PREVIOUSLY ON WIA NATIONAL NEWS - AUGUST 30 - 2009 - Bryan VK3HXR Now the MP3 file has been available for a while and has always been used by the HF, repeater and IRLP broadcasters. If you're involved with putting the news to air, you'll love the new system, especially if you're writing automation scripts. Every episode is now uniquely named with the date in the title and there are command line podcatchers (like 'hpodder') to make your life easier. No more wondering if the downloaded wianews_32.mp3 file is the most current one - you'll know it is. So head over to the wia.org.au website and you'll find the podcast link on the News Broadcast Page in the News and Events section. And if you're an iTunes user, you'll find it in the iTunes Podcast Directory by searching for 'Wireless Institute'. PREVIOUSLY ON WIA NATIONAL NEWS - 2017 AUGUST 6 - Marcus VK5WTF There is a lot to be said for an entry-level licence to be given a taste of what Amateur Radio is really is all about, and in some ways it's like a video game. Some people are happy with getting 50,000 in Galaga, you've probably beaten most of your friends. But if you want to the to 4 million, it takes time. Find a friend, find a group, a club that will help you out, someone who has time work out where your up to and will help you. Someone who can show you how they do it and is willing help you even if you take a different path. And remember, one day you might be able to help someone else, and they might even be better at it than you, and you know what, that's OK. PERVIOUSLY ON WIA NATIONAL NEWS - AUGUST 2 2020 - VK2GK Following the AGM, the WIA constitution requires the positions of President and Vice- President to be confirmed at the first board meeting after the AGM. The 2020 board met on Wednesday night via teleconference ( as usual) . I am pleased to announce that Lee Moyle has been appointed Vice-President, replacing Aidan Mountford whose 2 year directorship term finished at the completion of the AGM. I hope you give Lee every support in his new role. I also advise that I will be continuing in the role as WIA President. 2020 AUGUST 9 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA --------------------------------------------------------------------* THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos --------------------------------------------------------------------* NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING AUGUST 9 2020 IN OUR 25th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS When you need to get a job done who do you call? Roger Harrison VK2ZRH our new Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio Magazine. WIA Secretary calls for intruder watch monitors in the north WIA RD Contest manager VK4SN calls for players! THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA Call sign changes in VK We Australian radio amateurs are no longer forced to change call sign when upgrading to a higher level of licence or move to a different part of the country, not that we had to moving interstate for many a year. As reported over the last few weeks here on WIA National News, but to reiterate particularly for our late commers, our ACMA have advised that they are making changes that will facilitate access to a wider range of digital modes for foundation licensees, and provide a call sign for lifeâ for all licensees by: allowing all amateurs to obtain a three-letter call sign; and removing the association between call sign suffixes and qualifications. If you have a foundation, standard or advanced licence, you can apply to the AMC for any available three-letter call sign. You can also keep your current call sign if you wish, including if you get a new qualification (for example, going from foundation to standard, or standard to advanced). Two-letter call signs remain available to advanced licensees only. Read the full story on WIA Front Page News wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2020/20200729-1/index.php WIA Not a WIA Member? details email nationaloffice@wia.org.au OR the link on bottom right of wia.org.au wia.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/NewMemberForm/WIA/NewMemberForm.aspx WIA board minutes can be found on wia.org.au click WIA Information. AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE ROLLS! This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine. As foreshadowed last week, we completed proofing corrections and filling a few holes here and there and . . . last Sunday evening . . press-ready digital files of Issue Number 2 were sent to the printer. The print run of the issue was scheduled to roll off the press on Wednesday last lockdown notwithstanding and from there, once completed and stapled, its off to the mail house and newsagent distributor. If you subscribe to the print copy of AR magazine, keep an eye out for it in your letterbox real soon now. Members can download a digital issue from the website. https://www.wia-files.com/ar-pdf-downloader/WIA_MEMBER_ARMAG_2020_2.pdf The WIA Board decided to make it available from Friday last. Once again, let me pay tribute to all those who have striven to-date to maintain the momentum of AR production, especially under the uncertain circumstances prevailing over recent times. So, production of Issue No. 3 is underway. The Publications Committee had a Zoom meeting on Tuesday night, last week. A new production schedule is being compiled and will be circulated in due course. Articles large and small are being prepared for Issue No. 3. We’re back on the roller coaster! If you plan to write an article – or have written one – that you would like to see published this year, GET CRACKING ! This has been AR magazine Editor-in-Chief Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News. This is WIA Director, Peter VK8ZZ First up I would like to direct our thoughts to our fellow amateurs who are currently locked down in VK3. The increase in COVID-19 infections with unknown source is a worrying trend. Whilst the severe restrictions in Victoria are understandable, that does not make them any easier. I would encourage listeners across Australia to become more active and to chat with those that are in lockdown in Victoria. We have all experienced restrictions in some form over the last few months so we all know how difficult the current restrictions can be. So hop onto HF, put out a call and say hi. Alternatively hop onto a digital reflector and put out a call. I would encourage our Victorian listeners to get on the air and let Amateur Radio provide at least some normality through Amateur radio. It seems that it might be possible that other states may follow the Victorian lead, unfortunately. Now, over the last few years I have noticed a worrying trend of increased incursions into our bands. This is particularly noticeable with operations on 40 metres by fishing vessels to the north, they tend to operate on upper sideband. The WIA monitoring service has indicated that it would be very desirable to have some HF monitoring accross the north of Australia. Currently there are no KIWI SDR receiving stations along the northern coast. I would encourage listeners to think about installing a monitoring station such as KIWI SDR. I would also encourage listeners to report incursions into our bands. Reports can be made online on the WIA web site wia.org.au/members/protecting/about/ The Board of the WIA is looking at ways to engage with clubs again by way of video conferencing. There were a number of such board visitations over the last few years and we are keen to pick this up again. So if your club would like to meet with members of the WIA Board then please contact secretary@wia.org.au and we can schedule an event. That's all for me this week, This is WIA Secretary and Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ Stay Safe and remember #2MetresMatters ---------------------------------------------------------------------* 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 New Zealand introduce licence for the supply of transmitting equipment and the RSM have released details of obligations for a permitted person to supply unrestricted two-way radios Amateur radio operators or suppliers that want to supply radios transmitters in NZ must apply for a Licence to Supply Radio Transmitters either as an individual or organisation. Suppliers are defined as – persons in NZ that import, manufacture, distribute, sell or install. If the supplier also wants to supply unrestricted two-way radios as described under the Prohibition Notice, then they too must apply to become a permitted person. Unrestricted radios can only be sold to qualified radio amateurs. Read more at rsm.govt.nz/business-individuals/supplier-compliance/get-a-licence-to-supply-radio-equipment/ rsm.govt.nz/about/publications/gazette-notices/prohibited-products-and-equipment-gazette-notices/#bookmark1 Radio Spectrum Management rsm.govt.nz/ JAPAN 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club Experience station approved 8J 1 YAB a 7-CALL Amateur Radio Club Experience station has been approved by Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications and is a newly established system authorized by the Japanese Radio Law. Under this special permission, even unlicensed people are allowed to operate the 'experience' station under the supervising of licensed amateurs. This new operation aims to promote experience on wireless communication technology, especially for younger people. There are only a few approved experience station cases in all of Japan and 8J1YAB is 2nd in Greater Tokyo. 7-CALL is Japanese callsign starting with 7 or 8 and it is a symbol of what the JA's are calling "the golden age of Japanese amateur radio history." IRELAND Radio Spectrum Interference complaints consultation is not good news for Amateurs. Eire's communications regulator ComReg has published their response and decision to the consultation on management of radio spectrum interference complaints The document is a response to a consultation document published in December 2019 which invited comments from interested parties. IRTS made a submission and amateurs will be disappointed with the new classification and response times. Complaints are in 3 categories Class A get an immediate response Class B gets a 5 working day response Class C does not get a response time. Amateur Radio complaints fall into the class C category. The reference number is 20/62 and it can be found on comreg.ie The ComReg document can be downloaded from comreg.ie/publication/response-to-consultation-on-the-management-of-radio-spectrum-interfe USA The ARRL Foundation has awarded a cash incentive to the University of Alabama Huntsville's Centre for Cybersecurity Research and Education. The grant will be used to get university students licensed, and then integrate amateur radio communication protocols into extant models used for cybersecurity testing for industrial system controls. Analysis will be done on how well these protocols operate in this setting, their security, and their feasibility for use in real-world industrial situations. (ARRL) --------------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT -------------- RD or Remembrance Day Contest will be August 15 - 16 HI this is Alan VK4SN with some important information on the Remembrance Day Contest. This year is the 75th Anniversary of VP day, celebrated on the 15th of August. That is why the Remembrance Day contest is held on the weekend closest to the 15th. Changes to the rules have been made due to COVID19 lock downs and other restrictions. Only Single operator categories will be contested this year. Even though clubs will be unable to participate as a multi operator station, it is suggested that club members might put entries in for the Teams category. Three operators can nominate as a team, and on submission of the individual logs, the scores are added up as their combined score. A club can have several teams of three operators. A club award will be offered to the club with the highest combined score of all their submitted teams. Remember to send your team name, operators, and your club name to vk4sn@wia.org.au PRIOR to the start of the contest. Updated Rules for 2020 are downloadable from the WIA website. wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/ The contest kicks off at 0300z (that's 1pm on the east coast) till Sunday 0300z. Categories available for 2020 are Single Operator, and Single Operator QRP. Modes are phone, CW & RTTY, and Mixed. Contacts may be made after 3 hours have expired since the last contact with a callsign per band per mode. Please note there are no 'blocks' of time in the RD. Scoring 1. On 160 metres two points per completed valid contact. 2. On 23cm or higher bands two points per completed valid contact. 3. On all other bands one point. (no WARC bands allowed) 4. On CW and RTTY, irrespective of band, double points. 5. All scores obtained by the transmitting station between 0100 and 0600 LOCAL time, are tripled. Please make sure you have the latest version of VKCL logger or the N1MM UDC from my website. vk4sn.com/ vk4sn.com/Contests/Contesting Uploading your cabrillo version 3 file is done via vklogchecker.com Good luck and stay safe. de Alan VK4SN -------------- The 40th Alara Contest will be on again on the last weekend of August – that is Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th. Alara Contest 0600 UTC Sat 29 till Sun 30 August at 0559 UTC. With more, here's Sue. All YLs and OMs are invited to take part, and it is hoped that YLs especially will enjoy this friendly contest, which is not necessarily about making the highest score, but to enjoy a chat with those that we usually don’t meet on air. We would also love to hear some young and new YLs joining in this year and some of the Committee will be handing out numbers on HF and EchoLink during the contest. This year we've seen droughts, floods, fires and a pandemic. So girls, let’s make 2020 the best Alara Contest ever. -------------- OCEANA CONTEST VOICE from 0600 UTC Saturday October 3 to 0600 UTC Sunday October 4 CW from 0600 UTC Saturday October 10 to 0600 UTC Sunday October 11 -------------- OCEANA CONTEST VOICE from 0600 UTC Saturday October 3 to 0600 UTC Sunday October 4 CW from 0600 UTC Saturday October 10 to 0600 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 -------------- TED POWELL MEMORIAL DX CHALLENGE 4 award periods, each of 3 months starting in January of each calendar year and 2 categories in the contest, MOST WANTED and TOP 5. Top 5 you try and work the 5 most wanted DXCC entity's Most Wanted you work the most wanted DXCC entity. The dx entity's in play are those most wanted DURING those 3 month windows. Complete details can be found at contest.fgarc.org.au/ -------------- All major AUSTRALIAN contests, rules and results, are on the Contest Section of the WIA website. wia.org.au/members/contests/about *********************** AUSTRALIA. Members of the Wireless Institute of Australia are QRV with special call VI 110 WIA until the end of 2020 to celebrate our 110th anniversary, in fact the world's oldest Amateur Radio Society. Activity is on the HF bands and QSL is via LoTW. -------------- GREECE is the word Francesco, IK 6 QON, is active as SV8/IK6QON from Corfu Island today, August 9 until Thursday 20th on 40 - 6 meters using CW and SSB with 100 watts into a multi- band vertical. QSL via IK 6 QON (SouthGate) -------------- UGANDA 5 X 1 RI is in the air until mid-August. QSL to home call M0KRI. (arrl) -------------- FRANCE Members of radio club F 4 KKE in Normandy are QRV with special callsign TM 11 AD to commemorate the role played by the British 11th Armoured Division during Operation Bluecoat July and August 1944. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via F4KKE. (arrl) -------------- ENGLAND Special event stations GB 75 PEACE, GB 1945 PE and GB 1945 PJ are transmitting signals during August to mark the end of World War II in the Pacific. QSL via LoTW. (arrl) -------------- HUNGARY HA 70 MAV from Budapest until December 1 celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Railway. Activity is on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW. (arrl) --------------------------------------------------------------------* WIRELESS WEATHER Researchers in the UK and the US have developed a new "sun clock" that quantifies extreme space weather and pinpoints distinct on/off times of high solar activity and space weather. The sun clock will assist in planning to protect space and ground-based infrastructure that is sensitive to space weather. The study, "Quantifying the solar cycle modulation of extreme space weather," was published in Geophysical Research Letters. It explains that the sun clock uses the daily sunspot number record available since 1818 to map solar activity over 18 solar cycles to a standardized 11-year cycle or "clock." Oh and Solar Cycle 25 is Coming to Life There's no longer any doubt. Solar Cycle 25 is coming to life. A new sunspot Tuesday last, crackling with flares and adding to a string of new-cycle active regions spread across the face of the sun. Is Solar Minimum over? Find out the answer on Aug 4ths edition of Spaceweather.com. (ARRL LETTER and SPACEWEATHER) MEDIA WATCH Deccan Herald is an English daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It has seven editions so as you see it is not a force to be reckoned with. A great story obviously read my thousands recently was titled "Why hobby electronics is a great thing to take up" The Deccan Herald reports nothing is more satisfying than using a piece of electronic equipment built at home with your own hands it's thrilling. An advantage is that you can save money through the do-it-yourself route. A DIY job will save you at least two-thirds of the cost. Whether it is for the thrill of building equipment, repairing gadgets or saving a bit of money, hobby electronics is very rewarding. Yes, it requires a bit of learning in the beginning but once the electronics bug bites you, it becomes an addiction. Great to see such a story in mainstream press deccanherald.com/specials/why-hobby-electronics-is-a-great-thing-to-take-up-868623.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - arvideonews.com hamradiotube.com youtube.com qdg.org.au tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- FT4 and FT8 FT8 experiment on 40 MHz - until 15th August One for the listener, the SWL, is to decode LY 2 YR and S 50 B who will be experimenting with the FT8 digital mode on their new 8-metre band. (Not yet available in VK) Gintas, LY2YR in Lithuania will be transmitting on 40.220 MHz Borut, S50B in Slovenia will be transmitting on 40.680 MHz Both stations will mainly be active from 10:00 to 21:00 UTC and would welcome any reception reports. ei7gl.blogspot.com/2020/08/ft8-experiment-on-40-mhz-1st-to-15th.html (SouthGate) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP --- POLICE iparc.nl iparc.de FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Members of the German section of the International Police Association are QRV with special event station DL 70 IPA to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the organization. Activity is Sundays and Thursdays during August and September on 40 and 80 meters. They may be active on 20 meters depending on conditions. QSL via bureau. (arrl) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS raotc.org.au U3A ham radio meeting The U3A, an organisation aimed at older people, is holding an online meeting for amateur radio operators on August 13 from 2-3pm The UK U3A announcement says: Are you an Amateur Radio enthusiast? Would you like to meet people with the same interest to share experiences and support each other in this area? Discussing topics such as how has lockdown affected your engagement as a radio amateur and how U3A could assist members who wish to begin develop or share their hobby as radio amateurs. Amateur Radio is a worldwide communications hobby that allows individuals to learn about using transmitting equipment and make contact with other enthusiasts. u3a.org.uk/component/content/article/197-covid-19/815-join-our-discussion-group-on-amateur-radio (SouthGate) 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 Hurricane Watch Net Reactivates as Hurricane Warning Posted for the Carolinas This is the same hurricane/storm which was of concern for the returning ASTRONAUGHTS With the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) expecting Tropical Storm Isaias to become a hurricane again and make landfall, the Hurricane Watch Net reactivated on 14.325 MHz HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said the net will shift operations at 2300 UTC to 7.268 MHz, where it will remain until no longer needed but at the time of coming into the studio a hurricane warning is in effect from South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina. An aside to this is that this net is available to listen to world wide on the 'tune in' app. (arrl) On July 2nd, shortly before midnight local time in Hawaii, a dozen amateur radio operators did something nobody had ever done before, something that shows the best in amateur radio and could herald a transformation in the role hams can play in emergencies. The Hawaii hams felt an earthquake and sent detailed reports that were immediately used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to assess the magnitude and damage done by this latest tremor. Their reports used a special email program, Winlink Express, that operates through high frequency radio even when normal communication channels are down. It wasn’t the biggest earthquake, but it woke a lot of people up, gave them a startle, but did minimal damage. The significance of the event was that it proved—once again—that amateur radio operators had found yet another way to play a crucial role in identifying and responding to emergencies. In the best ham tradition, it all came about through volunteer operators solving problems for an agency in need. It’s easy to see how this solution will save lives when there is—as there will be—more devastating earthquakes and responders are operating blind because of something called ‘the donut hole.’ The donut hole refers to those in the centre of an earthquake or scene of emergency zone..the Donut news.itu.int/ham-radio-emergency-comms-usgs-donut-hole/ (wia FrontPage news) REWIND Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio The Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio was set up in the Martello Tower at Abbey Street in Howth, Co. Dublin by the late Pat Herbert in 2003. Pat started his wonderful collection in London in the 1950s and continued until his death on June 18th 2020. An amateur radio station EI 0 MAR was set up in the tower, facilitated by Tony EI 5 EM. We are delighted to announce that the great work will be continued by Pat’s son Simon. The museum is currently closed due to Covid-19 but will reopen as soon as possible. You can contact the museum by email hgmovr@gmail.com You can visit the website at sites.google.com/site/hurdygurdymuseum/home (SouthGate) --------------------------------------------------------------------* 2020 Social Scene KEEP ONE WAVELENGTH AWAY AT 144 Megacycles #2MetersMatters Due to the COVID-19 situation, please check these events' direct for up-to-date status information. 2020 VK7 - VK7 biennial HamFest POSTPONED 12 MONTHS (vk7tw) VK4 - Rockhampton Amateur Radio Annual Dinner Sat Nov 21 (tarc) VK4 - TARC Xmas Party - Sun 13th December from 2pm (tarc) VK4 - TARC Xmas Lights Tour - Fri 18th December from 7pm (tarc) 2021 VK4 - TARC Australia Day Long Week Family Radio Camp Thursday afternoon 21st to Tuesday afternoon 26th January at Girl Guides Association of Queensland Campsite and Training Centre Bluewater. (vk4zz) VK2 - WYONG FIELD DAY (tentative) February 28 ( vk4zz) VK - WIA Annual Conference 2021 Hobart VK7 30 April-2nd May (vk7tw) VK - ALARAMEET 2021 Bendigo VK3 October 1 - 4 (vk5yl) VK7 - VK7 biennial HamFest Miena Community Hall (vk7tw) SOCIAL DISTANCING KEEP ONE WAVELENGTH AWAY AT 144 Megacycles FINAL FINAL Reception Reports WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs straight after the Local News. Local news follows the National news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would email their reception reports and location to callbacks@wia.org.au 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 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. Remember the sooner you submit material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of WIA National News. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh' and always if the news room is to read your item --- write it in the 3rd person. (First if YOU are reading your own item) A reminder when supplying HamFest info we obviously can't plug DEALS from commercial traders "on air", but we at the WIA will put your supporters 'goods' in this text edition "no worries." We cannot give blatant 'plugs' to raffles. vk1wia-broadcasters@lists.wia.org.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Oh... and to contact us with your news because If It Matters To You It Matters To Us! Email nationalnews@wia.org.au and for audio wia.org.au click news in member area 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. Click the links below to download the most recent edition of National News, BUT this is ONLY the backup site! WIANEWS backup thanks to Brendan VK4BLP can be found on wiaq.org.au BACKUPS OF THE BACKUP!! thanks to Tony VK7AX www.vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/ (This is the link to the original text version and original audio on wia site) ===================================================================== WIANews - we've reported...YOU decide. TWITTER twitter.com/VK1WIA Societies and Club News Letter Editors can EXCHANGE a feed prior to the actual broadcast date, e-mail nationalnews@wia.org.au Call-backs follow the RF editions, but also for text readers you may lodge a quick reply to let us know you read it, who knows, you might even get a "cheerio call". Thanks to our dedicated band of broadcast volunteers who utilize their time and equipment in bringing you this weekly broadcast. Who and where are they? wia.org.au/members/broadcast/where/ The purpose of "WIANews" is to rapidly provide news of interest to WIA affiliated clubs and active amateurs residing in Australia and the globe. We strongly encourage membership in the Wireless Institute of Australia and participation in the activities of local clubs. Opinions expressed in "WIANews" are those of the writers who submit material and do not necessarily reflect those of the rebroadcasters, nor the National WIA, but IF broadcast, are done so in the spirit in which they were submitted." Material may be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form, a credit to WIANews wouldn't go astray... If you would like to see the call-backs reported each broadcast, OR have call-backs to contribute to the National News call back tally then please send through your call-backs to callbacks@wia.org.au How do I join this National News List? (subscribe for an automatic weekly feed.) Email to vk1wia-news-join@lists.wia.org.au from the email account that you wish the emails to go to. How do I leave this National News List? (unsubscribe your weekly feed) Open mail program which sends mail from the address you want to unsubscribe from. 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