2025 FEBRUARY 02 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING FEBRUARY 2 2025
IN OUR 30th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS
THIS WEEK:-
When CAN we Australian radio amateurs use the alternative AX callsign?
WIA AR Magazine Editor Roger VK2ZRH.
YOTA news and something special as "young Alan" takes his go-pro camera to
Dural and their recent Trash and Treasure.
And although an election to vote by postal ballot has now closed,
returning officer Pete Cherry VK2LP has more detail on candidates.
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
WIA
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NOTICE of an ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS of the Wireless Institute of Australia
Four directors retire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting which will be held in Bendigo on 3rd May 2025, namely Scott Williams VK3KJ, Peter Clee VK8ZZ, Giles Kirby VK5GK and Peter Schrader VK4EA. Each retiring director is eligible for re-election.
A call for nominations for the position of Director of the WIA was made in November 2024, in accordance with the Election Regulations. As Returning Officer I have received Five (5) valid nominations from WIA members for the position as director of the WIA, as follows:-
Giles Kirby VK5GK
Klaus Illhardt VK3IU
Peter Clee VK8ZZ
Peter Schrader VK4EA
Scott Williams VK3KJ
As advised in the Call for Nominations there will be four (4) vacancies at the conclusion of the AGM to be held in May 2025 and therefore an election by ballot will be necessary. This Election will be held by electronic ballot with an option for a postal vote as provided for in the WIA Election Regulations. Members could elect to vote by postal ballot.
An election to vote by postal ballot has now closed.
The Bio of all of the candidates has been printed in the January / February Edition of Amateur Radio Magazine and will be available to all voters prior to and within the electronic voting platform. Voting will be by electronic means unless you have requested a postal vote. Postal votes will be despatched shortly and email invites will be sent to voters on 1 February 2025.
Voting will open on 1st February 2025 and conclude on 28th February 2025.
The email invite to voters will include the details required to log into he electronic voting platform The order of nominees will change at random for each voter. The formal declaration of the election will be announced at the WIA Annual General Meeting to be held in May 2025.
This notice is authorised by Pete Cherry VK2LP, WIA Returning Officer on
1st January 2025
Hey there, dudes and dudees!
This is Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.
I am still amazed at this, but, last week, the first issue of AR magazine for 2025 rolled off the press at Bairnsdale, as scheduled.
The electronic edition is being readied for posting to the WIA website next week, for members to download.
The theme, or the focus, this issue is about portable pursuits. Getting out and operating in the great outdoors.
Some wag said once that going portable was the best fun you could have outdoors fully clothed. Having done it myself, I totally agree.
These days, operators are also doing it to escape the urban RF interference that RF fog generated by so much electronic equipment, ranging from cellphone chargers to TV sets, to household solar panel regulators.
This issue, articles on portable operation fill 16 pages, including a blow-by-blow recount of the Flinders Island radio expedition VK5FIL that ran for a week in April last year, through to everything you always wanted to know about Parks on the Air but were afraid to ask, brought to you by Marty Nelson VK4KC who happens to be the POTA admin for Australia.
Elsewhere this issue, on the technical side, the untiring Jim Tregellas VK5JST presents a remarkably versatile valve tester. Just the thing for boat anchor restorers and up-to-date tube tinkerers. Vacuum tubes arent on the way out anytime soon!
In addition, we have an article looking at dish antennas from a new angle. You may recall that Issue 1 last year featured an article titled Of Lobes and Dishes, by George Galanis VK3EIP. This new article from George takes a step to the side and includes info about a cool online application you can play with.
As always, there is much, much, much more in Amateur Radio magazine, Issue 1 for 2025.
More guts. Less gab.
Serving Australian amateurs since 1933. Proudly produced and printed in Australia.
Also available online.
Im Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for WIA NATIONAL NEWS.
AUSTRALIANA
Sometimes we "Old Timers" forget that not every ham is abreast of what we
can and can't do, particularly if your area does NOIT have an active
amateur radio club or they are not a member of the WIA.
So a Reminder:
Under a permanent agreement with the Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA), all Australian radio amateurs may use the
alternative AX callsign prefix instead of VK on:- ready?
Australia Day 26 January, ANZAC Day 25 April and
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 17 May.
Just another achievement of our WIA.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS is 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.
USA
AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER PINPOINTS BODY OF SKIER
A wearable wireless safety device known as an avalanche transceiver helped
a woman find the body of her husband, a veteran downhill skier who died
after being buried in a Colorado mountain avalanche.
Fifty-seven-year-old Donald Moden Jr., who had once been a member of the
local mountain rescue team, was likely buried in the avalanche for more
than four hours before his body was located via transmissions from his
tracking device.
News reports said the skier's wife became concerned when he failed to
check in as agreed . Standing at the trailhead with her own avalanche
transceiver, she received transmissions being sent from her husband's
device and was able to locate where he was buried.
The transceiver, transmits on 457 kHz. According to several backcountry
ski websites, the most modern devices have a transmitting range of
50 metres or more.
A search team was called in to assist with recovering the skier's body.
Sony Ends Blu-Ray, MD and MiniDV Media Production
With the slow demise of physical media the past years, companies are
gradually closing shop on producing everything from the physical media
itself to their players and recorders. For Sony this seems to have now
escalated to where itll be shuttering its optical media storage
operations completely, after more than 18 years of producing Blu-ray
discs. This also includes minidisc media and MiniDV cassettes.
This also raises the likelihood that Sonys next game console (likely
PlayStation 6) will not feature any optical drive at all. While MiniDV
likely was only interesting to those of us still lugging one of those
MiniDV camcorders around, the loss of MD production may be felt quite
strongly in the indie music scene, where MD is experiencing somewhat of
a revival alongside cassette tapes and vinyl records.
To help promote amateur radio science and technology, and to honour the
100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), ARRL
is inviting radio clubs and schools to organize a Ham Radio Open House
in April, built around World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) on April 18.
The event is intended to highlight the Amateur Radio Service for its
development and practice of the latest radio communications and
technology, and as a hands-on pathway into science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields for the next generation.
In April, amateur radio clubs, school stations, and other groups will have
the opportunity to advance public knowledge about ham radio by welcoming
their communities into their stations for the Ham Radio Open House, as
part of World Amateur Radio Day. The focus will be on scientific
advancement and demonstrating cutting-edge technology. This is a chance to
not only shape the conversation about modern ham radio but also to show
how it serves as a steppingstone and testbed for many young people pursing
STEM education and future high-tech careers.
Britain has launched an investigation into Apple and Google's smartphone
operating systems, app stores and browsers, its second use of recently
bulked-up regulatory powers to scrutinise big tech companies.
The Competition and Markets Authority said it would assess whether Apple and Google had "strategic market status" in smartphone ecosystems, and the impact they had on users and on businesses developing content and services such as apps.
Specifically, the issues the CMA will investigate include; how competition is working across Apples and Googles mobile ecosystems; possible leveraging of Apples and Googles market power into other activities, and whether the two require app developers to sign up to unfair terms and conditions as a condition of using their stores.
CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell said more competitive mobile ecosystems could foster new innovations and new opportunities across a range of services that millions of people use, be they app stores, browsers or operating systems.
"Better competition could also boost growth here in the UK, with businesses able to offer new and innovative types of products and services on Apple's and Google's platforms," she said.
An investigation decision is expected by October 2025.
Ham Radio Demonstration Helps Survivors of Violence at Camp
Camp Family Justice serves paediatric survivors of violence in
California, providing them with an opportunity to enjoy the
outdoors in a safe environment surrounded by support services,
including a medical clinic.
Children who applied this year, and attended last year, are now reporting
that they worked diligently in school to earn the privilege of attending
Camp Family Justice for a second year.
Also contributing to Camp Family Justice is Spencer Holmes, KM6SJ, a
popular science teacher at Heritage High School and adviser for the
schools amateur radio club, W6HHS.
A few weeks ago, Mr. Holmes brought a box full of radios to the camp.
The kids were excited, said KM6SJ. They had a lot of questions and two
campers took two GMRS radios and talked to each other for hours. Holmes
also set up a mini HF station. He was able to make contact with several
stations and allowed the youth to talk, on a first-name basis, with other
amateur radio operators.
Clearly, it was chaotic fun, he added. But it allowed them to enjoy a
safe environment and a sense of community. Mr. Holmes is one of the only
teachers in the state to receive a national supporting grant from ARRL to
facilitate radio communication education.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION
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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025
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Well, well. The 2025 Summer Field Day was two weekends ago, which means that the time for submitting logs is upon us tomorrow, Monday, 3rd February, midnight Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, manager of the VHF-UHF Field Days. Youve
had your fun in the Sun, or wind and rain, as the case may be, send us
your logs.
No matter what logging program you used or will use to meet tomorrows deadline get that log in!
No matter if you stuck with VKCL, or thought youd give N 1 M M a try. So long as the electronic log you submit meets the Rules as posted to the VHF-UHF Field Days web page on the WIA website.
In the meantime, a couple of well-motivated souls from the Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club have been beavering away in the background to develop a program to convert VKCL logs into Cabrillo files. They have made extraordinary progress. I venture to say that an announcement about it is imminent.
This will aid overcoming the hiatus occasioned by the untimely passing of Mike Subocz VK3AVV, developer of the popular VKCL contest logging program. This team of two are to be commended for stepping forward. We all owe them hearty thanks.
Keep an eye on the VHF-UHF Field Days web page on the WIA website.
This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News.
CQ 160 METER CONTEST
SSB February 21 - 2200Z February 23.
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The IARU 100th Anniversary Centennial QSO Party.
The IARU CQP will be held for nine days, beginning Saturday 12 April and
ending Sunday 20 April. This event will celebrate 100 years of the IARU
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HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL 80 Meter Sprint, Saturday May 3. (vk4uh)
wia.org.au/members/contests/harryangel/
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VK Shires Contest 7th - 8th June 2025
wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/
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NZ Straight Key Night
Next New Zealand Straight Key Night will be held Sunday 8 June
from 0800 to 0900 UTC on 80 metres.
SKN is not a contest - but the operator who gets the most votes for the
quality of their sending will win the Bruce Scahill Best Fist Award.
This certificate honours Bruce ZL1BWG (SK), who was a dedicated
supporter of SKN. Please email your nomination to ZL1NZ within one week
following the event.
(Neil ZL1NZ, SKN Manager)
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IARU HF World Championship.
The 24-hour IARU HF World Championship starts at 12 HUNDRED UTC on
Saturday 12 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 13 July.
This annual contest supports amateur self-training in radio
communications, improving operating skills, conducting technical
investigations and inter-communicating with other amateurs around
the world using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands
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Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest - 19 JUL 2025
The Trans-Tasman contest, held on the 3rd weekend in July, aims to encourage Low Band activity between VK and ZL
Only contest bands 160 80 and 40M are allowed with SSB, CW and Digital (RTTY OR PSK)
wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/
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DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
PC 80 TT is the special callsign for members of VERON Leiden to celebrate
the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands during
World War II (5 May 1945).
Look for activity now until June One
QSL PC80TT via the bureau to PI4LDN.
The special call sign honours the memory of Rudolf Tappenbeck (PCTT),
a pioneer of Dutch amateur radio who died in Neuengamme concentration
camp 1944.
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Our I.A.R.U. celebrates its centenary this year (2025).
Since its founding in Paris, France, IARU has worked tirelessly to
promote innovation in amateur radio and to encourage the growth of
the service in communities throughout the world.
VI 100 IARU is a special event callsign transmitting from VK3 to help
celebrate the IARU Centennial.
Try as we may, and our Editor Graham VK4BB has tried, we will endeavour to
find out more about this special event.
qsl via MO 0 OXO
A 9 100 IARU is the special callsign for the Bahrain Amateur Radio
Society to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International
Amateur Radio Union. Look for activity for five days each month
(which days don't ask me! HiHi) during 2025. QSL via EC6DX.
(qrz.com / 425 dx news))
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This year the SARL is on the air with special event callsign
ZS 100 SARL as the society celebrates their centenary of organised
amateur radio activity in South Africa.
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Don, KW7R is active as V73KW from the Marshall Islands in the north
western Pacific Ocean. He is there on a work assignment until
September and in his spare time, he operates CW and FT8 on various bands.
QSL V73KW via Logbook of the World.
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WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS
SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM,
PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS.
hema.org.uk/index.jsp
minesontheair.com/about-mota
parksontheair.com/
sota.org.uk
sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/
facebook.com/SotaAustralia/
wwffaustralia.com/
LETS GO PARKNG.
Where are the most POTA, Parks?
From the POTA database, it looks like the award for the most parks goes
to Victoria here in VK:
3462 entities.
Second one on the list is England with 3405 parks.
This is followed by New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
Now we move to Canada:
British Columbia 1224
Ontario 1162.
Scotland has 1158, South Australia back here in VK with 935.
And finally, the first US state is New York with 841 active parks.
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LB0OG, SP1C, SP1FM and SQ1GU will be active as C5PL from the
Tanji Bird Reserve Parks On The Air number GM-0004, The Gambia
now until 7 of February.
They will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and maybe FT4 on 80-6 metres, with a focus
on 20-10 metres.
QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.
They also plan side trips to the West Kiang Marine Park
(POTA GM-0008) as C5PL/p, and the Delta du Saloum National Park
(POTA SN-0002), Senegal as 6W/homecall/p.
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And leaving the BEST Adventure group news to last is the word from
"on high" that a news mountain goat exists in VK4.
SOTA enthusiast Adele, VK4APT has qualified for her SECOND Mountain Goat
award when she activated VK4/SE-024. Congratulations Adele.
(sarl)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)
NORTH TO ALASKA
Capital is Juneau and just over 1000 kilometres Nor Nor West is the
town of Gakona which boasts a population of less than 150 people BUT it IS
home to the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP.
HAARP are conducting a research campaign January 28 through to today,
February 2 UTC Operating frequencies will vary, but all HAARP
transmissions will be between 2.75 MHz and 10 MHz.
This campaign is being conducted in support of research proposals from
University of Fairbanks Alaska, the University of Florida, the Naval
Research Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Cornell University,
Dartmouth College and more.
Research topics for this campaign include VLF generation and ducting
and space debris detection.
(ard/Wikipedia)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org
On March 10, 1965, a historic connection in amateur radio via satellite
was established between HB9RG and DL6EZA.
This first satellite connection of radio amateurs marks a significant
moment in the history of amateur radio. The AMSAT-HB HB9RG Trophy
honours this event and recognizes HB9RG's interdisciplinary achievements.
The "Distance" category focuses on the establishment of further radio
connections, instead of as in many other contests the number of
QSO connections. In doing so, AMSAT-HB aims to create a competition that
focuses on technical and operational innovation and highlights HB9RG's
historical legacy.
The competition will take place for 2 weeks in the first two full calendar
weeks of March.
00:00 UTC on the first Monday of the first full calendar week ending
23:59 UTC on Sunday of the second full calendar week in March.
The aim is to establish the widest possible radio connections during the
competition via satellites orbiting the Earth on a LEO, MEO or HEO orbit.
In total, the 10 furthest connections in the valid competition period will
be evaluated.
The use of a GEO satellite is currently deliberately avoided, as the equal
treatment of participants cannot be guaranteed either on the GEO satellite
itself or worldwide.
AND this IS a global contest.
(icqpodcast)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
Maldives, IOTA number AS-013
Ilian, LZ5KW is using the callsign 8Q7KW until sometime early February
from the Maldives, IOTA number AS-013. He is using mainly CW but is
including some SSB and FT8. Find him on 80-10 metres.
See QRZ.com for QSL details.
(newsline 2465)
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St Helena Island, IOTA AF-022
ZD7DPX , Giovanni is active holiday style from St Helena Island until
Monday Feb 3 SSB and digital modes.
QSL via Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IK 2 DUW.
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Sal Island, IOTA number AF-086
Claudio, will be active holiday style as D44OA from Sal Island, AF-086,
Cape Verde from the 5th through to the 18th of February, CW, SSB on
40 through 6 metres.
Again see QRZ.com for QSL details.
(newsline 2465)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS
qcwa.org
raotc.org.au
Hallo everyone, Were back again! This is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow
is the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of
Australia's February bulletin to go to air.
But first, an important notice. Perth luncheon venue change. Members and Friends of
the RAOTC in Perth are advised that the next monthly lunchtime meeting on Tuesday
February 11th will be at the new venue of the High Wycombe Bar and Grill, 530
Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe, starting at 11.30 am, All are welcome. Full details,
including public transport arrangements, are on the Club website.
This month as well as the latest Club news:
Im pleased to introduce a new voice, that of John Ross, VK3MK, with an article
about Voyager 1, a story that is truly out of this world.
Next, Ill be telling two tales from the past, and explaining how it is quite easy
to write a short article for OTN.
This will be followed by a brief reminder that everyone should plan ahead.
Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, is most welcome to listen to the
program and join in the call backs afterwards. Full details of all transmissions
times, frequencies and modes can be found on the RAOTC website at www.raotc.org.au
or just Google RAOTC broadcasts.
Also, you can download the audio file at any time from today from the clubs website.
Once again, tune in tomorrow for the February RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the program and
please join in the call backs afterwards.
73 from Clive VK6CSW.
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA
(Youngsters On The Air)
WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.
ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/
facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/
youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA
Hello, I am Alan VK2COD coming to you live at ARNSW at Dural.
Alan: Hello, whats your name and callsign?
Eric: Eric van de Weyer VK2VE also AC3EY
Alan: How did you like the BBQ today?
Eric: Well, considering I am one of the ones organising it, its fine by me.
Alan: The BBQ is going great, lots of sales
Alan: Whats your name and callsign?
Oliver: My name is Oliver, VK2OLC
Alan: What did you like most about today?
Oliver: Today? Trash and Treasure. I think it is kinda cool to see that theres some commercial stalls, but other people have just brought their old equipment to come and sell and it is interesting to see all the old equipment. I saw an old Kenwood handheld in the Trash and Treasure room before and it looks really interesting.
Alan: Did you like the BBQ?
Oliver: I did. They definitely gave us probably the best sausages and the sausage roll was really long, great deal
Alan: Hello, whats your name and callsign?
Emmanuel: Emmanuel, my callsigns VK2EMM
Alan: Did you like today?
Emmanuel: Its been great, I bought two 25-ohm resistors for five bucks, its a pretty good deal.
Alan: What are you selling today?
Benny: Selling this stuff here, second hand stuff, all working, to get rid of it, thats it.
Alan: How did you like today?
Benny: Beautiful! It was a nice day, Australia Day. We had sausages, drink and we enjoyed it, I sold a lot of stuff here and all gone
For VK1WIA National News, I am Alan VK2COD in Dural. Now back to you
For a full view of the video clip, see Alans YouTube page at:
https://youtu.be/EoIcADqcilQ
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- VHF AND ABOVE.
INSPIRING SWEET DREAMS OF MOONBOUNCE
Guest speakers at ham radio club meetings are supposed to inspire - and
indeed many of them do. The guest speaker at one club in California
actually inspired...a lullaby.
Helen Mahoney, KI6LQV, loves amateur radio to the moon and back.
REALLY to the surface of the moon and back.
She and her husband, Doug, K6JEY, enjoy making contacts via moonbounce,
also known as Earth-Moon-Earth contacts, or EME. Hearing Helen's recent
guest presentation at the W6TRW Amateur Radio Club meeting Becky, KN6WDQ,
was left with a song in her heart.
So she wrote it, sang it, recorded it - and put it all on YouTube with
Devin, KN6PHZ and Mark, KD7DTS singing backup vocals.
This ham radio lullaby is called "I Ping the Moon" and it is set to the
music of another, more familiar lullaby, "I See the Moon and the Moon Sees
Me." It also turns out to be a love song of sorts to a mode that can
surprise any ham with a world of contacts if they use the right equipment.
No doubt she's dreaming already of her next QSOs - and now she has the
right lullaby to sing herself to sleep.
youtube.com/watch?v=Y6NB6L9DUak ]
(newsline2465)
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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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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VK3 - BARG HamFest TODAY February 2 at Ballarat Polo-Crosse Pavilion
next door to the BARG clubrooms at Ballarat Airport. (wiacal)
VK6 - PARGFEST PEEL AMATEUR RADIO GROUP held February 15 9AM at
Mandurah Bowling Club 89 Allnutt Street ( parg.org.au/ )
VK3 - Yarra Valley Amateur Radio Group HamFest March One at
Mooroolbark Community Centre. (wiacal)
VK4 - Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club REDFEST April 12 at
Deception Bay North State School. (wiacal)
VK - WIA AGM May 3 - 4. Hosted by Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics
Club and their Technology Expo (vk3gtv/wiacal)
VK2 - Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club's 49th Annual Field Day Weekend
at Wauchope Showground Hall June 7 and 8 (wiacal)
VK5 - SERG Convention and Fox Hunting Championship June 7 and 8
At Scout Hall in Mt. Gambier (vk5dj)
VK - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary
Glen Waverly July 26 president@alara.org (vk2ayl)
VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9 (vk4dmh)
Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.
VK3- Rosebud RadioFest, Eastbourne Primary School, Rosebud (wiacal)
November Sixteen.
VK8 - Darwin Amateur Radio Club DARC Xmas Party 6:30pm Dec 3 (wiacal)
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