[TWIAR] TIARA Edition #639 GENERAL RELEASE

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 639
Air dates: 07.09.05 > 07.16.05

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #639 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
July 16, 2005.

Today's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Brent Taylor, VE1JH, from our brand new news bureau in New Brunswick, Canada,
and by Mark Wheeler, WB2ULR, from our southeast news bureau in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, from 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 61 minutes.
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* Edited Version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 100 minutes.

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:

* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promo is available as a seperate
   audio file.

CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. Amid UK Bombings, phones jammed, text messaging gets the word through.
02. Google invests $100 million dollars in Broadband Over Powerlines.
03. Regulation by bandwidth proposals and strategic planning top ARRL agenda.
04. "Dangerous Dennis" keeps hurricane watch net, WX4NHC active on the air.
05. Revisions to FCC Form 605 may effect some amateur radio filings.
06. Vanity call sign application fee scheduled to rise.
07. FCC's Adelstein impressed with SDR and Cognitive radio technologies.
08. Licensed amateur numbers in the US has dropped, except for extra class.
09. The FCC orders a Pennsylvania amateur off a local repeater system.
10. FCC explains military interference to garage door openers.
11. Florida man is arrested and charged with stealing Wi-Fi signals.
12. AO-51 is back on track after a software reset.
13. The ISS crew was on the air during Field Day 2005.
14. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
15. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH."The Record Always Skips"
16. Australia tries VoIP telephone service over BPL systems.
17. More Musings with Wil Rogers W4WLR - "BAMA"
18. Satellite Update with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
19. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
20. Post Field Day, ARRL Contest Experiences, on ARRL Contest "SoapBox"
21. Special Event Station Listings
22. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
23. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
24. No kids, no pets, allowed on the ISS students in Texas are told.
25. ARRL tenth annual Spectrum Defense appeal is underway.
26. Screenwriter, Ernest Lehman, K6DXX, SK.
27. ARRL debuts new "Digital Electronics" Course.
28. A New Jersey entrepreneur is the next "Space Tourist" to go to the ISS.
29. Dots and Dashes on the air as KPH returns to the air for one night.
30. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
31. 3M invents "Dry Water".

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, were covered by a grant from Rueben Ruen, W-B-Zero-B-W-L
of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Summer is here and it is time to participate in 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.

In todays world, with ham radios increased profile in public service and
\omeland security, it's important for amateurs to stay up to date with the
latest news and events taking place in the amateur radio service.

This Week in Amateur Radio is here to fill that need, with all the latest
amateur radio news and special features, from a single, reliable, news source.

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