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04/23/2015 | Amateur Radio Volunteers Activate Emergency Nets Following Chile Volcano Eruption
Southern Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted this week for the first time in more than 40 years, forcing the evacuation of an area of some 12 miles around the volcano.
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12/09/2014 | Philippine Hams Support Emergency Communication for Typhoon Hagupit
Philippine Hams Support Emergency Communication for Typhoon Hagupit
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11/04/2010 | Cuba Activates Emergency Nets for Tropical Storm Tomas
As Tropical Storm Tomas moves toward the eastern part of Cuba, the Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC) has now activated HF emergency nets on 7.045 MHz (during the day or until propagation makes it possible), 7.045 MHz (during the night or when p
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06/12/2009 | California Emergency Radio Team Reaps Huge ResultsRecently, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC) team at Long Beach’s Wilson High School gave a PowerPoint presentation about their team. In attendance were school administrators; ARES®, CERT and Long Beach government and emergency pe
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11/10/2008 | Hurricane Nets, WX4NHC Activate as Hurricane Paloma Batters Cayman Islands and Cuba
As Hurricane Paloma threatened the Cayman Islands and Cuba over the past weekend, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN), the VoIP Hurricane Net (VOIPWX) and WX4NHC -- the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) -- were active and standing by
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09/15/2008 | Hams in Texas and Surrounding States Active as Ike Pounds Gulf Coast and Inland Areas
As Hurricane Ike weakened and became a tropical storm and then a tropical depression after slamming ashore near Galveston, Texas early Saturday morning, hams in several ARRL sections were supporting agencies with their communications needs. Although the f
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09/03/2008 | Division and Section ARRL Leadership Prepared for Gustav
During a Sunday evening conference call among ARRL leadership volunteers in the Delta, West Gulf and Southeastern Divisions and several members of the ARRL staff, Mississippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown, W5XX, reported: "We're as ready as we're eve
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09/03/2008 | As Gustav Pounds Louisiana, Local and Area Hams are Ready
As Hurricane Gustav roared through Louisiana, ARRL Division, Section and public information volunteers in and around the area impacted by the Category 2 hurricane, reported that they were preparing to deploy themselves and other volunteers to strategic lo
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