[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #588 - General Program Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 588
Air dates: 07.17.04 > 07.24.04

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

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 588 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending July 24, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Pat Huba, N2HUB, from our news bureau in
Schenectady, New York, Duane Whittingham, N9SSN, from our news bureau at
WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, Randy Carson, N9ROI, from our mid-west news
bureau in Messena, Iowa, and by our Producer, George Bowen, W2XBS, from our
studio facility at our headquarters 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. ARRL board meets in Connecticut - BPL is one of many hot topic issues.
02. Ohio ARRL Section Manager announces formation of BPL Team Organization.
03. FCC Chairman Michael Powell re-affirms agencys support for BPL.
04. Hawaii governor vetoes two amateur radio antenna bills.
05. The continuing story of Jack Gerritsen. This Week: The Long Beach Bomb Sqd
06. The FCC clarifies its role regarding RFI and consumer electronic gear.
07. The FCC affirms an $11,000 fine for a California amateur.
08. FCC enforcement actions with Darryl Duckworth, NN0W, from the FCC.
09. ISS astronaut Mike Fincke chats with Space Camp Turkey on ham radio.
10. AMSAT AO-51 commissioning process continues.
11. WIA pushes ahead on 5 megahertz proposals.
12. MDS/ITFS spectrum re channelized - MDS morphes into BRS.
13. Special event station listings for week of July 18th.
14. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
15. Weekly propagation forecast report.
16. First western Canada LF QSO is reported.
17. Black Cat Systems releases an update for Multi-Mode OSX for MacIntosh.
18. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
19. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH - Kids and Amateur Radio.
20. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
21. WRNN-TV Kingston, NY to shut off analog channel. Goes digital only.
22. New Zealand is allocated a satellite slot in the Clark Belt.
23. Decade old recording technology could bring brighter, clearer beer.
24. An FCC DBS auction, first to take place in years, is a few days away.
25. Amateur proves that ham radio is still "The Home Of The Good Guys!"

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