Article: Communications providers, amateur radio step up to help Japan

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here in Chile the government did an agreement with the amateur radio associations in Chile for made easy the pick up information in remotes areas or when the communications by the systems like cell phone, fixed phoe lines, internet or whatever be just down or broken can they spread information and pickup information gived by the government in case of emergency like earthquakes, Tsunami and another type of emergencies. from now the amateur radio are part of the network of emergency of the government of Chile.

if want a opinion about this i find good the agreement because many times like the past year earthquake that rattled the land of severe way the cell phone lines were out of service by days and weeks, and in such weakness of the service of phone is needed some alternative of communication or back up.

Amateur Radio's frequency space is defended on just these grounds, and they always come through in situations like this.

Very true EV. Unfortunately the FCC and Congress is blind these days. They are blinded by dollar signs.

scandiskwindows9x, that is good. I speak to quite a few radio amateurs in Chile. Very friendly folks. I know in many countries amateur radio is often relied upon as a lifeline in times of emergency. Growing up in the CAribbean, every hurricane season there would be amateur radio used in an emergency capacity.