January 20, 2012
D-Star at school….
A Norfolk school in the village of Gresham, will be running an amateur radio special event station utilising the D-Star digital network.
The date of the event is 23rd May 2012 and the callsign will be GB2GVS (Gresham Village School). The children are aged 6 to 11.
Andy, 2E0AIV says:
“We have arranged link-ups with schools in Northern Ireland, USA and England, but we are looking for more countries and schools to participate.
If anyone is interested, they can contact me 2e0aiv Andy at 2e0avi@2e0aiv.co.uk”
“The Children of today are the future generation of Electronic experts and Amateur Radio Operators, and we feel that this is an opportunity to engage with youngsters to the benefit of all.”
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USA January 18, 2011
Civil defence forces in Nova Friburgo have praised the efforts of a local group of amateur radio enthusiasts who helped them co-ordinate the rescue efforts in the first hours after the landslides in Brazil.
“Without their help, we couldn’t have done anything in those first two days,” Lt Col Roberto Robadey said of the group, which took their radio equipment to key points across the town to provide a communication link between rescue groups.
About 100 soldiers have also been deployed to the Cuiaba valley, which has been cut off since the heaviest downpours in 44 years tore through the mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro.
Rescue workers fear the number of dead will continue to rise as they reach areas which have been without communication since the rains started at the beginning of the week.
They say that with phone lines and the internet down, it is hard to tell what awaits them in the more remote mountain communities
Our thoughts go out to the families affected by this disaster.
