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VK National News 08Sep24
Text edition:
Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2024-09-08.mp3
Text edition:
2024 SEPTEMBER 8 VK 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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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 08 2024
IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS
THIS WEEK:-
WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8Z. -
ACMA AND AN IMPORTANT EMAIL SENT TO ALL WE AMATEURS THIS WEEK. -
TWO 'near Sydney" RADIO STATIONS FORCED OFF AIR.
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 Director and Company Secretary Peter VK8ZZ
The WIA is very interested in hearing from an affiliated club who
might be interested in hosting the 2025 WIA AGM. Typically, we like to
combine the WIA AGM event with a significant club event like a
conference, Field Day or even a Car Boot sale sometime around May
2025. For example, this year, 2024, the Bundaberg Club executed a
very successful event on May 4 and 5 pulling a significant number of
attendees, locals, schools, First Responders, and commercial operators
from all parts of VK. Expressions of interest should be sent to the
Secretary of the WIA Secretary(at)WIA.org.au
The Wireless Institute of Australia returning officer John Marshall
has announced his retirement from that position. John Marshall has
been the WIA Returning officer for several years and we thank John for
his contribution to the WIA over that period and wish him well for the
future. Consequently, the WIA is now seeking the services of a
RETURNING OFFICER for the forthcoming WIA Elections. This is a
volunteer position and is open to either members, non-members or clubs
who might be interested in fulfilling the duties in that role.
Expressions of Interest should be sent to the Secretary of the WIA
Secretary(at)WIA.org.au
A reminder to all listeners that you know of somebody doing good
things in Amateur Radio, they deserve recognition and should be
considered for a WIA award. These awards are presented at the WIA AGM
each year. Check out the WIA website for details and a form you need
to complete for any prospective recipient.
Thanks for listening.
This has been Peter Clee VK8ZZ from up north in sunny Darwin.
ACMA
Just this week all we radio amateurs would have received from the
Australian Communication and Media Authority an email setting out
New Fees and a reminder to reassign or reconfirm call signs.
Special event, contest, VK0 or VK9 call signs have a designated
assignment period of 12 months. ACMA say "We will contact you before
the expiry to remind you to apply to have the call sign reassigned to
you. If a reassignment application is not made before the expiry date,
the call sign will no longer be assigned to you, and will be made
available on the call sign register.
Amateur operators with the usual 2-letter, 3-letter and F-series
call signs should reconfirm ongoing use of their call sign every
5 years Remember there is no cost for we amateur operators to
reconfirm ongoing use of our 2-letter, 3-letter and F-series call
signs.
Might I suggest you all re-read that email which was dated September
Three.
AUSTRALIANA
HAWKESBURY RADIO 89.3 FM and STARTER FM 89.5 VANDALISED.
VITAL EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR
The stations, north west of Sydney have been overwhelmed at the
support given by their listeners. Management have asked if ANYONE has
ANY information about this willful destruction of the 2 community
radio stations to urgently contact the WINDSOR POLICE STATION on
(02) 4587 4099.
EDUCATION.
STEM coursework is available without cost to learners of all ages from
the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy
Observatory, thanks to funding from the Amateur Radio Digital
Communications. Yes we've checked both the student and teacher portals
and they are operating here in Australia
Wireless technology is central to our modern world. You may be reading
or listening to these words on a smartphone or tablet using Wi-Fi --
all of these devices use the same electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) as
radio astronomy. Learning these fundamentals can offer a better
understanding of the technology we use in our daily lives and provide
valuable, transferable skills required in many present and future
careers.
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy
Observatory (NSF NRAO), and its administrator Associated Universities,
Inc. (AUI), have created SuperKnova, an online educational platform
that provides inclusive, equitable access to radio technology learning
and training. "Our goal is to broaden participation in STEM by
offering no-cost training and education in skills that help prepare
learners for STEM careers," shares Valarie Bogan, NSF NRAO SuperKnova
Program Manager.
The SuperKnova website has a wealth of free educational resources for
teachers and learners of all ages. Topics include history of radio
astronomy, the physics of radio technology, and even cube satellites.
superknova.org/educational-resources/
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to ARRL, DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday,
IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB,
SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released an
updated version of the Radio Regulations, the international treaty
governing the global use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite
orbits.
The ITU Radio Regulations govern the global use of radio-frequency
spectrum and satellite orbits for all radio services, systems and
applications, including fixed and mobile broadband, satellite systems,
sound and TV broadcasting, radionavigation, meteorological monitoring
and prediction, space research and Earth exploration, and yes,
amateur radio services and other topics.
Entering into force on 1 January 2025, the 2024 edition of the ITU
Radio Regulations is the result of a four-year process that culminated
in four weeks of negotiations during the World Radiocommunication
Conference (WRC-23), hosted last year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
TRANSISTOR PROMISES FASTER, MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATION
This new transistor is in development inside a Massachusetts
laboratory and is said to be extremely tough and resilient and offer
super-fast switching, while meeting - or even exceeding - industry
standards.
Researchers at MIT first announced the transistor's development in
2021 when they published the results of their study which explored
the use of an ultra-thin ferroelectric material made from boron
nitride. At that time the report was carried in the journal, Science,
researchers wrote only of the possibilities.
Now it is a reality.
Working inside the laboratory, the scientists created that faster,
more energy-efficient transistor and they claim that even after
100 billion switches, there are no signs of degradation. Researchers
told Popular Mechanics magazine that, for electronic devices such as
computers, this eliminates the need for selective storage on a chip.
Scientists also say that boron nitride has another advantage:
it remains stable over long periods of time because its polarization
can be reversed when there is an electric field.
The next reality - actually manufacturing it - could be a lot tougher.
Scientists acknowledged that despite the great gains in this
development, they still don't have a way to mass produce it.
In this world of PC WOKE etc. etc. I am pretty sure our ACMA would
have taken a second look at any special event callsign around the time
of the YES/NO vote, BUT in Austria...
OE 45 NO highlights the negative Austrian referendum about the
commissioning of a nuclear power plant 45 years ago.
NO will be a YES on air September until the end of November.
QSL OE45NO via ClubLog OQRS.
Experimental physicist Chelsea Bartram has been fascinated by radio
since childhood.
She earned her ham radio license, built a few antennas and realized
she could hear people speaking in foreign countries. Years later, she
continued to pursue radio technology but used it to tune into dark
matter airwaves, she said in a lecture hosted by the Stanford Linear
Accelerator Centre (SLAC), a US federally funded laboratory where
Chelsea is a Panofsky Fellow.
"Designing radios became a game to me," she said. "With a few supplies
and a lot of creativity, you could talk to someone on the other side
of the globe. You could even reflect signals off the moon and you
could observe the effects of the sun on the Earth's atmosphere."
Chelsea said she was astonished to realize she could also use radios
to observe more hidden phenomena, like dark matter airwaves. Dark
matter is an invisible material that makes up 85 percent of the mass
of the universe, she said. This means that everything that we can see
and touch consists of only 15 percent of all matter. Dark matter is
believed to have played an important role in the formation of galaxies
and the evolution of the universe.
A new frontier in radio broadcasting, called zonecasting, is on the
horizon. More than a few US stations are using the technique.
Zonecasting allows FM broadcasters to tailor programming and
advertisements to different parts of their market using FM booster
stations operating on the same channel as their primary signal.
Theoretically, a station could simultaneously broadcast distinct
commercials to varying neighbourhoods or even buildings within its
primary service area.
Some broadcasters have raised technical concerns about potential
interference and increased FM noise from multiple signals on the same
channel. Despite assurances from proponents, sceptics argue that such
a system could exacerbate existing challenges in maintaining signal
quality.
Currently 3 minutes per hour is the maximum allowed per broadcaster.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION
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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024
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Congratulations to VK7, the state winners for 2024.
Only one record was broken this year.
Congratulations to VK7TW in the SOMX category with 1,298 points.
Other category winners were VK7ZBX SOPH, VK2GR SOCW, VK3KK QRP PH, VK3ACU QRP CW, VK2R QRP MX, VK7CMS MS, and VL4R MM.
Best team result was from TOTWOO, VK7TO VK7TW and VK7OO with combined points equalling 2625.
Best rookie was Dan VK4DNO with 140 points for the SOPH category.
Approximately 1033 operators participated with 195 logs being submitted.
A total of 28,660 QSOs filled the logs submitted with an average score of 222. In summary, there were less logs, more log content and more total operators compared to last year. A total of 16 club stations submitted logs.
It was obvious that attention to detail was missing when submitting logs this year. Luckily our filters applied during submission stopped 19 logs from being submitted as mixed mode, when in fact they were phone logs. Another Cabrillo header requiring attention was the Operators: field. Our Contest Champion points manager, Peter VK2PR, like any of us, can no longer look up callsigns to tie together a contest call, a normal call, and a name. The filtering of the operators field is now necessary to keep uniformity so that only your everyday callsign is used in the Contest Champion table on the WIA website.
Our software is designed to use Callsigns of individuals and multi-operator station operators contained in the operators field to calculate contest champion points.
For all full results, soapbox comments and state winner certificates, please visit the Remembrance Day memorial page on the WIA website. Other statistical information can be found where you submitted your log at vklogchecker.com
till next year, Best 73
Alan VK4SN.
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This weekend, 7 and 8 September - the Region 1 SSB Field Day.
(sarl)
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Churches and Chapels on the Air event Saturday the 14th of September.
jhwresdell(at)gmail.com
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Oceania DX Contest
Dates/Times:
PH - The first full weekend in October each year from 0600 UTC
Saturday to 0600 UTC Sunday
CW - The second full weekend in October each year from 0600 UTC
Saturday to 0600 UTC Sunday
Log deadline for CW and PH logs - 31 October.
This years contest will be held on October 5th and 12th
respectively.
oceaniadxcontest.com
wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/
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INTERNATIONAL EARTH - MOON - EARTH CONTEST
0000 Zulu, November 16 - 2359 Zulu , November 17
Work as many amateur stations as possible via the earth-moon-earth
path on any authorized amateur frequency above 50 MHz.
EME Logs due back to the ARRL December 17.
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VHF UHF Field Day
Upcoming Contest Date & Time
Spring 2024 - 0100 UTC Saturday 23 November through 0059 UTC Sunday
24 November (0400 / 0359 in VK6).
wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
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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)
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DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
Y
Listen for TM 24 JPO until the 8th of September for the Paralympic
Games, QSL TM24JPO by the operators home station F 8 GGZ
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AUSTRALIA
VI7POL
For 2024 National Police Week in Australia, a special event call of
VI 7 POL will be on air. The call will be active between 14th
September an 29th September to celebrate the 7th annual National
Police Week, a celebration of our nations police.
National Police Week includes the 15th annual Wall to Wall Ride For
Remembrance and National Police Remembrance Day on 27th September.
National Police Remembrance Day is a time to pause to honour the
826 Australian police officers whose lives have been lost while
performing their duty. It is a time to remember police officers who
have lost their lives through illness or other circumstances.
VI7POL will be active on 10, 15, 20, 40, & 80m SSB, FT8, and FT4.
More information on VI7POL including QSL information can be found on
QRZ.com.
73 Paul VK5PAS.
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K4A
The Alabama Contest Group will be operating the 9-11 Remembering Our
Heroes special event September 8-11. The K4A special event station
will be on the air to honour the victims of 9-11.
This year a new special QSL and certificate "Honouring Our Heroes"
theme will be available. To those who contact K4A on 3 bands using
any combination of bands/modes the group will offer a full colour
glossy certificate on heavy paper which will be mailed in a full size
Manila envelope all postage paid by the Alabama Contest Group, EVEN if
here in Australia. (or any DX).
(ard)
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SOUTH COOK.
Thomas, N2WLG is active as E 51 WLG until September 8 from 40 to 10
meters using CW and digital.
QSL E51WLG via LoTW, home call (N2WLG), direct or bureau.
(dx-world)
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HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN
Leo, DL2COM and Roman, DL3TU will be active (CW only) from the
Principality of Liechtenstein the end of September or early October.
Weather permitting they will operate Field Day style for two days from
the summit of Augstenberg which is 2359 meters A.S.L. using just
50-100 watts and directional antennas.
The location has been carefully chosen to allow a good take off to
VK. Both ops say they are happy to log as many callers as possible
but will focus on VK/ZL/JA during UTC morning.
Updates, such as the exact dates, will be published on their QRZ.com
pages.
QSL via their home callsigns DL2COM and DL3TU in LoTW, direct or
via the bureau.
(dx world)
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NEW ZEALAND
NZART has a special event call sign for the upcoming America's Cup to
be held in Spain later this year. ZL 6 AMCUP has been allocated to
celebrate this event with Phil Garside ZL2RO as the trustee of the
callsign. November 30 is when ZLCAMCUP goes off air.
(NZART)
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VI7POL
For 2024 National Police Week in Australia, a special event call of
VI 7 POL will be on air. The call will be active between 14th
September an 29th September to celebrate the 7th annual National
Police Week, a celebration of our nations police.
National Police Week includes the 15th annual Wall to Wall Ride For
Remembrance and National Police Remembrance Day on 27th September.
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OL 80 C.A.R.B.O.N. is active until the 30th of November to mark the
80th anniversary of Operation Carbon during World War Two. This
operation involved the dropping of paratroopers in the Protectorate of
Bohemia and Moravia.
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed
territory of Nazi Germany that was established in 1939 after the
German occupation of the Czech lands
A team of operators is active using call OL 80 CARBON on CW, SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands.
More information is available on QRZ.com
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Belgrade, the Belgrade
Amateur Radio Club is active as YT 100 RB and YU 1924 RB until
November 30. For details of a certificate that is available, see
yu1ano.org
(rsgb)
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WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS - 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
Now what "better adventure" than travelling Route 66.
Yep time to 'Get Your Kicks On'.
The 2024 Route 66 On The Air special event is active September 7-15.
This year, 23 clubs located across the route will be operating
special 1x1 callsigns. QSL cards and certificates will be available
for working these US stations.
This year marks the 25th year of this great radio event.
Originally started by the Northern Arizona DX Association, it was a
way to allow amateur radio operators a fun way to "Relive the Ride."
They also can relive their own memories of Route 66, and get to
celebrate the highways rich history.
(ard)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS
BACAR FLIES AGAIN
On Saturday 12 October 2024, a Balloon Carrying Amateur Radio (BACAR)
is scheduled to launch from the Trichardt Model Air strip near
Secunda in South Africa. The event, co-ordinated through the Secunda
Radio Club, ZS6SRC will be the twelfth flight and is named BACAR-12.
The idea is to construct a series of 1U cube satellites (measuring
10 x 10 x 10 cm) weighing not more than 500 g and string them together
on the end of a hydrogen filled weather balloon and then 'fly' the
payloads and see how the equipment works in a near space environment.
While people are preparing their CubeSats, the chase team prepare and
deploy to hopefully retrieve the string of CubeSats that parachute to
the ground after the balloon bursts. Some of the payloads include
cross band repeaters, parrot repeaters, LORA trackers, WSPR beacons,
SSTV payloads and APRS trackers.
(sarl)
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
YOTA CAMP BLOG RECOUNTS CZECH REPUBLIC ADVENTURE
As the summer wraps up in the Northern Hemisphere, so too does the
Youngsters on the Air camp that took place in the Czech Republic.
Happy Campers finished their week of immersion in amateur radio and
friendship at the Youngsters on the Air camp on Friday the 23rd of
August. Now all that's left is to remember the experience and to share
it.
Rhys Williams, MWGY/AJ6XD, who represented the Radio Society of
Great Britain at the camp, wrote a daily blog that recounted such
daily activities as kit-building, balloon launching and operation of
the special callsign OL 24 YOTA.
You can read the blog and experience that memorable week in words
and pictures by visiting the link we like in the text version of this
the WIA's National News Service, wia.org.au
The camp was organised by the Czech Radio Club and the Youth Working
Group of IARU Region 1.
tinyurl.com/5dzspbrb
(newsline 2444)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
VKJOTAJOTI.COM
scouts.com.au
scout.org/jota
international.scouts.com.au
jotajoti.info/
Brett Nicholas VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator
for JOTA.
Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ is Girl Guides Australia National
JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator.
Jota always 3rd weekend in October so 2024 = October 18 - 21
CALLING FREQUENCIES
Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing
communication.
Australian voice calling frequencies:
3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160
World CW calling frequencies:
3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160
World voice calling frequencies:
3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360,
24.960, 28.390, 50.160
Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV):
3.630, 7.033, 14.227
Calling Frequencies for PSK31
14.070
Radio Society of Great Britain and ARISS, in conjunction with
Girlguiding Surrey West and Brooklands Museum including the
Innovation Academy, have been collaborating on a special event
due to take place on Saturday, 5 October 2024.
Girlguiding President, H.R.H. The Duchess of Edinburgh will attend a
planned contact with the International Space Station as part of a
visit to promote the engagement and involvement of girls and young
women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
The Duchess of Edinburgh is Sophie, married to Prince Edward,
Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III. This
radio contact with the ISS should come easy for Her Royal Highness as
she at one time worked for Capital Radio.
Further details of the contact and the event will be announced later
this month.
(rsgb / vk4bb)
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REWIND
Celebrating the Dawn of Mass Global Communication with stations:-
G2SZ, GB2NZ, ZL4AA & ZM100DX
An important centenary is to be celebrated and re-enacted in
New Zealand and UK when, in October 2024, Radio Amateurs in
New Zealand and the UK will be celebrating and re-enacting the very
first trans-global two-way radio communication. Awards and QSL cards
will be available for those who make contact with these special
stations.
At the turn of the last century, radio communication was in its
infancy. The properties of Hertzian Waves what we now call
radio waves were only just beginning to be understood.
Starting with Marconi, the use of a crude form of radio communication
began to evolve. The development of the thermionic valve then opened
up opportunities both in radio transmitter and receiver design.
However, the conventional wisdom remained that the longer
wavelengths of radio signals (as used by Marconi) were those most
suited to long-distance radio communication.
In 1924, as both transmitter power and receiver sensitivity improved,
the dream was to span the globe by radio. Then, on 18 October 1924,
that two-way antipodean communication dream was finally completed
between two radio amateurs, Frank Bell, callsign 4AA, a sheep farmer
in Shag Valley, South Island New Zealand, and Cecil Goyder, callsign
2SZ, a student operating from Mill Hill School, North London.
The world had been shrunk, and things would never be the same again.
(m0oxo)
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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.
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VK4 - SUNFEST Saturday September 14 at Coolum Civic Centre. (vk4vp)
VK6 - PerthTech 2024 Sept 21 for 2 days at Gidgegannup (vk6pop)
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.
VK3 - SPARC Rosebud RadioFest November 17 at Eastbourne Primary
School, Allambi Ave. Rosebud. (vk3pdg)
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.
As once again this week VK5OG did.
Hi this is Nathan VK5OG President of the South Coast radio club I
would like to announce our 2024 annual general meeting at our new
clubrooms at 11 Hastings Street Seaford South Australia Thursday 28th
of November 2024 doors open at 6:30 pm with the start time at
approximately 6:45 pm tea & coffee will be available with light snacks
and a gold coin donation.
All members are welcome.
We hope to see you at our new club rooms 11 Hastings Street Seaford.
this has been Nathan vk5OG on behalf of the south Coast amateur radio
club.
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(at)wia.org.au
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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