[South Florida DX Association] ARLX005 IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep Emergency Frequencies Clear]

[Bill]

>From  Tony N2MFT

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

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QST de W1AW 
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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