Disaster Preparedness Education Program Using Transceivers at Momoyama Gakuin Junior High School

On 9 March 2026, Icom held a demonstration of its newly developed 'Disaster Preparedness Education Program Using Transceivers' for junior high school students at Momoyama Gakuin Junior High School in Osaka.

This program consists of an instructional video explaining the differences between smartphones and transceivers, the advantages of transceivers in disaster situations, and how to use them. There are also practical activities that simulate emergency situations. 

The aim was to deepen students’ understanding of transceivers and encourage them to think proactively about communication methods in times of disaster. To enable teachers to run the program independently, Icom provides a facilitation manual and a full kit of 20 IC-DRC1MKII (for the Japanese market only) radios on a complimentary loan basis. The program was designed with the advice of active teachers so that it can be completed in a 45–50-minute class.

In this demonstration, Icom staff members acted as instructors, teaching three classes of first-year students totaling around 120 people. The students were divided into four teams. Three teams were tasked with finding information hidden around the school, while the fourth team was responsible for compiling the information and issuing instructions. After this activity, they experienced real-time information sharing using transceivers. During the feedback session, students commented, “With smartphones, we must call each person individually and it takes time. But transceivers are very convenient because they can share information with everyone at once.”