via the ARRL: Colombian Emergency Network Activated Following Earthquake

08/11/2026

ARRL received the following report from Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC, Emergency Communications Coordinator, International Amateur Radio Union, Region 2 (IARU R2).

Update: Thursday, August 13, 2026

EXCELLENT WORK BY COLOMBIAN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS SUPPORTING SEISMIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE

We have maintained contact with Faber Mosquera (HK6F) and José Fernando Vélez (HK4VEL) of the Colombian Amateur Radio League (LCR) emergency network. They have provided updates on the efforts of their colleagues —spanning various radio clubs and associations across the country— as they perform vital work to ensure communications remain functional following the earthquake.

Yesterday, we learned that volunteers from the Liga Radio Quindío (based in Armenia) were heading to Cerro Campanario to attempt to restore the club’s repeater stations using solar panels and batteries. Located in the Central Cordillera at an altitude of 3,600 meters above sea level, this peak hosts repeater stations that are highly strategic for national communications and links, serving both the amateur radio service and the municipal and departmental risk management systems in the area.

Read more – ARRL: https://www.arrl.org/news/colombian-emergency-network-activated-following-earthquake