[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 846 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Combined Editions # 846
Air dates: 06.27.09 > 07.04.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in edition
846 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 June 27, 2009.

This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Andre Wald, KC0MMY, reporting from our northeast news bureau in Whitehall,
New York, by Frank Haas, KB4T, reporting from our southern news bureau in
Holly Hills, Florida, by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our northeast
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 83 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 59 minutes.

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:

* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:

01. The FCC denies a Texas amateurs petition and states that any signal
     report given by an amateur station is good and valid.
02. The ARRL seels court action to compel the FCC to comply with BPL ruling.
03. President Obama makes his mark on the FCC with four nominees.
04. A Tennessee amateur responds to an emergency during a public service event
     and saves a life.
05. The amateur population in the United States is on the rise.
06. Amateurs in Australia can apply for license variance for LF work.
07. A retrospective look back at Field Dya 2008 in New Mexico.
08. Jetstream introduces a mobile rig for the 220 band.
09. The FCC denies the license renewal of a Texas broadcast station.
10. A broadcast station in Australia looks to support emergency services.
11. WIAW to conduct dual-tone Frequency Measuring Test.
12. UK Raynet excludes amateurs from a new emergency response paper.
13. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte - "Iran Tweets"
14. C-Net interviews N6NHG, Kevin Metnick. Reformed hacker/security expert.
15. The FCC will now focus on those unserved by broadband.
16. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH - "Digital TV Transition"
17. TWIAR's staff now have individual blogs. Visit us today!
18. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Send in for yours.
19. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
20. Weekly Propagation Forecast with Geremy Boot, G4NJH.
21. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
22. Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with amateur radio moonbounce.
23. AO-7 Mode B distance record is set.
24. AMSAT announces it is now available on the Twitter social network site.
25. Governors across the country show their support for amateur radio.
26. Construction starts on the new commercial spaceport in New Mexico.
27. A Hoosier Field Day with an alien twist.

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