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Snow is no excuse for clogged fire lanes

Thor Kottelin — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:57:13 +0000

Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has launched an inquiry into whether the snowy weather has had a negative effect on the service level of Southern Finland rescue departments. According to the Rescue Act, the owner and the holder of a property must ensure that emergency access roads are kept clear and in working order. The [...]

Stolen comms trailer found as Romani strike camp – radios still missing

Thor Kottelin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:34:08 +0000

I recently mentioned that a communication trailer belonging to rescue service volunteers had been stolen in Espoo, Finland during the autumn of 2010. A few days ago, that trailer was found at the vacated site of a Romani camp in Helsinki. The camp had been sponsored by the city of Helsinki through the sosiaalikeskus Satama [...]

UHF repeater OH2RUA now on air

Thor Kottelin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:38:11 +0000

The joint 70 cm amateur radio repeater of Kakkosten Kerho and the Radio Club of Elisa is now operational. The repeater’s transmit frequency is 434.750 MHz, and the offset is 1.6 MHz. The repeater may later migrate to a 2 MHz offset. A 118.8 Hz subtone is used to open the repeater, although at least for the time being, a [...]

Finland to tax stock exchange trades?

Thor Kottelin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:52:58 +0000

In today’s issue of Uutispäivä Demari, MP Heli Paasio suggests imposing a tax on stock exchange transactions. According to Paasio, even a tax rate of 0,05 or 0,1 % would bring in substantial amounts, and would reduce only “speculative” trades, not stock trading as a whole. Additionally, MP Paasio estimates that brokers might pick up the [...]

The smoke alarm that unplugs the fire

Thor Kottelin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:43:53 +0000

I have chosen my favourite between the stuff I saw at the Finnsec trade show this week. The winner is… ...