2021 JUNE 27 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 JUNE 27 2021 IN OUR 26th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures, contacts and answers to your questions. www.health.gov.au/ WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK. WIA NEW DIRECTOR Peter Schrader VK4EA THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA Good morning from WIA Vice President, Lee Moyle VK3GK. This weekend is quite special in the calendar of the WIA as it's when we have our Annual General Meeting. Many people have been involved planning and coordinating for the virtual meeting via zoom again as permitted by ASIC due to Covid restrictions still in place. Also is the live streaming via youtube and other social media platforms. The format is fairly simple and AGM notices should have already been received by memnet email distribution to all current WIA members. After the AGM concludes the question and answer session will commence and be live streamed. The WIA board welcomes the reappointment of Greg Kelly VK2GPK, Peter Clee VK8ZZ and new director Peter Schrader VK4EA to the team. Peters skillset which includes IT and strategic planning will be a welcomed addition to the WIA Board for this following year. "Gidday, this is Peter Schrader VK4EA, also KQ4PS, was VK4TGV and 9V1PS. I was first licensed in 2000 as VK4TGV, taking up 9V1PS shortly after a move to Singapore for work. My initial interest were in HF and APRS, now active on microwaves and ATV. Past president and now member of the Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club, treasurer of the Brisbane VHF Group, member of the SEQATV Group and vice-president of Austravel Safetynet (V M D 750). I have had many technical and managerial roles, based in VK and overseas. So, what are some of my goals? I want to know, what stops people joining or renewing their WIA membership? The Institute needs strength in numbers to make a real difference. A larger, more engaged, membership gives us Amateurs a voice. The WIA needs to get better with communications, to me, using Social Media effectively makes sense. Ensure that the Institute maintains dialogue with the A C M A, the A M C and, if I may be bold, other representative organisations. I have a number of other ideas, not enough time to here. Cheers for now, this has been Peter, VK4EA, for WIA National News.{ Thanks Peter, Lee here again and the next edition of Amateur Radio magazine will be on the press in the coming days, Pubcom are doing a great job with some interesting technical articles this issue, along with the usual club news, DX and contesting reports. Do you have a flair for writing an article for AR magazine? Maybe you have a great project or experience you would like to share. Write it up, include some pictures and submit it to the WIA office via email. We have technical editors that can polish up the article if it needs it ready for publishing. Pubcom is always seeking material to include in AR magazine. News from Dr. Jack Hantongkom HS1FVL, RAST President regarding the IARU R3 Conference 2021. The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, RAST, are holding the IARU R3 Conference 2021 in Thailand on September 20-23, 2021. Realizing that our world has been shaken by COVID-19 so much since 2020, the pandemic has forced us into a world only made possible through technology. This years conference is being run under exceptional circumstances. They started planning for the conference nearly 3 years ago. The expectation was to run this in Bangkok, Thailand. While RAST regret that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented them from holding the conference in Bangkok, they are excited about the opportunities of holding an innovative virtual conference. As a conference host, RAST are going to be hosting a digital Conference, with a wide range of remote speakers and conversation. This conference will bring us together at what is a very difficult time. RAST are looking forward to welcoming you to the first ever virtual conference of IARU R3 Conference. 73 from Lee Moyle VK3GK MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION has also been awarded to VK3SY, Barry ABLEY, for service to his community of Geelong. Last week Ian VK3JS reported here how a life member of the Amateur Radio Old Timers Club of Australia, Bill Roper VK3BR had received the OAM, now the RAOTC scores another, in Barry VK3SY. His citation is impressive, serving the Geelong community in many fields, from Church, RSL the National Servicemen's Association of Australia and Geelong Amateur Radio Club. Congratulations Barry. Thanks Justin VK7TW for pointing us to the Honours List again. 'Woodpecker' is now a cultural heritage site From the 70's until the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the Soviet's Over the Horizon Radar 'Woodpecker' caused severe interference in the amateur radio bands An article on Vice says: Ukraine has declared that the enormous Duga-1 radar array is a protected cultural monument. Over 700 meters long and almost 150 meters high, the steel beams of the radar tower over the surrounding forest. From a distance, it appears to be a massive wall or the start of a cage. The Association of Chernobyl Tour Operators first announced that Ukraine had made Duga-1 a protected heritage site on its Facebook page. Interfax, a Russian news service, later reported the official designation. When Duga-1 came online sometime in the mid 1970s, we radio operators around the world noticed a strange signal coming from the forests of Ukraine. The system was so powerful it disrupted some frequencies with an irritating thumping noise. Amateur radio operators dubbed the signals source The Russian Woodpecker because of the repeated tapping noise it pumped into HAM radios. tinyurl.com/ncm8ykc5 See the array on www.youtube.com/watch?v=skWoq_XDJD0 (SouthGate) Bob the Builder! Can we fix it? Bob the Builder Yes we can..... OR CAN WE? Should we as owner of a product be able to repair what we have bought or does the manufacturer retain that right? The Australian Government commissioned the Productivity Commission, its independent research agency, to look at what can be done to address growing concern that products are becoming harder to repair, leading to higher costs, greater inconvenience for consumers and growing waste. A right to repair is the ability of product users to have their products repaired at a competitive price using a repairer of their choice. Realising this aspiration in a practical way involves a range of policies, including consumer and competition law, intellectual property protections, product design and labelling standards, plus environmental and resource management. The Productivity Commission.. dare we say the PC.. is calling for further information and feedback from the community to inform its final report, which will be delivered to government in October 2021. Much more on this story can be found in criticalcomms.com.au tinyurl.com/eu3448pa (sourced to VK7WI news) 2 X 1 Great news for the Australian Amateur Radio Cohort after the WIAs affirmative call to action results in 2x1 Callsign announcement, after delays in the implementation of the 2X1 Callsigns for a substantial period of time of around 18 months. I'm Trent VK4TS. The WIA has received advice that the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) is intending to release an E-bulletin concerning the AMC (Australian Maritime College) implementation plans for the issue of this class of callsigns in the very near future. Whilst the WIA has not been privy to the specific AMC implementation details, it is believed they differ materially from the approach that has been originally proposed. This appears to be as a direct result of the WIA offering to help with the implementation after lengthy delays. The WIA was able to show within days that a system could be up and going and working, an amazing effort by the WIA IT team. While the AMC did not take up the WIA offer, the WIA still extends its other services when needed to the AMC to help the cause of Australian Amateur Radio, as it does appear they are struggling with the intricacies of the administration of the AR system. It is in the charter of the WIA to represent all Australian Radio Amateurs and we intend to uphold those high standards set by our predecessors. WIA congratulates the team working on the 2 X 1 callsign programme implementation. (wia.org.au) WIA NATIONAL NEWS AND YOUR 3 W's. WASH YOUR HANDS WEAR YOUR MASK WATCH YOUR DISTANCE (1.5 metres) www.health.gov.au/ ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC, Southgate AR Club, ARRL, NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE & the World Wide sources of the WIA. REGION ONE MAURITIUS Mauritius first satellite, the Mauritius Imagery and Radio telecommunication Satellite 1 otherwise known as MIR-SAT 1 has deployed from the International Space Station's Japanese Experiment Module. On line publication "Space In Africa" say a team of researchers at the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council built MIR-SAT1. The local Amateur Radio Society also supported it in collaboration with experts from AAC-Clyde Space UK. JAXA awarded Mauritius the opportunity to build and deploy a 1U Cube Satellite through the ISS. The primary objective of the MIR-SAT1 is to acquire satellite technology through the design process, design review, assembly, integration and testing. In parallel, the MRIC has set up a ground station located at its premises in Ebene, Ebene is a designated Cyber City, a hi tech suburb south of the capital city which will serve to control and operate the MIR-SAT1. This Ground station will also allow the receipt of data and telemetry from other satellites. The Ground Station possesses a FlatSat module, a replica that will enable engineers to simulate all required manoeuvres before sending commands to the CubeSat. The FlatSat Module is a key tool for the Mauritian Engineers to design future CubeSats after the MIR-SAT1. MIR-SAT1 is now available to amateur radio hobbyists when the satellite is not in use for other purposes tinyurl.com/w7vd343t REGION TWO SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio in the USA and Mag Instrument, the US manufacturer of the MAGLITE Flashlight have announced they have formed a partnership based on common interests in equipping people to be prepared for emergencies and to serve their communities in extreme situations such as natural disasters. Amateur radio operators help people in times of difficulty, often by supporting emergency communications when critical infrastructure is damaged, and by aiding first responders need to keep connected, said Anthony Maglica, Founder, Owner and CEO of MAG Instrument Inc. We manufacture a product that has been used in public safety for over 40 years, and we are very supportive of the incredible dedication of radio amateurs, so culturally this is a great alliance for both brands. ARRL said they are delighted that Maglite recognizes the service and skill of ARRL members. This partnership will help the ARRL introduce amateur radio to more people, they said. REGION THREE CHINA Blasting of from the Gobi Desert, 3 Chinese astronauts have floated into the countrys new Tiangong space station, becoming the first people to board Chinas outpost in orbit after a successful launch from a military base in Gobi Desert to start a three-month mission. The three astronauts will spend the next three months testing systems on-board the station, three times longer than any previous Chinese human spaceflight mission. In total, China has now launched 12 astronauts into orbit on seven crewed Shenzhou missions since 2003. tinyurl.com/ANS-171-Tiangong. ------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT These past few weeks or so I've brought you details where to find all the information you need to enter what's called the FOX MIKE HOTEL CHALLENGE. Now to try to increase participation in the FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021, parallel regional or local group competitions based on how entrants are positioned in the final results of the POC are being encouraged by Ed DD5LP. Those who would like to do this for their group or region, should send an email to regionalcontestlist@gmail.com to be added to the list of groups coordinating these local "overlay" competitions. The regional organiser's call sign and the geographic area or group of people to be covered should be in the email. No separate rules or scoring is required - the regional organiser takes the complete result list after the POC finishes and extracts the data out for those competing in their group or region to identify their local winners. Full details of the Portable Operations Challenge can be found on: foxmikehotel.com/challenge/ WINTER VHF-UHF Field Days - June 26 - 27 ALSO IN AUSTRALIA it's the Peel Amateur Radio Group's June Slow CW Contest. -------------- IARU HF World Championship July 10-11 -------------- TRANS TASMAN LOWBAND CONTEST JUL 17 - 160 80 and 40M using SSB, CW and RTTY OR PSK -------------- RD or Remembrance Day Contest will be August 14-15. -------------- ALARA CONTEST Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours starting on Saturday 28th August at 0600 hours UTC finishing Sunday 29th August at 0559 hours UTC -------------- -------------- DX WINDOW -------------- NEVER GIVE UP THE SHIP. Last week here on the "news you can trust' from VK1WIA Jason VK2LAW brought us all news of the Bouvet Island cancellation. Well now the Daily DX reports the 3 Y 0 J DXpedition team is STILL hoping to have a go at the island in 2023. The DXpedition team had planned to travel to Bouvet via the RV Braveheart, owned by Nigel Jolly, K6NRJ. Since the cancellation of 3Y0J, we have been working closely with Nigel Jolly to form a new plan, with a new owner of Braveheart and a revised payment plan that enables Nigel Jolly to continue managing Braveheart and will keep it available for DXpeditions for years to come, said the announcement from DXpedition co-leader Paul Ewing, N6PSE. We are working out the details of this plan and hope to have some very positive news very soon. We have not given up! -------------- Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will be on air as A 43 MI from Masirah Island, Oman, between July 22 and 27th. They will ALSO use callsign A 44 M during the RSGB IOTA Contest July 24 and 25th. QSL both callsigns via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW or eQSL. (ARNewsLine) -------------- UEFA European Championship TM 21 EURO is kicking goals until July 11th. Activity is taking place during/around the 16th 2020 UEFA European Championship which is being held now until July 11. QSL via F 4 GFE, direct or by the Bureau. (SouthGate) -------------- KL7, ALASKA (W1AW Op). A team of operators from the North Pole Contest Group (KL 7 RA) will activate W 1 AW/KL 7 from Alaska between July 9-13th. Wigi, KL 0 R, Station Manager of the North Pole Contest Group, reports that dey are currently planning to have four station locations in Alaska, including KL 7 RA in Kenai, KL 2 R in Fairbanks/Two Rivers, KL 7 AA in Anchorage, and one more station, most likely in Homer. Activity will be on various HF bands (as many bands and modes as possible, plus EME), including activity in the IARU HF Championship (July 10-11th) as an HQ Station. QSL via W1AW, LoTW or ClubLog. (opdx) -------------- Navajo Code Talkers special event Look for Special Event Station N7C to be active between August 10-14th with the 17th annual special event station's celebration of the 'Navajo Code Talkers', normally from Window Rock, Arizona. However, because of the continued closure of the Navajo Nation due to the COVID-19 outbreak, N7C will be on the air from several home stations, including Herb-N7HG whose father was a Code Talker. QSL to N7HG or N7C at the QRZ.com address. (SouthGate) -------------- The Slovenian Amateur Radio Union will celebrate the country's 30 years of Independence by issuing a special award eligible to amateur radio enthusiasts all over the World. For this event, starting next Saturday June 26 until December 31 the Slovenian amateur radio stations can use special call signs. Those will add the number '30' into the suffix. For example: S 50 ZZ will be S 50 30 ZZ, S 51 A will be S 51 30 A, S 57 XXX will be S 57 30 XXX etc. In order to obtain the award we here in VK and in fact all foreign (to Slovenian) amateur radio station must have at least 30 contacts with S5 stations, out of which 10 or more must have the special '30' suffix. The easy part though is any band/mode counts for the award! Send the log - list of contacts, date, time, call, band and mode to scc@hamradio.si ( icqpodcast.com ) ------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN What to Expect During the Rising Years of Solar Cycle 25?. From a Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) online meeting, Frank, W3LPL, gives a fascinating review of propagation modes, metrics and characteristics, as well as what to expect while we are on the upswing years of solar cycle 25. The presentation is available to view at the link we like in this weeks text edition of this 'cast.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vybk5RB6zes You may also directly view a .PDF file of the W3LPL presentation slides on: pvrc.org/W3LPL/HFPropagationTheRiseOfSolarCycle25.pdf (OPDX) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FEMALES IN RADIO. Where are the Women in STEM ? Do you have a young lady in the family who is looking for ways to get involved in the world of science? When it comes to science influencers, Emily Calandrelli is a household name for a new generation of space enthusiasts. If you have kids, you may know her from Emilys Wonder Lab on Netflix, which has brought DIY science experiments into viewers homes. Shes also the long-running host of Xploration Outer Space, and a speaker and the author of the Ada Lace childrens book series. While Emilys communication style is fun and accessible, she has a rigorous science and engineering background underpinning her work, with two masters degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Check out Emily's website, The Space Gal www.thespacegal.com/women-in-stem Some GREAT ideas on how to engage your youngster in the adventures of space. [ANS] WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org MARS to offer an award for receiving cube-sat telemetry The Mauritius Amateur Radio Society (MARS), is offering an Award to commemorate the deployment of the MIR-SAT1 CubeSat from the ISS. The award is open to all participating Radio Amateurs / SWLs worldwide and will be issued to those decoding MIR-SAT1 telemetry and forwarding it to SatNogs. Full details of the award and links to telemetry decoders are on the link we like in this weeks text edition and video ATV editions of this news. tinyurl.com/pmtrprjv MIR-SAT1 amsat-uk.org/2021/06/13/mir-sat1-to-deploy-from-iss/ (SouthGate) Fly the SpaceX ISS Docking Simulator! "Now arriving at Docking Port #1..." Think you have "all the right stuff"? The SpaceX ISS Docking Simulator lets you try your hand at safely docking your Dragon space capsule to the ISS. In fact, they say it is the exact same interface that astronauts use on the job. Be sure to check the instructions tab for a quick overview of how the controls work. It's fun! Test your piloting skills at iss-sim.spacex.com/. [ANS] CHECK MATE - GAME OVER. CHESS CubeSats Will Not Carry Amateur Radio Payloads It was announced in January that two CHESS CubeSats set for launch in 2022 would carry amateur radio linear transponders. The project sponsors announced this month, however, that neither CHESS satellite would include an amateur radio payload. CHESS project management, citing funding constraints, had to move the project toward a purely scientific program using a commercial CubeSat platform, which has less space for the planned ham radio transponders. CHESS project management also will not use frequencies allocated to the Amateur Satellite Service, but will use Earth exploration or experimental UHF and X-band frequencies. The ham community, which assured the funding of the transponder, is very disappointed by this decision but must accept it, the project team said in a news release. Such projects always carry risks of one partner changing its mind. That is what happened here." [ANS] WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP --- MARITIME Not having to travel to far from our home port for this one, the Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania for their July presentation night is all about the Tasmanian Maritime Radio Network. 14th July, Barry McCann OAM will be doing a presentation on the Maritime Network that now covers all of VK7. It also will include. during the night, a tour of the operations room and the museum. www.reast.asn.au (VK7WI News) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA twitter.com/hamyota YOTA Contest - Sunday, July 18 IARU Region 1 reports: Over 700 logs were received within the deadline for the first contest and are currently worked on to provide the final results as soon as possible. Meanwhile, claimed results can be looked at on the YOTA Contest website. Further, they are very happy to have received over 100 YOTA logs, where operators have to be under 25 years old. The next or second session will be taking place in about 3 or 4 weeks, Sunday, 18th July 1000 2159 UTC. (SouthGate) ------------------------------------------------------------* "Oh, the Humanity!" (AUDIO CLIP PLAYED IN THEN--- With REWIND, I'm John Knox VK4FJRK Akin to the Kennedy shootings and September Eleven THAT AUDIO HAS GONE DOWN IN HISTORY! Now a new documentary ( available at the link we like in this weeks text edition of WIA National News) has CQ DX Editor Bob Schenck, N 2 OO at the centre of a new Hindenburg documentary delving into the crash of the Hindenburg May 6, 1937. N2OO's uncle, Harold Schenck, shot film of the disaster from a different angle. One of the most famous air disasters in history was the crash of the Hindenburg airship as it prepared to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey. WLS Chicago radio reporter Herbert Morrison was on the scene recording the landing when the ship burst into flames and crashed to the ground, leading to his famous quote, "Oh, the humanity!" The source of the spark that ignited the hydrogen gas that carried the Hindenburg had not been determined in the nearly 85 years that have passed since the disaster. This is where 'enters' CQ DX Editor Bob Schenck, N2OO, and airship expert Dan Grossman. It seems that back in 1937, Bob's mom and his uncle were at Lakehurst to watch the Hindenburg's arrival, and Uncle Harold was filming the landing. He was in a different spot than all the newsreel cameramen and had a different perspective on the airship as it approached. According to N2OO, his uncle offered to share the film with investigators at the time, but no one was interested. Skip ahead 75 years and Dan Grossman was very interested. Now, Bob, and Uncle Harold's film, are the centrepieces of a PBS "Nova" documentary, "Hindenburg; The New Evidence." The program aired on May 19 but is available online at tinyurl.com/3fhphy7w There's enough science and technology involved to keep most hams interested. Oh and the 'secret word is': capacitor. (Tnx to N2OO and NL7XM via CQ Newsroom) ------------------------------------------------------------* 2021 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 and even without Covid dates have an uncanny knack of being changed at last moment. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures, contacts and answers to your questions. www.health.gov.au/ VK6 - PerthTech October 23 (vk6pop) VK3 - ROSEBUD RadioFest by SPARC 9:30am Nov 14 (vk3pdg) 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 National news in all states. 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