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VK National News 21Sep25
Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2025-09-21.mp3
Text edition:
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2025 SEPTEMBR 21 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 WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-
New Radiocommunications License Conditions (Amateur License)
Determination 2025 will commence 30 September 2025 and a fresh look at
our breeding ground, CB, here in Australia aligns to much of the rest of
the world. -
WIA's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine &
WIA director Steven Green VK2TSG join us.. -
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA FOR WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21.
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
WIA
JOIN THE WIA
tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
Hello, this is one of your national WIA directors, Steven Green, VK2TSG,
with this week's Board comment.
As part of the WIA's commitment to working closely with affiliated clubs,
we have been holding regular online meetings with club presidents or
their delegates. At one such meeting last week, we received a good deal
of feedback from over fifty (50) groups, and benefited from valuable
discussions and insights. Much of this directly informs our priorities
and decision making, allowing us to better work towards what is needed by
the Amateur Radio community in Australia and its territories.
At our Board meeting on Wednesday night, several of these subjects were
considered and we will continue to work hard on these issues.
One such matter was the lack of a Callbook, at one time the main method
of finding contact details of other Amateurs. To that end, I have been
asked to setup a working group to develop an e-callbook. This will be
open to all Australian Amateurs, and to maintain privacy, would be setup
on an opt-in basis with the information being collected from the
individuals.
If you are interested in joining myself on the working group and have a
relevant skillset such as content curation, experience on similar
projects, perhaps database management or web development; then please
send an email to me, care of our WIA Secretary, Mr. Peter Clee, via the
email address...
secretary(at)wia.org.au
The WIA would like to thank the affiliated Club presidents who attended,
and ask that club members with suggestions or items of interest, discuss
these with their president or delegate.
This has been Steven Green VK2TSG. Until next time, 73.
This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine.
Issue No.5 of Amateur Radio magazine pranced off the press last Wednesday at the printer in Bairnsdale, Gateway to the Gippsland Lakes, where I understand there are some new sites of interest to Parks on the Air participants.
This issues feature is Amateur Radio Adventures on Islands!
No doubt many of you would have dreamed, at one time or another, of spending time living on an isolated island and the amateur radio adventures that you could have.
Me, too. And, in fact, I got to live the dream. But thats a story for another time.
Our 15-page feature covers amateur radio escapes on islands from the nearby South Pacific to the Indian Ocean, and as far flung as the UK.
There are some quite adventurous tales to read some of them may raise a few gasps, but I am assured they are all true and verifiable.
And for those among you who still harbour dreams of operating on the bands from an island, or any other exotic location for that matter, we have a comprehensive article on what you need to know to legally operate abroad.
The theme of that article reminds me of what my scoutmaster said when I asked his daughter out on a date be prepared!
Later in this issue, Amateur Radio magazines cartoonist in residence, Carmel Morris VK2NO, details how she mounted a Xeigu G90 transceiver in an ammo can so that she could have a ready-to-go radio.
Our indefatigable world radio conference traveller and amateur radio advocate, Dale Hughes VK1DSH, proves once again that not only can he talk the talk, as he demonstrated in Issue 2, but he also walks the walk because hes an inveterate homebrewer.
This time, he delivers the details on how he went about receiving Slow Scan TV images from some satellites. To verify his success, he provided us a panoply of pictures.
Maintaining the trend of technical topics in this issue, Gary Gibson VK2DBN exposes the myths behind S-meter readings, setting out the real world of signal strength standards and the truth about how various contemporary transceiver measure up.
Thats all from me for this week. This issue of Amateur Radio magazine is brought to you by the numbers 5 and 9, and the letter B. More news next week.
More guts. Less gab. Serving hams across Australia since 1933. Proudly produced and printed in Australia.
By the way, I was well prepared for my date with the scoutmasters daughter I gave her a bunch of flowers and a small packet from my wallet containing the concert tickets.
Im Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for WIA National News.
ACMA NEWS
ACMA remakes Amateur Licence Conditions Determination and thanks all
those involved in the consultation process.
In April 2025, ACMA consulted on their proposal to remake the
Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination
2015.
They have now made the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions
(Amateur Licence) Determination 2025 which will commence on
30 September 2025.
You can find full details on the ACMA website
tinyurl.com/2phwztum
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is making changes to the Citizens Band Radio Station Class Licence Rules of 2015, which are about to sunset.
The regulator is remaking the rules, with minor changes, saying that they reflect new developments in technology in the ensuing years. The ACMA characterised the changes as "minor" says ARNEWSLINE.ORG which filed this item.
Changes include permission to use, on 27 MHz FM, which was previously restricted to AM or SSB. This aligns CB in Australia with operations in much of the rest of the world
The rules also remove the requirement that calls be initiated only on specific call channels, giving operators the freedom to begin contacts on channels they customarily use. The ACMA also declared it would no longer be responsible for taking action against such on-air behaviour as harassment and threats, leaving enforcement issues instead to police and other authorities.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS is with thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, ARRL,
DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC,
Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of WIA.
On August 29th, 2025, the FCC Space Bureau granted a license to
AST Space Mobile for using the 430 440 MHz amateur radio allocation
for Telemetry, Tracking and Command for 20 additional satellites.
The FCC Space Bureau commented: At this time, to address the concerns
raised by amateur radio operators and the petitioner, we issue a limited
grant to AST to conduct emergency operations in the 430440 MHz band when
no other bands are available for the 20 additional satellites authorized
herein for a period not to exceed 24 hours.
This decision is the result of over 2500 comments to the FCC by ARRL and
several IARU member societies, these, as the WIA Secretary told our
editor included our own WIA.
The IARU maintains its view that the use of Article 4.4 of the ITU Radio
Regulations is inappropriate in this matter, in particular as there are
existing allocations in the UHF spectrum for Telemetry, Tracking and
Command operations. There are no technical or operational requirements
for AST & Science LLC to intrude the 430440 MHz spectrum which is a
primary amateur and amateur satellite service allocation in ITU Region 1
and in several countries in Region 2.
The IARU and its member societies will continue to monitor the further
development of this issue.
The UK is poised to become Europe's first country offering legal satellite connectivity for smartphones. The regulator Ofcom has released a consultation authorising the move and is requesting comments no later than the 10th of October.
Making this service available to standard mobile phones would provide the most remote parts of the UK with the access needed to send texts, make phone calls or even connect to the Internet - functions presently not possible in areas without mobile phone coverage.
This is known as "direct-to-device" and operation would be permitted after Ofcom has provided a variation to the licences of Mobile Network Operators. The change would also grant such use to mobile handsets and any other devices that make use of SIM cards.
Data centers and the electrification of devices that previously ran on fossil fuels is driving increased demand for electricity around the world. China is addressing this with a megaproject that is a new spin on their most famous piece of infrastructure.
At 250 miles long with a generating capacity of 100 GW, the Great Solar Wall will be able to provide enough energy to power Beijing, although the energy will more likely be used to power industrial operations also present in the Kubuqi Desert. NASA states, The Kubuqis sunny weather, flat terrain, and proximity to industrial centers make it a desirable location for solar power generation. As an added bonus, previous solar installations in China have shown that they can help combat further desertification by locking dunes in place and providing shade for plants to grow.
The Great Solar Wall is expected to be completed by 2030 with 5.4 GW already installed in 2024.
hackaday.com/2025/08/18/chinas-great-solar-wall-is-a-big-deal/
FCC EYES GIVING OK TO MOBILE PHONE JAMMING AT PRISONS
Jamming is illegal in the United States but the FCC is considering
whether to give prisons permission to jam cell phones of inmates.
The commission has scheduled a vote this month to remove a restriction
that keeps the prisons from such jamming. The inmates are not authorized
to have the phones, which the commission said are being used to assist
them in conducting criminal activity while behind bars.
US law prohibits the use - and even the sale or distribution - of any
equipment that can jam authorized signals such as radio communication,
police radar, GPS devices and cell phones.
The vote is scheduled for September 30th.
The Young Ladies Radio League has announced six scholarship recipients for this year - two each for the Ethel Smith K2LMB Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Lou Brown NM7N Memorial Scholarship, and The Martha Wessel KEPE Memorial Scholarship.
Congratulations to Grace Papay, K8LG and Neeti Sonth, KN6JJ for their selection as recipients of the Ethel Smith scholarship. Grace, who was Amateur Radio Newsline's Young Ham of the Year in 2024, is a top contester and youth mentor. She is studying electrical engineering at Cedarville University in Ohio. Neeti is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is studying toward her PhD in aerospace engineering sciences. She is the communications officer for the school's amateur radio club.
Madison Clogher, KC1KJT, and Camrynne Ellis WX5CAM, have been chosen for the Martha Wessel scholarship. Madison is active in public service and emergency communications and worked recently with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its office of planning and preparedness. She has a bachelor's degree in emergency management and is pursuing her master's in cybersecurity. Camrynne is entering her final year at Texas A&M University where she is studying meteorology and atmospheric sciences. She became involved in ham radio through the school's Texas Aggie Storm Chasers organization.
Rachel Jones KO4HLC, and Katherine Forson, KT5KMF are receiving the Mary Lou Brown scholarship. Rachel, a PhD candidate in aerospace sciences at the University of North Dakota, has been a presenter on radio space science for students and is currently the winter manager of KC4USV at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Katherine is a senior meteorology student at Texas A&M University and active as an officer in the campus radio club W5AC. She is also a liaison between the club and the Texas Aggie Storm Chasers, where she serves as radio and licensing director. Katherine received the ARRL's Hiram Percy Maxim Award in 2021.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION
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Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest
The OCDX contest is Oceania's only international style contest where
contacts with stations all over the globe are able to participate.
Oceania stations may contact any station for QSO points whilst
non-Oceania stations are required to contact any station in Oceania
for QSO points.
The contest runs over the first two full weekends in October and has
SSB, CW and SWL categories
Phone 4/5 Oct.
CW 1/12 Oct.
wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/
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YOTA Contests December
The Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club are hosting the inaugural
VK YOTA CONTEST, the entire month of December.
yota.fgarc.org.au/
Then just 3 days from the end of what we call the VK YOTA CONTEST comes
ROUND 3 of the YOTA contest organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group
in cooperation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society.
DECEMBER 29.
A great way to gain extra contacts for the VK Contest organised by
Fishers Ghost AR Club.
yotacontest.mrasz.org
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NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
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Special event call VI8POL is on air to Monday 29th September to
celebrate the 8th annual National Police Week in Australia.
QSL is via VK5PAS.
More information on VI8POL can be found on QRZ.com
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Celebrating the 68th anniversary of Malaysias independence
(31 August 1957), members of Terengganu DX (West Malaysia)
are active as 9 M 1957 M until September 30. They are operating
SSB, CW and FT8 on 80-10 metres.
QSL direct to 9 M 2 RDX
(425dx)
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October 5th through October 11th, a special Canadian annual event will
be promoting fire safety during Fire Prevention Week, with the theme
being Lithium-ion battery fire safety.
Stations usually participating include: KF2IRE, N1F through N9F, and
VA3FIRE from Ontario and a printable certificate is available from
hamfire.com where the event information is. VA3FIRE is a wildcard station
that can help with earning that certificate.
The various stations spot themselves on DX Summit and as it is not a
contest stations can be found on most HF bands working SSB and some FT-8.
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Special callsign LA 100 A is active throughout 2025 to mark the 100th
anniversary of the first amateur radio two-way contact between Norway
and the USA in November 1925.
QSL directly to LA100A, via the Bureau, or QRZ.com
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Switzerland.
4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club
at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in
celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International
Telecommunication Union.
QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to
IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
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CROATIA
9 A 169 TESLA
This is a special callsign that will be used until 31 December in
celebration of the 169th anniversary since the birth of Nikola Tesla
(10 July 1856).
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, and QRZ Logbook.
(425dex)
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ZL 100 C is the callsign celebrating the centenary of NZART
the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters which was formed
on 16 August 1926.
The callsign is valid until 6 August 2026.
QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
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Angola.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Angola, team
D 2 A will be active from Ilha do Mussulo (a peninsula near Luanda)
between 17 and 28 October on 160 to 6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, other digital
modes. This team will have up to six stations. QSL via EA 7 FTR.
See www.qrz.com/db/D2A
(sarl)
A52G Kingdom of Bhutan
Gerben (PG5M) will be active as A52G from Dochula at 3,100m above sea
level in Bhutan.
Operation will be on 40-10m (perhaps some 6m) with CW and some FT8 on
dates plus or minus a day or so October 3-9.
dx.to/a52g/
(m0oxo)
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80th anniversary of the Technical University of Sofia operating
special event station LZ 80 TUS. On the air now 1 through December 24th.
(ard)
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8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz.
This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with
the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo.
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Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary,
four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October:
DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC.
See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/
for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate.
QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.
(425 DX NEWS)
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MEDIA WATCH
Texas Radio Shortwave
For shortwave band listeners, Texas Radio Shortwave will be active during
October with a couple of special channels.
Frequencies used will be 6160kHz or 3975kHz manly for European audiences
(but worth trying to log them from VK) these will be transmitted from
Germany using either 1kW into a crossed dipole or 10kW into a vertical
antenna.
Specific times and further information may be found at the
Texas Radio Shortwave Facebook page.
facebook.com/texasradiosw/about
(sourced to IRTS)
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary(at)amsat-vk.org
The International Space Station has been in orbit around the Earth, at least in some form, since November of 1998 but not without help. In the vacuum of space, an object in orbit can generally be counted on to remain zipping around more or less forever, but the Station is low enough to experience a bit of atmospheric drag. It isnt much, but it saps enough velocity from the Station that without regular reboosts to speed it back up , the orbiting complex would eventually come crashing down.
Earlier this month, a specially modified SpaceX Cargo Dragon became the newest addition to the list of spacecraft that can perform a reboost. The craft will boost the Station several times over the rest of the year, which will provide valuable data for when it comes time to reverse the process and de-orbit the ISS in the future.
To make reboosting with the Dragon possible, SpaceX added additional propellant tanks and a pair of rear-firing Draco thrusters within the spacecrafts un-pressurized trunk module. This hollow structure is usually empty, but occasionally will hold large or bulky cargo that cant fit inside the spacecraft itself. Its also occasionally been used to deliver components destined to be mounted to the outside of the ISS, such as the for the outside of the ISS, such as the International Docking Adapter (IDA) and the roll-out solar panels.
While the ability to have the Dragon raise the orbit of the International Space Station obviously has value to NASA, the implications of this experiment go a bit farther.
SpaceX has already been awarded the contract to develop and operate the Deorbit Vehicle which will ultimately be used to slow down the ISS and put it on a targeted reentry trajectory sometime after 2030. Now that the company has demonstrated the ability to add additional thrusters and propellant to a standard Dragon spacecraft via a module installed in the trunk, its likely that the Deorbit Vehicle will take a similar form.
So while the development of this new capability is exciting from an operational standpoint, especially given deteriorating relations with Russia, its also a reminder that the orbiting laboratory is entering its final days.
(twiar)
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/
VKFF National Get Together October 24-27 Canberra
Not long to go now before the 2025 VKFF National Get Together in
Canberra. This event is for those interested in the World Wide Flora
Fauna park program, no matter if you are a beginner or an experienced
park activator or hunter.
The Get Together commences on Friday 24th October and concludes on Monday
27th October, 2025.
The Get Together includes a Friday evening dinner, Saturday
presentations, a raffle with excellent prizes, a Saturday evening dinner
with a guest speaker, a Sunday morning BBQ breakfast and linked dipole
construction session, Sunday VKFF park activations, a Sunday evening
dinner, and some visits to Canberra tourist locations on Monday.
You must register to attend this event.
Walk ups will not be accepted.
You can attend whatever part of the Get Together you choose, but you must
register. Registration closes on Friday 10th October 2025.
More information on the 2025 VKFF National Get Together can be found on
the WWFF Australia websitet:
wwffaustralia.com
Many thanks for listening.
73
Paul VK5PAS
The VKFF National Co-Ordinator.
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
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Listen for Claudio, HB9OAU, operating as SV5/HB9OAU from Karpathos Island in the Dodecanese Islands, IOTA number EU-001, from the 13th through to the 25th of September. He will operate SSB and CW on 40-6 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
(newsline2498)
Members of the Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society will be active
as GS 0 RIV from the island of North Uist (EU-010) now until 26
September.
They will operate SSB, CW and FT8/FT4.
QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, eQSL and QRZ Logbook;
paper QSLs unfortunately will not be available.
(sourced to 425dx news)
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OC-002 CHRISTMAS ISLAND
VK 9 QO October 3-7, 2025 on 40-6m; CW, SSB, RTTY, the FT modes and
Satellites QO-100 and RS-44.
HF / VHF QSL via JI 1 LET.
SAT QSL via JA 3 GEP.
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OC-026 - WE9G/KH2 - Guam.
Work Rikk, WE9G, operating as WE9G/KH2 from Guam, IOTA number OC-026.
Rikk is on the air till the 26th of September as a single operator using
two radios. His activation will be mostly digital modes with some CW and
SSB.
160-6m.
See QRZ.com for QSL details.
(newsline 2497)
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OC-047 - H44MS - Malaita Island in the Solomons.
Bernard, H44MS will be active from Manakwai village, nearby Maluu
(northern Malaita island) covering the period September 20 to
November 25 then a small break, followed by more activity next year from
January 25 to April 10.
(dx-world)
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OC-054 - WALLIS ISLAND.
The DX Obsessed Group will be active as FW5K from Wallis Island
(OC-054) from 20 October to 7 November, including a Multi-2 entry in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Six operators will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW SSB
FT8 and RTTY. QSL via Club Log's OQRS; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW
6 months after the end of the DXpedition.
(425 DX and dxobsessed.org/home)
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One for next years IOTA Diary
OC-66 - TX9XG - Rangiroa Atoll.
Haru, JA1XGI has announced that he will be active from Rangiroa Atoll,
French Polynesia (OC-066) as TX9XG during April 1-8, 2026. He plans to
QRV on 40-10m; CW, SSB, RTTY & FT8 using the new IC-7300 MK2.
QSL TX9XG via Haru's home call, JA1XGI using OQRS Club Log.
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)
Like a solar storm itself, a controversy over solar cycle predictions is heating up. Andy Morrison K9AWM tells us more.
As this year brings the solar maximum of Cycle 25, a different kind of solar storm has been raging - one that challenges the longstanding and prevailing paradigm scientists use to help arrive at forecasts. Sociologist and statistician Frank Howell K4FMH has done an extensive study of this so-called NASA-NOAA-ISED prediction formula, which utilizes a consensus methodology, pitting it against the work of solar physicist Scott McIntosh of Lynker Space.
In this busy, high-profile year for the sun and its activity, Frank has written extensively and presented a series of virtual talks on the subject in the US and overseas. He has also discussed the competing models extensively in his blog, K4FMH.com. Frank's most recent talk, "Progress in the Revolution: Sunspot Cycle Forecast Accuracy at Cycle 25," was given to Pennine [PEN-NINE] Ham in the UK, and can be seen on their YouTube channel.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
Whether the NASA team or the McIntosh team prevails, one thing is certain: Like CMEs themselves, this scientific competition over solar predictions promises to rage for some time to come.
(NEWSLINE2498)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ---- MARITIME.
The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Associations (BIARA) NI 6 BB will
celebrate the U.S. Navys 250th birthday with radio operations from
October 4 - 19, 2025.
Frequencies will be on or near those listed on biara.org
Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association will use modes at the
discretion of the individual control operators manning NI 6 BB and
operating hours are expected to be between 1400 and 2400 UTC.
QSLs will be available per the detailed instructions found on the
biara.org website.
(arrl letter)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA
(Youngsters On The Air)
WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.
ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/
facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/
youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA
Our story this week takes us inside the pages of a new fiction book for
young readers.
There are many dimensions to Lorilyn Roberts, KO4LBS. The Florida
resident is an educator, a storyteller and a ham -- something she has
wanted to be since childhood. Although she enjoys CW, one of her
preferred modes when she is OFF the air is fiction. In many of the books
she has authored, she uses that mode to communicate with faith and
passion, reaching out most especially to young adult readers.
In her latest book, released September 5th, Lorilyn shows yet another
dimension of her work, one that is reflected in its title
"Eighth Dimension - Frequency."
This is a work of fantasy fiction. It's the story of a teenager who gains fluency as an amateur radio operator but off the air, struggles to communicate as a caregiver for her mother who has dementia. The young girl, named Chumana, believes that her faith and her future have been shattered and she questions why things happen as they do in this universe.
Like Lorilyn, the protagonist at the core of this tale is a communicator - a gift that serves her well as she begins to make some unusual and unexpected connections via the digital modes.
Lorilyn told our US sister service, Newsline in an email, that her hope is that young readers will discover amateur radio - and something more - by hearing Chumana's story. In fact, perhaps they will end up
"on the same frequency."
(newsline2498)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
The RSGB has issued a note re the intense flooding in East Malaysia.
Although last Monday, 15th, it still would be prudent to adhere to the
request from the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society's
Disaster Management Committee to keep 7.110MHz free for use by teams
helping in the flooded area of Papar District, Sabah.
In one California county, radios are becoming more and more of a safety net.
In Sonoma County, California, floods, wildfires and earthquakes are among the best reasons for becoming a radio operator. With that in mind, the county's Department of Emergency Management has entered the second year of a three-year program that includes helping more Sonoma Springs area residents to get licensed and get on the air. The initiative has been funded through a $70,000 federal grant.
Emergency management officials are now preparing for training sessions in October that will prepare area residents for an exam leading toward a license to use handheld radios, especially at times when cellular telephone networks fail. The radios are part of General Mobile Radio Services, or GMRS, a licensed service operating between 462 MHz and 467 MHz. The county is coordinating with amateur radio operators in the North Bay Communications Cooperative and its Auxiliary Communications System. The goal is to coordinate frequencies so that the GMRS users can work seamlessly within the broader emergency communications system.
No matter what happens, you have something that will work.
says Nancy Brown, Emergency management specialist.
The focus is on residents in the community of Sonoma Springs, which is classified as an evacuation zone when there are wildfires.
The county's program can supply as many as 175 of the radios to participants who successfully complete the program.
(icq)
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IT'S A DATE
Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section,
nationalnews@wia.org.au
Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found
on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.
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2025
VK4 - Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club HamFest and AGM 26 Sept.
at Maraboon Powerboat & Ski Club near Emerald Central Queensland.
(wiacal)
VK2 - Westlakes Field Day 8am October 26 on club grounds. (vk2wi)
VK4 -Townsville Amateur Radio Club's Cardwell Gathering Field Day
October 3 at Meunga Creek Caravan Park & Camp (wiacal)
VK5 - AREG's Amateur Radio & Electronics Sale Sunday 26th October
at David Roche Park, Kilburn (VK5QI)
VK - VKFF National Get Together October 24-27 Canberra. (vk5pas)
VK4 - Qtech2025 a 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 Nov.15 10am (my-ee-nah) (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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