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Do we need to put "organisations" after each country? Is it likely that a country would have 2 emergency organisations? | Do we need to put "organisations" after each country? Is it likely that a country would have 2 emergency organisations? -- [[user:G7VRD|G7VRD]] 18:29, 15 June 2008 | ||
:Some do have a second organisation, which operates under different regulation with a limited number of stations because of ties to civil defence or military support. For instance, Canada and the US have some version of [[ARES]] employing any available station in time of disaster, but also has [[CFARS]] (Canadian Forces amateur radio service) and [[MARS]] (US military amateur radio service) which use amateur radio equipment on frequencies and callsigns not otherwise open to all amateur users. The US also has [[RACES]] (radio-amateur civil emergency service, a civil-defence operation with specific licensing requirements) under jurisdiction of state civil-defence agencies. --[[User:Carlb|carlb]] 23:10, 13 September 2009 (CDT) | |||
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Do we need to put "organisations" after each country? Is it likely that a country would have 2 emergency organisations? -- G7VRD 18:29, 15 June 2008
- Some do have a second organisation, which operates under different regulation with a limited number of stations because of ties to civil defence or military support. For instance, Canada and the US have some version of ARES employing any available station in time of disaster, but also has CFARS (Canadian Forces amateur radio service) and MARS (US military amateur radio service) which use amateur radio equipment on frequencies and callsigns not otherwise open to all amateur users. The US also has RACES (radio-amateur civil emergency service, a civil-defence operation with specific licensing requirements) under jurisdiction of state civil-defence agencies. --carlb 23:10, 13 September 2009 (CDT)