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Here is a summary of news items covered in this weeks edition #463 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
on-the-air
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 02 March 2002. Anchoring
this
weeks edition is Steven Robertson, KB3HGM, from Chesapeak Bay, Maryland.

Total running time this week is approximately 70 minutes.

1.  New York High School stsudents Quiz ISS cre during latest ARISS
contact.
2.  The ARRL continues to challenge the FCC over Part 15 authority.
3.  The FCC fines the makers of high-power cordless phones.
4.  President Bush taps Dashle aide for latest FCC appointment.
5.  ARISS promises no more "NOCALL" on ISS packet soon.
6.  Incumbent Virginia Section Manager wins in high-profile election.
7.  Quick response a key factor in ARES wild fire response in San Diego.

8.  Special Event Station Listings.
9.  The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
10. The weekly propagation forecast report.
11. The ARRL announces new on-line "Contest Soapbox".
12. Olympic special event stations are racking up the Q's!
13. W2XOY: September 11th from a radio point of view.
14. Shortwave Listening Above And Beyond #2 - Antennas Part 1 w/KA9ZQK
15. The FCC has redesigned its amateur service web site.
16. KF9MP: Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard.
17. Amateur antenna bills are filed in Tenneesee.
18. ISS News: Spacewalks are completed this past week.
19. Boston Marathon amateur radio preparations are underway.
20. RAC: VE9HC, Hugh Clark, appointed Assistant Director for Atlantic
Canada.

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.

!! WE INTERRUPT THIS RELEASE FOR IMPORTANT FUNDING INFORMATION !!

Our current support funding has run out with this weeks edition. Please
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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
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 individual amateurs.
Further information is available from George Bowen, W2XBS, at
518.283.3665,
packet @ N2TY, or e-mail to w2xbs@twiar.org.