WIANEWS - FEBRUARY 17 - VK NATIONAL NEWS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 TWITTER http://twitter.com/VK1WIA 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. When you upload audio email us the txt version. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIANEWS WEEK COMMENCING FEBRUARY 17 2013. VI4POLIO CALLING 'CQ POLIO' WORLD RADIO DAY WEDNESDAY A SUCCESS VIRTUAL TOUR AVAILABLE OF NEW BBC STUDIOS THESE STORIES AND MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA FOR WEEK COMMENCING FEB 17 2013. Geoff Emery VK4ZPP dropped myself and WIA Office some distubing news through the week, that we Australian Radio Amateurs May Lose the 2300 – 2302 MHz Band. Now from WIA President Phil Wait - VK2ASD who wrote on WIA Front Page News. The ACMA has informed the WIA of proposed changes to spectrum usage in the 2300 – 2302 MHz band, which will result in Advanced Licensees losing access to that spectrum. The ACMA proposes to acquire the spectrum for LTE radio purposes. LTE, or long-term evolution, (marketed as 4G LTE), is a wireless standard for high-speed data over mobile phones and data terminals. The change will give LTE services the full 100MHz segment from 2300 – 2400MHz, or twenty 5MHz LTE channels, and naturally the government revenue from any resulting spectrum auction would be very significant. Losing any spectrum is always a great concern to radio amateurs, and this secondary allocation spectrum is the only viable option for Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) contacts to Region II (where the EME activity is on 2304 MHz) or Region I (which uses 2320 MHz). Australian radio amateur EME activity would then be confined to 2400 MHz and above, where ISM and Wi-Fi equipment is likely to cause interference to local EME stations. The ACMA plans to recommend the change to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and make the changes under section 153B of the Radiocommunications Act 1992. If the Minister approves the change radio amateurs will probably lose access to the spectrum in 2015. Before making such a recommendation to the Minister the ACMA is required to undertake extensive consultation with stakeholders, and has prepared the consultation paper with the draft recommendation at Attachment A. The ACMA will also be writing to all Advanced Amateur Radio Operators (who are affected by this proposal) to provide them with a copy of the notice and inviting their comments. Radio amateurs are encouraged to forward their comments to the ACMA by Wednesday 27th March 2013, to the address in the paper. More is at wia.org.au (text edtions only) World Radio Day marks the day when the United Nations Radio was launched in 1946. Since its establishment, UN Radio has used its multilingual programmes carried by media outlets around the globe to tell the story of the international community’s efforts to meet the challenges of building a better world. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) celebrated World Radio Day on 13 February with the publication of online profiles of two of Australia’s female radio pioneers, Lynn Foster & Dorothy Crawford. These women were pioneers in the development of Australian radio and were integral to the shaping of our national cultural identity. By the mid-to-late 1930s, women working in radio production gained prominence as producers, directors, writers and performers. This was at a time when most women were encouraged to stay at home as housewives and mothers — many of these radio pioneers were themselves mothers with their own households to manage. Lynn Foster (1914-1985) was the first woman in Australia to direct a major radio serial on a national network, as well as the first to write and direct one. She also played a major part in the advancement of the status of writers in the radio industry. Dorothy Crawford (1911-1988) excelled as a radio drama producer, and was also a pioneer in the production of Australian television drama. Postage stamps were also issued to celebrate World Radio Day 13 February 2013. The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued a series of stamps depicting scenes from the history of the United Nations Radio. More information http://dxersguide.blogspot.in/2013/01/un-radio-world-radio-day-stamps.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 ________________ Venue - 17 February 2013, 0'37" Have you prepared for the last weekend in May; the 2013 WIA AGM and Conference? The Tradewinds Hotel overlooks the Swan River in Fremantle. The well-appointed rooms have a kitchenette and are grouped around the central facilities of the hotel. You'll make your own reservation and make sure you tell them it's for the WIA Conference, so you get the special room rate of $180 per night. The 2013 WIA AGM and Conference, it's all about Engaging, Learning, Appreciating, Socializing and Discovering. You'll find all the information online at the VK6 conference site, conference.vk6.net HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. VK2 Have you ever considered why the number 7 is lucky? There are 7 cosmic stages, seven heavens and seven hells, 7 pillars of wisdom, seven rainbow colours. In Chinese there are 7 fairies, and the Bible mentions 7 circuits of Jericho. The Egyptians knew 7 daughters of Ra. The Greek Pan had seven pipes. But what is the real reason 7 is lucky? Because it's just 7 days until Wyong Field Day - 24th February 2013 – Just 7 days until Amateur Radio's Big Day Out. Just 7 days until the gates open at 6.30.am for the flea market and 9am for the traders 7 days until the raffle, lucky gate prizes, lectures and let's not forget the free shuttle bus from Wyong station Admission $15 – under 17 free Wyong Field Day, proudly brought to you by Central Coast Amateur Radio Club VK3 web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/ Do you live in Metropolitan Melbourne and looking for a great social day out? Sunday March 24th the Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club is holding its annual White Elephant Sale, one of the major hamfests in the Melbourne metro area. Once you have snapped up all the for sale bargains form the many local and country traders you will be able to purchase a sausage from the BBQ and enjoy free tea or coffee from the kitchen and socialising with the many other hams attending. So put it in your diary, it’s on Sunday March 24th at the Great Ryrie Primary School Great Ryrie Street Heathmont Victoria. For more information and table booking details visit club website www.emdrc.com.au DISCUSSION POINT What use is an f-call? I've just had a browse through the latest Amateur Radio magazine, read a few stories, looked at a couple of photos and it struck me that there are two types of activities that Amateurs get up to. There's the social activities, where several amateurs, even groups or hordes - hmm is that the word, a horde of amateurs - get together and have a party. They build a station, either on the back of a trailer, a ute, a tent, a mountain, a boat, you name it. They erect, generally more than one, antenna structure, some go over the top and set-up about 15 different antennas - but the passion that underlies all that is held together by the social glue that makes up this hobby. Generally a station built like that has some or other purpose, be it to activate some long lost atoll, or a special event call-sign, a particular day, or event, to memorialise some past history. Any number of different reasons to get together, build stuff and get on-air. The other type of activity is much more insular. Sitting at home, surrounded by equipment, soldering iron, computer, circuit diagram, plans, descriptions, maps and the like. It's one where you might sit for hours listening, or calling CQ for a contest, or building a new piece of magic. It's one where you sit alone, with a song in your heart digging through a problem, learning and figuring out how something works, or as the case may be, doesn't work. This kind of activity is one that nourishes the soul and brings little gems to your door-step, unexpected, un-remarked, and just as wonderful. As amateurs we often remark on the social aspect of our hobby, but I think it's just as important to acknowledge the singular activity. If you're in your shack listening to this, building something, or if you've just come out to see if there is still some daylight left, I'd like to encourage you to share your experience with another amateur. They might be on the other end of the radio, or they might be reading an article in Amateur Radio magazine. Share your personal triumphs as much as your group ones. I'm Onno VK6FLAB INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club, ARRL, Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART, ARVictoria and the WW sources of the WIA. IARU Region 1 Vienna 2013 - Papers now available The papers to be submitted to the IARU Region 1 2013 Interim Meeting in Vienna April 20-21 have been released. Among the HF papers are: Amendment to the 28MHz Band plan in relation to the Amateur Satellite Service Alignment of the 30m Digital Modes Band plan The future of the 30m (10 MHz) band Assign frequencies for unmanned beacons in all of the HF-bands Band plan for the 630m band Operating Practices for the DXpeditioner Operation at 5MHz and WRC15 Shortwave links for Digital Communications and Voice The PDF's for these can be downloaded from http://uska.ch/die-iaru/iaru-zwischenkonferenzen/ The page text is in German but the papers are all in English. TETHERCELL BLUETOOTH REMOTE CONTROL Looking for a new way to remotely control things? Tethercell may be the answer to your needs. Tethercell is a plastic case the size of an AA battery, embedded with Bluetooth 4.0 transponder, which is powered by an AAA battery that fits inside. The Bluetooth-enabled battery is then synced with an app on your smart phone that allows you to turn the device on and off, set a timer and even monitor the amount of power remaining. According to its inventors this first version of Tethercell is a test bed for future applications. It’s also an opportunity to get the technology in the hands of the public. More including a demonstration video is on-line at tinyurl.com/tethercell radiotoday.com.au RadioToday have a link to a virtual TOUR OF BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE BUT If you are planning a vacation in the United Kingdom and are interested in radio, then you will be happy to know that the British Broadcasting Company’s new facility 'in person' tour launches in April. While on the tour some of the things you're likely to see include a camera's eye view into some of the studios broadcasting such programs as the Six O’clock News and Radio 1. Trained guides will also present a rich history of the building and the BBC. ============================================================================= NEWS FROM ARNEWSLINE USA Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1849 - January 18 2013 NPR LABS HOPES TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY ALERT RADIO FOR THE DEAF A new way to alert the deaf and hard of hearing to oncoming disaster situations may soon be on it’s way. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Heather Embee, KB3TZD, is here with the details: -- The trade newsletter Radio World reports that NPR Labs personnel hope to begin a project that demonstrates an emergency alerting system for the deaf and hard-of-hearing population in the United States. This, using broadcast radio as the transmission medium. The end goal of this research is to develop a deaf-accessible radio receiver with a large text display and bright flashing lights. This in turn could alert the user of a potential threat to life and property. Rich Rarey is the NPR Labs Manager of Strategic Technology Applications. He told Radio World that there are currently some AM radios with aural warnings and FM H-D receivers that have very small text displays but without accessible warning mechanisms. He says that the aim of NPR Labs is to create a receiver that is useful for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, which will also be helpful for alerting the general public as well. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick, Pennsylvania. -- You can read the entire report of this potentially lifesaving project on-line at tinyurl.com/emergency-alerts-for-the-deaf PODCAST IS A PATENTED TERM OWNED BY PERSONAL AUDIO LLC If you are a podcaster or thinking of becoming a podcaster, even on a very small scale, then its worth your time to read an article on who owns the rights to the term podcasting that appeared in a recent issue of the chron dot com business report. In a nutshell, it appears as if the term podcast is not generic as most people might think. Rather it is a patented system owned by a company called Personal Audio LLC that developed it and other internet streaming back in 1996. And now Personal Audio LLC has decided to assert its rights by going after both podcast content creators as well as podcast distributors. So far it has won every case that has gone to trial. Even Apple has lost to them. In that case a jury awarded Personal Audio LLC an $8 million judgment plus $4 million in interest for infringing on the company’s The Playlist Patent. So if you run a podcast or are thinking of creating one, you might want to take a few moments to read the story at tinyurl.com/podcast-patent and then talk to a knowledgeable patent attorney before proceeding or continuing your podcasting journey. It could theoretically save you every penny that you have ever will make or have saved. MAN WHO POINTED LASER AT AIRCRAFT ARRESTED The San Francisco Chronicle reports that an unnamed Oakland resident has been arrested for allegedly shining a laser at two aircraft hovering over the scene of a shooting on Monday, January 21st. The 40-year-old man is alleged to have aimed a red laser several times at a KGO television helicopter as it flew about 1,000 feet over the scene of the incident in which an undercover Oakland officer was shot in the arm. The man is also alleged to have shined the laser at a California Highway Patrol fixed wing aircraft that was circling at about 3,500 feet. Thankfully no one aboard either aircraft was injured. Under Title 18 Sub-part 39A, whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the jurisdiction of the United States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall be fined or imprisoned for up to 5 years, or both. US CONGRESS REMOVES EXPORT PROHIBITION ON SATELLITES The National Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, passed by Congress in late December and now signed by President Obama has removed a restriction that has essentially shut down international cooperation for building amateur satellites in the past decade. Under the old law, satellites and their component parts were considered to be "munitions" and their export to other countries was severely limited. This made it impossible for amateur satellite organizations in different countries to work together on major projects. For example, the last big amateur satellite, Phase 3D. It was built jointly by AMSAT groups in the U.S., Germany and other countries, but that was before the international cooperation measure was put in place. The new law restricts satellite exports only to China, North Korea and countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism, as well as those under trade embargoes. A recommendation from the Departments of State and Defence said the old law impeded the ability of American satellite builders to work with international partners while providing no noticeable benefit to national security. MEDIA SURVEY: KPMG SAYS TELEVIEWERS ARE MULTITASKERS A new study by the research firm KPMG has concluded that 60% of American television viewers are also devoted multitaskers who watch television while accessing the Internet at the same time. KPMG's findings were based on a global online survey of 9,000 people in nine countries, including the United States that was conducted last October. The survey also concluded that even though multiple devices vie for consumers' attention, that most people still prefer to watch television shows, movies and other video on the TV. Only 14% of those surveyed prefer to watch video on their smartphones or tablets. According to KPMG, these results suggest that the next big disruption in living room viewing may come from so called "Smart TVs." These are Internet-connected sets that afford the viewer access to traditional TV broadcasts as well as online services such as Netflix, Hulu or Amazon.com. KPMG is one of the world’s largest professional services companies and one of the so-called Big Four auditors with global headquarters located in the Netherlands. Its findings hold implications for network programmers and advertisers, which can no longer be sure which screen is drawing the viewer's eyes. It's only a week until Wyong! Next Saturday sees the first ever contest university being held in Australia followed by the CCARC Field Day at Wyong on the Sunday. All of those who have registered will be receiving the latest details of the Mini Contest University by email this weekend but full details are available also at www.fieldday.org.au/contest_university For those who still haven't heard about the Mini Contest University, its aim is to give an introduction to the contesting side of our great hobby and we can still fit a few more in. If you are interested in attending this free event, please go to the web site to see how to register. For those who are travelling to Wyong on Saturday for the Field Day on Sunday, you are very welcome to join us at Panarotti's in Tuggerah on Saturday evening where we will be having a combined MCU/Wyong Field day meal (and good natter). Details of the venue are on the front page of the fieldday.org.au website. As always those web references are in the show notes on wia.org.au So with everything organised here's hoping for some nice weather to make the weekend extra special ! This is Ed VK2JI See you at Wyong! OPERATIONAL NEWS - DATELINE 2013 ZL Jock White Memorial Field Day Contest Sat and Sun Feb 23 and 24. WW International Museums Weekends June 15/16 and 22/23 SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS, DX and BEACON AND NET ADVICE The Irish Hour Net takes place on Sundays at 1700 UTC on 21.317 Mhz. Brian, W7DFO, chairs the weekly Net from his QTH in the Pacific North West. It has become what he refers to as a "challenge" gathering ex-pats from around the globe. Many of the call-ins to the net are from licensed Irish-Americans. TC 16 BURSA will be active until 19th March in Bursa, Turkey. It is operated by members of local branch of the Turkish Radio Amateur Club. QSL as directed on the air. Prefix hunters will be interested in the special event station PF 100 ZOO. This will be active until the end of the month to celebrate 100 years of the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem. The operator and QSL Manager is PA 0 FAW. NEW INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON INTRODUCED The ARRL say that the Universal Postal Union has introduced the newest model of the International Reply Coupon (IRC): The Doha model -- so named for the 25th Universal Postal Congress that took place in Doha, Qatar in October 2012 -- will replace the current model, known as the Nairobi model. Although the US Postal Service no longer sells IRCs, they are still available in other countries and post offices in the US are mandated to redeem them. The Doha model IRC will be available for purchase on July 1, 2013. It is valid for exchange until the end of 2017. The Nairobi model remains valid until December 31, 2013. K 0 YAK will operate as ST 2 SF from the Sudan until mid-April. He hopes to be on 40 through 10 meters. QSL to his home call. INTRUDER WATCH - ENFORCEMENT ZONE Region III IARUMS Coordinator Peter Young VK3MV VK IARUMS reflector email to subscribe intruders@wia.org.au INTRUDER NETS Friday 0730 UTC 7.065.5 with VK4CEU David. Amateur exclusive frequencies where any non-amateur signal is definitely an intruder. Amateur HF Spectrum world wide 7.050 to 7.100 14.000 to 14.250 14.250 to 14.350 No broadcasters 21.000 to 21.450 24.890 to 24.990 28.000 to 29.700 IARU Monitoring System Newsletter The IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service reports on a mysterious Over The Horizon radar causing interference in the 28 MHz amateur radio band. Read the International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System Region 1 January 2013 newsletter at the address in the text edition best read on wia.org.au/broadcast http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2013/news1301.pdf THE QNEWS WORK BENCH - Measure Twice cut Once. SDR Touch turns tablet/phone into SDR Ham Radio Science reports on SDR Touch that allows you to use your Android tablet/mobile-phone and a cheap RTL2832U as a Software Defined Radio. You can plug in a RTL2832U stick into your Android 4.0 devices’ USB port and SDR Touch allows you to tune and decode the audio from the RTL2832U stick. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - Video arvideonews.com hamradiotube.com youtube.com qdg.org.au Ham Radio in Kraft Velveeta TV ads An ARRL PR Remailer tells us that Kraft foods USA has produced a new set of television commercials called the Velveeta-Eat-Like-That-You-Know campaign, and one of the 15 second spots features ham radio in a very positive light. The ham radio spot is titled “That Guy with the Ham Radio” and appears to be one of five new commercials for Kraft’s Velvita Shells and Cheese lunch and dinner product. All are fast paced and fun to watch. You can see them on-line. genericbaldman.com/Velveeta-Eat-Like-That-You-Know. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- FINAL FRONTIER ARISS switches to Ericsson radio after experiencing problems with the Kenwood D700. After experiencing issues with the Kenwood D700 on two consecutive school contacts, ARISS will use the Ericsson radio on the Columbus module for ARISS contacts until problems with the D700 are resolved. According to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT's Vice President for Human Spaceflight Programs, "...for some reason, our signals from the Service Module Kenwood D700 radio are much diminished. Low audio levels, with good signals only near TCA. 7th grader Lauren reaches space ABC TV news report on 13 year-old 7th grader Lauren Rojas who developed a payload, sent it to the edge of space and successfully recovered it Lauren Rojas's high altitude balloon reached the edge of space at 90,000 feet and recorded some stunning video. Watch Hello Kitty in Space http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/technology&id=8985076 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 Rain tracked with wireless cellular network The BBC report on a way to measure rainfall across a country by using mobile phone network signals Rain absorbs and scatters mobile phone signals in a way that can be analysed to yield an overall rainfall picture. The rise and fall of signal strength in each "link" - the path from one mast to another - provides an average measure of how much rain there is between them. As these links criss-cross one another across a region, these simple measures can be mathematically picked apart to yield a map of the rainfall at a given moment. BBC News story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21290976 Read the paper Country-wide rainfall maps from cellular communication networks http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/01/29/1217961110.full.pdf SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ROAR ROTARIANS OF AMATEUR RADIO website: www.ifroar.org email: webmaster@ifroar.org facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/RotariansROAR/ International President 2012 -2015: Bill Main VK4ZD secretary: Dr Elwood Anderson, AE5EA ANZO VP: Peter Lowe, VK3KCD 0645z - 0730z Anzo Net 7.118 (varies due to propagation) 0730z - 0830z International net 14.293 (varies due to propagation) February 23 and 24 VI4POLIO will be activated by members of "Rotarians Of Amateur Radio." This activity celebrates Rotary International's 108th birthday and their commitment to eliminate Polio worldwide - only 3 countries are now endemic with polio - Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. Stations around the world including Spain, the UK, France and the USA (W8P and others) will also be participating in this event. The VI 4 POLIO QSL card will depict a spectacular photograph of the 'END POLIO NOW ‘laser light displayed on the sails of the Sydney Opera House. ROAR world president, Bill, VK4ZD wife Diane VK4HH and Daughter Alizah Pomery VK4FOXE, also a dedicated Rotarian will operate VI4POLIO from South East Queensland. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SUMMITS ON THE AIR www.sotawatch.org www.sota.org.uk Mountain Goat award for Welsh radio amateur SOTA (Summits on the Air) is pleased to report another long-time participant reaching the coveted Mountain Goat award. Richard Price GW0VMW from Colwyn Bay, North Wales has been enjoying amateur radio from the hill and mountains since April 2004, and achieved Mountain Goat status from the summit of Moel Siabod GW/NW-010, 872m ASL. There are new awards to work towards for the most active SOTA participants. The Summit-to-Summit Award recognises those QSOs that take place between activators, simultaneously on different summits. The "SOTA Complete" award rewards those individuals who have managed to both activate, and chase the same summit. See the SOTA websites for more information. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - VHF AND ABOVE A QUEST FOR HIGHER POWER ON VHF Last year in South Africa there was a lot of excitement about the request for an increase of RF power from 400 Watt to 1 500 Watt, as already in use by radio amateurs in several other countries. This matter is currently being discussed between the SARL and ICASA. Higher power would be most beneficial for operation on the VHF bands, such as 50 and 144 MHz. Weak Troppo Scatter signals with QSB are often observed across the country throughout the day and night on these bands. Tests conducted between Cape Town station ZS1NAZ and Port Elizabeth station ZS2FM on 50 MHz have shown that a 100 Watt signal is just above the noise level, but became very readable when the power was increased to 400 Watt. Just imagine how the Troppo scatter signals will improve with another increase of four times, resulting in country-wide communications most of the time; other propagation modes should perform even better. (sarl) SOCIAL SCENE 2013 FEB 23 VK Wyong Mini Contest University Wyong racecourse FEB 24 VK WYONG FIELD DAY Wyong Racecourse MAR 10 VK3 SPARC joins in The 2013 Rosebud KiteFest MAR 24 VK3 EMDRC White Elephant Sale: Great Ryrie Primary School MAR 24 VK7 "Meet the Voice" barbecue at Ross. MAY 3- 5 VK4 Clairview AR Weekend details 04 296 32815 MAY 24-26 VK6 WIA AGM AND CONFERENCE IN PERTH JUL 20 VK3 Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club Hamfest AUG 11 VK2 SARCFEST 414 Richmond Hill Rd near Lismore http://v.gd/df4oMM AUG 17-18 WW ILLW Oct 3- 7 VK4 North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention Charters Towers NOV 2 VK4 Gold Coast ARS HamFest at Albert Waterways Hall. NOV 3 VK5 HamFest Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society Goodwood. NOV 15-17 VK3 Victorian National Parks Weekend Nov 24 VK3 Southern Peninsula Amateur Radio Club: Rosebud RadioFest 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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