ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamador ajudou jornalista em África em Março de 1957 a transmitir a sua reportagem

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham radio operator aids journalist in Africa

While covering Vice President Richard Nixon's goodwill tour of Africa
in March 1957, journalist Edward Morgan used amateur radio to get his
news report to his listeners

The Syracuse Post-Standard site has republished the story from its archive:

Edward Paddock Morgan was a prominent journalist who reported for
newspapers and television and radio services like PBS, ABC and CBS.

Every day during Richard Nixon's tour, Morgan would contact the ABC
home station in New York City at a certain time to record his
broadcast, which would air nationwide at 7 p.m. It aired locally on
WFBL.

The time came and went on March 7, 1957 with no word from Morgan. He
was, according to the Post-Standard, "battling 40 miles of narrow
jungle road from an airport to Monrovia, Liberia."

Arriving late, he discovered ABC had given up on him and cut off the line.

Morgan rushed to an amateur radio set and called "CQ" in New York, a
signal for any amateur station to answer. The call was not heard in
New York, but was picked up by Fred Harder W2VAP, of East Lake Road,
Skaneateles.

Harder offered to contact New York for the "despairing" Morgan. He put
out the message that Morgan would be ready to record in four minutes.

The monitor was switched on and Morgan dictated his report. The
broadcast was heard by the nation as scheduled.

Harder, who had been a ham radio enthusiast for 35 years, told the
Post-Standard that his "exchange with Morgan was among the most
exciting events he's handled."

Read the full story at
http://www.syracuse.com/vintage/2017/03/from_our_archives_
skaneateles_ham_radio_operator_aids_journalist_in_africa.html