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VK National News 31Aug25
Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2025-09-31.mp3
Text edition:
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2025 AUGUST 31 WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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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
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IN NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-
WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ. -
WIA RD Contest Manager and last call for logs. -
With the dreadful news coming out of Porepunkah, a rural town 320 km
northeast of Melbourne, of the ambushing of police and the ultimate
slaying of 2, it is even more poignant to try and work VI 8 POL on air
13-29 September. It concludes on National Police Remembrance Day 29th
September, a day dedicated to honouring and remembering police officers
who have lost their lives in the line of duty. -
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA FOR WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY AUGUST 31.
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
WIA
JOIN THE WIA
tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ
Last weekend I attended the TOKYO Ham Fair. It was great to see several
Australian Amateurs in attendance. The Tokyo event was a major draw card
for amateurs and non-amateurs alike. Official numbers for the event was
around 40,000 people over the two days.
Saturday was the official opening of the Tokyo Ham Fair. This event was
hosted by the JARL and was officiated by President of the JARL who was
joined by representatives from JARL, IARU and IARU Region 3 in the
ribbon cutting ceremony.
The trade displays were amazing, with the release of the new
IC-7300 Mark 2. That stand was very well attended and the new ed a rival to SpaceX, was recently
approved to use the amateur radio band on an experimental basis for a
low-earth orbit satellite - a prototype known as FM1. It was assigned the
callsign WP2XRX, which is valid through the 1st of July, 2027. The company
plans to use the 70 cm amateur frequencies to conduct telemetry, tracking,
and telecommand between ground stations and its satellites.
The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society (MARTS) has once again
made history by sending an official delegation to participate in the
Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) Ham Fair 2025.
MARTS President Mohd Aris Bernawi said the JARL Ham Fair, the largest
amateur radio exhibition in Asia, was held in Tokyo. He said MARTS's
involvement in the exhibition highlights its important role in the
international amateur radio community, in line with MARTS's slogan of
"providing service through radio."
Still at the Japanese Hamfest and exciting news last weekend especially
if you are into Icom
Up first, there's a new Icom IC-7300 MK2 on the way.
The IC-7300 MK2 is a next-generation compact HF transceiver, building on
the worldwide success of the IC-7300 which has already sold over 100,000
units globally. There has been no official price announcement from Icom
as yet.
A couple of features of the IC-7300MK2 include:
Lower Heat Generation and Lower Power Consumption along with an HDMI Port
Up next was the Icom ID-5200, a successor to the popular Icom ID-5100.
The ID-5200 is a versatile 144/430 MHz dual-band transceiver with support
for both FM and DV (Digital Voice) modes. A key feature is its ability to
perform simultaneous dual reception of FM - FM, FM - DV and DV - DV
signals.
In India, officials are taking aim against the sale and marketing of
hand-held radios that they say violate consumer and telecommunications
regulations.
Yes the authorities in India have announced a crackdown on the listing and
sale of hand-held transceivers from China that they say break laws
governing consumer protection and the unauthorised use of radio
frequencies.
Stories in various Indian media outlets identify some of the 13 e-commerce
sellers in question as Facebook, Amazon, Flipkart and IndiaMART, among
others.
The nationâ€Ös consumer affairs commissioner Pralhad Joshi said that the
violations of the Indian Telegraph Act, the Wireless Telegraphy Act and
rules governing the use of low and very low power short-range RF devices
were being broken. Acting as an advocate for radio users, the West Bengal
Radio Clubâ€Ös secretary, Ambarish Nag Biswas VU2JFA, told the Statesman
website that users of these radio sets could interfere with police and
other agenciesâ€Ö communications and gather sensitive information relating
to national security.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION
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Alan VK4SN the Remembrance day contest manager reminded us last weekend
that logs for the RD must be received by 03ooz TODAY AUG 31.
Alan went on also to remind us:-
"Remember for those who try and submit ADIF files, logs require
conversion to Cabrillo format before submission is accepted.
On vklogchecker.com there is a link to a converter designed by
Peter VK2PR, specifically for VK contests.
This is the only converter that works for VK logs.
Please do not email me the ADIF as there is nothing I can do with it."
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A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST always the last FULL weekend of August which means
it's on NOW,
One contestant, OM Geoff Smart is really honouring ALARA with his QTH for
the contest.
It seems an Elizabeth Hutchings, VK3HM, had the distinction of being the
first YL licensed as an amateur radio operator in the state of Victoria.
Radio was in the family's genes -- in the 1920s, her son Alan held the
callsign VK3HL and her daughter, Marjorie, was licensed as VK3HQ.
Some 100 years later on the Callawadda land where the familyâ€Ös old radio
shack still stands, Geoff Smart, VK3GCM, is putting amateur radio back
into action. He chose this property, known as Bryn Avon, as his QTH for
the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association's annual competition.
(newsline)
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ALSO THIS WEEKEND SEES THE WW DIGI DX CONTEST
Yes this year's edition of the World Wide Digi DX Contest will
take place on 30-31 August (from 12:00 UTC to 11:59 UTC).
The objective is for amateurs around the world to contact as many
other amateurs in as many Maidenhead Grid Locations as possible using
the FT4 and FT8 modes on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m.
ww-digi.com
(425dxnews)
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WESTLAKES CUP
13th of September 8:30pm until 9:30pm local time
thatâ€Ös 1030 to 1130UTC.
Operation is Phone on 80 and 40 metres, and all Australian stations may
be worked.
(vk2wi news)
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Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest
Everyone is invited to the 2025 Oceania DX Contest party!
The focus of the contest is on promoting HF contacts between stations in
Oceania and the rest of the world. For operators outside the region, it's
a chance to work many Oceania stations, from remote Pacific islands to the
outback here in Australia and jungles of Indonesia.
The SSB portion of the contest runs from 06:00 UTC on Saturday, the 4th of
October to 06:00 UTC on Sunday, the 5th of October 2025.
CW operation then runs from 06:00 UTC on Saturday, the 11th of October to
06:00 UTC on Sunday, the 12th of October 2025.
2025 is the 82nd birthday of the contest. It has become the signature
event for operators across Oceania and around the world, combining DX
excitement, technical capability, and operating skills.
(IRTS)
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NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
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VI 8 POL on air 13-29 September.
QSL is via VK5PAS.
More information on VI8POL can be found on QRZ.com
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Once again special callsign 4 A 2 MAX will be activated August 1 - 31
in remembrance of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe.
Activity is on 80-6 metres SSB, CW and digital.
Born in 1894, Father Kolbe (SP 3 RN) was killed on 14 August 1941 at
Auschwitz.
two-day conference Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd
November at Kedron-Wavell RSL (vk4uh)
VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY – 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9
Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road. (vk4dmh)
VK7 - Miena HamFest Saturday November 15 10am (vk7news)
VK3 - Rosebud RadioFest, Eastbourne Primary School, Rosebud (wiacal)
November Sixteen.
VK2 - PICTON HAMFEST November 23 Picton Show Ground 8AM (vk2xqx)
VK8 - Darwin Amateur Radio Club Xmas Party 6:30pm Dec 3 (wiacal)
VK - Dec 7 WIA Affiliated Clubs briefing webinar (wiacal)
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VK - WIA AGM May 2 at 2pm Albury VK2 (wiacal)
Reception Reports
No we DO like to hear where in the world you are listening to this,
the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
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(at)wia.org.au
Not only but also those watching us on YouTube, leave a comment , access
is just below the picture on screen and again tell us where and maybe
even the day and time you are listening
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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