Arnie Coro Obituary, Funeral

Arnaldo Coro Antích, a Cuban radio host, academic and popular amateur radio operator has died. Coro was born on 2 July 1942 and died on 8 January 2023. He was 80 years.

Coro will be best remembered as the cofounder of Radio Havana.

He was the host of the English language Radio Habana show DXers Unlimited which broadcasted twice a week.

He was also a professor of broadcasting at the University of Havana.

In his homeland Cuba, Coro is considered “the guru of ham radio operators” and is credited with increasing interest in Cuban amateur radio operation.

Due to the cost in acquiring radio equipment, Coro assembled his radio equipment from pieces of old radios, Soviet-era television sets and fax machines.

Coro also had lots of fans in the United States.

At a very young age, Coro became interested in long-distance transmission.

His interest in long-distance transmission was stirred up after his father bought a television set.

Coro was an ex-military man and during his service, he was involved in the capturing of prisoners, some of whom were former schoolmates, in the Zapata Swamp.

Details regarding his funeral will be made public by his surviving family in due time.