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Trumix.com listings available of This Week in Amateur Radio Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. WIA: Members and Guests Descend on Broken Hill Today saw a major influx of members and guests into Broken Hill for the WIA AGM weekend and to participate in the planned social and tourism events. 40 meter and 2 meter simplex stations were set up in the Southern Cross Hotel on Thursday evening to accompany people travelling by road. Thanks are extended to all those home stations who spent their time keeping the travellers company on HF and relaying messages to others who could not be heard because of propagation conditions. (Audio includ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Field Day Audio Promo #2 Recorded for air on amateur band repeaters - have your local repeaters run this promo! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Field Day Audio Promo #3 For use on broadcast stations - NOT FOR AIR ON AMATEUR FREQUENCIES - send to your local radio station or community service station for airtime. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Field Day Audio Promo #1 For use on local repeaters, or for broadcast stations with music bed and local club tag. Mix audio for local preferences. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Iran Speedboat Conflict Falsely Attributed to Ham Radio The recent conflict between speedboats in Iran and an American warship is being blamed on a false transmission from elsewhere. The perpetrator is being labeled as a Radio Ham in this news story. Technocrat.net would like to point out that anyone with a boat is likely to have the sort of radio involved, and many more exist on shore. The sort of person who makes false transmissions on marine radio is not likely to be a ham radio operator. Amateur radio requires some technical competence befor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website UK: Ofcom publish Radio Amateur response to 24 GHz radar Ofcom have published on their website the joint response by RSGB, UKuG and AMSAT-UK to the latest Automotive Short Range Radar 24 GHz consultation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website David Letterman is a ham? Yesterday's combative appearance of Howard Stern on Late Night with David Letterman lasted three freewheeling segments, sparing few media heavyweights. There were some tender moments. Stern mainly used the appearance to settle old media scores, sharpening his rhetorical knives on his archnemeses: Don Imus, Dr. Phil, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno.--On Letterman's supposed fascination with ham radio: Stern said, ''Listen to me ... a lot of serial killers are ham radio operators.'' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Quake drill tests Hemet emergency response At about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, when the day was just starting to pick up for many residents, a simulated earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.4 occurs on the northern segment of the San Jacinto Fault Zone. First estimates of the imaginary epicenter were placed at two miles southeast of Highway 60 and Gilman Springs Road. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fulton Amateur Radio Club celebrates 50th Anniversary (New York) FULTON, NY (2007-07-27) Since the early 1900's people have been experimenting with wireless radio. The Fulton Amateur Radio Club recently ran a Special Events Station to celebrate its 50th anniversary. When the day was done, Club members had spoken to over 300 amateur operators in 32 states, 2 provinces and 2 foreign countries. WRVO's Kate Percival has this audio postcard. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #067 - Week of 5/06/06 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. US House Committee okays Telecom bill with BPL interference study amendment. 02. FCC Chairman is nominated by the Bush administration for second term. 03. The VU4AN Andamans operation created a clamor on the bands. 04. California public utilities commission approves state BPL regulations. 05. The FCC considers regulations for towers in relation to migratory birds. 06. Hams in Europe detect the Venus Express satellite. 07. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #067 - Week of 5/06/06 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. US House Committee okays Telecom bill with BPL interference study amendment. 02. FCC Chairman is nominated by the Bush administration for second term. 03. The VU4AN Andamans operation created a clamor on the bands. 04. California public utilities commission approves state BPL regulations. 05. The FCC considers regulations for towers in relation to migratory birds. 06. Hams in Europe detect the Venus Express satellite. 07. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #066 - Week of 4/29/06 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Glen Baxter, K1MAN, Appears ready to take the FCC to court over $21K fine. 02. Lawyer for convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets a second sentencing continuance. 03. ARRL alleges misrepresentation by BPL operator; inaction by the FCC. 04. ARRL Executive Committee works through a wide-ranging agenda. 05. Australia may place Ultra wide band radar in the ham 24 gigahertz band. 06. The FCC invites comments on ARRL Spread Spect ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #066 - Week of 4/29/06 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Glen Baxter, K1MAN, Appears ready to take the FCC to court over $21K fine. 02. Lawyer for convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets a second sentencing continuance. 03. ARRL alleges misrepresentation by BPL operator; inaction by the FCC. 04. ARRL Executive Committee works through a wide-ranging agenda. 05. Australia may place Ultra wide band radar in the ham 24 gigahertz band. 06. The FCC invites comments on ARRL Spread Spect ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website SuitSat-1 still in orbit - video Tossed into orbit three months ago from the International Space Station, SuitSat-1 continues to orbit Earth--although its batteries are long since dead, Spaceweather.com reported this week that skywatcher Kevin Fetter videotaped SuitSat-1 as it passed over his Brockville, Ontario, Canada, home (the bright star in the movie is Vega). A spare Russian Orlan spacesuit equipped with a battery-operated voice transmitter, slow-scan TV system, voice recordings and various sensors, SuitSat-1 was the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #064 - Week of 4/15/06 01. Glen Baxter, K1MAN, Appears ready to take the FCC to court over $21K fine. 02. Lawyer for convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets a second sentencing continuance. 03. ARRL alleges misrepresentation by BPL operator; inaction by the FCC. 04. ARRL Executive Committee works through a wide-ranging agenda. 05. Australia may place Ultra wideband radar in the ham 24 gigahertz band. 06. The FCC invites comments on ARRL Spread Spectrum petition. 07. New ARRL "Hello Campaign" video public s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #064 - Week of 4/15/06 01. Glen Baxter, K1MAN, Appears ready to take the FCC to court over $21K fine. 02. Lawyer for convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets a second sentencing continuance. 03. ARRL alleges misrepresentation by BPL operator; inaction by the FCC. 04. ARRL Executive Committee works through a wide-ranging agenda. 05. Australia may place Ultra wideband radar in the ham 24 gigahertz band. 06. The FCC invites comments on ARRL Spread Spectrum petition. 07. New ARRL "Hello Campaign" video public s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #678 - Week of April 8, 2006 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Glen Baxter, K1MAN, Appears ready to take the FCC to court over $21K fine. 02. Lawyer for convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets a second sentencing continuance. 03. ARRL alleges misrepresentation by BPL operator; inaction by the FCC. 04. ARRL Executive Committee works through a wide-ranging agenda. 05. Australia may place Ultra wide band radar in the ham 24 gigahertz band. 06. The FCC invites comments on ARRL Spread Spect ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #677 - Week of April 1, 2006 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The FCC affirms a $21,000 NAL (fine) against Glen Baxter, K1MAN. 02. The FCC denies REC Networks petition in the Baxter case. 03. The Vanity call sign fee is poised to drop later this year. 04. An Arizona power utility shuts down its Cottonwood BPL field trial. 05. The State of New Mexico funds a state wide amateur emergency network. 06. Injured miner, Randy McCloy, KC8VKZ, goes home. 07. Hungarian amateurs get six meters and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #062 - Week of 4/01/06 Here are the stories making news This Week in Amateur Radio: 01. The FCC tells four amateurs to take personal disputes off the air or fine. 02. The FCC adopts plan to establish a public safety/Homeland Security Bureau. 03. The FCC tells amateurs failure to respond could lead to enforcement action 04. BPL chip maker shows interference abatement improvements to the league. 05. The league requests rule changes to ease spread spectrum operations. 06. Maryland utility ends its limited BPL pilot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #062 - Week of 4/01/06 Here are the stories making news This Week in Amateur Radio: 01. The FCC tells four amateurs to take personal disputes off the air or fine. 02. The FCC adopts plan to establish a public safety/Homeland Security Bureau. 03. The FCC tells amateurs failure to respond could lead to enforcement action 04. BPL chip maker shows interference abatement improvements to the league. 05. The league requests rule changes to ease spread spectrum operations. 06. Maryland utility ends its limited BPL pilot ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #675 - Week of March 18, 2006 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Amateur radio is poised to stay within the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau as FCC creates Homeland Security Bureau. 02. Mississippi becomes the 22nd state to add PRB-1 into state laws. 03. "Hello Campaign" provides rallying point to promote amateur radio. 04. New Mexico creates a new state wide emergency network that supports amateur radio, and earmarks half-million for ham gear. 05. Ham reports to the FCC about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #058 - Week of 3/04/06 01. Regulation by bandwidth "A reasonable middle ground" the league says. 02. ARISS makes it official SuitSat One is SK. 03. The 3Y0X DXpedition is now a part of ham radio history. 04. Long Island Power Authority to proceed with BPL testing. 06. Hams provide communications to assist with Phillipine mud slide. 07. Shortwave frequency coordinators huddle, cite need for more frequencies. 08. Virginia members elect new Section Manager, new SM's elected. 09. CBS News anchorman Christopher Glenn, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #058 - Week of 3/04/06 01. Regulation by bandwidth "A reasonable middle ground" the league says. 02. ARISS makes it official SuitSat One is SK. 03. The 3Y0X DXpedition is now a part of ham radio history. 04. Long Island Power Authority to proceed with BPL testing. 06. Hams provide communications to assist with Phillipine mud slide. 07. Shortwave frequency coordinators huddle, cite need for more frequencies. 08. Virginia members elect new Section Manager, new SM's elected. 09. CBS News anchorman Christopher Glenn, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #672 - Week of February 25, 2006 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Regulation by bandwidth "A reasonable middle ground" the league says. 02. ARISS makes it official SuitSat One is SK. 03. League tells the FCC to order an end to arbitrary access limits to BPL database system. 04. The 3Y0X DXpedition is now a part of ham radio history. 05. Long Island Power Authority to proceed with BPL testing. 06. Hams provide communications to assist with Phillipine mud slide. 07. Shortwave frequency coo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TWIAR International #057 - Week of 2/25/06 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. The FCC is non-committal on the pending "Morse Code" proceeding action. 02. The league complains to the FCC about BPL database irregularities. 03. 3Y0X and NA1SS log a historic QSO. 04. The NCVEC releases a new revised and corrected Element 2 Question pool. 05. Praises of amateur radio read into the Congressional Record. 06. Bill Baran, N2FNH with the Random Access Thought 07. Leo Laporte with the latest technology news ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #663 - Week of December 24, 2005 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition: 01. Response to BPL complaints an "Illusion of Resolution", says the ARRL. 02. Massive BPL installation announced for Dallas-Fort Worth Texas in 2006. 03. The Senate approves new FCC appointees. 04. Canadian amateurs to loose 220-222 megahertz band in the new year. 05. UK amateurs will start the new year with new band plans. 06. It's Kids Turn on the Radio! First Kids Day 2006 is Sunday January 8th. 07. Amateur Radio Vanity Callsi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #657 - Week of November 12, 2005 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:01. Indiana tornado "like a theif in the night" ham radio volunteer says.02. Update on ham radio involvement inPakistan earthquake relief efforts.03. The White House nominates a new FCC Commissioner, taps Copps for new term.04. Cisco systems considers Fredericton New Brunswick smartest city in Canada.05. Revised restrictions on 70cm operation in the US Southwest.06. IARU has released 2006 Emergency Telecommunications Handbook.07. Ne ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Amateur Radio #651 - Week of October 2, 2005 Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:01. Ham radio communications continue in response to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita.02. Amateur radio volunteers still needed in hurricane stricken areas.03. Federal government grants augments "Ham Aid" for ham hurricane volunteers.04. ARRL sponsors 2005 Toy Drive for hurricane stricken ares in the Gulf.05. ARRL COO testifies on Capitol Hill on amateur radios value in disasters.06. Amateur radio Vanity Callsign program falls victim to the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Katrina radio public service announcement available! ARRL is making available a 30-second radio public service announcement (PSA) to highlight that ham radio has been on the air throughout the Hurricane Katrina crisis, passing emergency communications when other systems failed. Dozens of stations across the country already are playing earlier ARRL "mini-commercials" for ham radio, and the numbers keep growing. You can help by listening to, then downloading, the latest PSA from the ARRL Web site here onto a CD and taking it to your local radio ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website ARRL Audio News: Aug 12, 2005; Vol 24 Number 31 ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; Time to step up to the plate for spectrum defense; Italy is latest country to drop Morse requirement; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; Shuttle Discovery returns home safetly; Big Project continues to expand; K1EIC and W7JWJ share 2005 Mentor/Instructor Award; ARRL Audio News--IN BRIEF/CLOSE Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New ARRL Goes to Washington video available for download - Link goes to video New ARRL Goes to Washington video available for download (Jul 20, 2005) -- The ARRL is making available a 10-minute video, The ARRL Goes to Washington, that documents the League's activities on behalf of Amateur Radio on Capitol Hill and at the FCC. Produced by Dave Bell, W6AQ, Alan Kaul, W6RCL, and Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, The ARRL Goes to Washington now is available for downloading from the ARRL Web site. Because it typically occurs behind the scenes, ARRL's advocacy in "official Washingto ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website K1MAN issued $21,000 Notice of Apparent Liability The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing to fine Glenn A. Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine, $21,000. In the NAL, released June 7, the FCC alleges that Baxter has violated several sections of the Part 97 Amateur Service Rules. The list includes rules proscribing interference with ongoing communications, transmitting communications in which he has a pecuniary interest, failure to provide information the FCC requested, engaging in broadcasting, an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website RSGB: Schools Invited to Join in on 'Spacewalk' Attention schools! Would your school like to participate in a spacewalk? A Russian spacesuit is expected to be deployed from the International Space Station during a spacewalk currently planned for mid-September. Once deployed, the spacesuit will orbit earth for several weeks until it burns up when it enters the earth’s atmosphere. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team has received permission to include a special compact disk on-board this spacesuit with school a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website UK: Ofcom Proposes Lifetime Licenses for Radio Amateurs in the UK Ofcom today announced proposals to reduce the regulatory burden for amateur radio users by replacing the current paper-based system of licensing, renewed annually, with a new, low-cost electronic licence for life.Ofcom is not proposing to remove the need for amateur radio users to hold a Wireless Telegraphy Act licence. Nor will it will remove any regulation which safeguards the integrity of radio spectrum used by the amateur radio community. Rather, it is seeking the right balance between ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CQ Names Hall of Famers for 2005 CQ Amateur Radio magazine has announced the induction of 17 new members of its Amateur Radio, Contesting and DXing halls of fame. Names of the inductees were made public May 22 during Dayton Hamvention."CQ congratulates all of these deserving honorees," said CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. "Plaques for Contest and DX Hall of Fame inductees were presented at the Dayton Hamvention. Complete details will be in the July 2005 issue of CQ magazine." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CW Ops Whip Whippersnapper Text Messengers on National Television It might have been Friday the Thirteenth, but it was a lucky day for Morse code--and particularly for veteran CW contest ops Chip Margelli, K7JA, and Ken Miller, K6CTW. During a May 13 appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the pair was able to pass a message using good old fashioned Morse code more rapidly than a pair of teenaged text messengers equipped with modern cell phones. The victory, which replicated a similar challenge that took place recently in Australia, has provid ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Amateur Radio on Columbus November 2002, ARISS Europe extended a request to ESA Directorate for Manned Space Flight and Microgravity, asking for ham radio facilities on Columbus, the European ISS laboratory presently under construction. In 2003 ESA's Columbus division agreed on the principle. The project is to install amateur radio antennas on the nadir of Columbus, i.e. underneath the module, facing the earth. The antennas will be installed before launch. Columbus will be transported in the bay of an American Shutt ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Surfin': Linux for Hams Who Never Linux AI9NL - Harv's Hamshack Hack is a Web site that will help you get your feet wet with Linux. Harv has put together a CD containing a complete Linux operating system (OS) with a collection of Amateur Radio programs. The CD also includes non-ham radio software to accomplish other tasks like Web browsing, e-mailing, news reading, writing, and arithmetic. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website