[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 823 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 823
Air dates: 01.17.09 > 01.24.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
combined Editions #824 of "This Week in Amateur Radio, and "This Week in
Amateur Radio Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio
bulletin services, for the week beginning January 17, 2009.

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, and we welcome back Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting from our news
bureau in central Pennsylvania, by Peter Summers, KL2GY, reporting from our
northwest news bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting
from our southern news bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, and by
Larry Guerrera, W2LAG, reporting from our northeast news bureau on Long
Islands North Shore.


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
Adobe Audition software.

THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIME:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 109 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 61 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. FCC Chairmen Kevin Martin announces his resignation.
02. Obama picks Julius Genachowski to be the new FCC Chairmen.
03. The National Safety Council wants to ban all cell phone and wireless
     use in automobiles.
04. A new NASA study suggests massive power grid and communication failures
     should massive solar storms erupt.
05. Ham radio will be on the air at the Obama Presidential Inauguration.
06. The FCC says that amateur radio licences grew in 2008.
07. President elect Obama to consider moving the digital television transition
     date ahead.
08. The FCC chooses and funds Digital Television help groups.
09. Emergency responders want an exemption to use frequencies if the DTV
     transition date is moved.
10. Costa Rica declares a communications emergency due to earth quake.
11. A new Section Manager is appointed in Wyoming.
12. News from the Radio Amateurs of Canada.
13. World Radio and Technology News Round up.
       TURKEY.............TURKEY AWARDS NAUTEL MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TX CONTRACT
       CHILE..............CHILIAN HAMS TO ASSIST IN MISSING QSL PROCESS
       GREAT BRITIAN......MODIFIED REGION ONE BAND PLANS NOW ON LINE
14. Courage Handi-Ham System Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
15. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
16. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. (VHF Low Band Pirates)
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
18. Lost footage from STS-51F shuttle flight from WNBC/WABC surfaces on
     YouTube.
19. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY (03)
20. Special Event Station Listings.
21. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
22. Weekly propagation forecast.
23. Hams assist as storms pummel the northwest states in the US.
24. Delta Division leadership attends orientation workshop at ARRL HQ.
25. W2YC wins ARRL Triple Play Award Number 1.
26. W1AW adds top of the line Yeasu H-F rig to the stations line-up.
27. The FCC says no to a citizens challenge of a radio stations license.
28. Ibiquity announces that one million HD radio modules have been shipped
     to various radio manufacturers.
29. Japan to launch next batch of amateur radio Cube Sats.
30. The Federal Trade Commission shuts down marketers of "ScareWare".
31. CQ announces that it will now accept e-QSL for its awards programs.
32. Los Angeles Indie 103.1 decides to terminate RF in favor of the internet.

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