2024 MARCH 3 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 MARCH 3 2024 IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS THIS WEEK:- David VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio club with further on the WIA Convention Expo and HamFest. - WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ talks 'club insurance'. PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB CQ CQ - calling All VK Stations! Gidday! I'm David, VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio club! Just a reminder that the WIA Convention Expo and HamFest happening here in Bundaberg is now less than 10 weeks away!! If you are interested in setting up a display with items for sale or to promote your business or special interest, now is a good time to reserve your spot! The weekend of Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th promises to be an amazing weekend attracting amateurs from all over Australia! Make contact with the Secretary of the Bundy Amateur Radio Club to book your display. secretary@barc.asn.au 73 from David VK4DN - Bundaberg Amateur Radio club. WIA JOIN THE WIA tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y This is WIA President, Scott Williams (VK3KJ) and welcome to all l Listeners wherever you might be to the National News Broadcast this week. As many of our WIA Affiliated Clubs are aware, on 1 April each year sees the commencement of the new insurance period for those Affiliated Clubs who have progressed Liability Insurance and other insurances through the WIA preferred insurance partner in GippsInsure. Around 130 Affiliated Clubs hold some type of insurance coverage through GippsInsure ranging from Public & Products Liability, Association Liability, Professional Indemnity, Management Liability, Volunteer Workers Insurance, General Property Insurance to name a few. GippsInsure will be in contact with all Affiliated Clubs who hold insurance shortly to commence to renewal process for this year. The WIA is aware that not all insurance requirements and activities of clubs can be satisfied by the general Public & Product Liability Insurance that GippsInsure has put in place with the current Underwriter. GippsInsure continues to go to market approaching different Underwriters, continually looking for enhanced policy conditions and additional insurance coverage. The difficulty is that Underwriters have an appetite for a certain amount of risk only and of course this is balanced against the premiums that are charged. Despite GippsInsure uses it best endeavours to negotiate the best outcomes for all Affiliated Clubs, the reality is there are some activities that the Underwriters will just not insure under a general policy. The arrangement with GippsInsure continues to be price attractive and enables clubs to consolidate their insurance needs, making administration of insurance simpler. All Clubs are encouraged to carefully consider your insurance requirements and ensure adequate insurance is in place commensurate with your activities. Thats it for me this week and this has been Scott Williams, WIA President on behalf of the WIA Board Best Wishes. ACMA ALARA ________________________________________________ DISCUSSION POINT ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC, ARRL, NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, ICQPodcast, Radioworld.com Hackaday and the World Wide sources of the WIA. HOUSTON WE HAVE 4 MARTIANS! NASA has opened the call for a simulated yearlong Mars mission. If youre looking for an extended vacation next year, NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its Mars surface mission to help inform the agencys plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. Called CHAPEA, acronym for Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) is scheduled to kick off in spring 2025. The CHAPEA mission involves a four-person volunteer crew living and working inside a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat based at NASAs Johnson Space Centre in Houston. The habitat, called the Mars Dune Alpha, simulates the challenges of a mission on Mars, including resource limitations, equipment failures, communication delays, and other environmental stressors. Crew tasks include simulated spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, exercise, and crop growth. tinyurl.com/ANS-056-Mars-Mission UK - POWER UP. Ofcom the UK regulator, has released its final decisions following its consultation on the amateur radio licensing framework last year. The changes to licence conditions include the optional use of Regional Secondary Locators, increased transmitter power levels and provide greater opportunity to bring newcomers into amateur radio. There are approximately 100,000 amateur radio licences issued by Ofcom in the UK. Ofcom says that it will shortly be contacting all licensees to provide each with their new licence document. Ofcom is aiming to reissue all UK amateur radio licences by the autumn of 2024. Given that increased transmitter power limits are now available, all amateurs are reminded that they are required to carry out EMF assessments. Advice and an online EMF calculator can be found on rsgb.org/emf NORTH TO ALASKA HAARP Transmit Experiments on now till today, March 3. The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) has been conducting a research campaign on various frequencies, but all HAARP transmissions are between 2.8 MHz and 10 MHz. These experiments will help lead to a greater understanding of the production and enhancement of ELF/VLF waves, as well as lay groundwork for future studies of satellite interactions with space plasma. For more information on ELF/VLF wave generation with HAARP, see the online HAARP FAQ. haarp.gi.alaska.edu/faq FROM THE LAND OF THE FREE - TO THE LAND OF THE FEES The South African Radio League has engaged with their regulator, ICASA, about the new ICASA licence fees for the year 1 April 2024 to 30 March 2025. As soon as the SARL gets a copy of the new licence fees, it will be communicated to their members. ICASA has indicated that the electronic system must be updated with the new fees, then the process of generating the invoices will begin. Licence holders will be notified by e-mail when their invoices are ready to be downloaded from the ICASA Customer Portal. NEW ZEALAND BLAST OFF Astroscales ADRAS-J spacecraft, a demonstration satellite that could inform future space junk clean-up efforts, is now in orbit after a successful launch from New Zealand Sunday last. The satellite was sent to space atop an Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab. spaceport in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island's east coast. Its mission, which was selected by Japans space agency (JAXA) for Phase I of the Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program, will see ADRAS-J rendezvous with an old Japanese rocket upper stage thats been in orbit since 2009. Over the next few months, itll make its way to the target and eventually try to get close enough to take images and assess its condition to determine if it can be removed. ADRAS-J is officially on duty and ready to rendezvous with some space debris! the company tweeted. Let the new era of space sustainability begin! The accumulation of waste in Earths orbit from decades of spaceflight is an issue of growing concern. Across Europe, there are about 413 million vehicles, about 28% of the worlds total, according to automotive research agency Hedges & Company and radio is an important part of the European in-car audio ecosystem. Given the importance, its no surprise the European Broadcasting Union is thinking strategically about how the driverradio interface works. Writing on the EBU Blog, Tomas Granryd, head of digital partnerships at Sveriges Radio, outlined what is being called The Playbook. Despite its popularity with the public, it can be increasingly difficult to find the radio in modern cars. Too often the radio is hidden behind a confusing maze of buttons and menus. Or radio is listed along with connectivity standards such as USB and Bluetooth, Granryd writes. He noted that the issue isnt simply the in-dash interface, but also the proliferation of digital apps broadcasters have created for nonlinear listening, especially if the driver is interacting with the cars entertainment system through voice controls. Granryd and the EBU are calling for the radio industry as whole to act together to ensure radio including broadcasters apps are easily found by drivers. The Playbook effort is beginning with EBU members assuming a common, clear map of who are the key players (including broadcasters) and what is required to ensure that audiences can continue to easily find and listen to the content they love. -------------------------------------------------------------------* HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT -------------- -------------- NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024 -------------- -------------- ARRL DX Phone Contest March 2-3 Use only the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. ---------------------------------------------------- IARU HF World Championship the second full weekend of July i.e. 13-14. ---------------------------------------------------- Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest July 21st The Trans-Tasman contest, always held on the 3rd weekend in July, aims to encourage Low Band activity between VK and ZL Only contest bands 160 80 and 40M are allowed with SSB, CW and Digital (i.e. RTTY OR PSK) This contest is another official WIA Contest and will count towards the Peter Brown Contest Champion Awards. (wia.org.au) ------------------- AUGUST 17 - 18 Remembrance Day Contest. This contest commemorates the Australian Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. It is held on the weekend closest to the 15th August, the date on which hostilities ceased in the southwest Pacific area. A perpetual trophy is awarded annually to the Australian state or territory with the best performance. The name of the winning State or Territory is inscribed on the trophy, and that State or Territory then holds the trophy for 12 months. The winning State or Territory is also given a certificate, as are leading entrants. Amateurs will endeavour to contact amateurs in VK call areas, ZL and P29 on all bands except WARC bands. Modes allowed are PHONE, CW and RTTY as per the era remembered Again the 2024 contest is 17th & 18th August. (wia.org.au) ----------------------------- 44th A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST AND this ALARA contest is ALWAYS held on the last FULL weekend of August. ELIGIBILITY? All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate. Scout and Girl Guide groups are encouraged to take part using their Club's equipment and callsign. YLs work everyone; OMs work YLs only. CONTEST: Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours: STARTS: Saturday 25th August 2024 at 0600 hours UTC ENDS: Sunday 26th August 2024 at 0559 hours UTC SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES: All HF Bands except 160m & WARC Bands. Contacts made on ECHOLINK will also be accepted. (alara web page) -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD. ---------- BE LIKE STEVE ADLER VK5SFA AND BE AWARE! Steve has received a spam email in the form of an eQSL. Main thing to look out for is the spelling, as an example card is spelt with a DOUBLE A As with ANYTHING you receive which you are not expecting or rings warning bells, NEVER EVER click links or attachments. -------------- MOROCCO. Yannick, F6FYD is QRV as CN 2 YD until March 15. -------------- SOLOMON ISLANDS H44MS Bernard, is operating in the Solomon Islands until the end of April on HF, using SSB and FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. (ARNewsLine 2416) -------------- THE VAAL DAM CELEBRATES ITS 85TH BIRTHDAY The Sasolburg ARC will be operating ZS 85 VDAM now to 1 April 2024 to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the opening of the Vaal Dam. There is a special QSL Card available - send your QSL card to the Sasolburg ARC to receive the ZS 85 VDAM QSL Card. -------------- NAMIBIA. QRV is V 51 WH from Omaruru until the end of April. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 meters for those in the world able to use that band. V51WH. QSL to Gunter, home call is DK2WH Another operator is Frank, DL7ATA who is on a road trip until 23rd of March operating during his evening hours as V5/DL7ATA using SSB. QSL via home call (eHam) ------------------------------------------------------------* NET ADVICE NewsLine recently looked at start-up net for hams who take radio seriously enough to know there's also a time for laughter. As Ralph Squillace KK6ITB tells us, this is no joke - or....is it? The multi-mode digital network known as the QuadNet Array doesn't just unite fans of D-STAR, DMR and C4FM Fusion. Starting next month, a new mode will be added to the mix once a week: Pun Mode. Pun Mode is neither digital nor analogue and it's not the exclusive practice of ham radio operators. Hams who have a reputation for groan-inducing wordplay now have a refuge in which to practice their craft. The Pun in Life Net is starting up on the QuadNet array beginning on Saturday the 2nd of March at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The net control and punster-in-chief is Daryl Stout, N5VLZ, a past participant in the World Championship Pun-Off held every May at the O. Henry Museum in Austin Texas. Humour must conform to on-the-air standards of decency -- and because this is a digital mode, the only QRM you are likely to hear are the loud groans from everyone else. Visit the website openquad dot net (openquad.net) to check it out before you check in. Daryl is hoping for a big enough crowd to make this a pun-in-a-million experience. This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB. (ARNewsLine 2417) ________________________________________________ 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/ https://bunkersontheair.wixsite.com/october23 New Parks for VK7 101 new Worldwide Flora and Fauna park/reserve reference areas have recently been added to the VK7 directory which now lists over 300 references ready to be activated. All of these new WWFF reference areas fall within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) protected area category system. The list of the new VK7 park/reserves can be found in the WWFF online directory or the WWFFAustralia website and will soon be added to the ParksnPeaks website. wwffaustralia.com/ parksnpeaks.org/ While we are at it a reminder a World Wide Flora and Fauna parks group meets twice weekly in the Apple Isle, Mondays and Fridays 10.30AM at the Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry Street, Launceston. For more information contact Al on 0417 354 410. (vk7winews) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather) Strongest Flare of the Current Solar Cycle On February 22nd, the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle was detected. Flares are classified according to their strength and the smallest ones are B-class, followed by C, M and X, which is the most extreme. The largest flare in recent days, an X6.3 flare was the sun's most powerful outburst since 2017. What makes this more notable is that it was the third X-class flare in 24 hours from our very active sun at the moment. (IRTS) 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 March bulletin to go to air. This month, instead of the usual broadcast, we offer an historical broadcast from years past by Allan Doble, VK3AMD, now SK. The usual latest news and information will be broadcast next month. 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 raotc.org.au Or just search RAOTC broadcasts in your favourite browser. 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 new venue, the Woodbridge Hotel, East Guildford is on Tuesday March 12th. All are welcome, further details are published on the clubs website. Once again, tune in tomorrow for the March RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the program and please join in the call backs afterwards. 73 from Clive VK6CSW. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org FUNcube:- After a good period of transponder activity FUNcube batteries need a short rest so the plan is to switch the transponder OFF between March 3rd (today) to 15th subject to operational conditions. FUNcube will be placed in "Safe mode" and will still provide low power telemetry (ans) FINAL FRONTIER in more than one way. NASA is developing a plan to deorbit the International Space Station currently scheduled for 2030. Since the approximately 110 metre wide laboratory is too big to completely vaporize if left to naturally burn in Earths atmosphere, the space agency intends to send a US spacecraft to help deorbit the station and direct its re-entry over the unpopulated area of the South Pacific. The goal is to give the ISS an extra space tug to help it move more than it could with its own thrust, and guide the final burns for ISS to re-enter Earths atmosphere. The space tug is expected to cost $1 billion US dollars. Russia has agreed to stay on board ISS through till 2028, after which it may focus on building its own station in low-Earth orbit. Other partner countries have agreed to continue their presence through 2030, but it is not clear precisely how they will contribute to retiring the ISS. tinyurl.com/ANS-056-ISS-Tug. [ANS] WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA IOTA Number OC-065 Pigeon Island, H40WA Listen for the Intrepid DX Group's DXpedition to Pigeon Island, IOTA Number OC-065 until March 7. The team are operating CW, SSB and FT8 in fox and hound mode on 160 through 6 metres with as many as six stations operational as H 40 WA H40WA Pigeon Island is one of the Reef Islands in the Solomon Islands; in Temotu Province, 360 nautical miles from Honiara, not the WA island also called Pigeon, which lays well of the coast NW of Geraldton. Watch the team's Facebook page for updates. See QRZ.com for QSL details. OC 144 7B4K Ketawai Island The Bangka Belitung DXpedition Team, signing as 7B4K, will be active from Ketawai Island, OC-144 (Bangka and Belitung Islands) during May 24-26, 2024. QRV on HF bands. Check QRZ.com entry for more info including QSL manager. QTH is an Island between Singapore and Jakarta WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MARITIME INCLUDING ILLW NEWS - ILLW 17th August 2024 to 18th August 2024 Australian and New Zealand lights planned and advised to WIA :- AU 0102 Point Charles NT - Darwin AR Club - NZ 0001 Cape Campbell - - ZL6CC Maritime Radio Day 2024 Registration is now open for Maritime Radio Day 2024 which takes place annually on the 14th and 15th of April to commemorate the almost 100 years of wireless telegraphy service for seafarers which ended with the closure, in the UK, of Portishead Radio on the 30th of April 2000. This event is a great opportunity to QSO with ex-Marine Radio Officers and Coast Station Professionals who exchange details of their previous ships and coast stations. The mode of operation is CW, and all the HF bands are used including the WARC bands. A certificate of participation will be issued to all who submit results. Amateur Licence holders are invited to register and take part as Friends of MRD. SWLs may also submit logs. For more information, you can visit their web site, found in this weeks text edition and shown on screen in our video version of WIA NATIONAL NEWS radioofficers.com/mrd-2024/ (IRTS) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) facebook.com/yotaregion2 facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/ youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA twitter.com/hamyota ham-yota.com Particularly for our European friends tuned today, the European Space Agency Academys CubeSat Summer School is open for applications. Taking place over four weeks from 5 to 30 August 2024 in Belgium, applications are now open for university students with engineering, physics and business management backgrounds. During Summer School, ESA and external experts will deliver an extensive mix of lectures and hands-on activities. The entire project lifecycle of a satellite mission will be covered, from design to verification, launch and operations, including typical milestone reviews and new methodologies. Students will be introduced to legal, cybersecurity, and economic aspects of space projects. The Summer School will even introduce space entrepreneurship skills, offering support in devising methods of turning a CubeSat into a viable and profitable business opportunity. tinyurl.com/ANS-056-ESA-Summer-School. [ANS] YOTA Contest 2024 Organized by the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group in co-operation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society, the aim of the YOTA Contest is to increase youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the reputation of the YOTA programme, and demonstrate support for youngsters across the world in all regions. The three sessions of this year's YOTA Contest will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on 10 March, 21 July and 29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB. Everyone can work everyone. The complete rules can be found on ham-yota.com/contest. (sarl) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO HAM Operators from Cyclone Shelters of India's Nachugunta Island, promoted Emergency Communication Preparedness by Engaging Local Schools and Villages and using self-designed and locally developed communication equipment, showcasing the "Make in India" initiative. This was the opening paragraph in a story written and released by the Indian Ministry of Communication. Advocating last mile connectivity and a ham in every village, alongside the readiness of hams to aid in communication failures, this dedicated team of amateur radio operators embarked on a significant journey from the cyclone shelters of Nachugunta Island, in Andhra Pradesh, to participate in the expedition. It aimed at integrating ham radio education in primary and secondary schools for widespread adoption and enhanced disaster response across the country. Despite facing the challenges of a very difficult and remote location, these enthusiasts showcased the spirit of innovation and resilience that truly embodies the 'Make in India' ethos in the communication sector. The Ministry of Communications went on " The In-charge of the Wireless Monitoring Station in Vijayawada and the Head of the International Monitoring Earth Station in Jalna, accompanied by an official from the Department of Telecommunications headquarters, visited the remote site. During the visit, they commended the steadfast dedication of the amateur radio operators, acknowledging their efforts as a reflection of India's excellence in communication technology. Five Amateur High Frequency stations and one Amateur Satellite station were set up from the disaster-prone village of Nachugunta Island, IOTA NUMBER AS-199 and also used the cyclone shelters along the Bay of Bengal coastline as their base for communication. (Amateur Radio Daily) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SOFTWARE DEVELOPEMENT Now in its fifth year, the Amateur Radio Software Award recognizes the contributions that free, open source software has made to enhance the experience of ham radio. The international award's judges are now in search of this year's recipient from anywhere in the world. Last year's winner was Stephen Loomis, NTTL, whose development of GridTracker has helped hams simplify the tracking of contacts by visualizing radio traffic on such modes as FT8. Earlier winners were David Rowe, VK5DGR, for his Codec 2 project, which gives digital voice communications access to other software and hardware projects without the need for licensing, fees and other concerns and the first award recipient was Anthony Good, K3NG, for the K3NG Arduino CW Keyer. In addition to receiving the award, winners are also celebrated later in the year with a special event station calling attention to the innovative spirit they represent. arsaward.com (sourced to ARNewsLine 2417) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024 IT'S A DATE Clubs are welcome to email 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. VK4 - Gladstone Amateur Radio Club BBQ 9th March (vk4xmc) VK4 - Redcliffe and Districts REDFEST April 6 (vk4tfn) VK5 - SCARC BUY and SELL 21st April Seaford Meadows (vk5og) VK - WIA AGM MAY 4 5 - BUNDABERG. (vk2tsg) VK2 and 4 - Park-fest 4 & 5 of May Bundaberg AND Dorrigo (vk4kc) 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. VK5 - Aust. Fox Hunting championships Mt Gambier 8/9 June.(vk5dj) VK4 - GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 31 (still to be advised ) (vk4DMH) VK5 - Amateur Radio Experiments Group Radio & Electronics Sale Saturday 26th October 10AM David Roche Park Kilburn (vk5qi) VK3 - SPARC Rosebud RadioFest November 17 at Eastbourne Primary School, Allambi Ave. Rosebud. (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. 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. 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