-------------------------------------------------------------------69 2024 MAY 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 MAY 12 2024 IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS THIS WEEK:- WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ and last weekends WIA AGM. - ALARA GRANTS with Linda VK7QP. BUT WAIT - THERE'S 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 This is WIA President, Scott Williams (VK3KJ) and welcome to all listeners wherever you might be to the National News Broadcast this week. Wow, what a huge past week it has been with the WIA Convention and AGM taking place in Bundaberg last weekend on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May. The WIA convention this year was held in conjunction with the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club and what a stellar job they did in hosting the event. We kicked off on Friday night with the opening of the Convention and my thanks goes out to Mayor Helen Blackburn for speaking and officially opening the convention. We then settled into some networking drinks and dinner for those people that stayed. On Saturday the convention got underway at the local Multiplex Centre and in addition to a great range of commercial exhibitors, there was a hamfest and a great range of presentations and talks in one of the lecture rooms. The Saturday night was the Gala dinner with around 70 people in attendance and then the highlight was a live cross to the International Space Station (NA1SS) who interacted with a range of Bundaberg High School students. The students got to ask a whole range of questions and it was truly a unique and memorable occasion. Thank you to ARISS Co-Ordinator Shane Lynd VK4KHZ and also to Martin Diggens VK6MJ who established the contact and then patched the audio through to Bundaberg. On Sunday, the WIA AGM took place in the morning and there was all the normal proceedings. The WIA announced that is had recorded a small surplus for the year ending 31 December 2023 of $10,492 and closed with a net asset position of $475,186. This also included a $20,000 provision of additional IT system development and marketing / promotional expenses. One of the highlights of the AGM was the membership granting Honorary Life Membership to Robert Broomhead, VK3DN. Robert has been a significant contributor to the WIA for over 35 years and this recognition was very fitting indeed. There was also a long list of awards presented and further information will be published on the WIA website shortly. Some of the awards presented were: Presidents Commendation Dr Kevin Johnston VK4UH Presidents Commendation Terry Mowles VK5TM Presidents Commendation Sam Dellit VK1DXA Brenda Edmonds Award HAM COLLEGE VK6HC Technical Excellence Award Andrew McColm VK3FS Chris Jones Award Peter Cossins VK3BFG Michael J Owen Distinction Medal Alan Shannon VK4SN Roger Harrison VK2ZRH the WIA Editor in Chief of the AR Magazine and Publications Committee presented the following WIA PUBLICATIONS AWARDS Encouragement Award Alec Cherry VK2MV Encouragement Award - Rob Streater VK3BRS, Higginbotham Award Will McGhie VK6UU Higginbotham Award - Phil Wait VK2ASD Al Shawsmith Award - Glen Alford VK3CAM Al Shawsmith Award Peter Wolfenden VK3RV Technical Award Jim Tregellas VK5JST Technical Award Lou Destefano VK3AQZ Technical Award - Dale Hughes VK1DSH The WIA AGM was attended by around 70 individuals and a special guest of the Board was Dainel Vandenberg ZL2DRV, who is the President of NZART. It was great to have Daniel attend the weekend in person and thank you Daniel for making the effort to travel over from New Zealand. After the AGM, the WIA held its normal open forum and there was some great discussion around the ACMA Five Year Spectrum Outlook, Class Licensing and then an update on club insurance. Overall, it was an outstanding couple of days with around 220 people that attended over the 3 days. I want to personally acknowledge and thank the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club and a huge thank you to all of the organising committee, but in particular to Secretary David Nebe VK4DN who did an outstanding job to make the weekend a tremendous success. To all those members that travelled to Bundaberg, thank you for supporting the WIA convention and AGM hosted by the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club. Thats it for me this week and after being away all of last weekend, I am sure looking forward to staying home this weekend with my family. Can I say a very happy Mothers day to all those mothers listening today. This has been Scott Williams, WIA President on behalf of the WIA Board Best Wishes. ALARA This is Linda VK7QP with some good news about ALARA grants. ALARA is continuing its grant program under the new class licence arrangements. ALARA offers a limited number of grants to women and girls applying for a Foundation level recognition certificate or upgrading to Standard or Advanced. There have been some changes in the grants now that the ACMA has reduced charges for the certificate and callsign application. ALARA will now not only cover half these costs, but also half the cost of a Foundation manual, and other charges, such as course fees. Just keep all your receipts and make an application once you have your callsign. The grant also includes one years membership of ALARA. For more details and an application form go to the ALARA website. ALARA.org.au Lyn VK4SWE has just updated the ALARA website. It includes the new grant information, photos from ALARAmeet 2023 and some new guides to encourage young beginners in amateur radio. Have a look. ALARA.org.au ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to ARRL, DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, ICQPodcast, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA. RESEARCHER SAYS SATELLITES IMPERIL MAGNETOSPHERE A researcher in Iceland is calling satellites a hazard to the protective shield around Earth known as the magnetosphere. American physicist has been stirring concern about the impact of satellite re-entries on the Earth's magnetosphere. The scientist, Sierra Solter-Hunt, a doctoral candidate at the University of Iceland, writes that magnetic dust generated at the time of satellite re-entry could eventually destroy the planet's protective shield - a concern accelerated in recent years by the proliferation of commercial satellite mega-constellations such as the Starlink network. An article on the space.com website notes that although meteors are also known to burn up as they enter our atmosphere, their makeup is not the same as the man-made satellites. Several media reports say that the research paper's theory has been questioned by other scientists who nevertheless agree that the impact of satellites burning up upon re-entry does require further study. FCC PROPOSES $850,000 TOTAL FINES, CHARGING SIX WITH PIRACY The FCC is taking action against more US radio stations it claims engaged in unlicensed operation. Six broadcast radio stations in Massachusetts have been charged with piracy by the US Federal Communications Commission, which is proposing to levy a total of $850,000 in fines against them. The stations, along with seven operators who are said to be unlicensed, were identified as part of a sweep by enforcement agents in the Boston metropolitan area. The agents conducted the investigations under the PIRATE Act, which gives the FCC increased ability to act against pirate broadcasters by authorizing fines of as much as $100,000 per violation up to a total of $2 million. The US Department of Justice is responsible for enforcement and collection of the fines. The PIRATE Act, which became law in 2020 is an acronym for Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement.. MARKING A 100-YEAR-OLD RAGCHEW THAT MADE HISTORY Two CW ops made history 100 years ago this month - one in Argentina and the other in New Zealand. A two-hour ragchew between the hams was one for the history books as well as the log books and indeed, that's just where that contact has been recorded. The CW contact between Carlos Braggio, C B8, and Ivan O'Meara, 2 AC, took place on May 22nd, 1924, setting a world distance record. The fact that the 7,000-mile chat was on 130 metres stunned scientists who believed that such a frequency could never support long-distance radio. The New York Times headline shouted to the world: "Radio amateurs talk 7,000 miles for 2 hours; Argentinian and New Zealander Establish What Is Declared a Record for Non-Professionals." Starting on the 18th of May, that history, as recorded by NZART historian Craig Crawford, ZL3TLB, is being celebrated. the New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters and the Radio Club Argentina are marking the centenary of this record-setting contact. Many Argentinian amateurs will be signing on the air with the prefix of "L" followed by a number, hoping to exchange greetings with hams in New Zealand. The NZART branch in Gisborne, where Ivan had his QTH, will host an open house celebration, also on the 18th of May, at their radio room at the Eastern Institute of Technology. For the rest of the month, hams from the Gisborne branch will be on air using callsign ZL 1 AC. CQ Magazine Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, SK Long-time amateur radio publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, has become a Silent Key. He passed away April 27. In 1960, Ross started working for Cowan Publishing Company and quickly became Associate Editor for CQ. He was elevated to Vice President General Manager of the company in 1976 and in this role, he was responsible for all fiscal matters and publishing operations for five publications. As President of CQ Communications, Inc., he was also publisher of multiple magazine titles, including Popular Communications, CQ VHF, CQ Contest, WorldRadio, Communications Quarterly, CB Radio Magazine, Electronic Servicing & Technology, Modern Electronics, MicroComputer Journal, and Music and Computer Educator. In addition, Ross oversaw the production and publication of CQ Communications books and calendars, the CQ Video Library, and more. We have not heard yet what plans would be made for CQ magazine's future. Gaspar, EA6AMM, IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service coordinator reports that there is CODAR-like radar transmitting on 25 000 kHz CF (Bandwidth = 200 kHz. 2 sps) and causing interference from 24 900 to 24 990 kHz, so almost the whole 12 m amateur radio band. The signal is coming from the sea and not from the shore. It's believed the signal is most likely coming from the Croatian coast." The signal can be heard daily, the transmissions are lengthy. ------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION Since the RSGB Commonwealth Contest in March, a small group including representatives from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, has been discussing possible changes that might be made to encourage more participation in the contest in future years. Although confidence is that the contest will be viable in its present form for some time, concern is that fewer Commonwealth participants outside the more highly represented countries has been observed and it may be appropriate to freshen up the contest. The committee are now very keen to hear from regular entrants and also from those who have never entered but might consider doing so in the future. surveymonkey.com/r/CommonwealthContest24 Please complete the questionnaire whose link is in the text edition of this weeks WIA NATIONAL NEWS, its only open for about a week, closes Monday 20 May. -------------- -------------- NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024 -------------- -------------- The St. George Amateur Radio Society will hold the Don Edwards memorial slow Morse next weekend, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May. This contest commemorates Don VK2NV, whose operating was almost exclusively on CW. Don was always willing to assist other amateurs to learn, or to improve, their Morse Code. The contest aims to encourage all amateurs but especially those who dont usually operate Morse to take part. Contest rules are simple send by hand and receive by ear, no more than 10 words per minute. Past contests have seen many successful contacts at 5 words per minute or less. Full details on the St. George Amateur Radio Society's website sgars.org (VK2EMU / VK2WI) ---------------------------------------------------- IARU HF World Championship July 13-14. Starts: Zero hours UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday (CQ) ---------------------------------------------------- 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) ------------------- YOTA Contest 2024 The next session of this year's YOTA Contest will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC 21 July on the five classic bands using CW and SSB. Everyone can work everyone. The complete rules can be found on ham-yota.com/contest. ----------------- 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) ------------- Oceania DX Contest This years contest will be held on October 5th and 12th respectively. oceaniadxcontest.com ------------------- YOTA CONTEST Youth on the air test 3 of 3 will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on 29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB. (yota) -------------------------------------------------------------------- DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD. -------------- RWANDA. QRV is 9 X 2 AW from Kigali until May 17 on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL 9X2AW via M 0 OXO. (eHam) -------------- Special callsign 9H6HE is in use by the Malta Amateur Radio League to celebrate the swearing in of Malta's 11th President. Look for activity until the 31st of May on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands using SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL 9H6HE via Logbook of the World, noting that paper QSL cards are not available. (rsgb) -------------- MALAWI. Don, 7Q6M is QRV until May 13, 2024 and has also been active on 160 meters. QSL via LoTW. ---------- Botswana Active will be A 25 SHD from different locations in Botswana, between 30 April and 13 May. QSL A25SHD via home call which is HB 9 SHD. (sarl) -------- In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City Police Radio Amateur Club throughout the year, operating as HB 2 SP the club is marking its 20th anniversary. Unfortunately no Bureau QSL's but you can use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs until December 31. (sourced to ARNewsLine 2410) -------------- Listen throughout the year for the special callsign 9 A 1 RKZ marking the 100th anniversary of the Radioklub Zagreb which was founded the 24th of March 1924 in Croatia QSL via 9A1ADE. (ARNewsLine 2410) ---------- IRELAND Special event callsign EI 80 MB is active until the 31st of May to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the rescue of 168 German seamen who were rescued from the waters of the Bay of Biscay after a battle between British and German naval forces in 1943. The men were carried out by a small Irish coaster called Kerlogue [KER-LOG] which had the callsign EIMB. The rescue took more than ten hours. QSL WI80MB via Club Log's OQRS or via EI6AL (RSGB) ------------- AUSTRIA OE100RADIO [OSCAR-ECHO-ONE-HUNDRED-ROMEO-ALPHA-DELTA-INDIA-OSCAR] is active until the 31st of December celebrating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of regular radio transmissions in Austria in 1924. The station has heard recently on the 40m band using CW. QSL via the Bureau. (gb2rs) ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------* WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather) On May 1, an extremely powerful solar flare occurred on the Sun which led to a large-scale radio blackout throughout the Pacific region. The flare peaked at 2346 UTC and lasted 12 minutes. Flares on the Sun are a manifestation of magnetic energy that accumulates in its atmosphere and is then released in the form of intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation. They are divided by size into categories, the most powerful of which is X-class, followed by M, C, B and A-class. According to Spaceweatherlive.com the flare May 1 had a power of M 9.53, which is slightly less than the X-class. The strength of the flare was measured by NASAs GOES-16 satellite. Read more Universe Magazine bit.ly/3JPdqeK (twiar) HamSCI to Present Initial Eclipse Findings at Hamvention Initial results of the HamSCI 2023-2024 Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science will be presented May 19th by Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF during Hamvention at the Antenna Forum. In addition, HamSCI will provide numerous forum and booth talks at Hamvention. (ard) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS A pico balloon launched by the Hualapai Amateur Radio Club will mark 1 year in orbit on May 19th. The balloon contains a 20 meter WSPR beacon from QRP Labs. Overcoming a damaged dipole antenna, telemetry from the balloon was recently received by two stations in Australia. VK5ARG and VK7JJ first started spotting it with complete reception of the telemetry, altitude, solar panel voltage and temperature. It was still at 50,000 feet give or take a couple hundred feet as the air pressure changes at altitude. The balloon has now started another trip across the Pacific Ocean heading due east toward South America, so they probably will not hear from it for a while. The balloon is a hydrogen filled 32" Yokohama brand clear sphere which are purchased from Japan. (hrd and qrz) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org AMSAT Italia Enters into Ownership of IO-117 GreenCube Satellite AMSAT Italia announced their acquisition of the IO-117 GreenCube satellite. This move averts the satellite decommissioning process that was signposted for last February by transferring the legal responsibility of the satellite from the Italian Space Agency to AMSAT Italia. GreenCube is a hugely popular amateur radio digipeater and is the first ham radio satellite to operate in a medium earth orbit. Orbiting at altitude in excess of 5800 km, it has a very large footprint. (irts) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA iota-world.org/ Activation of VI 60 IOTA coming to an island near you! Grant VK5GR is coordinating the activation of a special event callsign celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Islands on the Air program this year in Australia. The callsign will be VI60IOTA. As part of the activation, Grant is looking to have the callsign be active from as many different VK IOTAs as possible. So far that includes OC-171, OC-001 and OC-261, with plans for OC-139, OC-136 and hopefully others in the works. Each activation window can be as long or short as the respective operators can offer. If they want to book the callsign for windows of 6 hours over a weekend or an afternoon that's fine. To book, you just need to email iotacheckpoint@gmail.com You can then put the callsign on air - making sure to broadcast which IOTA you are located in. The only requirement is that all contacts are logged in an ADIF format and the log is sent by email to iotacheckpoint@gmail.com within 24hrs of the conclusion of the activation. Each planned activation is added to the VI60IOTA QRZ page (along with its IOTA designator) so that people know where the call is coming from at any given time. QSL cards are being handled through Charles M0OXO as the event QSL manager. (vk7wi news) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MARITIME INCLUDING ILLW NEWS - ILLW 17th August 2024 to 18th August 2024 The U.S. retired the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham more than 3 decades ago, but the decorated ship's radio room came back to life recently its computer screens blinking with color-coded blocks of numbers and letters. Two experienced radiomen, both now in their 80s, donned headphones and manned the computers and radio dials, sending out calls, making contacts and communicating with people, by voice and Morse code, all over the world -- New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, France, all 50 states of the USA and more. But they weren't discussing military operations or classified missions. No, this was a "party," an amateur or ham, radio party. In the jargon of these radio operators, it was the FQP Florida QSO Party, and it took place over two days for 10 hours each day with local ham radio operators manning the station in the Inghams radio room making contact with as many people as they could in as many far-flung places as possible. (eHam) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the Signal Identification Guide Wiki at sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military The RSGB National Radio Centre will be operating special event callsign GB 2 DAY to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings during the Second World War. The station will be active between the 6th and 9th of June. In addition, volunteers will be hosting the special demonstration station GB1SOE (SOE is Special Operations Executive on Saturday the 15th of June. (rsgb) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO Storms and Tornadoes: Amateur Radio Ready Strong storms and reports of at least 60 tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the Central U.S. for nearly two weeks. Homes and businesses across Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, and Iowa were destroyed, and power is still down for more than 30,000 residents. President Joe Biden declared a major disaster exists in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by severe storms. Section Manager of the ARRL Iowa Section Lelia Garner, WA0UIG, reported that in Iowa, they have moved from response to recovery. We recently networked at a central Iowa HamFest and are building our emergency communications capacity primarily through the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). ARES resources include personnel, experience, meetings, training, communications equipment and operating trailers. The opportunity to share our experience and knowledge gained in the field has been critical to supporting ARES in Iowa," said WA0UIG. She added that awareness is the best tool stressing that amateur operators and ARES members work to help the National Weather Service and other served agencies in order make their work and the community safer. (sourced to arrl) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA & FAUNA PROGRAM, PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS: Mills On The Air. The Mills on the Air event is held annually in May, and is co-ordinated by the Denby Dale Radio Society in the United Kingdom. It coincides with the National Mills Weekend, run by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. This is not a contest, but rather an opportunity of promoting the hobby of amateur radio and at the same time promoting the preservation of heritage. Mills of all kinds around the world, including Australia are currently on air over this weekend including in VK3 at Smeaton where the Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club (BAREC) is operating at Andersons Mill with the special callsign of VI3MILLS today and tomorrow on HF frequencies: 7.115 and 3.655MHz and 2 metre repeaters VK3RWA and VK3RCV. An eQSL card is available on request by sending your QSO details to @... Andersons Mill features displays of heritage crafts, machinery and historical information, along with the huge waterwheel and steam engines, plus lots more, with free admission. Be ' , , Today, , . The Mills on the Air event is held annually in May, and is co-ordinated by the Denby Dale Radio Society in the United Kingdom. It coincides with the National Mills Weekend, run by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. https://www.ddars.net/mills.html The VI3MILLS callsign is available for BAREC from May 10th to May 13th. Stations that have worked the BAREC VI3MILLS callsign during that period (subject to operator availability) are eligible for an emailed QSL card. , (.. , , ) @... You do not need to send a QSL card, however we will be happy to display any QSL cards received in our club room. : HF: 80 metres on 3.655 MHz +- and 40 metres on 7.115 MHz +-. VK3RWA Ben Nevis repeater, 147.100 MHz + offset, CTCSS of 91.5. IRLP Node 6310 (subject to the Node availability). VK3RCV Mt Alexander repeater, 147.150 + offset. Listen out during the Saturday and Sunday on 80 and 40 metres, VK3RWA and VK3RCV, or call in via IRLP Node 6310. Frequencies and times may vary over the weekend. : Friday May 10th from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm AEST (0930 to 1130 UTC) on 3.590 MHz - catch Stephen VK3SPX (using VI3MILLS) on the Bottle Shop Net from 8 pm! Friday May 10th from 9.30 pm to 10.30 pm AEST (1130 to 1230 UTC) on 3.655 MHz +-. Scheduled operator: Don VK3PDB. Monday May 13th from 9 am to 3 pm AEST (2300 May 12th to 0500 May 13th UTC) on 7.115 MHz +-. Scheduled operator: Tony VK3CTM. Monday May 13th from 6 pm to 9 pm AEST (0800 to 1100 UTC) on 3.655 MHz +-. Scheduled operator: Tony VK3CTM. Keep an eye out at qrz.com/db/VI3MILLS for other frequencies and times and QSL information. Join us for a great weekend. "The atmospheric Anderson's Mill comes alive with displays of heritage crafts, machinery and historical information. The huge waterwheel turns majestically transporting all who see it back to the days when machinery ran quietly and cannot be heard inside the mill with its thick bluestone walls." Free entry! There is more information at nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/national-trust-andersons-mill-heritage- weekend and facebook.com/AndersonsMillSmeaton --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. VK2 - June 8-9. Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club Field Day. (vk2zhe) VK5 - Aust. Fox Hunting championships Mt Gambier 8/9 June.(vk5dj) VK4 - Caboolture Radio Club HamFest July 11 (vk7jea) VK3 - Bendigo AR & Electronics Club RadioFest August 18 (vk3gtv) VK4 - GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 at Nerang Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road Nerang. (vk4DMH) VK5 - Amateur Radio Experiments Group Radio & Electronics Sale Saturday 26th October 10AM David Roche Park Kilburn (vk5qi) VK7 - Tasmanian Ham Conference November 2 and 3 Hobart. (vk7news) Held at the Sandy Bay Campus of UTAS. The Friday night is a social BBQ held at the REAST Clubrooms and then Saturday and the first half of Sunday is a fun-filled conference of presentations and activities centred around Innovation in Amateur Radio. 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. 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