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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 07 September 2002. Anchoring

this weeks edition is

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

1.  The FCC gets involved in a repeater vs repeater battle in Arkansas.
2.  Florida man imprisoned and fined for deliberate interference.
3.  ARRL Director/Vice Director races set to go in four divisions.
4.  Special event station listings.
5.  The Contesting and Convention Report.
6.  Field Day 2002 logs are now up on the ARRL web site.
7.  The vanity callsign fee is going up on September 9, 2002.
8.  Amateurs provide wildfire support in San Diego county California.
9.  The Random Access File witn Bill Baran N2FNH (Warning: runs long
watch ID)
10. Pop star Lance Bass passes technician exam as part of his quest for
space.
11. Power line interference workshop at ARRL headquarters a hit.
12. The final two amateur radio antennas have been mounted on the ISS.
13. RAC: VO1MX appointed assistant division director.
14. RAC: Call for RAC award nominations.
15. TECH: Sony discontinues manufacturing BetaMax VCR's.
16. TECH: JVC announces HDTV format to replace DVD.

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