Tropical Storm Earl is currently heading across
Central America affecting the countries of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and
Mexico
IARU Region 2 has requested that attention is
drawn to the following frequencies used by nets in North and Central America to
track and deal with the consequences of these severe weather events.
Radio Amateurs in Region 2 play their part in
gathering and distributing information for the weather and emergency services
as they do every year.
Radio Amateurs are reminded it is possible to
cause unintentional QRM to these nets so please listen carefully if operating
near these frequencies, which have alerted due to Tropical Storm Earl:
Mexico: 7.060 & 3.690 MHz
Guatemala: 7.075 MHz
Belize: 7.177MHz
USA Hurricane Watch Net: 14.325 MHz
For the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane
season, Radio Amateurs are reminded of the following frequencies which have
been notified from previous seasons:
Caribbean Emergency & Weather Nets: 7.162
& 3.815 MHz
Eastern Caribbean Narrow Band Emergency System
Net: 7.036 MHz USB (Olivia & MT63)
Caribbean Emergency: 14.185 MHz
Republica Dominicana: 7.065 & 3.780 MHz
Cuba: 7.045, 7.080, 7.110, and 3.740 MHz
Central America: 7.090 & 3.750 MHz
Nicaragua: 7.098 MHz
Panama: 7.085 MHz
USA:
Maritime Mobile Service Net: 14.300 MHz
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network
(SATERN): 14.265 MHz
Other local emergency communications groups may
also activate if a hurricane approaches their area and those frequencies would
be announced at the time.
