[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 768 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 768
Air dates: 12.29.07 > 01.05.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #768 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", and "This Week in Amateur Radio
Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio news magazines, for
the week ending January 05, 2008.
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, and by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our metropolitan news
bureau in Morristown, New Jersey, and Wayne Nelms, N-Four-D-C-L, reporting
from our mid-atlantic news bureau in Ashville, Pennsylvania, and by
Wishner, N0EXX, reporting from our mid-west news bureau in Saint Paul,
Minnesota.
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 90 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 58 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. NCVEC releases the new extra class question pool to US amateurs.
02. New prefixes for Bosnia-Herzegovina officially announced.
03. A Canadian amateur is circumnavigating the planet solo.
04. Motorola extends offer to acquire controlling interest in Vertex Standard
05. An amateur operator in Bhutan is forced off the air by the government.
06. Minnesota amateurs build out a state wide high speed digital network
using D-STAR equipment.
07. 4S7DXG called an illegal operation by the Radio Society of Sri Lanka.
08. On-Star announces the end of analog cell service on December 31st.
09. Amateur Radio World News Round-Up
10. RF for dogs. Now Rover can have a real shocking experience.
11. Popular Communications column covers scanning New Years Eve in Big Apple.
12. Progress supply ship docks with the International Space Station.
13. WYSL-AM (Rochester NY) files official IBOC complaint with the FCC.
14. Hams in Australia learn of response success in the Solomon Islands
following tsunami.
15. South Africa Radio League announces success and new uses for its beacon
system.
16. Mouser signs deal to distribute parts for Toshiba.
17. New DXpedition videos available from 9V1YC.
18. WinLink communications prove totally reliable in emergency communications.
19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
20. Japanese cell operator moves a transmission tower after local residents
get various unexplained illnesses.
21. This Week in Amateur Radio is taking a survey. Visit www.twiar.org.
22. January Propagation Forecast with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
23. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP. "Mounts"
24. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
25. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Noise"
26. Scientists float international proposal to drop leap seconds.
27. Upcoming special event station listings.
28. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
29. Weekly propagation forecast.
30. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today! Asteroids!
31. Satellites discover "Magnetic Ropes".
32. 2008 IRTS QRP Kilowatt per Kilometer Challenge is coming soon.
33. Scientists researching deep space, propose that time may one day come
to a complete halt.
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