[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 845 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Combined Editions # 845
Air dates: 06.20.09 > 06.27.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in edition
855 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 June 20, 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, by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting
from our northeast news bureau in Syracuse, New York, by Mark Phillips,
G7LTT, reporting from our metro news bureau in Morristown, New Jersey, 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.

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THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIME:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 96 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 56 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. Pacific Division Director steps down, new appointment fills vacancy.
02. FCC Chairman nominee and current commissioner face confirmation hearing.
03. W1AW/WA6ZTY to conduct dual tone frequency measuring test.
04. WX4NHC announces on the air station test results.
05. Amateurs in South Africa finally gain access to expanded 40 meter band.
06. NASA scientists may have solved the mystery of no sunspots.
07. A bill is introduced in the Senate recommending that the US Coast Guard
     maintain the current LORAN system, look into E-LORAN upgrades.
08. The ARISS program reaches over 440 school contacts.
09. Six meter noise floor drops drastically as television stations go digital.
10. A World Radio Conference prepatory meeting is held in Canada.
11. VK hams hold repeater planning meeting for future repeater technologies.
12. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
13. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Digital Tv Transition"
14. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
15. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
16. Amateur radio appears to be growing - a look at the numbers.
17. Congress will entertain a bill to curtail loud TV commercials.
18. Bloggers and Columnists win big in the State of Maryland.
19. Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, becomes volunteer with QRZ.COM.
20. Dan Turnstill, W4NO becomes a silent key
21. World Radio News Round-Up.
22. CQ announces new "Xtreme" category for its up-coming contest.
23. Variable Speed Drives found to cause QRM.
24. Nokia develops self-charging cel lphone.
25. Food, Friends, Fresh Air, Ham Radio...It must be Field Day 2009!
26. NAVY MARS will go QRT by the end of summer 2009.

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