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IN NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-
News of the ARRL DXCC TRIDENT AWARD wit Felix VK4FUQ . -
John VK4JJW steps in for VK2LAW Jason this week with the international
news . -
Alisha VK2FASH ALARA Contest Manager with news of this years ALARA
Contest, which reminds me NEXT week the Ladies of ALARA will present
this, the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE. -
Qtech2025 a two-day conference meeting over the weekend of Saturday 1st
and Sunday 2nd November. Kevin VK4UH from the Brisbane VHF Group joins
us .
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA FOR WEK COMMENCINGSUNDY AUGUST 17.
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
Qtech2025 will be a two-day conference meeting and will run over the weekend
of Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd November.
The conference will be held at Chermside, one of Brisbanes northern suburbs,
at the Kedron-Wavell RSL complex. This is an outstanding venue with
excellent conference facilities, with plentiful parking, easy travel, and a range of nearby accommodation options for those attending.
The conference venue is within short strolling distance to the Chermside Shopping precinct, one of Brisbanes largest retail centres.
The Theme of this years conference is Attention and Retention The future of Amateur Radio is in YOUR Hands
Across the two days of the conference, we have assembled a wide-ranging
program of inspiring presentations and speakers covering many aspects of the hobby.
Everything from attracting and supporting new amateurs, tapping into the enthusiasm of young people, the expanding world of amateur radio activities
in the great outdoors, right through to complex constructional projects including long-distance communications using light, Deep Space reception, and even achieving Moonbounce or EME contacts at 10GHz.
Included in the program will be an open-forum panel discussion session entitled: -
Its the future of Amateur Radio where we will pose the question to our panel How do we attract new members to our community. This will be an opportunity for everyone to express their opinion and put their point of view. The conference will also include a number of static displays and demonstrations
of AR related equipment under development for the hobby. There is something there for everyone.
As part of the event, we are also collaborating with NASA and ARISS - the Amateur Radio aboard the International Space Station project, and with
students from The Kedron State High School here in Brisbane to establish a
Live Telebridge linkup with the astronauts in orbit aboard the International Space Station. This will give the students the opportunity to talk directly
to the astronauts and to question them about their work and about any other aspect of life in space.
The conference itself will be a fully catered event, and places are limited
so prior registration is essential. The on-line booking portal is now open for registrations.
Details about the conference and on-line registration are available in the
text version of this news, on the Brisbane VHF Group website and shortly on
the main WIA website opening page. Info has also been posted in recent editions of AR Magazine and has been circulated to club secretaries around VK
An open invitation to everyone, wherever your AR interest may lie, to join us for the Inaugural QTech2025 Conference, being held in Brisbane on the first weekend in NOVEMBER this year.
Hope to see you there.
This has been Kevin VK4UH for the Brisbane VHF Group
Links:-
Registration events.humanitix.com/qtech-2025
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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.
NO INTERFRENCE?
Facing thousands of complaints, AST SpaceMobile is pushing back against concerns that the company's giant satellites risk interfering with
amateur radio operations across the globe.
The company has sent a letter to the US Federal Communications
Commission, defending its plan to use the 430 to 440MHz radio band
outside the US to track and control its proposed fleet of 248 satellites.
Those bands have long been allocated to amateur radio operations,
including for emergency communications, so the ham community has been campaigning to stop AST from gaining access. It flooded the FCC's online
system with over 2,500 comments, many of them protesting ASTs plan to
use the spectrum.
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) has been recognised in TripAdvisor's Travellers Choice Awards for 2025.
Winners of this award are in the top 10% of listings around the world on TripAdvisor. The award is based on genuine feedback from anyone in the community who has visited and left an authentic, first-hand review on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.
This award recognises the passion and dedication of RSGB volunteers and
the fantastic role they play in promoting amateur radio at Bletchley Park
the home of the National Science Centre.
If youve recently visited the NRC, leave a review via TripAdvisor.
VOTE EARLY- VOTE OFTEN.
Austin Ayers (WX 3 SVR) is running for US Congress with a campaign
focusing on the rights of the amateur radio community. In an email sent
to Amateur Radio Daily, WX3SVR described three bills he'd plan to
introduce if he's elected:
1. Amateur Radio Accessibility and Antenna Rights Act
If elected, would introduce legislation to prevent HOA's, condominium
boards, and other private entities from enforcing any such rules that
could ban antennas from being installed.
2. Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection and Expansion Act
If elected, introduce and sponsor a bill that would protect and expand
the amateur radio spectrum. This would prevent Ham spectrum from being re-allocated to commercial users, and allow for bandwidth expansion to accommodate larger limits for modern digital modes.
3. Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act
If elected, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act
would authorize registered non-profit clubs that provide emergency communications to get access to apply for grants through FEMA and DHS,
while requiring FEMA and state EMA's to include trained and licensed
amateur radio operators in their disaster response plans. He, WX3SVR,
would also introduce a tax credit for licensed operators who purchase
equipment that will be used for emergency communications.
More information about Austin Ayers campaign can be found on his website.
ayersforcongress.com/
HOLLAND
A global contingent of media and entertainment is set to flock to the
IBC Show this year, the theme is shaping the future.
The annual convention will take place Sept. 1215 in Amsterdam with more
than 270 speakers and approximately 1,350 exhibitors from 170 countries.
The show will include a range of topics relevant to both audio and radio professionals. In addition to themes like cloud adoption, virtualization and the digital switchover, AI remains a major talking point for this years show.
In fact, one of the nine projects in the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Program, AI Assistance Agents for Live Production, includes an audio work stream led by Shure. The project will explore the use of AI assistants in studio environments to help hosts navigate both shift duties and control production systems using natural language commands.
This has wide-reaching implications for how radio professionals interact with production interfaces and speed up tedious tasks.
IRTS HamFest 2025
It is just a few week until the Irish Radio Transmitters Society
HamFest 2025.
For our listeners/viewers who may be visiting the Emerald Isle this
takes place at the Mullingar Showgrounds, County Westmeath over the
weekend of September 6th and 7th.
The event includes overnight operation from Saturday night to Sunday
morning as part of the SSB field day weekend. Novice and experienced
people coming together in one place along with a very wide array of
amateur radio equipment and stations, technologies, and expertise spread
across 30 acres.
Entry is free for IRTS members and ten euro per day for non-members.
This would seem a good reason to be a member as their annual membership
is 30 euro, so that's a huge incentive, along with IRTS public liability insurance in Ireland, the UK, AND the EU.
Continuing the FCC's strong enforcement efforts to protect essential
radio transmissions in the US, they have ordered the owners of a spa
in Florida to immediately cease operation of a device that was
interfering with AT&T FirstNets cellular network.
Agents from the Miami office of the FCC responded to interference
using direction-finding techniques, their investigation identified a
Bluetooth speaker located at Asian Touch Spa that was the source of the interference.
When requested by the agents, employees at the Spa turned off the speaker determined to be the source.
The agents were later able to confirm that the interference to AT&T
FirstNets cellular network had ceased as a result.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION
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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025
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Keyman's Club of Japan CW Contest:
1200Z, Aug 16 to 1200Z, Aug 17 that of course is THIS weekend
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
kcj-cw.com/contest/rule/2025_46_kcj_dx_.pdf
(wa7bnm contest calendar)
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Remembrance Day Contest On Now
16th & 17th August 2025
Contest Manager is Alan Shannon VK4SN
vk4sn@wia.org.au
wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/
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The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend also on now.
Saturday 16 August to Sunday 17 August.
illw.net/
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Alisha VK2FASH ALARA Contest Manager :-
August 30 - 31 ALARA CONTEST
Contest is always on the last FULL weekend of August.
Hi everyone, this is Alisha VK2FASH, Contest Manager for ALARA.
The 45th ALARA Contest will be held on the last weekend of August
from Saturday the 30th to Sunday the 31st.
Starting time is 0600 UTC on the 30th of August, finishing 24 hours later
at 0559 UTC 31st of August.
All YLs, OMs, Scouts & Girl Guides are invited to participate and it is
hoped that everyone will enjoy this friendly contest. It is a great
opportunity to make contact with those we dont usually meet on air.
Although we are slightly competitive, we do help each other by giving out numbers and spotting each other on Facebook.
The contest rules are available on the ALARA Contest webpage on the
ALARA website. If you would like more information, please email
contest@alara.org.au
73
Alisha VK2FASH
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WESTLAKES CUP
13th of September 8:30pm until 9:30pm local time
thats 1030 to 1130UTC.
Operation is Phone on 80 and 40 metres, and all Australian stations may
be worked.
(vk2wi news)
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NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
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DX WINDOW - AUGUST
DXCC TRIDENT AWARD
The ARRL DXCC Trident award recognizes amateur radio operators who have confirmed two-way radio contacts with 100 or more DXCC Entities on all
three modes: CW, Phone, and Digital (FT, RTTY, PSK, etc.).
Higher achievement endorsements can be earned at the 200, 300, and
Honour Roll levels. All DXCC credits must be visible in Logbook of The
World, and all qualifying QSOs must be dated 1 November 1976 or later.
Good one ARRL.
arrl.org/dxcc-trident-award
(425DXNEWS)
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Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia's proclamation of independence (17 August 1945), HQ station 8 A 80 RI
and 34 special event stations are active until this Wednesday August 20
from various Indonesian provinces such as Jakarta 8A80JK and Bali 8A80BL.
(425DXNEWS)
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South Sudan
Listen for Z 81 D from Juba, South Sudan, during this month.
Activity is on 40 6 m, using SSB and digital.
The Z81D QSL route is via OM 3 JW, LoTW, ClubLog or eQSL.
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Japan
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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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
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REMINDERS
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific and the end
of hostilities in World War Two, members of The Townsville Amateur Radio
Club Inc. will be activating the Oonoonba Historic World War Two Bombing
Site in Townsville Australia with a number of portable HF SSB Stations on Sunday 17th August, co-inciding with the Remembrance Day Contest and the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend.
The operators will be on-air from 0800 to 1700 Townsville time
(2200 to 0700UTC) utilising club callsign VICTOR KILO FOUR ALPHA TANGO
VICTOR on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metre bands.
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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.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook, or via EA5GL.
qrz.com/db/4a2max
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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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CATS & DOGS
During the month of August, especially around 8 August (International Cat
Day) and 26 August (International Dog Day), a number of stations will be
active to raise awareness of pets in need - those who have been
abused, abandoned or neglected - and to encourage adoption for those
who have yet to find a home and a family forever.
Special "cat" callsigns include DA0CAT, DL0CAT, GB4CAT, GB9CAT, W1C,
and YL1CAT
Special "dog" callsigns include DA0DOG, DL0DOG, GB4DOG, K2D, and YL1DOG.
(425dxnews)
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Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Korea
(15 August 1945), members of the Korean Amateur Radio League's
Chungbuk HQ will be active as HL80V on 1-31 August.
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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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It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You.
Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11:
New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C.
September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC.
Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the
fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember."
SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including
WARC bands.
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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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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)
For the first time ever, residents are allowed to use certain wireless
internet in the highly restrictive West Virginia Radio Quiet Zone near the Green Bank Observatory.
Since it was built in 1956, the observatory, which houses the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world, has been located in both the National Radio Quiet Zone, which spans several counties in West Virginia and Virginia, and the West Virginia Radio Quiet Zone, which includes a 10-mile radius
around the Green Bank Observatory.
Although the use of Wi-Fi routers can disrupt the telescope, the observatory said the quiet zones have not stopped people from installing routers.
Many people who were doing the right thing by not using Wi-Fi were left
without access, while others who were illegally using routers did whatever
they wanted, Anthony Remijan, director of the NSF GBO, explained in the release.
Now, instead of limiting the use of all Wi-Fi routers, the Green Bank Observatory is encouraging everyone in the WVRQZ to operate at the same frequency2.4GHz. This will allow residents, businesses and schools in the
quiet zone to have Wi-Fi while also preventing multiple radio frequencies
from being interfered with.
bit.ly/4ouYxRL
(twiar)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS
HISTORIC SOUTH AFRICAN PICO BALLOONS IN FLIGHT MORE LAUNCHES PLANNED
The South African Pico Balloon Tracking Group reports that South African amateur radio enthusiasts are celebrating two successful pico balloon
launches, with both balloons currently performing exceptionally on their
global journeys.
ZS6SRC-25 was launched on 2 August.
Despite an intermittent transmitter in the early phase, the balloon
quickly stabilised, reaching 11 800 m over Australia with speeds up to228
km/h.
ZR6TG-3, launched on 3 August.
It crossed Madagascar, traversed the Indian Ocean and passed New Zealand,
with speeds recorded at 250 km/h. Reception reports have been received
from spotters across Australia and New Zealand, with a maximum confirmed reception distance of 19 957 km.
The South African pico balloon community is now preparing for its largest coordinated launch event yet, scheduled for THIS weekend, August 16.ZR6TG-4
20 m
ZS1ERZ-12 10 m
ZS6SRC-26 20 m, a 'possible' fourth balloon to be confirmed.
This event marks a milestone for amateur radio and high-altitude ballooning
in South Africa. Spotting stations worldwide are encouraged to
report signals, contributing to global tracking efforts.
wsprtv.com/
wsprtv.com/docs/user_guide.html
(SARL)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL.
The 2025 Zero Retries Digital Conference takes place in Washington, as well
as virtually, on September 13th. Tickets are still available for this
inaugural event that will showcase technological innovation in amateur radio. Presentations will focus on the IP 400 Network Project, M17 Project,
MMDVM-TNC data system, AREDN, HamWAN, and more.
Tickets are available for both in-person and virtual attendance. The virtual ticket includes access to a live stream of events. Additional virtual ticket options include videos of presentations to be made available post-conference.
ARDC, ARRL, Connect Systems, GigaParts, HydraSDR, and others are sponsoring
the event.
Learn more on the Zero Retries Digital Conference website, zeroretries.org/p/conference
Ticket options for this event.
lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/7852x9m
(ARD)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary -
secretary@amsat-vk.org
More has come to light, courtesy "The Orbital Index" re our very own (Australian) start up Gilmour Spaces Eris rocket and the launch for the
first time, kind of.
The privately developed 25-meter-tall hybrid-fuelled rocketAustralias
first home-grown orbital launch vehicle lost first one and then a second
of its four main engines just above the launch pad, which fortunately
seems to have survived as the rocket powerslid sideways and then fell to
the ground after a total flight time of 14 seconds.
nasaspaceflight.com/2025/07/gilmours-eris-but-positives/
Making it off the launch pad is still a critical first step and were
looking forward to the next launch, which could come in the next six
months.
(nasa/orbitalindex)
From Bowen to India and the USA, this story takes us to space where a satellite created through the partnership of two nations will provide a
window into some of the natural disasters plaguing us here on Earth.
Newslines Jim Meachen ZL2BHF has the details.
JIM: An unprecedented joint satellite project between the Indian Space
Research Organization and NASA is giving researchers the hope of better studying the Earth's climate and helping improve responses to natural
disasters by monitoring the most subtle changes on Earth, including in its glaciers and wetlands.
The satellite is known as NISAR, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission. Its launch aboard an ISRO spacecraft on the 30th of July from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, sent it on its mission to send microwaves to collect data from different surfaces on the planet. When processed, the data will be visible in an exceptionally high resolution. An estimated 80
terabytes of data will be collected daily. Scientists have said that the
method has [quote] "unprecedented accuracy." [endquote] Researchers and governments around the world will be able to view the data via a cloud
platform where they will have open access.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
The project is being praised as the first collaborative satellite mission of its kind between the Indian and US space agencies.
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
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AF-032 Zanzibar Island.
5 H 1 UM from Zanzibar Island, IOTA AF - 032, 12 - 24 August.
5H1UM is operating on 80 - 6m, including WARC Bands, Holiday style,
CW, SSB and of course FT8.
dxnews.com/5h1um/
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SA-084 Playa Blanca Islands.
Renato, PY8WW reports that after over a year of planning and persistence, hes thrilled to announce an upcoming expedition to the rare IOTA group of SA-084. The activation is scheduled for a short window between November 1216, 2025,
on Playa Blanca Island, located within Colombias Pacific National Park.
While the callsign is still pending approval from Colombian
telecommunications authorities, Renato informs the process is underway. Securing authorization from the National Park has been one of the most challenging aspects of this project, he says, but can report that things are finally moving forward.
dx-world.net/activation-of-playa-blanca-island-sa-084/
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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-013
Steve, ZL2KE has been active from Rarotonga as E 51 KEE during
August, 3-18 to be exact. He was previously active from there last
year.
QRV mainly on 40-10m, CW & SSB using verticals next to sea and
End-fed wires.
QSL via IK2DUW, LoTW, eQSL, Club Log.
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OC-065
Lance, W7GJ is active as H40GJ from Pigeon Island (OC-065),
Temotu Province on 8-27 August. This will be a 6m EME DXpedition,
using Q65-60A in the "Q65 Pileup" mode.
"When I am not aimed up at the moon, I will be monitoring 50.313 on FT8
mode", Lance says. "Please take the initiative to call my direction
when you think there may be ionospheric propagation. If propagation
is good and there are many callers, I may switch to FT4 or FT8 F/H on a frequency to be announced". QSL via LoTW, or direct to W7GJ.
(425DX plus facebook.com/lance.collister/)
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OC-054
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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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY
Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the
Signal Identification Guide Wiki at
sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military
youtube.com/@militaryhfradio244
open.spotify.com/playlist/28SXuX8vL2wHbnfCS0uBVF?si=d9ee366a38a4472e
Although the 14th of August has been designated as Navajo Code Talkers
Day, a group of proud amateur radio operators took several days to honour
this special unit of brave Marines who served in the US military during
the second World War.
Few of these hams could be prouder than Herb Goodluck N7HG, whose late
father, John V. Goodluck, had been one of the Marines who used their own
Navajo language to craft a wartime code that could not be broken.
Herb was among those calling QRZ from the 10th to the 15th, using the
callsign N7C. The hams operated from Window Rock, Arizona at the
Navajo Tribal Park and Veterans Memorial.
(newsline2493)
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
What a day it was last Sunday.
Pete, VK2LP resumed uber driver for me and took me to Kentlyn.
That is where Peter VK2PR hosted a fox hunt in Kentlyn Park.
There were three foxes to find.
I found the first fox, just ahead of Rae VK2GPU with Skye VK2YIP and Leah VK1PET.
Rae may have received the credit for that find first, I was so close anyway.
Rae and her team found the next two foxes.
Derek VK2DEK found two foxes and was looking for the third when I found the third fox.
Rae, Skye and Leah came in first place to win the Supercheap gift card.
I came in second and won am Anaconda gift card while Derek won the Jaycar
card.
After the foxhunt, we stopped by the antenna day that Fishers ghost was hosting.
The next stop was anaconda where I bought a new jacket.
Oh, and let me take this time to remind you Fishers Ghost is now hosting a VK YOTA Contest for the month of December.
So all VK YOTAs, turn those radios on and start calling CQ in December!
For WIA National News, I am Alan VK2COD in Sydney.
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
USA
The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) and Radio Relay
International (RRI) have announced the signing of an agreement intended to
help the organizations strengthen key networks essential to ongoing communications during natural disasters and other emergencies.
According to an article posted on the ARRL website, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the parties will help the two organizations align their respective efforts to modernize and enhance the National Traffic System (NTS), a communications network comprised of amateur radio operators across
the United States.
The specific areas of the NTS targeted for improvement under the MoU include developing additional high-frequency digital networks, continued development
of VHF and UHF digital packet radio network capabilities, and improved operability with state and local emergency communications organizations and systems.
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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 - Redcliffe Club CarBoot Sale Sat 30 August at club house (vk4tfn)
Greetings from the R & DRC VK4RC.
Robert Thomson VK4TFN here.
Our Carboot Sale will at 9:00am, on the
30th August 2025, at our Club House at
MacFarlane Park, in Kippa-ring in the cityof Redcliffe.
As always, we'll clear out our shed and fill up our
tables, with all manner of interesting techno itemsfor your perusal.
Also The VK4 QSL Bureau, will have a table in
the club house. Come and collect your QSL cards.
So come along and have a good day out.
For more information go to:
www dot redcliffe radio club dot org dot au.
Thank you and 73's fromThe R & DRC VK4RC.
VK4 -SunFest at Beerwah Community Hall 25 Peachester Rd 9.30 Sept 13
(wiacal)
VK - Sep 14 4-5pm AEST WIA Affiliated Clubs briefing webinar (wiacal)
VK2 - Westlakes Field Day 8am October 26 on club grounds. (vk2wi)
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 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) --------------------- SOCIAL SCENE 2026 ------------------
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@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
Submitting news items
If you would like to submit news items for possible inclusion
in the VK1WIA broadcasts, please email your item in text to
nationalnews@wia.org.au and don't JUST send url's links or
posters, but take the time to pen YOUR contribution.
To submit audio, email
nationalnews@wia.org.au
and send BOTH the audio and the text
We would appreciate items certainly no longer than 1.5 mts in
length as we only have a half hour.
Remember the sooner you submit material the more the
likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of
WIA National News.
Each recorded item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple
of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your
event 'fresh' and always if the news room is to read your
item --- write it in the 3rd person. (First if YOU are
reading your own item). If you are mentioning your own name / call
in the story, say something like "and myself, Pat, vk11abc"
Promote your local rebroadcast; details on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/
A reminder when supplying HamFest info we obviously can't
plug DEALS from commercial traders "on air", but we at the
WIA will put your supporters 'goods' in this text edition
"no worries."
We will not give blatant 'plugs' to raffles, be it raffles
at the event or "on-line".
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Oh... and to contact us with your news because
If It Matters To You It Matters To Us!
Click the links below to download the most recent edition of
National News, BUT this is ONLY the backup site!
WIANEWS backup thanks to Brendan VK4BLP can be found on
wiaq.org.au
BACKUPS OF THE BACKUP!! thanks to Tony VK7AX
www.vk7ax.id.au/wianews/
wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/ (This is the link
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WIANews - we've reported...YOU decide.
TWITTER twitter.com/VK1WIA
Societies and Club News Letter Editors can EXCHANGE a feed
prior to the actual broadcast date, e-mail
nationalnews@wia.org.au
Call-backs follow the RF editions, but also for text readers
you may lodge a quick reply to let us know you read it, who
knows, you might even get a "cheerio call".
Thanks to our dedicated band of broadcast volunteers who
utilize their time and equipment in bringing you this weekly
broadcast.
Who and where are they?
wia.org.au/members/broadcast/where/
Promote your local rebroadcast; details on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/
The purpose of "WIANews" is to rapidly provide news of
interest to WIA affiliated clubs and active amateurs residing
in Australia and the globe.
We strongly encourage membership in the Wireless Institute of
Australia and participation in the activities of local clubs.
Opinions 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 IF broadcast, are
done so in the spirit in which they were submitted."
If you would like to see the call-backs reported each
broadcast, OR have call-backs to contribute to the National
News call back tally then please send through your call-backs
to
callbacks@wia.org.au
How do I join this REBROADCASTERS List?
(subscribe for an automatic feed.)
Email to
vk1wia-broadcasters-join@lists.wia.org.au
from the email account that you wish the emails to go to.
How do I join this National News List?
(subscribe for an automatic weekly feed.)
Email to
vk1wia-news-join@lists.wia.org.au
from the email account that you wish the emails to go to.
How do I leave this National News List? (unsubscribe your
weekly feed)
Open mail program which sends mail from the address you want
to unsubscribe from. Send unsubscribe to the list
unsubscribe address
vk1wia-news-leave@lists.wia.org.au
You will be sent a confirmation mail and must follow the
instructions given in that mail to complete the
unsubscription.
Once your unsubscription has been processed, you will
probably receive a message confirming your unsubscription
from the list and at that point you should stop receiving
messages.
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