disaster, but no personal form of two way radio is included. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Don Carlson, KQ6FM is here with the … Continue reading →

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New York gets text disaster service

Posted on May 21, 2011 by smartin

New York is to launch an emergency alert system by the end of the year that will send messages to mobile phones during disasters. Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the announcement at a news conference overlooking the World Trade Centre site. … Continue reading →

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Disaster Message Board Service

Posted on May 20, 2011 by smartin

NTT DOCOMO provides Disaster Message Board Service (in Japanese and English versions) to check on the safety of relatives and friends by ordinary mobile phone or smartphone in the event of a major disaster. When an earthquake with a seismic … Continue reading →

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