[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #703 General Release
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Sat Sep 30 15:59:42 EDT 2006
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 703
Air dates: 09.30 06 > 10.04.06
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #703 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
October 04, 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 Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, at our northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York,
by Jeffrey Kline, KC0NIB, from our mid-west news bureau in Columbia Heights,
Minnesota, by Jim Wishner, N0EXX, from our mid-west news bureau in Saint
Paul, Minnesota, by Nick Griming, at our news bureau in Colorado Springs,
and by George Bowen, W2XBS, at our news headquarters in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. The FCC launches new public safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
02. United States wins 2006 Radio Sport Team Championships.
03. Christmas Island to operate 10 kilohertz lower due to US based QRM.
04. ARRL 500 kilohertz experiment is now in operational mode.
05. Japanese university launches new amateur radio satellite (CubeSat)
06. Amateur radio fills communications gap during weekend floods in Kentucky.
07. The FCC warns against unintentional interference to licensed radio amateur
08. Cliff Ahearns, K0GA, appointed ARRL Midwest Division Director.
09. The FCC tells New Mexico hot air balloonists to stay off HR & GMRS.
10. New York school utilizes new automated severe weather warning system.
11. Quality Radio (Dutch) loses lawsuit over loss of AM frequencies.
12. Special event station listings.
13. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR. Contests.
14. Weekly propagation forecast report.
15. ISS Expedition 13 crew & Anouheh Ansari return safely to earth.
16. The Dayton HamVention is seeking forum presenters for the 2007 show.
17. Los Angeles radio station receives strange telephone call.
18. China is zapping United States satellites with lasers.
19. Amateur radio restructuring takes place in Germany with rules changes.
20. The FCC is investigating use of Video News Releases by television news.
21. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO from AMSAT-NA.
22. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receives grant to improve green LED's.
23. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
24. Georgia ARESmat employs digital communications, voice modes during drill.
25. Researchers say thunderstorms on earth can reach into space.
26. TWIAR announces new QSL cards for those you listening reports.
27. More Musings with Will Rogers, W4WLR from West Palm Beach, Florida.
28. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
29. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "QSL 5"
30. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
31. Frequent flyer cashes in over one million miles for trip into space.
32. ISS crew makes a ham radio triple header with school contacts.
33. VE3STV is named legal council for the Radio Amateurs of Canada.
34. TWIAR invites amateurs to listen to our shortwave program on WBCQ 7.415mHz
35. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
36. VaporStream chat system leaves no trace of two-way communications.
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