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Weekly news from the WIA:

MP3 edition of news available at: 
http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2014-04-20.mp3 

Text edition:

WIANEWS - APRIL 20 - VK NATIONAL NEWS
 
	(Please remove S P A C E S in Email Addresses before using)

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 THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK

 Oh... and to contact us with your news because
 If It Matters To You It Matters To Us!

 Email nationalnews @ wia . org . au 


 http://www.wia.org.au   (click news in member area) Submit your audio news 

 TWITTER http://twitter.com/VK1WIA

 Please... If you are only submitting text and not audio, write your story as
 you would expect to hear it being read back and NEVER send just links &
 url's. When you upload audio email us the txt version. 
 

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 WIANEWS WEEK COMMENCING APR 20 2014.  
 OUR 19TH YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

 WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH re AGM

 WIA PR4AmateurRadio EXPO 

 AX Special prefix for ANZAC Day

 AM and CW on ANZAC Day Event

 THESE STORIES AND MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE
 OF AUSTRALIA FOR WEEK COMMENCING APRIL 20  2014. 
  


 
 TRENDING ON VK1WIA TWITTER ACCOUNT
 http://twitter.com/VK1WIA 

 #WIA ITA WICEN

 #WIA PR4AmateurRadio



 Breaker breaker, can I get a call back?

 The language of amateur radio is almost an art-form, opening lines of
 communication across the world said a pair of ABC presenters in Bundaberg,
 where, as they said, a dedicated group of enthusiasts are keeping these
 unique skills alive.
 
 Some of the aims of last weekend's PR4Amateur Radio Expo were community
 interaction and media coverage for Amateur Radio, with many successful
 examples occurring. ABC Regional Radio Bundaberg got into the spirit of
 things for the WIA's PR4AmateurRadio EXPO when Ross Kay and Wayne Shearman
 interviewed VK4HAX Dave Nebe.
 
 "There are 2 million amateurs worldwide, we've got 20,000 amateurs in
 Australia, and people still keep the tradition alive, like Morse code and
 that sort of thing."
 
 In Bundaberg there are about 40 members in the club, with over 100 people
 regularly on amateur radio bands."
 
 David says the availability of modern electronics means that whatever your
 interest, you can usually build it yourself.

 He told the ABC that Amateur Radio is different things to different people.
 Some like working on antennas, so they like to put an antenna to communicate
 with someone far afield. Dave VK4HAX enjoys building things, trying out a
 project, and sharing it with others.

 http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/04/14/3984993.htm

 PR4Amateur Radio Expo reports are still coming in, but initially include
 indications of some potential recruitment, and that a greater understanding
 now existed among the public who visited.

 Ipswich and District Radio Club President, Glen Woodrow VK4FARR, in the
 Ipswich Advertiser, reports social media has not damped the enthusiasm of
 those engaged in Amateur Radio.

 The club marked World Amateur Radio Day with an Expo, calling on residents
 to get involved in the fun.

 Glenn VK4FARR said, "It has never been easier to enter the hobby through
 the basic Foundation Licence, and the club can show you how to join in the
 fun."

 He was speaking as modern Amateur Radio was showcased across the nation to
 the public at demonstration stations.

 A few visitors to the Expo had seen an antenna in their neighbourhood and
 wondered what it meant. Some thought we'd gone out of existence, had a
 former relative involved, or held an old fashioned view of it. Others have
 not even  heard of us.
  
 The WIA CQ Expo stations have generated interest and stimulated much
 discussion on public relations among existing radio amateurs.

 PR4Amateur Radio Expo reports are still coming in, but initially include
 indications of some potential recruitment, and that a greater understanding
 now existed among the public who visited.
  
 Talking of recruitment,

 All in The Family

 Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club recently conducted exams for some
 prospective amateurs, including a mum and her three sons.  Sunnycoast are
 happy say they were all successful and very soon dad will sit the exam!





 Super Tropical Cyclone
 
 It has been a week since Tropical Cyclone Ita with winds of 230km/h came
 ashore near Cooktown in Far North Queensland, and then swept south before
 heading out to sea.

 Initially rated Category 5 when making landfall late on Friday April the
 11th to damage buildings, down trees and cut infrastructure.

 Dale McCarty VK4DMC reports that no Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network
 (WICEN) activation occurred to his knowledge, although 7.088 MHz and 3.588
 MHz were monitored, with hams checking in to support the welfare of others.
 
 Tropical Cyclone Ita was downgraded to a Category 1, but on its southward
 track continued with strong winds and heavy rain, isolating many areas, and
 leaving some without electricity.

 Sugar cane and banana crops were flattened. The tourism industry faces cancellations
 despite pleas that Queensland was still open for business. The population was
 prepared, but with Ita rated at Category 5 many took refuge in community
 shelters.

 Communication losses:-
 loss of landline and mobile services at Hope Vale.
 loss of some ADSL services at Cooktown
 loss of 2G mobile base stations at Mt Piebald and Cape Flattery.
 Mid-week 2G and ADSL was still out in Cooktown. However on the whole, mobile
 phones remained mostly intact and fibre optic cables provided communication
 with some areas.

 ABC Radio in Queensland and RadioTAB (where we prepare the WIA news) had
 in place a community service whereby if in any cyclone area where only the
 TAB radio service was the one 'on air', ABC had the codes to enable their
 cyclone information program to take over the RadioTAB transmitters.  

 Radio Australia activated its purpose built shortwave outlet in Shepparton
 Victoria to beam the latest cyclone information into Queensland thousands
 of kilometres to its north.

 (Jim Linton VK3PC, Chairman IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee)





 Heads in the Cloud.

 The Queensland (VK4) state government is rolling out Microsoft's cloud-based
 Office 365 service across its 149,000 person workforce.

 The partnership was made in pursuit of Queensland's Renewal Agenda and
 "ICT Strategy 2013-2017" blueprint and Renewal Agenda, which seeks to
 streamline and standardise ICT across the organisation.

 The government will use Office 365 for messaging and email, as well as
 utilising the enterprise social network Yammer.

 Queensland's IT and Innovation Minister Ian Walker said the partnership
 would benefit Queenslanders and was a significant step towards modernising
 the government's ICT infrastructure as it moved "toward the vision of ICT
 as a service".

 (The Australian)
 




 Special prefix for ANZAC Day

 All Australian radio amateurs may substitute their VK prefix with AX on ANZAC
 Day, April the 25th.

 The WIA recommends that those who choose the alternative also confirm QSOs
 using a QSL card with the AX callsign. This also satisfies both prefix and
 card hunters.
  
 For example, the Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia will have
 a special event station AX2CL at Bare Island in New South Wales.

 Bare Island is in Sydney's south, near La Perouse, and accessible by a
 footbridge. An historic military fort and tunnels there can be visited only
 by a guided tour.
 
 Under a permanent agreement the Australian Communications and Media Authority
 allows the alternative AX callsign prefix to be available on ANZAC Day,
 Australia Day January 26, and ITU International Telecommunications Day, May 17.

 (Jim VK3PC)





 WIA BOARD TALK
   
 President Phil Wait        VK2ASD vk2asd @wia . org . au 
 Vice President Chris Platt VK5CP   vk5cp @wia . org . au 
 Secretary David Williams   VK3RU   vk3ru @wia . org . au 
 Treasurer John Longayroux  VK3PZ   vk3pz @wia . org . au 

 This is WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH

 I’m looking forward to attending the 2014 WIA Annual Conference on the
 Queensland Sunshine Coast over 16 – 17 and 18 May.

 My top four interests in life are – art, science, technology and tomfoolery !
 So – amateur radio has all four covered ! 

 I did some homework on the attractions of the Sunshine Coast, and I’m really
 looking forward to the sun, surf, sand and shenanigans to go along with the
 weekend’s activities organised by the Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club.  

 I’ll be looking to top it all off by throwing a bream on the barbie on Sunday
 night at the Club’s headquarters.

 See you there !

 This has been a shameless plug for the 2014 WIA Annual Conference
 by Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.





 HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. 
 
 VK2    
 web service:-  http://www.arnsw.org.au/html/news_vk2wi.htm    
  

 Meccano Exhibition.

 The annual exhibition by the Meccano Modellers Association will be held on
 Saturday the 26th of April. If you have fond memories of making Meccano
 models in your youth, then pop along and see over 100 models of all sorts
 of prototypes, made using Meccano parts from the earliest sets to the latest
 offerings.

 It is hoped this year to have a large working model of the Hammerhead Crane
 at Garden Island.

 The date is Saturday the 26th of April.

 The location is Frenchs Forest Baptist Church in Sydney.

 Opening hours are 10 to 4.

 (vk2wi)





 Sydney P25

 P25 in Sydney is growing, with 10 repeaters now on-air, and plans well
 underway by Matt VK2LK, to link in other P25 repeaters from around the
 world.

 A group of active P25 users have recently started a Facebook group, and
 invite other P25 users to join their group, just search for
 "Sydney P25 HAM Radio User" and also join them on their weekly
 net, held at 8:00pm each Tuesday evening for half an hour on the Horsley
 Park P25 repeater 438.1375MHz with a NAC of 293.
 
 (vk2wi)





 VK3 
 web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/       
 
 VK3 Home brewers to meet

 The next meeting of the Homebrew Constructors Group will be at the Amateur
 Radio Victoria rooms, 40g Victory Boulevard, Ashburton, on Saturday May the
 3rd.
 
 The day will be devoted to "tuning and testing" so bring along a project
 that needs a tweak or some serious analysis. A range of test equipment will
 be available on the day to meet most needs.

 All are welcome to attend the meeting on Saturday May the 3rd at 2pm. The
 group may be contacted by email at ns expressed in
 "WIANews" are those of the writers who submit material and do not necessarily
 reflect those of the rebroadcasters, nor the National WIA, but are broadcast
 in the spirit in which they were submitted." 


 Material may be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form, a credit to
 WIANews wouldn't go astray... 

  		Compiled by VK4BB on behalf of the National WIA.

 	(Posted to the Packet Radio Network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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