[SFDXA] Chinese Amateurs Assist in Earthquake Aftermath

[Bill]

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> 04/20/2013
> On Saturday morning, April 20, a powerful 7.0 Richter scale earthquake 
> struck Ya'an City in China’s Sichuan province. The epicenter was near 
> Lushan County. There are reports of at least 113 people killed and 
> more than 2000 injured.
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> Amateurs in Sichuan province took immediate action with Liu Hu, 
> BD8AAAand BD8DX leading a team to the disaster area to provide 
> emergency communication services. In the meantime, the FM repeater in 
> Ya’an City is still functioning. BG8FUW in Lushan county and BG8EYD in 
> Ya'an City are using the repeater to coordinate local efforts.
> With April 20 being the second day of GlobalSet, the Global Simulated 
> Emergency Test, CRAC/CRSA Headquarters station BY3CQ made contact with 
> BG8DE, who was also on his way to the earthquake area to assist.
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> The Chinese Radio Sports Association and Chinese Radio Amateur Club 
> ask all amateurs to avoid 3855, 7050 and 14270 kHz as these 
> frequencies will be used for disaster relief communications.
> /Our thanks to Fan Bin, BA1RB/