[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #627 - GENERAL PROGRAM RELEASE
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 627
Air dates: 04.16.05 > 04.23.05
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #627 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
April 23, 2005.
Today's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio is anchored by Bill Russell,
KC2IFR, at our northeast news bureau in Glens Falls, New York, and by Duane
Whittingham, N9SSN, at our mid-west news bureau at WTND-LP in Macomb,
Illinois, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, at our headquarters studio facility in
Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* Full version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 100 minutes.
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* Edited/One Hour version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 58 minutes.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:
* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promo available as seperate
audio files.
CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. ARRL Executive Committee readies regulation by bandwidth recommendations.
02. Yet another arrest is made in the case of the missing Arizona ham couple.
03. Armstrong Alpine tower to be site of commemorative broadcast.
04. Intervention by the RSGB wins reprieve in U.K. deregulation spat.
05. Public funding for New York State BPL project is in limbo.
06. Follow up story on FCC thanking ham for quick response to repeater problem
07. NY Pops at Carnegie Hall to honor Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD.
08. NIST study of 9/11 communications failures puts radio gear under scrutiny.
09. California students chat with Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chaio on ISS.
10. IARU-R1 calls attention to language in European BPL recommendations.
11. Homeland Security Grant funds a full ARES trailer in South Carolina.
12. World Amateur Radio Day is Monday, April 18th, 2005.
13. CNN International to feature program on amateur radio.
14. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
15. Satellite Segment with Bruce Paige, KK5DO. "Beginning Satellite"
16. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Ham Radio Biorhythm"
17. "More Musings" with Wil Rogers, W4WLR "The Death Of Amateur Radio"
18. Special event station listings for week ending April 23, 2005.
19. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report - Contesting/Conventions with WA0RCR.
20. Weekly propagation forecast report.
21. ARRL seeks nominations for 2005 Phillip J.Magan Silver Antenna Award.
22. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
23. Three radio amateurs are on their way to the ISS - Expedition 11.
24. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
25. ARRL represents amateur radio at science teaching convention.
26. Ham radio will complete plans for newly activated Amber Alert in VK.
27. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
28. ABC-TV to re launch its digital "News Now" news service.
29. Senators don't want Spanish-American War tax to hit the internet.
30. Computerized traffic and parking tickets are coming to your ares soon.
31. Pay careful attention to the wording of Electronics auctions on E-Bay.
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As hams look forward to the summer, it's time to look forward to the busy
season for amateur radio. Antenna and tower repair, a brand new roster of
public service events, contesting, and of course all the up-coming hamfests.
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