It looks like the press is playing fast and loose with the names of Fukushima Prefecture and the City of Fukushima, and the "Fukushima Dai-Ichi" power plants which are on the coast.
It looks like the City of Fukushima, which is the capital of Fukushima Prefecture is about 25 miles inland from the power plant, and separated from the coast by a coastal mountain range. So, I guess it all depends on which way the wind blows. --- Graham / KE9H == On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Bob McGwier <n...@flex-radio.com> wrote: > Man, FUKUSHIMA? > > As in Fukushima that holds the Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant? I would > expect > them to NEVER be able to reopen that plant. > > This is not good news for amateur radio. Competition in Japan and in the > US > has brought us to a level of radio technology that many of us NEVER > believed > we see and at really good prices. You can buy a great radio right now for > about the same dollars (even after inflation) that I did in the late > 1970's! > > I hope they make a come back. > > Bob > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM, K9DUR <k9...@rnacs.com> wrote: > > > Aren't we glad that Austin is not in an earthquake zone! > > > > From the CQ Newsroom: > > > > ================================ > > Yaesu Temporarily Suspends Production After Earthquake - All Vertex > > Standard > > employees and their families are said to be safe. > > > > Production of Yaesu radios at Vertex Standard's factory in Fukushima, > > Japan, > > has been temporarily halted due to earthquake damage. > > > > In an open letter to the amateur radio community, Vertex Standard CEO and > > President Jun Hasegawa expressed his gratitude for the many "kind words > and > > thoughts about us during this difficult time." He reports that all Vertex > > Standard employees and their families are OK, although the company has > not > > been able to reach its many dealers and subcontractors located near the > > coast. "We just hope that they are alive," he writes. > > > > Hasegawa also reports that the Yaesu factory in Fukushima suffered > > "minimal" > > damage from the earthquake but has been temporarily shut down > nonetheless. > > He says he expects it to be back in normal operation within one to two > > weeks > > and asks for everyone's understanding and cooperation. > > > > At this time, there have been no public reports received from any of the > > other Japanese amateur radio manufacturers. > > ================================ > > > > 73, Ray, K9DUR > > http://l9dur.info > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
