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Colorado Springs Ham Operator handles Haiti radio traffic from home Sal Torres (W0SCT) in the news for his help in our 2010 Haiti Earthquake OperationsINTRODUCING IRESC This article is a beginner's guide to the International Radio Emergency Support Coalition, our aims and facilities. ©IRESC. Written by Steve Richards G4HPE.
HOW IRESC LINKS THE WORLD TOGETHER With the aid of a diagram, this article describes the different ways that IRESC uses amateur radio in harmony with the Internet to provide voice and text links across thwe world. ©IRESC. Written by Steve Richards G4HPE.
GETTING STARTED WITH ECHOLINK This article, orginally published in the RSGB's RadCom magazine, guides the new user through installing and configuring Echolink. This Voice-Over-Internet protocol is central to IRESC's network. ©Steve Richards. Written by Steve Richards G4HPE.
RAYNET TOMORROW Although mainly a discussion on the future development of national emergency communications within the United Kingdom, this article nevertheless raises interesting questions for all volunteer communicators. First published in the RSGB's RadCom magazine. ©Steve Richards. Written by Steve Richards G4HPE.
AN HF GATEWAY FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS This article charts the experimentation and development which led to one of IRESC's VoIP-to-Radio gateways. First published in the RSGB's RadCom magazine. ©Steve Richards. Written by Steve Richards G4HPE.