[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION # 584 - General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 583
Air dates: 06.19.04 > 06.26.04

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

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 584 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending June 26, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our news
bureau in Simi Valley, California, and our newest anchor, Peter Huba, N2HUB,
reporting from our new Schenectady, New York bureau, and as always by our
technical director and producer, George Bowen, W2XBS, from our studio
facilities in Albany, New York,

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 80 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are separate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. An Iowa amateur is the BPL interference "Poster Child".
02. FCC says pending changes to 40 meters will enhance spectrum efficiency.
03. The ARRL in substantial agreement with FCC on wide-ranging proposals.
04. ARRL releases new video presentation explaining BPL interference.
05. Audio presentation of new ARRL video explaining BPL interference.
06. AMSAT OSCAR ECHO satellite ready for launch from Kasakhstan.
07. Are you ready to work AMSAT OSCAR ECHO satellite? Here's How.
08. International Space Station may be active during field day.
09. Southern Oklahoma amateurs assist mass inoculation drill.
10. Weather radios will soon carry Homeland Security and Amber alerts.
11. The FCC proposes $85,500 fine to DirecTV for moving satellite.
12. Special event station listings for week of June 20th, 2004.
13. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report on upcoming conventions and contests.
14. Weekly propagation forecast.
15. California ARES/RACES teams help with Regan funeral cortege.
16. Counting down to field day...some helpful tips for a great field day.
17. New web utility to ease submittal of ARRL Field Day entries.
18. "SigAlert" developer Loyd C "Sig" Sigmon, ex W6LQ, SK.
19. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
20. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "A Ham Dinner At Denny's"
21. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
22. HamVention "slave" pays debt for football loss.
23. Metorite falls in New Zealand and other places around the globe.
24. Rule changes proposed for amateur radio service in New Zealand.
25. Tech News: Sweeping stun guns to take out crowds. Don't cross the beams!

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