------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIANEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING OCT 11 2009. jota information for next weekend. - SUCCESSFUL CLUBS TAKE OUT WIA GRANTS. - melbourne digital ham tv. - west summatra earthquake ham activity and frequencies.- VK6NAH REVIEWS OCT AR MAG. - ALL UP AND COMING IN THIS EDITION OF WIANEWS WEEK COMMENCING OCT 11 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOTA From Bob VK6POP JOTA is next weekend. Scouts and Guides worldwide will be on air trying to contact each other. Approximately 500,000 people around the world are involved in the Jamboree On The Air and Jamboree On the Internet every year. You’re likely to hear Scout stations operating on or adjacent to the calling frequencies, however they are not limited to those places on the bands. As with any event of this nature, operators will look for a nice clear spot, or tune around to find someone calling “CQ Jamboree”. This year there will be Australian Scouts on air using their own callsigns for JOTA for the very first time. Congratulations to those Scouts who have gained their license, and those who are about to. JOTA and JOTI commence officially at midnight local time on Friday 16th October, and finish at midnight local time Sunday 18th October. There will be an address by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, Governor General of Australia, Chief Scout and Patron of Girl Guides Australia. This is broadcast on amateur radio frequencies, usually through the WIA news network, at 1300 local time. Please check with your local Scout people for details in your state or territory. For those unable to listen to the broadcast, the MP3 file may be played locally. The address will be available for download from the usual WIA news source, and from scouts.com.au JOTA-JOTI pages. Follow the link from “international”. The Scout calling frequencies, which can be found at www.scouts.com.au are: International voice calling frequencies: 3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290 18.140 21.360 24.960 28.390 50.160 Australian voice calling frequencies: 3.650 7.090 7.190 14.190 14.290 21.190 28.590 52.160 Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV): 3.630 7.033 14.227 Calling Frequencies for PSK31 14.070 Next week’s WIA news on the JOTA-JOTI weekend will be presented by Amateur Radio Licensed Scouts from the Waylen Bay Sea Scout group in Perth. Good luck with JOTA-JOTI, and thank you to all who are helping. AMATEUR RADIO - HOME OF THE GOOD GUYS - OR " Tip of the Hat". It makes you feel great upon learning that one interest group in Amateur Radio makes special provision so as not to disadvantage another group. That is exactly what has happened when a clash was discovered by the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club with its popular Worked All Germany contest being on the same weekend at the Jamboree On the Air – the 17th and 18th of October. The contest organisers have readily made the decision that there should be contest-free frequencies to give the scout and guide stations a fair go on the HF bands, including all of the designated World Scout Frequencies. Well done! The following frequencies are the contest-free zone: 80m: CW: 3560 - 3800 kHz, SSB: 3650 – 3700 kHz 40m: SSB: 7080 – 7140 kHz 20m: CW: 14060 - 14350 kHz, SSB: 14100 – 14125 kHz and 14280 – 14350 kHz 15m: SSB: 21350 – 21450 kHz 10m: SSB: 28225 – 28400 kHz This means that all World Scout Frequencies are in the clear. Should you encounter contest stations on the above frequencies, please advise them of the contest-free zone. These are also mentioned on the web site of the contest organisers at www.darc.de/referate/dx/fgdcg.htm (Jim Linton VK3PC-southgate-darc) On last weeks broadcast we announced the launch of the WIA Centenary celebrations, in recognition of the foundation of the WIA and the very start of organised amateur radio in Australia during 1910. Things have got off to good start, we have had a number of enquiries about the celebrations and enquiries regarding clubs booking the VK100WIA special event callsign, instructions and login details have been sent this week to the secretary of each WIA affiliated club, at the address registered in the clubs section of the WIA website. We have already received quite a number of orders for the limited Centenary merchandise which you will find on sale under the merchandise section of the online bookshop and via the centenary we pages in the WIA website. Our centenary tie pins and centenary posters have arrived and have been added to the increasing range of commemorative products on sale. So this week, have a think about how you and your club would like to help celebrate the centenary and be ready to make your clubs 3 day reservation to put the VK100WIA callsign to air. And as we mentioned on last weeks broadcast an email address centenary@wia.org.au has been established for all enquiries relating to the centenary celebrations. Townsville City Council launches Disaster Messaging Service Townsville City Council has launched a Community Disaster Messaging Service based on the Early Warning Network and can now provide residents with free emergency alerts in the event of severe weather. You can choose one or more ways to receive messages, including mobiles, landline phones or email. It could save your life... and protect your property. Townsville City Council www.townsville.qld.gov.au/community/emergency/alerts Australian Early Warning Network www.ewn.com.au/ Melbourne DATV goes live The digitisation of one of the world\'s longest running fast-scan amateur television repeaters, VK3RTV on Mt Dandenong east of Melbourne, is now fully implemented. The project has been in the planning for some years. When funding became available in January this year it was full-steam ahead with German made DVB-T commercial television standard boards being imported. Then all of the other bits and pieces including a controller had to be built. We reported on this broadcast the very first digital test that occurred on the 7th of June. This was followed further tests. Now, after more than 30 years, the VK3RTV analogue transmission has ended to be replaced by digital. A number of radio amateurs in the greater Melbourne and Geelong areas are receiving it on 446.5 MHz in the 70cm band using TV set-top boxes or USB DVB-T receivers. Congratulations to Peter Cossins VK3BFG and others in the Melbourne ATV Group who have made it possible. The project is funded by Amateur Radio Victoria which acknowledges a $1,000 contribution by the WIA through its Club Grants Program. I'm Barry Robinson VK3PV and you're listening to VK1WIA. VK3 The Sherbrooke community school will be making a contact with the space station some time during the week of Monday Oct 26. They do have limited room and to attend, you must have an invite. However they will have a link up on VK3RBY, and VK3RML and are still hoping to get ATV link up as well, if you can help with the ATV part could you email VK3AMN@wia.org.au or ring 9754 5862 VK4 Ipswich and District Radio Club is claiming the first Christmas party for 2009. Allan Roebuck (VK4FABR) reports – In what is certain to be the season opener, members, guests and other amateurs are invited to help Ipswich and District Radio Club celebrate the festive season. A special Christmas lunch is being held on Saturday November 7 at the Workers Club in Bell Street from 11.30am to 2pm. The venue is also known as Ipswich Trades Hall and the lunch will only cost $13.95, plus drinks. Payment for this event would be appreciated as soon as possible. You can pay at any club meetings, or send a money order to PO Box 250, Ipswich, QLD, 4305, or contact the Secretary on 07-3282-7238 to organise payment. This is Robert VK3DN on behalf of Geoff Atkinson VK3AFA WIA Secretary 2009 Club Grants Announced The WIA Board has accepted the recommendations of the 2009 Grants Committee . Grants have been awarded totalling $5,450.00. For 2009 the Board specified that grants would be offered for projects and activities to be conducted before April 2010 to attract new amateurs, and for projects that supported emergency communications. The Grant Committee was asked to pay particular attention to the number of WIA members in a club as a percentage the total membership of the Club when considering the applications. 17 applications were received. 7 projects and activities to attract new amateurs were awarded grants totalling $4050.00 as follows: Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club Inc. $500.00 for amateur radio demonstrations at the 2010 Australian Jamboree; Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club $500.00 for equipment for JOTA activities; Port Stephens Amateur Radio Club $500.00 to establish loan library of Foundation books and material; Waverley Amateur Radio Society $750.00 for a trailer fitted with antennas and radios to promote amateur radio and for emergency use; Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club Inc. $500 for GlobalSET communication, St George Amateur Radio Society $600.00 for a data projector as a part of a project to attract new amateurs, Sherbrooke Community Radio Club $700.00 for the purchase of radio equipment and literature to further an existing amateur radio training involvement with a school. Three projects supporting emergency communications received grants totalling $1,400.00 as follows: Yarra Valley Amateur Radio Group Inc. $250.00 toward replacing a trailer and equipment destroyed in the 2009 fires; St George Amateur Radio Society Inc. $650.00 refurbish 2 metre repeater for emergency preparedness; Twin Cities Radio & Electronics Club $500.00 toward stage 1 of a planned project to build an emergency station on a trailer. The full report of the Grant Committee which details all applications received and the reasons for their recommendations will be placed on the WIA website. The Board congratulates the successful applicants, and thanks all the clubs that participated. The Board also thanks the Committee for their work reviewing and analysing the applications and formulating their recommendations. (Geoff Atkinson Secretary 6/10/09) ACMA NEWS More 2 GHz spectrum proposed for mobile telecommunications services The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking feedback from industry and interested parties to a proposal to make further spectrum in the 2 GHz band available for mobile telecommunications services in regional and remote areas of Australia. The ACMA has released a discussion paper detailing the proposed public telecommunications service (PTS) apparatus licensing arrangement to support the coordinated deployment of mobile telecommunications infrastructure in regional and remote areas. Complete details on the licensing arrangements and the draft amendments to the regulatory framework to support the proposal can be viewed on the ACMA website. (Media contact: Donald Robertson, Media Manager, on (02) 9334 7980) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to RSGB, Southgate AR Club, the ARRL, Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART and the WW sources of the WIA. West Sumatra Earthquake. It is understood that a number of Amateur Radio stations are assisting in the aftermath of the earthquake in West Sumatra. YB5ZA is located in the Governor's office of West Sumatra province and supports the disaster management command post. They are operating on 7.0650 MHz, 145.500 MHz and VHF repeater 146.260 MHz. YB5ZDD is on the air using 7.065 MHz SSB from the international airport Padang city. Bambang Sambadi YB1TY has established an iQSO gateway via iqso.orari.net http://unsyiah.iqso.orari.net/iqso/iqso.htm (southgate) SPECIAL EVENT STATION ZS3SKA South Africa is one of two nations in the run for the erection of the largest radio telescope in the Southern hemisphere known as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The possible site in South Africa is situated in the Northern Cape and a start has already been made with the erection of a smaller version, which is called Meerkat. In order to make this project known to amateurs, nationally and internationally, Boland and Northern Cape radio clubs will operate an amateur station 23 to 25 October from the proposed site. The station's call sign will be ZS3SKA and operation will be on all HF bands. Now how about it VK6'ers? Seeing WA is the other contender what about a club starting up VK6 SKA. vE4HAY RE-ELERCTED RAC MIDWEST DIRECTOR Congratulations to Derek Hay, VE4HAY, of Winnipeg who has been re-elected as the Midwest Region Director of Radio Amateurs of Canada. Hey ran unopposed and was declared re-elected on September 16th. HAM RADIO PREPARES FOR WRC 2012 Ham radio is getting ready for the next major World Radiocommunication conference slated for Geneva, Switzerland from January 23 to February 17, 2012 To get ready, Approximately 200 participants came together in an ITU preliminary meeting that ended September 16 in Geneva. ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Jonathan Siverling, WB3ERA, and IARU Region 1 Vice President Tafa Diop, 6W1KI, were among the participants. Also present were the power players representing the six regional telecommunications organizations including CITEL from the Americas. This meeting was part of a series of ongoing international and regional preparatory meetings to allow government and industry to address the far-reaching and complex agenda of WRC 12. ============================================================================= RSGB NEWS FROM G4NJH RSGB goes to law over PLA dispute with Ofcom The RSGB continues to take the Power Line Adaptor compliance fight to Ofcom. This follows Ofcom's statement on PLT/PLA on 3rd September 2009 and the RSGB's response statement issued on 4th September 2009. The Society has now received a formal reply from Ofcom following the Society's earlier formal complaint to Ofcom regarding non compliant PLAs and Ofcom's interpretation of the EMC Directive regarding these devices. The RSGB continues to find Ofcom's responses and position totally unacceptable and has recently instructed its lawyers to investigate a legal challenge on the Ofcom position. The RSGB will continue the fight to protect the radio spectrum against non-compliant devices which cause unacceptable levels of interference, particularly to the HF bands. We will issue further statements as the case develops. G8CIX on the Fourth Plinth The video showing Martin Maynard, G8CIX promoting amateur radio from the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square can be seen on the web at www.GB1AO.co.uk The Fourth Plinth is part of a major living monument created by sculptor Antony Gormley. Martin, G8CIX was allocated a slot on the plinth between 16.00 and 17.00 on Friday 25th September during which he operated GB1AO using Icom radio equipment. ============================================================================= NEWS FROM ARNEWSLINE THE BPL WAR: EXPERIMENTAL BPL SYSTEM COMING TO SAN DIEGO CA. BPL Internet access is raising its head in Southern California. This with word that the FCC has granted a Special Temporary Authorization and the callsign WD9XZG to PCN Technology Inc.. This to permit the company to provide a Broadband on Power Lines communication demonstration in the San Diego area. The STA is good from this past September 23rd and expires on January 30th of 2010. It permits PCN Technology the right to operate a limited BPL Internet access system from 3 to 30 MHz including any ham radio bands that might be affected. The FCC says that this Special Temporary Authorization is granted upon the express condition that it may be terminated by the Commission at any time without prior notice to PCN Technology Inc. or anyone using the experimental system for Internet access. Hams in and around the San Diego area will want to keep their eyes on their S-meters and ears on background noise to see what if any impact this BPL system might have on their ability to communicate. (CGC, FCC) THE BPL WAR: RSGB MAY SUE OVER BPL POWER LINE ADAPTERS The battle over the use of data transfer Power Line Adapters in the UK looks set to escalate. This, with a threat of legal proceedings looming by that nations national amateur radio society. Power Line Adapters are a BPL distribution system that use the AC power mains power to supply broadband communications around a house or building,. Unfortunately they also cause severe interference to the HF Radio Spectrum over a wide area of up to 300 meters. The Radio Society of Great Britain has been fighting against the introduction of this technology. It now appears ready to mount a legal challenge over the UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom's position allowing the use of these devices to be widely used as we heard earlier from G4NJH. And in a position statement made public on Wednesday, September 30th the RSGG is quoted as saying that it continues to find Ofcom’s responses and position regarding Power Line Adapters as being totally unacceptable. As such the national society has recently instructed its lawyers to investigate a legal challenge on the Ofcom position. NEW HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS DEVELOPED Turning to the emerging technology page, an Electronics Weekly article reports that Belgian researchers have taken another step towards creating a new generation of mechanically-stacked triple junction solar cells. These new cells are expected to eventually become the most efficient available. According to the article in a triple junction cell, each junction is tuned to absorb a different part of the solar spectrum, with the upper layers designed to be transparent to wavelengths absorbed in the lower layers. This is similar to the way many colour films were made prior to the advent of digital photography. The researchers say that this broad coverage of the spectrum is why high efficiencies are obtained. This is the first promising demonstration of this new stacking technology which is expected to produce cells with efficiencies above 40%. The complete article on this new is at www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/23/47021/imec-opens-door-for-record-breaking-solar-cells.htm OPERATIONAL NEWS - ON AIR CONTEST COLUMN - D A T E L I N E 2009 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 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 Special Event Stations Participate in the special event activity The 100th Birthday of "Dar Pomorza" on the AIR, one of the most famous and best-known Polish sailing vessel’s DAR POMORZA and one of the most distinguishable three-masters White Frigate in the world. This event is organized by Roman, SQ2RH with co-operation of the Central Marine Museum in Gdansk and the Marine Communications Club SP2ZIE "Schooner" acting at the Marine Academy in Gdynia. A special event station SN100DP will be activated until UTC October 11th. This from the deck of the White Frigate. More details about this activity you may find on special dedicated web pages: www.sq2rh.it2.pl/sn100dp/sn100dp_about.html and on www.qrz.com/db/sm100dp (de Roman, SQ2RH via vk3ki) OH2HAN and OH3DF will be on the air portable 9 from the Arctic Amethyst Mine in Luosto, Lapland, from October 15th to the 18th. Operation will be on the H-F bands using SSB and RTTY. A special QSL will be available via the operators home callsigns. F6AXX and F6HBR will be active from Cambodia as XU7UFT between December 3rd through the 8th. This operation will be C-W only on the H-F bands. QSL via F6AXX, by the bureau or direct with a self addressed envelope and return postage. Look for direct QSLs to be answered after January 15th, 2010. Just to remind you about the Seanet Convention which is fast approaching. It is a convention where you can meet friends from all over the world www.sabah.net.my/seanet/seanet_2009.htm SEANET 2009 CONVENTION IN SEOUL, KOREA will operate as HL09SEA 23 Oct until 27 Oct in Seoul, Korea it is organised by Korea Amateur Radio League, and Korea Ladies Amateur Radio Club with support by Ministry of Korea Communication Commission, Korea Tourism Cooperation. City of Seoul. MEDIA WATCH www.wiaq.com/admin/uploads/weeklytally.rtf www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WorldRadio.html Amateur Radio Magazine Previews October 2009 Amateur Radio for October is already out. Look for the Scout on the cover, talking to her mates on her hand-held. And that is because the Scouts and Guides will be holding their annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) Friday 16 till Sunday 18 here in VK. JOTA will involve around half a million Scouts and Guides. It will also involve many of the adult amateur fraternity, who give hundreds of hours of support to JOTA every year. One of these is Bob Bristow VK6POP, who we heard from earlier in this newscast, well VK6POP writes on page 22 to tell everyone how they can become involved. Foundation Licence holders, too. And don’t miss the promotion picture inside the front cover. For a while now, we have been aiming to get the magazine to you by the first of every month, and you will have noticed that we are hitting that target, plus or minus a day or two, on a regular basis. Check out page 1 for a special article on the WIA Centenary. President Michael Owen VK3KI explains the plans for nation-wide celebrations by Radio Clubs next year. Look for the special Centenary logo – something you will see a lot of during 2010. And note the unique callsign, VK100WIA. Then turn to page 8 for more on the Centenary – history, logo design and special merchandise. The Centenary polo shirt is pictured. WIA has a dedicated Committee working to make all this happen. For the older generation of amateur radio operators, who can remember when home-brewing was common, there is an article about the HB10, a valve transceiver built in the 1950s. The article (and the transceiver) are by Bruce Kidgell VK3BMK who recently resurrected and lovingly restored this 50 year-old veteran. On page 4, read about what it took to find and fix the glitches – strictly hardware, no software here! The Hamads are a free service to WIA members that has been provided by Amateur Radio for decades. You will still find them presented near the back of the magazine but what has changed is the lodgement method. Check the new details on page 54 – one of several improvements that your Publications Committee is gradually introducing to the magazine. Read the inspiring article by Mike Charteris VK4QS on page 12. Mike looks back as well as forward, convinced that gaining his Amateur Operator’s Licence was the best thing that ever happened to him. He wonders if a system of on-air mentors might be a good way to spread technical know-how, and the love of it that he has enjoyed. Don’t forget the regular columns presented every month by Amateur Radio. They are all written by experts in their fields and keep you up-to-date on your special interest. For example, Contests are covered on page 41, DX News & Views on page 44 and an interesting article on AMSAT (satellites) at page 49. And there is news from all the Clubs around Australia. (tom potter vk3ubs) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - Video arvideonews.com hamradiotube.com youtube.com North West Tas. Amateur Television Group 2 Meter Repeater VK7RTV now operational. The Club is proud to announce that it's 2 Metre Repeater VK7RTV on 146.775 located at it's Gawler Site was commissioned on Monday 21st. September. Please note that the repeater does not have a conventional control unit at this time. For the moment it has software enabled time out and automatic ID beaconing every 10 Minutes. IRLP Node 6616 has been switched on to the repeater and appears to be functioning OK. 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 Mackay Amateur radio assoc will be operating in JOTA from Rowellan Park scout Grounds with call sign VK4SMK ON SATURDAY only 17th October JOTA/JOTI Weekend The NWT-ATV Group at this stage plan to hold Camps at Burnie Scout Hall, Paton Park, Ulverstone and Camp Boomerang Port Sorrel. It is planned to operate on RF and IRLP Nodes 6616 / EchoIRLP 467772 and IRLP Node 6124. EchoIRLP 152375 will be linked to the Repeaters throughout the activities. It is planned to demonstrate to the scouts and cubs the aprs beaconing & mapping of shipping movements between Tasmania and mainland VK by Jim VK7JH. Promotion and education of Amateur Radio will be a feature at the camps this year with educational kits made available to the scouting fraternity. (Tony VK7AX, News Officer NWT-ATV Group) AO-51 configuration to support Scouting JOTA AMSAT-NA is supporting the 52nd Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) Scouting event by dedicating AO-51 operation to the event. For October 17th and 18th, the AO-51 QRP repeater will be allocated for JOTA use. All users are requested to give way to JOTA stations or QSOs with JOTA stations. The frequencies used for this weekend will be 145.880 FM uplink, and 435.150 FM downlink, no PL tone required. The mode change should occur at 00:00 UTC on the 17th and run for approximately 48 hours. AMSAT wishes the Scouts good luck operating via the AO-51 satellite for the event. Reports of your JOTA operations should be sent to the AMSAT-BB or directly to ko4ma@amsat.org. 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 WICEN Tasmania (South) will be providing comms on October 16-18 for the St Helens endurance ride checkpoints. Base is at St Helens Sports Complex with checkpoints between Goshen and Taylors Beach (Bay of Fires) Ride starts 07:00 Saturday. Survey and set up Friday 14:00. Hopefully, this will be a dress rehearsal for the Tom Quilty Gold Cup national championships in 2012. Hope to also set up an HF JOTA station. http://www.aera.asn.au/teera/Ride%20Information.htm#St%20Helens http://tas.wicen.org.au/ (Roger Nichols VK7ARN, Secretary – WICEN Tasmania (South) Inc.) SOCIAL SCENE 2009 International Telecommunication Union's Telecom World 2009. 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. JULY 17 VK3 GGREC Hamfest Start Time : 10:00 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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