[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 726 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 726
Air dates: 03.10.07 > 03.17.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #726 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
Maarch 17, 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 Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Syracuse, New York, by Bill Russell, KC2IFR, reporting from our northeast
news bureau in Glens Falls, New York, by Greg Barker, reporting from our
mid-west news bureau in Detroit, Michigan, and by Jim Wishner, N0EXX, at our
news bureau in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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 105 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. ARRL President Emeritus Jim Haynie, W5JBP, Named "Amateur of the Year."
02. Amateur radio antenna bills are in play in three states.
03. The FCC to host first responders summit on interoperable communiations.
04. The NCVEC responds to petitions regarding multi-language question pools.
05. Washington State may impose a repeater excise tax on tower space.
06. Orgegon abandons proposed laws barring hand-held two way devices while
driving.
07. Severe weather across the country tests amateur radio volunteers.
08. The FCC fines shop for selling non-certified CB transceivers as ham gear.
09. The FCC reduces a amateurs fine, but admonishes his behaviour on air.
10. Cushcraft antennas are sold to Laird Technologies in the United Kingdom.
11. 1959 ham film by the Philmont Amateur Radio Club is up on Google Video.
12. Digital Television converter standards arrive in the United States.
13. Special Event Station Listings
14. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
15. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Send in for yours today!
16. Weekly propagation forecast.
17. ARRL issues advisory to ugraders: "Use your FRN!"
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
19. Technical problems plague ISS school contact, but students get questions
answered.
20. Walmart will offer HD Digital Receivers in most of their stores.
21. FCC to XM Radio: "You Sirius?"
22. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Orlando HamCation"
24. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
25. Diamond Terrace invites ARRL members ti engrave thier callsigns in stone.
26. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
27. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
28. The next civilian space traveller is now amateur radio ready.
29. 2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conferences issues call for papers.
30. The hard drive is now fifty years old. We have a lot of data.
31. Radio Rewind: WW2 Veteran helped to launch the first satellite.
Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, we covered by a grant from Frank Ney, N-Four-Zed-H-G, of
Delmar, New York.
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