[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #596 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 596
Air dates: 09.11.04 > 09.18.04

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

Here is a summary of news items covered in edition # 596 of "This Week in
Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-delivered, on-the-air audio
magazine service, for the week ending September 18, 2004.

This weeks edition, overflowing with all the late-breaking amateur radio news
and special features, is anchored by Joe Ezell, KE5CLJ, from our southeast
news bureau in Little Rock, Arkansas, and by Jim Wishner, N0EXX, from our
bureau in St.Paul, Minnesota, and also by George Bowen, W2XBS, from our
headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

Approximate total program running time for this weeks edition is 82 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are seperate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. Hurricane Francis recovery continues with the help of amateur radio.
02. The Hurricane Watch Net facing storms "challenges" and now, Ivan.
03. A Florida businessman will try to reduce Hurricane Ivans intensity.
04. Intruder Signal on the 40 meter band remains a mystery for now.
05. Roger Barker, G4IDE, developer of WinPak and UI View software, SK.
06. Oldest amateur radio operator, ARRL member, in the US turns 104.
07. New orbital debris mitigation rules will apply to amateur satellites.
08. ARRL gets federal grant to tell amateur radios story to communities.
09. Founder of Burghardt Radio Suppy, Stanley Burghardt, W0IT, SK.
10. Industry Canada is soliciting comments on morse requirements in Canada.
11. First all digital HF voice contact in S.Africa reported, using HamDream.
12. SPECIAL: W2XOY Recalls His Radio Experience During 9/11 in New York City.
13. Special event station listings for week ending September 18th.
14. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
15. New no-code hams coming on the HF bands in Australia see unpleasantness.
16. New York City repeater coordinator MetroCor moratorium deadline looms.
17. TSR/The Space Report with Chris Peterson, KG0BP.
18. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH, looks at VHF DX.
19. The Courage Handi-Ham Report with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
20. Weekly propagation forecast.
21. FCC Chairman Michael Powell, pitches 2009 digital TV transition deadline.
22. InTeL develops new long range, (30 Mile), WiMaX chip.
23. Are you ready? Digital Duck and Cover is coming on the airwaves.

We would like to officially welcome the newest member of our on-air staff,
Joe Ezell, KE5CLJ, from Little Rock, Arkansas! Joe will be anchoring with
us beginning this week. Welcome aboard Joe!

Transmission and production expenses have been underwritten by
our Richard Helzer, WB6GVO, of Atascadero, California.

Welcome to fall! Conditions across the bands change, the harmonics go back
to school, and radio club meetings resume after the long summer hiatus.
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