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[Dale Sargent]

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    * * *  S P E C I A L   E X P A N D E D  E D I T I O N  * * *

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 22 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 edition is Sixty-eight minutes.

1.  As the terrorism warning level is raised, hams should be prepared.
2.  Amateur radio spectrum protection act is reintroduced in the US
House.
3.  The ISS cre comments publicly on Columbia, digs in for possible long
stay.
4.  Texas amateurs stand down in Columbia debris search and recovery.
5.  UTC emergency communications national training grant to cover all
levels.
6.  Utah amateur radio antenna bill is on its way to the governors desk.

7.  Special event station listings.
8   The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
9.  The weekly propagation forecast report.
10. Riley Hollingsworth preaches courtesy and common sense on the air.
11. A "Harmonized" 7 Mhz allocation gains support in the americas.
12. Amateur radios public service story "Ham Radio Today" download up.
13. ARISS chair begs patience regarding the RS0ISS packet system.
14. The Random Access File with Bill Baran N2FNH "Abanonware"
15. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
16. Indiana amateur radio antenna bill slowly advances.
17. TECH: 802.11g the latest wirless networking standard receives
approval
18. ARRL 2003 Field Day logo and slogan emphasize amateur emergency
roles.
19. NPR call for audio about the World Trade Center for new series.
20. Tennadyne joins the ranks of The Human Race.
21. Wireless internet access to be available to climbers of Mt. Everest.

22. Lots of computer storage needed for Lord of The Rings: The Two
Towers.

Transmission and production expenses have been underwritten by a
grant from The A-R-E-C Repeater Group of Lake Worth, Florida.
Where "This Week in Amateur Radio" is heard each Saturday evening
at 8:30pm live via satellite, on the W-R-4-A-K-X repeater on 146.67
megahertz, covering south Florida from Fort Pierce to Fort Lauderdale.

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
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Production and transmission expenses are underwritten by donations from
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information is available by calling W2XBS at 518.283.3665, or e-mail to
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We look forward to hearing from you or your organization soon!