[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 824 General Release

Sun Jan 25 00:47:50 EST 2009

This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 824
Air dates: 01.25.09 > 02.01.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
combined Editions #825 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 24, 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 Vriginia Beach,
Virginia, and by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast news
bureau in Syracuse, New York, and, Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our
southern news bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, by Larry Guerrera, W2LAG,
reporting from our northeast news bureau on Long Islands North Shore, and by
Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our metro news bureau in Morristown,
New Jersey.

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 108 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. The ARRL Board considers internal and external goals for 2009 at meeting.
02. Hams assist with a very historic day - The Obama Inauguration in D.C.
03. The FCC fines cable operators for failure to provide digital teir transfer
04. A new supplier for HeathKit manuals, schematics, and even spare parts,
     opens its operation to the world of technology hobbiests.
05. A turf war is brewing over the famous Rochester New York Hamfest.
06. Coy Day, N5OK, resigns from the ARRL Board of Directors.
07. The ARRL is set unveil a new course for Public Information Officers at
     this years Dayton Hamvention.
08. The Log Book Of The World (LoTW) reaches the 200 million QSO mark.
09. World Radio and Technology News Round Up
            BERMUDA................BERMUDA AT AGE 400
            UNITED KINGDOM.........T-HUNT FOR A LOST FALCON IN THE UK
            AUSTRALIA..............VI2BV90 CELEBRATES WAVERLEY ARC
10. The FCC publishes a report on the recent decline in BPL subscribers.
11. A new threat to the 24 gigahertz band emerges in Europe.
12. The US Senate is successful in blocking the Digital Television Delay bill.
13. President Obama appoints Julius Genechowski to head the FCC.
14. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
15. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "Field Day 2008"
16. The brand new KXKVI TWIAR download portal for wireless devices debuts.
17. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
18. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige KK5DO.
19. Courage Handi Ham Center Update with Pat Tice WA0TDA.
20. Special event station listings.
21. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson WA0RCR.
22. Weekly propagation report.
23. ZS8T says Marion Island operations will be limited.
24. The FCC may have a job for you.
25. Turkey announces pending launch of amateur radio microsats.
26. Hams are wanted for the QRQ CW Championships.
27. The staff of TWIAR are now on Twitter. Why not follow us?
28. W9XA is named new chairman of the ARRL VHF/UHF committee.
29. Scientists in the U.K. developing new type of fuel cell.
30. A 79 year old woman is using morse code to communicate.
31. District of Colombia prison cancels demo of cellphone jamming technology.
32. Scientists inch closer to having a real cloaking device.

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