[SFDXA] Earthquake in Ecuador

[Bill]

  Most of the damage from the earthquake yesterday affected the Guayaquil-HC2 and HC4-Portoviejo/Manta areas of Ecuador.  Well known DXer HC4L-Lilian de Ayala from Portoviejo is safe.  Some structures in the town of Portoviejo and Manta suffered severe damage.  Many people are still buried in the rubble of collapsed buildings and homes.  Electrical power and commercial communications systems have been either destroyed or shut off in the HC4 area.  The HC4 hams are operating with mobile stations or with 12vdc batteries from their home stations.

The "Cadena HC" emergency frequency is now activated and is running 24 hours per day on 7.060 LSB.  The HC hams have been very busy coordinating
search and rescue activities on that frequency.

I have been asked by the Ecuadorean Amateur Radio operators to notify that Ham Radio community to please keep 7.060 clear.  Please ask DX-peditions transmitting on 40m RTTY not to spread their pileups up as high as 7.060.

Thanks for your help, Rick, NE8Z (aka HC1MD)

Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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