[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #583 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 583
Air dates: 06.12.04 > 06.19.04

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 583 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending June 19, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Duane Whittingham, N9SSN, from our news
bureau at WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, and by our Technical Director, George
Bowen, W2XBS, from our headquarters studio facility 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 and features covered in This Weeks edition:

01. The NTIA claims BPL could help alleviate power line noise.
02. The ARRL takes issue with public funding of New York State BPL project.
03. ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP addressed Dayton forum on BPL issues.
04. The crew aboard the ISS honor President Regan by ringing ships bell.
05. Maritime Mobile Services net handles another at-sea emergency.
06. Some big changes are in the works for amateur radio in Australia.
07. Special event station listings for week of June 13,2004.
08. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
09. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH, on 2 meter DX'ing.
10. The Space Report with Chris Peterson, KG0BP.
11. AMSAT-NA announces that the SO-50 satellite is now available via CTCSS.
12. "More Musings" with Wil Rogers, W4WLR from West Palm Beach, Florida.
13. Florida man arrested for inventing device to steal from power company.
14. Lloyd "Sig" Sigmon inventor of "Sig Alert", W6LQ, SK.
15. Kentucky's youngest amateur is also the states youngest amateur extra!
16. ARRL committee recommends the adoption of two proprietary technologies.
17. Motorola announces new wireless chip set with speeds up to 1gbps.
18. Virginia amateur is first in US to accomplish WAS working QRPp.
19. Weekly propagation forecast report.
20. VO1MRC 60 meter experiment is set for June 19 and 20.
21. Iraq makes claim for internationally recognized presence on the internet.
22. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
23. Temper Temper! Tempers fly as news of President Regans death breaks.
24. Late Breaking: AMSAT Oscar Echo satellite on the way to its launch site.

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KG9OG, of Portage, Wisconsin. Where "This Week in Amateur Radio" is heard
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