[LCC] Japan Emergency Communications

[Mark Ketchell]

 From the CTDXCC reflector...

>Dear contesters
>
>Sorry for band width.
>
>As you already know, unbelievable large earthquake has happened in north 
>eastern Japan last week and millions of victims are still
>spending freezing  sleepless nights in evacuations.
>
>To backup the broken communication networks, many volunteers of JARL are 
>operating their stations for emergency communications, including HF bands.
>They are worrying about QRM during the contest this weekend which will 
>block all of weak signals from victims.
>
>I kindly ask you all contesters and DXers to keep the frequencies used for 
>the emergency communications clean for their unstable
>communications. Following is the list of frequencies used for the time being.
>
>3525
>7030 7077 7087 7097
>14100
>21200
>28200
>
>Thanks for your understanding.
>
>For my friends and families in Japan.
>
>73
>Jun
>OE1ZKC/JH4RHF
>jun at vienna.at
>jh4rhf at arrl.net
>
>----- End forwarded message -----
>
>
>
>More info from ARRL: 
>http://www.arrl.org/news/radio-amateurs-in-japan-provide-communications-support-after-earthquake
>
>The good news is that most of these frequencies are outside the usual US 
>contest bands, except for 40 meters and 80 meters CW, where everyone will 
>need to be careful.  I would assume these frequencies will still be needed 
>during the WPX SSB weekend as well.
>
>--
>Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
>kenharker at kenharker.com
>http://www.kenharker.com/
>
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