[TWIAR] TWIAR EDITION #615 - PROGRAM RELEASE
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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 615
Air dates: 01.22.05 > 01.29.05
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-- North America's Premier On-The-Air Amateur Magazine Service --
Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #615 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
January 29, 2005.
This weeks edition, is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, from our northeast
news bureau in Central New York, and by, Jim Wishner, N0EXX, from our mid-west
bureau in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and by, our producer/technical director,
George Bowen, W2XBS, from our headquarters studio facility in Albany, New
York.
* Full version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 83 minutes.
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* Edited/Short version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 63 minutes.
Closed circuit promo advisory and pre-program materials are separate files.
Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell announces he will resign his position.
02. The FCC issues a $10,000 fine for unlicensed operations.
03. AMSAT announces the Echo satellite reopens for normal FM repeater modes.
04. This Week in Amateur Radio International (TWIARi) to debut on WBCQ radio.
05. Industry Canada reports "overwhelming agreement" to dropping morse code.
06. ICOM makes amateur radio promotional video available on its web site.
07. ISS Commander returns to his elementary school via amateur radio. (ARISS)
08. ARRL, volunteers, PRB-1, help mid-western hams get tower permits.
09. The European Union acts to limit broadband over powerline interference.
10. Alpha/Power again in new hands.
12. BPL interference may be solved with the help of a new modem technology.
13. Amateur radio volunteers help out in North Carolina governor inauguration.
14. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
15. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. How to pronounce LINUX.
16. Special event station listings.
17. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
18. Weekly propagation forecast.
19. Computers help NASA design the best antenna for future satellite ops.
20. More Musings with Will Rogers, W4WLR.
21. The last recording tape manufacturer in the US (Quantegy) closes doors.
22. Courage Handi-Ham System up-date with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
23. Volunteer amateurs are needed for the up-coming Boston Marathon.
24. Los Angeles Sheriffs Department to test unmanned portable airplane.
25. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
26. ARES supports National Weather Service/Red Cross in flooded areas.
27. The ARRL Board is to meet this weekend in Connecticut.
28. Project Oscar issues call for papers for up-coming west coast symposium.
29. Sharp Systems three dimensional flat-panel display going on market.
30. Special paint additive can turn your shack into a faraday cage.
31. Echostar purchases HDTV-DBS System "VOOM" from Cablevision Systems.
32. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
33. RF exposure causes commercial tower climbers clothes to smoke.
Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, were made possible by a grant from Daniel Nick, K-B-Zero-N-V-H
of South Saint Paul, 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
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