[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 781 General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 781
Air dates: 03.29.08 > 04.05.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #781 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 April 05, 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 Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our new
northwest news bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, 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 Cory Sickles, WA3UVV, reporting from our metro news bureau in
Glasboro, New Jersey.
Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. The FCC fines CB Shop and More in Colorado for selling non-certified
Citizens Band transceivers.
02. WIAW to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day as NU1AW.
03. Washington State invites its resident amateurs to join its new Amber
Alert system.
04. The Space Shuttle Endeavour closes its mission to the International Space
Station with a safe landing at Kennedy Space Center.
05. An amateur radio satellite is utilized for passing emergency traffic
during Florida communications drill.
06. ARRL Expo 2008 is revving up for the 2008 Dayton HamVention.
07. Google wants the FCC to give it permission to utilize digital television
broadcast band white spaces for nationwide wireless broadband.
08. U.S. Digital Television Transition update. Converter coupons in the mail.
09. The President of the ARRL is appointed to a science board in Arkansas.
10. VO1VZ is appointed Section Manager in Labrador by the RAC.
11. Motorola is being fined by South Korea for Fair Trade violations.
12. Motorola announces it will be splitting the company into two entities.
13. Researchers find an audio recording that pre-dates Edisons phonograph by
at least a decade. (Original audio included)
14. Why did the KFI radio tower fall during construction? A possible answer.
15. World Amateur Radio and Technology News Round-Up
AFRICA............NEW FOUR BEACON ON 70 MHZ FROM GUNIA BISSAU
POLAND............CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE SP DX CONTEST
UNITED KINGDOM....GIVE THE CUSTOMER A NEW TV SET
16. The FCC says no to granting apartment complex cable television exclusivity
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
18. New amateur radio CubeSat to handle D-STAR communication protocols.
19. Two new instructors join the ARRL Teachers Institute instruction team.
20. SARA announces its new digital voice repeater band plan.
21. The UTAH VHF Society announces its plan for D-STAR repeater spacing.
22. The 2008 edition of the ARRL Field Day web page goes live.
23. Monthly Propagation Forecast with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
24. CQ Magazine announces it will now accept Kosovo for its DX awards.
25. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Time"
26. Public Service Announcement Training to promote your club on local radio
with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP - Part #3.
27. The FCC fines a New Jersey company for selling GPS jamming transmitters.
28. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
29. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
30. Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD) 2008 is coming soon.
31. The FCC pursues new testing in the bird/tower debate.
32. Special event station listings.
33. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR
34. Weekly propagation forecast.
35. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. They're great! Write in for one today!
36. ZS6GCM announces he will be activating Marion Island this May.
37. George Mason University will be using Alert-FM for its emergency comms.
38. Robert Dyk, Retired Maine news reporter, SK.
39. Some Assembly Required - A look at HeathKit.
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