Subj : Following Earthquake in Haiti, Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep Frequencies Clear
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Sat Aug 14 2021 18:22:33

 08/14/2021 

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 Santamar¡a Gonz lez, CO2JC.

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.

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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