ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores filipinos activaram plano de emergência durante o tufão Mangkhut

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Radio hams responded to typhoon Mangkhut

The ARRL report the *Philippine Amateur Radio Association* (PARA) activated
*HERO* for Typhoon Mangkhut

With Typhoon Mangkhut (locally Ompong) threatening, the Philippine Amateur
Radio Association (PARA) activated its Ham Emergency Radio Operations
(HERO) at a Code Yellow level on September 12, per a declaration from PARA
Chief Operating Officer Roberto Vicencio, DU1VHY.

At Code Yellow, stations are advised to ensure that all equipment is
operational, check backup power sources, and take any necessary
precautionary measures. For the first time ever, the Philippines National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had authorized PARA/HERO volunteers to
communicate directly with NTC’s regional offices during the pending
emergency, rather than through the NTC headquarters.

In the Philippines, volunteers Tonyo Casuga, DV1XND, and Aurell Rabena,
DV1YMK, immediately activated PARA club station DX1PAR on 24/7 basis. The
next day, DU1IVT, DU1VHY, DU1UGZ, DU1EIB, and DU1GG were expected to leave
for Cotabato City in Mindanao for a HERO orientation seminar. PARA Director
and former COO Thelma Pascua, DU1IVT — who had been scheduled to travel to
Mindanao for a HERO orientation seminar — remained behind to oversee the
activities of HERO volunteers on 40 and 2 meters and to coordinate with the
various NTC regional offices. More than a dozen volunteers stepped up to
help.

Club station DX1ARC activated its Echolink node, and Ronald Hernandez,
DU2RD, fed reports to HERO until September 15 or until telephone and
internet services began to return. Rollydel Tamin, 4F2RV, contributed
reports from Isabela Province.

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/philippine-amateur-radio-association-activates-hero-for-typhoon-mangkhut
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