Brent Bossom / 7J1ANN has led an effort to get the TIARA Emergency Communications Plan more organized.
The plan co-ordinates the efforts of TIARA with those of the amateur radio clubs at two of the large US military installations on the Kanto Plain. The JAARAY club at Yokota AFB and the Yokosuka Navy Base club provide out-lying link points in an attempt to have coverage throughout the area.
In the event of an emergency, TIARA members are encouraged to appear on one (or more) of the following frequencies:
21.325 USB 28.800 USB 145.66 FM 438.20 FMGiven the wide physical separation of all of the participants in the plan, it is very unlikely that all of them will be seriously affected by the same natural disaster. Members should be able to get "Health and Welfare" information messages out to an unaffected site for relay to relatives abroad.
Occasional tests are held to verify connectivity of the participating members. Watch the mailing lists and the TIARA 7J1YAB BBS for details.