[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 730 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 730
Air dates: 04.07.07 > 04.14.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #730 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
April 14. 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Ken Julian, K7VOX, reporting from our north west news bureau in Olympia,
Washington, by Mike Gorniak, NM7X, reporting from our mid-west news bureau
in South Central Minnesota, by Paul Kolacki, K2FX, reporting from our north
east news bureau in Rochester, New York, by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting
from our mid-atlantic news bureau in Asheville, Pennsylvania, and by
Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our New York City news bureau covering
all of New England, and Jim Wishner, N0EXX, reporting from our mid-west news
bureau in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Mixing and editing was performed by George Bowen, W2XBS, at our news
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 109 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 60 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. The FCC speaks out on 6.25 kilohertz technology and channel spacing.
02. The FCC accepts a technician license for cancellation and warns an Indiana
amateur.
03. Amateur radio is still silent and Iraq, and may be for years to come.
04. The Swains Island DXpedition is now on the air.
05. A Florida construction company is fined by the FCC for using ham radio
handi-talkies on two meters for business communications.
06. The Arizona amateur radio antenna bill is stuck in committee, while two
other bills in different states are out of play.
07. Special events stations around the world to commemorate the sinking of the
RMS Titanic.
08. President Bush honors a ham volunteer during his visit to the California
high desert.
09. Fourth U.S. civilian space traveller and Expedition 15, are on their way
to the International Space Station.
10. A Puerto Rico repeater operator is told by the FCC to move his machines
frequency.
11. The ARRL says that DX pile ups on 60 meters has a really bad downside.
12. The FCC tells a Long Island amateur to stay off several New York City
repeater systems.
13. RAC: Saskatchewan and Alberta have new section managers.
14. Puerto Rico has a new section manager.
15. Australian amateurs release a new video on YouTube depicting the latest
BPL interference trial.
16. Special event station listings.
17. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
18. Weekly propagation forecast.
19. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today.
20. International Marconi Day is scheduled for April 28, 2007.
21. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
22. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO from AMSAT-NA
23. New Zealand Association of Amateur Transmitters annual conference is
announced.
24. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "The W0KIE Satellite
Network"
25. A Mayo Clinic report suggests that cell phones are safe to use in hospitals
26. Four Days In May convention is scheduled alongside the Dayton HamVention.
27. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY "The Ol Salt Ham"
28. NASA to cut astronauts down to size.
29. New award announced: The Scouting 100 Award.
30. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Students in Belgium and Japan chat with astronauts
aboard the International Space Station.
31. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP "Sudden Stop"
32. A Connecticut Heath District adopts amateur radio as its secondary
emergency communications system.
33. The FCC says "no" to the use of cellular telephones on airline flights,
due to concern over ground systems overloading.
34. A Florida fire department honors a volunteer ham radio operator.
35. A chat with Don Herbert, televisions own Mr. Wizard.
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