[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 774 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 774
Air dates: 02.09.08 > 02.16.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #774 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 16, 2008.
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 Cory Sickles, WA3UVV, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Glasboro, 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 Jerhico, Long Island, and by
Jim Wishner, N0EXX, reporting from our mid-west news bureau in St. Paul,
Minnesota.
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 103 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 63 minutes.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES: FULL VERSION
* 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 lend a hand as deadly storms sweep across the United States.
02. European reciprocal licences now limited to Advanced and Extra class.
03. Wayward anchor responsible for cutting critical undersea cable.
04. The Space Shuttle is launched toward the ISS with new European laboratory.
05. California Department of Motor Vehicles will fix amateur vanity plates.
06. VK amateurs assist in communications as floods hit Queensland, Australia.
07. AMSAT says AO-16 satellite finds new life as a voice repeater.
08. NTIA report "Source" disavows inflated BPL subscriber numbers.
09. ARRL releases 2008 Field Day Rules and Regulations package.
10. Hams are needed for communications for the Boston Marathon.
11. WSKG-FM wins license renewal dispite complaints from local residents.
12. Indiana news reporter receives ARRL Bill Leonard W2SKE Pro Media Award.
13. On the air with Perdue University W9YB, to celebrate anniversary.
14. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
15. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
16. Special event station listings.
17. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
18. Weekly propagation report.
19. Contesting! Get ready to go the distance with ARRL Int'l DX Contest.
20. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today!
21. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
22. Future flat screen television receivers will be bandwidth hogs.
23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Technology Complaints"
24. Study reveals cell phone use affects sleep patterns.
25. AOL adopts Amazons Unbox, and drops video distribution on the Internet.
26. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. "AAN 012"
27. New York City trucking firm is fined by the FCC for wrong antenna location
28. Courage Handi-Ham Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
29. TAPR/ARRL 2008 Digital Conference is set for Chicago.
30. New film about Marconi is released by Mooncusser films.
31. World Radio and Technology News
SERBIA..........CLEARS REPEATER FROM ARISS FREQUENCIES
GREENLAND.......GREENLAND GETS 5 MHZ ALLOCATION
FRANCE..........MULTIPSK 4.7 RELEASED BY F6CTE
32. A dead U.S. spy satellite will de-orbit and hit earth sometime in March.
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