2024 AUGUST 25 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING AUGUST 25 2024
IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS
I'm Michelle VK2AYL
THIS WEEK:-
In this our ALARA edition of WIA National News I'll be joined by
Shirley VK5YL
Lesley VK5LOL
and Linda VK7QP
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.
INCLUDING.
Peter VK3BFG your WIA ATV representative with news on
the August 31 Digital Amateur Television QSO Party.
AUSTRALIANA
The NSW Government has announced it is preparing for the upcoming bushfire season with the rollout of new firefighting tankers and cutting-edge satellite technology to keep crews more connected and safer during emergencies.
In a significant upgrade, NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) vehicles will now be equipped with vehicle-as-a-node (VaaN) technology to ensure RFS personnel can communicate during a disaster in the most remote locations or if communication systems go down. The Starlink satellite technology will enable the use of radios, mobile phones and other handheld devices anywhere and at any time even in remote areas or if communication infrastructure has been damaged during a disaster.
The upgrade will provide an important backup to communication systems and location-finding technology already in use. It will also give crews the capability to live stream video of fires from anywhere in the state, providing command centres with the latest intelligence about an incident. More than 5000 RFS operational vehicles will be equipped with the new technology over three years under the $69 million VaaN project.
(critical comms)
On the airwaves, we connect,
From coast to coast, with no neglect.
CQ calls, we're all in tune,
Ladies of the air, under the moon.
Now something a little different on this edition of this weeks ALARA
presentation of WIA NATIONAL NEWS, it's the YL SONG.
youtube.com/watch?v=fo95OkvHrSo
CQ, CQ, calling out to you,
Girls on the frequency, breaking through.
From AM to FM, we're all in,
Ham radio sisters, let the chat begin.
( youtube.com/@Video-9Z )
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - LESLEY VK5LOL
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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024
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ON NOW
44th A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST AND this ALARA contest is ALWAYS held on the
last FULL weekend of August.
ELIGIBILITY?
All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to
participate. Scout and Girl Guide groups are encouraged to
take part using their Club's equipment and callsign.
YLs work everyone; OMs work YLs only.
CONTEST: Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours:
STARTS: Saturday 25th August 2024 at 0600 hours UTC
ENDS: Sunday 26th August 2024 at 0559 hours UTC
SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES: All HF Bands except 160m & WARC Bands.
Contacts made on ECHOLINK will also be accepted.
(alara web page)
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Another contest on over this weekend is the World Wide Digi DX Contest
1200 UTC on Saturday the 24th until 1200UTC on Sunday the 25th of
August using FT4 and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are
permitted, the exchange is your four-character locator.
(rsgb)
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Oceania DX Contest
Contest Dates/Times:
PH - The first full weekend in October each year from 0600 UTC
Saturday to 0600 UTC Sunday
CW - The second full weekend in October each year from 0600 UTC
Saturday to 0600 UTC Sunday
Log deadline for PH and CW logs - 31 October.
This years contest will be held on October 5th and 12th
respectively.
oceaniadxcontest.com
wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/
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VHF UHF Field Day
Upcoming Contest Date & Time
Spring 2024 - 0100 UTC Saturday 23 November through 0059 UTC Sunday
24 November (0400 / 0359 in VK6).
wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
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YOTA CONTEST
Youth on the air test 3 of 3 will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on
29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB.
(yota)
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DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
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DX-pedition: Cocos (Keeling) Island VK9CV.
Members of OM7M and CDXP will be active from Cocos-Keeling island as
VK9CV November One to 15 this year.
All HF bands 160-10m, CW, SSB, FT8, RTTY and possibly SAT QO-100. Oh
and yes VK9CV is correct (in this case) and valid for DXCC
During the expedition, the team will upload to ClubLog.org once a day.
One member we'd like to "bombard" with QSO's is YL Sylvia (Sysa),
OM 4 AYL who is no new comer to DXing, having operated previous as
5 H 4 AYL, 5B/OM4AYL, and 3B7M.
dx-world.net/vk9cv-cocos-keeling-islands/
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Listen for TM 24 JPO until the 8th of September for the Paralympic
Games, QSL TM24JPO by the operators home station F 8 GGZ
(dx net)
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2024 Merchant Navy Day, September 3
Special event station GB 0 MND will be on the air to honour
merchant seafarers of the world and the British Merchant Navy.
Look for this special event station on HF operating CW, SSB, and
digital modes.
(ARD)
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VI7POL
For 2024 National Police Week in Australia VI 7 POL will be on air.
The call will be active between 14th and 29th September to celebrate
the 7th annual National Police Week, a celebration of our nations
police.
qrz.com
(VK5PAS)
Whilst talking f this "Police Station" interesting news in this week
from Perth where it's been reported WA Police is set to tender for
hundreds of millions of dollars of IT and application services from
the end of next month in what its calling one of Australias
largest technology services deals.
Executive director Frank Pasquale said the sourcing arrangements
marked an important milestone in the digital evolution of the WA
Police Force.
It points to the forces operational challenges in terms of having
the largest jurisdiction globally; managing 200 police facilities,
15 policing districts, and 10,530 employees across 2.5 million
square kilometres of Western Australia.
(itnews)
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Listen for TM 24 JOL until 11th of August, and also TM 24 JPO between
the 28th of August and the 8th of September.
TM24JOL will be for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, followed by the
call for the Paralympic Games, TM24JPO
QSL these 2 stations by the operators home station F 8 GGZ
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DOGDAY AFTERNOON
The global efforts of amateur radio operators are calling attention to
the urgent needs of abandoned, abused, neglected and homeless dogs by
operating special event stations in Europe and the US to mark
International Dog Day.
This year will be the largest such activation among hams as Hanz,
YL3JD, who originated the special event, will be on the air as YL1DOG
for all of August and September. Chris G5VZ and David G4YVM will be on
the air as GB0DOG and GB4DOG, respectively. Listen for Chris on air
now until the 26th of August and for David till the 27th of August.
In the US, a team coordinated by Caryn KD2GUT, will be calling QRZ
with the special event callsign K2D from the 21st to the 26th of
August.
International Dog Day is August 26th. The hams are hoping to spotlight
the need for rescue, assistance, adoption and donation around the
world.
Visit the website dogdayradio.org
As I said, National Dog Day is celebrated on August 26 each year BUT
other 'dog' days include National Walking the Dog Day on Feb 22,
National Hug Your Hound Day on September 11, and National Puppy Day
March 23 oh meanwhile, Cat Day will begin with special event
operations on August 8th listen for YL1CAT, GB4CAT and GB9CAT.
(daily ham weekly - days of the year)
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Special callsign HF 25 NATO is active until the 31st of August,
marking the 25th anniversary of Poland joining the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. Certificates and limited-edition QSL cards are
available. Visit QRZ.com for details.
(ARNewsLine 2428)
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NEW ZEALAND - Wireless and Wool ZM 100 DX
Celebrating Historic 100 Year Trans World Radio Contact
This contact was by Morse and was the first ever, trans-world two-way
radio communication of any type. It was from Shag Valley Station,
Otago and the contact was with Cecil Goyder G2SZ at Mill Hill School,
London.
ZM100DX as well as ZL4AA will be on air on site in Shag Valley Sheep
Station.
The main planned contact is between Shag Valley sheep Station and
Mill Hill School 18th October and other celebration events are
planned for the following day or two.
NZART Branch 30 sincerely invites all amateurs to take part in this
celebration and join in marking the 100th year since the original
qso.
zl4aa.org.nz/zl4aa/history/z4aa-transworld-contact
(sourced to NZART Infoline)
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NEW ZEALAND
NZART has a special event call sign for the upcoming America's Cup to
be held in Spain later this year. ZL 6 AMCUP has been allocated to
celebrate this event with Phil Garside ZL2RO as the trustee of the
callsign. November 30 is when ZLCAMCUP goes off air.
(NZART)
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Belgrade, the Belgrade
Amateur Radio Club is active as YT 100 RB and YU 1924 RB until
November 30. For details of a certificate that is available, see
yu1ano.org
(rsgb)
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OL 80 C.A.R.B.O.N. is active until the 30th of November to mark the
80th anniversary of Operation Carbon during World War Two. This
operation involved the dropping of paratroopers in the Protectorate of
Bohemia and Moravia.
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed
territory of Nazi Germany that was established in 1939 after the
German occupation of the Czech lands
A team of operators is active using call OL 80 CARBON on CW, SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands.
More information is available on QRZ.com
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In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City
Police Radio Amateur Club throughout the year, operating as HB 2 SP
the club is marking its 20th anniversary. Unfortunately no Bureau
QSL's but you can use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs until
December 31.
(sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)
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Listen throughout the year for the special callsign 9 A 1 RKZ
marking the 100th anniversary of the Radioklub Zagreb which was
founded the 24th of March 1924 in Croatia
QSL via 9A1ADE.
(ARNewsLine 2410)
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AUSTRALIA
VI7POL
For 2024 National Police Week in Australia, a special event call of
VI 7 POL will be on air. The call will be active between 14th
September an 29th September to celebrate the 7th annual National
Police Week, a celebration of our nations police.
National Police Week includes the 15th annual Wall to Wall Ride For
Remembrance and National Police Remembrance Day on 27th September.
National Police Remembrance Day is a time to pause to honour the
826 Australian police officers whose lives have been lost while
performing their duty. It is a time to remember police officers who
have lost their lives through illness or other circumstances.
VI7POL will be active on 10, 15, 20, 40, & 80m SSB, FT8, and FT4.
More information on VI7POL including QSL information can be found on
QRZ.com.
73 Paul VK5PAS.
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AUSTRIA
OE 100 RADIO is active until the 31st of December celebrating the
100th anniversary of regular radio transmissions in Austria in 1924.
The station has heard recently on the 40m band using CW.
QSL via the Bureau.
(gb2rs)
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
E 7 100 RADIO is the special call sign for the Bosnia and Herzegovina
IARU member society to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio
innovation, community, and advocacy.
QSL via operators' instructions.
(eHam)
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to ARRL, DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday,
IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB,
SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA.
ARRL PAYS RANSOME OF $1M USD - breaking news over on
arrl.org/news/arrl-it-security-incident-report-to-members
myGov
Last week Jason VK2LAW here in WIA National News told how Services
Australia will implement a range of security challenges and controls
in myGov by June 2025 after exploitation of the platforms single
sign-on model and unlimited creation of accounts.
Now comes word that By the end of this year, 2024, all Australians
will be able to use a gold standard digital ID platform on their
phones to share private personal information, instead of handing over
sensitive documents such as a passport or drivers licence.
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has announced the national
Trust Exchange, or TEx program, which is currently at the
proof-of-concept stage, and slated to be launched by the end of
2024.
Accessed via your myGov wallet, the technology will store information
such as date-of-birth, address, citizenship, visa status,
qualifications, occupational licences or working with children check,
and other information already held by the government.
FOR THIS HAM, IT HAS BEEN THE SWEETEST CENTURY
This story in our ALRA edition of WIA National News comes from
NewsLine and it's a story about the enduring power of amateur radio
and the enduring love of those who have a license for it.
Meet a YL who has achieved recognition, just as she turns 100 years
of age.
If you tried to add up the number of ham radio operators in North
Carolina who either got or upgraded their license after an exam
supervised by volunteer examiner Dorothy McCracken, you might find the
mathematics a bit challenging. You might also find it difficult to
total how many hopeful radio operators received her guidance as a
volunteer instructor.
Along with her husband, Lewis WA4MTY, who is now a Silent Key, Dot spent many years assisting those in the western Piedmont region who were ready to take their FCC tests and hopefully get on the air. According to her daughter, Janet, she also travelled all over the country with Lewis, giving license exams where their presence was needed. Dot, who now has the callsign AD4D, knows well how amateur radio can make a good life even better -- at the age of 100.
Just days after reaching that one-century milestone in July, Dot received one more: she was presented with a plaque from the ARRL's North Carolina section manager, Marv Hoffman, WA4NC. The plaque was inscribed with the section's SUGAR award - an acronym for "Supporting, Upgrading, Growing Amateur Radio."
First licensed in 1985 as Extra Class operator KI4JM, she passed the 20 wpm code part of the test at a time when women were not always viewed as proficient CW ops. She not only mastered CW but went on to embrace portable operating, going camping with her husband and getting on the air.
Now, after all those decades, Dot has received the equivalent of a very large QSL card from amateur radio itself: The plaque that hangs on the wall of her room in a North Carolina rehabilitation facility: It's the SUGAR Award -- and how sweet it is.
The FCC has created a new emergency alert code for radio, television
and wireless phones to help find missing and endangered persons in the
US who arent covered by AMBER Alerts.
We reported previously ere on WIA National News that this vote was
pending in Washington, now the commissioners have approved
unanimously.
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel had sought to draw attention to the
issue in recent statements and a meeting last week in Minnesota
with a group of women from tribal nations.
The Missing and Endangered Persons or MEP alert code, she said,
will sound the alarm when people are missing and endangered, help
raise awareness, and support recovery.
Rosenworcel said the Bureau of Indian Affairs estimates there are
more than 4,000 cases of missing and murdered American Indian and
Alaska Natives that are unsolved. According to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the numbers missing are more than two and half times
their share of the United States population.
Australia and New Zealand will invest a combined AUD42.6 million (NZD47.5 million) in the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program, to assist Pacific and Timor-Leste partners prepare for and respond to disasters.
The program supports 14 Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste to store and manage disaster relief supplies required in the first 48 hours after a humanitarian emergency, which is the critical window to save lives.
The program is a response to Pacific priorities and is driven by Pacific governments.
Strengthening local resilience, building the regions expertise and supply chains and empowering community-driven preparedness and response actions, are at the heart of this program.
It will include supplies for the whole community, and address the needs of women, children and people with disabilities, who are often most affected by disasters.
The increasing frequency of natural disasters in the Pacific, compounded by the impacts of climate change, means there is a pressing need for this initiative.
(gov pressa)
The Fairy Tale of 22 YLs and their friends -- by YL Raisa
Once upon a time, in the heart of Europe, nestled amidst the
picturesque landscapes of the Czech Republic, a magical gathering
took place. This gathering brought together 22 young ladies from
11 different countries:
They met at a charming location known as OK 5 Z, a place where the
air buzzed with excitement and the possibilities of new friendships.
Each young lady was filled with enthusiasm and determination, eager to
make the most of their time together. With their transvers and
antennas at the ready, they logged an impressive 17,882 QSOs from 149
different countries.
Despite the demanding work, the young ladies found time to enjoy each
other's company. They shared laughter, warmth, and support, creating
bonds that would last a lifetime.
In the evenings, they were joined by a group of brave and kind-hearted
"OMs". These wise mentors decided to surprise the young ladies. They
prepared a delicious dinner and played lively music, filling the air
with joy and celebration.
The gathering was made possible by the generous support of several
organizations including IARU Region 1. This help and kindness turned
this magical event into reality.
And so, the story of these 22 young ladies and their unforgettable
adventure in the Czech Republic became a cherished tale, a reminder of
the power of HAM Radio friendship and the joy of sharing one's passion
with the world.
Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand after a 12-year fight
with the USA says itnews.com.au
German-born Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, has been fighting
extradition to the United States since 2012 following an FBI-ordered
raid on his Auckland mansion.
US authorities say Dotcom and three other Megaupload executives cost
film studios and record companies more than $755 million AUD by
encouraging paying users to store and share copyrighted material.
The company's chief marketing officer Finn Batato and chief technical
officer and co-founder Mathias Ortmann, both from Germany, along with
a third executive Dutch national Bram van der Kolk were arrested with
Dotcom in 2012. Ortmann and van der Kolk entered plea deals that saw
them sentenced in 2023 to jail terms in New Zealand but allowed them
to avoid extradition. Batato died in 2022 in New Zealand.
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MEDIA WATCH
VOICE OF AMERICA (VOA) Is Shuttering Its Marianas Shortwave Site.
Operational costs, minimal audience and lingering damage from 2018
Category 5 Super Typhoon Yutu have contributed to the decision. The
storm shredded the 16 shortwave curtain antennas at the site and
downed one of its support towers. Using salvaged parts, five antennas
fully restored by the end of FY 2020, and three more were back in
operation by end of FY 2023 with parts for three additional antennas
on site.
The Voice of America shortwave stations on Saipan and Tinian, which
operated under the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), are being
phased out as shortwave audiences migrate to other media.
The first transmissions from the site began in January 1999.
tinyurl.com/3nxsv7yw
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)
German astronomer Johannes Kepler made sketches of sunspots in 1607
from his observations of the suns surface and centuries later, the
pioneering drawings are helping scientists solve a solar mystery.
Astronomers observed sunspots with telescopes for the first time in
1610, 3 years AFTER Keplers drawings and Keplers long disregarded
sketches, overlooked because they were drawings rather than telescopic
observations, could provide crucial historical insights.
Kepler used a camera obscura, which utilized a small hole in the wall
of the instrument to project the suns image on a sheet of paper and
sketched the features he observed. Kepler mistakenly believed he had
captured Mercury moving in orbit across the sun in May 1607, but he
later retracted his report 11 years later and determined he had
in fact observed a sunspot group.
Now a research team has determined that the sunspot group observed by
Kepler belonged to the tail-end of Solar Cycle minus 14.
tinyurl.com/2ss4kkrf
(cnn)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- CW
www.morsecodeclassnet.com
A well-respected and seasoned CW operator in New Zealand has become a
Silent Key.
The love of CW was very obvious to any ham who got to know Barry
Kirkwood, ZL1DD. On the air from his dream shack, Baz - as he was
known - was a sought-after contact among ops on CW, especially for DX
stations.
He collected boat anchors but, as a CW op, he also loved his
collection of Morse Keys. He distinguished himself as an award-winner
many times in the NZART Sangster Shield QRP CW contest. After learning
that the original Shield had been lost in the 1990s, he commissioned
one to replace it in 2017. Baz was a long-time member of NZART, and
and was founder of the popular New Zealand Straight Key Night, which
is held in both summer and winter.
Baz became Silent Key aged 88.
(arnewsline 2441)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org
Australia has formally joined the United States led 'Landsat Next'
satellite program, cementing an enduring partnership and building
on nearly half a century of collaboration in satellite land imaging.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
signed the bilateral statement officially joining Australia to the
Landsat Next Earth observation mission as a core partner.
The formal signing is a key milestone for Australia's involvement in
the pioneering project, which will map the earth's surface and support
mining exploration, environmental monitoring, agriculture and disaster
management.
The Landsat Next program, to be launched in 2031, will continue nearly
50 years of Earth observation collaboration between Geoscience
Australia and the United States Geological Survey.
Under this Landsat Next agreement, Australia will commit $207.4
million over the next four years for Geoscience Australia to develop
advanced data processing and analytics capabilities. The funding will
also provide essential support through upgraded ground station
capabilities in Alice Springs.
(foreignminister.gov.au)
ISS AND CANADARM
Recently Canadas Canadarm2 caught its 50th spacecraft since 2009.
I think everyone who has seen photos of the ISS would recognise this
'arm', used to perform a range of very essential functions on the
outside of the ISS, such as moving equipment around and supporting
astronauts during EVAs.
it is part of the three-part Mobile Servicing System (MSS) that allows
for the Canadarm2 to scoot around the non-Russian part of the ISS,
attach to Power Data Grapple Fixtures on the ISS and manipulate
anything that has a compatible Grapple Fixture on it.
It was installed in 2001 by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-100,
but with the US moving away from the Space Shuttle to a range of
unmanned supply craft which arent all capable of autonomous docking,
this became a necessity, with the Japanese HTV becoming the first
craft to be caught this way in 2009.
Canadarm2 will no doubt be decommissioned with the rest of the ISS
by 2031.
twiar.net/?p=22634
(twiar)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
MILOS ISLAND IOTA EU-067
SV8/IK6QON
Active from Milos Island, IOTA number EU-067, until August 31.
HF, SSB, CW and FT8. QSL via his home call, which is IK6QON direct
or by the bureau
(arnewsline 2442)
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Marshall Islands.
Last active at the end of 2023, Lisa KJ6GHN / V73ML is again on
air from Kwajalein Atoll. Shes been in lots of contests and working
15 & 20m FT8.
Lisa is active when time permits (mostly Sunday & Monday) as V73ML.
Her grid square is RJ38re.
Log uploads to LoTW every month, Lisa says.
Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein
Island, which its majority English-speaking residents often use the
shortened name, Kwaj.
The total land area of the atoll amounts to just over 6 square miles.
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TASHIRO ISLAND IOTA AS-206
JQ7ELL will operate from Tashiro as JQ7ELL/7e on the HF bands and 6m
using SSB and FT8. QSL through the bureau only.
(arnewsline 2442)
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
VKJOTAJOTI.COM
scouts.com.au
scout.org/jota
international.scouts.com.au
jotajoti.info/
Brett Nicholas VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator
for JOTA.
Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ is Girl Guides Australia National
JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator.
Jota always 3rd weekend in October so 2023 = October 20 - 22
CALLING FREQUENCIES
Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing
communication.
Australian voice calling frequencies:
3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160
World CW calling frequencies:
3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160
World voice calling frequencies:
3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360,
24.960, 28.390, 50.160
Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV):
3.630, 7.033, 14.227
Calling Frequencies for PSK31
14.070
The 1st Sandringham Scout group took part in this years Remembrance
Day Contest using the callsign VK3SCS.
Eleven Scouts from across the Joey, Cub, Scout and Venturer age
sections, from 6 to 17yrs old, worked together to operate over the
full 24hrs, building in confidence and skills as the hours passed.
The Scouts picked up and ran every part of the operation from setting
up the station, making the QSOs, tuning the VFO to find more stations
and logging the contacts. Running in shifts at the radio the Scouts
made time to be active in their off-air breaks but still checked back
in regularly on how the contact count was going.
(Karl Donald)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
The 2024 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic is on over the weekend of the
26th and 27th of October, and WICEN NSW is once again providing
the safety communications.
This is a flagship event for WICEN and requires many members to make
it a success. The radio base for the event will be located at VK2WI
Dural.
Further information and requests to assist have already been emailed
to members; not everyone has replied, so, if you havent already done
so, please respond NOW.
WICEN NSW voice nets are on Sunday evenings from 6pm, on several
repeaters around Sydney. There is also an HF net and a DMARC net
once a month for members outside of Sydney; so check the WICEN NSW
website for details. WICEN NSW is a communications support squad of
VRA Rescue NSW.
nsw.wicen.org.au
(vk2wi news)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- VIDEO.
ATV SSTV and other forms such as YouTube.
Peter VK3BFG is your WIA ATV representative. pcossins@bigpond.com
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The 2024 Digital Amateur Television QSO Party will be held Saturday
August 31 starting at 0000 UTC.
The first session will be with Art WR 8 RMC in Columbus Ohio with
ATV Operators including the Dayton group. After that we will move to
Boulder Colorado hosted by Bill AB 0 MY and the Boulder ATV Group
via their ATV Repeater W0BTV. We will then move on to Los Angeles and
the extensive network of ATV Repeaters over Southern California and
further afield. This segment will be hosted by Roland KC6JPG.
It is expected that time with US will be shared with the host
Repeaters VK3RTV Melbourne and VK5RDC Port Pirie. Elements of the
program will be also be seen on the Bendigo ATV Repeater VK3RBO.
The host in Melbourne will be myself, Peter VK3BFG managing traffic
via VK3RTV, and in Whyalla Bevan VK5BD managing traffic via VK5RDC.
VK3RTV has a SRT IP input and hence external stations all over the
world can access VK3RTV direct with high quality video.
The evening session starts at 0900 UTC and will be hosted by Martin
Charman G4FKK who is the Chairman of the British Amateur Television
Club. This club is possibly the biggest amateur club in the world
having many members in the UK, but also significantly all over,
including Australia. The BATC has a streaming service and the whole
event can be viewed on Rob, VK3IEs BATC stream.
A most exciting development is that Martin can access the
geostationary Satellite QO100 which is the only amateur satellite
supporting high quality digital television. This means that ATV
stations all over the UK, Europe and farther afield will now be
included in the event.
Peter VK3BFG is the major host of the event on behalf of Amateur Radio
Victoria and the Melbourne ATV Group. Peter is supported by Ian VK3QL
and Neil VK3BCU.
The can be viewed during and after the event in high quality video via
Ian VK3QLs U Tube stream and of course via VK3RTV, VK5RDC and
VK3RBO.
I am Peter VK3BFG
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2024 IT'S A DATE
Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section
Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found
on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.
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VK2 - Blue Mountains Winterfest Saturday the 31st of August.
Its at the Clubrooms, the old scout hall at 4 Moore Street
Glenbrook and gates open at 8:30am with all kinds of radio
related equipment available and a sausage sizzle for lunch.
Sellers can book a table or car-boot for a fee, payable in
cash or EFTPOS on the day and for more information contact
club secretary Irene, VK2VAN.
secretary@bmarc.org
bmarc.org (vk2winews)
VK2 - UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY OPEN DAY August 31st.
VK2MB portable will be active on Saturday 31st at the
University of Sydneys Open Day.
Professor Philip Leong is the Director of the Universitys
Computer Engineering Laboratory. Hes also VK2APL and a
Manly-Warringah Radio Society member, so that club will be at
the Open Day to tempt some of the prospective engineering
students into taking up Amateur Radio.
Anyone can come to the Open Day, so if youre in the Sydney area
drop in and say hello. The University is a short walk from
Redfern railway station.
openday.sydney.edu.au. (vk2winews )
VK4 - SUNFEST Saturday September 14 at Coolum Civic Centre. (vk4vp)
VK6 - PerthTech 2024 Sept 21 for 2 days at Gidgegannup (vk6pop)
VK4 - GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 at Nerang Country Paradise
Parklands 231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road Nerang. (vk4DMH)
VK5 - Amateur Radio Experiments Group Radio & Electronics Sale
Saturday 26th October 10AM David Roche Park Kilburn (vk5qi)
VK7 - Tasmanian Ham Conference November 2 and 3 Hobart. (vk7news)
Held at the Sandy Bay Campus of UTAS.
VK3 - SPARC Rosebud RadioFest November 17 at Eastbourne Primary
School, Allambi Ave. Rosebud. (vk3pdg)
Reception Reports
WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a
welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs
straight after the Local News. Local news follows National
news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would
email their reception reports and location to
callbacks@wia.org.au
Submitting news items
If you would like to submit news items for possible inclusion
in the VK1WIA broadcasts, please email your item in text to
nationalnews@wia.org.au and don't JUST send url's links or
posters, but take the time to pen YOUR contribution.
To submit audio, email nationalnews@wia.org.au
and send BOTH the audio and the text
We would appreciate items certainly no longer than 1.5 mts in
length as we only have a half hour.
Remember the sooner you submit material the more the
likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of
WIA National News.
Each recorded item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple
of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your
event 'fresh' and always if the news room is to read your
item --- write it in the 3rd person. (First if YOU are
reading your own item). If you are mentioning your own name / call
in the story, say something like "and myself, Pat, vk11abc"
Promote your local rebroadcast; details on
wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/
A reminder when supplying HamFest info we obviously can't
plug DEALS from commercial traders "on air", but we at the
WIA will put your supporters 'goods' in this text edition
"no worries."
We will not give blatant 'plugs' to raffles, be it raffles
at the event or "on-line".
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Oh... and to contact us with your news because
If It Matters To You It Matters To Us!
Click the links below to download the most recent edition of
National News, BUT this is ONLY the backup site!
WIANEWS backup thanks to Brendan VK4BLP can be found on
wiaq.org.au
BACKUPS OF THE BACKUP!! thanks to Tony VK7AX
www.vk7ax.id.au/wianews/
wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/ (This is the link
to the original text version and original audio on wia site)
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WIANews - we've reported...YOU decide.
TWITTER twitter.com/VK1WIA
Societies and Club News Letter Editors can EXCHANGE a feed
prior to the actual broadcast date, e-mail
nationalnews@wia.org.au
Call-backs follow the RF editions, but also for text readers
you may lodge a quick reply to let us know you read it, who
knows, you might even get a "cheerio call".
Thanks to our dedicated band of broadcast volunteers who
utilize their time and equipment in bringing you this weekly
broadcast.
Who and where are they?
wia.org.au/members/broadcast/where/
Promote your local rebroadcast; details on
wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/
The purpose of "WIANews" is to rapidly provide news of
interest to WIA affiliated clubs and active amateurs residing
in Australia and the globe.
We strongly encourage membership in the Wireless Institute of
Australia and participation in the activities of local clubs.
Opinions expressed in "WIANews" are those of the writers who
submit material and do not necessarily reflect those of the
rebroadcasters, nor the National WIA, but IF broadcast, are
done so in the spirit in which they were submitted."
If you would like to see the call-backs reported each
broadcast, OR have call-backs to contribute to the National
News call back tally then please send through your call-backs
to callbacks@wia.org.au
How do I join this National News List?
(subscribe for an automatic weekly feed.)
Email to vk1wia-news-join@lists.wia.org.au
from the email account that you wish the emails to go to.
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weekly feed)
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