[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 829 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 829
Air dates: 02.28.09 > 03.07.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
combined editions #829 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 28, 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, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Lafayette, New York, by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast
news bureau in Syracuse, New York, and by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting from
our mid-atlantic news bureau in Asheville, Pennsylvania, 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 102 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
   a separate audio file download.

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

01. Indianapolis hams bust cops for language on unofficial chat channel on the
     two meter ham bands.
02. Desecheo Island DXpedition K5D goes QRT after making 100,000 QSO's.
03. Radio Amateurs of Canada elects new President.
04. Radio Amateurs of Canada appoints new Vice President for Field Services.
05. Get ready..expanded 40 meter band as broadcasters vacant the band in a
     few weeks.
06. UPDATE on the third conviction in California ham radio murder case.
07. ARRL National Convention (ARRL Expo) at the Dayton HamVention will feature
     Richard Garriot W5KWQ.
08. ARRL Section Manager 2009 winter Section Manager election results.
09. Intel introduces new high speed flash memory platform for laptop computers
10. The FCC fines over 600 telecommunications companies for CPNI failures.
11. FCC Chairmen Copps calls the administrations goal of wide spead broadband
     a call to action.
12. Nominations are saught for the German Horkheimer prize.
13. ARRL "Train The Trainers" course debuts at the Orlando HamCation.
14. NASA solicits public for naming the new ISS module.
15. United States ARDF Championship is coming this June.
16. The FCC fines a Nebraska college radio station for lack of public file.
17. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
18. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH.
19. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY.
20. KXKVI TWIAR download portal is now up and active at kxkvi.blogspot.com
21. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with AMSAT NA Bruce Paige KK5DO.
22. TWIAR QSL cards are now available! Write in for yours today.
23. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
24. Weekly propagation forecast with Geremy Boot, G4NJH.
25. COSPAS/SARSAT radio location service goes digital only.
26. A new French DRM receiver will be available in the United States.
27. New high temperature conductivity.
28. Radio Caroline scoops an interview with producer of "The Boat That Rocked"
29. Pennsylvania ARISS school contact gets mass media coverage.
30. KiwiSat transponder tests are now underway.
31. Arcala OH8X virtual ham radio station is now on-line.

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