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2014 Global Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Conference (GAREC)
Huntsville, AL: 14-15 August 2014
SATERN: SALVATION ARMY TEAM EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK
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IARU Facts
# ITU) is the UN body for international
telecommunications and technologies.
# IARU represents the amateur radio
community to the ITU.
# IARU has 160 members societies such
as the ARRL.
# IARU is charged by the ITU to develop
an emergency communications system
that is completely independent of all
other existing communications
infrastructures.
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ITU / IARU REGIONS
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GAREC Facts
# Sponsored annually by IARU.
# Meets in a different IARU Region each year.
# Designed to be an informal gathering of international
amateur radio emergency communications experts.
# Goal is to advise IARU on emergency communications
and help them meet the goal of developing an independent emergency communications system.
# This year’s focus was on the application of advanced
technology in amateur radio emergency comms.
#
About 20 people attended including amateur radio
operators from Britain, Malaysia, Russia and Finland.
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IARU REGION REPORTS
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
= Greg Mossup, GØDUB =
Region 1 covers Europe, Africa,
Russia & Middle East
# Region 1 has 40 countries
# Spain has about 4,000
amateur radio operators
# Kenya has 6 (licensed).
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
Region 1 experienced several major disasters:
# Atlantic Storm Christian
= 27-28 Oct. 2013
= high-end Category 3
= 18 killed; 1 missing
= 1.3 M w/o power
= road, rail, sea and
travel disrupted
= no amateur radio used
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
# Balkan Ice Storm:
= 03 February 2014
= Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia
= major impacts in Slovenia
> 250,000 w/o power
> half of forests damaged
> cell phones and public
service radio impacted
> Austria requested amateur
radio assistance
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
Kefalonia Earthquake
= 26 Jan. / 03 Feb. 2014
= 600 buildings damaged
= Two M6.0 earthquakes
= no amateur radio needed
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
# Balkan Flooding
= 14-18 May 2014
= heaviest rain in 120 years
= Serbia / Bosnia-Herzegovina
> 62 killed;
> 1.6 M people impacted
> 60% loss of Serbia power
Amateur Radio volunteers in Belgrade,
> amateur radio used
Serbia, Communications HQ
- Photo by Dragan Antonic, YU1OU locally and regionally
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
Issues in Region 1:
# May lose shared use of
23 cm band in Europe.
# Changing leadership in
the member societies
# Poor coordination. of
Center of Activity (CoA)
frequencies.
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IARU REGION 1
REPORT
Issues in Region 1:
# Global SET is ONLY intern’l
emergency communications
exercise.
# Too much emphasis on
public service comms and
not on formal traffic handling
# Need to standardize radio
and equipment power plugs
between countries.
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IARU REGION 2
REPORT
= Dr. Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P =
Region 2 covers the America’s –
North, Central and South.
# The Region 2 representative
was unable to attend.
# There was no official report.
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IARU REGION 3
REPORT
= Johnny Tan, 9M8DB =
Region 3 covers Asia and the
central and western Pacific
Region 3 experienced several
major disasters:
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IARU REGION 3
REPORT
# Pakistan Earthquake - 24 & 28 September 2013
= M7.7 on 24
September
= M6.6 on 28
September
= 847 killed
= amateur radio deployed to support local logistics
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IARU REGION 3
REPORT
SATERN:
# Typhoon Phailin
= 12 October 2013
= India’s 2nd strongest cyclone
= landfall as a Category 4
= up to 12 M people impacted
= 600 shelters
= 550,000 evacuated
= largest evacuation in 23
yrs
= teams of amateur radio
operators
were
used
SALVATION ARMY TEAM
EMERGENCY
RADIO
NETWORK 16
IARU REGION 3
REPORT
# Bohol (Phil.) Earthquake
= 15 October 2013
= M7.2 earthquake on island
of Bohol, Philippines.
= Energy equivalent of 32
Hiroshima bombs.
= 222 killed; 976 injured
= 73,000 buildings damaged
= 14,500 destroyed
= PARA used on 40 & 2 mtrs
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IARU REGION 3
REPORT
# Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
= 08 November 2013
= strongest / deadliest
Philippines typhoon
= Category 5 at one point.
= 6,300 killed
= 2,000 missing
= 11 M people impacted.
= PARA / HERO network
= Used 40 & 2 meters
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IARU REGION 3
REPORT
# Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
= 08 March 2014
= 12 crew / 227 passengers
= (MARTS) provides comms
from airport to hotel used as
family reception center.
= MARES asked amateurs in
Pacific to forward any
information on MH-370on 20 &
15 meter nets.
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IARU REGION 3
REPORT
Issues in Region 3:
# is amateur radio EmComm
“irrelevant” today?
# recommends operators be
trained on non-amateur
radio systems
# amateur radio still important
in rural areas
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Intern’l EmComm Handbook
Discussion about international
emergency communications:
# ARRL 300 page Emergency
Communication Handbook
has precise USA procedures.
# IARU is adapting ARRL document to create an HF Intn’l
Emergency Op. Procedure
# Only 3 pages compared to 300
page ARRL document
# IARU will not use “Q” signals
Uses “plain language”
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# Training in international message
handling is needed.
# IARU SOP practiced in Global SET.
# SOP does not tell how to route
messages to e-mail / social media.
# Internet is NOT going away!
# Internet DOES have challenges:
# IARU recommends Point-to-Point
communications when possible.
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# Global confusion over third party
traffic message handling
regulations. For example:
# What constitutes third-party traffic?
# Some countries have wide permissions to pass international third party traffic but no networks to do this.
# The U.S. has great networks but very limited number of
countries they can do this with.
# Generally, amateur-to-amateur traffic not coming from
or intended for someone else is acceptable.
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# Recommendations for a Handbook
include:
# No mode should be “the” mode.
# Procedures for new technology
such as digital modes are needed.
# Retain instructions on information
gathering and dissemination.
# Instruction & procedures to contact
relief agencies should be included.
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
= ARRL: Dan Henderson, N1ND =
# ARRL Legislative Affairs Manager.
# Was responsible for Field Day, etc.
# Took 2 years to negotiate recent
ARRL / FEMA MOU
# ARRL directed staff to create a plan
for 2015-16 to recruit new hams –
especially from youth and diversity.
# Result of Board Minute 36 from 21-22
July meeting.
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
= SATERN: Bill Feist, WB8BZH =
# Southern Territory SATERN Coord.
# Focused on using new technology
# 20th Century: Used HF SSB for
H&W and VHF / UHF FM for
tactical support communications.
# Emergency communications
needs of The Salvation Army are
changing and requiring more
advanced technological
communications support.
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
# Includes the use of digital modes
such as WinLink / WinMore, Olivia,
EchoLink & others
# Includes the use of non-amateur
methods such as UHF business
band and . . .
# . . . satellite-based
communication
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
# Includes the use of a new state-ofthe-art remotely controlled
amateur radio station – WB5ALM.
# HF SSB for H&W and VHF / UHF
FM for tactical communications is
not being abandoned.
# SATERN sponsors HF SSB Nets,
FM / EchoLink / IRLP & HF diginets.
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
= MARS: Paul English, WD8DBY =
# Program Manager and Dupty
Director for U.S. Army MARS.
# Recently tasked with supporting
Combat Commands involved in
HADR missions.
# Concept is that local amateur
radio operators often “first on the
ground” in foreign countries
needing disaster relief.
# MARS is the military’s link to them.
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
# MARS uses programs such as
GDACS and APAN to gather info.
# Process has been exercised a
number of times.
# It has been tested but not used in
several real-world disasters.
# Military is more aware now of
global disasters and the role of
amateur radio in them although
language can be a challenge.
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ORGANIZATION
REPORTS
# Military is concerned about the
accuracy of local reports from
unverified sources.
# IARU / GAREC protocols may provide common training standards.
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GAREC LESSONS
# Partnerships can be critical:
= government
= not-for-profits
= for-profits / critical infrastructure
= educational centers
= between the 3 IARU Regions
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GAREC LESSONS
# Using social media:
= sometimes social media is like
“a message in a bottle”
= social media can be targeted
and used to distribute
information effectively
= DX Spotting Networks
= continued discussion is needed
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GAREC LESSONS
# Promotion of Amateur Radio:
= participation in EmComm and
public service events
= promotion of amateur radio to
youth and diverse populations
= After Action Reports to ARRL,
served agencies, newsletters,
social media, etc.
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GAREC LESSONS
# Relevancy of Amateur Radio:
= Is amateur radio becoming
irrelevant in EmComm?
= Was surprised to find out that
this is a global concern.
= When All Else Fails: Amateur
Radio.
= “Amateur Radio: Your Partner in
Disaster Response”.
= SuperStorm Sandy: A Tale of
Two States.
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GAREC LESSONS
# Relevancy of Amateur Radio:
= Eliminate “When Also Else Fails”
from our thinking.
= Explore and promote other
services amateur radio can
provide
= Do other non-amateur radio
communications tasks.
= Do other non-communications
tasks with the communications.
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GAREC-2015
= Tenth anniversary GAREC
= Location: Tampere, Finland.
= Date(s): 23-24 June 2015
= Theme: “Cooperating With
Authorities”
= Draft program in January 2015
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2014 Global Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Conference (GAREC)
Huntsville, AL: 14-15 August 2014
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