[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #577 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 577
Air dates: 05.01.04 > 05.08.04

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 577 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
bulletin service, for the week ending May 08, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the latest amateur radio news and
special features, is anchored by Gary Clements, KC0JDT, from our news bureau
in Lima, Ohio, Larry Shilkoff, KJ6NV, from our news bureau in Simi Valley,
California, 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 74 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are separate.

Stories and features covered in This Weeks edition:

01. ARRL President calls on the White House to withdraw its support for BPL.
02. Congressman/Ham urge FCC Chairman's support for ARRL restructuring.
03. NTIA releases study, documents radio interference from BPL systems.
04. The FCC denies filing deadline extension requests in BPL proceeding.
05. Shortwave Listeners also have a right to file BPL interference complaints.
06. The FCC denies a petition to limit business communications on the FRS band
07. Expedition 9 crew settles in aboard the ISS, Expedition 8 back on earth.
08. The FCC revokes a convicted murderers amateur radio license.
09. Special event station listings.
10. The Gateway 160 meter net report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
11. Weekly propagation forecast report.
12. Oklahoma amateur was the first to win new ARRL WAS-90 award.
13. The Random Access Thought with Jeffery Bennett, WA2AIB.
14. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
15. The new morse "@" symbol character becomes official on May 3rd.
16. The Courage Handi-Ham report with Pat Tice, WA0TDA
17. Log Book of The World to inaugurate DXCC credit system on May 5th.
18. The US Department of Commerce honors a Maryland ham for his work in Iraq.
19. DARA returns "Dayton" to the Hamvention name.
20. A new computer processor can rewire itself on the fly.
21. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY - "Titanic!"
22. Inventor of the L.E.D. receives inventors prize.

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