Feed Editor 3 May 2008 23:58:44 GMT This Week in Amateur Radio: North America's Amateur Radio News MagazinePodcast feeds expire after one week. Archives after one week are available at archive.twiar.org http://www.twiar.org 2007 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) en-us webmaster@twiar.org (Greg Williams) http://www.twiar.org/images/twiarlogowhite.jpg http://www.twiar.org TWIAR Dish Logo Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The FCC denies two amateur radio petitions for rulemaking. 02. The FCC is poised to raise Vanity Callsign Fees. Comment period is open. 03. A Canadian amateur, suffering from a concussion, is aboard a crippled sailship circumnavigating the globe. 04. The FCC wants all cellular telephone tower sites to have eight hours of battery back-up. 05. The History Channels "Modern Marvels" to highlight Nikola Tesla. 06. The ARRL is leaving on a jet plane to the Dayton HamVention 2008. 07. The FCC picks Wilmington, North Carolina as the Digital Television transition test market. 08. KVBC-TV is Las Vegas tests DTV conversion independantly. No one noticed. 09. Digital Aurora Radio Technologies given permission to start Digital Radio Mondale shortwave broadcasting in Alaska. 10. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up ITALY............ITALIAN HAMS GET 4 METER BAND ACCESS IRELAND..........GLOW IN THE DARK CLOUDS SIGHTED UNITED KINGDOM...RSGB COMPLETES MOVE TO NEW HQ NEW ZEALAND......IARU REGION 3 TURNS 40 GREECE...........INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS WEEKENDS FROM GREECE 11. Boy and Girl Scouts to be represented at the 2008 Dayton HamVention. 12. You can send your name and callsign to the moon aboard new NASA mission. 13. Data is recovered from Shuttle Columbia hard drive. 14. The FCC denies a Utah race track permission to use amateur frequencies. 15. The Houston AMSAT Net/This Week in Amateur Radio now on i-Tunes. 16. 350 attend the EmComm West convention in Las Vegas. 17. Survey says technology is paramount to planners and first responders. 18. The Queen of the North K7ANQ passes away at 99. 19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. 20. Colorado group receives D-STAR equipment grant. 21. Tower Climbing/Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP. "Rusty Rotors" 22. New NASA tool allows real time exploration of the earths ionosphere. 23. The Anchorage Great Alaska Hamfest is coming soon. 24. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Everyone Hates Cell Phones" 25. Market Reef will be activated this coming July. 26. ARMAD takes place on the low bands on May 24th. 27. GW1FKY is now in earth orbit. 28. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY (4) 29. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 30. Special event station listings for next seven days. 31. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 32. Weekly propagation forecast. 33. TWIAR QSL cards are now available. Get one for shack wall today. 34. Courage Handi-Ham System Up-date with Pat Tice WA0TDA. 35. Veteren Wireless Operators Asociation honors two amateur radio operators. 36. Southwest Missouri Skywarn was represented at state Expo. 37. Broadband internet access will now fly the skys aboard Jet Blue. 38. TWIAR International each Sunday at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mHz. 39. NASA offers $5000/mo for you to lie in bed 24/7 for ninety days. 4 May 2008 04:54:42 GMT http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar787.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) 56EB4494-F489-4F0E-B522-D6B245B1A0A6 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The FCC denies Utah Motorsport Park the use of Amateur Radio frequencies. 02. A Dallas newspaper is reporting BPL plans in that city are dead. 03. Hams respond as a large series of earhquakes hit the Reno, Nevada, area. 04. Tornados ravage eastern Virginia, and hams provide vital communications. 05. Ten new amateur radio satellites are now in orbit. 06. Japanese amateurs recieve extended privileges on the 75 and 80 meter band. 07. Newsline survey looks at how gas prices will effect hamfest attendance. 08. Ham radio will be represented at the up-coming EAS conference at the FCC. 09. Antique Radio Collector reconsideration petition is denied. 10. The FCC fines a Mississippi AM broadcaster for not dropping power at nite. 11. Congress thinks the FCC is broken and wants to try and fix it. 12. A car killing parking lot mystery is solved by a television crew. 13. www.nh7c.com picks up the amateur radio classifieds from the ARRL. 14. World Radio News Round Up. 15. A court finds that the FCC violated adminstrative procedures in approving broadband over powerlines. 16. Road construction may effect traffic patterns at the Dayton HamVention. 17. Rule changes for the 2008 ARRL Field Day are posted. 18. W5KUB plans to web cast the entire Dayton HamVention. And road trips too. 19. Monthly Propagation Outlook with Steve Nichols, G0KYA. 20. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard KF9MP. 21. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "6500 Free Band" 22. N5WEB buys Force 12 Antenna company in Texas. 23. DARC (Germany) to be represented at the 2008 Dayton HamVention. 24. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 25. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today! 26. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA. 27. The FCC wants a independant nationwide EMCOMM system. 28. Special event station listings. 29. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 30. Weekly propagation report. 31. The spring 2008 W1AW Frequency Measuring Test is scheduled for May. 32. The VoIP Hurricane Net is actively looking for net control stations. 33. Microsoft USB device helps police pluck evidence from computers. 34. The FCC will now post vote topic agendas. 35. The FCC is looking to test market a DTV/Analog conversion this summer. 36. An amateur radio operator is charged with child pornography. 37. Radio Free Liberty web site taken down by a DoS attack. 38. OLED display technology blows todays LED/Plasma screens out of the water. 4 May 2008 04:54:42 GMT http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar786.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) 56EB4494-F489-4F0E-B522-D6B245B1A0A6 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Court finds FCC violated Administrative Procedure Act in its BPL decision 02. The FCC plans to web cast its Emergency Alert System planning summit coming up in May. 03. The 2008 Dayton Hamvention may be hampered by road construction around the local area. 04. ARRL posts rule changes for the 2008 Field Day activities. 05. Intruders appear on the UHF/VHF bands in Melbourne, Australia. 06. ARRL decides to drop classified ads from its web page due to abuse. 07. The FCC may turn-back-the-clock as it looks at broadcast regulation changes. 08. W5KUB plans to web cast the entire Dayton Hamvention and the trips to and from Knoxville, Tennessee. 09. The FCC fines an illegal broadcaster in Lancaster, California, $100. 10. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up UNITED KINGDOM........RSGB MOVES TO NEW HOME IN BEDFORD EAST TIMOR............BRINGING HAM RADIO TO THE NATION SINGAPORE.............FUND FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS FOUNDED BY 9V1UV FINLAND...............EDXC TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER THE NETHERLANDS.......DUTCH VERON ELECTS NEW LEADERS 11. John Kansius, K3TUP is inventing once again. This time with salt water. 12. The Expedition 16 crew lands 250+ miles off target in Russia. 13. A new Section Manager is appointed in New Hampshire. 14. Antenna expert L.B.Cebik, W4RBL is a silent key. Leaves legacy. 15. A Michigan CB operator is fined by the FCC for use of a linear amplifier. 16. Learning the morse code and see a ham shack/contest station being built in a new video from The Ham Band on You Tube. 17. A repeater in the United Kingdom operates with a curfew due to user abuse. 18. The Shelby Hamfest operators find a new venue for the fest. 19. UK School invents three-plane antenna system for wireless devices. 20. RSGB member sets world record running the London Marathon on stilts. 21. Three new amateur radio web sites are announced including CQoogle. 22. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. 23. The Delfi C3 operations team announces upload capability for C3 telemetry. 24. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA "Green Ham Shack" 25. The FCC develops a new web-based FM allotment tool. 26. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Internet Black Holes" 27. ARRL Lab Test Engineer leaves headquarters for a new tech position in NJ. 28. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY "Radio Bag" 29. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 30. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP. "Lock Out" 31. TWIAR QSL cards are now available. You need to write in for one today! 32. W3HC retires as QSL card manager. 33. A new version of digital FDMDV software for HF is now available. 34. Ham radio will be tracking the fall of Troy. 35. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 36. Weekly propagation forecast. 37. DxPedition to Glorioso Island is postponed once again due to construction. 38. Special event station listings with W2XBS. 39. Getting ready for the 2008 Hurricane Season. 40. Relaxing in the shack with some ALE. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:59:59 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar785.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Amateur radio operators and Coast Guards work together for sea rescue. 02. QST Contributing Editor H.Ward Silver, N0AX is named Ham Of the Year. 03. Amateur radio is well represented at National Hurricane Conference 2008. 04. Amateurs in Australia receive interference from cheap HT radios. 05. Congress wonders why no one bid on the new Emergency Communications frequencies in the latest spectrum auction. 06. A Michigan CB'er is fined by the FCC for running a linear amplifier. 07. The Boxboro Hamfest is in need of speakers and presenters. 08. The FCC fines an unlicensed Florida broadcaster. 09. Border television stations may stay in analog transmission modes past the national digital transition date. 10. Kansas amateurs are sucessful in getting PRB-1 type legislation into law. 11. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up. FRANCE...........FRENCH REF ANNUAL REPORT MENTIONS 3.4 GHz ALLOCATION SOUTH KOREA......SK CONSIDERS PROVATE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS TO NORTH KOREA INDIA............THE NIAR SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION SOMALIA..........SOMALI GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN RADIO STATION, ARRESTS FIVE IRELAND..........ATV REPEATER BACK ON THE AIR SCOTLAND.........UK FIRST 3 CM FM REPEATER 12. Quatars Al Jazeera television airs a special about amateur radio. 13. Ibiquity Digital announces new IBOC standards at 2008 NAB Convention. 14. International Marconi Day is coming up on April 26th. 15. N7RR announces he will hike all 2500+ miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. 16. The count-down is on the 2008 ARRL Expo at the Dayton HamVention. 17. Harbach buys Peter Dahl Amateur parts supplier - announces June re-launch 18. Introducing the K0S Strange Antenna Challenge. 19. Heil Sound to host the amateur radio reception at 2008 NAB Convention. 20. Canadian Earth Hour amateur radio emergency exercise is a hugh success. 21. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. 22. The European Space Agency receives dozens of CubeSat proposals. 23. Successful writing of Public Service Announcements - Final Part #6 24. Sony announces the end of production for cathode ray tubes. 25. A U.K. repeater is subject to curfew hours due to user abuse. 26. CQ Magazine new article entitled "I Miss The FCC". 27. The National Frequency Coordinators Council to meet at Dayton Hamvention. 28. W2XOY - Why real hams can't drive down "Weaver Street" 29. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "The Future" 30. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 31. Special event station listings. 32. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR. 33. Weekly propagation forecast. 34. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA. 35. ZS1YT is named the new President of the South Africa Radio League. 36. TWIAR International now on Sundays at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mHz. 37. Celebrating amateur radio with a new book about the top of the world. 38. A public pool in Zurich is heated with excess from an underground data center in an old nuke prove bunker. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:15:31 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar784.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The new California hands-free mobile telephone law may have an impact on users of two way radios including amateurs. 02. The Dayton HamVention announces its 2008 award winners. 03. Quatar's Al Jazeera Television airs a special on amateur radio. 04. The FCC tells a Missouri amateur to stay off requested local repeaters. 05. The FCC tells a New York Amateur he has to obey the requests of repeater control operators. 06. Kansas becomes the 26th state to enact PRB-1 antenna structure legislation 07. World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, 2008. 08. K3TUP develops possible treatment for cancer, will be featured on CBS-TV 60 Minutes news program. 09. The FCC approves new nation-wide emergency alert system for the cellular telephone network. 10. CW Over IRC - Morse code comes live to the internet. 11. EmComm West 2008 will be held at Circus Circus in Reno, Nevada. 12. 9A7P in Croatia makes a successful school contact with the ISS. 13. Ohio ARES teams lend support to Hepatitis Vaccination Clinic. 14. Ham radio comes to the rescue once again, saving lifes in Utah canyon. 15. N7RR plans to hike all 2300+ miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. 16. The ARRL Expo at the Dayton HamVention - The Countdown is On! 17. Special event stations plan to mark the anniversary of the Titanic tragedy 18. K0S Strange Antenna Challenge takes place on Memorial Day Weekend. 19. Heil sound to host the Ham Radio Reception at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. 20. Canadian Earth Hour emergency communications exercise is a success. 21. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. 22. The Expedition 17 crew is now aboard the International Space Station. 23. NASA targets May 31st for the launch of STS-124 to the ISS. 24. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up BOSNIA............NEW CALL SIGNS ISSUED IN BOSNIA - HERTZEGOVENIA SABLE ISLAND......MAGIC BAND DXPEDITION ANNOUNCED MONGOLIA..........PLANS FOR VOICE OF MONGOLIA TO BROADCAST VIA INTERNET IRELAND...........COMREG DOCUMENT EFFECTING HAM RADIO RELEASED 25. U.K. Amateurs develop software for new G2/D-STAR Gateway. 26. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Dead Media 3" 27. A member of the RSGB will be running the London Marathon on stilts. 28. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY (3) 29. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 30. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today! 31. Public Service Announcement Training with Greg Stoddard, Kf9MP - Part #5 32. ARRL/TAPR issue Call For Papers for 2008 Digital Conference. 33. Azdens Lew Reinburg W2BIE - SK. 34. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice - WA0TDA. 35. Special event station listings for the coming seven days. 36. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 37. Weekly propagation forecast. 38. William F. Buckley had a tie to amateur radio. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:06:24 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar783.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Ham radio to the rescue where cellphones don't work. A ham radio rescue in the Utah canyons. 02. Fourteenth annual AES SuperFest in Wisconsin is a huge success. 03. Repeater operators in the U.K. are receiving interference from legal unlicensed devices. 04. The FCC issues a $17,000 fine to a Bronx, New York man for operation of an illegal FM broadcast station on 106.3mHz. 05. A QSL card finds its way home to the original sender after 55 years. 06. KREA-FM (Honolulu) is fined by the FCC for spurious emmissions on the 160 meter amateur radio band. 07. Teaching others how to become a ham radio operator by cramming in one day. 08. Get ready for World Amateur Radio Day on April 18th. 09. The ARRL compiles the complete works of Larson E. Rapp WIOU. 10. The Armed Forces Day Cross-band test is scheduled for this May. 11. Why not spend Memorial Day Weekend on the K0S Strange Antenna Challenge? 12. SNOX Trans-Atlantic Balloon Launch this weekend will be last of season. 13. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up BOSNIA............NEW CALL SIGNS ISSUED IN BOSNIA - HERTZEGOVENIA SABLE ISLAND......MAGIC BAND DXPEDITION ANNOUNCED GERMANY...........BLAST KNOCKS AFN GERMANY OFF THE AIR ON 873 kHz MONGOLIA..........PLANS FOR VOICE OF MONGOLIA TO BROADCAST VIA INTERNET IRELAND...........COMREG DOCUMENT EFFECTING HAM RADIO RELEASED 14. IBA (Isreal) ends most of its shortwave transmissions. 15. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO. 16. New Zealand KiwiSat will be amateur radios first environmental satellite. 17. Writing successful Public Service Announcements with Greg Stoddard KF9MP 18. More Musings with Will Rogers, W4WLR - Will Takes A Magical Mystery Tour. 19. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "The Story Of Reginald" 20. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 21. Google unveils its plan for DTV White Space spectrum. 22. Courage Handi-Ham System Update and News with Pat Tice WA0TDA. 23. New DVD on amateur digital voice modes from ARVN is now available. 24. Special event station listings. 25. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR. 26. Weekly propagation forecast. 27. The FCC is now seeking Engineering School graduates for EIT program. 28. The FCC cancels a stations $8,000 fine from a former licensee. 29. The RSGB says the current 70cm petition is filled with misinformation. 30. Amateur Radio population is showing moderate growth in the U.S. 31. Sale of parts to pirate broadcasters can get you a big fine in the U.K. 32. A ham radio station is added to the Wings Over the Rockies Museum. 33. Join the Flying Amateurs users group re-mailer. 34. Titanic special event station is scheduled from Branson, MO. 35. Coming soon to a flat surface near you..portable digital projectors. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:02:23 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar782.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) 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. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:00:30 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar781.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) 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 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:11:52 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar780.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The Spirit of Knoxville IV trans-atlantic balloon lands within sight of Europe. 02. Pennsylvania man receives $4000 fine for unlicensed broadcasting in the Philadelphia area. 03. The FCC fixes typograhical errors in amateur regulations Part 97. 04. Congress seeks information on FCC activities and decisions. 05. Icom set to broadcast from unique World War II army sea fort. (Red Sands) 06. The Empire State Building will exhibit at this years NAB convention. 07. Michigan amateurs team up with state authorities and Homeland Security. 08. Texas to host the 2008 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships. 09. A routine Conneticut Red Cross drill turns into a real life drama. 10. A California city agrees to reconsider its proposed antenna ordinence. 11. Three new amateur radio related web sites launch. 12. Clear Channel pushes for conditions if FCC approves XM/Sirius merger. 13. 2008 Global Emergency Communications Conference to be held in Germany. 14. A Maine amateur is told by the FCC to stay off certain repeaters. 15. The FCC fines a Bronx, New York unlicensed FM broadcaster. 16. The FCC fines a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania unlicensed FM broadcaster. 17. Two men are arrested in California for theft of copper wire. 18. New astronauts receive amateur radio ARISS training. 19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. 20. New web page tracks D-STAR repeater users. 21. COURSE: Writing Sucessful Public Service Announcements to promote clubs. 22. World Radio and Technology News Round Up UNITED STATES...GOVERNMENT PLANNING AZERI BROADCASTS TO IRAN BRAZIL..........APPROVES CREATION OF STATE TV BROADCAST NETWORK CHINA.......... POLITICAL CONSULTANTS PROPOSE UNIFORM FREQ FOR EM-COMMS NIGERIA.........NEW SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER TO BE INSTALLED IN JAJI POLAND..........GOVERNMENT TO CANCEL TV AND RADIO LICENSE FEES VIETNAM.........LAUNCHING FIRST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE 23. Special event station listings. 24. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 25. Weekly propagation forecast. 26. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today! 27. New visually handicapped system for Emergency Communications developed. 28. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "KLEE" 29. Harvey Hetland, N6MM, killed in hit and run accident. 30. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. 31. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte. 32. Courage Handi-Ham System update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA. 33. Radio club of America announces its 2008 Texas event. 34. Neil Patel is nominated by the White House to head the NTIA. 35. It's daylight science time! Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:16:06 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar779.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) 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. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:33:15 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar778.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The FCC Denies two petitions to bring back morse code testing. 02. The ARRL, FCC, and Department of Defense review new developments in PAVE PAWS military radar interference mitigation. 03. A packet radio group in Australia calls it quits. 04. The State of Tennessee activates ARMY MARS when severe weather hits. 05. Ducie Island, VP6DX, making contacts and breaking DX records. 06. TX5C DXpedition to Clipperton Island to be live video/audio on the net. 07. A D-STAR repeater in the U-K goes dark due to interference from various unlicensed devices. 08. Harbach Electronics purchases rights to Peter Dahl transformers. 09. The league is gearing up for the 2008 Dayton HamVention. 10. Wisconsin amateurs assist a injured motorist off a cliff. 11. The Radio Amateurs Of Canada elect new officials. 12. That 500kHz distance record is broken yet again. 13. Ireland (CEPT) 70mHz initiative continues to pursue amateur allocation. 14. World amateur radio and technology news round-up. ANTARCTICA....LOGS FINALLY ARRIVE ON LINE AUSTRALIA.....A NEW HAM ON-LINE WIKI BELGIUM.......RECIPROCAL LICENSING COLOMBIA:.....AIR FORCE DESTROYS REBEL RADIO TRANSMITTERS KOREA.........CHOSES TO END ANALOGUE BROADCASTING IN 2012 15. Los Angeles county amateurs honored for providing public services. 16. Monthly propagation forecast with Steve Nichols, G0KYA. 17. Radio Over IP (RoIP) is installed in Oregon Emergency Communications Ctr. 18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. 19. AMSAT Oscar 11 is being copied intermittantly around the world. 20. Japan successfully orbits a new data satellite. 21. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP. 22. FCC newspaper/radio/television cross ownership rule may be appealed. 23. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available for free! Just write in for one today! 24. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte. 25. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "StratoVision" 26. Special event station listings. 27. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 28. Weekly propagation forecast. 29. EuroNet, a new international radio network will launch across Europe. 30. Bad weather and an accident leads to early shut down of the XR7N DXpedition. 31. The FCC drops pirate radio fine after person dies, OfCom U.K. shuts down over 20 pirate radio stations in London. 32. TAPR Packet Status Register is looking for writers and editors. 33. Ham radio cartoonist Bob Beasley, K6BJH, SK, Shortwave Listener leader Don Prechard Schmidt, SK. 34. Boeing must prove wireless broadband security of its new 787 aircraft. 35. TWIAR International each weekend on WBCQ 7.415mHz. 36. Australian students develop $10 chip that will revolunize the speed for wireless data connections. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:47:26 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar777.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:01. Kosovo, ham radio, and DXCC. What's the story?02. Southeast Repeater Association announces band plan for 2 meter and 70cm digital voice repeater systems.03. Utah VHF Society publishes paper on D-STAR channel spacing.04. The 2008 ARRL web page goes live.05. Kansas amateurs work hard to try to obtain a state antenna law.06. The FCC tells a Texas amateur to obey repeater trustees and stay off their repeater systems.07. Comcast goes under FCC scrutiny for aledged internet traffice interference08. Motorola may decide to opt out of the cellular telephone business.09. New ARRL Section Managers are elected to office.10. W1HQ has a new station mascot and is looking for name for it.11. Rod Dinkins, AC6V, SK.12. A 70 megahertz band proposal fails at the CEPT meeting in Athens.13. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.14. South Africa's Sumbandila amateur satellite launch is delayed.15. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.16. The European Union provides a new video on RFID on its YouTube page.17. Special event station listings.18. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.19. Weekly propagation forecast report.20. GAREC 2008 will be held in Germany during the Fredrichhafen hamfest.21. Fancy a DXpedition to Mozambique? Their looking for participants.22. More Musings with Will Rogers, W4WLR.23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.24. Government digital television converter coupons are now in the mail.25. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.26. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today!27. Radio industry and UN team up for benefit of emergency communications.28. KUFO/KCMD retain licenses dispite challenges from community groups.29. KVOL is fined for lack of proper tower lighting, night power problems.30. The FCC's cross-ownership regulations may be eligible for appeal.31. FCC Commissioner Copps hails migrtory bird tower decision.32. Broadcast engineers find the ARRL Handbook, a must have resource.33. The BBC ends an era as its ceases shortwave broadcasting to Europe. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:58:00 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar776.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:01. Astronauts work on Columbus module on the ISS - Install new ARISS antenna.02. A California amateur may face an FCC Administrative Law Judge.03. New Australian regulations now permit D-STAR Digital Voice dongel ops.04. TWIAR International is moving to Sundays at 4pm eastern Feb.24 on WBCQ.05. Severe weather activates amateurs across the southeastern United States.06. Australia unveils its new "Arrive & Operate" reciprocal license system.07. FCC warns an Illinois amateur regarding operation of an overpower Part 15.08. FCC issues a citation to a New Jersey company for marketing illegal GPS jamming transmitters.09. A Texas amateur is told by the FCC to stay off requested local repeaters.10. Recent February FCC enforcement actions.11. The FCC changes its vanity call sign "Lock Box" bank.12. President Bush/U.S. Military decides to shoot down wayward spy satellite.13. Cellular analog sunset comes next week. Analog cells to go silent.14. World amateur radio and technology news round-up. DUCIE ISLAND.....DXpEDITION LOGS NOW ON-LINE UNITED KINGDOM...MORE POWER AT 500 KHZ FOR UK HAMS CZECHOSLOVAKIA...CZECH RADIO AMATEURS TO GET 70 MHz KOSOVO...........POSSIBLE NEW DX ENTITY UNITED KINGDOM...NEW UK MOVIE TO FEATURE AMATEUR RADIO15. New ARRL VEC/VE instruction manuals are now available on the league site.16. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.17. The ISS repeater is good for points toward the JAMSAT award.18. Tower Climbing and and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.19. The FCC designates 10mHz of spectrum for a "Spectrum Sharing Test Bed"20. WBNW-AM Concord, Massachusetts, gains license renewal dispite challenge.21. TWIARi International each Sunday at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mhz22. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "TWIAR QSL Cards"24. Failures highlight problems with ham emcomms with internet integration.25. Fuji Oscar 29 is no longer providing reliable communications world-wide.26. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY "FF National"27. The Radio Amateurs of Canada appoint a new IT specialist.28. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. With Asteroids! Write in for yours.29. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.30. Special event station listings.31. The Orlando HamCation is declared a complete success.32. Miami Hamboree to change name and happen at a new date.33. Weekly propagation report.34. The nomination period is closing for the 2008 Dayton HamVention Awards.35. WWVH/NIST deploy new fiberglass broadcast antennas.36. Indiana amateurs to deploy for annual Severe Weather Preparedness Week.37. Obsessive Compulsive shopper in United Kingdom steals $30,000 and surrounds himself with radios. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:03:16 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar775.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:01. Amateurs lend a hand as deadly storms sweep across the United States.02. European reciprocal licences now limited to Advanced and Extra class.03. Wayward anchor responsible for cutting critical undersea cable.04. The Space Shuttle is launched toward the ISS with new European laboratory.05. California Department of Motor Vehicles will fix amateur vanity plates.06. VK amateurs assist in communications as floods hit Queensland, Australia.07. AMSAT says AO-16 satellite finds new life as a voice repeater.08. NTIA report "Source" disavows inflated BPL subscriber numbers.09. ARRL releases 2008 Field Day Rules and Regulations package.10. Hams are needed for communications for the Boston Marathon.11. WSKG-FM wins license renewel dispite complaints from local residents.12. Indiana news reporter receives ARRL Bill Leonard W2SKE Pro Media Award.13. On the air with Perdue University W9YB, to celebrate anniversary.14. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.15. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.16. Special event station listings.17. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.18. Weekly propagation report.19. Contesting! Get ready to go the distance with ARRL Int'l DX Contest.20. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today!21. Technology News and Commenary with Leo Laporte.22. Future flatscreen television receivers will be bandwidth hogs.23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Technology Complaints"24. Study reveals cellphone use affects sleep patterns.25. AOL adopts Amazons Unbox, and drops video distribution on the internet.26. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. "AAN 012"27. New York City trucking firm is fined by the FCC for wrong antenna location28. Courage Handi-Ham Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.29. TAPR/ARRL 2008 Digital Conference is set for Chicago.30. New film about Marconi is released by Mooncusser films.31. World Radio and Technology News SERBIA..........CLEARS REPEATER FROM ARISS FREQUENCIES GREENLAND.......GREENLAND GETS 5 MHZ ALLOCATION FRANCE..........MULTIPSK 4.7 RELEASED BY F6CTE32. A dead U.S. spy satellite will de-orbit and hit earth sometime in March. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:41:03 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar774.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen) Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:01. US Air Force adds additional repeaters to PAVE PAWS radar mitigation list.02. Wireless power meters are causing interference to Canadian amateurs.03. The ARRL Board authorizes new Section positions, approves budget, and more04. Arkansas Department of Health holds state-wide teleconference for amateur radio training classes.05. The FCC fines ABC-TV and its affiliates $1.4 million for NYPD Blue episode06. WWVH in Hawaii gets a new fiberglass antenna makeover.07. A damaged undersea cable cuts off internet access to most of the middle eastern countries.08. New book tells the story of the murders of KD7VWK & KD7VWJ.09. A Washington state amateur is fined $7000. by the FCC.10. Mississippi amateurs respond in the wake of devastating tonadoes.11. A U.K. television star is from an amateur radio family.12. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.13. NASA administrators give the official okay for the launch of STS-122.14. Risky spacewalk proves successful and provides the ISS with a much-needed boost in available power.15. A defunct U-S spy satellite is about to de-orbit, and may hit the U-S.16. ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer moves into a position with NASA.17. TWIAR International is now on Saturdays at 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415mHz.18. "Monthly Propagation Report" with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.19. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Write in for yours today! Asteroids!20. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.21. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH "W2XOY's Long Delayed Echos"22. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.23. Special Event Station Listings24. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.25. Weekly propagation forecast26. The EU may consider IP addresses as a personal identification.27. NTIA report on broadband in america inflates actual BPL subscriber numbers28. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.29 World Amateur Radio and Technology News Round-Up INDIA............HAMS HELP CLOSE DOWN SIX PIRATE BROADCASTERS UNITED STATES....MARK YOUR TOWER WITH DIALIGHT CANADA...........VE6TN NRE RAC DIRECTOR FOR ALBERTA UNITED KINGDOM...RSGB SHUTTERS GB3RS AS IT MAKES READY TO MOVE30. James DeLouch Jr. Named 2007 ORR Award Winner.31. Colossus Code Cracker is honored - Joachim Schueth DC2KCD.32. Digital Television Converter boxes may actually violate FCC rules.33. A radio amateur is named the head of the NOAA Tropical Predicition Center.34. NFL's "Radio Cops" organize wireless use for Super Bowl XLII Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:20:25 -0500 http://www.twiar.org/programs/twiar/twiar773.mp3 w2xbs@twiar.org (George Bowen)