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Ready for the IARU Region 3 conference Delegates are prepared for the International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 conference being held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The WIA delegate is Geoff Atkinson VK3TL, with Peter Young VK3MV. Robert Broomhead caught up with Geoff who is getting ready to Head to 'Nam. The 15th triennial conference, hosted by the Vietnam Amateur Radio Club, is themed 'emergency communications' and reflects the frequent disasters that involve amateur radio. Several papers on that theme are to be discussed. In seeking to standardise privileges and licensing, the Directors have asked that consideration be given to one of their papers, which explores issues facing societies in working with their administration in the 21st century. There are reports from the IARU Region 1 and 2, member societies, Amateur Radio Direction Finding, Monitoring Service, Beacons, Satellites, the Award and STARS or Support of The Amateur Radio Service in Region 3 program. The delegates will also talk about regional finances and the constitution. The IARU Region 3 conference is in the Kimdo-Royal Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City from November 5 to 9. (Jim Linton VK3PC, audio Robert Broomhead VK3DN) Queensland's Treasurer and Minister for Trade, the Honourable Tim Nicholls has called for expressions of interest from parties wanting to participate in the Government Wireless Network project, which will enhance digital radio-communications. Mr Nicholls said this new Qld Government Wireless Network would improve safety & security at major events such as the G20 summit in Brisbane and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast by allowing for greater coordination between agencies. (Projects Queensland website via VK4BAT) The federal government will allocate only half the radio spectrum sought by emergency services, a move state premiers say puts lives in danger. Under the preliminary plan announced Monday last by Attorney-General Nicola Roxon & and theACMA, emergency services will be given 10 megahertz of total spectrum for their exclusive use – less than half the minimum police and fire services were demanding. The spectrum will be offered in the same 800 megahertz band used by Telstra and Vodafone for its 3G networks. (fin review) This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH The battle over NSW planning restrictions on amateur radio antenna masts continues apace. As I reminded listeners on last week’s broadcast, the NSW Government is undertaking comprehensive reform to its planning laws – the first review in more than 30 years. But the State’s department of Planning and Infrastructure has told the Sydney Morning Herald that they’re not planning any changes to amateur radio aerial regulation. A spokesman told journalist Nicole Hasham from the Sydney Morning Herald that ''allowing higher aerials without a detailed development application process could cause unacceptable streetscape and neighbourhood safety issues''. This is in a story published in the Sydney Morning Herald on page 5 of the Wednesday 31st October issue. You’ll find a link on the WIA website. Or go to the SMH website and enter Amateur Radio into the search panel. The story is headlined: “Amateur radio buffs battle to get messages through council red tape”. Amateurs of NSW, you need to tell the planning reform bureaucrats that this attitude makes you mad as hell and you’re not going to take it anymore ! Many of you made submissions when the whole process opened up a year ago. If you sent a submission last year, you need to do it again. And get all your mates to write and send a submission. It isn’t hard. Full details of how to do it are on the WIA website under “Antenna Masts in NSW – More Submissions Required”. It’s time to express your disappointment at being left out of the planning reforms. You have until close of business on Friday 9th November – that’s this coming Friday. In the meantime, the WIA has lodged a submission to the Local Government Regulation Review, which is now on the WIA website news under “Antenna Masts in NSW”. The submission has been published on the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal website. Amateurs of NSW – the battle has only just begun. Get cracking ! There’ll be more to do once you’ve sent this lot of submissions. I will reveal more in the weeks to come. In the meantime, I’d like to thank those who helped get the Sydney Morning Herald story together: the St George, Manly-Waringah and Waverley Amateur Radio Societies, plus Mark Chapman VK2MP, Compton Allen VK2HRX and Jim Linton VK3PC. This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH Radio Hams battle to get messages through council red tape The Brisbane Times reports on the battle by radio amateurs against Council regulations that restricts the type of antenna they can put up Far from simply a backyard hobby, amateur radio can be critical during natural disasters yet the council currently insists permission must be sought to erect aerials more than 1.8 metres above roof level, which can require an onerous development application. Read the full story at http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/amateur-radio-buffs-battle- to-get-messages-through-council-red-tape-20121030-28hno.html WIA BOARD TALK President Phil Wait VK2ASD vk2asd@wia.org.au Vice President Chris Platt VK5CP vk5cp@wia.org.au Secretary David Williams VK3RU vk3ru@wia.org.au Treasurer John Longayroux VK3PZ vk3pz@wia.org.au Clubs are the backbone of organised Amateur Radio in any given location. Although it’s entirely possible to live a full and busy Amateur Radio life outside of a club, there are many reasons why joining and participating in a club are beneficial to you. There is evidence that a person who has social capital will fare better in terms of their enjoyment of life and in their mental health. What is social capital? It’s pretty easy - you’ve probably worked it out already. It’s the things you do together with other people, the clubs and groups that you participate in, and the friends and family that you engage with regularly. So even before we look at the benefits to Amateur Radio, especially your Amateur Radio career, having social capital puts you in a good position to enjoy a socially healthy life. Now let’s look at clubs. By participating in a club, you get to share your own experiences and knowledge, and at the same time benefit from others sharing the same things. A group of people working together in a club setting can bring about some great results that individuals would find it hard to achieve. In these days of increasing restrictions on what we as Amateurs can do in our own backyards, we can look to Clubs to provide a shack and have a decent crop of antennas. Where your Amateur Radio activities may be restricted at home, in the club setting you’re back in the good old days. So there are lots of perfectly acceptable self-centred reasons for being a member of an Amateur Radio Club and a load of other reasons to be part of a sharing community. So if you’ve not considered joining a club, or you’ve fallen away from club membership and wondering why your Amateur Radio life has dulled down, stop awhile and consider or reconsider your local clubs. The Wireless Institute of Australia supports Amateur Radio Clubs by advertising them on its website, making affordable club insurance available, giving space in the Amateur Radio Magazine for club reports and activities, and the Club Grant Scheme. I’m Bob VK6POP HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. VK1 C.R.A.R.C. will shortly hold their Bi Monthly Foundation weekend course, this on the 10th and 11th November, also running concurrently, any upgrades that are required on the Saturday of the Foundation Course. This will be CRARC's last course for this year, next scheduled Foundation course with Upgrade assessments will be 9th and 10th March 2013, BUT if you need an assessment before March, just email education@crarc.ampr.org with your requirements. VK3 web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/ A proposed new homebrew construction group will meet on Saturday, November the 10th from 2pm, with Rob Whitmore VK3MQ is the chair, at 40G Victory Boulevard, Ashburton. Also at the venue on the following Tuesday, November the 13th, starting at 8pm, is the next quarterly speaker night meeting with the topic 'Demystify SWR' presented by Peter Cossins VK3BFG. (Jim Linton VK3PC) Sunday 25th November, the Southern Peninsula Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) will be holding its inaugural RadioFest at Rosebud on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, less than an hour’s drive from the southern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The event will be held at the Eastbourne Primary School auditorium at Allambi Avenue, Rosebud, where off street parking is available. Ticket sales and outdoor “Show and Tell” activities will commence at 8 am and the Auditorium will open to the public at 9.30 am with an entry fee of $5. Catering for the event is being handled by the school’s Parent and Friends Association and a large menu will be available at very reasonable costs. Bring your partner and make a day of it on the Mornington Peninsula on the 25th November. For further information including table bookings visit www.rosebudradiofest.com INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club, ARRL, Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART, ARVictoria and the WW sources of the WIA. USA Hurricane Sandy knocked out a small number of 911 call centres, forcing the emergency service to be re-routed, the Federal Communications Commission's top official said on Tuesday. Some of the rerouted calls came in without location information that police or fire-fighters need to find the caller, FCC Chairman told a news conference. 25 per cent of cell phone towers and other cell sites in the states hit by Sandy were knocked out of service while still more were running on backup power. The FCC had three "roll call" teams ready with specialized equipment that can analyse which frequencies are still carrying signals and which frequencies have gone dark. The information helps FEMA and state officials restore communications services. In uptown Manhattan, data centres hosted in a "telecom hotel" that houses Google's New York headquarters were reporting outages as well, apparently because backup power failed when commercial power was cut Monday evening. Renesys Corp., which monitors the pathways of the Internet, said New York is a major transit point for international telecommunications traffic, and the firm said carriers were scrambling to route traffic around it. Amazingly, way back in 1997 Radio Hams prepared a Hurricane Sandy Drill This a drill for Hurricane Sandy hitting the East Coast 15 years ago, in October 1997. The Simulated Emergency Test was carried out by members of the American Radio Relay League in Westchester County, New York. They envisaged that a fictional Hurricane called Sandy would take a path that brought it through northern New Jersey and New York State. The 1997 Hurricane Sandy Drill was based on a real hurricane that occurred in 1938. The original web pages from the Hurricane Sandy drill are still available online at http://www.weca.org/SET/ as well as in the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/ Read the New York Observer story "The First Hurricane Sandy":- http://observer.com/2012/10/the-first-hurricane-sandy/ AS THE REAL HURRICANE SANDY WREAKS HAVOC ON EAST COAST, HAMS HEEDED THE CALL TO HELP Even though Hurricane Sandy was declared a post-tropical cyclone by the time it made its final landfall -- just 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey at about 8 PM EDT on Monday, October 29 -- the storm still had winds in excess of 80 miles per hour. Hams across the region, from the Carolinas to Maine, responded to requests for assistance and activated local nets, supported the Hurricane Watch Net's and the VoIP Hurricane Net's operations, assisted their local and state Emergency Operations Centers and provided assistance at shelters and wherever needed. arrl.org/news/as-hurricane-sandy-wreaks-havoc-on-east-coast-hams-heed-call-to-help Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1838 for November 2 2012 has an excellent report:- Yes as Hurricane Sandy made her way across the Caribbean and then up along the U.S. East Coast ham radio operators had been tracking the storms every move. When she made landfall on the New Jersey shore they were ready to respond. Mark Abramowicz, NT3V reports with whats known so far on arnewsline.org GERMANY; Germany's national amateur radio society, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club, or DARC, will be asking the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies to oppose a new pan-European draft Power Line Transmission standard. During its October 22nd meeting, the DARC Board discussed the pros and cons of the proposed draft standard. While it said that it recognizes the new draft provided for some non-binding commitments for notching out of certain frequencies in the amateur bands, it also noted that it fears the future ambitions of the manufacturers of other PLC products in the direction of higher limits for the emission of harmful electromagnetic or EMC interference. This could lead to a weakening of the previous limits in other European EMC standards. This new standard concerns the devices that people install in their homes to run data over their house wiring. It has nothing to do with PLC or BPL that is carried over the company power networks. INDIA: A group of students in Gujarat will reach out to the stars. For the first time in India, about 500 students will have a live chat with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, the Indian-origin astronaut aboard the International Space Station, through Ham radio set-up at Science City in Ahmedabad. "We have got a go-ahead from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) to organise the talk and are trying to hold the event on November 14, celebrated as Children's Day in India. It is a great opportunity for the students as they would be talking to KD5PLB Sunita Williams in space. As she has roots in Gujarat, it is all the more special for us," said Ravi Saxena, additional chief secretary, department of science and technology. The scientific community from the state contacted Nasa soon after Williams set off for her record-breaking journey in July this year. ============================================================================= NEWS FROM ARNEWSLINE USA CLOSURE OF TV CHANNEL 1 AND ZL ACCESS TO 6 METERS UPDATE Changes will be coming to the 6 meter band down-under, but not as quickly as some hams in New Zealand had hoped for. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, reports: -- Amateurs across New Zealand may have to wait a bit longer to get full access to the 6 meter band. As previously reported, 50 to 51 MHz down-under is to be returned to amateur radio once all Channel 1 television has ceased using the spectrum and the current management right for this band expires. What may not be known by some hams is that the last New Zealand channel 1 television transmitter is not due to close down until November 2013. After that, the management right under which it operates does not expire until August 2015. Because of this, the New Zealand national amateur radio society, NZART, is working with the nations Radio Spectrum Management on arrangements for the period between when all the Channel 1 transmitters are turned off and their management right expires. In the meantime any New Zealand amateur in an area where TV channel 1 is no longer operating can apply for a permit to operate on the band. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, down-under in Nelson, New Zealand ============================================================================= IRTS NEWS DESK IRTS Technical Panel We at the IRTS are planning to launch a new service for our membership. In our ongoing endeavours to engage more fully with our membership we have identified an area we feel could be of significant benefit to them. The IRTS Technical Panel is a group of volunteers who have expertise in, or experience of, different aspects of amateur radio. A single point of contact for communicating with the Panel and the aim is to help radio amateurs with technical or operational problems. The query will be distributed to all the members of the Technical Panel and the resolution to the query e-mailed back to the member. This another first from the IRTS. ============================================================================= OPERATIONAL NEWS - DATELINE 2012 WW JIDX Contest November 10-11 WW WAE RTTY November 10-11 WW CQ WW DX Contest CW November 24-25 VK Spring VHF / UHF Field Day November 24-25 WW ARRL 160 MTR CONTEST November 30 WW RTTY Melee December 1 WW ARRL 10 m Contest December 8- 9 November 24-25 is the SPRING VHF-UHF Field Day The VHF-UHF Field Days provide VHF-UHF operators with the opportunity to "head for the hills" and see how far they can work. The Field Days have separate sections for single and multiple operator stations. The duration of the Field Day is 24 hours, but there are also 8 hour sections for operators who may not be able to camp overnight. Most club stations prefer to operate for the full 24 hours. The Field Days also generate plenty of activity from home stations, so there is also a separate Home Station section. The scoring is based on grid locator squares. Each new square worked gives quite a boost to the score, and this encourages the entrants to operate from locations in grid squares that normally don't have a great amount of amateur activity. There are no mode restrictions, except that all contacts must be simplex so contacts through repeaters or satellites are not allowed. It is possible to do very well with only modest antennas if you pick a good hilltop. Another option, if your station is easily transportable, is to operate from more than one grid square during the contest period. The overriding aim is to get away for the weekend and have fun! But next after that, the aims are: to encourage more activity on VHF and microwave bands; to encourage people to work greater distances than usual by operating portable and to provide opportunities for people to activate or work into new grid squares. 2012 Remembrance Day Contest Results and Report Alan VK4SN, the WIA RD Contest Manager, has posted to the WIA website a full 18 page PDF RD report that includes the AR blurb and many more statistics and soapbox comments. Alan advises that there is also a PDF file of state winner certificates available for downloading so you can print off your own certificate if you were lucky enough to come 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in your state/territory/P2 or ZL. VK4SN also adds that all major place getters will be receiving a mailed certificate from the WIA National Office. Finally, Alan wishes everyone best 73 and thanks you for your logs and participation. (theTARCinc) SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS, DX and BEACON AND NET ADVICE As part of the 50th Anniversary of Independence celebrations in Algeria several special stations are active until the end of 2012. Prefix hunters will have the opportunity to work 7U50I, 7V50I, 7W50I and 7Y50I. Details of a special award in connection with this event can be found on QRZ.COM E I 25 D B Dublin Bus celebrates its 25th Birthday. To celebrate the event a Special Event Station EI25DB will be aired between 1st July 2012 and 30th June 2013. The station will be operated by current and former employees of Dublin Bus led by Declan EI9HQ and Pete EI4GZB. QSLs to Declan EI9HQ or on LOTW or HamLog.eu PT0S - DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks 10 – 22 November. QSL Manager is HA7RY. The actual dates will depend on weather conditions. There had been an official ban on Amateur Radio activities from PY 0 S. Although the ban, which was created for environmental and safety reasons, remains in place, a special permit by Brazil's S.E.C.I.R.M. the Brazilian Navy, Ministry of Environment and LABRE to conduct a two week long operation. (SouthGate/IRTS) F4CYZ is operational from Morocco as CN2YZ through years end. His activity will be from the city of Tangier especially on the weekends. The Mediterraneo DX Club is supporting his activities and is also providing a Web site with a log-check. It’s in cyberspace at www.mdxc.org/cn2yz THE QNEWS WORK BENCH - the nuts and volts report – Measure Twice cut Once. 100 MHz to 6 GHz Transceiver for $300 ? Forbes reports on Michael Ossmann's latest project, an Open Source transceiver covering 100 MHz to 6 GHz. Although not stated in the article, it is presumed the RF output from the transceiver may only be a few milliwatts. Read the Forbes article at http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/10/19/darpa-funded-radio-hackrf-aims-to-be-a-300-wireless-swiss-army-knife-for-hackers/ Surprisingly this proposed Open Source transceiver does not use an FPGA and has a low resolution, however, it points to a future of flexible software defined transceivers at a low price point. The National Instruments company Ettus Research, founded by a radio amateur Matt Ettus N2MJI, produces the popular USRP™ family of SDR products which are aimed at the high performance segment of the market. Further information at http://www.ettus.com/ MEDIA WATCH www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WorldRadio.html VK Club Bulletins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aarnie/ VK2 CCARC news ccarc.org.au/wp/2012/09/ccarc-news-12-31/ Don't forget Wednesday's story in the SMH on radio amateurs' battle with red tape affecting antennas and masts. Online here: smh.com.au/national/amateur-radio-buffs-battle-to-get-messages-through-council-red-tape-20121030-28hno.html (Roger VK2ZRH) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- FEMALES IN RADIO ALARA - AUSTRALIAN LADIES AR ASSOCIATION http://alara.org.au Net is held each Mondays on 3.570± MHz, commencing at 1030 UTC. (1000utc during daylight saving) geencee@picknowl.com.au Lily Hogan has been visiting Sweers Island with her family since she was 7 years old. She has always shown an interest in VK4SWE's "SOS machine!" and she taught herself enough CW to make supervised QSOs with stations in VK and overseas. Two years ago she made several DX contacts on the ANZA DX Net, and went home with a practice morse key and membership of ALARA, sponsored by Margaret VK4AOE. Now aged 13, she recently experienced her first 'pileup' and worked over 50 stations from Europe, Japan and the US. She competently logged callsigns, gave RST reports, looked calls up on qrz.com and exchanged information if she had been to that country or it was on her wish list. She also had a lot of fun! Here she is working Clem, president of Southside Amateur Radio Society…” (Play audio……) “Now she is having fun with lots of QSL cards coming in from all over the world – the coolest geography lesson ever! Lily is very busy with school and sports but she hopes to study for her Foundation License at some point in the future. This is Lyn VK4SWE from Sweers Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria.” 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 Every three years, the Scouting movement has conducted a national Jamboree. The next one, known as AJ2013, is being held on the Fraser Coast at the Maryborough Showgrounds and Equestrian Park beginning 2nd January, next. For about a fortnight this over 200 hectare site will be home to some 10,500 scouts and a total population exceeding 14,000 with leaders and contractors. As has been announced on the Jamboree Facebook page, amateur radio will be one of the onsite activities and participation will help in gaining the special Jamboree Award. (Follow the link from www.aj2013.scouts.com.au/) For the amateurs, a special event call sign has been applied for and the word is going out amongst the locals that we would like amateurs to man the station. Previous recent experience with JOTA would help, as in Queensland and to meet Scouting Australia's requirements, volunteers must hold suitable working with children accreditation. Keep tuned to WIA National News for further information. For Maryborough Electronics and Radio Group, Inc. I’m Geoff, VK4ZPP WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS http://www.raotc.org.au Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW with a reminder that tomorrow, Monday November 5th the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia's monthly news and information bulletin will be broadcast on a number of HF and VHF frequencies. The principal HF transmissions will be on 20 metres on 14.150 MHz USB at 0100 UTC beamed north from Melbourne for Eastern states listeners, and again at 0200 beamed West for Western Australia. During tomorrow numerous local relays will also take place on various VHF and lower HF frequencies. To find a frequency and time for your area, please visit the RAOTC website at www.raotc.org.au (repeat). Everyone, RAOTC members and non-members alike, is invited to listen to this interesting half hour of Old Timer news, stories and anecdotes and to participate in the call backs afterwards. Once again, the RAOTC monthly bulletin is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday November 5th, and we look forward to hearing from you during the call backs. 73 from Clive VK6CSW. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO IARU REGION 3 Emergency Centre of Activity (CoA) frequencies 3.600, 7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz WICEN - the Community Service Arm of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club, is seeking people to assist with the "Shannon’s Safari Rally" being run by the Light Car Club of Canberra (LCCC) on Saturday 17th November. For this event CRARC have been asked to support 4 Competitive Car Rally stages with each being run twice (making a total of 8 stages in the rally). This year’s event will be very similar to last year’s Safari Rally with the running of "Pearces East" and "Tidbinbilla" Stages out along Paddy's River Road, "Blue Range" out at Uriarra and the close to town "Bluetts" near Coppins Crossing. 11 field stations, Plus 4 or so people in HQ. If you can assist, could you please notify Matt VK1MA and Phil VK1PL the Deputy State Coordinator, WICEN ACT Mobile weather for emergencies A free session on the Mobile Emergency Weather Station is available to those who will be attending the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference in Malaysia. It inventor Gregory Lee HS0ZHM, of the Rural Training Centre in Thailand, will cover the Weather Observation Log form, then the device set-up and its handbook. Meaningful weather reports help the decisions by relief authorities and to improve helicopter flight operations. The device enables hams to quickly gather weather data in a reliable manner for them to be reported by radio. The session will be on November 11 at 10am in the Melaka House, Port Dickson. For more information contact Choy 9W2PCK choysegt@gmail.com MYGAREC, from November 11 to 14, aims to involve those in amateur radio emergency communications. It is their only annual meeting that delivers training, discusses what has occurred and includes new ideas of how to do things better in future. (Jim Linton VK3PC) SOCIAL SCENE 2012 NOV 4 VK5 Today is Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society's HAMFEST Nov 10 VK2 Westlake’s ARC BBQ & car boot sale York St Teralba 12 midday. NOV 11 VK3 Yarra Valley Amateur Radio Group Hamfest NOV 25 VK3 SPARC HAMFEST AT ROSEBUD DEC 1 VK7 Miena Hamfest SOCIAL SCENE 2013 AUG 17-18 WW ILLW Submitting news items If you would like to submit news items for inclusion in the VK1WIA broadcasts, please email your item in text to nationalnews@wia.org.au to submit audio read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au Remember the sooner you submit material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of WIA National News. 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