2021 SEPTEMBER 12 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 SEPTEMBER 12 2021 IN OUR 26th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS ( 1937 in a mention we've come across relating to weekly broadcasts of information prepared by VK4 was a plea to restart the weekly news service which was on air in the late 1920's ) 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/ THIS WEEK:- WIA DX AWARDS MANAGER GRAHAM ALSTON VK3GA. - Editor-in-Chief ARadio magazine Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA NATIONAL NEWS REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS VK3FFF Bruce / VK4FUQ Felix and VK2LAW Jason. - Mark Bosma VK2KI / VK6QI from VK6 Club of renown - Peel Amateur Radio Group. - Simon Rumble VK2VSR WIA Publications Committee. - THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA PROGRAM RECORDED IN BRISBANE, OLYMPIC CITY 2032. WIA JOIN THE WIA tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y WIA DX AWARDS MANAGER GRAHAM ALSTON VK3GA The WIA has added an exciting new feature to its DX Awards Program - Groups. A Group is similar to a leaderboard, but very much more flexible, and are available for all members of the Awards Program, not just VKs. Groups contain two elements - a filter and a category. A filter can be any combination of BAND, MODE, DXCC, Continent, QSL (worked-only or verified) or Radio type. A category is the way in which you wish to count filtered records. This can be DXCC, Slots, Grid or IOTA. There is an almost infinite number of Groups that can be defined and they are, in effect, a highly specialised leader board. This allows the creation of groups like SSB-only, Wires & Dipoles, RTTY, High Band, Oceania, QRP on 80m, Grids on 40m, ICOM radios, WARC bands, Commemorative callsigns etc. The possibilities are virtually endless. Groups can have an optional sponsor who may wish to offer an incentive for the winner of their Group. You join and leave groups from within your Profile. The "Groups Leaderboards" menu item displays the leaderboard for all the Groups that you are a member of. There must be a minimum of 3 members of a Group for the Group to display. There are already several Groups defined, so have a look and join as many as you like. Members are free to suggest a Group that might attract at least 3 members. Send requests to vk3ohm-at-wia.org.au. The WIA DX Awards program is free to all members of the WIA and provides dozens of awards for newcomers through to advanced DXers and IOTA hunters. It can be found . 73 from Graham Alston, VK3GA, WIA Awards Manager This is Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. Yeah, yeah. Back in the saddle, again. Earlier this week, the files for Issue 5 were uploaded to the printer's server and the magazine was delivered to the mailing house and distributor at the end of the week. The latest edition of Amateur Radio magazine will be with you this coming week. While I have your attention have you done our READER SURVEY? Your magazine. Your view, please! You will find an advertisement on page 7 of this issue that includes a QR code. Scan that with your smartphone and off you go! Or, just put the web address into your browser. We would love to hear about your ideas and opinions about the magazine to help shape its future. Completing the survey only takes about 12 minutes. So, what do we have in store for readers in Issue 5? The BIG feature covers the Antarctic adventures of Australian amateurs. Appropriately, the front cover features a spectacular photo of an aurora over Casey Station. This came from Rex Moncur VK7MO, who was Director of the Australian Antarctic Division over 1988 to 1998. Did you know that? Rex has written us an article about his time with the Antarctic Division. While outlining the whys and wherefores of Australias interests and operations down south, Rex provides some history on the involvement of Australian amateurs in Antarctica. Further to that, we have a series of tell all stories from seven Australian amateurs who spent a year down south, beginning in whats known as the intrepid era of the early 1970s, then through the 80s, 90s and noughties. To top that, we have a story from one amateur down south right now! Gday Paul VK0PD at Casey Station, if youre listening. This issue, we launch a new, regular feature Newcomers Notebook. But wait! Didnt that used to run in AR mag decades ago? Well, yes. PubCom member, Jules Perrin, VK3 Fox Juliet Papa, has embarked on reviving Newcomers Notebook and updating content for todays audience. The original series was written by Rod Champness VK3UG, who has endorsed Juless initiative. As before, the content of Newcomers Notebook covers topics directed at people starting out in amateur radio and will answer questions on subjects related to electronics and communications. The subject for this first one is Power mains safety and electrical hazards in communications equipment. But thats not all! We also have a review of the Xiegu G90 HF portable transceiver, an RF field strength meter with audible indicator project to build, the return of the VHF-UHF column from David VK5KK, ALARA news and so much more. Sit tight. It will soon be with you. This has been AR magazine Editor-in-Chief Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News. 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 TM 100 AA - 100 years of amateur radio in France For the 'centenary' of the first official authorization of an amateur station, the REF is using call 'TM100AA' from September 1 to 15. The call sign "8AA" was assigned to Andr Riss Sept 3 1921. Andr was born in 1894 and was authorized at the age of 27 to use a transmitter of his own construction with a power of 1 kilowatt. It became "eF8AA" (Europe France 8AA) in 1927, then "F8AA" in 1932 and was active until his death in 1982. REGION TWO ARRL has responded to that news story by WFTV Channel 9 alleging a radio amateur was told to remove his antenna following a complaint made by a neighbour it interfered with her insulin pump. The news story appears to stem from a 2-year-old complaint the pump had malfunctioned due to the radio amateurs operations a few doors down, said ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI. The story is lacking any details or timeline, so I contacted the radio amateur involved for information and volunteered ARRLs assistance. Hare explained that medical devices such as insulin pumps are regulated by the US Food & Drug Administration specifically for EMC purposes and are expected to be capable of operating in all the RF environments likely to be encountered by consumers. Hare noted there is an FDA recall for the model number of the insulin pump in question, in approximately the same time frame. But with so few details, there is no way of knowing whether that recall applies to the serial number used or whether the exact unit has the mechanical defect indicated in the recall notice that could cause the malfunction, explained Hare. It also became apparent that there is no actual evidence connecting the amateurs transmissions to operation of the insulin pump. Hare was told that the amateur agreed to run tests to establish whether there was a cause and effect, but the neighbour declined. Hare commented, While there are no requirements for a radio amateur to stop transmitting due to alleged interference to a non-radio device, the preferred path with any complaint is for neighbours to work together. The ARRL Board of Directors has formally endorsed a proposed program calling on ARRL to cover the $35 application fee for license candidates younger than 18 years old. The FCC is not expected to implement the $35 application fee schedule until sometime in 2022. The Board approved the Youth Licensing Grant Program at its July meeting. The program concept, first raised at the Boards annual meeting in January, was reviewed by an ad-hoc committee, which expanded the scope of the original motion. Goals of the Program include expanding the reservoir of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts within the amateur radio community, and removing a financial obstacle to young people who wish to acquire an amateur radio license, as a means of encouraging potential careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Electricity From Sweat A Team at the University of California, San Diego, published a report in the journal 'Energy and Environmental Science' about small biofuel cells that can harvest enough energy from the sweat on a persons fingertips to power wearable medical sensors that track health and nutrition. A biofuel cells that fit into thin pads that are stuck to the fingertips soak up sweat into a thin layer of foam, where an enzyme oxidises lactate in the sweat to create an electrical charge. The enzymes also replace the precious metals normally used in batteries. Each finger pad can generate 20 to 40 microwatts of power and harvest 300 mill joules of energy per square centimetre during 10 hours of sleep. Enough for lightweight sensors that detect a range of metrics such as heart rate, vitamin deficiencies and glucose levels. Currently, the enzyme that is key to the reaction begins to break down and become ineffective after two weeks. Using a larger flexible patch a few centimetres across stuck to the skin has been used to power a radio for two days at Bluetooth power levels, with sensors and the transmitter all contained in the sticky patch. REGION THREE New Zealand's NZART has published a new draft amateur radio band plan and comments are invited up until October 10. As a Call Book will produced this year, the intention is to not only have the Band Plans available online but also to have them as accurate as possible for 'the book'. In their report submitted to the 2021 IARU Region 3 Conference Thailand's national amateur radio society RAST reported there were close on 83,000 licensed radio amateurs in the country, population 69 million Following the full legalization of amateur radio in Thailand by the authorities in 1987 and the staging of examinations, initially for a novice license, but later, and with the assistance of RAST, also for Intermediate Class licenses and then Advanced Class licenses since 2016, the number of Thai amateur radio operating licenses issued had increased dramatically. Today, Thailand ranks fourth in the world. Japan heads the list with 1.2 million amateur radio operators, followed by the United States, with close on 680,000 operators while South Korea now comes third with 141,000 ham operators. ------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT -------------- OCEANA CONTEST VOICE from 0800 UTC Saturday 2 October to 0800 UTC Sunday October 3 CW from 0800 UTC Saturday 9 October to 0800 UTC Sunday October 10 -------------- SPRING VHF - UHF FIELD DAYS November 27-28 -------------- December 4-5 160 Meter WW -------------- DECEMBER 11 - 12 10 Mtr World Wide -------------- CW POW WOW Gday from the Peel Amateur Radio Group in Mandurah WA. T he Peel Amateur Radio Group has been encouraging its newer members to learn the art of CW, and for us oldies, re-kindle whats probably a lost skill. Our living CW legend Tony VK6DQ has been running CW training sessions each night at 7pm on 146.550 MHZ FM in the Mandurah area and to encourage members to give it a go, were running on-air CW exchange nights on 80m. In conjunction with this, weve also run two Slow CW contests on 80m so far this year. So were pleased to announce that the next Slow CW event will be held on Saturday September 18th, and will be open to all amateurs and Short Wave Listeners. In the first two trial events the Peel Amateur Radio Group encouraged non-members to join in the fun by working PARG members. But for the next event, weve gone all out and made it a National event, open to all in the Oceania region - exchange with any station will earn points, with extra multipliers for contact with PARG members, portables and so-on. And for those in Eastern Australia, well have at least one PARG member station operating, if conditions at the time dont favour the long haul to WA. The aim of the PARG friendly Slow CW Pow-Wow is to encourage amateurs to find and dust off their Morse keys, to learn how easy friendly CW exchanges can be, and mostly to have a bit of fun. So if youre interested in giving this old mode a go, this is a great opportunity. The event will by no means be a competition - its all about encouraging us onto 80m for some fun by trying to successfully exchange signal reports slowly and with lots of repeats! If you feel that your Morse might not be up to speed or you cant find your key - you could even enter as an SWL. So the details are available on the Peel Amateur Radio Group website - www.parg.org.au - click on Whats New and follow the link to the Slow CW Pow-Wow. Theres also a set of handy-dandy hints for those whore new to the mode or like me, have forgotten how! So the Slow CW Pow-Wow will be held on a portion of 80m on Saturday September 18th between 1100 UTC 1300 UTC (2100 - 2300 Eastern Australian time, or 1900 2100 WA time). The event will be in half-hour blocks so there will be plenty of opportunity for repeat contacts and more fun. Please give it a go, no matter how bad you think you are, its all about having a go and having some fun. Cheers, David Millett VK6FAAZ and Mark Bosma VK2KI / VK6QI for Peel Amateur Radio Group. -------------- DX WINDOW -------------- VK 20 HOME Dont forget that the WIA special event callsign VK 20 HOME is still available for members use until December 31st 2021. Check the WIA website and Special Event pages to book your time slot for use. (VK3GK) -------------- PORTUGAL. CQ 750 RSI throughout 2021 commemorates the 750th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth of Aragon, the queen consort of Portugal and patron saint of their city of Coimbra. QSL to home call CT 7 AQD. -------------- FINLAND, OH. Special event station OH 100 SRAL is QRV during all of 2021 to celebrate the centennial of the Finnish Amateur Radio League. QSL via bureau. (arrl) -------------- To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the International Police Association Radio Club (IPARC) of Switzerland, look for special event station HB 40 POLICE to be active until December 31st on 160 - 6 meters (sourced to SouthGate) -------------- ARGENTINA. Special event station L 21 RCA is QRV during all of 2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of IARU member society Radio Club Argentino. QSL via LU 4 AA. (arrl) -------------- 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 ) -------------- TAIWAN. QRV is BX 30 ARL until the end of 2021 marking the 30th anniversary of the Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League BX30ARL has been heard on 40 through to 6 meters. QSL via BM 2 JCC. (arrl) -------------- POLAND. Special event stations SN 0 ZOSP and SN 100 ZOSP are QRV until February 5, 2022 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Association of the Voluntary Fire Brigades of the Republic of Poland. (SouthGate) ------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS ASTRONOMICAL Who kick started Radio Astronomy? One can only imagine what Grote Rebers neighbours thought when, in 1937, the amateur radio enthusiast erected in his yard a nearly 10-meter-wide shallow bowl of sheet metal, perched atop an adjustable scaffold and topped by an open pyramid of gangly towers. Little could his neighbours have known that they were witnessing the birth of a new way of looking at the cosmos. Reber was building the world's first dedicated radio telescope. Unlike traditional telescopes, which use lenses or mirrors to focus visible light, this contraption used metal and circuitry to collect interstellar radio waves, low frequency ripples of electromagnetic radiation. With his homemade device, Reber made the first map of the sky as seen with radio-sensitive eyes and kicked off the field of radio astronomy. Today, radio astronomy is a global enterprise. More than 100 radio telescopes from spidery antennas hunkered low to the ground to supersized versions of Rebers dish that span hundreds of meters dot the globe. These eyes on the sky have been so game-changing that theyve been at the centre of no fewer than three Nobel Prizes. tinyurl.com/pvck5df8 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 Adrian VK2ABS, an avid SSTV fan, hosts a net every fortnight on 2 metre repeater, 147.125 MHz with 91.5 Hz tone on the central coast of New South Wales. Give a shout out to find days and dates or on the web at ccarc.org.au The net consists of 2-3 rounds predominately in Scottie-2 mode. You dont even need a computer; if you can record the audio, there are many tools available for you not only record but the encode your own images into audio files and transmit via your radio. The net attracts many participants, and Adrian VK2ABS would love to "see" you drop in. (southgatearc.org) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- CW www.morsecodeclassnet.com New helps with the Old 'Morse code' encodes a simple text into a sequence of dots, dashes/dits, and spaces. It is one of the earliest methods used to transmit messages in the form of audible or visual signals. The Morse code method is primarily used in telecommunication and is famous amongst amateur radio operators. Now, if you want to translate Morse code on your Windows 11 PC, this article on " thewindowsclub.com " (all one word is surely going to help you. In this post, from thewindowsclub.com they list some methods using which you can translate Morse code. Using the mentioned solutions, you can translate a plain text message to the respective Morse code. Also, you can convert a Morse code back to plain text. If you want, you can also play the sound of the Morse code as well as download the audio. Just a "dash" of retro fun from thewindowsclub.com (eHam.net) Hiroyuki Ishida, 7N1PFW, has received the 57th 73 on 73 Award. He completed the requirements for the 73 award exclusively using CW. This award is issued for working 73 unique stations on AO-73 since September 1, 2014. [na] WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org AO-7 entered a period of full illumination last Thursday which will last until April 11, 2022. While in full illumination, the satellite's 24 hour timer automatically switches between operation in:- Mode A 145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink and Mode B 432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink. The Mode A transponder uses a 145.850 - 145.950 MHz uplink and a 29.400 - 29.500 MHz downlink. Unlike the Mode B transponder, the Mode A transponder is non-inverting. QSOs have been made using small portable 10m antennas for the downlink, but a full size dipole or directional antenna works best. [ANS] 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 Region 1 3760 7110 14300 18160 21360 kHz Region 2 3750 3985 7060 7240 7275 14300 18160 21360 kHz Seattle to host disaster exercise for community response to earthquake Feeling pummelled by the pandemic? Try tackling a different type of disaster! Seattles Emergency Communication Hubs and The Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service Ham radio operators are responding to simulated earthquakes on two different Saturdays in September. The 'Double Trouble' exercise will run from 9am to 1pm on September 18th and again on the 25th. It will help in practice responding to the overwhelming requests for help that are likely after the big one hits. Everyone benefits from these drills. Volunteers get better at supporting their communities, the public learns what the Hubs can and cannot do, and the overall system gets stronger. More information can be found on www.SeattleEmergencyHubs.org WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA twitter.com/hamyota Katherine Forson, KT5KMF, is the Recipient of the 2021 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Increasing the interest and participation in amateur radio of those younger than 21 remains a primary effort of ARRL. Underscoring that focus is ARRLs annual bestowing of its premier award, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award, on a young member whose contributions to both amateur radio and her local community embody the ideals of the Amateur Radio Service. Katherine M. Forson, KT5KMF, of Plano, Texas was a Technician in 2013 at the age of 9, a General in 2017, and an Amateur Extra in 2018, Katherines enthusiasm resulted in her appointment as the North Texas Section Youth Coordinator in 2019. She is an active member of the Plano Amateur Radio Klub and Collin County RACES, and a trained National Weather Service SKYWARN Storm Spotter; she has been profiled as a QST Member Spotlight, participates as an amateur radio operator in public service events, such as the Plano Balloon Festival. When not on the radio, Katherine is active in her school and community. A senior at Plano West Senior High School, she carries a 4.46 grade-point average and is a member of the National Honour Society, the Spanish Honour Society, and her high school band. She serves as a childrens lector at her church, and is a Dallas Meals on Wheels volunteer. The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award consists of a $1,500 cash award and an engraved plaque. ------------------------------------------------------------* 2021 Social Scene 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/ VK4 - GLADSTONE FUN DAY September 11 at 10am (vk4xmc) VK5 - Australian Fox Hunting Championship and SERG Convention CANCELLED FOR 2021 (vk5dj) VK4 - Cardwell Gathering October1 to 4 at Beachcomber Motel and Tourist Park. (BackScatter) VK4 - SunFest Field Day Monday October 4, Nambour Showgrounds, Queensland. ( mark@qslcomms.com ) VK6 - PerthTech October 23 (vk6pop) VK3 - ROSEBUD RadioFest by SPARC 9:30am Nov 14 (vk3pdg) VK5 - Australian Fox Hunting Championship and SERG Convention Mount Gambier SA Queens Birthday weekend June 2022 (vk5dj) Hi, I'm Graeme, VK3GRK in Bendigo. Presenting 'SIGS' - Special Interest Group Sessions in Bendigo. Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club invites you to our September meeting. As we know, there are many areas of interest within amateur radio. Special Interest Group Sessions will be held on weekends at the BAREC headquarters. Various amateur radio topics will be covered by members with skills and interests in these areas. But there's more - BAREC 'SIGS' sessions will be made available via Zoom, and other radio clubs will be welcome to attend, providing an opportunity to share information and expertise within a wider network. Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/87074581685?pwd=aXdrQ2l4eXlCdzdJOVRoOVdWQmtDdz09 Meeting ID: 870 7458 1685 Passcode: 749704 As an introduction, Friday's meeting will cover some of the proposed sessions, such as CW, Introduction to Amateur Radio mentoring, JS8Call and WinLink, just to name a few, with many more on the list. Perhaps you have an idea and passion for a 'SIGS' session. The presentation commences at 7.30 pm, Friday September 17th via Zoom. Again:- https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87074581685?pwd=aXdrQ2l4eXlCdzdJOVRoOVdWQmtDdz09 Meeting ID: 870 7458 1685 Passcode: 749704 FINAL FINAL Your Magazine Your View - Simon Rumble VK2VSR The new Publications Committee is delighted to bring each edition of Amateur Radio magazine to life. We would love to hear about your ideas and opinions about the magazine to help shape its future. Therefore, we ask that you complete this survey covering the content, advertising and, most importantly, what you would like to see. The survey is open to all magazine readers to have a single response. You will find the survey URL and QR code in the magazine or on the WIA website; you can then complete the survey online or on your phone or tablet. If you prefer to have a hard copy of the survey sent to you, don't hesitate to contact the WIA National Office. The survey closes on 22 October 2021. 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