[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 778 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 778
Air dates: 03.08.08 > 03.15.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #778 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 March 15, 2008.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news bureau in
Lafayette, New York, and by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our
northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York, and by Jay Silvio, N9WMU,
reporting from our mid-atlantic news bureau in Richmond, 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
in Jericho, New York.
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 104 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
a separate audio file download.
CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. The FCC denies multiple petitions to reinstate the morse code testing
requirements.
02. The Maryland Supreme Court refuses to hear amateur radio antenna case.
03. Spratley Islands will be on the air this month.
04. Recent FCC amateur radio and related enforcement actions.
05. FCC Government privacy policies lead to freedom of speech blogs and sites.
06. The ARRL's Antenna Expert plans to retire.
07. Wisconsin amateurs help save the life of a motorist in an accident.
08. Senior citizens in Maryland form a first response team.
09. Germany plans to cease digital broadcasting in Eureka 147 codec.
10. The BBC pulls the plug on shortwave broadcasting to Europe.
11. Digital television transition in the U.S. may get a test drive before
going prime time.
12. Sony decides to no longer manufacture cathode ray tube television
receivers.
13. The crew on the Space Station prepare to receive the shuttle and a brand
new module as east meets west.
14. A physics laboratory in Tennessee breaks a physics record.
15. The ARRL seeks nominations for the Hiram Percy Maxim awards.
16. An ambulance company is fined by the FCC for operating on unauthorized
frequencies.
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
18. AMSAT Symposium 2007 DVD is now available.
19. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard KF9MP.
20. Special event station listings.
21. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
22. Weekly propagation report.
23. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. "1970's"
24. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "UFO's"
25. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
26. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today!
27. The ARRL announces the winners for this years Colvin Awards.
28. The 2008 edition of the ARRL Instructor Manual is now available.
29. The South African Radio League takes a tough stance on PLT (BPL).
30. New software update: "WorkedGrids" is now available on the internet.
31. VK2AMD Howard Booth, turns 100 years old.
32. The Czech Republic authorizes experimental 70 megahertz licenses.
33. Nautel to deploy three 300 kilowatt transmitters in Turkey.
34. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up
ANTARCTICA...LOGS FINALLY ARRIVE ON LINE
AUSTRALIA....A NEW HAM ON-LINE WIKI
BELGIUM......NEW CEPT RECIPROCAL LICENSING
COLOMBIA:....AIR FORCE DESTROYS REBEL RADIO TRANSMITTERS
KOREA........CHOOSES TO END ANALOG BROADCASTING IN 2012
35. Los Angeles County honors its amateur radio operators for community
service.
36. Industrial Communication Engineers Company is up for sale on E-Bay.
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