[SFDXA] TV interview of Radio Ham in Nepal
Bill
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Fri May 1 08:34:47 EDT 2015
**From ARRL:
TV interview of Radio Ham in Nepal**
*(Interview starts at about 1:45)*
The ARRL report the Facebook repost of an interview with radio amateur
*Satish Kharel 9N1AA* in Nepal has drawn a huge response
The Weather Channel’s “AMHQ” program featured an interview with
Kathmandu Amateur Radio operator Satish Kharel, 9N1AA. ARRL has reposted
the interview on its Facebook page, with the permission of The Weather
Channel. In the interview segment, Kharel talked about ham radio’s role
in the earthquake recovery effort now under way in Nepal.
More than 5000 people have been confirmed dead as a result of the
earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, and many others remain missing.
ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager *Sean Kutzko, KX9X*, said the
video has reached some 102,000 Facebook users and been shared more than
700 times in less than 6 hours. “We’ve never had such a positive
response to a social media post” Kutzko said. “Sharing this video on
your Facebook page is a golden opportunity to help spread awareness of
Amateur Radio to the general public.”
Watch and share the interview at
https://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org/vi...3000082652408/
<https://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org/videos/10153000082652408/>
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