This April 18, 2009, is the Amateur Radio International Day, with the theme “Radio Amateur, Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency Communications”. With the sponsorship of IARU Region 1, between 11:00 — 15:00 hours UTC, will be developed in all three ITU regions, the Global Simulated Emergency Test — GlobalSET-April 2009, the rules can be found in Emergencies http://​www​.iaru​-r2​.org/​d​o​c​u​m​e​n​ts/ .

The Emergency Communications Committee ‑EMCOMM- of the IARU Region 2, invites to Member Societies and Emergency Communication Groups of the IARU Region 2, to register in the GlobalSET-April 2009 through your Member Society Emergency Coordinator, or the Area/Region Emergency Coordinator of IARU Region 2 — http://​www​.iaru​-r2​.org/​e​m​e​r​g​e​n​c​i​es/ — , to verify your participation the list can be seen at http://​www​.raynet​-hf​.net/​t​i​k​i​-​r​e​a​d​_​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​.​p​h​p​?​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​I​d​=44 .

Your participation in the GlobalSET-April 2009, support the strengthening of emergency communication; showing how to operate the frequencies CoA in the IARU Region 2, and also the use of messages with the IARU International Format http://​www​.iaru​-r1​.org/​I​A​R​U​-​m​s​g​1​.​pdf , to facilitate the sending and receiving messages from Ham radio Emergency Communication Groups.

73s

Cesar Pio Santos A. HR2P

EMCOR IARU R2

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