[SJDXA] Fwd: Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear

[BobSchenck]

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Bob Schenck, N2OO 
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> From: ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Date: August 14, 2021 at 3:42:19 PM EDT
> To: N2OO at comcast.net
> Subject: Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear
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> Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear 
> August 14, 2021 | ARRL
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> In a statement received by ARRL on August 14, 2021, Region 2 of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU-R2) has requested that radio amateurs in the Americas keep the following frequencies clear to support emergency communications in Haiti following an earthquake this morning: 3750 kHz, 7150 kHz and 14330 kHz. The statement came from IARU-R2 Emergency Coordinator (EMCOR) Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC.
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> According to preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 14, 2021 at 1229 UTC, about 12 kilometers northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 33 kilometers to the east-northeast of Les Cayes, Haiti; 18.352 degrees north and 73.4801 degrees west at a depth of 10 km.
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> Mr. Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, President of the Radio Club of Haiti, reported significant structural damage.
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> International news reports fear high casualties.
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