[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 780 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 780
Air dates: 03.22.08 > 03.29.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #780 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 29, 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, by Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our brand new
northwest news bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, by Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting
from our mid-atlantic news bureau in Richmond, Viriginia, and by Mark Phillips
G7LTT, reporting from our metro news bureau in Morristown, New Jersey, 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 94 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 58 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. Author/Visionary Arthur C. Clarke becomes a silent key at the age of 90.
02. Arthur C. Clarke first envisioned geostationary satellites in 1945.
03. ARRL announces new Field Day Station Locator service on the internet.
04. KFI radio (Los Angeles) looses their new tower to failure.
05. An Isreali mathematician unravels puzzle that baffled scientists for years
06. Hams are on hand as tornados sweep through Atlanta, Georgia.
07. Clipperton Island DXpedition wraps up as a huge success.
08. Glorioso Island to be activated in May 2008.
09. The General Accounting Office says the FCC doesn't track how it handles
complaints.
10. The FCC completes the auctioning of the 700 megahertz spectrum.
11. The new California "Hands Free" cell phone law does not effect amateurs.
12. Ham radio and technology world news round-up.
UNITED KINGDOM...........RSGB QSL BUREAU MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
GERMANY..................EUROPEAN ACTIVITY DAY
SOUTH AFRICA.............NEW 2 METER BEACON SYSTEM ON THE AIR
13. Intel develops new log distance WiFi protocol. Sixty miles on six watts.
14. EmComm West Conference is coming soon to Reno, Nevada.
15. The remains of an Indiana amateur are found near his residence.
16. The U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear "Fleeting Expletives" broadcast
case.
17. More Musings with Will Rogers W4WLR - SNOX Balloon Flight -
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
19. The Outernet Project is released to the amateur radio community.
20. Writing Successful Public Service Announcement to promote your radio clubs
activities. Part 2.
21. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
22. Starbucks decides to dump T-Mobile and add free AT&T WiFi for customers.
23. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
24. Special event station listings
25. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR.
26. Weekly propagation forecast.
27. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today!
28. Road construction in the Dayton area may hamper Hamvention goers.
29. TWIAR International is now on Sundays at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mHz.
30. The National Hurricane Conference is set for April 2008.
31. The FCC fines New York stations for lack of tower lighting.
32. Airlink Express Digital modes software now available for amateurs.
33. New 10 Gigahertz repeater on the air in the U.K.
34. Emmett Freitas, AE6Z - SK
35. Number of broadcast AM/FM/LPFM grows in the United States.
36. Amateur radio appears in the new Mountain Dew commercial
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