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From: "Richard Moseson" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:10 AM
To: "CQ Newsletter List" <[log in to unmask]>; "WorldRadio 
Alert
List" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Worldradio-l] CQ News: At least one Haitian Ham station 
active

> From the CQ / WorldRadio Online Newsroom:
>
> Some ham radio activity from Haiti is beginning to be heard, 
> following
> yesterday's devastating earthquake.
>
> Father John Henault, HH6JH, in Port-au-Prince, made contact late 
> Wednesday
> morning with the Intercontinental Assistance and Traffic Net (IATN) 
> on
> 14.300 MHz, the IARU Global Centre of Activity frequency for 
> emergency
> communications. Based on relays monitored at W2VU, Father John 
> reported
> that he and those with him were safe, but had no power and no phone
> service. He was operating on battery power and hoping to get a 
> generator
> running later in the day. He asked the station copying him, William
> Sturridge, KI4MMZ, in Flagler Beach, Florida, to telephone relatives 
> with
> information that he was OK.
>
> The following frequencies are in use for earthquake-related traffic 
> and
> should be kept clear unless you are able to provide requested 
> assistance:
> 14300 (IATN), 14265 (SATERN); 7045 (IARU Region II) and 3720 (IARU 
> Region
> II) kHz. Additional frequencies may be activated on different bands 
> at
> different times of day, so be sure to listen carefully before 
> transmitting
> to make sure you are not interfering with emergency traffic.
>
> We will continue to provide updates as information becomes 
> available.
>
> -- The editors
>
>
>



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