Earthquake
At 19:10:19 UTC an earthquake hit the Martinique region, Windward Islands. The Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3.
The activity was felt as well in Suriname.
This is the seismologic activity as recorded by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI):
In Google Earth the location is found here:
Or check the kmz file.
Further details are still missing.
The activity was felt as well in Suriname.
This is the seismologic activity as recorded by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI):
In Google Earth the location is found here:
Or check the kmz file.
Further details are still missing.
I'm still in doubt about the right choice for a wire antenna.
My Kenwood R-5000 receiver had no additional filters in it. When a few stations operate very close to eachother I needed a smaller bandwidth. So after a year of listening on the HF bands I descided to buy some extra filters. I bought a YK-88C CW filter and a YK-88SN SSB filter to put inside my Kenwood R-5000. From now on I can switch between 500 Hz, 1.8 kHz and 2.4 kHz bandwidth instead of only 2.4 kHz.
Finally I managed to get some green stamps. Most of the banks doesn't have 1 dollar bills, the smallest was 5 US$. Luckely the GWK at the railway station had them.
The Netherlands Airforce Radio Amateur Society celebrates their 20 years aniversary with the special callsign PA20NAFRAS (PA two-zero NAFRAS).
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More info from the CNN website:
The earthquake occurred just after 3 p.m.(2 p.m. ET) the USGS said. Its epicenter was northwest of Le Morne-Rouge, Martinique.
There were some injuries, but no reports of deaths, Nadine Priam, chief editor of Radio Martinique, told CNN.
Roads and homes were damaged and one person was seriously injured after jumping out of a window according to Priam. Several schoolchildren were taken to the main hospital, she said.
The quake was centered just offshore on the island's north side, between the island nations of Martinique and Dominica, Priam said.
The USGS reported its epicenter was about 90 miles below the Earth's surface, meaning shaking at the surface was somewhat muted. Earthquakes centered closer to the Earth's surface produce stronger shaking and generally cause more damage.
Despite the depth, the USGS Web site showed the quake was felt as far north as Road Town, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands, about 350 miles from Martinique.
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