[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 759 General Release
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Sat Oct 27 17:33:34 EDT 2007
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 759
Air dates: 10.27.07 > 11.03.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #759 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 begining October 27, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from our southern news bureau in Richmond,
Virginia, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Lafayette, New York, and by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern
news bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting
from our news bureau in Morristown, New Jersey, and by Greg Barker, reporting
from our mid-west news bureau in Detroit, Michigan.
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 124 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. Amateurs activated in support of wildfire communications in Southern
California.
02. Hams assist in communications in the aftermath of rare fall tornado in
Napanee, Indiana.
03. New Mexico amateur dies in fall from his ninety foot tower.
04. F2 tornado touches down in Michigan, hams assist in aftermath details.
05. The FCC tells a Chicago radio club it cannot become a VEC.
06. The ARRL faces the FCC in Federal Court over Broadband Over Powerlines
issues.
07. FCC rules enforcer Riley Hollingsworth announces he will retire in
January.
08. Amateur radio world news round-up
-CANADA: NEW VE5 QSL MANAGER NAMED
-FINLAND: SPECTRUM OPPOSED BY NATIONAL SOCIETY
-SOUTH AFRICA: SARL - HMO BEACN PROJECT
-SWITZERLAND: CELEBRATING WRC-07
09. The Radio Amateurs of Canada is being sued by the Norman Estate.
10. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
11. New ham radio antennas are installed on the new International Space
Station module.
12. Monthly Propagation Forecast with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
13. Canada thanks U.S. amateurs for assistance in tracking down repeater
interference.
14. New edition TWIAR QSL cards are now available! Write in for yours today!
15. The 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium is being streamed on Echolink conferences.
16. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY "LDE's"
17. New ARRL Section Manager is appointed in Pennsylvania.
18. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Ouija"
19. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
20. John Scott Red Vice Admiral, USN (RET) K0DQ, announces he is "Coming
Ashore."
21. The Marine Corps marathon selects ham radio as its volunteer group of the
year.
22. Former North Texas Section Manager, Don Mathis, KB5YAM, Silent Key.
23. FCC tells a Minnesota amateur that his repeater is "Out of Control."
24. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
25. Upcoming special event station listings.
26. The FCC Chairman tells cable conventioneers he wants "ala carte" cable.
27. New experimental 10 meter Echolink/IRLP simplex node.
28. Hitachi unveils mega big terra byte hard drives for under $300.
29. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
30. South Africa gets interim Broadband Over Power Lines regulations.
31. Officials hail satellite rescue system.
32. Joint Discovery/ISS operations begin on-board the Space Station.
33. Ham radio wish list for World Radio Communications Conference 2011.
34. Accused speeder to police: My GPS proves your radar gun is wrong.
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