[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #603 - GENERAL PROGRAM RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 603
Air dates: 10.30.04 > 11.06.04

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Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 603 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending November 06, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, from our north-
east news bureau in Syracuse, New York, and by Joe Ezell, KE5CLJ, from our
southeast news bureau in Little Rock, Arkansas, and by our technical director,
George Bowen, W2XBS, from our headquarters studio in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 98 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are seperate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. The FCC releases BPL R&O, stresses interference avoidance and resolution.
02. State utility commissioners BPL task force session, yields some insights.
03. Digital SW broadcasting troublesome to some, experimental for others.
04. ARRL Executive Committee meets to discuss bandwidth petition and BPL.
05. TWIAR is now available via Podcast and begins RSS & XML news feeds.
06. The FCC fines a Washington state CB operator for unlicensed operations.
07. An Ohio retailer fined $7000 by FCC for selling CB RF power amplifier.
08. The RSGB proposes a 500 Kilohertz band for UK amateur operators.
09. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte
10. Expedition 9 crew back on Earth, Expedition 10 crew jumps in the saddle.
11. Special event station listings for week of October 31st.
12. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report on up-coming contests and conventions.
13. Weekly propagation forecast.
14. "More Musings" with Wil Rogers, W4WLR from West Palm Beach. Internet Base.
15. The Courage Handi-Ham System update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
16. The FCC relocation of federal users includes some amateur 2.3GHz spectrum.
17. UK amateurs gain addition spectrum on 40 meters this weekend.
18. N4MC Vanity Headquaters web site goes dark.
19. New pole mounted device senses what frequency car radios are tuned into.
20. The Random Access Thought is in desperate need of new thoughts! Yours!
21. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP from Rochester, Minnesota.
22. First Australian to US QSO took place this week, 80 years ago.
23. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. UFO/Buckeye.
24. New FCC action enables 5.9GHz DSRC highway networks.
25. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
26. We're fifty years into the future!

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, was made possible by our staff and crew at our headquarters
in Albany, New York.  Remember that out of pocket expenses to cover production
of this weekly bulletin service by our staff is a limited resource.  If you
value our service, to keep you up-to-date on all the latest amateur radio
news, please help support us.  Although we can't tell you how to support us
on the air, you will find all the information you need on our web site at
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The long winter season is almost here. And that means those long nights on
the air, and in shack.  Be sure to tune into your local repeater or net that
carries This Week in Amateur Radio each week, to keep up to date on all the
latest news and special features specifically aimed at the amateur radio
community.

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"This Week in Amateur Radio" is proud to be your source for all the late-
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"special features" each week, add to the value of the service to the amateur
community, and are exclusively available on TWIAR.

"This Week in Amateur Radio" is a weekly amateur radio audio, on the air,
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State not-for-profit corporation.

The mailing address for our support fund is:

This Week in Amateur Radio Support Fund
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This Week in Amateur Radio is distributed each Saturday evening
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and Dale Sargent, N0WKF, our audio file guy.  Our mirror site (when needed)
is also available at http://www.qsl.net/twiar with thanks to Al Waller, K3TKJ
of QSL.Net.

This Week in Amateur Radio is also the first and only amateur radio bulletin
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