Vatican - The HFCC is still pursuing a project that has not gone
beyond demonstration programmes for years. With a registration at Santa Maria di
Galeria (100 kW, nd), frequencies are reserved per band that are to be used for
an International Radio for Disaster Relief (
target=_new href="http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect.php?http://hfcc.org/humanitarian">http://hfcc.org/humanitarian).
Summer
2020
5910: 0000-0100, 0500-0600, 2100-2400 h
7400: 1800-1300, 1700-1800,
2000-2400 h, with the aim of 24 h
9430: 0100-2400, aim 24 h
11840:
0300-0100, aim 24 h
13620: 24 h
15650: 24 h
17500: 24 h
18950: 24
h
21840: 24 h
26010: 24 h
Currently, it is only about keeping the
frequencies (± 5 kHz) free of other assignments.
Glenn Hauser commented
already years ago that it would be/have been helpful if the frequencies
were used at least occasionally. However, this was not the case even after the
start of the worldwide Corona crisis. Although almost all international
broadcasting services make Corona a major headline in reporting, there are no
concerted actions to activate IRDR.
Actually, only Steve Bannon seems to
have put Corona specials in short wave. Imagine IBA-Nexus who was looking for a
free frequency in the 7-MHz-band changing to 7400 kHz. Would that provide the
trustworthy medical advice people in the non-privileged countries would
need?
Dr Hansjoerg Biener 23 March 2020 (via WOR io
group)