Icom Incorporated, headquartered at Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan, President Tsutomu Fukui, has donated 600 transceivers to support relief and restoration activities at the disaster site affected by the Tohoku* Area Pacific Coast Earthquake and Tsunami.

Transceivers are in demand as communication tools since communications infrastructure has been destroyed, as these devices can be used without relying on commercial electricity. In addition, since transceivers make it possible for a lot of rescue staff to be in touch with each other simultaneously, they are especially suited in disaster situations like this.

As relief goods, Icom will send a total of 300 sets of the IC-4100, a license-free low power radio, together with battery packs and chargers. These will be distributed to the Disaster Control Headquarters established in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, respectively.

Also, in response to the requests from JAIA (Japan Amateur Radio Industries Association), Icom will also donate equipment to JARL (Japan Amateur Radio League) in the form of 200 sets of the amateur handheld transceivers with battery packs and chargers.

Finally, another 100 digital IC-D50 radios will be provided to the RMK (Rikujyo Musen Kyokai), the association of the land mobile radios.

We would like to express our deepest condolences to those who have been affected by this earthquake, and hope that the rebuilding and return to normal daily routines will happen as soon as possible.

(Source: http://www.icom.co.jp/world/news/110324/)