[TWIAR] TWIAR #630 Summary - General Release - Full Program

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #635 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only
satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
June 18, 2005.

Today's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio is anchored by Mark
Phillips,
G7LTT at our news bureau in New York City, by Jim Wishner at our
mid-west
news bureau in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, from
our
headquarters studio facility in Albany, New York.

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* Full version of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 90 minutes.
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* 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. House Resolution 230 "A Fair Request" says ARRL President.
02. The FCC tells yet another amateur to stay off of a repeater.
03. The FCC invites comments on its "BPL Database Manager" proposal.
04. Dayton HamVention reports that attendance is up slightly for 2005.
05. ARRL, IARU, to be represented at the first global Encomm Conference.
06. A North Carolina law targets illegal activity on the 11 meter band.
07. The MSF Time and Frequency station in the UK is on the air till
2017.
08. Students in Australia chat with the ISS, some space history as well.
09. The HF bands save the day as a motorhome breaks down.
10. NWS meteorologists praise amateur ARES and SKYWARN programs.
11. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
12. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "The Virtual Wife
Pt.2"
13. Satellite Update with AMSAT-NA awards manager Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
14. More Musings with Wil Rogers W4WLR from West Palm Beach FL. SCARS
15. SoCal 220mhz repeater band planner Ray Von Neuman, K6PUW, SK.
16. SPC: W1AW, K1D, AO-51, to be on the air for the June running of Kids
Day.
17. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
18. Weekly propagation forecast.
19. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
20. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
21. CY9SS DXpedition gets on the air after a very rough start.
22. FD ALERT: K6KPH to transmit W1AW Field Day Bulletin on the west
coast.
23. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY
24. A self-replicating machine is now a reality.

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busy
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of
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