ARLA/CLUSTER: Os radioamadores sempre tiveram presentes no auxilio às vitimas de desastres através do estabelecimento de linhas de comunicação

[Associação de Radioamadores do Litoral Alentejano]

Video news report of Ham Radio disaster drill

Emergency Preparedness minister says radio amateurs made history in
B.C. disaster drill, play key role

The Province reports Exercise Coastal Response was based on a scenario
where a magnitude 9 earthquake, followed by at least two tsunami
waves, struck Port Alberni, a coastal community of about 18,000
people, 200 kilometres northwest of Victoria.

Port Alberni was the site of a devastating tsunami 52 years ago after
a magnitude 9.2 earthquake off Alaska. Two waves gathered force as
they funnelled up Alberni Inlet in March 1964, hitting the city with
forces that swept away houses and vehicles, but caused no deaths.

Naomi Yamamoto, B.C.’s emergency preparedness minister, said amateur
radio operators made history by communicating directly with the
Canadian Forces aircraft on amateur radio frequencies. She said the
radio volunteers proved their worth as a vital lifeline during a
disaster.

“If there is an emergency, the only communication may be these amateur
radio guys,” said Yamamoto. “All I know is that if they weren’t there
for that first hour, we would be behind the eight ball. We wouldn’t
know what happened to Port Alberni or the west coast of Vancouver
Island.”

Watch and read the full report at
http://theprovince.com/news/local-news/radio-amateurs-make-history-in-b-c-disaster-drill-play-key-role-minister


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