2020 FEBRUARY 2 - 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 Please... If you are only submitting text and not audio, NEVER send just links & url's but write your story as you would expect to hear it being read back. 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That from the past WIA Director and interim VHF-UHF Field Day Contest Manager, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH LOCK THE ROCK Ancient Australian crystals unlock history of Earth's first magnetic field. Tiny crystals here in VK are helping scientists unlock the ancient history of our planet's first magnetic field, which disappeared hundreds of millions of years ago. And the crystals show that this field was a lot more powerful than anyone believed. That, in turn, could help answer a question about why life emerged on Earth. Those tiny, old crystals are locked in rocks that date to well over half a billion years ago. At the time, tiny magnetic particles floated in the molten rock. But as that rock cooled, the particles, which aligned to the magnetic field orientation at the time, locked into place. And those particles still sit in a pose suggesting that they were influenced by a much more powerful magnetic field than scientists had assumed, a new study reveals. Read more on: livescience.com/amp/australian-crystals-unlock-earth-magnetic-history.html WIA Not a WIA Member? details email nationaloffice@wia.org.au OR the link on bottom right of wia.org.au https://wia.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/NewMemberForm/WIA/NewMemberForm.aspx WIA board minutes can be found on wia.org.au click WIA Information. Directors heard usually as follows Greg VK2GPK (President), Peter VK8ZZ (Secretary), Mike VK8MA, Aidan VK4APN, John VK4JJW Hi Everyone, this is Mike VK8MA a director of the WIA Board. I am sure you will all remember that we have been undertaking setting up a polling mechanism to cover any issues we believe need addressing. As a result of a request from ACMA to conduct an appropriate survey of licenced amateurs on the question of 7 character callsigns, we are pleased to announce that the poll has now been produced and is ready for immediate release. Once again we want to clarify that this poll is open to all licenced amateurs whether or not they are WIA members. WIA members are automatically registered but any non-WIA Amateurs can register at the special address poll.wia.org.au Each Amateur can vote only once. The poll will remain open for several weeks. At the closing of the poll, the poll results will be made available for public scrutiny and results forwarded to ACMA. This polling mechanism will be used for future issues surrounding the service as deemed appropriate. A reminder also that award nominations are open and all details can be found on http://www.wia.org.au/members/wiaawards/about/ If you know someone that is deserving of recognition, take the time to fill out the nomination form and submit it. And finally, we hope to see as many Amateurs as possible at the 2020 AGM in Hobart in early May. All relevant information and accommodation suggestions are at the WIA website. Head to the 2020 AGM link. This has been Mike VK8MA on behalf of the Board. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club, ARRL, RAC, NZART AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE & the World Wide sources of the WIA. NEW ZEALAND 5 MHz Cross the ditch in New Zealand the status of the 5 MHz (60 metre) trial licence that was due to expire on 24 January 2020 has been extended with both RSM and NZ Defence agreeing to an extension for a further six months until 24 July 2020. Conditions of use remain the same as previously. If you already hold a sub-licence from New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters you do not need to change anything. GERMANY Amateur radio conference in Munich DARC district of Upper Bavaria is holding the conference together with the Munich University of Applied Sciences at the end of February. 14 lectures cover many topics, from 8 kHz to 10 GHz, digital radio on shortwave and higher, and various construction projects. Further details can be found on the website amateurfunktagung.de SWEDEN ITY SURROUNDS SWEDISH LICENSES Candidates for radio permits in Sweden are being asked to have a lot more patience as their paperwork is being processed. The reason? National security. The nation's telecommunications regulator is advising applicants to allow extra time for the processing of their paperwork because of a more thorough review required from 1st January. Sweden's Electronic Communications Act has new provisions that require additional oversight by the Armed Forces and Security Police. The estimate for paperwork is now a minimum of 2 or 3 more weeks beyond the customary waiting period. USA On Friday, January 24, 2020, the US President signed into law: H.R. 583, the “Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act” or the “PIRATE Act,” which authorizes enhanced penalties for pirate radio broadcasters and requires the Federal Communications Commission to increase enforcement activities Winlink Development Team Members Awarded Tennessee Military Department Patriot Medals In a recent ceremony, two members were awarded the Military Department of Tennessee Adjutant General’s Distinguished Patriot Medal. Steve Waterman, K4CJX, was awarded “for his distinguished patriotic service as the Winlink Network Administrator,” citing his “vision, hard work, and dedication to emergency communication that contributed significantly to the disaster readiness and communications interoperability of the emergency responders across the United States and the world.” Phil Sherrod, W4PHS, was awarded the medal “for his distinguished patriotic service as the lead developer for Winlink,” with “technical skill, hard work, and dedication to emergency communication that contributed significantly to the disaster readiness and communications interoperability of the emergency responders across the United States and the world.” SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC DIVING DEEP FOR 'THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS RADIO' For our final international story, we ask: What extremes would YOU go to to get your hands on an old radio? If that radio is the wireless transmitter that operator Jack Phillips used April 15, 1912 to summon help for the doomed RMS Titanic, those extremes likely include ocean depths. The United States company that has salvage rights to the wreckage is ready to make that trip - and soon. It's asking a U.S. District Court judge in Eastern Virginia to approve an undersea expedition to the ship's interior to retrieve the Marconi transmitter that summoned the RMS Carpathia. It sent the message: "Come at once. We have struck a berg. It's a CQD, old man." In an agreement reached recently between two countries, Britain and the United States, both have the authority to grant or refuse permission for such missions. RMS Titanic Inc., the U.S. company hoping to make the trip, noted in its court papers that while the radio room itself has stayed somewhat unscathed, holes are forming in the deckhouse directly above it, placing the Marconi set in peril. The Washington Post said that Parks Stephenson, a Titanic expert, called the transmitter "the world's most famous radio." --------------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT -------------- February 16-17 ARRL's International DX CW Contest -------------- CQ WW SSB contest February 22-23 -------------- March 2 - 3 International DX Phone Contest sponsored by the ARRL -------------- WIA John Moyle Field Day 2020 Weekend of 21-22 March from UTC 0100 on the Saturday to 0059 Sunday 22. -------------- March 28-29 the CQ World Wide WPX Contest for amateurs world-wide to contact as many amateurs and prefixes as possible during the contest using SSB. -------------- The date for the next Harry Angel Sprint will be Saturday May 2nd 2020. 10:00 - 11:46 UTC. -------------- May 30-31 the CQ World Wide WPX Contest for amateurs worldwide to contact as many amateurs and prefixes as possible during the contest using CW. -------------- The VK SHIRES the June long weekend, which is the weekend prior to the second Monday of June each year.. making it June 6 - 7 in 2020 -------------- IARU HF World Championship July 13-14 -------------- TRANS TASMAN LOWBAND CONTEST Next contest - 17 JUL 2020 - and has the aim of encouraging Low Band activity between VK and ZL on 160 80 and 40M using SSB, CW and RTTY OR PSK -------------- RD or Remembrance Day Contest will be August 15 - 16 -------------- OCEANA CONTEST VOICE from 0800 UTC Saturday October 3 to 0800 UTC Sunday October 4 CW from 0800 UTC Saturday October 10 to 0800 UTC Sunday October 11 -------------- CQ WW DX SSB OCTOBER 24-25 -------------- CQ WW DX CW NOVEMBER 28-29 -------------- December 6 - 8 160 Meter WW -------------- DECEMBER 14 - 15 10 Mtr World Wide -------------- All major AUSTRALIAN contests, rules and results, are on the Contest Section of the WIA website. wia.org.au/members/contests/about *********************** -------------- THROUGH THE DX WINDOW -------------- On Reunion Island, Roland F 8 EN is active as FR/F8EN until the 19th of March and will be operating CW only on all HF bands. QSL to F 6 AJA. -------------- Be listening for Peter DC-ZERO-KK who is on the air as 4S7KKG from Sri Lanka until the 30th of March. He can be most readily found using CW and the digital modes. Send QSLs to his home call sign DC 0 KK -------------- VP 2 MCV Montserrat in the Caribbean on air until today Feb 2 CW on the HF bands and logs will be uploaded to Logbook of The World. (irts) -------------- Operating is GB 200 FN until tomorrow, February 3 commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. QSL direct to M 0 XIG. (rsgb) -------------- SOMALIA, T5. Ali, EP3CQ is QRV as 6 O 1 OO from Mogadishu until February 5. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via operator's instructions. (SouthGate) -------------- El Salvador until 13th February. Callsign HU 1 DL. The usual prefix for El Salvador is YS so the HU prefix will attract added attention to the expedition. They will be active on all bands 160 – 6m on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. (irts) -------------- Gambia, C 5 XW til – 7th February mainly SSB 40 – 17m and possibly some CW. QSLs go via the RSGB bureau. Operator is Russell G5XW (irts) -------------- Ears up for Roland, F 8 EN operating as FR / F 8 EN from Reunion Island until February 18. Roland is keying CW only on various HF bands. Send QSLs to F6AJA, direct or through the R-E-F Bureau. (sourced to ARNewsLine) -------------- Caye Caulker Island Robert, will be active as V 31 CO from Caye Caulker Island (NA-105) started February 1, for 3 weeks on various HF bands using CW, RTTY and FT8. Robert bought a condo on the Island of Caye Caulker in October of 2019 so now plans on being active on a fairly regular basis throughout the coming years. QSL via his home callsign W0YBS. For more details and updates, see: http://w0ybs.com (SouthGate) -------------- South Cook Islands Donald, VE7DS, is active as E 51 DDG from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) until February 14 on 40/30/20/17 meters daily using CW only. QSL via LoTW or by the Bureau. (SouthGate) -------------- Norfolk Island operation Janusz, SP9FIH, is active as VK9NK from Norfolk Island (OC-005) until April 12th. He states, "It is my tribute to Jim Smith, VK9NS, who lived and operated from there for years. According to last internet poll VK9N is 85th most wanted entity." Activity will be on 160-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. (SouthGate) -------------- DENMARK - GREENLAND Many Greenland and Danish radio amateur stations are celebrating the 80th birthday of H.M. The Queen of Denmark in these two DXCC entities Look for special event stations OX 8 0HM and OZ 8 0HM to be active on all bands until April 16th. A special royal award will be available. -------------- Cyprus special event Members of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society during the entire year of 2020, as it's an important year for the Republic of Cyprus which completes 60 years since its establishment, can use 5B60 prefix Specifically, CARS members, will be able to use the 5B60 prefix (instead of 5B) if they wish, starting from 1 Jan until 31 December 2020. -------------- In 2020, radio amateurs in the North Limburg region of the Netherlands, are on the air with Special Event Station PA 75 OV. Just like in 2015 with PA70OV, the station PA75OV is a Special Event and Memorial Station for the occasion of commemorating 75 years of freedom and WW-II "Operation Veritable." Operation Veritable, a.k.a. the Battle of the Reichswald or the Great Allied Rhineland Offensive that started February 8th 1945 took place in the North Limburg region and was the successor of Operation Market Garden. There are no particular band plans, with activities announced on the DX-Clusters and QSL cards will be sent automatically by the end of 2020 after closing of station PA 75 OV. An English website www.pa75ov.nl contains information from Operation Veritable and for PA75OV. (SouthGate) -------------- SERBIA, YU. The Serbian CW Club are QRV with special call YT 50 SCWC during 2020 to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary. QSL via YU 1 MM. (SouthGate) -------------- Special call sign ZS 95 SARL celebrates the 95th birthday of the South African League during 2020. Nany ZS Clubs will sign ZS 95 SARL during 2020. (sourced to sarl) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* MEDIA WATCH Southgate AR News is now on Shortwave Radio They have a regular Sunday morning news broadcast on ShortWaveRadio.de tune in every Sunday at 10am UTC, 3975 & 6160 kHz. The programme is repeated at 14:00 UTC on 6160 kHz and 16:00 UTC on 3975 kHz From time to time portions of this, the WIA National News will also be heard. Hi, I’m Ed VK2JI It’s great to hear QNEWS over the local repeater but what if you’re out of range on Sunday or you’re living abroad for a while? Yes, you might be able to connect into a repeater via EchoLink or tune a remote receiver but in both cases, you have to be around at the same time as the broadcast is being sent. Podcasts are a way of you getting the broadcast sent automatically to your smartphone or tablet or PC for free, so that it’s there when YOU are ready to listen to it, even when, later, you have no Internet connection! Well QNEWS is now available as one of these podcasts. If you have an Apple iPhone or iPad – you already have the program (or App as they are called on mobile devices) which you need as QNEWS is published to the Apple Podcasts site which you may know as iTunes, simply search for QNEWS. If you have an Android Smartphone or tablet there are lots of Apps that you can use. A very easy one, that even saves you having to search for Podcasts about Amateur radio, lists all of the major ones in the App – (including QNEWS is called “Ham Radio Podcasts” and comes in both a free (with adverts) version and a paid version. Another advantage of podcasts is that they tend to be published a couple of days before the content is broadcast over the repeaters so you can be “ahead of the curve” with your mates telling them the news before they hear it themselves! Hey, it’s all good fun and just another way to listen to your QNEWS ARRL launches 'On the Air' - a new podcast for beginner to intermediate amateur radio operators. For those who are just getting started on their journey in amateur radio, ARRL launched a new podcast aimed at providing support and encouragement to help you get the most out of this hobby. The first episode of the 'On the Air' podcast is available now where ever you get your favourite 'pods and new episodes will be posted monthly. The podcast is Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY, Beck is also the editor of the new bimonthly On the Air magazine. The goal of both the magazine and the podcast is to offer new and beginner to intermediate level radio amateurs a fresh approach to exploring radio communications. Episodes will also be archived on the ARRL web site on arrl.org/on-the-air-magazine (SouthGate) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - arvideonews.com hamradiotube.com youtube.com qdg.org.au Particularly for our ATV clubs searching for material to air, this could be of interest! In the latest of his "Radio Adventures" YouTube series, Richard G3CWI takes a light-hearted look at whether FT8 or CW is better during a portable activation. Since Richard launched the Radio Adventures series in November it has grown to having over 15 videos covering topics such as magnetic loop antennas and making a portable 80-10m doublet. Also included in the mix are more general videos such as looking at the best seating options for operating in the field. The focus is always on the more adventurous side of amateur radio with new content uploaded weekly. http://bit.ly/ft8vscw (SouthGate) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FEMALES IN RADIO. FRIENDS HELP FULFILL DREAM HELD BY A SILENT KEY For one group of YLs, the bonds of radio friendship can never be dissolved - even after that friend's station has gone forever silent. For that story we turn to Heather Embee K-B-3-T-ZED-D. HEATHER: An international group of YLs is united as much in friendship as in grief for a Silent Key among them. Her name was Carine DuBois and her call sign was F5ISY. She died last November before she could see one of her dreams to completion - the staging of a worldwide contest, "The Day of YLs," to celebrate women on the radio everywhere. Jenni Eileen Jones M0ZHT is among the many YLs worldwide working to make it happen. She told Newsline it will take place on the 24th and 25th of May on HF as well as VHF with operators using SSB, CW and RTTY. OMs are welcome too and of course Shortwave Listeners can also log the stations they hear. Jenni said many of the organizers knew Carine or had worked her station. The contest, which she'd dreamed of, is their tribute to her. The event has its own Facebook page where many of the YLs will be posting updates until contest weekend. Jenni said there is also a second contest planned in November, to mark the anniversary of Carine's death. For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Heather Embee KB3TZD. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- MILITARY U.S. MILITARY REPORTEDLY SCAMMED BY ANTENNA DEAL If you've ever bought a piece of radio equipment that turned out NOT to be quite what you'd ordered, you're in good company with some folks at the Pentagon. The United States Navy's Special Warfare Command thought it was buying 450 VHF/UHF ultra-light wearable body antennas for use by its elite Navy SEAL teams. Instead it got scammed by a delivery of cheap knockoff antennas, according to federal officials quoted in a recent report on the website Quartz and broadcast on Amateur Radio Newsline. The Navy had been shopping last year specifically for antennas made by the New York-based company, Mastodon Design. The antennas were to be delivered by a small business authorized to be a dealer or reseller of Mastodon products. The winning bid was submitted by California-based Vizocom which -- according to the US Navy's account of the deal, instead delivered lower-cost substitutes that had been provided with fake spec sheets and serial numbers identifying them as Mastodon products. It cost the Pentagon $165,000 but according to investigators' review of the company's purchase order, Vizocom paid little more than $12,000 for the antennas. Details in a government search warrant of Vizocom's premises said that when the special operations force received the antennas, their poor quality was evident and they looked different from previous Mastodon products used by the SEALs. According to Quartz, the investigation is still under way. No official charges have been filed. (ARNewsLine) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS http://www.raotc.org.au Hallo everyone. We’re back again! This is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia’s first bulletin for 2020 goes to air tomorrow, Monday February 3rd. This month as well as the latest Club News, we have for you a report from NASA entitled Solar Cycle 25 to Peak in 2025; an item about “Pop” Medhurst, a Tasmanian pioneer in wireless, and a pithy piece from the past about that infamous amateur Bill Blitheringtwit. Full details of morning and evening broadcast times and frequencies are published on the Club website, www.raotc.org.au There have been some changes recently including new transmissions via Digital Mobile Radio on the VK DMR network Talk Group 5, at 1100 hrs VK3 time, 00 hours UTC, so I would recommend that you have a look. Once again, www.raotc.org.au and click on ”Broadcasts”. Everyone is most welcome to tune in and to join in the call backs afterwards. If none of the broadcast times suit you, you can download the audio file from our website at any time as from today. If you do listen via the internet, would you please email your feedback to us. Once again, check the RAOTC website for your local transmission schedule, tune in tomorrow or download the file for the February bulletin, and we look forward to hearing your call sign in the call backs afterwards. 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 IARU Region 1 3760 7110 14300 18160 21360 kHz IARU Region 2 3750 3985 7060 7240 7275 14300 18160 21360 kHz You'll recall mid-January we reported on a BBC show highlighting AR activities during the infamous Australian Bushfires. Well it turns out that BBC World Service presenter is a radio amateur Gareth Mitchell M7GJM is well known as presenter of BBC's Digital Planet. He got his amateur licence in 2019 and since getting his licence, Gareth M7GJM has been mentioning amateur radio in his BBC World Service show, most recently, featuring how radio hams here in Australia have been helping with emergency comms. Read the Essex Ham story on essexham.co.uk/news/online-learning-and-exam.html (SouthGate) SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - VHF AND ABOVE (The Plumbers Delight) NOT ONLY BROKEN BUT SMASHED! New IARU Region 1 record on 134 GHz A STAGGERING 65 km Michael Kuhne DB6NT and Roland Becker DK4RC have achieved a new record on this pioneering ham band, 134 - 141 Ghz. On December 29, 2019 they exchanged reports on BOTH CW and SSB over a 65km path. Putting this into an Aussie perspective, 10 days earlier, the VK record stood at 0.05 Kms and this had stood since 2011 and was held by VK3's XPD and ZQD. Then the 0.05 was extended to a whopping 3.8kms by VK4's FB and CSD December 20 2019. So this new 65 KILOMETER record in region One is nothing short of staggering. Further details on ok2kkw.com/next/122g/db6nt_134g_65km.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------* 2020 Social Scene VK3 - Melbourne QRP by the Bay Sat Feb 8 from 3pm. (vk3ye) VK2 - WYONG FIELD DAY 23rd February 2020 (vk2ji) FAMILY …… Just as important as the visit to Wyong at the end of the month is how to keep the family entertained if they’re coming along with you. There are a lot of interesting things to do on the Central Coast from the beaches to the reptile park and other attractions but this year the CCARC have added some extra possibilities at the race course as well. For the youngsters there will be a bouncing castle and sweet tooth fairy floss, slushies and snow cones. …. I suggest they take care of the bouncing castle BEFORE the ice creams otherwise things could get messy! For the energetic better half, what about a bucking bronco ride? See how long she or he can stay on the bull. Again, perhaps refreshments are better kept until after the ride. If the wife is not so energetic there are two tables of jewellery made from locally sourced Australian Gems - necklaces, bracelets and earrings. A small purchase here might soften the blow when you bring home all your new “treasures”. Expressions of interest are coming in for the Foxhunt on Saturday, of which we will now run two, so please get your registration in quickly if you haven’t already done so, if you want to take part. We now have a program of additional lectures for the second lecture room – more on that in next week’s news item. Suffice to say you’ll need to choose your options between the two rooms to make sure you don’t miss some very interest lectures. The Wyong Field day takes place from 8:30 am on Sunday 23rd February at Wyong Racecourse an hour north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The Foxhunts and Field Day meal on Saturday the 22nd. For full details of everything around the Field Day take your web browser to FIELDDAY (dot) ORG (dot) AU. For the Central Coast ARC, this was Ed VK2JI. VK4 - Tannum Sands Gathering March 14 (wia) VK7 - Meet the Voice event, Ross Recreation Centre Sun 22 March (vk7tw) VK4 - REDFEST 2020 18th April. St. Michael's College Old Toorbul Point Rd from 8am (vk4tfn) VK6 - PerthTech May 2 at Bassendean (vk6pop) VK - WIA Annual Conference, Hobart 8-10 May. (vk7tw) VK4 - CHARC Theresa Creek Campout Friday 29 til Sunday 31 May (wia) VK5 - South East Radio Group Annual Convention and Australian Fox Hunting Championships. June 6-8 (vk5hcf) VK4 - Caboolture Radio Club HamFest July 11 (vk7jea) VK4 - CHARC Inc. AGM Weekend Sept 25-27 at Fairbairn Dam (wia events) VK - ALARAMEET 2020 Bendigo October 2 - 5 (vk5yl) VK7 - VK7 biennial HamFest November (vk7tw) 2021 VK4 - TARC Australia Day Long Week Family Radio Camp 2021 Thursday afternoon 21st to Tuesday afternoon 26th January 2021 Girl Guides Association of Queensland Campsite and Training Centre, 46-56 Toolakea Beach Road, Bluewater. AX4WIT will be on-air from the camp. (vk4zz) Submitting news items If you would like to submit news items for possible inclusion in the VK1WIA broadcasts, please email your item in text to nationalnews@wia.org.au and don't JUST send url's links or posters, but take the time to pen YOUR contribution. To submit audio email nationalnews@wia.org.au and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ We would appreciate items certainly no longer than 1.5 minutes in length as we only have a half hour. 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