[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #593 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 593
Air dates: 08.21.04 > 08.28.04

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 593 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending August 28, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, from our news
bureau in Central New York, Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our news bureau in
Simi Valley, California, and by our Producer/Technical Director, George Bowen,
W2XBS, from our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 92 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are separate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. Ham radio only "reliable communications" at Hurricane Charley ground zero.
02. ARRL goes to bat for Arizona amateurs seeking BPL field trial shutdown.
03. ISS astronaut tells youngsters he is craving fried chicken during QSO.
04. String of southern California Radio Shack robberies sparks FBI probe.
05. Sacramento Valley ARES units go on high alert for wild fire duty.
06. There is still time to comment in "Omnibus" Part 97 FCC rule making.
07. New FCC Emergency Communications Declaration policy prefers VHF/UHF.
08. Hams assist during Maryland hospital telephone outage.
09. Special event station listings for week of August 22nd.
10. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
11. Weekly propagation forecast.
12. DX News: New Zealand to Fiji LF/HF contact reported.
13. DX News: First YA to North America 6 meter contact reported.
14. ARRL member is named to key FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau post.
15. Courage Handi-Ham Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA from Handi-Ham headquarters.
16. FCC says that a new high-tech Emergency Broadcast System is planned.
17. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH - "SRV"  Parts One & Two
18. ARRL Southwestern Division Convention to feature "Goldwater" theme.
19. UK's Ofcom proposes low power community radio on the 27 megahertz band.
20. TSR/The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
21. Surprise! A vulnerability is found in new Windows XP service pack two.
22. IEEE honors Tony England, W0ORE.
23. New technology will bring automated AMBER alerts to cell phones/computers.
24. Study says unpatched/unprotected PC's compromised in 20 minutes on the net
25. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.

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