[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #590 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 590
Air dates: 07.31.04 > 08.07.04

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

                     SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 590 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending August 07, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our west
coast news bureau in Simi Valley, California, and by our technical director
George Bowen, W2XBS, at our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 85 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are seperate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. Broadband provided to dump BPL in Central New York State trial area.
02. ARRL seeks clarification of FCC response to a BPL interference complaint.
03. AMSAT Oscar Edho (AO-51) opens for an FM Voice repeater trial run.
04. Wildfires make July a busy month for Nevada ARES volunteers
05. Massachusetts ARES stood ready to support agencies during D.N.C in Boston.
06. A New York amateur surrenders his amateur license.
07. Volunteer Examiner Coordinators discuss Q-Pools and restructuring.
08. Radio Amateurs of Canada propose elimination of Morse to Industry Canada.
09. ARISS says ISS crew has strict schedule, limited time for casual hamming.
10. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
11. California Historical Radio Society obtains late ARRL Directors callsign.
12. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
13. Successful Public Service Announcement Writing for your club with KF9MP.
14. The FCC is investigating 1999 exam sessions.
15. Weekly propagation forecast report.
16. Somalia gives ham radio increased power levels and other incentives.
17. Special event station listings for week of August 1st.
18. Expedition 10 crew eagerly awaiting their upcoming mission to the ISS.
19. Indiana amateur gets official okay, and an apology for his tower.
20. John Creel, WB3GXW to appear on NBC Dateline.
21. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
22. Courage Handi-Ham System Report with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
23. Spoofing, generates new round of spurious arrl.net e-mail messages.
24. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
25. Leonard Kahn, still trying to test and promote his CAM-D system over IBOC.

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California.

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