Arnie Coro
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Arnaldo Coro Antich, aka Arnie Coro, is a Cuban radio host, academic and popular amateur radio operator. He is a cofounder of Radio Havana. He hosts the English language Radio Habana show DXers Unlimited which broadcasts twice a week. He is also a professor of broadcasting at the University of Havana.
In Cuba, Antich is considered "the guru of ham radio operators," is credited for increasing interest in Cuban ham radio operation and has garnered many fans in the United States. Due to the difficulty in acquiring radio equipment, Antich has managed to assemble his radio equipment from pieces of old radios, Soviet-era television sets and fax machines.
Antich was reported to have played a part in the repulsion of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
[edit] References
- Eaton, Tracey. "Cuban ham radio operator makes friends around world (free article preview)", Dallas Morning News, February 23, 2002.
- "Cuba Conversations - Arnaldo Coro Antich", Democracy Now, January 12, 1998. Audio of Arnaldo Coro Antich interview (RealPlayer)
- Sweeney, John. "Amateur Radio in Cuba", WorldRadio, September 12, 2006.
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