Emergency Frequencies for Chile Relief
 

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IARU Region 2 and Radio Club de Chile Request Amateurs to Keep
Emergency Frequencies Clear (Feb 27, 2010) -- A massive 8.8 magnitude
earthquake hit Chile today at 0634 UTC, triggering a potential tsunami.
IARU Region 2 and the Red Chilena Nor Austral de Servicio (RECNA) have
suggested Amateur Radio operators monitor the following emergency
communications frequencies for traffic pertaining to the earthquake and
tsunami: 3.738, 3.750, 7.050, 7.100, 14.200, 14.350, 21.200, 21.350,
28.300 and 28.500 MHz. IARU Region 2 Area Emergency Coordinator Jorge
Sierra, LU1AS, reports that there is now traffic at frequencies of 40
meters from people seeking information from people in Chile: “We would
appreciate if amateurs would leave free the frequencies used by RECNA,
as well as the usual IARU Region 2 frequencies on in 20, 40, and 80
meters.” In addition to the above frequencies, you may also want to
listen to the worldwide emergency communication Center of Activity
frequencies: 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz. Other suggested monitoring
frequencies are 3.720, 7.045 and 7.060 MHz. Hawaiian Amateur Radio
operators on the lookout for a possible tsunami are monitoring 7.088
and 3.888 MHz. -- Thanks to Radio Club de Chile’s (RCC) Emergency
Coordinator Aldo Oppici, CE3WAD, and W2VU, KI6SN, K3ZO, PY2ZX, PY5YA
and El Grupo Argentino de Radiotelegrafia for the information.