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US Military Delivers Radios to Haiti Earthquake Survivors

   VOA News 20 January 2010
   A  US  Navy  helicopter  lands  in  front  of  the  National Palace in
   Port-au-Prince, 19 Jan 2010

Photo: AP

   A  US  Navy  helicopter  lands  in  front  of  the  National Palace in
   Port-au-Prince, 19 Jan 2010

   The  U.S.  military is delivering 50,000 hand-held radios to Haiti for
   survivors of the recent earthquakes.
   The U.S. Department of Defense said Wednesday it expects the radios to
   arrive  later  this  week.   It  said  the  joint task force will then
   distribute the radios to the public.
   The  military  said  survivors  can use the radios to receive news and
   important  information  concerning  international  relief efforts.  It
   also  says  its forces are working closely with the Haitian government
   to broadcast public safety messages for survivors on FM frequencies of
   92.4 mhz and 104.1 mhz and the AM radio frequency of 1030 khz.
   The  radios  are  powered  by  solar energy and hand cranks instead of
   batteries,  a  potentially  helpful  asset  in a nation short on basic
   supplies.

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