[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #571 - General Release
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 571
Air dates: 03.20.04 > 03.27.04
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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 571 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
bulletin service, for the week ending March 27, 2004.
This weeks edition, overflowing with all the latest amateur radio news and
special features, is anchored by Duane Whittingham, N9SSN, reporting from
WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, Jason Roach, KF4VDX, from our news bureau in
Knoxville, Tennessee, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, from our headquarters
studio facility in Albany, New York.
Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 68 minutes,
less the closed circuit advisory and pre-program materials.
Stories and features covered in This Weeks edition:
01. Comment period on proposed BPL Rules and Regulations Open, due May 3rd.
02. ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, guesting on Coast to Coast AM w/W6OBB.
03. The FCC proposes to correct several VEC filing errors.
04. National VEC propose new entry-level "Communicator" license.
05. ISS Commander Mike Foale, talks with students at a school in Scotland.
06. Past President of the ARRL among HamVention 2004 award winners.
07. Upcoming Special Event station listings.
08. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson. WA0RCR.
09. Weekly propagation forecast.
10. The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
11. Iowa club receives "The Point of Light" award, mentioned on Paul Harvey.
12. TSR/The Space Report with Chris Peterson, KG0BP.
13. WA0RCR Gateway Newsletter bulletin service under FCC scrutiny.
14. Amateur radio is represented at National Hurricane Conference.
15. ARRL announces new on-line Technician licensing course.
16. Researchers at R0PA Arctic Research rescued after six days on ice.
17. Leslie A. Moxon, G6XN, noted antenna author, SK.
18. Bogus messages still circulating from the arrl.net mail server.
19. International Amateur Radio Union announces its election results.
20. DXCC desk approves new operations for credit.
21. Amateur Radio History Headlines, with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
22. "The Ham Band" releases its first music video.
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Radio, have been underwritten by a grant from Tom Bert, KB8MFV, of Salem,
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