[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 739 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 739
Air dates: 06.09.07 > 06.16.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #739 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
June 16, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Mike Gorniak, NM7X, reporting from our mid-west news bureau in South Central
Minnesota, by Paul Kolacki, K2FX, reportin from our northeast news bureau in
Rochester, New York, by Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwest
news bureau in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from
our southern news bureau in Richmond, Virginia, and by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL,
reporting from our mid-atlantic news bureau in Asheville, Pennsylvania.
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 111 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 59 minutes.
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* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. ARRL, Department of Defense, Federal Communications Commission try to come
to terms with military PavePaws Radar systems on both coasts on 70cm band.
02. The ARRL/IARU teams to represent amateur radio at the International
Telecommunications Union meeting in Geneva.
03. Manassas Virginia amateur proves BPL ingress occurs at QRP power levels.
04. Latest South Africa reports note the interferernce potential of BPL.
05. The ARRL demands the FCC shut down the "Grossly Non-compliant" Ambient
BPL pilot project.
06. The FCC Announces enhancements to the ULS web page.
07. STS-117 is launched to theSpace station, KD5PLA in for KD5PLB.
08. ARISS program hits a milestone with the 300th amateur radio ISS contact.
09. Broadcasters win appeal on FCC indecency and profanity regulations.
10. More new stuff (repeater controllers) shows up at the Dayton HamVention.
11. The FCC fines Behringer one million dollars for selling non-certified
audio gear in the U.S.
12. Television converter boxes will signal the end of the rabbit ears as
analog television comes to a close.
13. Shortwave conference attendees audition DRM broadcasts from overseas.
14. Special event station listings.
15. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
16. Weekly propagation forecast.
17. Major terrorism exercise to include amateur radio in the Oregon portion.
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
19. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Nobody reads.
20. Ham radio videos are really popular on YouTube.com.
21. Transportation Safety Administration trains volunteers in amateur radio.
22. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
23. Tennessee Red Cross receives grant for amateur radio station.
24. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
25. K9HI recognized for his contributions with the Courage Handi-Ham System.
26. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
27. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
28. Santa Barbara emergency drills include amateur television.
29. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
30. ARRL staffers criss-cross the country promoting amateur radio.
31. Celebrate amateur radio with special events coming out of Indiana.
32. Spoof, and you get five years.
33. MIT scientists craft wireless electricity.
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