GAREC 2005 takes place this week

GAREC 2005, the first Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications conference, takes place on 13 and 14 June in Tampere, Finland.

UK amateur radio emergency communications will be represented by the RSGB’s Radio Communications Voluntary Services National Coordinator, Paul Gaskell, G4MWO, and David Smith, G8IDL, from the Radio Amateurs’ Emergency Network Emergency Planning team. Also attending from the UK will be RSGB Board member Gordon Adams, G3LEQ, in his rôle as IARU Region 1 Emergency Coordinator.

The conference, under the patronage of Dr Pekka Tarjanne, a former Secretary-General of the ITU, will be chaired by Hans Zimmermann, F/HB9AQS, the IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications.

There will be a number of presentations on individual countries’ amateur radio emergency communications organisations, including our own Raynet of course, plus presentations on involvement in recent major disasters.

A team from the tsunami-affected countries, including members of the Andaman Islands DXpedition, are expected to be present and give a description of their involvement from the emergency communications point of view.

A remotely-controlled MT63 HF station will be operational from the conference venue, look for the callsign OH2PO or OH3AG. The station is also equipped for standard MIL-ALE 188 operation.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

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