[SJRA-Members] Fwd: [SJDXA] Venezuela crisis. Keep clear of 7135 kHz

[Bob Beyer]

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> From: Bob Schenck via SJDXA <sjdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: June 25, 2026 at 3:16:25 PM EDT
> To: South Jersey DX Association <sjdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [SJDXA] Venezuela crisis. Keep clear of 7135 kHz
> Reply-To: Bob Schenck <n2oo.dxer at gmail.com>
> 
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> All amateurs are being asked to keep 7135 kHz in the 40-meter band clear for emergency communications in the wake of back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24. The two quakes, measured by the US Geological Survey at magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 respectively, occurred just one minute apart and caused extensive damage across the South American country, including the capital city of Caracas. As of Thursday morning, government officials were reporting at least 164 deaths, nearly 1000 injuries and hundreds of people missing. These tolls are expected to rise as rescue/recovery operations continue.
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> Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency and announced on state television that the airport in Caracas was closed, trains were suspended and schools would be closed for several days. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US is sending emergency assistance to Venezuela.
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> International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 Emergency Communications Coordinator Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC, says he has learned from the Venezuelan Radio Club's National Emergency Network director, Domingo L. Hernández Lima, YV5IZE, that a large part of Caracas is without power and that amateurs operating on battery power have already activated HF voice and digital emergency nets. “For this reason,” said Santamaría González, “we request that all amateur radio colleagues in the Americas and the rest of the world protect (7135 kHz) used by Venezuelan amateur radio operators.”
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> Santamaría González also noted that emergency communications coordinators from neighboring countries, as well as members of the Board of Directors of IARU Region 2 (North, Central, and South America), remain on standby to provide any assistance that may be needed.
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> 73. Bob Schenck, N2OO
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