Japan Earthquake 8.9 and Tsunami! Prayers for all people in Japan, God bless them!! - (Clik the photo and thumbnails to enlarge)
Both ICOM, Kenwood and Vertex Standard have issued statements concerning the affect of the earthquake on their factories.
It appears Icom’s facilities at Osaka and Wakayama are in the south of the country and Kenwood’s primary office facilities in Yokohama and Hachioji are to the south and west of the quake’s epicentre. Kenwood’s primary manufacturing facility is located in Malaysia. The production of Yaesu Amateur Radio equipment at Vertex Standard’s factory in Fukushima, Japan, has been temporarily halted due to earthquake damage. It is understood the factory is just 60km from the quake-stricken nuclear reactors ! – See the Link below
Link to: Icom Inc. and the Recent Devastating Japanese Earthquake – ENG
Link to: Kenwood Updates Current Status of Company Operations in JP – ENG
Link to: Download the Vertex Standard Message from the CEO/President ENG
See Other Link to: JARL Web-page, JARL ARESEC on Twitter, HF Emergency Traffic, NHK World, NISA Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency and Google Crisis Response…..below !
Of course all radioamateurs will keeps the people of Japan in their thoughts and prayers during this time of extreme disaster. - Sad times for Japan, especially folks living near Sendai. The disaster area is in the north east, where the Tsunami hit the coastline and also the earthquake was closest to the epicenter. In the most affected Northern Japan, main highways remain closed, strictly available for emergency aid vehicles.
Terremoto in Giappone 8.9 e Tsunami! Naturalmente tutti i radioamatori non mancheranno di tenere il popolo giapponese nei loro pensieri e nelle preghiere in questo momento di disastro estremo. Tempi tristi per tutto il Giappone, soprattutto per la gente che vive vicino a Sendai. La zona del disastro si trova a nord est, dove lo tsunami ha colpito lungo la costa ed il terremoto è stato più violento essendo più vicina all’epicentro.
JARL – The Japan Amateur Radio League, Inc. – Emergency traffic.
【重要なお知らせ】 JARLでは、東北地方太平洋沖地震に際し、JA7RL/7 ほかRL局において、 主に7.030MHz SSBにより非常通信のワッチを実施しています。非常通信用周波数をクリーンな状態に保てるようにご協力をお願いします。!
click the Google picture to links: Alarm and warning, Person Finder japan Earthquake, Disaster message board, Shelter information, Donation to the Japanese RED CROSS SOSIETY (in JPY via Google Crisis Response)
Lista delle frequenze HF per il traffico di emergenza utilizzate in Giappone

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ARI-RE Perugia Team in the Abruzzo earthquake. The presentation by VA7OJ, Adam at the NSARC North Shore Amateur Radio Club in Vancouver. This Club is seriously involved in emergency and public-service communications in partnership with your regional Emergency Management Office (EMO): North Shore Emergency Management Office. Emergency planning and preparedness for the City and District of North Vancouver and District of West Vancouver. – Thanks to my friend Adam to the interesting realization!
Link to: Download the presentation by VA7OJ’s on the club website (-PDF 3,5MB)
Link to: NSARC North Shore Amateur Radio Club website (>Navigation Menu)
VA7OJ, Adam ha elaborato una bella presentazione delle attività del Team ARI-RE Perugia nell’emergenza terremoto della Provincia de L’Aquila di due mesi fà (April 06, 2009 at 03:32:39 AM local time) - Ringrazio molto il mio amico Adam per l’interessante realizzazione!
La presentazione in formato PDF è stata fatta per il suo Club Radioamatori della Costa Nord di Vancouver, che fa parte della RAC Radio Amateurs of Canada. Il Club NSARC è da tempo attivo per le comunicazioni di pubblico servizio e di emergenza in collaborazione con il loro Centro Operativo Regionale per le Emergenze (COM!): North Shore Emergency Management Office. Una struttura operativa di Protezione Civile per la Città e per i distretti del territorio del Nord e dell’Est Vancouver.
Link to: NSEMO – Direzione Operativa Emergenza Costa Nord Vancouver
Qui segue, invece, una foto di una parte degli operatori ARI-RE Perugia impegnati nel COM 3 e COM 6 per le comunicazioni radio di emergenza. Con il Link qui sotto si potrà visionare la Foto Gallery già pubblicata sul Sito Web della Sezione Ari si Perugia.
Team: I0UZF, I0KWX, I0WYC, IK0MMI, IK0UTM, IK0QJO, SWL ale, IZ0FWD, IZ0GUS, IZ0MTF

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Link to: ARI-RE Perugia Emergency Comunication Photo GALLERY
The quake struck at 0330 (0130 GMT) close to L’Aquila city, 85km (55 miles) north-east of Rome. At least 298 people have been killed and 1,500 injured, in a powerful earthquake that struck central Italy, Italian officials say. 
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Emergency Radio Communications (ERC/ARI-RE) Team volunteers provide emergency communications, primarily through amateur radio, should normal communications systems fail. This may be between emergency sites and the Emergency Operations Centre, in neighbourhoods, schools, ESS Reception Centres and as otherwise necessary.