[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 801 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 801
Air dates: 08.16.08 > 08.23.08

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #801 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 begining August 16, 2008.

This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Steve Batton, W4XQ, reporting from our southern news bureau in Virginia Beach,
Virginia, and by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast news
bureau in Syracuse, New York, and by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our
metro news bureau in Morristown, New Jersey, by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting
from our southern news bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, and by
Larry Guerrera, W2LAG, reporting from our metro news bureau in Long Island,
New York.

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 113 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 70 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. Nebraska amateur radio couple is murdered in their home.
02. The FCC is set to raise Vanity Call Sign fees.
03. A Tennessee town will not charge FCC field agents with impersonating
     police officers.
04. You can now work HF digital voice via Echolink, courtesy of AOR.
05. Ham radio testing and licensing returns to Bangladesh.
06. More on the FCC petition regarding sales and use of wireless microphones.
07. The FCC is currently testing "white space" devices.
08. Author of the famous scanner "Police Call" directory passes away.
09. The FCC fines a Brooklyn New York unlicensed broadcaster.
10. N7JEH replaces K7VC as Nevada Section Manager for remainder of term.
11. The ARISS groung station team is recruiting new members.
12. The ARRL Executive Committee approves nine Education and Technology grants
13. A new Knight Kit T-50 users group is now on Yahoo Groups.
14. Educators go "Back To School" at the ARRL Technical Institutes this summer
15. FEMA adobts the CAP 1.1 emergency notification protocol.
16. The owner/operator of QRZ dot Com pull politcal discussions off the board.
17. EmComm East will take place later this fall in Rochester, New York.
18. HD radio continues to grow across the U.S.
19. World Radio News Wrap Up
          BRAZIL...........PY4HP IN THE LABRE UHF CONTEST VIDEO
          COLUMBIA.........FIRST HD RADIO TEST CONDUCTED IN BOGATA
          INDIA............COASTAL DISTRICT FORMS DISASTER HAM RADIO SERVICE
          PLANET EARTH.....INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND 2008
20. Another copper theive electrocutes himself cutting down power lines.
21. The KPH Marine Coast station is still transmitting morse.
22. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
23. The TWIAR staff members now have blogs. Go see them! www.twiar.org
24. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
25. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Tech Compalints 2"
26. Broadcast engineering consultant wins ARRL Technical Excellence Award.
27. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY (10)
28. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
29. Special Event Station Listings.
30. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
31. Weekly Propagation Forecast.
32. Desecho Island scheduled to be activated in November.
33. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available for the asking. So ask!
34. Harry Mills, K4HU, SK.
35. Two amateur radio friends are bicycling across the United States.