[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #574 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 574
Air dates: 04.10.04 > 04.17.04

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 574 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
bulletin service, for the week ending April 17, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the latest amateur radio news and
special features, is anchored by Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our news bureau
in Simi Valley, California, Gary Clements, KC0JDT, from our news bureau in
Lima, Ohio, and by our technical director, George Bowen, W2XBS, from our
headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 62 minutes,
less the closed circuit advisory and pre-program materials.

Stories and features covered in This Weeks edition:

01. ARRL calls interference to attention of BPL trial community's mayor.
02. League says "Interference Temperature" concept, "Highly Premature".
03. Mississippi amateurs respond following AMTRAK train derailment.
04. KB5UAC looking forward to returning to Earth, but not to gravity.
05. The FCC fines a restaurant for using illegal long-range telephone system.
06. Australian CB'er set up an impressive packet radio network.
07. Special Event Station listings for week of April 10th.
08. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
09. Weekly propagation forecast report.
10. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
11. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
12. Public Service Announcement Writing Part 2 with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
13. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
14. The FCC proposes $498,000 fine to Clear Channel for Stern violations.
15. KNRC-AM (Littleton CO) turns off its HD-IBOC which caused interference.
16. The inventor of the telephone answering machine dies in Wisconsin.
17. Well known contester Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
19. NASA launches satellite to test Einstein predictions.
20. Comment period on FCC proposed amateur restructuring coming to a close.
21. Resistentialism and amateur radio operator. Are you experienced?

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, was made possible by a grant from the AREC repeater group
of Lake Worth, Florida, where This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the
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