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            Russian   Amateur   Radio   Emergency   Service

                      
                    (This information may be reproduced freely).

        Russian Amateur  Radio  Emergency  Services  (RARES)  was born
   during the turbulent days of the Chernobyl tragedy.  But RARES true
   abilities  emerged  in  December of 1988,  at the time of Armenia's
   devastating earthquake.  No communications were available with  the
   disaster  zone,  with  a  notable  exception of amateur radio.  Our
   emergency network was fully operational  two  hours  after.  Rescue
   teams, as well as the Disaster Relief HQ in Moscow and Armenia, had
   their communications provided by RARES  and  the  amateurs  of  the
   Soviet Union.  May 1991 - another earthquake in Georgia - and again
   RARES assisted the search and rescue teams.  There are many similar
   examples,  where  RARES  provided invaluable life-saving links,  in
   situations totally lacking goverment communication support.
        On August 19, 1991, the faithful day, when democratic movement
   in Russia was hanging by a thread, RARES station begun transmitting
   Boris Yeltsin's decrees to the peoples of Russia. And the following
   day,  R3A became operational from Moscow's "White House", providing
   communications  support  for three days to the President of Russia,
   the members of the Parliament and  the  "Radio  Russia",  when  the
   putschists took control of media and telephone facilities.
        We, the RARES members,  are ready,  willing and able.  We  are
   ready to react immediately, in Russia or anywhere else (like during
   Iranian earthquake of 1989),  where our help is needed.  We  are  a
   thousand-strong  with members all over Russia.  Our sole purpose is
   to provide disaster relief communications.  We do the job,  but  at
   present  lack outside financial support and modern equipment.  High
   on the list  of  our  needs  are  mobile  and  portable  equipment,
   generators,  means of transportation and tents. We are in dire need
   of digital communications equipment.  Any and all assistance  would
   be welcome and attention to our needs would be greatly appreciated.

        Additional information  about our organization may be obtained
   by calling these Moscow telephone numbers:

   (095)205-4105 - FAX (RARES-HQ).
   (095)205-8383 - Andy Fyodorov,RW3AH.(RARES Chief Coordinator).
   (095)205-5688 - Dmitry Guskov,UV3DCX.
   (095)205-4103 - Andy Gromov,UA6XGL/R3A.

    Address:   RARES-HQ  P.O.Box-899 Moscow 127018 Russia.

   or USA:
   (203)666-1541 - Rick Palm, K1CE.(ARRL-HQ).ARRL Field manager.
   (718)284-4493 - Ed Kritsky, NT2X. FAX/Voice.(RARES advisor).

   Articles: "QST" magazine, Oct.1991 14-16 pgs."ARES in USSR?",
           Nov.1991 15-19 pgs."Soviet Hams Rally Against Coup".
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        Assisting Russian   Amateur   Radio   Emergency   Services  is
   assisting people whose life depends on it.  Your help  today  means
   lives saved tomorrow!