[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #612 - GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 612
Air dates: 01.01.05 > 01.08.05

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #612 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
January 08, 2005.

This weeks edition, is anchored by our very dedicated anchors who gave up
part of their New Years Eve. Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, at our northeast news
bureau in central New York, Jim Wishner, N0EXX, at our mid-west news bureau
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and George Bowen, W2XBS, at our headquarters studio
facility in Albany, New York.

* Full version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 95 minutes.
* Edited/Short version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 52 minutes.

Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are separate files.

Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. Massive earthquake causes tsunami to hit Asia. Ham Radio helps respond.
02. Morse code requirement, restructuring, still on FCC radar for 2005.
03. Small plane crashes into KFI-AM 640 radio tower. Tower falls, kills ham.
04. High winds knock over KSON-AM radio tower in San Diego.
05. Ham radio couple is still missing, but their vehicle has been found.
06. The ARRL renews its demand for the FCC to shutdown a New York BPL trial.
07. ISS crew tells students during ARISS QSO that Zero G is terrific.
08. FCC Enforcement Bureau is busy as 2004 winds to a close.
09. Major retesting of amateurs from California VEC session begins in 2005.
10. FCC issues a Notice of Apparent Liability to Brooklyn New York business.
11. Television broadcasters must pick their digital channels this month.
12. The long time voice of WWV as become a silent key.
13. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
14. UK amateurs face a spectrum challenge in the microwave region.
15. Special event station listings for week ending January 8, 2005.
16. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
17. Weekly propagation forecast report.
18. A handheld outplays a cellphone during an automobile accident.
19. Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
20. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Time" with Jeff WA2AIB
21. The Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
22. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
23. FCC approves SDR Software Defined Radios, in the United States.
24. FCC proposes $220k forfeiture against Entercom for indecency violations.
25. The FCC authorizes unlicensed ultrawideband devices.
26. CQ Magazine celebrates 60th anniversary with "CQ Gang" special event.
27. Dayton Hamvention is seeking award nominations for 2005.
28. The 40 meter band expands across Europe as 2005 gets underway.
29. U5MIR returns to space as commander of next ISS expedition.
30. New distance record claimed on 403 gigahertz.

Transmission and production expenses for This Week in Amateur Radio for the
first week of 2005, were covered by a grant from Michael Grenier, K-C-0-I-O-C
in Forest Lake, Minnesota.

The long winter is here, and that means those long nights spent 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 produced specifically for the amateur radio
community.

Also, remember that This Week in Amateur Radio is listener and club supported.
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"This Week in Amateur Radio" is proud to be your reliable source for all the
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the past twelve years. Our special segments each week, adds to the value of
the service to the amateur community, and are exclusively available on "This
Week in Amateur Radio"

"This Week in Amateur Radio: is a weekly amateur radio audio, on the air, news
magazine/bulletin service, produced by a lot of dedicated volunteers, by
Community Video Associates, Inc., a New York State not-for-profit corporation.

The mailing address for our support fund is:

This Week in Amateur Radio Support Fund
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