[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 704 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 704
Air dates: 10.07 06 > 10.14.06
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #704 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
October 14, 2006.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Mike Gorniak, NM7X, from our mid-west news bureau in Central Minnesota,
by Scott Westerman, W9WSW, from our new mid-west news bureau in Des Moines,
Iowa, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, from our northeast news bureau in Syracuse,
New York, by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting from our mid-Atlantic news bureau
in Pennsylvania, by Charles Hargrove, N2NOV, reporting from our city desk
in New York City, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, at our news headquarters in
Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 114 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 57 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. ARRL plans federal court appeal of certain BPL rules and regulations.
02. New law makes amateur radio part of the Emergency Communications Community
03. Malaysia may be the next country to drop the morse code requirement.
04. The FCC docks travel center for marketing non-certified CB's as ham gear.
05. The ISS crew has to move the Soyuz capsule from one port to another.
06. A CB QSO in Vancouver, leads to an arguement, and a fatal shooting.
07. The ARRL presses the FCC to release the "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O.
08. 160 meter experiment will explore Marconi;s 1901 transatlantic success.
09. The UK lifetime amateur license is on hold until December.
10. The FCC warns a trucking company to keep its trucks off the 10 meter band.
11. A Northern California amateurs license renewal is designated for a
hearing before an administrative law judge.
12. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
13. Weekly propagation forecast report.
14. Special event station listings.
15. Attend a special D-STAR seminar/training in Huntsville, Alabama this fall.
16. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
17. WRTC-2010 is schedule to be held in Russia.
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO from AMSAT-NA.
19. ARISS teams are "Always on a roll" says the ARISS/ARRL liason.
20. UK media regulator to allow use of low power transmitters for mp3 players.
21. Mainland China reports a growth in the amateur radio population.
22. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write for yours today!
23. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
24. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Process/Results"
25. North Dakota regulators seek frequencies for rural telecommunications.
26. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
27. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
28. Over the horizon radar is showing up on HF in IARU region 2, help wanted.
29. Wake Island Dxpedition is cancelled due to devastating typhoon.
30. XM Satellite radio runs into yet more interference from the FCC.
31. The HD-DVD format wars are now in the stores, third party disk, yet
another format, is on the horizon.
32. Countries around the world are cutting back on shortwave broadcasting
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