[TWIAR] summary 461

[Dale Sargent]

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition #461 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 16 February 2002. Our
program
this week is co-anchored by Steven Robertson, KB3HGM from Chesapeak Bay,

Maryland, and our Excutive Producer, George Bowen, W2XBS from our
studios
in Albany, New York.

1. The FCC checks its Gettysburg mail facility for Anthrax
cross-contamination
2. The ISS resumes normal operation following an un-expected computer
crash.
3. Turkish amateurs fill post-earthquake communications gap.
4. New Zealand simplifies its amateur radio licensing process.
5. The FCC puts a freeze on new stations in the expanded AM broadcast
band.
6. Special Event Station Listings.
7. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
8. The weekly propagation forecast report.
9. YA5T is back on the air from Kabul, Afghanistan.
10. The 53rd annual International DX Convention will be held this April.

11. The Radio Amateurs of Canada reports IRLP nodes now at 337 and
growing.
12. World Trade Center investigation focuses on communication failures.
13. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
14. Montana students pose tough questions to ISS astronauts during
contact.
15. The ARRL unveils its new Antenna Modeling course.
15. Amateurs assist in rescue of distressed sailboaters.
16. A crank powered cellphone? That's right! What can hams do with this?

Transmission and production expenses have been underwritten this
week by Chris Huber, N6ICW, of Sacramento, California, where
"This Week in Amateur Radio" can be heard each Monday evening via
digital delay at 7:30pm on the N6ICW repeaters in Sacramento on
147.195 MHz, and in South Lake Tahoe, California, on 145.15MHz.

!! * IMPORTANT NOTE * !!
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Please
help keep This Week in Amateur Radio on the air through the coming
Spring
season. We will give you or your repeater support group, or club, on-air

credit during up-coming programs! Thanks!

WE NOW RETURN YOU TO OUR REGULAR PROGRAM RELEASE.

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
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analog audio subcarrier, located at 137 degrees west longitude in
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"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.