Category Archives: Urgent Announcement

Since 31st January Slovenia has been affected by extreme cold weather such as blizzards, heavy snow and sleet. This has caused the collapse of power lines under the weight of ice, snow and falling trees with electricity disruptions now affecting 250,000 people (25% of households). … Continue reading →

The latest official death toll in the Philippines from the world’s strongest typhoon ever to reach land on November 8 has reached 5,719, with 1,779 still missing. After weeks of deployment the Philippines Amateur Radio Association (PARA) has stood down … Continue reading →

 Typhoon kills many thousands as disaster unfolds Estimates of those people who died when monster Typhoon Haiyan (also called Yolanda) hit the central Philippines on Friday ranges up to 10,000, with many injured and nine million people affected. The full … Continue reading →

Hi,  The following has been received from Region3 with more information on the active involvement of Amateur Radio in the disaster response.  73, Greg, G0DUB  IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications Co – Ordinator  Monster typhoon leaves huge losses   The … Continue reading →

The Super Typhoon Haiyan has affected the Philippines, triggering flooding, destroying buildings and causing millions of people to take shelter. Ramon Anquilan DU1UGZ of the Philippines Amateur Radio Association (PARA) reports that the typhoon made landfall at about 4.40am local … Continue reading →

The Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) has activated its Ham Emergency Radio Operators in emergency communications using a frequency of 7.095 MHz. It did so almost immediately on receiving news that a 7.2 Magnitude earthquake occurred in the Bohol Province causing … Continue reading →

In the aftermath of powerful Cyclone Phailin teams of radio amateurs are working there round the clock. The Cyclone came ashore at Odisha in the Bay of Bengal flooding thousands of homes and forcing half a million people to leave … Continue reading →

Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel have hit Mexico simultaneously causing multiple deaths, landslides and disruption to the country. Radio Amateurs of the Mexican National Society FMRE have been active on 7060kHz as part of the response to the emergency. … Continue reading →

As of 7:00 a.m. Philippines local time today (Sunday 11th August ), the Philippines Amateur Radio Association (PARA) has activated HERO ARES centered on 7.095 MHz. We have advised local clubs to activate local nets at 144.740 MHz. Typhoon Labuyo has a … Continue reading →

Hi, The following has been received from Region 3. 73, Greg, G0DUB  IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications Co – Ordinator  Typhoon alert – frequencies in use The Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) has activated its Emergency Net to monitor tropical … Continue reading →