[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 762 General Release
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Sat Nov 17 16:22:59 EST 2007
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 762
Air dates: 11.17.07 > 11.24.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #762 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", and "This Week in Amateur Radio
Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio news magazine, for the
week beginning November 17, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwestern news bureau in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and by Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from our
southern news bureau in Richmond, Virginia, by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF,
reporting from our northeastern news bureau in Syracuse, New York, and by
Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern news bureau in West Palm
Beach, Florida, and Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our news bureau in
New York City, with contributions by Cliff Boand, WA0JTW, reporting from
Culleaka, Tennessee.
Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES: ** SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION **
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 100 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 58 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. WRC 2007 wraps up in Geneva - Plans its next meeting for WRC-2011.
02. World Radio Conference 2007 condemns United States broadcasting to Cuba.
03. Hams continue with flood relief communications in Mexico.
04. Amateur radio proves to be a life saver during a hunting mishap in the
Pacific Northwest.
05. Directors and Vice Directors are elected in five ARRL Divisions.
06. There is an amazing D-STAR demonstration video on YouTube.
07. The FCC "admonishes" Ambient Corporation for interference caused by its
BPL operations in Briarcliff Manor.
08. The FCC clears an allegedly accused Florida amateur of any wrong doing.
09. Riley Hollngsworth tells a Georgia amateur "That's a no-no".
10. A Florida court orders the county to take down an amateurs tower.
11. Recent FCC enforcement actions on the amateur services.
12. KB2GSD, Walter Cronkite, takes a position with the Retirement TV Network.
13. The FCC tells a Virginia amateur he can keep 17 club callsigns.
14. Amateur/Technology World News Round-Up
- SOUTH POLE: THE ANTARCTIC CHALLENGE
- IRAQ: AMATEURS DUE BACK ON THE AIR NEXT WEEK
- ALGERIA: AMATEURS ACTIVATE 7W53N
- U.S.: WA4IOB BEACONS RETURN TO THE AIR
15. An amateur radio operator, K3TUP, finds a potential cure for some cancers.
16. Radio Shack may be headed back into the amateur radio market place.
17. UK RAYNET groups are called out for local fires and floods.
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
19. Scientists announce Comet Holmes is bigger than the sun.
20. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP. "Side Arms"
21. "More Musings" with Will Rogers, W4WLR. "Riley and Trash"
22. Special event station listings.
23. TWIAR Special Edition QSL cards are now available. Write in for yours!
24. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
25. Weekly propagation forecast with Mark Phillips.
26. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "When The Repeater Dies"
27. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
28. Southeastern VHF Society issues call for papers.
29. U.S. Morocco shortwave transmitting facility will go dark.
30. Ham you conceived the CEPT license is honored.
31. The first 2 meter VUCC/Reverse award is presented.
32. An engineering consultant says its time the FCC re purposed TV channels 6
and 5 to ease FM broadcast crowding.
33. Fox Owned and Operated stations complain about carrying FCC Digital TV
transition public service announcements.
34. RFD-Television picks up the "Imus In The Morning" program.
35. Intel shifts its chip manufacturing from silicon to increase performance.
36. The ultimate "Stealth" antenna, made from plasma, disappears when not
in use, and is reconfiguralble on the fly. Cool.
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