[TWIAR] summary 509

[Dale Sargent]

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 509 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending 18 January 2003.

This weeks special expanded edition is jammed pack with news and special

features. Co-anchored this week by Larry Shilkoff, from our bureau in
Simi
Valley, California, and our technical director, George Bowen, W2XBS,
from
our headquarters studio in Albany, New York.

Approximate running time for this weeks edition is a whopping 69
minutes.

1.   High speed 802.11b multimedia hamming could be amateur radios next
thing!
2.   FCC threatens Yonkers, New York ham with a revocation hearing.
3.   FCC tells a California ham to stop transmitting music on two
meters.
4.   ARRL board to take a strategic tack at its up-coming January
meeting.
5.   French students rendezvous with astronauts on the Space Station.
6.   New Jersey legislature honors amateur radios role in September
11th.
7.   Special Event Station listings.
8.   The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
9.   The weekly propagation forecast report.
10.  DXCC processing returns to normal after a faulty server is
replaced.
11.  The Anceint Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
12.  Detroit WDMK-FM is making broadcast history. All digital
transmissions.
13.  Don Pettite, KD5MDT to sub for Budarin, RV3FB during space walk.
14.  Germany launches a new ham radio satellite. SAFIR-M
15.  New Saudi-Sat gets OSCAR designation.
16.  California RACES team responds to dangerous gas leak.
17.  Solomon Island hams resond to disater relife calls foloowing
cyclone Zoe.
18.  Tech Stuff Steve Reports on Open Source Spectrum.
19.  Active Marine television antennas causing interference to GPS
receivers.
20.  Maritime Net celebrates its 35th anniversary in service to others.
21.  FCC's Michael Powell, calls TiVo 'Gods Machine'.
22.  After 20 years, it's time to put the CD format to rest.
23.  Aussie teens invent a true anti-gravity machine.
24.  TWIAR reports on what the fashion conscious ham is wearing this
year.

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.

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
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"This Week in Amateur Radio" is a weekly amateur radio audio
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