[TWIAR] Summary 508

[Dale Sargent]

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 508 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending 11 January 2003.

This weeks edition is anchored by our Technical Director, George Bowen
W2XBS, from our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate running time for this weeks edition is 55 minutes.

1.  FCC issues "Last Warning" to Michigan Ham; Threatens NY ham with
hearing.
2.  FCC poised to renew computer hackers amateur radio license.
3.  Art Bell, W6OBB, retires from broadcast radio.
4.  ARRL concludes 5 MHz experiments, awaits FCC decision on the new
band.
5.  Hams help out during Oklahoma town-wide telephone outage.
6.  Chicago youngsters enjoy an end of the year contact with the ISS
crew.
7.  Nominations open for the 2003 Philip J. McGan Memorial Award.
8.  Marconi Trans-Atlantic Transmission 100 years old. Special Event &
Report
9.  The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
10. The weekly propagation forecast report.
11. "More Musings" with Wil Rogers, W4WLR from West Palm Beach, Florida.

12. The ARRL Outgoing QSL bureau ends year with nearly 2 million cards
mailed.
13. Amateur Radio History Headlines, with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
14. Tech Stuff Steve looks at Voice Over/IP technology.
15. Happy Birthday! The Internet turns 20 this week. (We think.)
16. ARRL providing FCC License renewals, license mods, to non-members.
17. A near-earth asteroid is coming by this week.

Transmission and production expenses for this weeks edition were
underwritten by a grant from Michael Grenier of Forest Lake, Minnesota.

TWIAR needs your support to continue through 2003.

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