[KCDXC] Earthquake Net Frequencies - 7045, 3720 kHz - Please keep clear

[Bob Roske]

> The following is from an e-mail from CO2KK:
>
> A few minutes after the earthquake was felt in eastern Cuba's cities,
> the Cuban Federation of Radio Amateurs Emergency Net was activated,
> with net control stations CO8WM and CO8RP located in the city of
> Santiago de Cuba, and in permanent contact with the National
> Seismology Center of Cuba located in that city.
>
> Stations in the city of Baracoa, in Guantanamo province, were also
> activated immediately as the earth movements were felt even stronger
> there, due to its proximity to Haiti. CO8AZ and CO8AW went on the air
> immediately , with CM8WAL following.  At the early phase of the
> emergency, the population of the city of Baracoa was evacuated far
> away from the coast, as there was a primary alert of a possible
> tsunami event or of a heavy wave trains sequence impacting the coast
> line at the city's sea wall ...
>
> Baracoa could not contact Santiago de Cuba stations on 40 meters due
> to long skip after 5 PM local time, so several stations in western
> Cuba and one in the US State of Florida provided relays. CO2KK, as
> IARU Region II Area C Emergency Coordinator, helped to organize the
> nets , on 7045 kHz and also on 3720 kHz, while local nets in Santiago
> de Cuba and Baracoa operated on 2 meters.
>
> As late as 9,45 PM local time 0245 UTC we have not been able to
> contact any amateur or  emergency services stations in Haiti.
>
> Amateurs from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela were
> monitoring the 40 meter band frequency, that I notified to the IARU
> Region II executive Ramon Santoyo XE1KK as in use for the emergency,
> requesting that 7045 kHz be kept as clear as possible ...
>
> We are still keeping watch on 7045 kHz hoping that someone in Haiti
> may have access to a transceiver and at least a car battery to run it.
>
> All information that has so far come from the Cuban seismologists
> tell us of a very intense earthquake, and also of the possibility of
> other events following.
>
> Following the advice of the geophysicists, we are keeping the 7045
> and 3720 kiloHertz frequencies active until further notice
>
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