[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 817 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 817
Air dates: 12.06.08 > 12.13.08

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #817 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", and "This Week in Amateur Radio
Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio news magazines, for
the week beginning December 06, 2008.

This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Steve Batton, W4XQ, reporting from our southern news bureau in Virginia Beach,
Virginia, by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern command in
West Palm Beach, Florida, and by Larry Guerrera, W2LAG, reporting from our
metro news bureau on Long Islands North Shore, and by Mark Phillips, G7LTT,
reporting from our digital closet in Morristown, New Jersey.

Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.

THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 92  minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 60 minutes.

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:

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

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

01. ARISS celebrates 25 years of amateur radio in space with special event.
02. ARISS International Education Week celebration ends with ground QSO's.
03. Federal regulators hang up on the cell tower back up power issue.
04. A new European 40 meter band plan will be going into effect soon.
05. A think tank proposes moving the entire AM broadcast band.
06. The FCC issues fine for jamming school bus communications.
07. The FCC issues a broadcaster a fine for failing to identify.
08. Get ready for the new ARRL Triple Play Worked All States award.
09. WKRP in Cincinnati is back on the air -- this time for real!
10. It's time for our affiliate survey.
11. Scientists see larger Leonids meteor shower next November.
12. FCC's free internet plan has potential to morph into free spectrum space.
13. South Africa amateurs are set to launch their seconds amateur satellite.
14. Shortwave News:
       Radio Nederlands shuts down broadcasting to North America
       HCJB receives 100 kilowatt transmitter
15. New site on line dedicated to amateur radio videos.
16. Propagation forecast report with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
18. World Ham Radio and Technology News Round-Up
            EUROPE..............PUBLICIZING HAM RADIO TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIMENT
            UNITED KINGDOM......SOS RADIO WEEK FUND RAISER
            BANGLADESH..........BANGLADESH RESUMES HAM TESTING
            IRELAND.............RADIO FREQUENCY PLAN FOR IRELAND
19. The Random Access Christmas with Shannon Radigan, N0JAM.
20. Space Shuttle Endeavor ready for flight back to NASA Florida.
21. TWIAR QSL cards are now available. Send in for yours today.
22. ARRL International Humanitarian Award nominations fast approaching.
23. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
24. Courage Handi-Ham Center Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
25. Gene Harken, WB9MMM, becomes a silent key.
26. Special event station listings.
27. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
28. ARRL headquarters gets a new membership manager,
29. Those good vibrations are coming through!

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