[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 798 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 798
Air dates: 07.26.08 > 08.02.08

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #798 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 26, 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, by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Syracuse, New York, and by Cory Sickles, WA3UVV, reporting from our metro
news bureau in Glasboro, New Jersey, by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from
our news bureau in New York City, and by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from
the 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 118 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 60 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 Nevada amateur radio operator may sue after his towers are deemed
     illegal by the local government.
02. The ARRL Board of Directors meets in Conneticut to plan the future
     direction and functions of the league.
03. The FCC approves the merger of XM and Sirius with some conditions.
04. The Last HOPE hacker convention in New York City results in 42 new hams!
05. The VoIP net activates as Hurricane Dolly strikes the Texas coast.
06. WinDRM and other sound card digital programs dissappear, then reappear
     with replacement encoders due to licensing difficulties.
07. K0DXC is profiled by KTSC television news program.
08. Art Bell, W6OBB, is inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.
09. Robert (Bob) Seivers, W9FJT, "Mr.WOWO" becomes a silent key.
10. "ServiceNation" summit to host emergency planners and volunteers.
11. AMSAT-UK Colloquium is being held this weekend.
12. World News Round Up
       NORTH CAROLINA......NEW TWO METER BEACON IS ON THE AIR
       NEW ZEALAND.........WAITAKERE SPRINTS TO CONTINUE
13. DRM Consortium welcomes new FCC license to begin shortwave DRM testing
     across Alaska.
14. A radio club in the United Kingdom gets a grant to upgrade to D-STAR.
15. Cuba and Venezuela to lay new undersea cable for Cuban internet access.
16. Two Kansas amateurs are electrocuted while installing a new antenna.
17. A Pennsylvania town rescinds an amateurs constructon permit for a tower.
18. Hiram Percy Maxims original telegraph key returns to the ARRL.
19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO.
20. NASA assigns the new crew for the next space shuttle mission to the
     International Space Station - STS-128.
21. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
22. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Repeater ID Collecting"
23. QCWA announces its annual election results.
24. TWIAR Staff Blogs are now on-line. Visit them! Leave comments.
25. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Do you have one on your shack wall?
26. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
27. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
28. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
29. Special event station listings for the upcoming week.
30. Weekly propagation report and forecast.
31. The ARRL and the FCC meet in Washington to discuss the future of BPL.
32. The FCC sends a Warning Notice to an unlicensed broadcaster in Florida.
33. The VoIP net activates as Hurricane Dolly strikes the US coastline.
34. You can win a solar power radio.
35. "Space Hackers" is an interesting tale.
36. Robert Weston Smith (aka Wolfman Jack/SK) returns to the airwaves, this
     time via world wide shortwave!