[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #696 Summary
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 696
Air dates: 08.12 06 > 08.19.06
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* * * CELEBRATING 13 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE HAM RADIO COMMUNITY * * *
Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #696 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
August 19, 2006.
* * S P E C I A L E X P A N D E D E D I T I O N * *
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Mike Gorniak, NM7X, from our northeast news bureau in Rochester, New York,
by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, from our news bureau covering all of New York City,
by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, at our northeast news bureau in Lafayette, New York,
by Bill Russell, KC2IFR, at our North Country bureau in Glens Falls, New York,
and Jeff Lehman, at our mid west news bureau in Cincinnati, Ohio, and by
George Bowen, W2XBS, at our headquarters news hub in Albany, New York.
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. New Zealand amateurs fight government repeater tax.
02. The FCC denies BPL petition reconsideration and adopts modified BPL regs.
03. The Federal Communications Commission auctions of huge chunks of the sky.
04. IARU Region 3 elects new leadership at latest meeting.
05. Amateur radio license of convicted felon in jeopardy, hearing pending.
06. Former astronaut John Glenn, recovering from traffic accident.
07. Army MARS to support Transportation Safety Administration in emergencies.
08. RF exposure fears may take many Israeli amateurs off the air next year.
09. An Australian club has its repeater stolen.
10. Greek Space campers converse via ham radio with German astronaut on ISS.
11. The FCC turns down Petition for Reconsideration that raises no new facts.
12. N5VHO, ISS ham radio "go to" guy, earns NASA's "Silver Snoopy" award.
13. Various radio societies seek worldwide amateur allocation at 500 kHz.
14. Sri Lanka not granting reciprocal operating permits due to security.
15. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
16. Weekly propagation forecast.
17. TWIAR now publishes a QSL card. You can write in for one.
18. Special event station listings for next week.
19. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
20. International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend on the air is near.
21. CEA urges the FCC to expand the role of NOAA radio in local emergencies.
22. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "The Future Is Here"
24. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY "SP3RN"
25. N8BJQ is the next CQ WPX award manager.
26. Ham radio represented at 2006 Alabama/Mississippi Hurricane Conference.
27. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA "Rail fanning Hams"
28. Ham radio satellite pioneer Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR, Silent Key.
29. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO.
30. How to receive Slow Scan Television from the International Space Station.
31. Boston considers a city wide wireless network run by a non-profit.
32. Australian amateurs rag chewing on 40 meters, assist in maritime rescue.
33. IBOC (digital broadcasting) is considered interference by some listeners.
34. James Doohan, Star Treks, "Scotty", finally gets "beamed up"!
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