[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 788 General Release
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Sat May 17 17:31:20 EDT 2008
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 788
Air dates: 05.17.08 > 05.24.08
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #788 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 May 24, 2008.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our northwest news bureau in
Anchorage, Alaska, by Jeff Lehman, KC8QCH, reporting from our mid-west news
bureau in Cincinnati, Ohio, and by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our
southern news bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, and by Mark Phillips,
G7LTT, reporting from our metro news bureau in Morristown, New Jersey.
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 65 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 102 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. Hams around the world are called to action to assist in the wake of the
devastating earth quake in China.
02. The ARRL introduces "The Fifth Pillar" at the 2008 Dayton HamVention.
03. The 2008 Dayton Hamvention opens its doors.
04. A court overturns the FCC's rule on cellular tower backup power.
05. Tornados sweep across the central and eastern United States.
06. The Doctor Is In - Answering a question regarding feed lines.
07. The first SSTV/telemetry signals received from SEEDS CubeSat.
08. A Canadian amateur continues voyage circumnavigating the globe at sea.
09. World Radio News Round Up
ITALY..........APPEALS COURT REVERSES ACQUITTAL OF VATICAN RADIO OFFICIALS
CANADA.........EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING CONFERENCE IN TORONTO IN JUNE
ITALY..........AMATEURS GAIN 40 METER FREQUENCIES
NIGERIA........RADIO NIGERIA GETS NEW TRANSMITTERS
10. The Federal Communications Commission is poised to raise Vanity Callsign
Fees for the next year.
11. Start-Up company in Alaska gets construction permit for Digital Shortwave
station in that state.
12. The FCC denies two amateur radio petitions for rule making.
13. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
14. HamSphere - the new virtual transceiver on the internet.
15. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP "Coax Support"
16. Special event station listings for the next ten days.
17. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
18. Weekly propagation forecast.
19. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
20. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "The Record Always Skips"
21. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
22. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today!
23. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
24. W1HQ station mascot gets a new name and a new call sign.
25. Researchers develop organic based carbon molecules.
26. Report on HD Radio roll out in the United States.
27. Hong Kong Amateur Radio Club gets Olympic Special Event station call sign.
28. The DX Entity That Never Was.
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