AMERICAN AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATIONŽ

BREAKING NEWS AND IARN ACTIVATION STATUS

K1MAN EMERGENCY BULLETIN - E070716A - 11:03 A.M. EST

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now activated for

the killer earthquake in Japan

and is now accepting emergency and health and welfare traffic at
IARNtraffic@aol.com and 14.128 MHz. LSB AMTOR (as well as other
unpublished frequencies) on AMTOR. Go to www.K1MAN.com for traffic
format and full details. You can and should keep IARN informed and also
coordinate your amateur radio emergency operations by calling 207 495
2215 or by hf voice radio contact on 14.332 MHz. and then QSY, if
appropriate, to the traditional IARN primary operations frequency of
14.275 MHz.

According to AP, a strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan, KASHIWAZAKI, on July 16, Monday, causing a radioactive water leak and fire at one of the world's most powerful nuclear power plants and turning buildings into piles of lumber. At least seven people were killed and hundreds injured.

Rescue workers look for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit Kashiwazaki, northern Japan, Monday.
National broadcaster NHK reported that water containing radioactive material leaked from the plant into the Sea of Japan, but that the radioactivity level was low and posed no environmental danger.

The reactor automatically shut down at the time of the leak, the report said. The quake triggered a fire at an electrical transformer at the plant, but plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said earlier in the day that the reactor was not damaged.

The quake, which left fissures 3 feet wide in the ground along the coast, hit shortly after 10 a.m. local time and was centered off Niigata state. Buildings swayed 160 miles away in Tokyo. Sirens wailed in Kashiwazaki, a city of about 90,000, which appeared to be hardest hit.

Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the quake at a 6.8 magnitude. The U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors quakes around the world, said it registered 6.7.

International Amateur Radio Network Jump Team
Deployments

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt private foundation* organized by the
American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in financing your
deployment, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to IARN, Box
440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can deploy to the affected area. Rent a van. Take a small
radio table for an HF SSB transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred)
setup. You are a ham! Use your imagination and ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are best sent out on 20 meters during a communications
emergency, or back to IARN headquarters or to your home base by AMTOR
(preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling by ordinary hard line
telephones.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
plane tickets. This is a very simple project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing activation
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

* Tax ID Number 01-0469725 (IARN is a private 501(c)(3) "non
operating organization" which is IRS "mumbo jumbo" meaning that your
contributions to IARN can be deducted up to 30% of your adjusted gross
income as opposed to 50% for a 501(c)(3) "public operating
organization." See IRS Publication 578 paged 2 and 3 for more
details about this or call IRS at 1-877-829-5500. IARN started out
as a public 501(c)(3) and was then reclassified by the IRS to a
private foundation which is identical to Bill Gates' private
foundation classification under IRS rules, but IARN has a little bit
less money, hi.) This means that you can solicit and collect tax
deductible donations, send them to IARN, we will purchase your van in
our name, and you are on your way. ARRL will not do this for you or
your club, but IARN and AARA will! AARA will even give you or your
club a free web site. Start your own AARA or IARN club. Call 800
262 9543 for more details.

Flames and billows of black smoke poured from the Kashiwazaki nuclear plant -- the world's largest in terms of power output capacity. The fire, at an electrical transformer, was put out shortly after noon and there was no release of radioactivity or damage to the reactors, Motoyasu Tamaki, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. official, said before the NHK report was released.

A series of smaller aftershocks rattled the area, including one with a 5.8 magnitude. The Meteorological Agency warned that the aftershocks could continue for a week.

The quake hit on Marine Day, a national holiday in Japan, when most people would have been at home.

Four women and three men -- all either in their 70s or 80s -- were killed, according to the National Police Agency in Tokyo and NHK, which reported more than 800 people were hurt.

Nearly 300 homes in Kashiwazaki -- a city known mainly for its fishing industry -- were destroyed and some 2,000 people evacuated, officials said.

A ceiling collapsed in a gym in Kashiwazaki where about 200 people had gathered for a badminton tournament, and one person was hurt, Kyodo reported. The quake also knocked a train car off the rails while it was stopped at a station. No one was injured.

Several bullet train services linking Tokyo to northern and northwestern Japan were suspended.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- whose ruling party is trailing in the polls -- interrupted a campaign stop in southern Japan for upcoming parliamentary elections, rushed back to Tokyo and announced he would head to the damaged area. He later arrived in a blue uniform to survey the damage.

"Many people told me they want to return to their normal lives as quickly as possible," Abe told reporters in Kashiwazaki. "The government will make every effort to help with recovery."

Japan sits atop four tectonic plates and is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. The last major quake to hit the capital, Tokyo, killed some 142,000 people in 1923, and experts say the capital has a 90 percent chance of suffering a major quake in the next 50 years.

K1MAN EMERGENCY BULLETIN - E060613A -

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now activated for

Hurricane Alberto

and is now accepting emergency and health and welfare traffic at
IARNtraffic@aol.com and 14.128 MHz. LSB (as well as other unpublished
frequencies) on AMTOR. Go to www.K1MAN.com for traffic format and
full details. You can and should keep IARN informed and also
coordinate your amateur radio emergency operations by calling 207 495
2215 or by hf voice radio contact on 14.332 MHz. and then QSY, if
appropriate, to the traditional IARN primary operations frequency of
14.275 MHz.

I-VAN...........International Amateur Radio Network
Low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Van

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt private foundation* organized by the
American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in financing your
new I-VAN, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to IARN, Box 440,
Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are best sent out on 20 meters during a communications
emergency, or back to IARN headquarters or to your home base by AMTOR
(preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling by ordinary hard line
telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

* Tax ID Number 01-0469725 (IARN is a private 501(c)(3) "non
operating organization" which is IRS "mumbo jumbo" meaning that your
contributions to IARN can be deducted up to 30% of your adjusted gross
income as opposed to 50% for a 501(c)(3) "public operating
organization." See IRS Publication 578 paged 2 and 3 for more
details about this or call IRS at 1-877-829-5500. IARN started out
as a public 501(c)(3) and was then reclassified by the IRS to a
private foundation which is identical to Bill Gates' private
foundation classification under IRS rules, but IARN has a little bit
less money, hi.) This means that you can solicit and collect tax
deductible donations, send them to IARN, we will purchase your van in
our name, and you are on your way. ARRL will not do this for you or
your club, but IARN and AARA will! AARA will even give you or your
club a free web site. Start your own AARA or IARN club. Call 800
262 9543 for more details.

K1MAN BULLETIN - 060306A -

IARN APPLAUDS ARRL FOR IMPROVED DISASTER CAPABILITY

ARRL Ham Aid "Gear Ready to Go" Awaits Next Disaster

NEWINGTON, CT, Feb 28, 2006--When another disaster on the scale of Hurricane Katrina comes along, the League will be able to deploy "ham gear ready to go," thanks to manufacturers' donations of Amateur Radio gear, ARRL members' generous monetary combinations and a federal grant. The ARRL Ham Aid-sponsored "Go Kits" now being assembled at League Headquarters are the third leg of a program that's already reimbursed certain out-of-pocket expenses for ham radio hurricane zone volunteers and helped restore Amateur Radio backbone infrastructure along the US Gulf Coast.

"To me, this is a first step in ramping up ARRL's ability to support Amateur Radio volunteers in the field before the next big disaster hits," says ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. "It won't replace or supplant anything that's already on the ground and working well, but it will strengthen it and add flexibility to Amateur Radio's overall response capabilities." The equipment and cash donations coupled with a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will mean Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) field volunteers will never go without in terms of equipment. Hobart notes that a lot of radio amateurs lost all their gear during the devastating storms last summer.

Harry Abery, AB1ER

Harry Abery, AB1ER, spends his days at ARRL Headquarters literally surrounded by Amateur Radio gear that he's packing into Go Kits. These will be available on loan from ARRL to support Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers in the next big disaster zone.
Abery packs an Icom IC-718 transceiver

Abery packs an Icom IC-718 transceiver into one of the HF Go Kits.

ARRL continues to solicit Ham Aid donations to help maintain and sustain the League's ability to support Amateur Radio volunteers in the field. League members can contribute to Ham Aid via the secure ARRL Development Office donation Web site. Simply click "Ham Aid" and complete the on-line form.
A Ham Aid VHF-UHF Kit

A Ham Aid VHF-UHF Kit gets packed and ready to go.

The Go Kits will make it possible for the League to loan necessary equipment where it's needed, literally on a moment's notice. For several weeks now, Emergency Communications Specialist Harry Abery, AB1ER--a retired police dispatcher--has been spending his days at ARRL Headquarters securely stowing various equipment complements in rugged, waterproof Pelican 1650 containers.

"The idea is that this makes it easy to ship," explains Abery, and since they're less than 50 pounds apiece, they'll be able to go by air if necessary." Flooding is not an issue either. "You can throw them in the water, and they'll float," he adds.

So far, Abery says, there's an HF Kit, a VHF/UHF Kit, a Handheld Transceiver Kit and a Support Kit--seven of each, and more on the way. He and other League staffers consulted with volunteers who had been in the field during Hurricane Katrina to find out what gear served them best or what they wished they'd had but didn't.

The HF Kit contains a 100-W HF transceiver, a microphone and a power supply. The VHF/UHF Kit includes a dualband mobile transceiver, power supply, headset, 10 handheld transceivers and a supply of alkaline batteries. In the Handheld Transceiver Kit are eight dualband handheld transceivers and antennas plus a stock of extra batteries. The Support Kit includes a length of BuryFlex 213 coaxial cable, rope, 15-foot jumper cables with battery clamps at one end and an Anderson Powerpole on the other. The kit includes various fittings and adapters to connect to the power distribution unit and to make RF feed line connections. All kits contain any necessary manuals. Packed in a separate container, appropriate antennas and antenna accessories will accompany a given kit.

More than two dozen members of the Amateur Radio industry and individual radio amateurs contributed equipment last year for use in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

Hobart says $25,000 in Ham Aid funds have been set aside for the Go Kits, while nearly $39,500 has gone toward reimbursing volunteers' out-of-pocket expenses and an additional $29,000 or so will help to replace Amateur Radio communication infrastructure from the Gulf Coast to Florida damaged or destroyed by last year's three devastating storms.

Citing Amateur Radio's favorable treatment in recent US House Subcommittee and White House reports on the Hurricane Katrina response, Hobart said it's imperative to sustain and enhance ham radio's emergency communication capabilities for the future. "Disasters happen to be one place Amateur Radio can shine," she pointed out. "We need to maintain a high level of readiness to do those things that are second nature to ARES members but that the public is just coming to recognize."

Making the "Go Kits" available to ARES teams, Hobart says, is a small step toward cementing Amateur Radio's position as a community resource. "We want to be able to ensure that we have the personnel and the equipment," she said. "With a disaster of this magnitude we need to be ready."

K1MAN BULLETIN - B060209A -

START AN IARN OR AARA CLUB TODAY ..... SOLICIT TAX DEDUCTIBLE MONEY

GET A FREE WEB SITE FOR YOUR NEW CLUB!

I-VAN...........International Amateur Radio Network
Low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Van

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt private foundation* organized by the
American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in financing your
new I-VAN, contact us at 1-800-262-9543 today or write to IARN, Box
440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918. E-Mail is K1MAN14275@aol.com

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are best sent out on 20 meters during a communications
emergency, or back to IARN headquarters or to your home base by AMTOR
(preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling by ordinary hard line
telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 1-800-262-9542.

73 and GL de K1MAN

* Tax ID Number 01-0469725 (IARN is a private 501(c)(3) "non
operating organization" which is IRS "mumbo jumbo" meaning that your
contributions to IARN can be deducted up to 30% of your adjusted gross
income as opposed to 50% for a 501(c)(3) "public operating
organization." See IRS Publication 578 pages 2 and 3 for more
details about this or call IRS at 1-877-829-5500. IARN started out
as a public 501(c)(3) and was then reclassified by the IRS to a
private foundation which is identical to Bill Gates' private
foundation classification under IRS rules, but IARN has a little bit
less money, hi.) This means that you can solicit and collect tax
deductible donations, send them to IARN, we will purchase your van in
our name, and you are on your way. ARRL will not do this for you or
your club, but IARN and AARA will! AARA will even give you or your
club a free web site. Start your own AARA or IARN club. Call 1 -
800 262 9543 for more details.

K1MAN BULLETIN - B051028A -

INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO NETWORK (IARN)
EMERGENCY NCS INFORMATION I-VANS STILL NEEDED
IN SEVERAL AREAS - ACT TODAY!

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now a;so
activating in Mode 3 for Hurricane Beta. Traffic is being accepted
at IARNtraffic@aol.com. Please advise IARN with regard to your
amateur radio emergency traffic operations at 207 495 2215.
IARN is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio
Association. JoinToday.

OFFICIAL IARN OPERATING FREQUENCIES:

During a world wide communications emergency, I A R N may use SSB
on 14.275 MHz. as a primary control and logistics frequency; 14.127
MHz. LSB (Sel call KMAN) for AMTOR traffic; and 14.272 MHz. as a
secondary SSB frequency, all three for emergency and some health and
welfare traffic. Most health and welfare traffic should normally be
routed by E-Mail to:

IARNtraffic@aol.com

Please use the IARN message format as detailed below.

IARN EMERGENCY ACTIVATION MODES:

IARN emergency activations are classified in five different modes:

Mode 1 Full activation, continuous on air traffic/bulletins,
continuous NCS duty/bulletins.

Mode 2 Semi activation, intermittent on air traffic,
continuous NCS duty.

Mode 3 Full alert, continuous monitoring. Fully
activated for receiving health and welfare traffic at
IARNtraffic@aol.com. (Check 14.265 and 14.300 if
14.275 and 14.272 are not activated.)

Mode 4 Semi alert, general monitoring only.

Mode 5 No activation.

IARN INFORMATION BULLETINS:

I A R N operates all information bulletins on 14.275 MHz., 3.975 MHz.,
and 3.890 MHz., all plus or minus QRM, 16 or less, or 24 hours per day
where necessary, for the most efficient dissemination of information
of direct interest to the Radio Amateur. Check www.K1MAN.com for the
latest published transmitting schedules (if any). On air information
bulletins might not be scheduled at all during emergency activation
periods.

OFFICIAL IARN MESSAGE FORMAT:

Please use the IARN message format suggested below. You will then
receive an E-Mail response with an alpha-numeric traffic designator
(or official IARN traffic "number.") Use this IARN traffic
designator (added to line 2 of the IARN message format) to speed up
references this message or request at all times and to help to
drastically increase IARN message handling efficiency. Try to use
IARN and ARRL traffic message codes (listed below) where possible.

Date time group: (added by IARN)
(1)Message designator: (added by IARN, see below):
(2)Priority: (see below)
(3)Originator's call (if any):
(4)Originator's return collect telephone number:
(5)Originator's E-Mail address:
(6)Message ARL code: (If blank, IARN will always assume ARL 19)
(7)Their name (who you are inquiring about or directing message to):
(8)Address line 1:
(9)Address line 2:
(10)Their telephone:
(11)Their E-mail:
(12)Signature (who is making the inquiry or author of the message):
(13)Signature's return collect telephone number:
(14)Signature's E-mail:
(15)Message send code: (added by IARN, see below)
(16)Message activity code: (added by IARN, see below)
(17)Message status: (added by IARN, see below):
(18) Message text (if any, use line 6, insread, if possible)
(19) Reply message: (use IARN and/or ARL codes where possible)

MESSAGE PRIORITY CODES (line 2):

1 = Routine priority; 2 = More Than Routine Priority; 3 = Expedite Priority; 4 = Very High Priority; 5 = Highest (Emergency) Priority.

MESSAGE ACTIVITY CODE: (line 16)

NA, date time group = no answer
B, date time group = Busy LMM, date time group = left message on
machine.
LWM= left word to call back on machine
WNA, date time group = would not accept collect call
DMP, date time group = delivered message personally
DMM, date time group = delivered message on machine
TM, date time group = took a message
CMA, date time group = confirmed that message is still active
MK, date time group = message killed (everyone OK)
IO, date time group = inquiry from originator
IS, date time group = inquiry from signature and they confirmed that
the message is still active.
IN1 = one inquiry made about this message, IN2, means two inquiries,
etc.

MESSAGE STATUS CODES (line 17):

+ = case is open
# = everyone OK, case closed
C0 (CODE 0) NOTHING DONE YET
C1 CONTACT SUCCESSFUL
C2 ALREADY HEARD FROM PARTY, EVERYONE OK; CANCEL MESSAGE
C3 TELEPHONE BUSY SIGNAL; WILL TRY AGAIN
C4 TELEPHONE NO ANSWER; WILL TRY AGAIN
C5 TELEPHONE ATTEMPTS ABANDONED
C6 CONTACT ATTEMPTED BY POSTING
C7 CONTACT ATTEMPTED BY PUBLISHING IN THE NEWSPAPER
C8 CONTACT ATTEMPTED BY ANNOUNCEMENT OVER LOCAL RADIO
C9 PERSONAL CONTACT ATTEMPTED
C10 CONTACT ATTEMPTS ABANDONED
C11 NEEDS SERVICE
C12 SERVICED BACK
C13 SERVICED MESSAGE REFILED
C14 Message taken to affected area by a jump team operator

Example: Z3, HW3,C140828,II3 = Message Z3, Health and welfare with Expedite priority, message has been taken to the affected area by a jump team operator, and three inquiries made about this message.

I-VAN...........International Amateur Radio Network
low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Van

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt public service organization organized
by the American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in
financing your new I-VAN, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to
IARN, Box 440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are best sent out on 20 meters during a communications
emergency, or back to IARN headquarters or to your home base by AMTOR
(preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling by ordinary hard line
telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

K1MAN BULLETIN - 24 October 2005 - B051024A -

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now fully
activated in Mode 3 for Hurricane Wilma. Traffic is being accepted
at IARNtraffic@aol.com. Please advise IARN with regard to your
amateur radio emergency traffic operations at 207 495 2215.
IARN is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio
Association. JoinToday.

INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO NETWORK (IARN) EMERGENCY NCS INFORMATION

OFFICIAL IARN OPERATING FREQUENCIES:

During a world wide communications emergency, I A R N may use SSB
on 14.275 MHz. as a primary control and logistics frequency; 14.127
MHz. LSB (Sel call KMAN) for AMTOR traffic; and 14.272 MHz. as a
secondary SSB frequency, all three for emergency and some health and
welfare traffic. Most health and welfare traffic should normally be
routed by E-Mail to:

IARNtraffic@aol.com

Please use the IARN message format as detailed below.

IARN EMERGENCY ACTIVATION MODES:

IARN emergency activations are classified in five different modes:

Mode 1 Full activation, continuous on air traffic/bulletins,
continuous NCS duty/bulletins.

Mode 2 Semi activation, intermittent on air traffic,
continuous NCS duty.

Mode 3 Full alert, continuous monitoring. Fully
activated for receiving health and welfare traffic at
IARNtraffic@aol.com. (Check 14.265 and 14.300 if
14.275 and 14.272 are not activated.)

Mode 4 Semi alert, general monitoring only.

Mode 5 No activation.

IARN INFORMATION BULLETINS:

I A R N operates all information bulletins on 14.275 MHz., 3.975 MHz.,
and 3.890 MHz., all plus or minus QRM, 16 or less, or 24 hours per day
where necessary, for the most efficient dissemination of information
of direct interest to the Radio Amateur. Check www.K1MAN.com for the
latest published transmitting schedules (if any). On air information
bulletins might not be scheduled at all during emergency activation
periods.

K1MAN BULLETIN - 18 October 2005 - B051018A-

I-VANS NEEDED FOR HURRICANE WILMA - ACT TODAY!

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now activating for Hurricane
Wilma. Traffic is being accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com. Please advise IARN
with regard to your amateur radio emergency traffic operations at 207 495 2215.
IARN is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association. Join
Today. AARA Membership

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is the world leader in Amateur Radio Emergency Communications.

I-VAN........................International Amateur Radio Network
Low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Vans
for rapid amateur communications deployment....................

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt public service organization organized
by the American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in
financing your new I-VAN, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to
IARN, Box 440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are sent back to IARN headquarters or to your home base
by AMTOR (preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling there by
ordinary hard line telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

K1MAN BULLETIN - 12 October 2005 - B051012A -

MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED - ACT TODAY!

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is fully activated for
the Southern Asia earthquake disaster. Amateur radio volunteers
with self sufficient and portable AMTOR capabilities are STILL needed
for immediate deployment. A current passport is also a must. Call
207 495 2215 for immediate deployment information. Traffic is being
accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com.

IARN is the world leader in emergency amateur radio communications
and is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association.
Join today! AARA Membership

K1MAN BULLETIN - 9 October 2005 - 12:50 PM Eastern

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is fully activated for
the Southern Asia earthquake disaster. Amateur radio volunteers
with self sufficient and portable AMTOR capabilities are needed for
immediate deployment. A current passport is also a must. Call
207 495 2215 for immediate deployment information. Traffic is being
accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com.

IARN is the world leader in emergency amateur radio communications
and is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association.
Join today! AARA Membership

BALAKOT, Pakistan (Oct. 9) -- Villagers desperate to find survivors dug Sunday through the debris of a collapsed school where children had been heard crying beneath the rubble after a massive earthquake. Pakistani officials said the death toll ranged between nearly 20,000 and 30,000

The country apealed for urgent help to reach remote areas via communications minister for the Himalayan region.

In mountainous Kashmir, the quake flattened dozens of villages and towns, crushing schools and mud-brick houses. The dead included 250 girls at a school razed to the ground and more than 200 Pakistani soldiers on duty in the Himalayas.

The quake was felt across a wide swath of South Asia from central Afghanistan to western Bangladesh. It swayed buildings in the capitals of three nations, with the damage spanning at least 250 miles from Jalalabad in Afghanistan to Srinagar in northern Indian territory. In Islamabad, a 10-story building collapsed.

It is the worst disaster in Pakistan's history," chief army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan said.

Officials said Balakot was one of the hardest-hit areas. Near the ruins of one collapsed school, at least a dozen bodies were strewn on the streets of the devastated village of about 30,000. At least 250 pupils were feared trapped inside the rubble of the four-story school.

Dozens of villagers, some with sledgehammers but many without tools, pulled at the debris and carried away bodies. Faizan Farooq, a 19-year-old business administration student, said he had heard children under the rubble crying for help immediately after Saturday's disaster.

Landslides and rain hindered rescue efforts, blocking roads to some remote areas.

Injured people covered by shawls lay in the street, waiting for medical care. Residents carried bodies on wooden planks. The corpses of four children, aged between 4 and 6, lay under a sheet of corrugated iron. Relatives said they were trying to find sheets to wrap the bodies.

Elsewhere in Balakot, shop owner Mohammed Iqbal said two primary schools, one for boys and one for girls, also collapsed. More than 500 students were feared dead.

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf appealed to the international community for medicine, tents, cargo helicopters and financial assistance.

The United States, the United Nations, Britain, Russia, China, Turkey, Japan and Germany all offered assistance. An eight-member U.N. team of top disaster coordination officials arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to plan the global body's response.

In Pakistan's northwestern district of Mansehra, police chief Ataullah Khan Wazir said Saturday that authorities there pulled 250 bodies from the rubble of a girls' school in the village of Ghari Habibibullah. Dozens of children were feared killed in other schools.

The only serious damage reported in Islamabad was the collapse of a 10-story apartment building, where at least 24 people were killed and dozens were injured. Doctors said the dead included an Egyptian diplomat, and the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said two Japanese were killed.

Afghanistan appeared to suffer the least damage. In its east, an 11-year-old girl was crushed to death when a wall in her home collapsed, police official Gafar Khan said. Three others also died.*

end

*Paraphrased from Associated Press

K1MAN BULLETIN - 8 October 2005 - 8:45 AM Eastern

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now activated for
the Southern Asia earthquake disaster. Amateur radio volunteers
with self sufficient and portable AMTOR capabilities are needed for
immediate deployment. A current passport is also a must. Call
207 495 2215 for immediate deployment information. Traffic is being
accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com.

IARN is the world leader in emergency amateur radio communications
and is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association.
Join today!

I-VANS NEEDED FOR HURRICANE RITA - ACT TODAY!

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now activating for Hurricane
Rita. Traffic is being accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com. Please advise IARN
with regard to your amateur radio emergency traffic operations at 207 495 2215.
IARN is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association. Join
Today. AARA Membership

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is the world leader in Amateur Radio Emergency Communications.

I-VAN........................International Amateur Radio Network
Low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Vans
for rapid amateur communications deployment....................

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt public service organization organized
by the American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in
financing your new I-VAN, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to
IARN, Box 440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are sent back to IARN headquarters or to your home base
by AMTOR (preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling there by
ordinary hard line telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

I-VANS NEEDED FOR OPHELIA - ACT TODAY!

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is now activating for Hurricane
Ophelia. Traffic is being accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com. Please advise IARN
with regard to your amateur radio emergency traffic operations at 207 495 2215.
IARN is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association. Join
Today. AARA Membership

Amateur Radio Equipment Donations Making a Difference in Gulf Region (Sep 13, 2005) -- Amateur Radio equipment and supplies now arriving at the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief staging area in Montgomery, Alabama, are being turned around as quickly as possible and heading out into the field with volunteers. A team headed by Alabama ARRL Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, has been on duty for some two weeks now, overseeing Amateur Radio volunteer intake and registration and trying to satisfy the ever-changing requirements of the Red Cross and other served agencies. Sarratt says equipment that started showing up over the weekend is being inventoried and sent right into the field as needed.

I-VAN........................International Amateur Radio Network
Low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Vans
for rapid amateur communications deployment....................

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt public service organization organized
by the American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in
financing your new I-VAN, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to
IARN, Box 440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are sent back to IARN headquarters or to your home base
by AMTOR (preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling there by
ordinary hard line telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

MORE I-VAN VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT

This weekend, Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, issued an urgent renewed call for Amateur Radio operators for the Gulf Coast Red Cross disaster relief effort. Sarratt noted that while the initial response to the need for volunteers produced a very gratifying steady flow of operators, the number of new operators has dropped dramatically. He commented that just this morning he had 15 shelters, kitchens, and other support facilities pleading for Amateur Radio communications back to Red Cross Katrina Disaster Relief Headquarters in Montgomery, AL. Although many HF stations are set up around the region, the current need is for deployable 2-meter equipment. Amateurs should continue to bring a complete HF, VHF station and all personal supplies when traveling to the Gulf Coast region.

"Contrary to what one may conclude from listening to the public media, cellular and land-line telephone service is spotty or nonexistent throughout the region. Amateur Radio remains the primary source of emergency communications for a number of critical disaster relief efforts," said Sarratt. Greg and his team in Montgomery have deployed over 75 volunteer operators so far that have traveled from all over. Many of these operators are approaching burnout or need to return to their families and jobs. Sarratt noted, "If an operator comes from a served facility, we need to put in another operator or we will cause a break in the vital communications linkage."

Sarratt said that he is very concerned there may be an unfortunate misconception that operators are no longer needed for the disaster relief effort. In fact, the Red Cross expects to need a large number of Amateur Radio volunteers for at least another two or three weeks to ensure the people inside those shelters receive the proper care they deserve.

THE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO NETWORK, IARN, IS THE WORLD
LEADER IN AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS - ACT
TODAY!

IARN, the International Amateur Radio Network, is still activated for Hurricane
Katrina. Traffic is being accepted at IARNtraffic@aol.com. Please advise
IARN with regard to your amateur radio emergency traffic operations at 207 495
2215. IARN is sponsored by AARA, the American Amateur Radio Association.
Join Today. AARA Membership

I-VAN........................International Amateur Radio Network
Low Cost Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Vans
for rapid amateur communications deployment....................

The International Amateur Radio Network Peace Corps Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non profit tax exempt public service organization organized
by the American Amateur Radio Association, AARA. For help in
financing your new I-VAN, contact us at 207 495 2215 today or write to
IARN, Box 440, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918.

You and a friend, or you and your local radio club or church, or just
you, can purchase a small and low cost second hand van. Build a
double decker rack to sleep two and a small radio table for an HF SSB
transceiver (minimum) and AMTOR (preferred) setup. A small
porta-potty (available at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods section) and
a small portable 110 volt AC/12 volt DC generator plus one or more
storage batteries and your I-VAN is almost ready. Add a DC cooler
for food, water, etc., sleeping bags, and some cooking items, etc. and
you are now fully ready for emergency deployment. Remember spare gas
and oil for the generator. You are a ham! Use your imagination and
ingenuity.

Head toward a hurricane/disaster zone. At some point you will meet
cars heading out as they evacuate. Many will have cel phones and
many of those will be non functional or overloaded because of the very
real communications emergency that you are there to assist with. Now
you park in some public place and solicit OUTGOING TRAFFIC from
anybody who is in need.

The messages are sent back to IARN headquarters or to your home base
by AMTOR (preferred), SSB voice, or even CW for handling there by
ordinary hard line telephones.

During non emergency times, set up in a public place and offer to send
Valentine, Christmas, or whatever messages the same way. This is
great public exposure and good PR for amateur radio.

If you affiliate with IARN through a free International Amateur Radio
Club Charter, you can use IARN's tax exempt status to get local
merchants to donate, tax deductible, to finance the purchase of your
low cost I-VAN (with their logos on the side). This is a very simple
project; keep it that way!

Call IARN today for more information about IARN's ongoing I-VAN
program at 207 495 2215.

73 and GL de K1MAN

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