EmCom Party on the Air

The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 is calling on its member societies’ HQ stations and emergency communications groups to take part in the first EmCom Party on the Air.

The event takes place between 1100 and 1500UTC on 18 November on the 40, 20 and 15m bands.

The aim of the event is to raise the profile of amateur radio emergency communications, test how usable these frequencies are across Region 1 and create practices for international emergency communication between Region 1 member societies and special emergency communication groups.

The aim for participants is to contact IARU Region 1 HQ station OF3F in Finland and also as many other national HQ and special group stations as possible using the SSB mode.

The organisers are keen to stress that the EmCom Party on the Air is not a contest but an emergency communications exercise. If the inaugural event proves a success, the IARU Region 1 plans to run EmCom Parties on the Air twice each year, with the next one set to take place in March or April 2007.

You can find out about the event from IARU Region 1 emergency communication coordinator Seppo Sisatto at
e-mail address seppo.sisatto@uta.fi.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB