Amateur Radio Today Video

This is a video that was released some time ago with some great coverage of ham radio emergency service. After hurricane Katrina hit, I was checking out the ARRL web site and came across it. It has some great footage from the Hayman Fire, the largest Colorado wildfire in recorded history. This was close to home as I had helped out with comms for that fire and had been on standby to evacuate my home.

From the ARRL web site ( http://www.arrl.org/ARToday/ ):

Amateur Radio’s public service story–now available on video!

Narrated by former CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, Amateur Radio Today showcases the public service contributions made by hams throughout the country.

Highlights include:

  • ham radio’s response on September 11, 2001
  • ham radio’s part in helping various agencies respond to wildfires in the Western US during 2002
  • ham radio-in-space educational initiatives