This Week in Amateur Radio # 798

Title: This Week in Amateur Radio # 798

Description: Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. A Nevada amateur radio operator may sue after his towers are deemed illegal by the local government. 02. The ARRL Board of Directors meets in Conneticut to plan the future direction and functions of the league. 03. The FCC approves the merger of XM and Sirius with some conditions. 04. The Last HOPE hacker convention in New York City results in 42 new hams! 05. The VoIP net activates as Hurricane Dolly strikes the Texas coast. 06. WinDRM and other sound card digital programs dissappear, then reappear with replacement encoders due to licensing difficulties. 07. K0DXC is profiled by KTSC television news program. 08. Art Bell, W6OBB, is inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. 09. Robert (Bob) Seivers, W9FJT, "Mr.WOWO" becomes a silent key. 10. "ServiceNation" summit to host emergency planners and volunteers. 11. AMSAT-UK Colloquium is being held this weekend. 12. World News Round Up NORTH CAROLINA......NEW TWO METER BEACON IS ON THE AIR NEW ZEALAND.........WAITAKERE SPRINTS TO CONTINUE 13. DRM Consortium welcomes new FCC license to begin shortwave DRM testing across Alaska. 14. A radio club in the United Kingdom gets a grant to upgrade to D-STAR. 15. Cuba and Venezuela to lay new undersea cable for Cuban internet access. 16. Two Kansas amateurs are electrocuted while installing a new antenna. 17. A Pennsylvania town rescinds an amateurs constructon permit for a tower. 18. Hiram Percy Maxims original telegraph key returns to the ARRL. 19. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO. 20. NASA assigns the new crew for the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station - STS-128. 21. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA. 22. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Repeater ID Collecting" 23. QCWA announces its annual election results. 24. TWIAR Staff Blogs are now on-line. Visit them! Leave comments. 25. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available! Do you have one on your shack wall? 26. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. 27. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte. 28. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR. 29. Special event station listings for the upcoming week. 30. Weekly propagation report and forecast. 31. The ARRL and the FCC meet in Washington to discuss the future of BPL. 32. The FCC sends a Warning Notice to an unlicensed broadcaster in Florida. 33. The VoIP net activates as Hurricane Dolly strikes the US coastline. 34. You can win a solar power radio. 35. "Space Hackers" is an interesting tale. 36. Robert Weston Smith (aka Wolfman Jack/SK) returns to the airwaves, this time via world wide shortwave!

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