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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE

SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE. AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION NETWORK H A M N E T PRESENTER - FRANCOIS BOTHA NATIONAL DIRECTOR. BRIEF OUTLINE. SARL founder member of IARU - 1925. IARU stipulated each country establish an emergency network – when all else fails!

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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE

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  1. SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION NETWORK H A M N E T PRESENTER - FRANCOIS BOTHA NATIONAL DIRECTOR

  2. BRIEF OUTLINE • 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.

  3. RECENT HISTORY • 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

  4. WEATHER INFORMATION • 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

  5. LOCAL INTERNET WEATHER FACILITIES Johan Terblance – ZS1I Prof. Kobus Botha – ZS6KOB INFORMATIVE – RELIABLE – EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND UPDATED AT LEAST 4 TO SIX TIMES EVERY HOUR!

  6. SOUTHERN CAPE FLOODS – DECEMBER 2007.CUT-OFF LOW THAT MOVED OVER REGION.

  7. ACCESS NOW DENIED TO GENERAL PUBLIC

  8. OUR CONCERNS • 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.

  9. CONCLUSION • 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!

  10. CONTACT DETAILS • By e-mail – jfbotha@iburst.co.za alternative zs6buu@gmail.com • 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.

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