[TWIAR] summary 460

[Dale Sargent]

 _/_/_/_/_/   _/     _/     _/_/_/    _/_/_/         _/_/_/
    _/       _/     _/       _/     _/    _/        _/    _/
   _/ his   _/ _/  _/ eek   _/ n   _/_/_/_/ mateur _/_/_/_/ adio
  _/       _/_/ _/_/       _/     _/    _/        _/   _/
 _/       _/     _/     _/_/_/   _/    _/        _/     _/

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition #460 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 09 February 2002. This weeks

edition is anchored our newest on-air voice, Steven Robertson, KB3HGM
from Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

1.  President Bush addresses Florida ARES net on 75 meters.
2.  The ARRL pulls out all the stops for the latest 70cm band threat.
3.  Hams in New Orleans will provide assistance for this years Super
Bowl.
4.  This weeks special event station listings.
5.  ARRL Field Day, and Affiliated Club Competition changes announced.
6.  The weekly propagation forecast report.
7.  RFI complaints, and city council involvement frustrate Michigan
amateur.
8.  WEBT-AM (Tuscson Arizona) looses one of its four towers to a fall.
9.  "More Musings" with Will Rogers, W4WLR, of West Palm Beach, Florida.

10. Amateur Radio History Headlines, with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
11. A mysterious satellite signal on two meters is identified.
12. The latest FCC acronym alert! ATINS being changed to FRN's.
13. Indiana man injured when antenna strikes power lines.
14. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report, with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
15. New distance records set on 241 and 332 gigahertz. Yes Gigahertz.
16. Second "space tourist" trip to the ISS is delayed.
17. Ham radio on the Radio!

Transmission and production expenses have been underwritten this
week by a grant from John Creel, WB3GXW of Silver Springs, Maryland,
which carries "This Week in Amateur Radio" via internet digital audio
each
Sunday evening at 8:00pm on the WB3GXW repeater on 147.225Mhz serving
Silver Springs, Maryland, and the greater Washington D.C. area.

So far, 2002 is a busy year with amateur news, band threats, and FCC
actions.
Help us keep you up to date by supporting This Week in Amateur Radio.

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.
The service also is carried on repeaters throughout North America and
by WA0RCR on 160 meters at 1860 kHz.  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 w2xbws @twiar.org.