When natural disasters hit, amateur radio operators can be the first to transmit calls for help to the rest of the world. But in recent weeks, radio amateurs in flood-affected areas have watched helplessly as all their vital gear has been washed away.

However, a club on the New South Wales-Victoria border has stepped up to help. "We saw a need," North East Victoria Amateur Radio Club (NEVARC) secretary Frank Scott VK2BFC said.

"So we've created a fund to try and assist these operators who may have lost all their equipment and in some way try and replace it."

Media Story - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/amateur-radio-club-works-to-get-equipment-to-flooded-communities/100919948

NEVARC Flood Recovery Initiative - https://nevarc.org.au/flood-recovery/

VK2BFC QRZ Page - https://www.qrz.com/db/VK2HFS