[TWIAR] summary 533

[Dale Sargent]

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
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Please note that next weeks edition of This Week in Amateur Radio
Edition #534 will be available Thursday Evening July 3rd, to allow our
production staff to enjoy the Fourth of July Holiday with their
families.

The satellite distribution on The W0KIE Satellite Radio Network will
remain
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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 533 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending July 05, 2003.

This weeks edition, filled with all the latest amateur radio news and
special
features, is anchored by Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our news bureau in
Simi Valley, California, and 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 fifty minutes.

1.  No morse controversy at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003.
2.  ARRL joins Department of Homeland Securities, "Citizens Corp".
3.  The California amateur radio antenna bill moves closer to governors
desk.
4.  Arizona, New Mexico amateurs, respond to wildfires.
5.  The New York amateur radio antenna bill dies in the state
legislature.
6.  Harness failure may be the cause of a fatal fall from a 1500' TV
tower.
7.  The RSGB repeats history by resuming amateur audio bulletins on 5
megs.
8.  Special event station listings next week.
9.  The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report on conventions and contesting
w/WA0RCR.
10. Weekly propagation forecast report.
11. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY looks at
1940.
12. First joint US-Cuba field day operation is on the air.
13. New FCC website highlights the technology and history of television.

14. SCAM ALERT: ARRL warns of bogus solicitations for QST subcriptions.
15. Western Washington state gets a new section manager.
16. Oregon Section Manager recalled in a rare special election.
17. TECH NEWS: Report on digital television transition.

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, have been underwritten by a grant from Kent Peterson,
KC0DGY of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where This Week in Amateur Radio is
heard
on the WB0BWL repeater searving Minneapolis and St.Paul.

Summer is finally here, and it's the season for Field Day, club picnics
and barbecues, new antenna installations, and of course a new roster of
public service events. In today's world, with ham radios increased
profile
in the wake of recent world events, it's important for amateurs to stay
up
to date with the latest news and happenings taking place in worlds
greatest
hobby.

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