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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

This excellent promotional video was directed by Dave Bell, W6AQ and written by Alan Kaul, W6RCL. It was produced by Dave Bell, W6AQ, Alan Kaul, W6RCL, Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Bill Baker, W1BKR and edited by Keith Glispie, WA6TFD

Amateur Radio Today is ideal for presentation at clubs, government meetings, civic organizations and any other venue where you want to vividly illustrate what Amateur Radio has to offer the public. The total running time is just 6 minutes.

The digital version of Amateur Radio Today is available in MPEG video format, which can be played by Windows Media Player, Apple QuickTime or RealPlayer software. It can be run from the CD or copied to your hard drive.

Click here for video specifications.

You can download Amateur Radio Today now (70 Mbytes, MPEG-1 format) or its open-captioned (subtitled) version at no cost! The digital version of Amateur Radio Today is available in MPEG video format, which can be played by Windows Media Player, Apple QuickTime or RealPlayer software (not included). When you click on the download link, your computer may attempt to open your media player and play the video directly rather than downloading it to your hard drive. If this occurs, right-click the link and select "Save target as...". This won't open your media player, but will allow you to download the file to your hard drive. After it is finished downloading, open the file with your media player. Please note that this program is not for broadcast use and may not be reproduced or distributed without permission (see below).

Amateur Radio Today is copyright ©2003 American Radio Relay League, Inc. All rights reserved. This work is intended for personal, noncommercial use. It may not be broadcast. It may not be reproduced in any form without written permission. To request permission to reproduce this work, send your name and contact information, along with a brief description of the intended use, to: ARRL Editorial and Production Manager, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; e-mail permission@arrl.org.