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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 513 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending 15 February 2003.

This weeks edition,jammed pack with news and special features, is
anchored
by our technical director, George Bowen, W2XBS, from our studio facility
at
our headquarters in Albany, New York.

Approximate running time for this weeks jammed packed, special expanded
edition is 70 minutes.

1.  The amateur radio community mourns the loss of the Columbia
astronauts.
2.  Three Columbia astronauts were amateur radio operators. Report from
Q-News
3.  Hams in Texas assist with Columbia debris recovery effort.
4.  Shuttle loss will have an impact on amateur radio in space.
5.  Field Day 2003 gets a new entry class (Class F).
6.  TWIAR seeks new voices! Anchors and news readers wanted to enhance
service
7.  Special event station listings.
8.  The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report, with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
9.  W2XOY Special Report: "The Radio Bag". All hams should have one.
10. Weekly propagation forecast report.
11. Radio Amateur Callbook flying horse logo will soar once again.
12. The FCC re-allocates spectrum for new wireless services and devices.

13. High school students shoot TV news clip at ARRL headquarters.
14. President Bush proposes spectrum fees for analog television signals.

15. Tech Stuff Steve: FCC allocates VideoPhone from war effort.
16. Kit and portable antenna distributer Jade Products no longer in
business.
17. Starshine 3 re-enters earths atmosphere, SK.
18. How about replacing the shuttle with a "Space Elevator"?
19. Shuttle Astronaut tribute by W4WLR, "High Flight."

Transmission and production expenses have been underwritten this week by
a
grant from James Van Houten, KA3TTU, of Bowie, Maryland, where
"This Week in Amateur Radio" is heard each Sunday night at 8 P-M
on the WB3GXW repeater on 147.225 megahertz in Silver Springs, Maryland.

The winter season is always a busy time for amateur radio. Hams are
spending
more time indoors and on-the-air. And, along with amateur radios
increased
profile in public service these days, you will need a reliable,
up-to-the-
minute source of amateur radio news to stay informed.

Help keep This Week in Amateur Radio on the air, by supporting our
service
financially, or by clearing our bulletin service on your local repeater
system, or simplex frequency.  We will give you or your repeater
system/club
on-air credit in up-coming editions!

This Week in Amateur Radio is distributed each Saturday evening
on the internet (www.twiar.org) 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 audio
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, N0WKF, 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.

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 by calling W2XBS at 518.283.3665, or e-mail to
w2xbs@twiar.org.

We look forward to hearing from you or your organization soon!