[PPRAANet] ARLX005 IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep Emergency Frequencies Clear

[Wes Wilson KØHBZ]

All --

My apologies for list duplications.  Frequency information for the South
American earthquake below.  Please watch your frequency carefully while
operating and stay 3-5 kHz away from those designated frequencies so as to
not bleed over.

If you are monitoring and have VOX on your rig, MAKE SURE it is turned off
-- so as to not interfere inadvertently.

73 Wes KØHBZ

 

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ARLX005 IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep
Emergency Frequencies Clear

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Special Bulletin 5  ARLX005
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  March 1, 2010
To all radio amateurs 

SB SPCL ARL ARLX005
ARLX005 IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep
Emergency Frequencies Clear

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile at 0634 UTC on February 27,
2010, triggering a potential tsunami. IARU Region 2 and the Red Chilena Nor
Austral de Servicio (RECNA) have suggested Amateur Radio operators monitor
the following emergency communications frequencies for traffic pertaining to
the earthquake and tsunami: 3.738, 3.750, 7.050, 7.100, 14.200, 14.350,
21.200, 21.350, 28.300 and 28.500 MHz.

IARU Region 2 Area Emergency Coordinator Jorge Sierra, LU1AS, reports that
there is now traffic at frequencies of 40 meters from people seeking
information from people in Chile: "We would appreciate if amateurs would
leave free the frequencies used by RECNA, as well as the usual IARU Region 2
frequencies on in 20, 40, and 80 meters."

In addition to the above frequencies, you may also want to listen to the
worldwide emergency communication Center of Activity
frequencies: 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz. Other suggested monitoring
frequencies are 3.720, 7.045 and 7.060 MHz. Hawaiian Amateur Radio operators
on the lookout for a possible tsunami are monitoring 7.088 and 3.888 MHz.
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