May 13 2018 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING MAY 13 2018. IN OUR 23rd YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS WIA Vice President David Ford, VK4MZ, towards 2020 and beyond! THIS STORY AND MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA 2018 AND FOR WEEK OF MAY 13 SBAS trial takes to the sea and sky Australia’s Satellite-Based Augmentation System trial is enabling the safe travel of ocean liners and regional aircraft. In an article in criticalcomms.com.au they report that the improved positioning accuracy and integrity of the satellite technology is down to TEN CENTIMETERS. as an example, SBAS has been under test with maritime vessels, with the giant ocean liner 'Ovation of the Seas' using the system to dock at Sydney’s Circular Quay. The trial was conducted by Acoustic Imaging in consultation with the Port Authority of New South Wales. Acoustic Imaging’s lead scientist for maritime programs, Nicole Bergersen, said the docking of Ovation of the Seas, which is more than 330 metres long and too tall to fit beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, was an opportunity to test how the use of SBAS could potentially benefit operations on Sydney Harbour. We’re at a level where metres, AND centimetres matter,” Nicole said. “What SBAS is allowing us to do is have the pilot rely JUST on the information on the computer screen and if we can enable instrument navigation, then the pilot no longer needs visibility to be able to steer a ship. “That’s going to allow the Port Authority of New South Wales to bring in more ships, more frequently and in adverse conditions. http://criticalcomms.com.au/content/industry/article/sbas-trial-takes-to-the-sea-and-sky-1364617686#ixzz5F2xEXmwH Still on the high seas, L3 Communications Australia has been awarded a subcontract to supply communications systems for offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy. While opening L3’s new Defence Design and Engineering Centre in Victoria, Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, said the contract with L3 would provide the communications throughout the ships, including monitoring systems for the engines and navigation system for all 12 vessels. “This contract will see jobs created in Australia while allowing L3 to package a range of their maritime solutions together, providing further growth and opportunities for local Australian companies,” Pyne said. Construction will commence on the first ship at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia (VK5) before the end of 2018. http://criticalcomms.com.au/content/industry/news/l3-receives-aus-navy-ship-building-contract-1493546428#ixzz5F2yxRfIZ Morse code input coming to Gboard beta WIA front page news ( wia.org.au ) are reporting in an item by VK5WTF that Google has announced at the Google I/O conference that they will add Morse input to their GBoard software for Android phones. The input method is focused on accessibility and as a few new characters for on-screen keyboards. More technical details can be found on the experiments page and hardware input is also available for tinkerers. WIA G’day from David Ford, VK4MZ for the last time on the weekly broadcast as the Vice President of the WIA. I step down from office at the AGM in a few days’ time. Today, a vision for the future of Amateur Radio. The world is a different place to when Amateur radio first became popular, and that time has passed. Going forward, what Amateur radio will become is entirely up to you, the current AR community. Working together towards a common goal we can rejuvenate the hobby for decades to come, but to be successful the hobby will take on a different identity. Just imagine, in a not so distant, hypothetical future. A world where heroes solve cyber-crimes and business superstars exist due to their ability to exploit technology. E-sports, battle-bots and drone racing have taken over from sports like AFL and rugby. A future where amateur radio is one of the fastest growing hobbies on the planet. Multi-operator stations running contests are streamed live online via you-tube and twitch. Online scoreboards are tracking who’s leading contests live and, in a technology driven world, AR contests are fast becoming the biggest gambling and team events on the planet. SDRs are used to record contests and commentators discuss the SO2R play of the day. Fantasy contests are run, like fantasy football, where you choose a hypothetical point on the planet to setup your virtual shack and the real propagation proves whether you chose the best site and equipment, or not. There are adventure sports ran like marathons but with SOTA and parks and peaks contacts gaining you extra points towards a win. ARDF contests are run at schools around the country and ARDF is now an Olympic sport. Amateur Radio manufacturers are now some of the most influential companies on the planet. It’s not a future that is all that difficult to imagine. Imagine if you will. In this future every occupation is aligned with making the best use of technology, budding technologists looking to build a career, become an entrepreneur or build something ground breaking will need to learn about how to harness the power of IT systems. Here, Amateur Radio is a stepping stone and a way to learn about the ones, zeros and maybe even qubits that are the keys to being successful in that future. Your future descendants live and breathe this life as a reality. They think back to how grandad, or grandma was a pioneer in Amateur Radio. They reflect with great admiration and tell their friends, about how what you did today made all the difference. The WIA is fundamental to realising this destiny. In this future the WIA is a virtual office that buzzes with activity, it sounds and feels like a war-room coordinating events, on-going contests, training materials, manages the press and works to coordinate the efforts of radio and electronic enthusiasts across Australia’s states and territories. The WIA working with clubs, both online and local, drives and supports this resurgent interest in Amateur Radio and helps to build Australia into the knowledge economy that it is so compelled to become. From that possible future, and back to the present. This year has seen a strong financial re-positioning of the WIA. We’ve setup new systems that will be central to running and automating the business processes of the WIA and systems that act as a central point to collect data, manage communications and enable marketing efforts. We’ve got a very capable group of people to help run the organisation. We’ve initiated and brought on board six IT project managers who are eager to run projects and we have an organisation that is now prepared for transformation over the coming years. At the WIA there are people who dedicate a huge amount of time to working together and achieving the advancement of Amateur Radio. Unfortunately, it is currently a herculean effort of a few, whereas what’s needed is small contributions from many. If the Amateur Radio community cannot work together to build a future, then it’s a future that will see the decline of Amateur Radio. That future is up to you as you a part of the amateur radio community. You can support a legacy that see’s AR fade into history or take up a call to action and work together to be a part of something great. Support the WIA so that the WIA can continue to be an agent for change and the future of Amateur Radio. Your support can be as simple as sharing a supportive word for the organisation, becoming a member, or even volunteering your time to work on something productive that you enjoy doing with a great bunch of people. The WIA’s Radio and Electronics Convention being held on the 19th and 20th of May on the Gold Coast is talking about Amateur Radio as it moves towards 2020. Registrations closed this week, however, we’ve been able to negotiate an extension for new registrations until Wednesday the 16th of May, all-be-it with a late-fee. So go online to the WIA website today and get your registration in. That’s it from me as Vice President for the 2017/2018 year. Support your WIA where you can. I hope to hear you around the bands and I’ll still be around the WIA from time to time. I’ve enjoyed this year immensely and I’ve certainly enjoyed hearing the support for building Amateur Radio’s future. Have a great day, and I hope to see you at the AGM in a few days time. 7-3 David Ford. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club, ARRL, Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART, Local News Services VK2, 7 and the WW sources of the WIA including VK2FKND May 8 was Amateur Radio Day in Puerto Rico. In his proclamation, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo A. Rosselló Nevares cited the Amateur Radio response in Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria last September, which provided emergency communication on behalf of the American Red Cross as part of the federal government response, and efforts to restore electrical power to the island. Amateur Radio Day offers “the opportunity to exalt the valuable service of the radio amateurs of Puerto Rico and their contribution to the development and evolution of this important means of communication in our society,” the Governor’s proclamation declared. Amateur Radio Day in Puerto Rico is always the second Tuesday of May. However a gloominess does overshadow the May 8 date. The ARRL report a radio amateur engaged in the Puerto Rico recovery is among the Hercules C-130 crash victims A radio amateur and Puerto Rico Air National Guard member involved in hurricane recovery there died on May 2 when a Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed killing all aboard. Among the nine fatalities was Eric Circuns, WP 4 OXB, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The cargo plane, attached to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Wing, went down shortly after take-off. According to media accounts, the 60-year-old aircraft was under repair in before it took off. It had been used in several hurricane relief and recovery efforts and was reported to be on its way to Arizona to be decommissioned. Ada Lace call home! Author Emily (KD8KPR) Calandrelli's latest book aimed at young people 'Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader,' featuring amateur radio has now been published. Ada is an 8-year-old with a knack for science, mathematics, and solving mysteries with technology. Her latest project is to fix up a ham radio, something that she could use to contact people on this planet…and beyond. VK2KMI has more:- Introducing Author of 'Ada' Emily Calandrelli KD8PKR who grew up in West Virginia. At university, she won numerous academic awards. She became a Truman Scholar which led to her workinging in Washington, D.C. In 2009, she was named to the USA Today all-academic team, won the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, and was voted Ms. Mountaineer. She later graduated with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering in 2010. Subsequently, Calandrelli went to the MIT where she obtained an M.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well an M.S. degree in Technology and Policy. Calandrelli is a professional speaker and presents on the topics of space exploration, scientific literacy, and equality of the sexes in STEM She has written a series of books to introduce youth to science and technology. Her latest is about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology. Third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace likes nothing more than to tinker. Her latest project is to fix up a ham radio, something that she could use to contact people on this planet…and beyond. The only problem is that she just can’t get it to work properly. During a sleepover, Ada’s best friend Nina hears something strange coming from the radio in the middle of the night. A distant voice says, “Release the swarm!” convincing Nina that aliens are about to invade planet Earth. What a great way to introduce girls to ham radio. I’m Kimberly Olsen VK2KMI for the WIA National News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Calandrelli Nevada Governor issues proclamation The State of Nevada has once again publicly recognized the value of her amateur radio operators in the form of a Governors Proclamation by Governor Brian Sandoval naming June 2018 as 'Amateur Radio Month in Nevada'. Public acclamations praising the service of ham radio operators in the Silver State are not uncommon. A similar proclamation has been issued by Governor Sandoval during each of his eight years in office. Bigley elaborated about the relationship that Nevada has with amateur radio. "On the state level The Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the ARRL Nevada Section maintain a formal relationship, the DEM recognizes the ARRL Field Organization as being an important resource." "If you walk into the Situation Room at pretty much any county Emergency Operations Centre around the state, you are going to see the vest of their local ARES/RACES Emergency Coordinator slung over the back of a chair. The presence of those vests are a testament to the trust that Nevada's professional Emergency Managers have in ARRL volunteers." RADIO ACTIVE:- The Herald-Palladium reports Southwest Michigan emergency response agencies have passed a test of their ability to respond to a simulated nuclear accident at Palisades nuclear power plant The response drill was well received by the US agencies of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Emergency service agencies plus schools, public health, amateur radio operators, the American Red Cross and others took part. A little further down the log today Col, VK3LED will have more 'Rescue Radio' news. Michigan Radio interviews Ruth Willet KM4LAO In a world of Skype and FaceTime, a Kettering (Michigan) student and amateur satellite enthusiast Ruth Willet KM 4 LAO is bringing back the university amateur radio club Yes she may be busy with her double major in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics, but Ruth Willet always finds time for her passion: amateur radio. And even in this era of FaceTime and Skype, the freshman is doing her best to fire up enthusiasm on campus for amateur radio. KM4LAO talked about the radio club at school and what she gets out of it over a local radio outlet. HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT All major Australian contests, rules and results, are on the Contest Section of the WIA website. wia.org.au/members/contests/about May 12-13 - WW - Mills On The Air June 2- 3 - WW - MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND June 17 – IARU R3 – 2018 QRP Day Region 3 July 14-15 - WW IARU HF Championship August 11-12 – VK - Remembrance Day Contest  August 18-19 – WW - Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend October 6 – WW - Oceania DX contest 2018 IARU HF World Championship Contest The 2018 International Amateur Radio Union HF World Championship Contest takes place the second full weekend of July, that is the weekend of 14 and 15 July 2018, beginning 1200 UTC Saturday 14th July and ending 1200 UTC Sunday 15th July. Both Single and Multi-operator stations may operate the entire 24-hour period. All licensed amateurs worldwide are eligible to participate in this contest. The objective is to contact as many other amateurs as possible, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around the world using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Multipliers are the total number of ITU zones plus IARU member society HQ stations worked on each band (not mode). Thus, your Society's HQ stations participation is very important for the multipliers. Last year, 11 societies participated in the contest from Region 3. IARU officials represent a maximum of four multipliers per band (AC, R1, R2 and R3). 2 regional AC members have the option of using "AC" or regional designator "R3". Regional EC members who are not AC members must use designator "R3". You can find the complete rules at the URL in the text version of this broadcast. http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship Ken Yamamoto JA1CJP the Secretary of IARU Region Three is planning to participate in this contest with the “R3” designator and hopes to work many VK stations during the contest. This news item is also available on the WIA web site (VK8ZZ WIA Secretary) Pacific Tour Dave, WJ2O, has announced his plans to activate a few islands in the Pacific before and after he joins the KH1/NH7Z Baker Island DXpedition. His tentative schedule (all dates are approx.) is as follows: American Samoa (KH8) -- Around June 8th; for 2 days Samoa (5W) -- Around June 11th; for 2 days American Samoa (KH8) -- Around June 13th; for 4 days; signing KH8/WJ2O Baker Island (KH1) -- Around June 27th; for 10 days Fiji (3D2) -- Around July 13th for 4 days Dave reports from the Visalia DX Convention: I don't have a license for Samoa or Fiji yet. I know on American Samoa I will sign simply KH8/WJ2O. With the group on Baker we are KH1/KH7Z. (sourced to SouthGate) VB18FIFA: World Cup 2018 Football Amateur Radio Marathon http://wp.rac.ca/vb18fifa-world-cup-2018-football-amateur-radio-marathon/ Special call VB 18 FIFA will be on the air from June 1 to July 15 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Members of the Maritime Contest Club will represent Canada and Radio Amateurs of Canada at the request of the Russian Amateur Radio Union, the national organization of Radio Amateurs in Russia. The SRR has partnered with Amateur organizations in 60 countries to organize special event stations. Unfortunately QSLs will be via Logbook of The World only but an award for working FIFA stations is available from the SRR online http:\fwc18.hamlogs.net See the VB18FIFA page on QRZ for more details. (sourced in part to RAC) From the Holy Land, prefix hunters will be interested in Special Event stations on the air to celebrate 70 years of the State of Israel. Some 7 stations with Prefix 4 X 70 and one station 4 Z 70 The actual calls to listen out for are:- 4X70A, 4X70E, 4X70I, 4X70L. 4X70R, 4X70S, 4X70J and 4Z70IARC. The calls are on the air until 27th June. (IRTS) Radio Caroline 2018 The 'Martello Tower' group will once again be running a special event station GB 5 RC from the Radio Caroline ship the MV Ross Revenge over a long weekend 3rd to 5th August. They also have arranged trips out to visit the ship for a tour including studios, transmitter room etc. (Sourced to SouthGate) GB1NHS permanent special event call sign "Essex Ham" reports the official launch of GB 1 NHS. This unique permanent special event call sign is being looked after on behalf of the National Health Service by Paul Devlin G1SMP Paul has plans to put the call sign to good use promoting both amateur radio within the NHS, and NHS initiatives using amateur radio. (Sourced to SouthGate) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- DIGITAL The third public test of FT8 DXpedition Mode on May 5 is being called a success. The goal of the exercise was to simulate a rare DXpedition pileup on FT8 by having many stations (“Hounds”) calling and trying to work a designated pseudo DXpedition station (“Fox”). “A number participants and would-be participants reported that propagation was spotty, at best,” said Joe Taylor, K1JT, on behalf of the WSJT development group, which is sponsoring the tests. “Nevertheless, at AA7A, G4WJS, K1JT, and K9AN, we copied 405 unique call signs of stations acting as Hounds, and at least one Fox was worked by 305 of them. FT8 DXpedition Mode permits a DXpedition station (Fox) to work several stations at a time, utilizing different “slots” for each contact. The downside is that the greater the number of parallel slots, the less power for each slot. Taylor said the penalty is 14 dB for five slots. He went on to say the setup at W7/KH7Z is comparable to what will be used during the KH1/KH7Z Baker Island DXpedition in June. (arrl) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER https://ariss.batc.tv/ (under test) Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club invites you to 'High Flying Radios - Using satellites for communication'. Tony Falla VK3KKP will entertain with his adventures in space with amateur radio satellites, the International Space Station and a journey back to the sixties when unmanned space craft orbited the Moon. This month, the BAREC meeting will be in Castlemaine, and the evening commences at 7.30 pm, Friday May 18th at the 1st Castlemaine Scout Hall, 16 Reckleben St, Castlemaine. A gold coin donation would be appreciated. Tea, coffee and biscuits available. BAREC members look forward to seeing you there. 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) King’s High School ARISS contact on BBC TV On April 19 student Eleanor Griffin led the live question and answer session between King’s High School and Warwick Preparatory School (GB4KHS) and astronaut Ricky Arnold KE5DAU on the International Space Station (NA1SS). King’s High School strongly encourage their girls to develop their interests both inside and outside the classroom. This culture of empowerment led one of their girls, Eleanor Griffin, to apply to ARISS Europe (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) for a highly prestigious link-up to the International Space Station. When Eleanor Griffin was selected to hold a space conversation with an astronaut, she was inspired to set up the Warwick Mars Project, for students across the Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, to further interest in Space Science. Eleanor says: “The moon landings belong to the generation of our grandparents, and the International Space Station to our parents. What will happen in our generation? Will Mankind travel to another planet?” After the ISS contact when asked what this incredible experience had taught her Eleanor replied “Just do it! No one is going to stop you, if you just go and pursue your dreams, you really can do anything.” Hopefully the following link is still not geoblocked, the BBC TV news item broadcast on Midlands Today @bbcmtd Fast forward to 18:45 into the recording at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09z9tw6/midlands-today-evening- news-19042018 In this video the students present their work and activities that lead up the contact, followed at 12:11 by a presentation by ARISS Operations UK team lead Ciaran Morgan M0XTD with the ISS contact commencing at 31:32 into the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpVc1ikj4pE Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html https://twitter.com/ARISS_status King’s High School Warwick https://twitter.com/KHSWarwick [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP --- MARITIME Historic US Navy call sign NSS will be reactivated during the 100th anniversary of the former Naval Radio Station in Annapolis, Maryland. Members of the US Naval Academy Radio Club (W3ADO) and the Potomac Valley Radio Club (W3GRF) will return the historic call sign to the air during the Armed Forces Day Crossband Military/Amateur Radio Communications Test this weekend. Transmissions on CW and SSB will take place on 4,038.5; 5,330.5; 7,533.5; 9,447; 14,487, and 17,545 kHz. NSS will listen for callers on announced frequencies in adjacent Amateur Radio bands. NSS began operation in 1918. (sourced to arrl) 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 Cuba's 'Operation Meteor' will involve ham radio Cuba has launched 'Operation Meteor' to aid the island in preparing for any and all possible natural disasters, from droughts to hurricanes and earthquakes. Cuba is introducing the preventative initiative next weekend, May 19 and 20, Chief of the National General Staff of Civil Defence said during a press conference. 'Meteor' will also connect with radio and television services; the island communications system, and the Emergency Network of the Amateur Radio Federation of Cuba. Across in Costa Rica, radio hams reach agreement with Fire Department A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Radio Club de Costa Rica and the Fire Department of Costa Rica to support the development of the 'ITU Winlink Node Project' in Costa Rica This project, is part of ITU’s plan for the establishment of a Winlink node network in the Central American countries and the Dominican Republic, with the objective of strengthening the response capacity in alternate emergency communications. (SouthGate) Social Scene 2018 Clive Sait, VK4ACC the RADAR CLUB Secretary tells us at least 40 persons attended the Rocky - Mackay annual get together at Clairview BarraCrab Caravan park last weekend, 5th May. This popular event has been running for approx. 20 years. It’s great fun and a fund raiser for both the R’ton -- Mackay Amateur Radio Clubs. Roy VK4RM assisted by Clive VK4ACC and a few others disposed of huge amounts of preloved second hand and new treasure during the fun auction. Both CB UHF Radios and Amateur radios were raffled as well as a multi draw raffle. Operators and friends came from all over Qld for the event. Gavin VK4ZZ from TARC in Townsville had a few from up north in tow! Even Mals Pie Cart turned up. (That’s the 22/7 Pie). Some stayed longer making the most of the lovely May Day weekend . Catch up with some of you at the Gold Coast WIA AGM. 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