A Report on ARES in Hong Kong amp; Pearl River Delta.ppt

A Report on ARES in Hong Kong Pearl River Delta VR2UNG Farid VR2KY Alan ARES 25 August, 2009 Table of Contents Introduction Regional Drill Workshop Field day Emergency Operation Centre (E.O.C.) Conclusion Outlook Introduction The Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS) is the member of IARU in Hong Kong, representing local ham for more than 70 years. Southern part of China is an industrial, agricultural, logistical and financial hub. Hong Kong is very densely populated with over 7 million people. The total population within the Pearl River Delta is approaching 50 million. Geographically, the region is at the border of earth quark and typhoon zones. The region is impacted by natural disasters regularly. Regional Drill Pearl River Delta ARES Drill was successfully carried out in 2005. In 2007, the ARES Work Group coordinated with the Pearl River Delta Region to test the emergency communications network. Covering area 10,000 square Km included Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Jiangmen, Zhuhai and Shenzhen. Workshop24 August, 2007 Workshop11 November, 2007 Field day VR10HK - operated from 0800 until the end (20 hams manned this station). The station was running on battery and portable generators. Another 10 ham @ VR10HK QTH in Kowloon Bay were running on mains. Field day QSO-500 (Pearl river regions) VR10HK = 100 QSO (VR2 only) Total 200 ham in Pearl River Delta Region attended. @ Tai Mo Shan 700m handy QTH back up by 30 VR2 stations. 20 Emergency messages relayed within 2 hours recognition certificates were presented to participants Amateur radio emergency services network was successfully TESTED for coverage Pearl River Delta within Macau, Guangzhou HK sub-E.O.C. Emergency Operation Centre VR10HK EOC-A Car Park @600M altitude EOC-B Tai Mo Shan Car Park @700M E.O.C. BA7JA Guangzhou Ham operate on field Conclusion Emergency network was set up within 2 hours. Cross check in 3 main E.O.C. , 6 other E.O.C, h