[TWIAR] TWIAR #611 Christmas Holiday Edition - Program Summary

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #611 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only
satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
January 01, 2005.

This weeks edition, is anchored by Joe Ezell, KE5CLJ, from our
south-east
news bureau in Little Rock, Arkansas, and by our Producer, George Bowen,
W2XBS, from our headquarters in Albany, New York.

* Full version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 101 minutes.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. W2XBS holiday edition introduction and behind the scenes thanks.
02. Dayton 1985 keynote address with Jean Sheperd, the late K2ORS.
03. Leo Laporte interview with Apple computer inventor Steve Wozniak.
04. 51% with Arielle Trimm, KC2MDT female involvement with amateur
radio.

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
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