[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 773 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 773
Air dates: 02.02.08 > 02.09.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #773 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 February 09, 2008.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news bureau in Syracuse,
New York, by Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from our southern news bureau in
Richmond, Virginia, and by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern
news bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, and by Mark Phillips, G7LTT,
reporting from our metro news bureau covering all of New York City, and by
Larry Guerrera, W2LAG, reporting from our northeast news bureau in Jerhico,
New York on Long Island.
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 121 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 59 minutes.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES: FULL VERSION ** SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION **
* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
a separate audio file download.
CONTENT: *** SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION ***
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. US Air Force adds additional repeaters to PAVE PAWS radar mitigation list.
02. Wireless power meters are causing interference to Canadian amateurs.
03. The ARRL Board authorizes new Section positions, approves budget, and more
04. Arkansas Department of Health holds state-wide teleconference for amateur
radio training classes.
05. The FCC fines ABC-TV and its affiliates $1.4 million for NYPD Blue episode
06. WWVH in Hawaii gets a new fiberglass antenna makeover.
07. A damaged undersea cable cuts off internet access to most of the middle
eastern countries.
08. New book tells the story of the murders of KD7VWK & KD7VWJ.
09. A Washington state amateur is fined $7000. by the FCC.
10. Mississippi amateurs respond in the wake of devastating tonadoes.
11. A U.K. television star is from an amateur radio family.
12. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
13. NASA administrators give the official okay for the launch of STS-122.
14. Risky spacewalk proves successful and provides the ISS with a much-needed
boost in available power.
15. A defunct U-S spy satellite is about to de-orbit, and may hit the U-S.
16. ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer moves into a position with NASA.
17. TWIAR International is now on Saturdays at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mHz.
18. "Monthly Propagation Report" with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
19. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today! Asteroids!
20. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
21. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "W2XOY's Long Delayed Echos"
22. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
23. Special Event Station Listings
24. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
25. Weekly propagation forecast
26. The EU may consider IP addresses as a personal identification.
27. NTIA report on broadband in america inflates actual BPL subscriber numbers
28. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
29 World Amateur Radio and Technology News Round-Up
INDIA............HAMS HELP CLOSE DOWN SIX PIRATE BROADCASTERS
UNITED STATES....MARK YOUR TOWER WITH DIALIGHT
CANADA...........VE6TN NRE RAC DIRECTOR FOR ALBERTA
UNITED KINGDOM...RSGB SHUTTERS GB3RS AS IT MAKES READY TO MOVE
30. James DeLouch Jr. Named 2007 ORR Award Winner.
31. Colossus Code Cracker is honored - Joachim Schueth DC2KCD.
32. Digital Television Converter boxes may actually violate FCC rules.
33. A radio amateur is named the head of the NOAA Tropical Prediction Center.
34. NFL's "Radio Cops" organize wireless use for Super Bowl XLII
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