[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #575 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 575
Air dates: 04.17.04 > 04.24.04

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 575 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
bulletin service, for the week ending April 24, 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, Jason Roach, KF4VDX, from our bureau located
in Knoxville, Tennessee, and by our technical director, George Bowen, W2XBS,
at our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 76 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are seperate.

Stories and features covered in This Weeks edition:

01. The FCC proposes wide-ranging changes to the amateur service rules.
02. The ARRL requests a filing deadline extension in the BPL proceeding.
03. The FCC okays RF Identification tags at 433.5 to 434.5 megahertz.
04. Federal regulators propose to turn off all analog television by 2009.
05. The FCC "drops-in" more wireless broadband spectrum at 3650 megahertz.
06. Hawaii amateur radio antenna bills make it to the conference level.
07. NC utility encounters mixed results in avoiding ham spectrum with BPL.
08. Shortwave listeners can voice their opinions on BPL interference.
09. ARISS to mull ham radio's role in distant space travel missions to Mars.
10. The ARRL and amateur radio to be represented at 2004 NAB convention.
11. Special event station listings.
12. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
13. Weekly propagation forecast report.
14. The IARU marks world amateur radio day on Sunday, April 18th.
15. RAT/The Random Access Thought, with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
16. This Week in Amateur Radio welcomes Handi-Hams to our bulletin service.
17. Handi-Hams News and Views with Patrick Tice, WA0TDA.
18. TSR/The Space Report with Chris Peterson, KG0BP.
19. Iowa amateur gets back his lost, reassigned call sign.
20. Amateur Radio For Dummies book is now available.
21. The FCC to stop accepting applications on pre-December 2003 Form 605.
22. Sony investigates US military for using Playstation controllers in tanks.
23. Sony introduces new five gigabyte DVD...made of paper.
24. Amateur Radio History History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
25. The 580 ton Euro-Tunnel Machine was sold on E-Bay.

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