[TWIAR] summary 568

[Dale Sargent]

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 568 of "This Week
in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air
audio
bulletin service, for the week ending March 06, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the latest amateur radio news
and
special features, is anchored by Duane Whittingham, N9SSN, from our news

bureau at WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, Jason Roach, KF4VDX, from our
news
bureau in Knoxville, Tennessee, and George Bowen, W2XBS, from our
headquarters
news studio in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 71
minutes,
less the closed circuit advisory and pre-program materials.

Stories and features covered in This Weeks edition:

01. The FCC proposes rules and regulations for BPL systems.
02. The FCC appears to be putting BPL on "The Fast Track", W5JBP
comments.
03. The ARRL submits testimony in support of the Hawaii antenna bill.
04. The FCC keeps up the pressure on alleged unlicensed 10 meter
operations.
05. SATERN net assists with traffic from the troubled country of Haiti.
06. WA6MHZ wins San Diego Section Manager election. Others appointed.
07. HamVention 2004 planning and preparations are on going, full tilt!
08. Special Event Station listings.
09. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
10. Weekly propagation forecast.
11. Amateur radio "personalities" will be on the air for the W1AW SSB
contest.
12. More Musings with Wil Rogers, W4LWR - W4BUG Eulogy.
13. NEW! The Random Access Thought, with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
14. TSR/The Space Report with Chris Perterson, KG0BP.
15. ISS Spacewalk cut short by Russian officials due to kinked hose.
16. N0AX wins ARRL 2004 Technical Writing Award.
17. Jail term enforces temporary radio silence on former west coast
amateur.
18. The NTIA initiates its own Spectrum Management inquiry.
19. Peggy Sue (Garron) gets her ham ticket after appearance on special
event.
20. AO-40 recovery effort continues with 64 meter dish in Austrailia.
21. UO-11 satellite celebrates its 20th anniversary in orbit.
22. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
23. The Passion of The Christ movie cast and crew could have used
grounding.

Transmission and production expenses for this edition of This Week in
Amateur
Radio, have been underwritten by a grant from Allan Stap, AC8DX of
Gobles,
Michigan, where This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the N8DXB
repeater on
145.17 megahertz in Kalamazoo.

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