[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 750 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 750
Air dates: 08.25.07 > 09.01.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #750 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", and "This Week in Amateur Radio
Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio news magazine, for the
week begining August 25, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from our southern news bureau in Richmond,
Virginia, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Syracuse, New York, and by Rowe Hudson, KO4PK, reporting from our southern
news bureau in Naples. Florida, and by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting
from our mid-atlantic news bureau in Asheville, Pennsylvania, and Will Rogers,
W4WLR, reporting from West Palm Beach, Florida.
Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES: ** SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION **
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 126 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 61 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. California and New England amateurs receive data from ARRL Laboratory
concerning interference mitigation to military PavePaws radar systems.
02. Maryland amateurs assist in road side rescue.
03. The Huntsville Hamfest is a big success and D-Star is the star of the show
04. ARES teams are activated for near record floods in northwest Ohio.
05. Hurricane Dean is down-graded to tropical depression, Hurricane Watch Net
is deactivated. Hams assist in recovery efforts.
06. New Mexico amateur radio operation was crucial to the rescueing of an
elderly woman.
07. ARRL Director elections are slated for November 2007.
08. Venezuela announces it will change time zones on September 1st adding
30 minutes.
09. Direct TV announces partnership with Current Technologies for planned
roll-out of Broadband Over Powerlines across the U.S.
10. Recent FCC amateur enforcement actions detailed.
11. The FCC dismisses and Indiana hams license renewal.
12. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
13. The RSGB announces its support for interference free BPL.
14. Ofcom UK grants license free Ultra wide band.
15. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
16. San Francisco Section Manager election results announced.
17. A New Jersey teenager has cracked Apples iPhone to work on carriers other
than AT&T.
18. Monthly propagation forecast/DXpedition interview with Steve Nichols G0KYA
19. Germany and Czech Republic have 500 kilohertz beacons on the air.
20. Brand new TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Ask for yours today!
21. A new WiFi distance record is set by a group in Italy.
22. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
23. The Random Access Thought goes pool side with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
24. Ham radio operator/television news reporter is honored by the Los Angeles
Police Department.
25. Connecticut Communications Museum comes back to life after receiving a
donation.
26. The FCC announces the date for the up-coming 700 megahertz spectrum
auctions.
27. Environment Canada enlists the help of that nations ham radio operators.
28. Microsoft makes a new build of Windows XP to provide for more product
registration keys. Windows XP the OS that won't die.
29. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice and Company. Flood Story.
30. A modern day Fantastic Voyage.
31. Weekly propagation forecast report.
32. Special event station listings.
33. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
34. GAREC 2007 conference is held in conjunction with the Huntsville Hamfest,
and the ARRL Expo 2007 National Convention.
35. Korean study suggests that AM transmitter exposure is a link to leukemia.
36. You might be a real ham if.....
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