[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 727 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 727
Air dates: 03.17.07 > 03.24.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #727 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
Maarch 24, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Ken Julian, K7VOX, from our news bureau in Olympia, Washington,
by Mike Gorniak, NM7X, from our mid-west news bureau in Central Minnesota,
and by Mark Phillips, G0LTT, from our north east news bureau in New York City,
by Bill Russell, KC2IFR, from our news bureau in Glens Falls, New York, and
by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, at our mid-atlantic news bureau in Asheville,
Pennsylvania.
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 122 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. Amateur radio is silent in Iraq as the government shuts the service down.
02. Continuing in the tradition of HossTraders, Nearfest comes to New
Hampshire.
03. Amateur radio related WRC-2007 text survives conference preparatory meeting
04. The ARRL VEC is busy, busy, busy, with upgrades.
05. A modifiable CB radio brings a Florida retailer a $7000. fine.
06. FCC Chairman Martin is grilled by House Democrats, who give the agency an
ultimatum.
07. Field Day 2007 offers a learning opportunity for new HF operators.
08. An unlicensed FM broadcaster in Brooklyn. New York is fined $10,000.
09. The FCC is now posting amateur radio enforcement actions on the web.
10. CQ Magazine introduces "The HF Operators Survival Guide".
11. The FCC is set to vote on broadcast radio IBOC regulations.
12. New Zealand officials find an interfering signal coming from a disgarded
emergency tgransponder in the town dump.
13. An Oregon county transmits approval for a familys radio tower variance.
14. Special event station listings.
16. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
17. New coalition wants to extinguish the incandescent light bulb by 2010.
18. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today!
19. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
20. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "The Process"
21. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
22. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
23. Wireless Microphone Protection bill introduced in Congress.
24. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
25. Ofcom (UK) Consultation: 10gHz and the London 2012 Olympic games.
26. Illnoise and California students chat with ISS astronauts.
27. Courage Handie-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
28. Katrina lessons learned driving an updated ARMY MARS Mission.
29. Microsoft is set to sue cybersquatters.
30. Rec.radio.amateur.moderated is created on UseNet Newsgroups.
31. Where were you when you made your first contact? A ham goes in time fifty
years to celebrate.
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