[HBQRP] New Zealand Earthquake Emergency Communications Advisory

[Piatt, Darwin]

FYI, keep an ear open. Dar...

Darwin (Dar) Piatt - W9HZC
Midwest HomeBrewer's and QRP Group
http://www.hbqrp.org


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   1. New Zealand Earthquake Emergency Communications	Advisory from
      CO2KK (KI6SN)
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From: KI6SN <ki6sn at cq-amateur-radio.com>

Arnie Coro, CO2KK, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region
II Area C Emergency Coordinator, advises users of the 40 and 20 meters
bands to "be aware of possible (earthquake) emergency communications
traffic taking place in and around the affected areas of New Zealand's
South Island, where Christchurch is located."

He continues: "This is a
city of about 400,000 population and it was hit pretty badly because of
the proximity of the epicenter of the earthquake and the fact that it
was registered at a very shallow depth and very near to the city.

"The
propagation on 40 meters more likely to cause problems to the New
Zealanders from unintentional QRM coming from the Americas is the window
that starts
about two or three hours before sunrise and lasts until
sunrise at this end. A similar pattern, with a slight time shift shows
up on 20 meters, too."

Specific emergency communications frequencies
will be posted as soon as the information is available.

- WorldRadio
and CQ Amateur Radio newsrooms

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