[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 784 General Release
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Sat Apr 19 20:27:47 EDT 2008
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 784
Air dates: 04.19.08 > 04.16.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #784 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", and "This Week in Amateur Radio
Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio news magazines, for
the week ending April 26, 2008.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwest news bureau in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our
northwest news bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, abd by Cory Sickles, WA3UVV,
reporting from our metro news bureau in Glasboro, New Jersey, and by
Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern news bureau in West Palm Beach
Florida.
Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 112 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 63 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 operators and Coast Guards work together for sea rescue.
02. QST Contributing Editor H.Ward Silver, N0AX is named Ham Of the Year.
03. Amateur radio is well represented at National Hurricane Conference 2008.
04. Amateurs in Australia receive interference from cheap HT radios.
05. Congress wonders why no one bid on the new Emergency Communications
frequencies in the latest spectrum auction.
06. A Michigan CB'er is fined by the FCC for running a linear amplifier.
07. The Boxboro Hamfest is in need of speakers and presenters.
08. The FCC fines an unlicensed Florida broadcaster.
09. Border television stations may stay in analog transmission modes past the
national digital transition date.
10. Kansas amateurs are sucessful in getting PRB-1 type legislation into law.
11. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up.
FRANCE...........FRENCH REF ANNUAL REPORT MENTIONS 3.4 GHz ALLOCATION
SOUTH KOREA......SK CONSIDERS PROVATE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS TO NORTH KOREA
INDIA............THE NIAR SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION
SOMALIA..........SOMALI GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN RADIO STATION, ARRESTS FIVE
IRELAND..........ATV REPEATER BACK ON THE AIR
SCOTLAND.........UK FIRST 3 CM FM REPEATER
12. Quatars Al Jazeera television airs a special about amateur radio.
13. Ibiquity Digital announces new IBOC standards at 2008 NAB Convention.
14. International Marconi Day is coming up on April 26th.
15. N7RR announces he will hike all 2500+ miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.
16. The count-down is on the 2008 ARRL Expo at the Dayton HamVention.
17. Harbach buys Peter Dahl Amateur parts supplier - announces June re-launch
18. Introducing the K0S Strange Antenna Challenge.
19. Heil Sound to host the amateur radio reception at 2008 NAB Convention.
20. Canadian Earth Hour amateur radio emergency exercise is a hugh success.
21. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
22. The European Space Agency receives dozens of CubeSat proposals.
23. Successful writing of Public Service Announcements - Final Part #6
24. Sony announces the end of production for cathode ray tubes.
25. A U.K. repeater is subject to curfew hours due to user abuse.
26. CQ Magazine new article entitled "I Miss The FCC".
27. The National Frequency Coordinators Council to meet at Dayton Hamvention.
28. W2XOY - Why real hams can't drive down "Weaver Street"
29. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "The Future"
30. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
31. Special event station listings.
32. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR.
33. Weekly propagation forecast.
34. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
35. ZS1YT is named the new President of the South Africa Radio League.
36. TWIAR International now on Sundays at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mHz.
37. Celebrating amateur radio with a new book about the top of the world.
38. A public pool in Zurich is heated with excess from an underground
data center in an old nuke prove bunker.
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