SB QST @ ARL $ARLB014   
   ARLB014 Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep 7.060 MHz Clear for Ecuador Earthquake   
   Emergency Traffic   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 14  ARLB014   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  April 19, 2016   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB014   
   ARLB014 Radio Amateurs Asked to Keep 7.060 MHz Clear for Ecuador Earthquake   
   Emergency Traffic   
      
   In the wake of the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador, the Amateur Radio community   
   is being asked to keep 7.060 MHz clear for "Cadena HC" emergency traffic.   
   DXpeditions operating RTTY on 40 meters are   
   requested to keep pileups below 7.060 MHz. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has   
   resulted in dozens of deaths and many more injuries.   
      
   Most earthquake damage has occurred in the Guayaquil (HC2) and P   
   rtoviejo/Manta (HC4) areas of Ecuador. Well-known DXer Lilian de Ayala, HC4L,   
   in Portoviejo - the capital of Manabi province - is safe, but some structures   
   in Portoviejo and Manta suffered severe damage, with many victims reported to   
   have been buried in the rubble of collapsed buildings and homes. Electrical   
   power and commercial telecommunication systems have been either destroyed or   
   knocked out in the affected area, and hams in the HC4 district have been   
   operating by using mobile stations or battery power. Many roads have been   
   rendered impassable because of earthquake rubble.   
      
   The Cadena HC emergency frequency is now active and running 24 hours per day   
   on 7.060 LSB. Hams in Ecuador have been reported very busy coordinating   
   search-and-rescue activities.   
      
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