FAQ
Questions:
- How can I help Juan Fernandez’s inhabitants?
- Where will my donation go?
- Who is a grantee of my donation?
- What is Ham Radio and who are Radio Amateurs (hams)?
- What is Radio Club de Chile and can I trust it?
- How can I follow news about donations being transferred to Juan Fernandez?
- Who invented this project and who is responsible for all donations received?
- Do creators of this website get paid for their work and website maintenance?
Answers:
How can I help Juan Fernandez’s inhabitants?
You can donate to Juan Fernandez’s inhabitants by direct bank transfer or PayPal donation. Check this page for details and instructions.
It will be received by a legally registered, non-profit Chilean organization – Radio Club de Chile. Once your donation is received it will be stored at RCCh’s account and then transferred entirely to Juan Fernandez’s authorities. They will know the best way to use your donation to restore the island and to cover any of their crucial needs.
Who is a grantee of my donation?
All donations collected by Radio Club de Chile will be transferred directly to the authorities of Juan Fernandez Archipelago. Radio Club de Chile will not use those funds for any other purposes.
What is Ham Radio and who are Radio Amateurs (hams)?
Radio Amateurs (hams) are individuals interested in making wireless, radio contacts, especially transcontinental ones. To make those radio contacts with other hams they need to pass legal examination by local authorities confirming their operating skills and knowledge of physics, electronics and many other aspects involved. The primary use of ham radio communication is like a very interdisciplinary hobby with a bit of sport-like competition. However the ham radio, since its creation is being of charge of delivering help and support during critical events like floods, earthquakes and any other natural and non-natural disasters serving a wireless communication between different services providing help. Since their communication network does not depend on any cellular, ground line or internet networks, they often become the only linkage during critical situations worldwide. Read more about Ham Radio at wikipedia’s page here.
What is Radio Club de Chile and can I trust it?
Yes, you can! RCCh is a legal, non-profit organization registered in Chile with its status, legal members and business plan. You can read more about RCCh at their website: http://ce3aa.cl (in Spanish)
How can I follow news about donations being transferred to Juan Fernandez?
RCCh plans to publish a monthly news at this page and RCCh’s website http://ce3aa.cl with all details about of amount of funds collected and transferred to the island’s authorities.
Who invented this project and who is responsible for all donations received?
The first idea to create this website to raise funds to help to restore Juan Fernandez comes from an amateur radio operator living in Poland, Europe – Stanisław Strzyżewski (ham radio callsign SQ8X) who introduced the idea to Chilean ham radio operators forming a radio club in Chile and other hams from all around the world. The responsibility party is the Chilean non-profit organization – Radio Club de Chile http://ce3aa.cl as a ham radio related organization in Chile.
Do creators of this website get paid for their work and website maintenance?
No, their work is 100% voluntary and comes directly from bottom of their hearts. They do not run or plan any personal fund rising or salaries regarding this project.