[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 797 General Release

Sat Jul 19 16:38:03 EDT 2008

This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 797
Air dates: 07.19.08 > 07.26.08

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #797 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 July 19, 2008.

This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwest news bureau in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and by Steve Batton, W4XQ, reporting from our
southern news bureau in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 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 on Long Island,
and by Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our northwest news bureau in
Anchorage, Alaska.

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 57 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 114 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. Kansas amateur and his son are electrocuted while putting up ham antenna.
02. Pennsylvania town rescinds antenna permit to Pittsburgh area amateur.
03. ARRL Board of Directors holds second 2nd 2008 meeting in Windson, CT.
04. Court orders the FCC to reimburse the ARRL filing fees for BPL fight.
05. A new 70cm coordination agreement is reached with between amateurs and
     the military for mitigation of Pave Paws Radar interference.
06. Report says that 11 meter Citizens Band is alive and well in the US.
07. The Foundation and Intermediate class UK amateur licenses get a make over.
08. W1AW/KL7 to operate from the Arctic Circle.
09. Report claims new CB band in the UK to be in the 70cm amateur band.
10. New Dxpedition to bring QRP operations from the Victorian Alps.
11. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up
12. Another new amateur radio video is posted to YouTube.
13. The FCC prepares to host a pandemic paramedic summit.
14. Algeria removes 80/17 meters and VHF/UHF bands from amateur allocations.
15. Northern California amateurs respond to wildfires.
16. Radio Shack and Consumer Protection Agency recall power supplies.
17. W1HQ notes donations for its station from Icom.
18. The California Highway Patrol is asking for public assistance in catching
     widespread copper thiefs.
19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
20. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
21. NBC plans to use the summer Olympic coverages as a media lab test.
22. TWiAR Staff Blogs are now on-line.
23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Process/Result"
24. New President in command at Command Technologies.
25. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
26. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
27. Special event station listings.
28. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
29. What is wrong with the sun? Plus, weekly propagation forecast.
30. The FCC may look at the legality of Sirius BackSeat TV broadcasts.
31. Special event station from the nuclear sub Nautilus, to commemorate first
     Polar Transit.
32. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Do you have one? Why not? Write in!
33. Essay claims that amateur radio is vanishing from the American landscape.

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