[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 733 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 733
Air dates: 04.28.07 > 05.05.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #733 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
May 05, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Paul Kolacki, K2FX, reporting from our northeast news bureau in Rochester,
New York, by Mike Gorniak, NM7X, reporting from our mid-west news bureau in
Central Minnesota, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news
bureau in Lafayette, New York, and by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from
our northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York, and Greg Barker, reporting
from our mid-west news bureau in Detroit, Michigan.
Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 138 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 ARRL withdraws its Regulation By Bandwidth petition, plans to re-file.
02. Long Island amateur dies in plane crash in Connecticut.
03. Yet another BPL trial system is launched in Australia.
04. Upgrade application surge continues under the new amateur service rules.
05. Amateur radio is represented at the 2007 National Hurricane Conference.
06. Group of scientists predict the peak of the next solar cycle.
07. Hams across the northeast corridor assist during Nor'Easter storm surge.
08. One third of XM radios terrestrial repeaters are in violation of FCC
rules and regulations.
09. Cell Phone antenna company sues the FCC to market cellular telephone
jamming equipment.
10. Motorola suspends production of its Powerline LV BPL equipment line.
11. Special event station listings.
12. Weekly propagation forecast report.
13. Rough seas slowing the Scarborough Reef DXpedition teams arrival.
14. The ISS automatic packet station is still in limbo due to software glitch.
15. TWIAR QSL cards are now available. Do you have one? Write in today!
16. "More Musings" with Will Rogers, W4WLR.
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Brie Paige KK5DO from AMSAT-NA.
18. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
19. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "W2XOY CQ Mars"
20. Ham radio is invited on a cross country patriotic parade.
21. Texas amateurs activate for severe weather.
22. Tower lighting cost station $21,000 fine. Alabama broadcast cluster is
fined for lack of public file.
23. The ARRL greets amateurs at the 2007 National Association Of Broadcasters
Convention in Las Vegas.
24. The ARRL urges support for its Education and Technology Program.
25. The FCC fines a Florida man for operating an unlicensed broadcast outlet.
26. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA "Silent Repeaters"
27. First Goldfarb Scholarship recipient wins research fellowship grant.
28. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
29. Construction of the International Space Station may interrupt amateur
contacts.
30. High altitude balloon carrying amateur radio is scheduled to be launched.
31. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report on upcoming Contests and Conventions.
32. The ARRL is working to mitigate interference from amateur 70cm repeaters
to military PavePaws Radar systems on both coasts.
33. The FCC proposes to lower the vanity call sign fee by over forty percent.
34. Elseemore software will help visually impaired amateurs to operate the
popular Echolink software.
35. ISS Space Tourist returns to earth with the Expedition team.
36. Is all this WiFi, or RF smog, a ticking health time bomb?
37. Its time to take amateur radio outdoors! Its TX Hunting Time!
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