[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 709 Press Release
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Sat Nov 11 15:56:34 EST 2006
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 709
Air dates: 11.11 06 > 11.18.06
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #709 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
November 18, 2006.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, W9WSW, from our mid-west news bureau in Des Moine, Iowa, and
by Mike Gorniak, NM7X, from our news bureau covering the mid-west from
Des Moines, Iowa, by Ken Julian, KE7FAY, from our northwest news bureau in
Olympia, Washington, by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, from our mid-Atlantic news bureau
in Pennsylvania, and by Greg Barker, at our mid-west news bureau in
Detroit, Michigan.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 59 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 113 minutes.
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. American Red Cross tries to clarify its background check policy.
02. The FCC classifies Broadband Over Powerlines as an information service.
03. An Australian amateur receives BPL at 30db over S9, files formal complaint
04. SuitSat 2 is in the planning stages, and will have ham radio transponders.
05. The FCC issues warnings for unlicensed use of the amateur bands.
06. New Omnibus FCC ruling for Part 97 Revisions not yet in effect.
07. Minnesota amateur has a strange outcome to an FCC enforcement letter.
08. Vietnam to try three US citizens as terrorists in radio transmitter plot.
09. 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference chooses amateur radio friendly ITU
Secretary General.
10. 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference in Turkey. Explanation of the "Plenipot".
11. The 2006 ARRL Frequency Measuring Test will go "back to the basics".
12. Special event station listings.
13. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
14. Weekly propagation forecast.
15. British amateurs prepare for September 2006 DXpedition to the Indian Ocean
16. Cities in Southern California test mutual operations with radio amateurs.
17. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
18. NASA shoots HDTV into space as HDTV goes live from the space station.
19. NASA launches two satellites to watch Coronal Mass Ejections from the sun.
20. Courage Handi-Ham System Report with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
21. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today!
22. Amateur in Canada detects Marconi experimental signal from the UK.
23. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
24. Marconi beacon transmitter is on the air for the Marconi research
experiment.
25. The ARRL Legislative action program seeks volunteers.
26. The Random Access File presents W2XOY with "CQ Mars" A ham radio story.
27. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
28. Florida State shuts down unlicensed broadcasters under new state law.
29. New FCC proposal to change tower lighting colors to protect birds.
30. Special event to mark birth and death of Yagi antenna inventor.
31. New amateur radio "Hello" campaign video is now available from the ARRL.
32. The Elser-Mathis cup, a ham radio award, still waiting after eighty years.
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