[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #677 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 677
Air dates: 04.01.06 > 04.08.06

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    * * * CELEBRATING 12 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE HAM RADIO COMMUNITY * * *

Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #677 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
April 08, 2006.

Today's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Jim Wishner, N0EXX, from our mid-west news bureau in Saint Paul, Minnesota,
and by Nick Grimmig, from our Rocky Mountain news bureau in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, by Greg Barker, from our mid-west news bureau in Detroit, Michigan,
and by George Bowen, W2XBS from our headquarters studio facility in Albany,
New York.

THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 96 minutes.
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* EDITED VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 60 minutes.

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:

* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
   a separate audio file download.

CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. The FCC affirms a $21,000 NAL (fine) against Glen Baxter, K1MAN.
02. The FCC denies REC Networks petition in the Baxter case.
03. The Vanity call sign fee is poised to drop later this year.
04. An Arizona power utility shuts down its Cottonwood BPL field trial.
05. The State of New Mexico funds a state wide amateur emergency network.
06. Injured miner, Randy McCloy, KC8VKZ, goes home.
07. Hungarian amateurs get six meters and expanded 40 meter band.
08. The Radio Amateurs of Canada are eyeing a new entry level license.
09. The FCC says it will soon rule on allowing IBOC broadcasting overnight.
10. The FCC offers a Southern California amateur a special "deal".
11. Students in Italy, Canada, and the US chat with KC5ACR on the ISS.
12. AltaVista search engine co-inventor Paul Flaherty, N9FZX, SK.
13. TWIAR special QSL card/reception report.
14. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
15. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
16. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Paid"
17. W2XOY Responses to the 11 meter broadcast band proposal.
18. Special event station listings.
19. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Verne Jackson, WA0RCR.
20. Weekly propagation forecast.
21. Motorola to google its new series of cellular telephones.
22. The Space Report with Chris Peterson, KG0BP.
23. The Question Pool Committee removes a question from the technician pool.
24. ARRL sponsoring five free "Education and Technology" teacher institutes.
25. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
26. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
27. Vandals in the Phoenix Arizona area topple four AM broadcast towers.

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