[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 811 General Release

Sat Oct 25 17:25:18 EDT 2008

This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 811
Air dates: 10.25.08 > 11.01.08

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #811 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 October 25, 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 Steve Batton, W4XQ, reporting from our southern news bureau in
Virginia Beach, Virginia, and by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our
northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York, by Larry Guerrera, W2LAG,
reporting from our metro news bureau in Jerhico, New York (Long Island) 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 118 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 63 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 amends WE2XRH experimental digital broadcasting license to exclude
     the amateur 40 meter band.
02. A California jury finds Skylar Deleon guilty of the murder of a ham radio
     couple at sea.
03. The next round of PAVE-PAWS radar interference mitigation begins.
04. Change the clocks. Back one hour next weekend.
05. The Expedition 17 crew returns to earth with Richard Garriot, W5KWQ.
     Expedition 18 takes over the space station.
06. Members of Congress push for all digital radio broadcasting.
07. Broadcasters file emergency objection with the FCC regarding the proposal
     to allow unlicensed devices in "white spaces".
08. The South Carolina prison system wants to install cell phone jammers.
09. The ARRL Doctor answers a question from his mailbag on TWIAR.
10. The FCC proposes yet another inter-operable national radio system.
11. Mike Dorrough lends his voice in saving a VOA transmitter site in Calif.
12. The ARRL announces a new youth editor.
13. ARRL hosts a special classroom event for USTTI students from around the
     world.
14. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up
       SOUTH AFRICA..........OCTOBER EXAM HITS CLOSE TO RECORD APPLICANTS
       IRAN..................IRAN OPENS 4TH TALLEST RADIO TOWER
       BELGIUM...............HIGH VOLUME ON MP3 PLAYERS CAN CAUSE HEARING LOSS
       GERMANY...............LOOKING FOR HORKHEIMER 2009
15. A new California law may enhance Emergency Communications in that state.
16. The FCC fines BK Towers for not monitoring tower lighting.
17. The FTC busts a world-wide SPAM e-mail ring.
18. The FCC plans a nationwide free internet network for low income families.
19. Radio signals guide the Rosetta Stone probe past an asteroid.
20. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
21. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Ouija"
22. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. (02R)
23. TWIAR Staff Blogs are now on-line. Visit them today. Or else.
24. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
25. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available for something as easy as an e-mail.
26. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
27. Special Event Station Listings.
28. The Pension Protection Act streamlines charitable donations from IRA's
     says the ARRL.
29. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
30. The ARRL 500kHz experimental station, WD2XSH, wants to hear from you.
31. TAPR announces a new software defined radio board.
32. An amateur radio club in Idaho fills a wilderness gap with RF.
33. India plans to launch its own un-manned moon mission.
34. Scientists discover that un-rolling Scotch Tape produces X-Rays!

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