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Here is a summary of news items covered in this weeks edition #474 of
"This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's satellite-delivered
on-the-air
audio bulletin service, for the week ending 18 May 2000.  This weeks
edition is anchored by Steven Robertson, KB3HGM from our bureau in
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Total running time this week is approximately one hour.

1.  The FCC porposes two new amateur radio bands.
2.  Pennsylvania students quiz the ISS astronauts about gum and soda
pop.
3.  The FCC bumps back the privileges of six hams after VE session
audit.
4.  An ex-ham gets three years in prison for unlicensed operation.
5.  Migrating RV-TV amplifiers bringing interferences with them.
6.  West Virginia hams help state deal with flooding problems.
7.  Ariane successfully launches French PicoSats.
8.  Special event station listings.
9.  Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
10. The weekly propagation forecast report.
11. Public service announcement development series with Greg Stoddard,
KF9MP.
12. The Packet Radio Junkbox with Bill Baran, N2FNH (Runs long ID Over
Needed)
13. New Mexico amateurs respond to wildfires.
14. Ham radio could have another role on the big screen in Phenomonal
sequel.
15. Panama recovers lost amateur radio bands.
16. Canadian amateurs to use special prefixs for Queens Golden Jubilee.
17. A new house bill proposes greater ISP monitoring of users.
18. The house delays auction of 700mhz spectrum.
19. The Pentagon is poised to raise the power of GPS satellites.
20. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.

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

In order for This Week in Amateur Radio to continue to provide the
amateur
radio community with news and information, it costs an average of $25
per
week to operate.  Thats considerably less than other amateur radio
bulletin
services, but we cannot continue to operate without contributions from
you.
Remember, YOU keep us on the air.

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,
packet @ N2TY, or e-mail to w2xbs@twiar.org.