[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 719 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 719
Air dates: 01.20 07 > 01.27.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #719 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
January 27, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Ken Julian, KE7FAY, from our northwest news bureau in Olympia, Washington,
Mike Gorniak, NM7X, from our mid-west news bureau in the South Central
Minnesota tundra, by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, at our northeast news bureau in
Syracuse, New York, by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, at our mid-atlantic news bureau in
Asheville, Pennsylvania, by Bill Russell, KC2IFR, at our northeast news bureau
in Glens Falls, New York.
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 106 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. Codeless amateur radio testing tentatively set to begin on February 23rd.
02. Radio amateurs support emergency services, forecasters, in ice storms wake
03. President Bush expresses appreciation to amateur radio operators.
04. ARRL Board of Directors scheduled to meet in Windsor, Connecticut.
05. Hawaiian amateurs respond to a tsunami alert.
06. New bill in Congress seeks BPL interference study and special report.
07. ISS crew member Suni Williams, KD5PLB, starts ARISS QSO streak.
08. City of San Francisco selects WiFi over BPL for free internet access.
09. Houston Texas CB operator receives proposed FCC fine of $10,000.
10. The audio flag bill has been re-introduced in the Senate.
11. Ham radio saves two women held at knife point in Arizona.
12. Hello amateur radio special event puts Brant Rock back on the air.
13. Special event station listings.
14. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today.
15. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
16. Weekly propagation forecast.
17. Writing a Public Service Announcement for radio to promote you club. Pt 5.
18. Scarborough Reef still heads top ten most wanted DXCC entities list.
19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
20. Antique Wireless Technology spins for Fessenden Transmission Centennial.
21. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
22. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Jingtong Radios"
23. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Contenelli, W2XOY. #14NR
24. AMSAT-NA is looking for volunteer Windows XP coders/programmers.
25. Sacramento radio contest ends in a fatality.
26. Courage Handi-Ham System Up-date with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
27. CES encourages manufacturers to comply with FCC FM Modulator rules.
28. New Nigerian e-mail scam comes to an internet connection near you.
29. The History of Amateur Radio Q-Codes.
30. Tired of waiting for code free HF? Try operating amateur satellites.
31. PocketDigi software version 1.0.7 has been released.
32. Help the Planetary Society track a near-earth asteroid and win $50,000.
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