[TWIAR] New Summary #609

[Greg Williams]

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

              * * ! H A P P Y     H O L I D A Y S ! * *

Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #609 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only
satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
December 18, 2004.

This weeks edition, is anchored by Arielle Trimm, KC2MDT, from our
northeast
news bureau in Albany, New York, and by Duane Whittingham, N9SSN, from
our
mid-west news bureau at WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, and by George
Bowen,
W2XBS, from our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

* Full version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 92 minutes.
* Edited/Short version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 42 minutes.

Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are seperate
files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. FCC requires Arizona BPL field trial operator to work with amateur
club.
02. SoCal ham radio couple missing after selling boat in Newport Beach,
CA.
03. The FCC proposes to fine a Missouri amateur for failing to reply to
    commission coorespondence.
04. President Bush orders agencies to define present and future spectrum
use.
05. ARISS space chats exhilarate Long Island and Quebec, Canada
students.
06. The FCC denies a petition seeking to require the licensing of
individuals
    repairing radio equipment.
07. Georgia community to allow amateur antennas in CC&R governed
    sub-divisions.
08. The FCC proposes additional $21,000 fine for the ex-KG6IRO.
09. Wheaton, Illinois, can't skewer amateur radio towers.
10. WLTH-AM receives $16,000 FCC fine for tower lighting violations.
11. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
12. NASA asks the ISS Expedition 10 crew to trim calories, ration food.
13. TWIAR Christmas week special edition is coming up soon. Details
listed.
14. Special event station listings for week begining December 11, 2004.
15. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report on up-coming contests and
conventions.
16. Weekly propagation forecast.
17. Rare Andaman and Nicobar Islands (VU4) DXpedition is on the air!
18. SCAMP (Soundcard Amateur Message Protocol) begings on-air alpha
testing.
19. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
20. KB2GOM. Jock Elliots annual thought for the holiday season for
amateurs.
21. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
22. Courage Handi-Ham System up-date with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
23. Dayton HamVention to remain at HARA Arena through 2007, says DARA
release.
24. Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) announces 2004 Scholarship
competition.
25. W1AW, K1D, to be active and on-the-air for January 2, 2005 Kids Day!
26. The FCC is set to vote on rules and regulations for Ultra Wideband.
27. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
28. New military radio systems could spell trouble for your garage door.

Transmission and production expenses for This Week in Amateur Radio
during
this holiday season, were covered by a grant from Chris Huber, N6ICW,
and
the N6ICW Repeater Association, serving Sacremento, San Francisco Bay
area,
and Lake Tahoe.

The long winter is here, and that means those long nights spent on the
air,
and in shack.  Be sure to tune into your local repeater or net that
carries
"This Week in Amateur Radio" each week, to keep up to date on all the
latest
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Gregory S. Williams
k4hsm at knology.net