FYI ...
Clear frequencies requested for Haiti earthquake relief. See below.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ARRL Web site memberlist@www.arrl.org Date: Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 11:23 Subject: Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear To: k6lcm@maaia.com
*Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear *August 14, 2021 | ARRL
In a *statement* https://www.iaru-r2.org/iaru-r2-pendiente-a-sismo-ocurrido-hoy-en-haiti/ received by ARRL on August 14, 2021, *Region 2* https://www.iaru-r2.org/ 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.
According to preliminary information from the *United States Geological Survey* https://earthquake.usgs.gov (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.
Mr. Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, President of the Radio Club of Haiti, reported significant structural damage.
International news reports fear high casualties.
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