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HF Radio
CRMF’s ongoing commitments to COVID-19 awareness in PNG
As would be expected, apart from bringing our nation to a lock-down with its impacts on business and service delivery, unknowns and mixed messaging brought about by COVID-19 coverage has raised fear, anxiety, and confusion in PNG communities in general. These negative impacts are felt no less in majority of those…
The need for HF Radio in the Telefomin District
The only alternative provided for these communities to receive services is by a few small airplanes that charter flights from their remote airstrips to Telefomin, but to venture by foot would take a total of 3 – 4 days for these villagers. This long journey to Telefomin would require them to climb large rugged mountain’s…
HF Radio provides a sense of safety and protection for the Wuvulu community
Gollinson remarked that, “They now feel a sense of safety and protection whenever traveling out at sea.” Even the schools and churches in Wuvulu can use the radio to stay connected to the main land churches and schools to grow in their faith and their spiritual and physical knowledge. The HF radio has made it safer and…
Having a good signal enables the remote community of Kapal to receive service
The community there had coverage for mobile network but the signal is usually low making it difficult to communicate through their mobile devices especially during medical emergencies. To gain access to the nearest medical services or other government services, would take them 2 days walking by foot and…
