[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition #659 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 659
Air dates: 11.26.05 > 12.03.05

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #659 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
December 03, 2005.

Today's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Brent Taylor, VE1JH, from our news bureau in New Brunswick, Canada, by
Bill Russell, KC2IFR, from our northeast news bureau in Glens Falls, New York,
by Duane Whittingham, N9SSN, from our mid-west news bureau 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 61 minutes.
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* EDITED VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 102 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. League says BPL groups should embrace, not reject, recent ARRL proposals.
02. WRL/Galaxy Electronics founder Meyerson asks FCC not to renew K1MAN
03. Reaction is mixed to the ARRL Regulation by Bandwidth proposal now at FCC
04. FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy announces her departure.
05. Deployment of the "SuitSat" amateur radio satellite is delayed.
06. Western Massachusetts & Delaware to get new Section Managers.
07. Remembering a murdered Mississippi amateur radio operator.
08. News from the Radio Amateurs of Canada
    >There is a new threat to the amateur microwave bands.
    >The ARRL files its Regulation by Bandwidth proposal with the FCC.
    >Bad imaging chips in older digital cameras may qualify for replacement.
    >Windows Vista will have native RSS support
    >DX News
09. Writing a successful Public Service Announcement for your club - Part #2.
10. "More Musings" with Wil Rogers, W4WLR. "Thanksgiving"
11. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
12. International Humanitarian Award nomination deadline looms.
13. Special event station listings.
14. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
15. Weekly propagation forecast.
16. Finding amateurs on the internet by zip code is now possible.
17. Students in Missouri and Japan chat with astronauts on the ISS.
18. Spectrum Defense Fund 2006, keeps ARRL's voice in D.C. strong.
19. ARRL National Weather Service Skywarn Recognition Day is December 3rd.
20. Amateur radio operators show their generous side with ARRL Toy Drive.
21. Amateur Radio History Headlines with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
22. News from the Radio Society of Great Britian
    > RSGB hands over the administration Baton to Ofcom.
    > RSGB challenges lead to a new President.
23.The FCC says all future HDTV programming must be AD-HDTV compatible.

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, were covered by a grant from Chris Huber, N-Six-I-C-W of
Sacramento, California. Where this week in amateur radio is heard each
week on the N-Six-I-C-W repeater system covering all of the Sacramento
Valley and Lake Tahoe regions.

Autumn. Fall is here. Barring those large solar flares, propagation this time
of year improves.

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