[NCC] Fwd: [FCG] From the CQ Newsroom

[Jim Stahl]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ron Wetjen <wd4ahz at gte.net>
> Subject: [FCG] From the CQ Newsroom
> Date: October 23, 2015 at 12:54:06 PM EDT
> To: FCG <fcg at kkn.net>
> 
> Attention Contesters: Please protect the Mexican hurricane emergency net 
> frequency of 7060 kHz during the upcoming CQWW SSB DX Contest as 
> potentially catastrophic Hurricane Patricia heads for Mexico's Pacific 
> coast.
> 
> This request comes from IARU Region II/Area C Emergency Coordinator 
> Arnie Coro, CO2KK, who says additional frequencies on 40 and 80 meters 
> may be required once Hurricane Patricia makes landfall later today (Friday).
> 
> According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Patricia is the 
> strongest eastern North Pacific hurricane on record and is "heading for 
> potentially catastrophic landfall in southwestern Mexico later today." 
> As of Friday morning, the Category 5 storm had maximum sustained winds 
> of 200 miles per hour (322 km/h).
> 
> Please avoid 7055-7065 kHz during the contest, to provide a clear 
> frequency for the net on 7060.