[nrv-hams] Ham Radio on NPRadio?? - Kay Craigie - Sat. 4-30-11 - 6:00PM

[roger bell]

Sat., April 30, 2011
 
Folks,
 
Thanks Kay!  An excellent opportunity to increase the credibility of ham radio. I hope it will be aired and 
look forward to hearing it this evening, Saturday, April 30, 2011 on "All Things Considered via National Public 
Radio beginning at 6:00 pm EDT.
 
For quick radio station and schedule info access - this link at  http://www.radioiq.org/radioiq_schedule.htm
or reference stations - .Roanoke - 89.7 | Lynchburg - 89.5 | Ferrum - 89.9 | Charlottesville - 88.1 | 
New River Valley - 1260AM. 
 
Best, 
Roger Bell, N4FPA  
V.P. New River Valley Amateur Radio Club
A.E.C. - Pulaski County
   
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NRV-Hams - Today's Topics: 
1. Ham radio story on National Public Radio (Kay Craigie)
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A story on H.R. 607 and its effect on Amateur Radio is scheduled to be
 broadcast on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" program on
 Saturday evening ... that's tomorrow.  I was interviewed for the story on
 Wednesday. Joe Taylor K1JT was interviewed also, at my suggestion, because
 he operates weak signal, and the fact that he's a Nobel Prize winner who can
 talk about ham radio in regular people's English crossed my mind, too.
 
I have enough experience with the press to know that just because you think
 an interview went well, you could be in for a surprise when the story
 actually airs. So I have my fingers crossed.

 An interesting sidelight ... the engineer at the WVTF studio in Roanoke is a
 ham, licensed for 50 years, and he said there are a number of hams there at
 the station.
 
73 - Kay N3KN
 
(Kay Craigie)