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| Amateurs assisting in Pakistan floods |
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The IARU reports that the medical and food support being provided to those affected by the flood disaster in Pakistan is being assisted by the combined efforts of radio amateurs, a group of four wheel drive enthusiasts and the Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians. More than 20 amateurs are keeping lines of communications open and the plan is to increase this number. With both landlines and mobile phone services failed in the flood affected areas, most of the radio traffic is through a 2m repeater that is now linked to two homebrewed 2m/70cm cross-band repeaters extending coverage to a radius of almost 300 miles. A few stations are monitoring 7.040MHz but due to poor propagation it is currently of little use, but should be kept clear for disaster use. Pakistan's national radio society is seeking to finalise arrangements including those from neighbouring countries to contribute to and help sustain the emergency communications that will be required for a considerable time to come.
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