[SMCARA] CNN Program on Ham Radio

[JD Delancy]

Hope it shows in the States..


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pitts, Allen W1AGP" w1agp at arrl.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:18 AM
Subject: [pr:5052] FW: CNN Program on Ham Radio

The following announcement came in via Kay Craigie, N3KN, and while it
is not clear yet if it will be shown in the USA, it would be of great
interest if it happens.
Allen Pitts  W1AGP
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Alan Dove, N3IMU
Public Information Officer
Amateur Radio International Communications Coalition
http://www.aricc.org


CNN International to Feature Ham Radio

New York and New Delhi, 12 April 2005 - Worldwide cable news channel CNN
will feature a segment on ham radio operators' response to the 26
December tsunami and the March earthquake aftershocks that struck
countries around the Indian Ocean.

The segment focuses on the HF and Echolink operations of Bharathi
Prasad, VU2RBI, who served as the main contact point for ham radio
traffic in and out of India in the wake of the devastating tsunami.  
Prasad will be appearing at the Dayton Hamvention this year, where she
is being honored for her outstanding service as a radio operator during
this emergency.

More details about the amateur radio tsunami relief effort and Prasad's
operations appear on the Amateur Radio International Communications
Coalition (ARICC) Web site, at http://www.aricc.org.

The feature will air on CNN's Global Challenges program, on the CNN
International channel.  It will air every Saturday and/or Sunday,
beginning this coming weekend, for four consecutive weekends.

The complete schedule follows.  Times are Eastern daylight time - add
four hours to get the corresponding UTC times.  Not every region will
see the program at the indicated time - the target regions are indicated
next to the
times:


Time: Sat. 19:30
Target Region: North and South America/Asia/South Asia/USA fn
Note: Once a month, this slot is pre-empted in Latin America/USA fn by
'Business Traveller')

Time: Sat. 22:30
Target Region: Europe

Time: Sun. 09:00
Target Region: Asia/South Asia/North America

Time: Sun. 16:00
Target Region: Europe/North America

Time: Sun. 19:00
Target Region: Latin America/USA fn