[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 728 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 728
Air dates: 03.24.07 > 03.31.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #728 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
Maarch 31, 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 Central
Minnesota, by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Syracuse, New York, by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting from our mid-atlantic
news bureau in Asheville, Pennsylvania, by Bill Russell, KC2IFR, reporting
from our northeast news bureau in Glens Falls, New York, and by Jim Wishner,
N0EXX, reporting from our mid-west 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 108 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 61 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 offers the FCC an alternative to "Regulation By Bandwidth"
02. The league tells technician class licensees to "Know Your Privileges!"
03. Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, tells CBS-5 TV in San Jose, that the US needs
to get out of Iraq now.
04. Lightning strike proves proof of BPL system interference to an amateur.
05. Southern California ARES/RACES teams find a missing senior citizen.
06. Ham radio proposals prepared by the ITU pass through and are now ready to
face the World Radio Communications Conference.
07. The FCC approves AM Digital broadcasting (IBOC) for 24 hour operations.
08. A new FCC amateur radio enforcement web page is now live.
09. More heavy duty fines are issued on more illegal CB sales retailers.
10. Radio Caroline ship The Ross Revenge, may be on the move again.
11. Special event station listings for next week.
12. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
13. Weekly propagation forecast (standard weekly edition)
14. ARRL 500 kilohertz experiment logs thousands of on-air activity hours.
15. The FCC affirms a large fine against Floridas "One Stop CB Shop".
16. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
17. Several new ham radio CubeSats are scheduled to be launched.
18. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP "Rotors"
19. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for one today.
20. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
21. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
22. Visalia California DX Convention programs are announced.
23. The NAB Ham Radio Reception, April 18th, in Las Vegas, Nevada will be
hosted by Heil Sound.
24. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Kulpsville"
25. Historic microphone is donated to a museum in Australia.
26. Thieves rob antennas from a remote radio transmission site.
27. Monthly Propagation Forecast Report with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
28. ARRL Education & Technology program is expanding its reach.
29. The IEEE develops a worldwide standard for deployment of BPL systems.
30. Future failure of a weather satellite could mean more work for hams.
31. Digital television converters for the United States are coming soon.
32. Support is urgently needed to get ISS Columbia module amateur radio ready.
33. A chat with Amateur of the Year, Jim Haynie, W5JBP.
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Spring has arrived, and hams across the country are checking out winters
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