[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 795 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 795
Air dates: 07.05.08 > 07.12.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #795 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 beginning July 05, 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 Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwest news
bureau in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Peter Summers, KL2GY, holding down the
northwest news bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, and by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV,
reporting from our northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York, 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 106 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 55 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. It's the end of an era as the FCC's Riley Hollingsworth retires.
02. The US Government recalls Radio Shack 13.8vdc power supplies.
03. The FCC proposes free internet access on a nationwide network.
04. Congressmen oppose the FCC's free internet access proposal.
05. Pennsylvania amateurs solve a perplexing RF interference problem.
06. The IARU HF World Championships are almost upon us.
07. The FCC fines a facilities operator for unlicensed operations.
08. The ARRL tells the Red Cross of its remaining background check policy
concerns.
09. The Colorado Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers is still
seeking volunteers for RF coordination at the Democratic Nat. Convention.
10. The amateur population in the United States is still on the rise.
11. Field day is cut short for amateurs at a site in Nevada by a plane crash.
12. The FCC warns a New Jersey amateur to stay off a local repeater as told.
13. World Radio News Round-Up
200TH LIGHTHOUSE REGISTERS FOR LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND
INDIA TO HAVE LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVE LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND
FINAL CALL FOR AMSAT UK COLLOQUIUM PRESENTERS
14. A Coal Mine operator is told by the FCC to stop using unlicensed radios.
15. The FCC fines a "John Doe" $18,000 for unlicensed operations.
16. The FCC issues a fine to a UK company selling cell phone Jammers in the US.
17. The Father of FM Stereo Multiplexing becomes a silent key.
18. An amateur radio handi-talkie saves the life of a canoeist in Ireland.
19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
20. China amateurs finally stand-down from EmComms for the Situan earthquake.
21. A new undersea fiber optic cable ties Japan and Russia together.
22. An Oregon amateurs T-Hunt expertise saves the Air Force search time.
23. The National Preparedness Month Coalition continues to gain new members.
24. California's new hands-free cell phone law is now in effect.
25. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Field Day 2008"
26. TWIAR Staff Blogs are now on line! Visit them today.
27. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY (6)
28. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
29. TWIAR QSL Cards are available once again!
30. Special event station listings.
31. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jaackson, WA0RCR.
32. Weekly propagation forecast.
33. The U.K. will begin monitoring the radio spectrum, and mapping it.
34. Tech News: Photo-Geotagging and Auto Uploading SD cards are here now!
35. A new kind of DXpedition is coming up. One about beer.
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