This Week in Amateur Radio International (TWIARi) Edition #206 for the week beginning January 04, 2009, has been released. The program will be available shortly at our web site at www.twiar.org for direct download, or via podcast/RSS subscription.
Program highlights include all the latest amateur radio news headlines, and this weeks special features:
"The Random Access Thought" with Bill Baran, N2FNH takes a look at a really unusual radio station. "The Big Seven" is featured this week.
Our very own amateur radio historian invites us aboard The Wayback Machine for a trip back...all the way back.. to the beginnings of spark. We'll join Bill Continelli, W2XOY during his "Ancient Amateur Archives".
TWiTs Leo Laporte will have all the latest technology news effecting you , your shack computers, the internet, and a lot more!
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