[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 830 General Release

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This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 830
Air dates: 03.07.09 > 03.14.09

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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
combined editions #830 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 March 07, 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 by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, reporting from our northeast news
bureau in Syracuse, New York, by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting from our
north east news bureau in Morristown, New Jersey, and by Larry Gurrera, W2LAG,
reporting from our news bureau on Long Islands North Shore, and by Will
Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our southern command 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 112 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 70 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. Third conspirator in Hawkes murder will face the death penalty.
02. President Obama selects Julius Genachowski as new FCC commissioner.
03. Murderer of Nebraska amateurs sentenced to life in prison.
04. The FCC revokes the amateur license of convicted child molester in Indiana
05. FCC Special Council Laura Smith (Rileys replacement) visits ARRL HQ.
06. Broadcasters are set to sue the FCC over its White Spaces decision.
07. FEMA seeks public comments on proposed new EAS system.
08. Police blow up an amateurs antenna balun thinking it was a pipe bomb.
09. The voice of WWV Don Elliott Steele SK
10. A near earth asteroid passes close to earth -- this time.
11. The ARRL says the FCC has done "Literally Nothing" to comply with the
     courts BPL ruling.
12. World Radio and Technology News Round-Up
         GERMAN AMTOR MAILBOX TO MOVE FREQUENCIES
         RSGB NEGOTIATES 500 kHz NOV EXTENSION

13. Radio Nederlands to deploy emergency operations plan into broadcasting
     on shortwave bands.
14. KE7KDP Charles Simony will be heading back to the International Space
     Station.
15. The ARRL is looking for nominations for the Hiram Percy Maxim award.
16. The K5D Desecheo Island DXpedition team says thank you!
17. A new technology utilizing variable resistence wire will make melting
     ice a lot easier.
18. New appointments made at the Radio Amateurs of Canada.
19. High winds topple WSPA broadcast tower in South Carolina.
20. Technology news and commentary with Leo Laporte.
21. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "The Story of Reginald"
22. A Visit to the Orlando HamCation with Paul Kolacki, K2FX.
23. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
24. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today.
25. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report with Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
26. World Amateur Radio Day is coming soon.
27. Computer Virus Update on the Downadup virus.
28. News from the world of DX.
29. TWiAR Blogs are now available and live on line.
30. Weekly Propagation Forecast with Geremy Boot, G4NJH.
31. The Mystique of Channel Six.

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