2023 AUGUST 6 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 AUG 06 2023 IN OUR 28th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS THIS WEEK:- WIA AR MAGAZINE EDITOR IN CHIEF JOINS US PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB WIA JOIN THE WIA tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC, ARRL, NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, eHam, Radioworld.com and the World Wide sources of the WIA. REGION ONE A second - and very brief - activation of the remote granite islet known as Rockall was called off after hazardous conditions in the North Atlantic had forced a team of 3 to return to the mainland. They had to turn back after making several passes of Rockall. The trio was traveling to recover radio equipment left there during the June activation of MM UKI. Describing the team's failed attempt to return, one would be rescuer wrote on the Rockall DXpeditions Facebook page: [quote] "Nature has said NO. We reached Rockall without difficulty, but the waves were extremely high. That's the way of life." [endquote] Don't be discouraged: The team plans another recovery attempt. IARU Monitoring service in Region One has reported on interference from illegal stations particularly here in Region 3. Every Tuesday monitors could hear the splatter from 21455 kHz to 21450 kHz from 1000 to 1100 UTC caused by the broadcasting station Radio Free Asia transmitting from Tinian Island on 21455 kHz, But, it was disturbed by a Chinese 20 kHz wide jammer. Village-radio SSB communications from Region 3 were heard on 40, 14 and 15 m as well as pirates on 15 m and CBers on the 10m band. Also, the annoying Spanish fishers always the same for years - were heard transmitting on 21000 kHz USB as usual, very often. On the 10 m band, also received were illegal fishing buoys transmitting a CW 2 or 3 letter code to help the fishers radio locating their nets, and others using short FSK sending their ID and position encrypted. Now for new comers, IARU is the worldwide federation of national amateur radio organizations. The IARU membership consists of more than 160 member-societies in as many countries and separate territories. WIA is your only Australian member-organization. REGION TWO The Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is continuing its active efforts (as I reported last week) to curb pirate radio operations across the country, issuing Notices to three separate operators. Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture were issued to two pirate radio operators, one in Burney, CA and the other in Rockford, IL. In the first instance, the operator was found to have wilfully and repeatedly interfered with radio communications of the Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association (WARFA) during the Associations regularly scheduled on-air meetings. In the second case, the operator made multiple one-way radio transmissions for an extended period of time, including recorded comedy routines, air raid siren sounds, and digital noises. One transmission observed by an Enforcement Bureau field agent continued for over 30 minutes, during which time other users were blocked from accessing the channel. The FCC proposed financial penalties of $24,000 and $25,000 respectively in these cases. In a separate action, the FCC issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation to a Utica, NY operator who reportedly made unauthorized transmissions on frequencies used for police dispatch communications in Herkimer County, NY. The operator was given 10 days to cease the illegal interference and to notify the FCC of the specific steps they have taken to avoid operating on unlicensed frequencies in the future. The ARRL board has voted to increase membership dues starting January 1st. 2024. In addition, members will be required to pay $25 USD on top of the membership dues in order to continue receiving printed copies of ARRL magazines such as QST and On the Air. Membership plus QST delivered first class mail in the USA would equate to $132 USD per annum as an example that's close to $194 AU ARRL President Rick Roderick called the dues increase "a necessary part of ensuring ARRL is supported so we can continue to promote and fight hard for our Amateur Radio Service..." REGION THREE The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India) is currently accepting applications for the 43rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. In the previous expedition (42-ISEA), Sarabjeet Singh Chhabra, an Amateur Radio Operator with the call sign VU2CUW, was chosen as the Radio Operator. For the upcoming expedition (43rd ISEA), three amateurs will be included in the team. The Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) has announced the return of JARL Ham Fair for 2023, this being the 45th event and expects to attract 30,000 visitors. The ham fair will take place August 19th and 20th. -------------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT -------------- -------------- NOW CONTEST WISE:- -------------- -------------- AUGUST 12 - 13 Remembrance Day Contest only weeks away, BUT, here now is WIA RD Contest Manager VK4SN Alan The Remembrance Day contest, is where we remember those 26 VK amateurs who paid the supreme sacrifice during WW2, 39-45. Contest starts from 0300z Saturday the 12th of August till 0300z on Sunday the 13th. Categories are SO, SO QRP, M1 and MM using Phone, CW/RTTY, or mixed mode. Contacts can be re-worked after 3 hours have elapsed. There are no blocks in the RD, just 3 hours between the same contact. If you're in to win, then staying up for triple points between 1am and 6am local time is the go. VKCL logger and N1MM logger are the preferred logging software. Make sure you're running the latest version, V4.15 for VKCL Logger. Please submit Team nominations via email vk4sn@wia.org.au with your 3 operator callsigns and address. A Team consists of any three stations using a single transmitter. That is a single operator or a multi operator single radio station. Just submit the log as normal and your submitted teams scores are added together by the manager to produce the team results. Remember to send your log in within two weeks after the contest ends. Many thanks and good luck Alan VK4SN -------------- August 26 - 27 A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST Contest is always on the last FULL weekend of August. All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate. Scout and Girl Guide groups are encouraged to participate using their Club's equipment and callsign. YLs work everyone; OMs work YLs only. Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours: Saturday 0600 hours UTC till Sunday 0559 hours UTC All HF Bands except 160m & WARC Bands. ECHOLINK will also be accepted. (alara web site) -------------- OCTOBER - Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest Contest Dates/Times: PH - The first full weekend in October each year 0600 UTC Saturday to 0600 UTC Sunday CW - Second full weekend in October from 0600 UTC Saturday to 0600 UTC Sunday Log deadline for PH and CW logs - 31 October. Managed by the Oceania DX Contest Committee. info@oceaniadxcontest.com -------------- NOVEMBER VHF-UHF Field Day. 0100 UTC Saturday to 0059 UTC Sunday BUT to make it a little fairer in VK6, they add 3 hours onto start and end times. (wia.org.au) Good morning all VHF / UHF / microwave contesters. This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, erstwhile manager of the VHF / UHF / microwave contests. Now that the 2023 Winter event is done and yet to be dusted, so to speak, Im here to draw your attention to the fact that I have completed compilation of the results of the logs submitted for the 2022 Summer event and posted them on the website. One of these fine days I will catch up with you all. Something that sustains me in this exercise is the sight of logs coming from more geographically scattered areas and by that I mean VK6s and VK7s, who were rare participants when I took on this work. Im also sustained by seeing logs from the stalwarts who maintained interest and activity throughout the years. And another thing an encouraging number of contestants entering logs that include the bands up to 120 Gigs. Great to see! Also, I particularly note that small band of Foundation and Standard licensees having a crack on the bands above 50 Megs. And, along with this, Ive become aware of those few contesters that have taken that next step on the licensing ladder and continue their participation in these contest events. Keep it up, people! This has been Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News. -------------- DX WINDOW AUGUST --------------- VI 10 VKFF running all year celebrates the 10 year anniversary of the VKFF group. (vk5pas) -------------- Special Event Station VI 100 MB all year celebrates the centenary of the Manly-Warringah Radio Society -------------- CHINA. QRV is BY2/K6FA until the middle of August. HF bands using mainly CW. QSL via LoTW. (arrl) -------------- REPUBLIC OF KOREA. Wouter, is on air to August 16 as HL4/PB1WL. QSL to Wouters Home Call PB 1 WL. (arrl) ------------ MOROCCO Michel, F5LRL is operating from near Kenitra as CN2DX until August 16, from 40 to 6 meter using CW and SSB mainly in his morning and evening. QSL CN2DX via home call which again is F 5 LRL (dxworld) -------------- ICELAND Mek SP7VC and Kasia SQ7OYL will be operating as TF/SP7VC during July 27 and August 17. They are travelling by motorhome so are able to take all their needed amateur radio equipment. Theyre planning to be active on 14 MHz bands (dxworld) -------------- Listen for the special event callsign A 60 AP, which is on the air until the 31st of August. The suffix stands for the Emirates "Astronaut Program," which prepares crews of UAE astronauts for missions that include the International Space Station. QSL via EA7FTR. (ARNewsLine) -------------- A DXCC ACHIEVEMENT OF TWO LIFETIMES Our final look through the DX window today is a story, a story that isn't just about the DX achievement of a lifetime; it's about a personal tribute. Patrick Clark K8TAC brings us that story now. PATRICK: For some, a contact with Bouvet Island - considered the most remote island on earth - is like winning the lottery but for Bob Wertz, NF7E, it means so much more in the amateur radio lexicon. The QSO he logged earlier this year with the 3YJ DXpedition ended his 47-year journey to log all 340 independent DXCC entities. The ARRL requires contact with only 331 such entities for any ham to be included on its DXCC honour roll. Clearly, Bob had his sights set on a higher mountain - his personal challenge begun nearly a half-century ago. Speaking of mountains, the impressive log he amassed toward that end includes another remote contact - Mount Athos in Greece - where the operator was Monk Apollo. Their QSO, using CW, took place in 2016. Monk Apollo, who is now a Silent Key, was viewed by DXers as one of the most sought-after contacts. Bob at one point thought it might end up being the most difficult contact since he became a ham in 1976. Bouvet, however, filled that role nicely. It also allowed him to fulfil a very personal - and perhaps most meaningful - goal. In an interview with Flagstaff Business News, he said he considers his completion of the challenge to be a tribute to his father, who held the callsign KA9ACS, and is now a Silent Key. This is Patrick Clark K8TAC. (ARNewsLine 2386) ------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM, PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS. hema.org.uk/index.jsp minesontheair.com/about-mota parksontheair.com/ sota.org.uk sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/ facebook.com/SotaAustralia/ wwffaustralia.com/ Summits on the Air (SOTA) in North America has three events scheduled this weekend between August 4 - 7. The Colorado 14er annual event will run from August 4 - 7, the SoCal SOTAFest in Southern California will run from August 4 - 6, and the Pacific Northwest Not-Quite-Fourteener event will run from August 5 - 6, and includes climbers in Washington and Oregon. SOTA is the world-wide award scheme for radio amateurs that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas. It provides opportunities for summit climbers (known as activators) to scale some of the highest peaks and contact amateur radio stations locally and around the world. Many different frequencies and modes will be used during the August events, but interestingly in the USA there is a North America Adventure Frequency for SOTA (146.58 MHz). (eHam) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY QRM PLAYING HAVOC WITH ASTRONOMY Large satellite constellations that provide detailed Earth imagery as well as broadband internet access to some regions have been shown to emit unintended electromagnetic radiation that may prove a challenge to radio astronomers' research. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany report that interfering signals appear to come from the electronics on board a number of SpaceX satellites. Writing in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, the researchers said they made the discovery using the facility's Low Frequency Array telescope. They drew their conclusions after observing 68 of the satellites in low earth orbit. The report's lead author, Federico Di Vruno, said [quote] "This study represents the latest effort to better understand satellite constellations' impact on radio astronomy." [endquote] The scientist said that the most recent observations confirm there is a measurable existence of the radiation. (ARNewsLine) WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS ATV (Every pixel tells a story) - tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN A new amateur TV display has just been installed at the RSGB National Radio Centre, with signals received via the wide-band segment of the geostationary satellite QO-100. Any trip to 'the Motherland' demands a visit to the NRC and this new display and demonstration of amateur TV as a permanent display helps highlight yet another exciting aspect of our technical hobby. A special configuration, developed in conjunction with the British Amateur Television Club, incorporates a touch screen from which visitors can select a signal to be tuned, decoded and displayed on the large monitor. (rsgb) Student journalist makes video of GB23C SSES Colin Butler Writing in ICQPodcast tells how back in May 2023, student journalist, Alina, visited the UK special event station, GB23C, run by Cray Valley Radio Society as part of the RSGBs The video she has released includes interviews with members of CVRS talking about their equipment, making contacts across the world, and other historical events the club has been involved in. You can view this on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=nAXh-b5XOCc WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH. CHURCHES AND CHAPPELS ON THE AIR. HERE IS BRUCE VK3FFF This year CHOTA is on Saturday, September 9. With the dramatic rise in Parks On The Air, participation, getting churches on the air in a similar non-contest style would be enjoyable. Contact John G3XYF jhwresdell@gmail.com to register and learn the full story of CHURCHES AND CHAPPELS ON THE AIR. John only asks for activators to merely drop him a line with the call sign being used and the location of the church or chapel (or other religious institution) being activated. John will be using the call GB0LOW from his local church in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There is an award available for working any CHOTA stations on the Saturday of the event . Lets hope the conditions are good! Those claiming the award must contact 8 or more CHOTA stations. (k4fmh.com) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org Indias second attempt to land on the Moon, Chandrayaan-3, launched last month. The mission is a replacement for Chandrayaan-2, which crashed while descending to the lunar surface in September 2019. Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for an August 23 or August 24 arrival. The lander and rover are scheduled to operate for one lunar day, which is about 14 Earth days. (ANS) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA Last weekend saw the running of the RSGB IOTA CONTEST and lots of new to the IOTA scheme have been asking questions of exactly what it is. A list of Island reference numbers and a guide for new comers is available at the links we like in this weeks, August Six, WIA national news script on wia.org.au rsgbcc.org/hf/information/iotahelp.shtml The list of IOTA References can be found on iota-world.org/ (sarl) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MARITIME INCLUDING ILLW NEWS A reminder now that International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is the third weekend of August which in 2023 is 19 and 20 August. To ensure they are prepared for emergencies and extreme weather, many of we hams are accustomed to sharpening our responses through regularly scheduled drills. But the drill that's taking place next month in Mobile, Alabama is for a major event that actually happened more than 70 years ago: It was World War II. Jack Parker W8ISH fills in the details. JACK: There will be a "Call to Battle Stations" sounded on Saturday, August 12th, and those aboard the battleship USS Alabama and submarine USS Drum will be ready for what is to follow in Battleship Memorial Park. Vintage enemy aircraft will do a flyover in a mock attack. The crew on board the ships will fire the vessels' 20mm guns. Meanwhile, radio communications will go forward with members of the Deep South Amateur Radio Club, also on board, calling QRZ on 20m and 40m. They will be using the club callsign K4DSR and the callsign K5LDA. Unlike the radio amateurs, the crewmen are all re-enactors. Dressed in WWII-era Navy uniforms, they will conduct weapons briefings and demonstrations while reliving some of the stories of that time. This is a Living History Crew Drill designed to show the public just how things were in the heat of war so many years ago. What the members of the Living History Crew share with the hams is that they are all volunteers. They show that they appreciate the spirit of volunteerism and education by conducting these drills, to bring history to life again, a few times each year. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS qcwa.org raotc.org.au Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow is the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia's August bulletin to go to air. This month as well as the latest Club news Ill be talking about Oboe, a British WW2 bomb aiming system which was the forerunner of DME or Distance Measuring Equipment This will be followed by Bill, VK3BR who talks about a book review on The Tatura Secret Radio. Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, is most welcome to listen to the program and join in the call backs afterwards. Full details of all transmissions times and modes can be found on the RAOTC website at raotc.org.au or just Google RAOTC broadcasts. If none of the transmission times suit you, you can download the audio file at any time from today from the club website. Members and Friends of the RAOTC in Perth are reminded that the next lunchtime meeting at the Woodbridge Hotel, East Guildford, will be held tomorrow Tuesday August 8th. All are welcome, further details are published on the clubs website. Once again, tune in tomorrow for the August RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the program and please join in the call backs afterwards. 73 from Clive VK6CSW. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) facebook.com/yotaregion2 youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA twitter.com/hamyota ham-yota.com CONGRATULATIONS Nineteen-year-old Kees Van Oosbree, W0AAE of Minnesota, has been selected as the 2023 Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Amateur Radio NewsLine Young Ham of the Year. Kees was honoured for his leadership in helping other young amateurs through Youth on the Air and the Remote Ham Radio Youth Network. A visit to a museum with an amateur radio station at age 12 sparked his interest in becoming a ham. Studying on his own, he quickly earned his Technician and General Class licenses, then joined the Minnesota Wireless Association and developed his interest in contesting. HF was my life, Kees said. Contesting is pretty much my main thing in amateur radio although I do branch out and do other things. Among those "other things" is YOTA-Americas, in which he has taken on a variety of leadership roles including the training of youth operators, serving as QSL manager for W 8 Y contacts made with YOTA campers and sharing his interest in remote operating. A 2023 graduate, and class valedictorian, of Heritage Christian Academy in his hometown, Kees will be attending Iowa State University where he plans to study aerospace engineering. The YHOTY award will be presented to Kees during a ceremony at the Huntsville HamFest in Alabama on August 19. Amateur Radio NewsLine, CQ magazine, and Yaesu USA are primary sponsors of the award, along with Heil Sound, Ltd. and Radiowavz Antenna Company. (CQ) 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 21360kHz The next WICEN NSW monthly meetup is today 6 August, with another communications exercise being planned. To participate in any WICEN event, or just find out more about WICEN NSW, you can email wicen.ops@vrarescue.org WICEN nets are on every Sunday evening, using FM voice, DMR, or HF voice, depending on the week. All WICEN members and other Amateurs are welcome to join in. WICEN NSW is a support squad of VRA Rescue NSW, specialising in tactical radio communications. In between activations, WICEN supports local community events: these provide practical training for members, and help raise the public profile of Amateur Radio. To find out more, check out the WICEN NSW web site nsw.wicen.org.au ------------------------------------------------------------* 2023 Social Scene VK6 - Northern Corridor Radio Group HamFest 20th August. VK4 - Redcliffe Club CarBoot Sale Saturday 26th August at club house Kippa Ring (vk4tfn) VK4 - SUNFEST SEPTEMBER 9 (vk4an) At Mountain Creek State Schools massive air conditioned auditorium, just off the Sunshine Motor Way. Mountain Creek is tucked in to the west of Mooloolaba VK2 - SARCFEST 8am Saturday 23 September (vk2acd) VK - ALARAMeet2023 4/5 November in HOBART (luther8@bigpond.com) VK3 - Rosebud RadioFest at Eastbourne Primary School Sunday, November 12 (vk3pdg) VK5 - Amateur Radio Experimenters Group Radio & Electronics Sale November 26 (vk5qi) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024 IT'S A DATE Clubs are welcome to submit text with audio for this section Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links. VK - WIA AGM MAY 4 5 - BUNDABERG. (vk2tsg) VK - National Volunteer Week Monday 20 Sunday 26 May 2024. National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australias largest annual celebration of volunteers and their important contribution to our communities. 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