[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 791 General Release
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Sat Jun 7 18:00:01 EDT 2008
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 791
Air dates: 06.07.08 > 06.14.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #791 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 June 07, 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 Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our northwest news
bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, by Dave Lufkin, KB3JRJ, reporting from our
news bureau in the nations capital, by Larry Gurrera, W2LAG, reporting from
our Long Island, New York news bureau, and by Rowe Hudson, KO4PK, reporting
from our southern news bureau in Naples, 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 117 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 61 minutes.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:
* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. The military returns Morse Code to MARS operations and nets.
02. The FCC's WT3N says its time to get rid of all the paper repeater systems
03. Astronaut hams head into space to repair and add on to the ISS.
04. FCC to explain "Simultaneously" when it comes to repeaters in Part 97.
05. National Hurricane Center director joins WX4NHC and its annual test.
06. Astronaut hams are at the International Space Station for repairs and
installation of a new module.
07. The ARRL debuts its new internet Field Day Station Locator web page.
08. Alaskan space grant program launches B.E.A.R
Cornell University sets new helium balloon height record.
09. Hams are called for communication assistance during California elections.
10. World radio and Technology news round-up
PORTUGAL..........HAMS GET LIMITED USE OF 70 MHZ
GERMANY...........HIBERLING DONATES $14000 PT-8000 RADIO TO DARC
IRELAND...........TWO NEW REPEATERS IN DONEGAL
SINGAPORE.........RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL TO CLOSE DOWN
11. California Highway Patrol issues release regarding amateur radios and the
states new "hands free" law.
12. FCC Cheif Counsel for Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth gives speech at the
2008 Dayton Hamvention FCC Forum.
13. Hams assist in communications during Florida wild fires.
14. Tornados touch down in Colorado, hams provide storm assessment comms.
15. The FCC fines a Boston, Massachusetts man for unlicensed broadcasting.
16. Media Watch: New video on history of Pacific radio broadcasters.
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO.
18. Florida CB operator fined by the FCC for over power operations.
19. TWIAR Staff Members now have blogs!
20. Government issues call sign to an internet radio station.
21. GAREC 2008 will take place in Germany.
22. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Is there one on your shack wall?
23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Pagers and Beepers"
24. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
25. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. "5"
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. Weekly propagation forecast.
30. ARRL Foundation announces 2008 scholarship winners.
31. ARMY MARS offers fathers day messages for soldiers overseas.
32. Mars Lander Phoenix web site is hacked, Mars orbiter photographs Phoenix
descent to the red planet.
33. Fly your name and call sign into space.
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