The Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps (CISOM), counts some 3000 volunteers (medical, paramedical staff and assistants) in the three North-Centre-South units into which the corps is divided in Italy. Founded in 1970, it carries out rescue and assistance operations during natural disasters. It intervened during the earthquakes in Irpinia, Umbria, Puglia, Basilicata and Abruzzo.
In addition to its work in Italy, the Corps has also participated in international humanitarian initiatives such as the consignment of food aid for children in Hungary after the collapse of the Soviet bloc (1990) and, more recently, in Kosovo and in the entire Balkan region.
Since 2005 it has been part of the organizational unit of the Italian Civil Defence. During this year, the Corps also entered into cooperation agreements with the Italian Coastguards, the Forestry Corps and ARES 118 (regional health emergency service).
On the Italian Coastguards’ patrol boats, the Corps’ doctors and specialist volunteers assist immigrants fleeing from hunger, wars and persecutions on unseaworthy vessels in the Sicilian sea.
More recently it has been in the front line in dramatic scenarios such as the earthquake in the Italian region of Abruzzo (2009), the earthquake in Haiti (2010) and the earthquake in the Italian region of Emilia (2012).
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Dear Sir/Madam:
My call is NU1O and I worked 1AOC on July 1, 2012 @ 18:26 UTC, 20 meter SSB with both reports 59. The online log was updated at 18:57 UTC and my QSO was NOT in the online log. I decided I had better work 1AOC again. I did so at 19:17 UTC on 20 meter SSB again on July 1st. The online log has now been updated to included QSOs before 21:33 UTC and my second QSO from 19:17 UTC is not showing up in the log, either.
I clearly heard 1AOC repeat my call, NU1O, both times. Your station is being heard very well here in Massachusetts at 5 X 9 so I can not attribute this to my call not being heard due to bad conditions.
Can you kindly check the logs and let me know if I am in the logbook or not? I do not want to work 1AOC again because it just slows things down. I heard other stations from Massachusetts work your station close to the time I did and their calls are not in the online log either. Clearly, there is a problem.
73,
Christopher Scibelli
NU1O
Dr Om’s:Vy hpi ta wrk u on 20ssb wid 100w this aftnoon! Ur wrk u do is vy gud,I appreciate it as also volunteer as a disaster rescue wrker wid “SALVATION ARMY” hr in states.Hv wrkd Earthquake es Hurricane disaster in CALIF. es U.S.Virgin IS. And only 3 weeks for 9/11 driving big truck to pick up es deliver food,water,rescue supplies for rescue workers at site in N.Y.C. Beacause of this we are almost like brothers,doing same work and help for people. Keep up the gud wrk es hpe cu on 30 or 40 cw Vy 73, Gregorio-W2MYA Caldwell,N.J. U.S.A.
Hallo dears, have donated 5 Dollar via Paypal at August 7th, more than four weeks ago but I got no QSL. Is it in proceed?? Greetings from Germany, Reiner, DL7KL
Hi Reiner, sorry for the delay, but some one has stolen my laptop with all configurations and software for label’s print. So I need more time to rebuild configurations. QSL will be send during October 100%. I will inform all through this website.