----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK Oh... and to contact us with your news because If It Matters To You It Matters To Us! email nationalnews@wia.org.au http://www.wia.org.au (click news in member area) Submit your audio news Please.. If you are only submitting text and not audio, write your story as you would expect to hear it being read back and NEVER send just links & url's. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIANEWS for week commencing Sep 13 2009 Yes it IS news for the 13th NOT the sixth as I actually read aloud when presenting this weeks news.. apologies on that one!! VK3KID Open for JOTA WHEN TRIPLE OH IS A GREAT BIG NO! Mobile phone activates kitchen oven. Great Squidpole Squabble Australian Fonetic Radio Alphabet Beat the intruders with CW says IARU It IS news for the 13th NOT the sixth as I actually read aloud when presenting this weeks news.. SOO.. IT'S all up and coming in this edition of WIANEWS for week commencing Sept 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHATS COOKIN? Mobile phone activates kitchen oven. The New York Times are reporting on an EMC case involving an oven that turns itself on in the presence on a low level RF field from a Cell (Mobile) Phone. Many people will have run across the beep-beep-beeping noise that you can get if a cell-phone is nearby to a poorly designed amplified speaker system. BUT in this case, when the oven detected an RF field it switched on and set itself to high - creating a significant safety hazard. The New York Times report, which contains a video, can be seen at www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/nyregion/23about.html?_r=2 (nyt/southgate) WHEN TRIPLE OH IS A GREAT BIG NO! ACMA in a recent press release noted that although previously referred to as Triple O it is now to be called TRIPLE ZERO. This previous term is no longer used due to a concern that it may cause confusion for users of alphanumeric keypads who may dial the letter 'O' rather than zero. Handset blocking for repeated non-genuine calls to Triple Zero The Australian Communications and Media Authority has welcomed a recently introduced industry initiative to address the incidence of non-genuine calls to the Triple Zero (000) emergency call service. The industry initiative will progressively limit calls from mobile handsets being used to make repeated non-genuine calls to the Triple Zero emergency call service. Telstra, given its experience as the Emergency Call Person, has advised that handling of genuine calls is being increasingly compromised by the need to deal with non-genuine calls or calls that do not relate to time critical or life threatening emergencies. Under the industry initiative, developed in consultation with the ACMA, mobile handsets from which repeated non-genuine calls are made to Triple Zero operators may be blocked across all mobile networks from being able to make calls. Progressive steps will be taken to formally warn the owner of the mobile handset before the handset is blocked, in addition to the caller details being provided to police as appropriate. (ACMA Media contact: Donald Robertson, Media Manager on (02) 9334 7980). HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. VK2 web service:- http://www.arnsw.org.au/html/news_vk2wi.htm VKG Roundup http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news Dennis mentioned this last week, now further on the "Great Squidpole Squabble". Following the phenomenal response to Westlakes Project of the month, simply called The Squid Pole Antenna, controversy has reigned supreme at the club between those who continually seek new, and possible better means of getting the ultimate signal to air and the die hard sceptics, set in their ways with already tried and proven means of communication as to the which works best in a portable situation. A means of settling the debate once and for all will be undertaken at Westlakes Teralba site Saturday October 3rd. 2 pm, using 7.100 MHz. Both combatants will broadcast alternately using their portable antenna of choice, then will stand by to receive a hopefully accurate signal reports accompanied by a location from you the listener. Tune in and give a report! VK3 web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/ VKC Roundup http://www.police VK3KID Open for JOTA VK3KID will be holding an open weekend for OTA Saturday 17 and Sunday 18th October, there will be a BYO BBQ with free tea and coffee provided. The Location is Sherbrooke Community School Mt Dandenong Tourist Road Sassafras , The station will be active on as many bands and modes as possible. So come up on air for a pleasant hour or two and say hello. (vk3ark@wia.org.au) VK4 web service local news:- www.wiaq.com/qnews/upload/qnewsbcast.htm local news email qnews-vk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com VKR Roundup http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+and+Alerts/Media+Releases/ The Caboolture Radio Club's AGM will be held Saturday October 10 at 11am and visitors are welcome! Caboolture Radio Club is trialling a new repeater at Ocean View 146.625. Preliminary reports indicate coverage south to Boonah, West to Yarraman and North to Nambour with most of Bribie Island a formality. VK7 local area news :- http://reast.asn.au/news.php vk7 local news, email vk7regionalnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com The next meeting of the Cradle Coast Amateur Radio Club has been scheduled for 1:30 pm on the 26th of September at the Penguin lions Club rooms. (David Cleland, VK7DC, CCARC Secretary) Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club NTARC will be holding the October monthly meeting at Alanvale campus of Tasmanian Skills Institute and have arranged a fascinating presentation from the Bureau of Meteorology, with particular emphasis on that feared phenomena of all amateurs who have towers & antennae: Lightning! Peter VK7PL has arranged this for NTARC. (Jason VK7ZJA, NTARC Secretary via vk7news) EDUCATION YOUTH AND ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR RADIO www.hamcollege.com.au The weekend of 5th - 6th of September saw ARK's Academy swing into action again with yet another foundation course. a nice and sunny weekend saw Seven candidates study for their foundation course. The results a 100% pass rate !" Instructors Ivy VK3IVY and Lino VK3BAD were delighted with the result and both candidates and instructors celebrated with tim tams and donuts after the exam session. Many thanks to Assessors Keith VK3FT , Peter VK3AVE, Lionel VK3NM , Lino VK3BAD , and John VK3ARK for giving their time over the last few months conducting various assessments. So please welcome John, David, Jason, Peter, Adam, Jacqui and Angus to the amateur radio fraternity when they pop up with their new call signs in a few days time ARK's Academy will be offering more foundation courses early in the new year and will again be offering our weekend regulations course followed by our standard/ advanced upgrade course, all courses are free of charge and next year will be conducted in a brand new facility being constructed , a forty seat pit style lecture theatre, with an extensive outside deck which will be a great location for lunch. If your in the Melbourne area and want to either get your foundation license or upgrade to Standard or Advanced please contact ARK's Academy e-mail John vk3ark@wia.org.au Website can be found at http://www.carnagevisors.net/arks-academy/" (John Fisher VK3ARK / VK3DQ / M0GJF) Ham College VK6 Ham collage in perth are looking for candidates for their next foundation course to be held over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of this month. The course is two days with the exams held the following weekend. If you're travelling from a remote area for your course, arrangements can be made for you to sit your exam on the first weekend. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided. to register your interest, log on to hamcollege.com.au or google ham college. Septembers AR Magazine, and yes, Tom Potter says it's in newsagents now has begun a series of occasional articles especially suited to the interests of Foundation Licensees. Turn to page 18 and read Ross Pittard VK3CE on the design and construction of a simple but effective antenna for 2 metres (or 70 cm). This is the well-known J-Pole concept which uses ordinary TV ribbon transmission line. INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to RSGB, Southgate AR Club, the ARRL, Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART and the WW sources of the WIA. IRELAND The Sean Kelly Tour took place August 30th, 2700 hardy cyclists taking to the road on Saturday evening. The Irish version of VK's WICEN assisted Civil Defence in maintaining an accurate location of as many as possible, allowing them to more cleverly deploy their own medical resources around the course. Great use was made of the APRS digipeater network, and it definitely proved it’s usefulness on the day. It allowed the members in Net Control to keep both the Civil Defence and event organisers updated as to the locations of various vehicles almost in real-time. (irts) Manufacturer of Texas Bug Catcher Antenna to Cease Operations: ARRL News are reporting after October 31, 2009, GLA Systems, manufacturer of the Texas Bug Catcher antennas will cease taking orders for new antennas; No reason was given for the closure, but on GLA's Web site, owner Henry Allen, K5BUG, said. "It has been a fun 30 years, but it is time to hang it up. I would like to thank everyone who has made this experience possible." Den Connors, KD2S (SK): The first president of Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) Den Connors, KD2S passed away September 3. He was 58. Connors, an ARRL Life Member, conducted the first amateur packet radio contact with all-American hardware and software, using the Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Terminal Node Controller (TNC) with Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD (now KK7P), at 9:12 PM (PST) on June 25, 1982. The tests were conducted at 146.55 MHz, with both stations sending plain-text ASCII messages. "Den was instrumental in the early PACSAT work, and as TAPR's first president, led that organization from a local club he co-founded into an international organization," Johnson said in an e-mail. "His was a very cheerful, positive, can-do influence." (arrl) FCC CITES CALIFORNIA RESIDENT OVER DEFECTIVE INDOOR TV ANTENNA You may find this one hard to believe, but the FCC has issued a Citation to California resident Irma Frausto for using a defective amplified indoor television antenna. She could not POSSIBLY know it played havoc with a nearby cellular telephone site. Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has more: On August 13th agents from the Los Angeles FCC Office investigated a complaint that something was interfering with the operation of a Verizon cellular site. The agents T-hunted the interference to the Frausto's residence. Further investigation revealed that the source of the interfering signal was a Philips model MANT 300 amplified television antenna installed on top of a television set in the Fausto home. . Apparently the antennas internal amplifier had broken into self-oscillation on 840.356 MHz. The spur was strong enough to interfere with the input to a Verizon local cell site. And you would think that's where it would all end. Disconnect the faulty antenna and problem solved. But that's not where this story ends. On August 20th the FCC issued a Citation to Irma Fausto naming her as the responsible party. Why the FCC chose to issue a Citation rather than the usual warning letter or any letter at all is not explained. And if we may editorialize a moment, even stranger is the demand by the FCC that Ms. Fausto respond to the Citation and specify what actions have been taken to correct the violation when its likely all she would do is return it to where she bought it or throw the thing in the nearest garbage can. At least that's what we would do. We also wonder if the FCC intends to follow up with Philips to make certain that no other MANT 300 amplified indoor antenna is causing similar problems elsewhere in the United States. One would think that Phillips is the responsible party in this scenario since it was the one who manufactured the defective amplified antenna in the first place. Lastly we must ask why so much emphasis is being put on reprimanding a citizen for something beyond her control when there are far more important matters to contend. This definitely includes cleaning up the now almost two decade old rats nest of jamming, filthy language, illegal broadcasting and other violations found on 14.275 MHz in the 20 meter band. Violations that the FCC seems to be turning a blind eye to no matter how much the ham radio community complains. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, reporting and editorializing from Los Angeles. Oh yes. Those of you interested in a good lesson in government bureaucratese can read the entire text of the Citation issued to Irma Fausto at http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-292933A1.html (ARNewsline™) WEIRD AND WONDERFUL Australian Radio Alphabet The Americans have forced their radio alphabet on the rest of the world but we prefer this Aussie radio alphabet, it comes courtesy of ALEX vk2fpol; A - AUSSIE B - BARBIE C - CARTON D - DUNNY E - ESKY F - FOOTBALL G - GROGSHOP H - HOTEL I - IDIOT J - JACKAROO K - "K" L - LONGNECK M - MEAT PIE N - NUMBSKULL O - OCKER P - PINCH Q - QUID R - RIGHT OH S - SICKY T - TROOPY U - U-TURN V - VEG OUT W - WEEKEND X - XXXX Y - YABBIE Z - ZILLIONS I’m John V VEGOUT K "K" 2 J JACKAROO J JACKAROO W WEEKEND OPERATIONAL NEWS - RD CONTEST MANAGER PETER VK4OD:- "As you listen to this newscast, today Sunday the 13th Sept, well, you have just 48 hours to get your Log for this years RD Contest, to me, albeit Snail Mail or Electronically sent. Tuesday 15th Sept at 17:00, any logs that arrive after that will be returned unopened, and will miss out for this years Contest. The checking and double checking is proceeding quite well, and those logs that needed correcting I have advised the sender why the correction was made. Once all the data entry is completed, the FULL results will appear in AR, at the earliest possible publication. We will announce the winning State, along with the FIRST Place positions. As soon as possible the Certificates will be issued to the FIRST Place winners for each of the categories, or should it happen to the EQUAL FIRST place getters. ON AIR CONTEST COLUMN - D A T E L I N E 2009 SEPT 12- 13 Work All Europe SSB SEPT 19 WESTLAKES CUP OCT 3 - 4 OCEANIA CONTESTS – SSB OCT 10 - 11 OCEANIA CONTESTS - CW OCT 24 - 25 CQ WORLD WIDE SSB NOV 1 ZL STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT NOV 28 - 29 VK SPRING VHF-UHF FIELD DAY NOV 28 - 29 CQ WORLD WIDE CW SPECIAL EVENTS AND ON AIR CONTEST COLUMN - D A T E L I N E 2010 March 21-22 John Moyle Field Day 4U1VIC TO OPERATE WORKED ALL EUROPE DX CONTEST On the air, word that the Vienna International Centre Amateur Radio Club station 4U1VIC will be on the air during the Worked All Europe DX Contest on September 12th and 13th. This will be a SSB only operation with the station is located in the secured United Nation campus in Vienna, Austria. Due to access restrictions, the operators will not be able to be on the air continuously for the full 48 hours, however they will be on the air as much as possible. QSL this operation via the bureau. A new video about the 4U1VIC is available at www.vimeo.com/6301009 (ARNewsLine) SPECIAL EVENT CALLS, BEACON DX AND NET ADVICE hf nets ON the net, www.timroberts-vk4yeh.id.au/ GB 40 WAB 40th anniversary of the WAB Till Dec 31 OZ 1658 ROS 350th anniversary of the Treaty of Roskilde Till Dec 31 VARIOUS SM STATIONS USING 1658 (Treaty of Roskilde) Till Dec 31 VP 9 400 /home call 400th Anniversary of Bermuda Till Dec 31 VR 2009 EAG The 5th East Asian Games Hong Kong Till Dec 31 YL 90 AIR 90yrs of Latvian Air Force Till Dec 31 A station signing C31LJ slash M heard on August 27th is reported to be a pirate operation. VE3EXY the real C3ILJ is currently in Canada. HS8JYX, is planning to be in the CQWW DX SSB from Thailand. That Radio sport event takes place October 24th to the 25th and he will enter as Single-Op / Single-Band 20 meter entry. QSL via HS8JYX. FIRST EVER EME DXPEDITION TO MONGOLIA JT 1 UN and JT 1 UN/5 will be the call signs of the first ever E-M-E DXpedition to Mongolia by W7EME, and K7YO. The operation will begin on October 10th and continue through the 14th. W7EME will operate JT65B on 144 MHz with K7YO on 432 MHz. Equipment on 2 meters will be a single M2 yagi and 450 watts output. The70 centimetre station will run 250 watts to a pair of long beams. More details are at www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2849 (ARNewsLine) Just received news that F5OGL has received the necessary permit to operate from Grande Glorieuse.. 5 to 8 operators will activate this rare island thanks to the authorisation of the armed forces under the high authority of general Dominique LEFEUVRE, Commander of the French Signals and Graduate Studies School of Rennes and the HQ of the Southern Indian Ocean Forces. Host on the islands will be the Foreign Legion; "There is no doubt this will be another exciting expedition." said Didier F5OGL. The FT5GA team departs from France, September 11th to head to Glorioso Island. [The Glorieuses or Glorioso Islands are a group of French islands and rocks totalling 5 square kilometres in the northern Mozambique channel, about 160 kilometres northwest of Madagascar.] ((Ganesh VU2TS)) BROADCAST MONITORING SWL AND SCANNER NEWS aus_scanner@yahoogroups.com http://www.scanaustralia.bigpondhosting.com www.scanvictoria.com www.tinyurl.com/BITS-026 (A receiver located in NY USA) Pay freeze tipped as Radio NZ slashes costs Radio New Zealand staff were expected to agree to a freeze on salaries as the public broadcaster identifies $1.5 million of savings to make ends meet. Radio NZ is facing another round of cost cuts after the Government ignored warnings of chronic under funding and staff shortages. Cutbacks are common in the media sector, which has been ravaged by an advertising slump. Commercial radio stations have also been laying off staff, and Television New Zealand has cut staff and programming. Radio NZ does not rely on advertising and all government departments face cuts. more at: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10594228 (shortwave central blog) INTRUDER WATCH - ENFORCEMENT ZONE Region III IARUMS Coordinator B.L.Manohar (Arasu) VU2UR r3msc_iaru@rediffmail.com Do you enjoy Amateur Radio or are you a keen Shortwave Listener? Are you willing to contribute to the global amateur radio community? How? By simply doing what you enjoy best - listening and reporting intruders, whilst you listen or communicate via the HF bands or even suspect a pirate on the VHF and UHF bands. All you need to do is simply file a report on any potential intruders you hear: * Frequency (in kHz) - Bandwidth * Time (UTC) * Day of the Month, * Mode * Country if you know * Identification * Bearing (if available) * Remarks (calls if known, language, locations, names, sked times) * An audio sample, if possible How do YOU report an intruder? Well the NZART are advising ZL'ers to simply e-mail ms@nzart.org.nz or even join the Australasian ham band intruder watch via http://groups.google.com/group/IntruderWatch?hl=en John Martin ZL1GWE says "If we are successful within the IARU Region 3 in confirming, detecting and evicting intruders from the HF bands, we will share this success with you all. We need to ensure the Amateur Radio bands are available for your enjoyment and especially during an emergency situation". That address again is http://groups.google.com/group/IntruderWatch (John Martin Monitoring Service Coordinator - NZART de ZL1GWE grid:RF73MF) Beat the intruders with CW says IARU The RSGB are reporting that the IARU is encouraging amateurs to get on the air and use CW on the 7MHz band. 7000.4 kHz in particular. This is because Portuguese fishermen are abusing 7,000.4kHz using USB every morning between 07.00 and 09.00 UTC and later. These fishermen are located off the North of Portugal. Use this frequency for CW traffic, says the IARU. (RSGB) Back to ZL land and New Zealand's M.E.D. With the co-operation of the ACMA direction finding service in Australia, were chasing for a licensee an interfering signal around 7 megs. This interfering signal was identified as a time signal station which had recently come on to the frequency from Ottawa, Canada. Negotiations are being held between administrations as to how to overcome the interference issue. (med-southgate) THE QNEWS WORK BENCH - the nuts and volts report - (Measure twice - Cut once!) Peter Ellis VK1PE has an idea for a novel club project: a really good heat transfer compound. Some weeks ago I saw a story about a computer geek who made up a thermal transfer compound using diamond dust. Then, this week I came across a story from an American university that is developing a process to fuse diamonds into a copper matrix for use in super high power transmitters. There's a theme here. It turns out that diamond is the natural material with the highest rate of heat transfer, around 2,000 Watts per metre Kelvin, which is around five to six times better than silver and copper. Diamond dust can be bought fairly cheaply on eBay or locally. Look for 60,000 mesh diamond powder used for cutting and polishing. A suitable 'grease' is available at chemical supply companies and hobby suppliers. Look for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE), which have to be mixed. Don't get anything containing zinc oxide, because that is a thermal insulator compared to diamond. So, for about $30-40 you could make up a syringe of seriously good thermal compound for use with radio projects, computers, or other electronics. Just be careful, and follow the instructions at "inventgeek.com". This could be a club project, and you pay per millimetre squirted from the syringe. For radio news, I'm Peter Ellis VK1PE References: http://inventgeek.com/Projects/DiamondGrease/overview.aspx DIY Diamond Thermal Compound (InventGeek) http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?id=3132 "Heat-Transfer Material Could Allow More Powerful Radar Electronics" (Georgia Tech university MEDIA WATCH www.wiaq.com/admin/uploads/weeklytally.rtf www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WorldRadio.html Amateur Radio Previews September 2009 Amateur Radio magazine for September is now in your newsagents. And it is well worth picking up a copy. Why not reserve one every month to make sure they are not sold out on you. You will see a couple of intrepid amateurs on the front cover, well rugged up, because they are operating from the Mount Kosciusko summit – portable, of course. If you are a Foundation Licensee, turn straight to page 40 for a full report on the 5-day Scout Camp that focused on amateur radio. Arthur Greaves VK3FBEE had a wizard time, and so did all his interstate mates, with training sessions, radio construction projects, HF and VHF contacts across the region, and operating mobile from Puffing Billy in the Dandenong Ranges. The whole thing was aided and abetted by Robert Broomhead VK3DN and Bob Bristow VK6POP from the WIA Board. A couple of good photos, too. Yes, back to Mount Kosciusko, and a detailed account on page 27 by Compton Allen VK2HRX about his Easter adventures on the top of Australia. He reports that he had his pick of all the 2-metre repeaters in the south-east. Then he tried HF and worked dozens of stations. With a noise-free site at an elevation of 2,229 metres, how could he go wrong? Compton also provides some first-hand descriptions of this high mountain terrain, illustrated with a couple of excellent pictures. October Amateur Radio will be published on time, as always. (Compiled by: Tom Potter VK3UBS) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - Video arvideonews.com hamradiotube.com youtube.com DAYTON 2009 VIDEOS FROM ARVN Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, spent his days at the 2009 Dayton Hamvention with camera in hand. Now after three months of editing in his North Carolina studio, Gary and his Amateur Radio Video News organization has released what he called the 2009 Dayton Collection. This years set includes the FCC forum where you get to know the new ham radio rules enforcer Laura Smith. Also included are the ARRL, TAPR and Software Defined Radio sessions along with a tour of all the goodies to be seen at this years Hamvention. For details take your web browser to www.arvideonews.com (ARNewsLine) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP --- MILITARY Word in from Bob Cooke VE3BDB the President of "Radio Amateurs of Canada". The Army Cadet League of Ontario is investigating the establishment of a Royal Canadian Army Cadet radio network based on Amateur Radio technology. Dubbed 'ACORN', for 'Army Cadet Ontario Radio Network', the aim is to support optional training and certification of Army Cadets as licensed Amateur Radio operators throughout Ontario. Radio Amateurs of Canada has been asked to facilitate this project. Hams who have the interest, time and qualifications to mentor and provide instruction to young would-be hams, as well as to assist in setting up and managing Amateur Radio stations. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING http://www.scouts.com.au http://www.scout.org/jota http://www.international.scouts.com.au 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 Redcliffe (VK4) Club secretary Peter VK4TAA has advised that the JOTA weekend is approaching fast and Redcliffe will operate a portable field station at Scout camp Murrenbong near Petrie. Any amateur who is in the region and would like to assist Redcliffe with the anticipated 400 scouts, cub, guides and rovers who will visit the site, should contact Peter, VK4TAA via the Redcliffe’s club website, you'll find that page when you check out clubs at wia.org.au WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES ALL REGIONS 21.360 - 18.160 - 14.300 - 7.060 - 3.760 MHz. REGION 2 TRY ALSO 3.985 - 7.240 - 7.290 Saving lives through Emergency Communications The fifth Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference, GAREC-2009, hosted by the Japan Amateur Radio League and held in conjunction with Ham Fair 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, with participation by representatives of IARU and all three of its regional organizations, National IARU Member Societies and specialized Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Groups from all three ITU/IARU Regions; considering the statements of GAREC-05 (Tampere, Finland), 06 (Tampere, Finland), 07 (Huntsville, Alabama, USA), and 08 (Friedrichshafen, Germany), the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations expressed therein, and recent experiences from exercises and actual emergency operations; noting 1.the relationships between the amateur service and organizations engaged in public protection and disaster relief, and in particular the formal agreements and understandings that exist between the IARU and the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 2.the reports on recent emergency communications operations presented at GAREC-09, in particular the earthquake disaster relief operations in Japan (1995), China (2008) and Italy (2009) and the Australian bushfire communications (2009), as well as 3.the reports on experiences to date with GlobalSETs, Center of Activity Frequencies, ALE, emergency communications across borders, and other important topics presented at GAREC-09; congratulates the radio amateurs who performed so well in meeting emergency communications needs; thanks 1. the conference participants and others who prepared these reports and presentations, and 2. the IARU for completing the emergency communications brochure previously recommended by GAREC; requests the ITU 1.to continue to support the activities of IARU in facilitating the role of the Amateur Radio Service in emergency communications by fully implementing the provisions of Radio Regulations (RR) Article 25 as revised by the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03, Geneva 2003) through the appropriate mechanisms of its Telecommunication Development Bureau and to support national Administrations in such implementation, and 2.to continue to study the possibilities for the introduction of an International Amateur Radio License facilitating the work of Amateur Radio Service in international assistance and related training activities; calls upon all National IARU Member Societies and all specialized Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Groups 1.to establish close working relationships between the National IARU Member Society and independent specialized Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Groups in the respective countries as well as to cooperate internationally, 2.to request their national regulatory authorities implement the modifications to Article 25 of the Radio Regulations adopted by the World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03), in particular the regulations governing third-party traffic during emergencies and during training for emergency operations, 3. to provide training in emergency communications to as many amateurs as possible in their respective countries with particular emphasis on: a.personal and logistical preparedness, the psychological aspects of entering a disaster area, and familiarity with the civil protection system in their country, b.specific communications techniques of particular value in emergencies, and c.remembering that the skills developed in the amateur service can be of great benefit to disaster relief organizations in maintaining and operating their own telecommunications networks, 4. whenever emergency communications are being conducted on frequencies that propagate internationally, to use any available real-time communications channels, including but not limited to e-mail bulletins, web-sites, social networking and DX-clusters to draw the attention of the largest possible number of Amateur Radio operators to on-going emergency communications, in order to avoid interference with emergency traffic, 5. to use their contacts with national regulatory authorities to encourage the accession to and implementation of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations, 6. to support the work of the IARU on an international Emergency Communications Handbook and to provide copies of existing agreements with institutional partners in emergency response as well as copies of emergency communication guidelines, manuals, and checklists developed for national or local use as inputs to this work, 7. to work towards the implementation of the Memoranda of Understanding established between the IARU and ITU, IFRC, and the United Nations by seeking cooperation with the respective national institutions and organizations in their country, 8. to continuously improve their awareness of the mission, vision, and values of served agencies, and 9. to represent themselves as a human and technical resource able and willing to investigate the communication requirements of served agencies, offer recommendations when asked, and facilitate emergency communications when required; requests the IARU 1. to encourage its National IARU Member Societies to actively support the mission of Amateur Radio as an emergency communications resource, including but not limited to the actions listed above, 2. to support the IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications in the work with the ITU (BDT) on the implementation of the Article 25 of the Radio Regulations (WRC-03) and to support the ongoing work towards an International Amateur Radio License, and 3. to actively support the work on the IARU Emergency Communications Handbook in respect to the publication of the handbook; calls upon governments and telecommunication administrations to facilitate the role of the Amateur Radio Service in emergency communications by fully implementing the provisions of Radio Regulations (RR) Article 25 as revised by the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03, Geneva 2003) and by encouraging joint training activities and exercises of Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Groups and institutional providers of emergency response; and recommends that GAREC conferences should continue to be held in locations throughout the world to the extent possible and should maintain the character of GAREC as an informal meeting among representatives of IARU member societies and of Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Groups within or outside of the respective National IARU Member Society, serving as a forum for the exchange of experience and as an advisory body for the work on emergency communications of the IARU. Adopted by consensus in the final session of GAREC-2009 on 25 August 2009. (TEXT EDTION EXTRA -- NOT IN AUDIO FEED) (http://www.rientola.fi/oh3ag/garec/index.html) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- STAMP COLLECTING OPERATORS radiostamps@yahoogroups.com Norway releases new radio stamp Part of the Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage, is this summers release of the Kuré radio stamp. A new icon saw the light of day in 1950 when Radionette launched its Kurér radio. The Kurér was the company's greatest success, and the red transistor model in imitation alligator skin was the undisputed winner. Radionette's history started in 1927 with 24-year old Jan Wessel, in a small rented room in Oslo. "Good, reasonably priced radios for everyone" was the motto of the company's self-taught founder, and with the Kurér he struck a gold mine. The radios sold like hot cakes, not only in Norway, but all over the world. They were exported to 60 countries and Radionette became a household name. Factories were set up in Iran, South Africa and Turkey. After the golden 50s, Radionette found itself in difficulties. Sales fell at the end of the 60s and in 1972 the company was merged with Tandberg Radiofabrikk. In 1978 Tandberg closed Radionette down and went into liquidation itself later the same year. A major electrical retailer acquired the trade mark and the Radionette name still exists today. The radios are manufactured in Asia. (Norway Post via Shortwave Central blog) SOCIAL SCENE 2009 International Telecommunication Union's Telecom World 2009. SEPT 12 VK4 Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio club Sunfest, The Woombye School of Arts Blackall Street Woombye. SEP 13 VK5 Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society Hamfest 9:30am. Goodwood Community Centre, Rosa St Goodwood. SEP 18-20 VK4 North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention, James Cook University, Douglas Campus. Surf to theTARCinc website http://www.tarc.org.au for event and registration information SEP 25 - 27 VK4 The Central Highland Amateur Radio Club Annual General Meeting at Camp Fairbairn near Emerald. VK4kal Gordon reminds those planning on attending the CHARC AGM in Emerald the deadline of 20th Sept for accommodation is fast approaching. Accommodation is dormitory, 12 separate rooms and those coming must bring their own bedding + pillow, however a mattress will be supplied! Day visitors $ 6.60 O/niters $ 13.20 per person per nite. Oh and you will also need your own cutlery! Also remember for those arriving from 4pm on 25th you have to bring your own meals as there are no supplies at the Camp. Those intending to come, let vk4kal know. Details are on the text editions. 4985 4168 gordon.l23@aussiebroadband.com.au Note the l is lower case L (VK4kal Gordon ,hon Secretary.) OCT 11 VK3 Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club’s communications and display day (Hamfest), St Augustine’s Hall Orr Street Shepparton. OCT 12 - 16 ZL 14th IARU R3 Conference Christchurch 12 ? 16 October 2009. Details at www.christchurch.org.nz/ The Region 3 Web Site: www.jarl.or.jp/iaru-r3/ OCT 25 VK3 Ballarat Amateur Radio Group Annual Hamvention, new location of Ballarat Greyhound Racing Track, off Rubicon Street. All the usual traders of new gear will be in attendance as well as the very popular pre-loved displays. Food and drinks will be available on the premises Doors open for trading at 10.00am, and entry fee is still $6.00. The new location has huge off street parking. For more information and table bookings contact hamvention@barg.org.au Oct 31 - Nov 1 Qld Sunshine Coast’s October Camp Catch-up Maidenwell Observatory Brisbane valley west of Yarraman. NOV 1 VK2 Westlakes Amateur Radio Club's "Westlakes Field Day". NOV 15 VK4 QUEENSLAND CLUBS "PRESIDENTS LUNCH" GEEBUNG RSL 2010 JAN 24 VK2 Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group's Radio Expo 2010 8.30am St Johns Church Hall, Mc Lean Street Coffs Harbour. FEBRUARY 14 VK3 WIA 100 Centre Victoria RadioFest No. 3. FEBRUARY 28 Wyong Field Day, Wyong Race Course. APRIL 2 VK3 Midland Amateur Radio Club's Radio, Electronic & Astronomy Expo. Venue to be advised. JUNE 5 VK2 Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club's 35th Annual Field Day. NOV 7 VK5 2010 Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society Hamfest Rosa St Goodwood 2012 JAN 23-FEB 17 YEAR 2012 World Radio Conference WRC-11 Geneva 23rd January TO 17th February 2012 MAY 4-7 2012 VK5 YL International 2012 Australia (vk5tmc@bigpond.com) Please think of the environment before printing this email ============================================================================= WIANews - we've reported...YOU decide. 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