George Bowen, W2XBS Audio false webmaster@twiar.org http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Fred Moses, W8FSM 2008 Thanks to Fred Moses and TCWireless for their support of This Week in Amateur Radio and TWIAR International http://www.moses.bz educational English All segments and recordings used with permission Spoken Word(interviews, reading, etc) Greg Williams, K4HSM webmaster@twiar.org http://www.twiar.org Community Video Associates, Inc http://www.twiar.org false Community Video Associates, Inc false George Bowen, W2XBS all ages 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. amateur radio ham radio radio communications FCC federal communications commission AMTOR PACTOR APRS packet transmit scanner HF VHF UHF skywarn hamvention antenna WWV hamfest technology leo laporte technology WBCQ shortwave FM AM USB LSB sideband ARHAB TNC tower ARRL RAC WIA RSGB JARL Mhz callsign enforcement GPS D-STAR AMSAT ARISS RTTY ourmedia 2008-05-05 06:26:03 GeorgeBowen_W2XBSThisWeekinAmateurRadio_778