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IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-

Pete Cherry VK2LP, the WIA Returning Officer with all the good numbers. -

RSGB President, Bob Beebe, GU4YOX, will be on air for this years
Commonwealth Contest next weekend and the WIA's representative on the
RSGB's Commonwealth Contest Committee Alan VK4SN will join Felix during
his operational news segment. -

And March 8 being International Women's Day sees many a contest on air
around the world and Michelle VK2AYL from ALARA joins us again this week.

BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA AND IT'S FOR WEEK COMMENCING
SUNDAY MARCH 8 2026

I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

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The Wireless Institute of Australia's Technical Advisory Committee has fine-tuned its recommendations for changes to the amateur radio band plan
after reviewing more than three dozen submissions.

It is now recommending that the emergency communications channel on 40m be aligned with IARU Region 3 on 7.110 MHz, that the SSB portion of the 6m band
be widened and that 1.87 MHz and 3.686 MHz be chosen as the AM centres of activity for 160m and 80m.


The committee's full document, which reaffirms its other original proposals
and clarifies use of the FM Analogue ATV band, has been published online.


Visit the consultation webpage using the link provided in the text version of this week's national wia news:-

wia.org.au
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS UPDATE

I am Pete Cherry VK2LP, the WIA Returning Officer with an update on the Election of Directors for the Wireless Institute of Australia, the WIA.


As previously advised three (3) Directors will retire at the conclusion of
the next WIA Annual General Meeting which will be held in May 2026.

These Directors are
Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY
Steve Green VK2TSG and Lee Moyle VK3GK.

Each retiring Director was eligible for re-nomination.

A call for nominations for the position of Director of the WIA was made in November 2025 in the WIA National News Broadcast and in Amateur Radio
Magazine in accordance with the Election Regulations.

I advised that four (4) nominations from WIA members were received for the position as Director of the WIA. These nominations were valid and received by the advertised closing date.

Those nominations were for:

Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY
Klaus Illhardt VK3IULee Moyle VK3GK
Justin Giles-Clark VK7TW

As there will be three (3) vacancies at the conclusion of the AGM and four nominations were received, an election was necessary.


Voting was by electronic means and 3 members elected to vote by postal
ballot. Voting opened on the 1st of February 2026 and closed on the 28th of February 2026.


With the voting not being compulsory, voter participation was high with 39%
of eligible voters casting their vote.


Counting had been finalised with the results for the elected candidates as:

Justin Giles-Clark VK7TW with 949 votes

Lee Moyle VK3GK with 859 votes

Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY with 728 votes

The remaining candidate, Klaus Illhardt VK3IU, received 514 votes.

These three (3) Directors elect will take up their role at the conclusion of the Annual General meeting to be held on the 2nd of May 2026. They will
remain in that role for a period of two (2) years.


I take this opportunity to thank all of the nominees and congratulate the successful candidates on their election to this important role. And thank you to all the members who cast their vote.


The four (4) continuing Directors of the WIA are:Giles Kirby VK5GK
Peter Clee VK8ZZ
Peter Schrader VK4EA
Scott Williams VK3KJ

These continuing four (4) directors will retire at the conclusion of the
Annual General Meeting in May 2027.


This has been spoken and authorised by Pete Cherry VK2LP, the WIA Returning Officer


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AUSTRALIANA

High-voltage rocks and rolls a would-be thief fighting for life after alleged break-in attempt at power substation in Toowoomba suburb.


The man was suffering serious burns to his face and hands when he turned up
at a service station. Staff called an ambulance and police.


Police will allege the man sustained the injuries after gaining entry into
the substation and cutting wires inside a pit about 3am on March 4, QPS said.


Queensland has seen a spike in alleged copper thefts with power stations and substations often targeted for the valuable metal, including cases at
Brisbane suburbs such as Ellen Grove and Mango Hill, along with thefts at Central Queensland and Townsville.


Police warn the high scrap value of copper drives these crimes, which can
spark outages, costly damage and serious safety risks.

tinyurl.com/ycswvzae
(7NEWS)

Australia's internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial intelligence services that fail to verify user ages after
a Reuters review found more than half had not made public any steps to comply by a deadline this week.


ITnews says the warning reflects one of the most aggressive efforts globally
to rein in AI companies, which face a growing number of lawsuits for failing
to stop - and even encouraging - self-harm or violence while researchers caution that such platforms are more harmful to youth mental health than
social media.


In December we became the first country to ban social media for teenagers, citing mental health concerns, prompting an outpouring of world leaders
saying they would do the same.


Australia now says it is spearheading a similar crackdown on AI by putting
age restrictions on the content people can access with the technology.

From Tomorrow, March 9, internet services in Australia including search

tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and lesser-known companion chatbots must restrict Australians under 18 from receiving pornography, extreme violence, self-harm and eating disorder content or face fines of up to $49.5 million.

itnews.com.au)
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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.

Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain.

The incidents occurred on Sunday morning, with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
saying at the time that ''objects'' had hit a data centre in the UAE,
creating ''sparks and fire''. Also on Sunday, AWS said it was investigating power and connectivity issues at a facility in Bahrain.


On Monday, the company confirmed that drone strikes had caused the outages.
Two UAE facilities were hit directly, ''while in Bahrain, a drone strike in close proximity to one of our facilities caused physical impacts to our infrastructure."


The company said the drones caused structural damage, disrupted power
delivery to infrastructure, ''and in some cases, required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage.''


The incidents highlight the vulnerability of key technology infrastructure
like data centres during military conflicts.


A FaceBook group known as "Military Defence" are reporting on how a
Russian drone swarm just became Ukraines newest weapon.

In January 2026, over 150 Shahed drones were launched at Kyiv, but they didnt all explode. Using a daring mix of GPS spoofing and Kevlar-net interceptors, Ukrainian FPV pilots corralled and captured these flying bombs intact.

The goal?

The "crown jewels" of Russian drone tech:

Within days, Ukraine integrated the stolen tech into their new "Beaver 2.0" drones and launched a retaliatory strike on the very base the Shaheds came from!


Russia now has a problem, unable to tell friend from foe in the skies. tinyurl.com/46xzpuzp

A man and woman were rescued after the hot air balloon they were flying in struck a cell phone tower in East Texas.


This was not an everyday rescue, it takes a lot of manpower, work and
teamwork to make this happen. In total, 14 specialists were on the tower because their ropes are limited to 200 to 300 feet. The balloon was resting
on the tower, almost 1,000 feet above the ground.


Three first responders were at the top of the tower to secure the victims.

The rescuers helped bring the man and woman to the ground with the assistance of harnesses and ropes. The teams used a high-point anchor above the pair to swing them in a controlled manner to the tower before they were rigged up and lowered down the tower, one pitch at a time.


We not only had to get up, extricate the patients out of the basket of the balloon, into the tower, a spokesman said, but then hand them off, rope by rope, down the multiple pitches, or sections, down the tower.


The pair were in stable condition following the hours-long rescue

Radio Amateurs of Canada, RAC, has announced the recipients of the Amateur of the Year Award for 2025.


This year's honourees, Fred VE 1 FA and Helen VA 1 YL Archibald, are
recognized for their years of dedication to the amateur radio community.


Fred and Helen Archibald have been pillars of Amateur Radio in Canada for decades. While the award traditionally reflects contributions within a given year, their sustained excellence in 2025 combined with a lifetime of service
made them compelling joint recipients.


In addition to being avid organizers of many DXpeditions, VE1FA is an instructor and technological innovator and VA1YL has served as President of
the Canadian Ladies Amateur Radio Association.


EI0MAR, the amateur radio station at the Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage
Radio in Howth is back on the air after recent storms destroyed the
HFantenna.


EI 0 MAR is now looking forward to the annual International Marconi Day event in April.


The RSGB President, Bob Beebe, GU4YOX, will be operating as GB5CC for this years Commonwealth Contest, which takes place 14 to 15th of March.


He will be doing so in memory of former RSGB President, Bob Whelan, G3PJT who sadly became a Silent Key at the end of last year.


Bob Beebe looks forward to making contacts across the Commonwealth and
sharing time on the amateur bands to reflect the fellowship, tradition and sense of community that Bob Whelan valued so deeply.


Shortly more on next weekends Commonwealth contest when Alan VK4SN joins this the WIA NATIONAL NEWS.

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OPERATIONAL NEWS -
WIA contest page :- wia.org.au/members/contests/about/
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MARCH 7 - 8 THIS WEEKND IS THE ARRL DX SSB, Sunday is also a very special
day -- Michelle VK2AYL has the details:-

Today, Sunday, March 8th, is International Womens Day.

Around the world many YL groups are encouraging their members to be active on the air. As such ALARA will be issuing a special International Womens Day certificate for YLs who make 5 contacts with other radio operators or for the OMs who contact 5 YLs Today, Sunday 8th March.


Names and locations need to be shared and a short conversation is encouraged.

All amateur radio bands and modes including EchoLink, repeaters and digital systems may be used. To gain the certificate logs need to be sent by 31st March to publicity@alara.org.au


( Michelle O'Hare VK2AYL )

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And another March 7 weekend is the Russian YL/OM Contest (CW, phone)
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PLUS YET ANOTHER is the YL-WWA 2026, an international amateur radio event running for a week from tomorrow Monday 9 March through Sunday 15 March aimed at bringing together as many young women radio amateurs as possible from
around the world. Its part of the broader World Wide Award family and is organised on the HamAward.cloud platform, which supports real-time logging
and live score tracking for both activators and hunters.


The event is for all licensed operators, whether taking part as a
YL activator or as a hunter chasing contacts during the week.

The rules encourage worldwide participation and fair operating practice, and there are categories for different modes and achievements. Hunters compete to work as many activators as possible, while YL activators aim to get on air
from their locations and rack up QSOs.

So as that 'test' finishes on the 15th, another commences:-
MARCH 15 BERU or more correctly - THE COMMONWEALTH CONTEST.
HI, This is Alan VK4SN, The WIA's representative on the RSGB's Commonwealth Contest Committee.


The Commonwealth Contest is one of the longest-running contests in the HF contesting world.

It promotes contacts between stations in the Commonwealth Countries and Territories.


This 24 hour CW contest is held on the 14th and 15th March and starts on Saturday 1000 UTC.


High, low, and QRP power sections are available for Single and multi-op stations.

HQ stations will be active for bonus points.

Australia will submit a team of 5 members along with six HQ stations as
VK1WIA through VK6WIA.

If anyone would like to activate other call areas, please let me know.

So dust off your key, shine up the contacts and have some CW fun.
Good luck and best 73
DE Alan VK4SN on behalf of the RSGB.

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MARCH 21 and 22 JOHN MOYLE MEMORIAL FIELD DAY
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MAY:- HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL SPRINT May 2nd.

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JUNE 6 -7 VK SHIRES CONTEST
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JUNE 20-21 VHF UHF FIELD DAY

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NOW LET'S OPEN THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD :-

A couple now that may or may not "hit the airwaves" due to the situation in
the Middle East.


Active should be ZC4C and ZC4Z from the UK Sovereign Base Areas on
Cyprus until 11 of March. 80-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4 and
maybe even SSTV.

QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.

AND -------------

Four activations from the "Biblical cities from the David and
Goliath period"; 4X01A (Ashod), 4X01E (Ekron) and 4X01G will follow
station 4Z01A planned this weekend or 6-7 March from the
archaeological site of the ancient city of Ashkelon)
(dates TBA).

(425dxnews)

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Honouring the Titanic

Jason, VK2LAW, recently told us of special event station, EG1912T, that
will be on the air from April 10 until April 15.

Again that call sign, EG 1912 T is unique for this event.EG identifies
Spain,

1912 signifies the year the ship sank,
and T stands for Titanic.

All amateur radio operators are invited to participate. Bands used will be
HF, VHF, UHF, and SHF (amateur radio satellite). All modes will be available with special emphasis on telegraphy. All stations that contact EG1921T using
CW will receive a special QSL card. All other stations making contact on any frequency or mode can receive a confirmation via eQSL and LoTW.

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South Sudan.

Z 81 D until 30 March.

Activity from 40 to 6 metres using SSB and digital.QSL via OM3JW, LoTW.

(sarl)
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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.

(425dxnews)

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REWIND

Tribute to the Father of FM Radio

A unique tribute to one of radio's greatest inventors is making waves in
the Irish Ham community this week. Giorgio Bardelli, callsign EI 8 IHB,
has announced the creation of a "sonic archive" dedicated to Major Edwin
Howard Armstrong, the father of FM radio.

The centrepiece of the project is a track titled "Edwin's Requiem
(River House)". More than just a song, the piece is a lyrical history
of the "Radio Wars," meticulously documenting Armstrong's life and his technical battles.


Listeners will find specific references to the 1935 IRE demonstration and the 1945 FCC frequency shift. This move to the 88 to 108 MHz band infamously rendered the major's original equipment obsolete.


The track will hit streaming platforms on March 16th, 2026.
(irts)
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)

WIRELESS WEATHER IN CANADA TO 'DRY UP.'

Environment and Climate Change Canada has announced it will be shutting down its Weatheradio Canada service effective March 16. The bilingual service operated with a network of approximately 225 transmitters.


The Canadian stations transmitted on frequencies between 162.400 and 162.550 MHz, usually with between 50 and 500 watts of transmitter power output.


ECCC also will discontinue the countrys Hello Weather program on the same
date, which made local forecasts and alerts available via telephone.


Due to increasing costs, maintaining the technology and services used to operate Weatheradio and Hello Weather is becoming increasingly challenging, Samantha Bayard, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada,
told Radio World.

(radioworld.com)

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/
Mark K8MST is a retired attorney, former general counsel for Hyundai Motor Company, and now a driving force behind establishing strong governance principles with the newly formed Parks on the Air board.


Licensed in 2021 after decades of putting off the hobby, Mark dove headfirst into ham radioand POTAduring the pandemic, first as a hunter, then as an activator with hundreds of parks under his belt. In just a few years, he went from newcomer to board member of one of the fastest-growing programs in
amateur radio.


Behind the curtain, a 21-person volunteer development team led by James
VE3JLN, is rewriting the IT backbonemodernizing a decade-old cloud-based
system that now processes more than a million QSOs a month. Add to that the financial reality: roughly $5,000$6,000 US per month just to keep the servers running.


No corporate sponsor bankrolls this operation. Its volunteers, modest book royalties, and community donations keeping the engine alive.


With nearly 50 million QSOs logged, 84,000 registered operators, and 85,000 parks across 236 DX entities, POTA isnt just thrivingits reshaping the hobby.

(qrz.com)

International Women's Day YL Parks on the Air Party takes places annually
on the 8th of March, and THAT'S TODAY.

This isn't a contest. The main goal is to encourage women to get out, get
on the air, and be more active in amateur radio. For more information
visit the International Women's Day YL POTA Party Facebook page.

(rsgb)

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org

Looking for an easy way to find out "what's up there?"

Well at the 2026 Hamcation AMSAT Forum, AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, highlighted the AMSAT Status Page (amsat.org/status) as a convenient
way to see which satellites are active using user reports updated every two hours. He noted the page is especially useful for tracking scheduled or intermittent satellites and mode changes, helping operators quickly decide
what to try on the air.

amsat.org/status
(ans-060)

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has suggested building a giant electromagnetic catapult on the Moon to launch satellites into space, reviving a concept
first explored more than fifty years ago. In early February, Musk told employees at xAI that the company could eventually establish lunar factories
to build artificial-intelligence satellites and launch them using an electromagnetic mass driver rather than conventional rockets.


Musk argued that advances in heavy-lift launch capability, particularly
SpaceXs Starship vehicle, could enable delivery of large amounts of cargo to the lunar surface. Once infrastructure exists, he suggested that
manufacturing satellites on the Moon and launching them from there could dramatically reduce costs. He also noted that in-space propellant transfer
and lunar industrial development could support a permanent scientific and manufacturing presence beyond Earth.


The concept of a lunar electromagnetic launcher is not new. Physicist Gerard ONeill proposed similar mass drivers in the 1970s as a way to fling mined
lunar material into space for use in constructing orbital habitats and solar-power satellites. Working with colleagues and student researchers at
MIT, ONeill helped build experimental prototypes demonstrating that electromagnetic acceleration could launch payloads without chemical rockets.

tinyurl.com/37khxhte
(ANS)

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
AMSAT has announced the launch of Students On The Air (StOTA) Days, a new initiative aimed at encouraging student participation in amateur satellite operations.


The activity was inspired by AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and his son Carsten, KQ4SJM, and is designed to promote regular on-air activity among licensed student operators.


We students are encouraged to get on the air and operate via amateur
satellites on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. While

student-to-student contacts are especially encouraged, all satellite
operators are welcome to participate and help make students feel welcome on
the air.


Reports of StOTA activity and contacts are encouraged and may be submitted to Carsten, KQ4SJM, whose contact information is available via QRZ.com. Activity reports will help AMSAT gauge participation and support future
student-focused satellite initiatives.

(ANS)

YOTA CONTEST 2026 --->

Organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in co-operation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society.


This YOTA Contest is to increase youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the reputation of the YOTA programme, and demonstrate support for youngsters across the world.

Session ONE of 3 sessions will be held NEXT weekend on the 15th of March(10:00-22:00 UTC).


yotacontest.mrasz.org/
yota.fgarc.org.au/

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
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OC-150

Jozef is active again as YB9/ON6HX from Mataram on Lombok Island
(OC-150)until 11 March.


Listen for YB9/ON6HX as he operates CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, and FT4 from 0C-150 and QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via home call which again is ON6HX.

(425dxnews)
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OC REMINDERS
IOTA NUMBER OC-031

On air is C 21 TS from Nauru, IOTA Number OC-031, until sometime in July
FT8 maybe some SSB. See stations C 21 TS on QRZ.com for QSL information
and other operating details.

(sourced to newsline 2519)

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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) UNTIL April 10.

(dx-world)

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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.

(dx-world)
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OC-073

Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 expects to be back to the weather station on
Minami Torishima (OC-073) until mid-May.
He will operate mainly CW with some FT8.

QSL via JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
(425dxnews)
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OC-095

The rarest of the rare.

Jacek, SP5APW will be active as 3D2JK from Lakeba Island OC-095 on
the days 17-22 April. 3D2JK will operate FT8 and SSB on 20-10 metres,
and on 6 metres mainly FT8.

Last activated in 2004, OC-095 remains the rarest IOTA group in Fiji.

QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or direct to SP5APW.
3d2jk.blogspot.com
(425DXNEWS)
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March 14 North Shore Radio Club Sale 400 East Coast Road, Sunnynook,
Auckland 10:00am (nzart)
VK4 - Redfest - Deception Bay North State School 9am April 11. (vk4ble)

VK - WIA AGM May 2 at 2pm Albury VK2 couples with ICOM VK SUMMIT 2026
also in Albury May 2 and 3. (wiacal/ARMAG )

VK2 - Picton HamFest May 31 at Showground 8am (vk2ts)

This is Tony VK2TS for the Illawarra Amateur Radio society

Guess what? The Picton Hamfest is back again bigger and better on Sunday 31st of May 2026.


Location is as per last year, the Picton Show Ground, 151 Menangle St
Picton NSW.

Hours 8am to 2pm
Remember
Same FREE entry
Same great bargains

Same general market on as well for the whole family to enjoy

Same fantastic food available, I can vouch for that.

Booking arrangements for sellers:

6m x 6m outside sites are now only $20, bring your own tables

Inside sites are now $5 per table. No additional site fees this year

To book call Steve at the Picton Show society on 0421 109 694 That number again 0421 109694

See you all there
VK5 - Sth Est Radio Group Convention & Australian Fox Hunting
Championship Mt Gambier June 6/7 (vk5dj)
VK3 - Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club (BAREC) Radiofest.
Sunday 11 October 2026. Bendigo East Hall, 35 Lansell Street(vk3gtv)

VK7 - Tassie Ham-E-Con Radio Conference Nov 7 and 8 UTAS Sandy Bay Campus. reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
VK5 - Adelaide Amateur Radio & Electronics Car Boot Sale Dogs SA
Showground, Cromwell Road, Kilburn 10.00am. November 21. (wiacal)
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