As disaster recovery efforts continue following the earthquake in the Wenchuan area of China's Sichuan province on May 12, China's Information Office of the State Council reports that the death toll has reached 67,183 persons as of May 27. Communications in some of the surrounding areas were cut off, and communications in some other areas experienced network congestion due to drastically increased traffic. According to the Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) -- the Chinese IARU Member-Society -- Chinese government officials and the news media have recognized that when communications failed after the earthquake, Amateur Radio operators stepped in to provide vital links.
CRSA designated 14.270, 7.050 and 7.060 MHz for emergency communications use during the quake, but these frequencies are now no longer restricted for this use; however, should a severe aftershock occur, CRSA said it will make the call for them to be kept clear again.
On Monday, May 26, China Central Television (CCTV) reported that, "When all other communication means failed, Amateur Radio operators came out! An Amateur Radio emergency communication network was set up, and one of the commanders, Liu Hu [BG8AAS], called for Amateur Radio operators on air to provide services for disaster relief."
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United we Stand! Divided we Fall.
The ham community should be proud to our fellow ham in China and should give our encouragement to them. We should be proud with ourselves as well, as we also have this camaderie amongst us.... case system...'Walk for Life' event. The coordination and cooperation shown at the event proves that we are a capable lot and we are there to provide our fullest assistance without complain, after all we do enjoy each other company and the whole meaningful event. If we are requested to volunteer again, we shall be happy to list our name.
William 9W2BKL
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