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Welcome to the WICEN SA website
Official website of:
The Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network, South Australia Division.
Frequent visitors should check the "Latest Updates" page.
New visitors may like to browse the site at their leisure. If you would like further information about WICEN, please contact the secretary.
WICEN operates as a separate identity under the auspices of the Wireless Institute of Australia.
WICEN is a group of volunteer Radio Amateurs who provide their time and equipment to other emergency groups to enable the transmission, via radio networks, of voice and data messages from mobile field bases to a central control.
Listed officially under the State Disaster Plan, WICEN provides radio communications and also co-operates with the State Emergency Service, The Salvation Army and The Red Cross and any other organisations requesting radio message handling assistance when emergencies arise.
The members of WICEN and other fellow Radio Amateurs have provided communications for Walk Against Want, Bicycles SA, the Coopers Rally of SA and the Classic Adelaide Rally. These field exercises are used as a training forum to test radio equipment and operating skills for WICEN radio operators.
The members enjoy radio as a hobby, for the challenge, personal satisfaction and are life-long learners.
In summary, WICEN has the people, the skills and the equipment to provide radio communications to augment the efforts of the various civil emergency authorities following serious natural disasters and provide communications for community organisations where safety is paramount.
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