[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #594 - General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 594
Air dates: 08.28.04 > 09.04.04

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-- North America's Premier On-The-Air Amateur Magazine Service --

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 594 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending September 04, 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 Syracuse, New York, by Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our west coast
bureau in Simi Valley, California, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, from our
headquarters studio in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 72 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are separate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. Terrorism comes to ham radio as an arsonist burns down a hams tower & home
02. The ARRL seeks comments on draft "Bandwidth" petition.
03. SERA Repeater Coordinator okays mandatory repeater tone policy.
04. Australian amateurs may get no protection from BP interference.
05. The FCC warns an amateurs neighbor about interference.
06. The ARYL goes to bat for Arizona amateurs seeking BP field trial shutdown
07. Two directors step aside, balloting set in three ARYL divisions.
08. Minnesota section elects a new Section Manager.
09. ARES assist the Red Cross in wake of typhoon.
10. AM SAT NA reports its lab building is a victim of Hurricane Charley.
11. Dead Electrical Dudes - Coming this fall to This Week in Amateur Radio!
12. Special event station listings for week ending September 5th.
13. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
14. Weekly propagation forecast report.
15. Site and host sought for fifth annual USA/ARDF championships.
16. KF9MP-Part 6 (conclusion) Public Service Announcements for your club.
17. TSR/The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP
18. A DOS glitch nearly killed the MARS exploration Rover.
19. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH - (WA2AIB)
20. Courage Handi-Ham System up-date with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
21. ARRL to participate in National Preparedness month.
22. Amateur community invited to participate Maxim birthday/anniversary.
23. Microsoft lays out its plans for next release of the Windows OS.

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our Richard Helzer, WB6GVO, of Atascadero, California.

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