[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 769 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 769
Air dates: 01.05.08 > 01.12.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #769 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 January 12, 2008.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, N9WSW, reporting from our southwestern news bureau in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and by Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from our
southern news bureau in Richmond, Virginia, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV,
reporting from our northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York, and also
at our northeast news bureau in Rochester, New York, Paul Kolacki, K2FX.
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 105 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 58 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. A Texas trucker is murdered after a heated conversation on 11 meters.
02. Scientists announce that the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 is underway now.
03. The FCC grants television broadcasters a little leeway in the digital
television transition.
04. Conference for coordination of global shortwave frequencies scheduled.
05. The digital television transition in the United States is now just over
one year away.
06. NBEMS Emergency Communications software has a new beta release available.
07. A new DXCC entity is coming on the air this week.
08. The National Frequency Coordinators Council is alive and well, except now
there are two of them.
09. Companies develop competing technologies for home wireless digital
television distribution.
10. New York City improv comedy troup uses shortwave radio for inspiration.
11. The FCC approves in-flight broadband internet access via satellite.
12. You must not WEEP in Minnesota. Group and city loose AM radio station.
13. The United States amateur radio population is up. But also down.
14. World Radio Communications and technology news round-up.
NETHERLANDS: CHOPPER CUTS POWER LINES TO RADIO FACTORY
SOUTH AFRICA: SA AMSAT SYNPOSIUM SEEKS PAPERS
UNITED KINGDOM: THE BEEB AT 75
BOSNIA: A NEW CALLSIGN PREFIX
15. ZD7X announces he will leave Saint Helena Island for better DX location.
16. Australias ACMA is considering outsourcing some of its services.
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
18. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
19. The NCVEC releases the new amateur extra class question pool.
20. A Canadian amateur is sailing solo around the world.
21. Motorola is extending its offer to gain a controlling interest in Vertex.
22. Special event station listings.
23. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
24. Weekly propagation forecast.
25. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
26. The Random Access Thought wtih Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Beepers"
27. The classic QST "Gil" cartoons have been released in a new book.
28. Airlines now band loose lithium batteries not installed in devices.
29. A new version of FDMDV software has been released.
30. RF radiation has been leaked to leukemia. Delays station tower project.
31. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Do you have yours? Write in!
32. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
33. Courage Handi-Ham System Up-date with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
34. TWIAR International on WBCQ 7.415mHz each Saturday at 4pm eastern.
35. The end of incandescent lighting in Texas will be fun, they say.
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