A 7 minute you tube on Ham radio in Hawaii.  Recent events have brought ham radio  to the forefront again

D Start One Phoenix was launched Feb 1 2018 from Russia. To learn more including the frequencies in use go to

http://www.arrl.org/news/d-star-one-phoenix-first-d-star-communication-spacecraft-launched

A fallen tree on a fibre optic cable caused a large outage in Northern BC. Loss of 911 service is serious.  Just another example of why ARES teams need to be ready. To learn more go to

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/northern-bc-telecom-outage-1.4519139?

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the San Juan Islands on Feb 3 2017. Initial reports put the depth of the quake at  10 km. For more information go to

http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/2018/20180204.0657/index-en.php

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/magnitude-3-2-earthquake-shakes-greater-victoria-1.23164086#undefined.uxfs

The site below provides a lot of information on emergency preparedness. ARES leaders this site may be helpful in community presentations.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc

The Radio  Amateurs of Canada have issued the following bulletin

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318 years ago on this day there was an event on the west coast that should be remembered.  To learn more go to

http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-historique/events/17000126-en.php

Here is an early Happy Birthday for all those involved with the Salvation Army’s SATERN Radio Network.  Hard to believe you will be 30 this year.

SATERN started with 4 hams. Two from the US and two from Canada. That roll has now increased to over 4500.

The birthday is actually in June and I am sure there will be information forthcoming on celebration events. To learn more about SATERN go to

http://www.satern.org/

Now that folks have had some time to settle down after the tsunami warning it maybe helpful to review the below noted material on tsunami response.  If you are not sure what BC Zone you live in scroll down the right hand side of the page and you will see links to zone maps.    ARES leaders this is excellent information for everyone. Remember when/if a tsunami strikes it may well be interior stations who will be needed to relay information so this information applies to all.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/know-the-risks/tsunamis?WT.cg_n=HootSuite

0426  All island ARES stations stood down.

0416  Tsunami has been confirmed, however warning for BC Coast has been cancelled.  Further info when available.

A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire BC Coast.  Waves estimated to arrive at Tofino around 0430 hrs.  Further updates when info available

https://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=658a001203e08d87&a=43b367e3&source=ogs

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/know-the-risks/tsunamis?WT.cg_n=HootSuite