[TWIAR] Twiar Edition 648 General Release

Sat Sep 10 20:13:56 EDT 2005

This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 648
Air dates: 09.10.05 > 09.17.05

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
edition #648 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
September 17, 2005.

Today's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Paul Kolacki, K2FX, reporting from our northeast news bureau in Rochester,
New York, by Brent Taylor, VE1JH, from our Canadian news bureau in New
Brunswick, Canada, and by George Bowen, W2XBS, from our news hub studio
facility in Albany, New York.

THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 111 minutes.
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* EDITED VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 60 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. Amateur radio volunteers are filling communication gaps in the Gulf Region
02. ARRL Headquarters is responding to Hurricane Katrina on several fronts.
03. "Volunteers Needed" clearing house now open for business live on the web.
04. SATERN issues call for dater zone "Ham Radio Teams".
05. The Hurricane Watch Net plans activation for storm Ophelia.
06. The ARRL urges hams employers to be flexible in leave time for volunteers.
07. 50 to 100 television and radio stations in the Gulf Region still dark.
08. NOLA radio stations form cooperative consortium for engineering/program.
09. NOLA non-commercial stations get permit for commercial re-broadcasting.
10. AMSAT-NA 2005 Symposium falls victim to Hurricane Katrina.
11. Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, supports "Petition to Deny" K1MAN license renewal
12. Personal Radio Association claims to represent users of the GMRS Band.
13. CVEC Question Pool Committee announces new schedule.
14. W2XOY Bill Continelli, 911 Retrospective.
15. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
16. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
17. Courage Handi-Ham System Up-date with Pat Tice, WA0TDA.
18. TWIAR International each Saturday 4pm eastern on WBCQ 7.415Mhz shortwave.
19. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
20. Weekly propagation forecast.
21. Special Event Station listings.
22. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
23. The Space Report with Chris Petersen, KG0BP.
24. ARRL Director/Vice Director elections set in three ARRL Divisions.
25. Digital delay in communications rebuild in the Gulf Region.
26. Tacoma Washington resident electrocuted while trying to steal power lines
27. The FCC sets the deadline for first round comments in morse proceeding.
28. BPL comes to ARRL headquarters for a BPL experiment. Motorola gear.
29. Bic sells its one billionth ball point pen. Do you have one?

Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, was made possible by a grant from Bill Russell, KC2IFR, from
Glens Falls. New York.

Autumn. Fall is almost here. The fall equinox brings on a new array of
propagation and operating times.

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