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LARGE SOLAR FLARES CAN TAKE OUT REGULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH
SOMETIMES DEVASTATING DISRUPTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.  ALBERTO BARBERA,
IK1YLO, AND MARCO, IU1GJE, OF THE RAGGRUPPAMENTO NAZIONALE
RADIOCOMUNICAZIONI EMERGENZA DISCUSSED THE BENEFITS OF, AND PLANS FOR,
MOTOROLAS DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO DMR HYBRID NETWORK AS AN EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS ASSET IN ITALY.  REGION 3 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IN ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC, TYPICAL OF TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATION ROLE IS THE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE IN HONG KONG.
THE ORGANIZATIONS RADIO AMATEURS ARE TRAINED AND THEN ENROLLED ON THE DUTY
ROSTER, READY IF NEEDED.  HONG KONG ARES HOLDS A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SECURITY BUREAU OF HONG KONG FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL/ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WHEN PRIMARY SYSTEMS ARE
DOWN.  THE GROUP MAINTAINS A UHF REPEATER THAT INCORPORATES AN APRS WEATHER
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