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ARLX001 Earthquake Strikes Costa Rica, Emergency Ham Frequency 
Declared 

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Special Bulletin 1  ARLX001 
>From ARRL Headquarters   
Newington CT  January 9, 2009 
To all radio amateurs 

SB SPCL ARL ARLX001 
ARLX001 Earthquake Strikes Costa Rica, Emergency Ham Frequency 
Declared 

On Thursday, January 8 at 1921z, an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the 
Richter scale struck the Central American country of Costa Rica. 
The earthquake, with an epicenter located about 22 miles northeast 
of San Jose, comes after a series of almost 60 seismic events that 
have rocked the country since early this week. 

The Radio Club de Costa Rica (RCCR) -- that country's IARU 
Member-Society -- is monitoring local repeaters and 7090 kHz. IARU 
Region 2 Emergency Communications Coordinator Cesar Pio Santos, 
HR2P, requests that 7090 kHz be kept clear of non-essential traffic 
due to possible emergency communications dealing with the 
earthquake. The ARRL encourages all amateurs to be aware of the 
emergency operations on this frequency.  US amateurs should avoid 
interfering with Spanish language SSB while using digital modes. 
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