The Wireless Institute of Australia - It's For You!
Congratulations
In becoming a radio amateur, you have joined the ranks of some 15,000 Australian radio amateurs and a worldwide fellowship of some 3 million, from all walks of life.
Your Voice Since 1910
The WIA - A single, national organisation run by radio amateurs for radio amateurs.
Join, benefit and contribute. See what you get and what you can do - open up!
WIA Membership Benefits
Amateur Radio magazine
 The only Australian magazine devoted to your hobby
6 issues a year
Covering all facets of amateur radio and shortwave listening
Written and produced by members
Annual Callbook
The primary reference for who's who and what's what
A directory of Australian callsigns
Info on bands, beacons, clubs, repeaters and more
Discount price for members!
WIA Bookshop
Selection of Amateur Radio Books and WIA publications
Members get a discount!
QSL Service
Send and collect your precious QSL cards
Free to members!
Awards
Go for gold! Well, at least a certificate
Show off your achievements!
Worked 100 countries
Worked all continents
100 VHF contacts
10 Antarctic contacts & many more!...
Sponsored, promoted and administered by the WIA
Contests
Want to test yourself? And your station?
HF. VHF/UHF. Field days. Local and multi-national contests
Sponsored, promoted and administered by the WIA
Support For Your Local Club
Resources for club education and exam services
Public liability insurance
Grants for club projects
The WIA - Working For You
Advancing and Protecting Our Privileges
Every licensee has a stake!
Your voice with the authorities - nationally and globally
Collective action over decades achieved all we enjoy today
Fought off proposed huge licence fees in the 1990s
Simplification of licences - 5 reduced to 3
Introduction of the Foundation Licence
Removal of Morse code test for HF band operation
New frequency allocations: 80 metre DX window ; 136 kHz
Gained more operating modes and technologies
Unique callsigns and prefixes for special occasions
Ensuring our privileges are aligned internationally
Protecting Our Spectrum
Retained continuing access to the 70 cm band
Acting to have intruders removed from our bands
Opposing interference threats
National News Service
Keep up-to-date
Weekly broadcasts - 30 minutes of national news
Also online in text and audio
Website news bulletins - reported "as it happens"
WIA History
Our origins go back to 1910, when the first Institute was formed in Sydney to represent wireless experimenters with the government. Other, state based, organisations followed suit and a federation was later established.
Significant reform of the Radiocommunications Act over the early 2000s, and to amateur radio licensing worldwide, saw a new single, national organisation formed in 2004 to meet the emerging challenges.
WIA Around The World
The work of the WIA extends beyond Australia's borders. The Institute is a member of the International Amateur Radio Union, which advocates and represents amateurs' interests to the International Telecommunications Union and at the important World Radio Conferences. Nations around the world attend these Conferences, held every few years, to determine global radio regulations and frequency allocations. Australian amateur radio bands are allocated from these global decisions.
The WIA is involved in Australia's preparations for the World Radio Conferences and attends with the Australian delegation. Institute volunteers do this work. WIA attendance is funded by the Institute on behalf of all Australian radio amateurs.
Join The WIA Online The Fast And Easy Way
Join the WIA today and receive not only the 6 bi monthly editions of the Wireless Institute of Australia's publication "AR magazine", your membership entitles you to the wide range of member services mentioned above as well as working with Government agencies to ensure that Amateur Radio is well represented here in Australia with a healthy future.
The WIA Online Membership system is fast and easy way to join the WIA. Simple click the following Link or click the menu item "Join The WIA Online Today" in the left hand menu.
Or Complete A Writen Application Form And Mail It To The WIA
You can also choose to download and print a copy of the WIA's membership application form in PDF format below, fill out the form and fax or mail it to the WIA office at the following address:
WIA National Office
PO Box 2042
Bayswater
Victoria, 3153
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