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Filmmakers ready to capture stories...

Joel
4 Posts
0 Votes 8 Replies 741 Views
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago, updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Hi, I'm based in LA - over 15 years working with NGO's and now working with filmmakers to capture stories around the globe. I'm good friends with a HISG staff member who told me about this network. We want to get rolling with short stories (3 - 6 minutes)

Ham radio licensing

John Seaman
15 Posts
1 Vote 1 Reply 318 Views
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago, updated 2 years, 1 month ago
We're looking into the use of Ham Radio communications during disaster. Does anyone know if a license is portable across borders? i.e., if I had a US license, would I be able to use ham equipment in other countries, or would I need a license in that country

Disaster Response through the Community

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Kyle Adams
76 Posts
1 Vote 0 Replies 473 Views
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago
Another part of HISG's interview with Junior Bataille, one of the key players in our Haiti Relief Effort.

FCC Changes regarding HAM Usage

Matt Wallace
76 Posts
1 Vote 3 Replies 308 Views
Posted 2 years, 7 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
A local emergency management professional shared this link with me. It appears that proposed changes could hamper training and general interaction with volunteers via Amateur Radio. http://n5fdl.com/97113/ Any thoughts on this? FCC Rules Hamper Amateur Radio’s Public Safety Efforts Executive Summary The FCC has recently stated ...

HELP International Discusses Time/Work in Haiti

Matt Wallace
76 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 461 Views
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
Don & Jean Kaye Wilson of HELP International have been key partners with the International Disaster Response Network (IDRN) from the beginning. They also where some of the first IDRN partners to make it into Haiti after the initial event. They were interviewed a few days after their return, and their

Radio station Needs requested

Mike Adams
5 Posts
0 Votes 3 Replies 301 Views
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
Radio stations often get overlooked in needs assesments. We are looking for information regarding the extent of damage to radio stations. How many can still be heard on the air? Are stations broadcasting useful information? Do members of the affected community appear to have radios?

Ground Report from Haiti

Mike McCausland
54 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 261 Views
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
Here is a report from a recent responder to Haiti I would like to share with you some thoughts I have had on my recent stay in Haiti: What little infrastructure that was in place before has taken a great hit in Haiti. Access to cell towers were few and ...

1/25 Orphanage Needs

Morningstar
1 Post
0 Votes 4 Replies 270 Views
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
This is Disaster Response from MorningStar Ministries and we are in need of trucks on the ground in Haiti to transport food, medical supplies and water to an orphanage. We are also in need of satellite phones. If you have anything available please let us know, along with a location

Haiti Business Opportunities

Randy Valentine
16 Posts
1 Vote 2 Replies 399 Views
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
It's not too early to start thinking about long-term recovery and long-term reconstruction efforts in Haiti. Obviously the timeframe for this is YEARS, however we should all start thinking about getting this country back up on its feet from a sustainable business standpoint. These efforts are already underway to ...

HCJB Steams live from Haiti

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 263 Views
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (ANS) -- Internet program streaming by HCJB Global Voice's partner in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is offering online users the station's French, Creole and English programming to help listeners keep abreast of developments after a 7.0-magnitude quake struck the Caribbean island on Jan. 12. This was revealed in ...