[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #699 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 699
Air dates: 09.02 06 > 09.09.06
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #699 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
September 09, 2006. Special expanded edition.
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
Mark Phillips, G7LTT, from our news bureau covering New York City, by
Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, from our northeast news bureau in Pennsylvania, and by
Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, from our northeast news bureau in Central New York,
by our newest news anchor, at our new New England news bureau in Bennington,
Vermont, Stewart King, KB1IQN, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, at our headquarters
studio facility in Albany, New York.
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 112 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 61 minutes.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. ARES/RACES teams from Florida to New England deal with tropical storm
Ernesto.
02. JARL/Japan Amateur Radio League agrees with limited in home use of BPL.
03. Latest space tourist to the ISS opts out of ham radio licensing for ISS.
04. Amateur radio can ride out the storm, ARRL President tells New England
Conventioneers.
05. All edged supplier of High Power CB amplifier is fined by the FCC.
06. Amateur Radio Awareness Day is September 16th with Homeland Security.
07. New York businessman is arrested for providing television viewers with
access to Hezbollah operated satellite network.
08. Ham radio related job is available at the station in Antarctica.
09. Mine survivor KC8VKZ, sues the owner of the mine and other companies.
10. Second backward sunspot signals the start of the new solar cycle.
11. ARRL midwest director Dr. Wade Walstrom, W0EJ, SK.
12. Radio Shacks Chef Operating Officer resigns and leaves the corporation.
13. Special event station listings for the first week of September.
14. Weekly propagation forecast report.
15. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO.
16. SPAR to run a pair of Morse activities.
17. A new web site highlights the contributions to radio of Fessenden.
18. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
19. A new survey claims that most Americans are prepared for emergencies.
20. Kevin Mitnick (N6NHG) web site has been hacked (again).
21. Paramount Television gives Star Trek The Original Series a new digital
facelift.
22. Japanese students chat with International Space Station.
23. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
24. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today!
25. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
26. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Radio of Demand"
27. Ham who help build the Jerry Fallwell television network passes away.
28. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
29. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
30. ARRL On-Line auction preview is set for debut in October.
31. A visit with NBC Televisions Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert.
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