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VK National News 04Jul21


Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2021-07-04.mp3 
Text edition:
 
 
2021 JUNE 27 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 JULY 4  2021 
 IN OUR 26th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

 ( 1937 in a mention we've come across relating to weekly
  broadcasts of information prepared by VK4 was a plea to
  restart the weekly news service which was on air in the 
  late 1920's )


 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL
 Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures,
 contacts and answers to your questions.
 www.health.gov.au/



 WIA AGM - Some highlights. -

 WIA SPECTRUM & REGULATORY NEWS. - Grant Willis VK5GR. -

 THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
 WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA 



 Sydney lockdown closes  July calendar of the
 Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA)

 ARCIA has made the decision to defer its planned Sydney
 events for the month of July. This includes deferring both
 the industry networking dinner and the professional
 development training sessions.

 In light of the current problems with the COVID-19 outbreaks
 in Sydney and the difficulty for interstate guests to attend,
 ARCIA had only one sensible option. Future possible options
 for Sydney will be investigated later in 2021.

 ARCIA notes that if you already booked a ticket to one of
 the 2021 Sydney events, a representative will be in touch
 to discuss future ticketing options.

 ( text edition only. criticalcoms.com.au )






 WIA

 JOIN OUR WIA
 tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
 

 WIA BOARD MINUTES
 www.wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/minutes/
 As advised by retiring President VK2GPK at AGA 2021 no longer
 being published BUT members CAN ask WIA for them.
 (vk4bb)


 In our audio news some 5 or 6 minutes of audio extracted
 from the WIA AGM

 THEN :-

 ACMA defers changes to the Overseas Amateurs Visiting
 Australia Class Licence

 In April 2021, the ACMA conducted a public consultation on
 Proposed changes to class licences: Updating references to
 standards to include references to equipment rules, and
 harmonising electromagnetic energy requirements, which
 included changes to the Overseas Amateurs Visiting Australia
 Class Licence. This class licence enables overseas radio
 amateurs visiting Australia to operate for a short period
 without obtaining a formal Australian amateur apparatus
 licence.

 In the consultation, the ACMA proposed to change the way
 visiting amateurs operating under this licence would need to
 manage compliance with the EME (Electromagnetic Energy)
 standards set by the Australian Radiation Protection and
 Nuclear Safety Authority (ARPANSA).

 The WIA made a submission to the ACMA expressing concern
 that the proposal would create an inconsistent regulatory
 arrangement for visiting amateurs compared to domestic
 licensees. Feedback was also provided highlighting the link
 between this issue and the existing ongoing Proposed
 changes to amateur licensing arrangements - Non-assigned
 amateur stations - February 2021 consultation that also
 sought to address EME management in the amateur service.

 In response, the ACMA concluded that: Following consultation,
 we removed the proposed change to the Radiocommunications
 (Overseas Amateurs Visiting Australia) Class Licence 2015.
 We will consider the most appropriate EME compliance
 requirements for domestic and overseas visiting amateurs as
 part of our Review of non-assigned amateur licensing
 arrangements.

 The WIA welcomes moves by the ACMA to consider this matter
 in a more holistic and consistent manner and will continue
 to engage with the regulator to seek the best outcome
 possible that ensures public safety relating to EME while
 preserving the operational utility of the amateur service.

 ( WIA SPECTRUM & REGULATORY NEWS: JUNE 30th 2021
   Grant Willis VK5GR. )




             WIA NATIONAL NEWS AND YOUR 3 W's.


                    WASH YOUR HANDS
                   
                      WEAR YOUR MASK
                
             WATCH YOUR DISTANCE (1.5 metres)


                   www.health.gov.au/




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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC,
 Southgate AR Club, ARRL,  NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE
 & the World Wide sources of the WIA.  


 REGION ONE

 CHANGES MADE TO NETHERLANDS' RADIO LICENSE

 Among changes, is the elimination of the minimum age for
 candidates wishing to sit for the Novice or Full exam.
 Previously, candidates had to be at least 12 and 14 years of
 age, respectively.

 The International Amateur Radio Union praised the abolition
 of these restrictions and on June 17th wrote on its
 website:

 [quote]
 "Today is an important day regarding youth and amateur
  radio in The Netherlands. To gain more young active radio
  hams, it is a must that this age group actually has the
  ability to obtain an amateur radio license."
 [endquote]

 (arnewslin.org)





 Spain's URE makes amateur radio magazine archive available

 Spain's national amateur radio society, URE, has digitized
 their old magazines from 1949 to 2020 and made the PDF's
 available for everyone to download from their website

 One very good idea is that these magazines, for each year,
 are combined into a single PDF file, the 1949 PDF contains
 the 5 issues from August of that year while later years
 contain all 11 issues.

 Obviously these are in the Spanish Language and each file
 is approximately 200 megs in size.

 tinyurl.com/6w5vdfsu





 Norway:

 820,000 kroner to support ham radio emergency comms

 The Norwegian Radio Relay League will receive more than
 NOK 820,000 (that's an impressive $175,000 Aussie Dollars)
 from the Gjensidige Foundation to strengthen emergency
 preparedness.

 The foundation has distributed over NOK 2.2 billion to more
 than 7,500 projects that promote health and safety
 initiatives and was formed from a demerger of one of that
 nations insurance companies.





 REGION TWO

 The ARRL Volunteer Monitor program is a formal agreement
 between the FCC and ARRL. Volunteers trained and vetted by
 ARRL monitor the airwaves and collect evidence that can
 be used both to correct misconduct or recognize exemplary
 on-air operation. Cases of flagrant violations are referred
 to the FCC by ARRL for action in accordance with FCC
 guidelines.

 From the May 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report we hear
 how a General-class licensee in, Pennsylvania, received an
 Advisory Notice for operation on 7.163 MHz. General-class
 licensees are not permitted to operate below 7.175 MHz.

 A General-class licensee in Puerto Rico, received an Advisory
 Notice after operating on 14.187 MHz during a DX contest in
 May. General-class licensees have no privileges below
 14.225 MHz on 20 meters.

 VM monitoring totals during April were 1,784 hours on HF
 and 2,214 hours on VHF and above. The VM coordinator had one
 meeting with the FCC, and one case was referred for further
 action.

 www.arrl.org/volunteer-monitor-program





 MONEY CAN BE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

 Brazil's national amateur radio society LABRE has written to
 their communications regulator ANATEL regarding the alleged
 sending of Bitcoin via amateur radio Moon bounce (EME)

 LABRE in a letter to ANATEL said:

 LABRE, through this communication, informs you of a recent
 FACT involving the National level telecommunications. It was
 reported on several "sites" specializing in "cryptocurrencies"
 and technology, that a small group of Brazilians from the
 states of MG and SP, making use of equipment intended for
 amateur radio, would have made transmissions in one of the
 bands destined to the Radio Amateur Service where they would
 have carried out a financial transaction involving 
 cryptocurrencies, specifically BITCOIN, so we understand
 the need for investigation by part of ANATEL ...

 Apart from the technical and practical difficulties for a
 link as described, the FACT is that the operation involved
 using amateur radio equipment for a financial transaction,
 something that we understand to be expressly prohibited by
 Article 3 of Resolution 449/2006 of Anatel.





 CANADA 

 Vax A Nation.

 Quite a few have been looking forward to having or working
 one of our soon to be implemented two by one Aussie calls.

 BUT

 How about a 2 by SEVEN yes a 7 letter suffix block.

 VC 3 VACCINE 

 This call on air and thousands have rolled up and worked it,
 hopefully also rolled up their sleeves as well for the 'jab.'

 Bill, VE3ES, is now active with VE3VACCINE from Ontario until
 July 15t encouraging people to get vaccinated against the
 COVID-19 virus.

 We've heard operations on 30/20/10/6 meters using SSB and
 FT8/FT4.

 Also as reported on WIA national news several weeks ago 
 ACMA would be letting us know what was happening
 with the long long overdue implementation of our 2 by 1 set, 
 well ACMA have only this week released details in our latest
 e magazine.

 So don't be misled - stick with us when we bring you the
 TRUE news of our 2 w's , i.e. "wonderful world of wireless."




 REGION THREEE

 KOLKATA - INDIA.

 In the age of smartphones, two long-lost colleagues were
 united with the help of Ham Radio clubs after 44 years.

 An octogenarian doctor in the city wanted to connect with a
 former colleague, who had worked with him in 1977 at a
 health centre in Mathabhanga city of Cooch Behar district.
 Doctor B Das, who hails from Bansdroni in Kolkata, had been
 trying to trace his former colleague from Odisha,
 Nityananda Panda. But, all his efforts had gone in vain
 until his wife approached the Ham Radio enthusiasts. Panda
 used to work in SSKM Hospital in 1976 before being posted as
 the first medical officer of Ghokshadanga primary health
 centre in Mathabhanga. He was an expert in handling
 pregnancy cases which was a tough challenge during those
 days as there was no electricity.

 Das learnt about the activities of West Bengal Radio Club
 and their role in uniting lost persons with their families.
 On Thursday last week, his wife called up the Club's
 secretary Ambarish Nag Biswas. "I received a phone call from
 Dr Das' wife who told me that her husband is sick and wants
 to talk to his long lost friend Dr Panda. I contacted our
 ham friend Dushmanta Kumar Das and sent a 1977 photograph of
 Dr Panda. Finally, Dr Panda was traced in Cuttack.

 On that Thursday night, the two friends shared their memories
 after 44 years," Nag Biswas said.

 tinyurl.com/dez7dmwc

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 HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT  

  --------------

 The 76th NZ Memorial contest is on this weekend, 0800-1100
 UTC Saturday and Sunday evenings and of course as usual,
 VK stations are most welcome to join in.

 The activity level in last years contest was the highest for
 a number of years with 44 ZL and 40 VK callsigns in the logs.
 This is a short 80m only easy-going contest for everyone. 

 Contest rules and results are available on the NZART web
 
 www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/memorial-contest/ 

 (text only from, Frank ZL2BR NZART Contest Manager)

  --------------

 NEXT weekend see's the IARU HF World Championship.
 i.e. July 10-11 


  --------------

 TRANS TASMAN LOWBAND CONTEST
 
 JUL 17 -  160 80 and 40M using  SSB, CW and RTTY OR PSK 

  --------------

 RD or Remembrance Day Contest will be August 14-15.

  --------------

 ALARA CONTEST 
 
 Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours starting on
 Saturday 28th August at 0600 hours UTC finishing
 Sunday   29th August at 0559 hours UTC

  --------------

 OCEANA CONTEST

 VOICE from 0800 UTC Saturday 2 October to 
            0800 UTC Sunday   October 3 

 CW    from 0800 UTC Saturday 9 October to
            0800 UTC Sunday   October 10 
 

  --------------
 
 SPRING VHF - UHF FIELD DAYS November 27-28

  --------------

 December 4-5 160 Meter WW

  --------------

 DECEMBER  11 - 12 10 Mtr World Wide


  --------------
  DX WINDOW
 --------------


 KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, 3DA.

 Hans, 3 DA 0 AQ has been logged on 20 to 6 meters using CW.

 Eswatini, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini, sometimes
 still commonly known in English as Swaziland, is a
 landlocked country in Southern Africa bordered by Mozambique
 to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, and
 south.

 QSL 3 DA 0 AQ via EA5GL.



 THE RAAF celebrates it's 100 years this year and 
 in the air is VK 100 AF Until 31 August

 (vk8nsb)

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 VK 20 HOME 

 Dont forget that the WIA special event callsign VK 20 HOME
 is still available for members use until December 31st 2021.
 Check the WIA website and Special Event pages to book your
 time slot for use.

 (VK3GK)

 --------------

 VI 50 SG is QRV until December 31 commemorating 50 years
 of the St. George Amateur Radio Society in New South Wales.
 QSL via bureau.

 (SouthGate)


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 UEFA European Championship

 TM 21 EURO is kicking goals until July 11th.

 Activity is taking place during/around the 16th 2020 UEFA
 European Championship which is being held now until July 11.

 QSL via F 4 GFE, direct or by the Bureau.

 (SouthGate) 

 --------------

 KL7, ALASKA (W1AW Op).

 A team of operators from the North Pole Contest Group
 (KL 7 RA) will activate W 1 AW/KL 7 from Alaska between
 July 9-13th.

 Wigi, KL 0 R, Station Manager of the North Pole Contest
 Group, reports that dey are currently planning to have four
 station locations in Alaska, including KL 7 RA in Kenai,
 KL 2 R in Fairbanks/Two Rivers, KL 7 AA in Anchorage, and
 one more station, most likely in Homer. 

 Activity will be on various HF bands (as many bands and
 modes as possible, plus EME), including activity in the
 IARU HF Championship (July 10-11th) as an HQ Station.

 QSL via W1AW, LoTW or ClubLog.

 (opdx)

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 Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will be 
 on air as A 43 MI from Masirah Island, Oman, between
 July 22 and 27th. They will ALSO use callsign A 44 M
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest July 24 and 25th.

 QSL both callsigns via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW or eQSL.

 (ARNewsLine)

 --------------

 Navajo Code Talkers special event

 Look for Special Event Station N7C to be active between
 August 10-14th with the 17th annual special event station's
 celebration of the 'Navajo Code Talkers', normally from
 Window Rock, Arizona.

 However, because of the continued closure of the Navajo
 Nation due to the COVID-19 outbreak, N7C will be on the air
 from several home stations, including Herb-N7HG whose father
 was a Code Talker.

 QSL to N7HG or N7C at the QRZ.com address.

 (SouthGate)

 --------------

 NIGERIA, 5N.

 5 N 7 MSF Jean-Louis is on air while working with Doctors
 Without Borders in Abuja until September 2021.  Activity is
 on 20 and 15 meters using SSB and you QSL via operator's
 instructions.

 (eHam)

 --------------

 A large number of special event stations are now on the air
 to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics until
 September 5th: Listen and work stations with 8N as the
 prefix and OLP as suffix. Calls are from 8N 0 OLP all the
 way through to 8n 9 olp

 (SouthGate)

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 Mark, W5MED is stationed at McMurdo Station on Ross Island
 in Antarctica, AN-011, until October. 
 Look for him on 14243 kHz SSB and 14070 kHz FT8.
 QSL direct to K7MT and Logbook of The World.

 (rsgb)

 --------------

 REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

 Special event station D 90 EXPO is QRV to October 17
 promoting "2021 World Military Culture Expo" that is taking
 place in the city of Gyeryong in October.
 QSL via DS 3 BBC.
 
 (SouthGate)


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 Belgian special prefix

 The Belgian Institute for Postal Services & Telecommunications
 has announced that Belgian radio amateurs and radio clubs
 may replace their normal 'ON' prefix by the prefix OS until
 December 12, 2021.

 This to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the first
 transatlantic radio transmission, on December 12 when
 Guglielmo MARCONI first succeeded in bridging the Atlantic
 Ocean with radio signals.

 --------------

 POLAND.

 Special event stations SN 0 ZOSP and SN 100 ZOSP are QRV
 until February 5, 2022 to celebrate the 100th anniversary
 of the Association of the Voluntary Fire Brigades of the
 Republic of Poland.

 (SouthGate)


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 WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS

 ASTRONOMICAL

 The chances of anything coming from Mars
 Are a million to hundred to one he said.

 BUT now Astronomers have discovered a comet so big, it might
 actually be a minor planet. The object, named 2014 UN271, is
 falling toward the sun for a 'close approach' outside the
 orbit of Saturn in early 2031.

 Promising signs of outgassing have already been detected.
 
 (Spaceweather.com)




 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS  ATV (Every pixel tells a story) -
 
 tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
 THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD
 BEVAN


 SAVE THE DATE - DATV QSO Party 2021

 Planning is underway for the annual DATV QSO Party and again
 it will be a global event!

 Peter VK3BFG let VK7WI news know planning is underway for
 the annual Party that will be held Friday 27th August and
 Saturday 28th August, Eastern Australian Time.

 Friday night will be a VK occasion with stations working
 through local repeaters as a priority to maximize the use of
 amateur radio.

 Saturday here ( will be Friday evening in the US) as usual
 we will start with stations more to the east and work our
 way over to the west coast.

 Saturday evening here it is possible to work into the UK.

 There will be Anchors who will be coordinating the various
 areas around VK, the US and the UK.

 Zoom will be used as the Internet Backbone between countries
 and then put out on the various ATV networks around the
 world.








 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
 AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary(at)amsat-vk.org

 A new distance record has been claimed on TO-108.

 F 4 DXV completed a QSO with A 65 GC on 18-Jun, covering a
 distance of 5,298.6 km.

 Also, a new distance record has been claimed on the
 ISS cross band repeater. G 0 ABI worked VE 1 PK on 29-May
 and this transatlantic QSO covered distance of 4,403 km.

 All claimed satellite distance records can be found on
 amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/

 [ANS]




 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ILLW    
 illw.net/

 24th annual ILLW a BEACON in these Covid Times.

 The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend is alive and
 well despite the global upheaval caused by Covid-19. This
 time last year all thought was looking at cancelling but
 regular supporters wanted the event to be a beacon of hope

 And 366 registrations from 43 countries proved their belief.

 Currently ILLW have 180 who have registered their
 participation in this years event.
 

 John G6LNV asks us to listen out for GB 2 SL on most bands
 from the ILLW 21st and 22nd August, with lighthouse numbers
 Spurn High UK 0080 and
 Spurn Low  UK 0081 coming from JO 03 BN.

 (Sourced to SouthGate)



 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS
 raotc.org.au  

 Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that
 tomorrow is the first Monday of month and time for the
 Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australias July bulletin
 to go to air.

 This month we have an extended Club news which includes an
 announcement about the Queens Birthday honours award to
 Bill Roper VK3BR.

 This is followed by an item on Artificial Intelligence from
 Ian VK3JS after which Ill be telling the tale of the RAF
 jet fighter pilot who took revenge on a parsimonious
 government by flying under Londons famous Tower Bridge.

 Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, is most
 welcome to listen to the program and join in the call backs
 afterwards.

 The monthly RAOTC bulletin is transmitted on a wide range of
 frequencies and modes including UHF and VHF FM, HF SSB,
 D-STAR, Digital Mobile Radio and EchoLink. Full details of
 all transmissions times and modes can be found on the RAOTC
 website:-

 www.raotc.org.au

 or just Google RAOTC broadcasts.

 If none of the transmission times suit you, you can download
 the audio file at any time from today from the RAOTC website.
 If you do listen this way, brief feedback would be
 appreciated.

 Members and Friends of the RAOTC in Perth are reminded that
 the next lunchtime meeting at the Bayswater Hotel is on
 Tuesday, July 13th and youll be pleased to know that the 
 buffet is back on.

 Once again, tune in tomorrow for the July RAOTC bulletin,
 enjoy the program and dont forget to join in the call backs
 afterwards.






 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
 
 IARU REGION 3
 Emergency Centre of Activity (CoA) frequencies  
 3.600, 7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz        
      

 Region 1 3760  7110  14300  18160  21360 kHz

 Region 2 3750  3985  7060  7240  7275  14300  18160  21360 kHz
 
 NEW FCC RULES ADDRESS EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM


 In the USA, the FCC has adopted new rules to improve the
 country's emergency alert system by creating a new class of
 alerts while also providing ways to more efficiently report
 false emergency notifications.

 The nationwide system uses TV, mobile phone and radio to get
 the word out about disasters. Many of us streaming US radio 
 would no doubt have heard some of these. The FCC's move comes
 in response to a false notification in 2018 that sent out a
 message that Hawaii was targeted by an incoming missile,
 indicating that

 [quote] 
 "this is not a drill."
 [endquote]

 The false alert spurred hearings and an examination of steps
 that could be taken to prevent such a recurrence.

 The agency's move comes a few weeks before the nationwide
 test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency
 Alerts to take place on August 11th. 

 (arnewsline.com)




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 2021 Social Scene


 KEEP ONE WAVELENGTH AWAY AT 144 Megacycles
 #2MetersMatters




 Due to the COVID-19 situation, please check these events'
 direct for up-to-date status information and even without 
 Covid dates have an uncanny knack of being changed at last
 moment.

 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL
 Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures,
 contacts and answers to your questions.
 www.health.gov.au/


 'The Efficient Use of the HF Spectrum'
     Friday July 16th in Castlemaine.

 Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club invites you to
 their July meeting. BAREC member Mike Tobin VK3AHA, will
 provide a very interesting discussion on 'The Efficient Use
 of the HF Spectrum'.

 Discussion points will include:
  *   A guide to ACMA Emission Designators
  *   History of Demods and required band width
  *   Attempts to acquire released spectrum for
      non-amateur communication, and
  *   Example of high-density HF single frequency working

 You will also have the opportunity to find out more about
 amateur radio, an interesting and educational hobby that
 can also be used for alternative communications when other
 networks fail.

 The evening starts at 7.30 pm, Friday July 16th at the
 1st Castlemaine Scout Hall, 16 Reckleben St, Castlemaine.

 A gold coin donation would be appreciated.  Light supper
 provided.

 The presentation will also be streamed on the BAREC YouTube
 channel.





 VK6 - PerthTech October 23                           (vk6pop)

 VK3 - ROSEBUD RadioFest by SPARC 9:30am Nov 14       (vk3pdg)
 








 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



 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(at)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(at)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 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)

 
 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 cannot give blatant 'plugs' to raffles.


 
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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
 to the original text version and original audio on wia site)


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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(at)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/
 
 The purpose of "WIANews" is to rapidly provide news of
 call back  tally then please send through your call-backs
 to callbacks(at)wia.org.au


 How do I join this National News List? 
 (subscribe for an automatic weekly feed.)
 Email to vk1wia-news-join(at)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(at)lists.wia.org.au
 You will be sent a confirmation mail and must follow the
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 Once your unsubscription has been processed, you will
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