[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 828 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 828
Air dates: 02.21.09 > 02.28.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
combined editions #828 of "This Week in Amateur Radio, and "This Week in
Amateur Radio Headline News". North Americas permier on-the-air audio
bulletin services, for the week beginning February 21, 2009.

This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwest news bureau in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Steve Batton, W4XQ, reporting from our southern
news bureau in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and by Larry Guerrera, W2LAG,
reporting from our northeast news bureau on the north shore of Long Island,
and by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern news bureau in West
Palm Beach, Florida.

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

This Week in Amateur Radio, This Week in Amateur Radio Headline News,
and This Week in Amateur Radio International are all rendered on
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THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIME:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 123 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.

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

01. Hams in Australia provide Emergency Communications as wildfires continue
     across Victoria state.
02. Czech ISP reconfigures its routers and causes a worldwide internet traffic
     jam.
03. The FCC tells amateurs that they can still help with the national
     transition to digital television.
04. Iowa proposes to ban all mobile wireless communications.
05. North Carolina amateurs win an exception to that states new mobile
     communications law.
06. Experts ponder how to rid space of floating debris in earth orbit.
07. A third person is found guilty in the murder of an amateur radio couple
     in California.
08. The first four meter Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) contact is claimed.
09. Pacificon and EmCommWest shows on the west coast to murge.
10. A Florida pirate radio operator is arrested.
11. World Radio and Technology News Briefs.
12. John Kanzius, K3TUP, inventor, becomes a silent key.
13. Desecho Island K5D is now on the air and quite active.
14. Meteors fly over Texas and Italy.
15. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
16. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH -"Don Ecker #2"
17. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY (7)
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
19. Broadcast news graphics pioneer passes away.
20. TWIAR staff are now available on Twitter.
21. Kaqawki amateur satellite appears to be lost. Can you hear it?
22. TWIAR staff now have blogs. Have you read them yet?
23. Special event stations listings.
24. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
25. Weekly propagation forecast with Geremy Boot, G4NJH.
26. The ARRL's Doctor is in the house. Topic: Troposcatter.
27. World amateur radio day to recognize amateur radios role in disaster
     communications.
28. Georgia amateurs activate Skywarn as severe weather approaches.
29. DigiComms news search algorithm may help prevent drug interactions.
30. Pirate radio BBC Essex will return to the air this Easter.
31. Researchers find electricity source from Hamsters.

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