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WIA News for Sun, 31 Dec 2017

Office closure for the Christmas New Holiday, WIA Board Talk, WIA relies on functional WIA committees, Selling of non-compliant drone AV-transmitters stopped, Antarctic milestone being celebrated, Australian broadcaster on shortwave, WIRELESS WEATHER ,

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WIA News for Sun, 24 Dec 2017

WIA Christmas Message - THIS AND MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA 2017 AND FOR WEEK OF DEC 24

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WIA News for Sun, 17 Dec 2017

WIA Office closure, WIA strategy advisory committee, IARU Region 1 and EURAO meeting, 2018 CONTEST DATES, Geoff Emery VK4ZPP has been thinking, WIRELESS WEATHER, MEDIA WATCH, WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, Gibraltar's clandestine SOE wireless station, SOCIAL SCENE

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WIA News for Sun, 10 Dec 2017

WIA news blockage. - WIA holds cards bound for the Ukraine. - WIA Board Director Weekly Comment, Justin VK7TW. - WIA VHF UHF SUMMER FIELD DAY CONTEST DATE 2018.

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WIA News for Sun, 3 Dec 2017

WIA merging band plans worldwide. - WIA QSL Bureau briefly explained. - WIA office closure for Christmas New Holiday. - WIA Director Marcus vk5wtf.

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WIA News for Sun, 26 Nov 2017

WIA The Election of WIA Directors, Call for Nominations - WIA Amateur Radio magazine a new beginning - WIA AR MAGAZINE, A look inside the December edition.

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Nov 2017

Amateur licensee numbers had a small growth restoring them close to where they were about a decade ago, we trace the history and influences behind it, plus a way forward.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Nov 2017

WIA and the Armistice Day Centenary to be commemorated. - WIA 2018 Call Book (order now).

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Nov 2017

WIA News Broadcast Feedback. - WIA board had a busy October meeting.

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WIA News for Sun, 29 Oct 2017

RADIO AMATEURS SHOULD KEEP UP WITH MODERN TIMES, WIA Vice President David Ford The more things change the more they stay the same, in International news - Imminent shutdown of seven repeaters, FCC affirms huge fine in New York interference case, Norway's national amateur radio society NRRL report they are now recorded in the Common Resource Register and Inside the pages of Amateur Radio magazine for November

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WIA News for Sun, 22 Oct 2017

JOTA SPECIAL BROADCAST THANKS TO PAUL VK2GX AND ENDEVOUR BOREE REGATTA. (VI2JOTA60 is official call sign of The St George Amateur Radio Society)

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WIA News for Sun, 15 Oct 2017

WIA VENUE FOR 2018 AGM VENUE ANNOUNCED. - WIA DIRECTOR Brian Clarke, VK2GCE. - WIA AND THE REINVENTION OF AMATEUR RADIO.

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WIA News for Sun, 8 Oct 2017

WIA announces the Australian Amateur Radio Callbook 2018. - WIA has Vacancy in an Inwards QSL Bureau. - WIA Committee Revitalisation Project.

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WIA News for Sun, 1 Oct 2017

WIA submission to the ACMA Interference Management Review. - WIA BOARD COMMENT with Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ. - WIA at Ausralis OSCAR 5 book launch.

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WIA News for Sun, 24 Sep 2017

WIA and the remake of the Amateur Service LCD. - WIA Director VK5WTF. - WIA it serves and protects.

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WIA News for Sun, 17 Sep 2017

WIA DIRECTOR GREG KELLY ON AR MAGAZINES 6 ISSUE PER YEAR, ON INCREASE TO EXAMINATION FEES AND OTHER MONETRY ISSUES. - JOTA COMETH, Brett Nicholas VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator and Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ Girl Guides Australia National JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator.

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WIA News for Sun, 10 Sep 2017

WIA survey wants your views. - WIA has important input. - DISCUSSION POINT, Hamming Blind by VK5LDR.

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WIA News for Sun, 3 Sep 2017

WIA INVITED TO BOOK LAUNCH, Australis OSCAR 5. - WIA PAYS TO THE IARU. - WIA BOARD AND 100 DAYS. - WIA PRSIDENT INTRODUCES NEW QSL MANAGER, VK3JLS.

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WIA News for Sun, 27 Aug 2017

This weeks WIA News is an ALRA presentation.... - ...... ALARA President VK5YK Shirley is joined by Alizah VK4FOXE, Di VK4DI, Tina VK5TMC and Lyn VK4SWE

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WIA News for Sun, 20 Aug 2017

WIA Director Phil Wait VK2ASD. - WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.- WIA (RSGB and ARRL) Digital sign of the times.

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WIA News for Sun, 13 Aug 2017

WIA BOARD COMMENT with Director Peter VK8ZZ. - WIA RD CONTEST ON THIS WEEKEND.

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WIA News for Sun, 6 Aug 2017

Minutes from the WIA Board for July are available for members now. - WIA trial exams undergo further development. - WIA DIRECTOR Marcus, VK5WTF and 'What a busy month!'

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WIA News for Sun, 30 Jul 2017

TUNE IN - BE INFORMED. THIS IS THE AUSSIE HAM RADIO NEWS FOR THE WORLD

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Jul 2017

WIA VICE PRESIDENT David Ford, VK4MZ and the WIAs 4 steps to success.

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Jul 2017

WIA PRESIDENT JUSTIN VK7TW WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR WIA. - WIA CONTEST THE HARRY ANGEL 2017 RESULTS WITH KEVIN VK4UH. - WHY VKers cannot get ONE THOUSAND WATTS.

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Jul 2017

ACMA re-sets US General Licence equivalency.- WIA Office visit by 3 WIA directors.- WIA FAQ.- WIA Director Brian Clarke VK2GCE.

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Jul 2017

WSPR, THE COLD TRUTH. - RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS Clive VK6CSW. - WIA Board makes major decisions. - VU Radio hams receive suspicious signals. - Roger Harrison VK2ZRH on future licence conditions. - financial problems at the IARU. - Immediate Past President of our wia Phil Wait VK2ASD.

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WIA News for Sun, 25 Jun 2017

WIA trial exams a big hit. - WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ and the Monitoring Service.- WIA Spectrum Strategy Committees Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA Winter VHF UHF Field Day on now!

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WIA News for Sun, 18 Jun 2017

WIA Director VK5WTF Marcus What a crazy few weeks ... and months it has been. - WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee's VK2ZRH Roger. - WIA Contest Champion Results 2016 with VK4FUQ Felix.

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WIA News for Sun, 11 Jun 2017

WIA President Justin Giles-Clark VK7TW for the spectrum strategy committee. - WIA Director Greg VK2GPK: What is the WIA? - WIA and Roger Harrison VK2ZRH on the radiocommunications bill 2017.

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WIA News for Sun, 4 Jun 2017

WIA Trial Exams getting plenty of use. - WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA new Vice President David Ford, VK4MZ.

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WIA News for Sun, 28 May 2017

WIA BOARD COMMENT with newly elected President Justin Giles-Clarke VK7TW. - WIA honours achievers with awards at WIA AGM / Conference. - WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee member Roger Harrison VK2ZRH on draft Radicommunications Bill 2017. - WIA 2017 AGM & Convention organising committee's Grant VK5GR. WIA AGM - SMILE - your on our AGM cameras.

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WIA News for Sun, 21 May 2017

WIA tries out on line trial exams. - WIA Volunteer Charter finalised and available for download. - WIA NEWS Report for Saturdays AGM and open forum.

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WIA News for Sun, 14 May 2017

WIA AGM CONFERENCE IS NEXT WEEKEND, THE WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY.

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WIA News for Sun, 7 May 2017

WIA THANKS ITS VOLUNTEERS during National Volunteers Week 2017. - WIA 2016 Financial Reports and AGM Booking Closure. - WIA National News reminds all to read our PDS at the conclusion of each weeks text.

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WIA News for Sun, 30 Apr 2017

WIA President Phil Wait VK2ASD on "ACMA Reviews Licence Equivalency Table." - WIA AGM VK5 organising Committee with Grant VK5GR and presenter VK5PAS Paul

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Apr 2017

WIA AGM Convention will have something for everyone

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Apr 2017

WIA suggest AX prefix for ANZAC Day deserves a special QSL card. - WIA Deed with the ACMA. - WIA AGM & Convention will have a section on DATV by David VK5DMC.

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Apr 2017

WIA to help with coordination of an Aussie Satellite in 2018. - WIA elections, what happens next? - WIA Club Insurance public liability insurance. - WIA and Grant VK5GR for the AGM & Convention weekend organising committee. - WIA News Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK1WIA.

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Apr 2017

A message from the 2017 Wireless Institute of Australia Board election returning officer John Marshall

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WIA News for Sun, 26 Mar 2017

WIA ARDF Coordinator Jack Braham VK3WWW 'orders' Mongolian. - WIA AGM and have you made your registration? - WIA CONVENTION MC is Matthew Cook VK5ZM. - WIA financial audit continues. - WIA AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE and Barry Robinson VK3PV flicks thru the pages.-

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Mar 2017

Volunteers For WIA Monitoring System needed. - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH with further news re 60 metre Amateur band. - Are you correct on the WIA membership records? - WIA and "have you voted?" - Grant VK5GR for the WIA AGM & Convention VK5 organising committee. - Denis VK4AE, coordinator for the WIA John Moyle Memorial Field Day.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Mar 2017

WIA meets with ACMA. - WIA office closure during financial audit. - WIA Board Fact Sheets. - WIA AGM VK5 May hear from Shirley, VK5YL, President of ALARA. - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH and UHF VHF scoring. - WIA Coordinator for John Moyle Field Day, Denis VK4AE.

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Mar 2017

WIA logo for Affiliated Clubs. - WIA logo for QSL cards. - WIA Committees annual reports due. - WIA AGM with Grant VK5GR and Mark VK5QI. - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH bowled over in Wyong.

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WIA News for Sun, 26 Feb 2017

WIA BOARD TALK, financial WIA members due to receive AGM info pack. - WIA FACT SHEETS, work carried out in 2016. - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH and the Volunteer Charter. - WIA AGM, Grant VK5GR talks with a presenter, Steve VK5SFA.

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Feb 2017

WIA BOARD TALK, many 'new keys' standing for the WIA board. - WIA FACT SHEETS, Wireless Institute of Australias 2015 financial report. - WIA MEDIA SALES, salesmen and women required, apply within. - WIA CONSULTATION POLICY, the Have Your Say facility. - WIA AGM, Grant VK5GR on behalf of the VK5 organising committee joins us. WIA's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH with a few words about signal strengths, mirrors in the sky and Foundation operators accused of running high power.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Feb 2017

WIA BOARD TALK, WIA Election Ballot, WIA Merit Awards, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 95 Years - A celebration of radio station 2MT, WEIRD AND WONDERFUL, OPERATIONAL NEWS,

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Feb 2017

WIA, Statistics point to a slow decline in licence numbers. - WIA, Have Your Say facility. - WIA, from the fact sheet files. - WIA, Mmembership initiative for the newly licensed, and changes to renewals. - WIA, at the Central Coast Field Day Wyong. - WIA, this news pirated and pops up on old ABC SW channel.

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WIA News for Sun, 29 Jan 2017

WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH and, 'Have Your Say.' - WIA exams in action. - WIA journal, Amateur Radio magazine, what's in it for you ? - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH and VHF-UHF Field Day logs. - WIA and VK2ZRH says "Bring Them Back.

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WIA News for Sun, 22 Jan 2017

WIA Election Nominations Closing, and Ballot in March. - WIA Fact Sheets, online for all. - WIA news accessed in various ways.

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WIA News for Sun, 15 Jan 2017

WIA Elections, Nominations and Ballot. - WIA The Fact Sheets. - WIA Merit Awards are in recognition of achievers. - WIA President Phil and Band Planning plays an important role. - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH news about six metres. - WIA how to submit news items.

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WIA News for Sun, 8 Jan 2017

WIA moves ahead STEM involvement. - WIA Hot Issues' website section has it all. - WIA Special Purpose Grants Program for 2017. - WIA Merit Awards Now Open. - WIA & ACMA working together streamline lLicences for repeaters & beacons. - WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH on recent actions by ACMA. - WIA Summer VHF-UHF Field Day Saturday 14 and Sunday the 15th of January. -

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WIA News for Sun, 1 Jan 2017

THIS IS THE FIRST WIA NEWS BROADCAST FOR 2017 - JANUARY ONE EDITION - HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLK !!

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