[TWIAR] summary 527

[Dale Sargent]

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       * * *  H A M V E N T I O N    W E E K E N D  * * *

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 527 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending May 24, 2003.

This weeks edition, filled with all the latest amateur radio news and
special
features, is anchored by John Laughhunn, W9JFL, from our news bureau in
Chicago, Illinois, and by our Technical Director, George Bowen,
W2XBS,from
our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

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

1.  The FCC fails to grant an LF allocation, gives channelized access to
5Mhz.
2.  FCC grants primary status to amateurs at 2400-2402 megahertz.
3.  The HamVention is underway in Dayton, Ohio!
4.  Mid-west ham radio tornado response winds down after busy times.
5.  California amateur radio antenna bill is set for Senate public
hearing.
6.  Amateur Radio Today video CD-ROM is sent to all members of Congress.

7.  The FCC gives companies permission to sub-lease their spectrum
allocation.
8.  Florida pirate FM broadcaster is sentenenced to jail time.
9.  Special event station listings.
10. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
11. Weekly propagation forecast report.
12. Amateur News Weekly, a regional/internet service from Ohio is QRT.
13. Mounting Repeater Antennas Upside-Down with Greg Stoddard KF9MP.
14. ARRL "Logbook of the World" enters open beta-testing phase.
15. Columbia accident panel issues preliminary findings in shuttle
tragedy.
16  Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
17. The FCC okays use of Canadian satellites for US DBS/Broadband
services.
18. NPR features "Hello World - A life in ham radio" on a talk program.
19. ARRL/IARU presidents help the RAC mark its 10th anniversary.
20. The FCC orders a $2400.fine for unregistered antenna structure.
21. A county in Oregon needs a very specialized interpreter.

Transmission and production expenses have been underwritten by a
grant from Gene Wicklund, W0ZOK, of Horace, North Dakota, where
"This Week in Amateur Radio" is heard via satellite each Saturday
at 8:00 PM on 443.750 MHz, serving Fargo, Morehead, Minnesota,
and the Red River Valley.

Summer is just around the corner, and it's the season of 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.

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
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financially, or by clearing our bulletin service on your local repeater
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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,
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On the World Wide Web, program audio can now be found in several formats

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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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We look forward to hearing from you or your organization soon!