Set your alarms for Sunday evening, November 1st, at 8 PM ET for the Premiere of “What Hams Do – Minorities in Amateur Radio.”
This is a YouTube Premiere Presentation at: https://youtu.be/H6zVgGGn6N4.
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This second TV show in the What Hams Do series by the Eastern Pennsylvania Section of the ARRL focuses on minority participation in Amateur Radio in America.
Minorities are not only a vibrant part of American life, but they are also a dynamic force in Amateur Radio. This episode of What Hams Do explores the myths and facts about race in ham radio. Four minority Amateur Radio operators in Southeastern Pennsylvania describe how they’ve connected to this amazing hobby and discuss their view of racism in ham radio. Expanding ham radio among members of minority communities is crucial to growth in the hobby and its membership. How do we do that? Four excellent ideas from four unique ham radio operators provide a roadmap to growth.
Meet our guests:
Keith Perry, N3QQZ, an engineer by training and tech company owner, Keith explores his deep relationship with Amateur Radio and the events in his life that pushed him to greater achievement in the hobby.
Clint Beckett, WB3EHB, a Marine Corps veteran, describes early childhood experiences that led him into the hobby as well as well as a career in electronic communications. Clint, as an officer of the predominantly African American Delaware Valley OMIK club (founded nationally in 1952 to promote Amateur Radio in African American communities) has a very positive view of Amateur Radio when it comes to racism.
Janice Winston, KC3ORH, a recently licensed Amateur Radio operator reports on her 17 years of service the Red Cross. Her service minded philosophy is carrying over into her role in ham radio, which she finds a very welcoming community. Janice also has a blueprint for expanding diversity in our Amateur Radio organizations.
Frank (Francisco) Rodriguez, KC3HRS, leads a ham radio on-the-air network that carries messages from disaster impacted Spanish language communities to the rest of the US. The organization, the Pennsylvania Society of Latin American Radio Operators (PASOLA) was born in the midst of Hurricane Maria’s devastating impact on the island of Puerto Rico. Beyond that, Frank is a church pastor who has lost close friends and a brother to the COVID-19 pandemic. Caring for the health and welfare not only of his congregants but also of his ham radio community is an essential part of who he is.
Please forward this information to friends, family members, organizations and others who might have an interest in participating in Amateur Radio.
Links mentioned in TV Show #2 of What Hams Do – Minorities in Amateur Radio are:
TV Show #1 What Hams Do – Youth in Amateur Radio
Send news items about Ham Radio activities in the EPA ARRL section to:
jaysilber@arrl.net
Getting Started in Ham Radio
http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
Checking Health and Welfare of Amateur Radio Operators, a discussion in:
https://youtu.be/WBWoN_qYEo0 or search your favorite podcast service for “What Hams Do – We’re Ready”
Jay Silber (WA2UAR)
Public Information Coordinator
ARRL-Eastern Pennsylvania
Tel: 610 662-8032
Email: JaySilber@arrl.net