[TWIAR] summary 488

[Dale Sargent]

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition #488 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 24 August 2002.  Anchoring
this weeks edition is our Technical Director, W2XBS from our
headquarters
in Albany, New York.

Total running time for this weeks edition is 37:39

1.  Proposal filed to allow European/UK ops to use FRS type radios on
70-cm.
2.  United Parcel Service (UPS) now neutral on SAVI porposals for 70-cm.

3.  ARRL Homeland Security grant training to start September 1st.
4.  Special event station listings.
5.  The Contesting and Convention Report with N2FNH.
6.  Weekly propagation forecast report.
7.  The FCC spells out utilities obligations in interference cases.
8.  "More Musings" with Wil Rogers, W4WLR.
9.  DX: UK "five meggers" enjoying experimental activity on the air.
10. New York State amateur antenna bill close, but no cigar.
11. California ARES assists Red Cross in wildfire communications.
12. Heil presents commemorative microphones to the Queen Mary W6RO
station.
13. Hams invited to listen to signals bounced of a near-earth asteroid.

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week
in Amateur Radio, have been underwritten by a grant from Dieter Stussy
KD6LVW
of Los Angeles, Calfifornia, where This Week in Amateur Radio is heard
live via satellite Saturday evenings at 6pm on the K6BDE repeater on
445.520 megahertz, serving the Los Angeles Basin and Santa Monica.

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regulation.
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