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 amateur radio station at the Smithsonian is QRT after 32 years. 02. New Mexico amateurs repond to floods caused by Hurricane Dolly. 03. German radio manufacturer Hiberling ceases production much anticipated amateur transceiver. 04. HF digital voice programs are once again available for download on the net 05. Engineering group makes proposal to the FCC to move the entire AM broadcast band to vacated television channels five and six. 06. The FCC fines an Oregon Citizens Band operator. 07. A new BPL system is up and running in Portugal causing interference to local amateurs. 08. ARMY MARS lends a hand during Hurricane Dolly operations in the U.S. 09. The FCC sends a warning notice to another unlicensed broadcaster in the State of Florida. 10. The marketing and sale of uncertificated transmitters brings a California business a fine from the FCC. 11. Ireland grants its amateurs use of the 70mHz channelized band. 12. Digital Radio Mondiale testing on shortwave will begin in soon in Alaska. 13. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up RADIO SCIENCE..............MORE ON THE AURORA BOREALIS UNITED KINGDOM.............RADCOM NEEDS ARTICLES BANGLADESH.................SCOUT HAM RADIO OPS FROM JAMBOREE INDIA......................INDIA LIGHTHOUSE IN ILLW 14. A new Yahoo group is formed to help UK amateurs battle BPL/PLC. 15. A Nevada amateur has his towers deemed illegal by his city. 16. CQ Magazine publishes an article on amateur radio support following the earthquakes in China. 17. An activist group wants the FCC to license all wireless microphones. 18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO 19. AMSAT Phase 5-A satellite will be first amateur and first private expedition to another planet. 20. BATC-TV covers the AMSAT Symposium creatiing an amateur television network 21. A new amateur satellite launched by the Dutch is now live. 22. K0DXC is featured in a newscast by a local television station. 23. Art Bell, W6OBB is inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. 24. TWIAR Staff Blogs are now on line! Visit them through www.twiar.org. 25. The Monthly Propagation Forecast Report with Steve Nichols, G0KYA. 26. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "154.4mHz Pirate" 27. "Space Hackers" movie reveals space race monitoring pirates. 28. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available to put on your shack wall. Where's yours 29. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 30. Special event station listings with W2XBS 31. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 32. The End of an Era as the amateur station at the Smithsonian goes QRT. An interview with NN3SI license holder. 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 2008-08-03 08:33:58 GeorgeBowen_W2XBSThisWeekinAmateurRadio_799