Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami Frequencies
IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep Emergency Frequencies Clear.
Last night a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile causing massive damage in Chile and Tsunami warnings to be issued throughout the pacific including Japan, Hawaii, Rapa Nui, Alaska, California and pretty much any area with coast line facing Chile in the pacific. This quake has been described as “one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.”
The IARU Region 2 and the Radio Club De Chile have requested that all amateurs keep the following frequencies clear for traffic related to this emergency.
3.738 3.750
7.050 7.100
14.200 14.350
21.200 21.350
28.300 28.500 MHz.
Additional suggested monitoring frequencies are 14.300, 18.160, 21.360, 3.720, 7.045 and 7.060.
For more information visit http://www.arrl.org/
Tags: chile, disaster, earthquake, Emergency Communications, hawaii, IARU, Tsunami
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February 27, 2010 9:28 pm
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