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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE
AMATEUR RADIOEMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
NETWORK
H A M N E TPRESENTER - FRANCOIS BOTHA
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
• SARL founder member of IARU - 1925.• IARU stipulated each country establish
an emergency network – when all else fails!
• HAMNET established mid 1960’s.• Represented on various bodies
including SASAR.• ORRU – MCSA – K9 dog Unit – NSRI.• Internationally, Amateur Radio is
regarded as a national resource.
BRIEF OUTLINE
• Apies River Flood• Laingsburg Flood• Free State Floods (many)• Westdene Bus Disaster• Cyclone Demoina• ‘Oceanos’ sinking• Van Reenen Pass Snow • Orange/Vaal river Floods (many)• Many other incidents• Communications for many sporting events
RECENT HISTORY
• Most disasters are weather related.• Weather data critical to operations.• Many reliable sources available –
both locally (SAWS) and international.
• Weather enthusiasts own sites accurate and very reliable – including radio amateurs.
• Internet dozens of accurate sites
WEATHER INFORMATION
LOCAL INTERNET WEATHER FACILITIES
INFORMATIVE – RELIABLE – EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND UPDATED AT LEAST 4 TO SIX TIMES EVERY HOUR!
Johan Terblance – ZS1I Prof. Kobus Botha – ZS6KOB
SOUTHERN CAPE FLOODS – DECEMBER 2007.CUT-OFF LOW THAT MOVED OVER REGION.
ACCESS NOW DENIED TO GENERAL PUBLIC
• Access to SAWS Website already restricted!
• Informing our colleagues of adverse weather may now become illegal!
• Our sources are impeccable!• Our conduct is professional!• Being denied the right to support our
community would be a tragedy!• Being denied the right to dissect
international data would be a disaster.
OUR CONCERNS
• Access denial, discussion and open publication can breed more miss-information.
• Disallowing other sources and enthusiasts is counter productive!
• Creating a monopoly is not in the interest of our country!
• Restricting freedom of information – disastrous!• Sharing information would be more productive!• 7 Days ago – Limpopo flooding – amateur
information more accurate than SAWS – website restriction!
CONCLUSION
• By e-mail – [email protected] alternative [email protected]
• P.O. Box 555, WELOBIE. 1714• Landline 011 679.5260• Cell Phone (24/7) 083.585.3847• Visit our website at www.sarl.org.za
and follow the link to HAMNET.
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
CONTACT DETAILS