[TWIAR] summary 489

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:57:36 -0400

Sorry gang my computer is in pieces and Im updating from work.

Will have site updated within the hour.

Greg Williams

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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 31 August 2002.  Anchoring
this weeks edition is our Technical Director, George Bowen, W2XBS, from
our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Total running time for this weeks edition is forty-five minutes.

1.  The new amateur antenna installations on the ISS have been
rescheduled.
2.  An FCC audit continues into a W5YI-VEC California test session.
3.  Pending CITEL resolution is a step toward a global ham radio
license.
4.  ARRL 2002 Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Pro Media Award nominations are open.

5.  Special event station listings.
6.  The Contesting and Convention Report with N2FNH.
7.  Weekly propagation forecast report.
8.  Update on the UK 5 Megahertz experiment.
9.  W2XOY: Special - "VolksRadio - Part 2"
10. ARRL members help support the defense of amateur radio frequencies.
11. A ham led team attempts to send a model airplane across the
Atlantic.
12. Incumbent Section Manager in Puerto Rico elected.
13. FCC Chairman Micheal Powell launches the "FCC University".
14. Kenwood announces new high-definition radio receivers.
15. Have you seen "The Mysterious White Dots"?

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.

The up-coming fall season promises to be busy for amateur radio
regulation.
And, along with amateur radios increased high profile in recent public
service
events, you will need a up-to-the-minute source for amateur news. Help
keep
This Week in Amateur Radio on the air, by supporting our service to you.

Please help support North America's most up-to-the-minute on-the-air
bulletin service. We will give you or your repeater/club on-air credit
in
up-coming programs. Thanks!

This Week in Amateur Radio is distributed each Saturday evening
on the internet and also on commercial C-Band satellite via the
"W0KIE Satellite Network" Saturdays at 9:00 PM (EST) on SES Americom
AMC-7 communications satellite, transponder 5 (H), 7.5 Mhz wideband
analog audio subcarrier, located at 137 degrees west longitude in
equatorial geosynchronous orbit.

"This Week in Amateur Radio" is a weekly amateur radio voice
bulletin service, produced by Community Video Associates, Inc.,
a New York State not-for-profit corporation.  Our mailing address
for questions, comments, or support is -- P.O. Box 30 -- Sand Lake,
New York 12153.

On the World Wide Web, program audio can now be found in several formats

(including streaming RealAudio and MP3) at our primary web site
http://www.twiar.org with thanks to our web guru Greg Williams, K4HSM,
and Dale Sargent our audio file guy.  Our mirror site is also available
at http://www.qsl.net/twiar with thanks to Al Waller, K3TKJ of QSL.Net.
Contact your local amateur radio club or repeater operator if "This Week
in
Amateur Radio" is not being heard in your area.

Production and transmission expenses are underwritten by
donations from repeater operators, amateur radio clubs, and
individuals.  Further information is available from George Bowen,
W2XBS, at 518.283.3665, packet @ N2TY, or e-mail to [email protected].

We would love to hear from you.

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