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   * * * CELEBRATING 13 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE HAM RADIO COMMUNITY * *
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #695 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only
satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
August 12, 2006.

This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored
by
Mike Gorniak, NM7X, from our mid west news bureau in Central Minnesota,
by Paul Kolaki, K2FX, from our northeast news bureau in Rochester, New
York,
by Jeff Lehman, KC2QCH, from our mid-west news bureau in Cincinati,
Ohio, by
Nick Griming, from our travelling news bureau, this week in London
England,
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 98 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 58 minutes.

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:

* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
  a separate audio file download.

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Transmission and production expenses for todays edition of This Week in
Amateur Radio, were made possible by a grant from Eric Koester,
K-A-Zero-Y-W-N, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Where This Week in Amateur
Radio
is heard each week on the W-A-Zero-B-W-L and N-Zero-B-V-E repeater
systems.

In todays world, with ham radios increased profile in public service and

Homeland 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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technology
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the
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for
the past twelve years. Our special segments each week, adds to the value
of
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"This
Week in Amateur Radio"

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