Re: [Swprograms] Tsunami Concern

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think Victor`s near Colombo on the west side, which should have been OK. He`s
probably busy with emergency ham communications. Wolfgang Buschel tells me that
the DW relay station at Trincomalee on the east side seems to be operating
normally; they have their own diesel power supply.  

Here`s what I posted a bit earlier on some DX lists: Glenn Hauser

** INDIA. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS. 4760, 0005, AIR Port Blair (tentative),
Indian songs, OM talks, 26.12.2004, SINPO 24332 (Günter Lorenz, currently near
Pavia, North Italy, Icom R75, 30 m Longwire, HCDX via DXLD)

This was less than an hour before the earthquake and tsunami hit. Nominal
sign-on is 2355 UT; I doubt it will be on now. Altho there are some other
cities near the east coast, the only major city right on the coast is Chennai
(ex-Madras). On the dx_india list, Alokesh Gupta forwarded a press report that
AIR Chennai was flooded.

Nominal sign-on times, per WRTH 2005:
Chennai 4920 *0015
Chennai 7270 *0025 [tests]

It may well be that many unaffected AIR stations elsewhere in India will be on
extended emergency schedules.

I haven`t heard any specific news about Kolkata, Dhaka, BANGLADESH, and Yangon,
MYANMAR, but let`s hope their positions somewhat inland, altho on the water,
will have diminished tsunami damage.

** INDONESIA. Banda Aceh was closest to the epicenter, but RRI here and other
west-coast Sumatera cities such as Sibolga and Padang, have been off SW for
some time.

** SRI LANKA. Of the SW transmitter sites here, DW`s Trincomalee is on the east
coast and likely to have been hit by the tsunami; is anyone hearing normal DW
relays as scheduled here? Fortunately, Colombo is on the west side (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MALDIVE ISLANDS. Hi Glenn, We need help. We are having a great difficulty in
contacting the outlying islands. Please can we get help to find out the
situation in the islands. Tomorrow we are contacting all the Aid agencies to
get help to the individual islands. It seems as if the death toll here is going
to rise and rise especially if we cannot get help to the outlying islands soon.

Minivan Radio is getting through to the islands - as long as people have dry
batteries.

Do you have amateur radio specialists in the Maldives who can let us know what
is going on? Telephones and internet are not working there.  It looks like we
are back to Radio as the only thing that might be able to help these people.
Hope you can help. Best Wishes (Dave Hardingham, UK, 1809 UT Dec 26, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)



--- Jim Strader <jimstrader@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I know this is off topic but in case
> you've been surrounded by family and 
> friends and have been away from your 
> radios  .. a large earthquake
> has caused massive tidal waves in the 
> Indian Ocean. Thousands of people are
> hurt and displaced on hundreds of islands
> and low lying areas in South Asia.
> 
> Sri Lanka has been hit heavily and my
> thoughts and good karma have been concentrated
> in Victor Goonetilleke's direction. 
> 
> peace in 2005
> jim strader
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