A magnitude 8.2 earthquake occurred off Northern Chile on April 1, and a powerful 7.6 magnitude aftershock rocked the area on April 3. After the initial temblor, the Radio Club de Chile activated in collaboration with ONEMI, the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of Interior and Public Security.
Radio amateurs established an emergency communication net using 7.050 and 14.255 MHz, accordin…
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Santa Monicans remember Northridge earthquake
SAFE: Displaced residents after the Northridge earthquake rest in temporary quarters in the Red Cross shelter at SMC. (Photos courtesy Santa Monica History Museum/Outlook … GWARTZ: One of our repeaters wasn't working so that morning I was assigned to …
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On Saturday morning, April 20, a powerful 7.0 Richter scale earthquake struck Ya’an City in China’s Sichuan province. The epicenter was near Lushan County. There are reports of at least 113 people killed and more than 2000 injured.
Amateurs in Sichuan province took immediate action with Liu Hu, BD8AAA and BD8DX leading a team to the disaster area to provide emergency communication services. In t…
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