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Here is a summary of news items covered in this weeks edition #479 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
on-the-air
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 22 June 2002.  This weeks
edition is anchored by Steven Robertson, KB3HGM, from our bureau in
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Total running time this week is approximately fifty-eight minutes.

1.  World Radio Conference 2003 is looking for a new host site.
2.  Colorado ARES groups aid in response to Colorado wildfires.
3.  The ARRL's stance on Part 15 draws lots of fire from industry.
4.  The FCC dismisses Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) sheilding proposal.
5.  Special Event Station Listings with George Bowen, W2XBS.
6.  Contesting And Convention Report with Wil Rogers, W4WLR.
7.  The weekly propagation forecast report.
8.  The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
9.  Missionary killed in the Philippines was an amateur radio operator.
10. The ARRL inaugurates "Logs Received" web site.
11. New Extra Class question pool goes into effect July 1st.
12. Defendant hospitalization forces recess in deliberate interference
case.
13. The ARRL National Convention is set for Texas.
14. Unlicensed FM broadcaster is fined $10,000 by the FCC.
15. FCC Chairman appointed Spectrum Policy Taskforce.
16. Nextel signals are jamming up public service communication
frequencies.
17. International Space Station News.
18. TWIAR Sunday night chats on E-QSO!

Funding for This Week in Amateur Radio has been made possible this week
by
contributions from our listeners and affiliates, as well as by our staff

at our headquarters facility in Albany, New York.

In order for This Week in Amateur Radio to continue to provide the
amateur
radio community the best and latest news and information each week, we
run up a tab of about $25. per week in operating expenses.  This
includes
internet access, long distance telephone, and other news gathering and
production expenses.  That's considerably less than other amateur radio
bulletin services, but we cannot continue to operate without the support

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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 individual amateurs.
Further information is available from George Bowen, W2XBS, at
518.283.3665,
or e-mail to w2xbs@twiar.org.