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Subj: [WIA-News] Missing flight search involves amateur radio emco
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Missing flight search involves amateur radio emcomm
Date : 11 / 03 / 2014
Author : Jim Linton - VK3PC
The vanishing of the Malaysian Airline (MAS) Boeing 777-200ER jetliner with 239
passengers on board is a mystery that nine nations are trying to solve.
When flight MH370, ex-Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing, disappeared from the air
traffic control radar, the MAS Emergency Management Centre (EMC) at Kuala Lumpur
Airport provided accommodation for all next-of-kin at the Everly Hotel at Putrajaya.
The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society President, Mohd Aris Bernawi 9M2IR,
said MARTS was asked to provide a link between the airport and the hotel.
Mohd 9M2IR said at the hotel MARTS quickly set up a station, led by Zanirul Akhmal
Zanirun 9M2PRO, and Azizi Samsuri 9W2ZZE was the MAS team leader. NESRAC, a club
from Negeri Sembilan, provided the volunteers for the station at the airport's
Emergency Management Centre.
MARTS provided a cross-band VHF/UHF link to avoid any unnecessary interference from
the public services. An HF link was later added. During the call-out there were
11 volunteers at EMC and 23 volunteers at the hotel, on a shift roster for the link.
Mohd 9M2IR, who oversaw the entire process, said MARTS an IARU member society,
was pleased to be able provide the link on the very tragic occasion.
The search for MH370 continues.
- Jim Linton VK3PC, Chairman IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee.
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2014/20140311-1/index.php
(Sourced from the WIA Website)
(Posted to the Packet Radio Network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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