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HF radio offers a cheap and effective method of providing communications for a variety of situations. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and other charitable organizations have long made use of readily available amateur "ham" radio gear to support operations during times of crisis and human suffering.

Here are profiles (including transmission modes, frequencies logged and reported, operating habits, callsigns, locations and sample messages) for some of these organizations using HF radio:

International Police Network (INTERPOL)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations in Western Africa (MINURSO)
International Commission for Red Crosses (ICRC)
International Federation of Red Crosses (IFRC)
Medecins sans Frontieres "Doctors without Borders" (MSF)
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
Ordo Hospitalarius S. Joannis de Deo (West Africa)

Last Modified: 5th May 2000