U.S. Government donates emergency communications PPDR network to Honduras

In mid-December 2017, the U.S. government, through U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), presented Honduras with a large donation of communication technology equipment to strengthen their natural disaster, emergency readiness, and response capacities. SOUTHCOM made the donation, valued at $500,000, through its Humanitarian Assistance Program to the Permanent Contingency Commission of Honduras (COPECO, in Spanish). The communication technology equipment, delivered on December 15th, will strengthen Honduras’s National Emergency Network. The donation will help reduce the nation's dependence on outside assistance during natural disasters.

The donation consists of 20 digital communication relays, two microwave link systems (with a total of 18 links), four computers, 25 mobile radio communication systems, 35 portable radios, 40 microphones, two multi-unit chargers, and 10 radio repair kits.

https://dialogo-americas.com/en/articles/southcom-donation-strengthens-honduran-emergency-network