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This Week in Amateur Radio welcomes our newest anchor to our on-air
staff
of talent. John Laughhunn, W9JFL, from Chicago.

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 516 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending 08 March 2003.

This weeks edition, jammed pack with news and special features, is
anchored
by John Laughhunn, W9JFL from our bureau in Chicago, and George Bowen,
W2XBS,
from our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate running time for this weeks edition is fifty-seven minutes.

1.  Michigan pirate FM broadcaster banned from ham radio for five years.

2.  ISS crew will return to Earth via the Russian Soyuz capsule this
month.
3.  Hams aid NASA as search for Columbia debris focuses on western
states.
4.  ARRL expresses concern about ham radio impact of changes to the 70cm
band.
5.  Pioneer 10 spacecraft sends its last signal to Earth after thirty
years.
6   Amateur radio hurricane conference looks ahead to stormy weather.
7.  Software Defined Radios successfully capture HDTV signal stream.
8.  Special Event Station Listings.
9.  The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
10. Weekly propagation forecast.
11. More Musings with Will Rogers, W4WLR. This time: New! Digital SSTV!
12. Concert pianist ham's run to benefit cancer research.
13. Hams provide communication for the Los Angeles Marathon.
14. DX: 4L4FN leaves North Korea.
15. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
16. Kentucky ARES teams put in a really busy month.
17. TECH NEWS: RFID radio chips in every consumer product is coming
soon.
18. Yahoo group created for amateur who use the Mac platform.
19. TECH NEWS: Nanotechnology to pave the way for micro-transmitters.
20. Tech Stuff Steve's weekly telecommunication report.

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.

As spring approaches, it's time to look forward to the busy season for
amateur radio. Antenna and tower repair and installations, a full new
roster of public service events, and of course Field Day. In todays
world,
with ham radios increased profile in public service due to recent
events,
it's important for amateurs to stay up date with the latest news and
events
taking place in amateur radio.

This Week in Amateur Radio is proud to be your source for the latest,
up-to-the-minute amateur radio news and special features.

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!