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Here is a summary of news items covered in this weeks edition #481 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
on-the-air
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 06 July 2002.  This weeks
edition is anchored by Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our news bureau in
Simi Valley, California.

Total running time this week is approximately fifty seven minutes.

1.  Amateurs support Arizona wildfire response, ARES stands-down in
Colorado.
2.  The FCC WRC-03 advisory panel recommends "phased-in" worldwide 7Mhz
band.
3.  It's baaaaaccck! Amsat Oscar Seven satellite returns from the dead.
4.  ARRL HQ meeting explores enhanced public safety role for amateur
radio
5.  FCC initiates inquiry into Tennessee ARRL-VEC examination session.
6.  RAC: 220-220 megahertz band comes under attack in Canada.
7.  Ham "freebanders" snagged by the FCC in Indiana.
8.  AMSAT and the ARRL to discuss QRM at 2400 megahertz.
9.  Petition for reconsideration follows FCC denial of EMP shielding
proposal.
10. Field Day turns tragic for a radio club in Alabama.
11. French PicoSats receive their Oscar numbers.
12. The Dayton HamVention posts attendence loss again this year.
13. Canadian military receives authorization to jam radio and
telephones.
14. Another all ham crew settles in aboard the International Space
Station.

Edition 481 of This Week in Amateur Radio was made possible by a grant
from
our staff and crew at our headquarters in Albany, New York.

Funding for This Week in Amateur Radio has been made possible this week
by
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