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VK National News 21Jun26
Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2026-06-21.mp3
Text edition:
2026 JUNE 21 WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK
THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
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IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-
WIA PAST PRESIDENT PHIL WAIT VK2ASD
DEPUTY NATIONAL COORDINTOR FOR VK44, MARK, VK5MK
AND WHAT'S SHAPING UP AS VK4'S LAST HAMFEST FOR 2026, GORDON VK4VP
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 JUNE 21 2026
I would think everyone remembers this date, the 21st as it is
World Giraffe Day so listen out for W3G - and That's no tall story.
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
WIA
JOIN THE WIA
tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
New Publicity Brochures from the WIA
If you attended the recent AGM and conference weekend in Albury, you might have noticed some new publicity brochures on the WIA
stand.
You would have seen two new brochures.
The first one is a general publicity brochure about Amateur Radio. Its aimed at people whose family commitments have changed.
Maybe their kids grown-up and left home, or maybe they are approaching retirement and are looking for something new, interestin
g, and technically challenging.
The second brochure is an information sheet promoting the WIA working for you aimed at amateurs who are not yet WIA members.
Copies of both brochures have been sent to all WIA affiliated clubs over the past week. If your clubs postal address is correct
on the WIA website you should receive your brochures shortly. If you dont receive them, please check your address details on t
he WIA website clubs page is correct, and let us know.
We encourage clubs to distribute these brochures wherever there is a reasonable opportunity to promote Amateur Radio or WIA mem
bership, such as club meetings, community events, field days, exhibitions, open days, and public activities.
If your club is planning an event where there is an opportunity to promote Amateur Radio to the public, please contact Bruce at
the WIA Office to request additional brochures.
Please include brief details of the event. As these brochures are funded by WIA members, we ask that they be distributed in a t
argeted way, where they are likely to be most effective.
Bruce at the WIA Office Manager will forward your request to a WIA Director for approval.
You will also notice that the brochures feature a new shortened WIA web address, www.wia.au. This website is under construction
and may not be fully operational, but it will be soon.
Space has been provided on the back of the Amateur Radio brochure for you to stamp or stick-on your clubs information.
We hope you find these brochures useful and effective. We welcome feedback from clubs regarding both the brochure design and th
eir success in generating interest in Amateur Radio and WIA membership.
Phil Wait, VK2ASD
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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.
Four years ago, IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA shared his thoughts on the changes and challenges to the amateur service
and what the future held for amateur radio. On Saturday the 10th of October 2026, Tim will return to the RSGB Convention and in
his presentation he will touch on whether the future turned out as expected! Tim is currently serving his fourth term as IARU
President.
Please send details of all your news and events to nationalnews@wia.org.au
The deadline for submissions is 7.30am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week. (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
YASME FOUNDATION GRANTS --->
The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation has announced two grants - one to Ashwin Mandary (3B8GL), to replace defective
hardware for the Reverse Beacon Node (RBN) in Mauritius, and one to the Korean Amateur Radio League in support of Youth On T
he Air (YOTA) activities.
The Yasme Foundation ( yasme.org ) supports scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, with an emphasis on
developing the hobby in emerging countries and encouraging youth participation
Motorola Solutions has announced it is to acquire counter-drone technology company D-Fend Solutions for a purchase price of US$
1.5 billion.
D-Fends technology is used by government, public safety and enterprise organisations across more than 30 countries.
Securing airspace against unauthorised drones is a rapidly increasing global necessity, with an evolving regulatory landscape o
pening greater access to solutions. Consumer and commercial drones are increasingly used for malicious activities. D-Fends solu
tion is designed to support operational continuity for authorised drones to perform their assigned tasks, by isolating and safe
ly removing rogue drones from the airspace. This helps avoid collateral damage and costly area-wide shutdowns.
Rogue drones have transformed our skies into a landscape of unpredictable risk, where simple detection is no longer enough, sai
d Greg Brown, chairman and CEO of Motorola Solutions. With D-Fend, drone threats are not just identified their communications
are overridden and redirected, safely bringing them to the ground, keeping people and communities safe.
WORLD'S LATGEST HAM RADIO EVENT?
2026 ARRL Field Day is June 27 - 28 (arrl.org/Field-Day)
Region 2 amateurs are gearing up and getting ready for ARRL Field Day!
The event will bring together more than 30,000 amateur radio operators for one of the most popular on-the-air events in the US
and Canada.
This years Field Day theme is Amateur Radio: A National Resource. It
provides the perfect opportunity for radio clubs to set up stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill,
and service.
The overall objective for Field Day is for US hams to contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 1
0-meter HF bands, as well as all bands above 50 MHz, and to learn to operate in less than optimal conditions. Many clubs choose
to set up in camp-style fashion with portable equipment, temporary antennas, and off-grid power sources.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2 (
North and South America). DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but they (we) are not eligible to
submit entries.
Sill in the USA, ITU Industries of Indiana, which earlier this year acquired the Hy-Gain and Cushcraft antenna lines from MFJ E
nterprises,
has now added Ameritron and Mirage amplifiers to its inventory.
ITU CEO Dave Carpenter had previously indicated there might be other MFJ brands acquired as the company completed renovation of
a 15-acre site in
Indiana. MFJ had stopped on-site production for MFJ and its sister companies on 17 May 2024, and included such well-known brand
s as Ameritron, Hy-Gain, Cushcraft, Mirage and Vectronics.
NEW ZEALAND
A key gateway to the South Island, Port Nelson underpins New Zealands economy, handling a diverse range of exports and imports.
Within its warehouses forklift operators are required to scan every pallet moved as part of critical inventory and logistics p
rocesses. However, the highdensity blockstacking storage used in these warehouses and the complex design of the broader port s
ite had created persistent WiFi dead spots and forced staff to change operating processes simply to maintain connectivity.
Connectivity was becoming a real operational constraint for us, said Reagan Pattison, General Manager Business Transformation a
t Port Nelson. No matter how much we tried to saturate our warehouses with WiFi, we couldnt get consistent performance. That im
pacted productivity, created frustration for our operators, and limited our ability to modernise how we work.
Covering around 30,000 m2 across three warehouses, Sparks 5G+ Private Network solution uses Ericsson Private 5G to provide a hi
gh-availability core at Port Nelson that connects to small cell radios to provide reliable coverage inside the warehouses and a
cross outdoor yard areas. The Port has also deployed Ericsson Cradlepoint ruggedised R1900 routers for forklift connectivity an
d tracking. The dual-SIM capability of the routers enables switching between Sparks public and private 5G networks for when for
klifts move outside the initial private 5G coverage areas.
Unlike traditional WiFi, private 5G delivers dedicated, secure, enterprisegrade connectivity with predictable performance and p
ervasive coverage across complex sites like the port, enabling staff to scan pallets in real time without interruption as they
move throughout the sites.
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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2026
WIA contest page :- wia.org.au/members/contests/about/
VK Shires Contest Log Submissions need to be submitted by 0000UTC
TODAY, the 21st of June.
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JUNE 20-21 VHF UHF FIELD DAY
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The All Asian DX Contest Saturday the 20th ends on Sunday the 21st of June. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests ar
e permitted, the exchange is signal report and your age. If over 100 make sure you read the rules.
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JULY 4-5 NZART MEMORIAL CONTEST
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JULY 11-12 IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP
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JULY 18 VK TRANS TASMAN CONTEST
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JULY 25-26 RSGB IOTA CONTEST
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AUGUST 15-16 RD CONTEST
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AUGUST 29 - 30 ALARA CONTEST
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NOW LET'S OPEN THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD
DQ 40 CNP is a special callsign in use between 12 June and 11 July to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nucl
ear Power Plant
disaster (26 April 1986).
This activation also shines a light on a lesser-known piece of history: the GDR (East Germany) radio amateurs who discreetly
used their stations to share information and contribute to public health protection during the crisis.
(425dxn)
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In Tanzania, Chas, NK8O is on the air as 5H3DX until the 2nd of July, using CW, FT8 and FT4. Listen for him on 40-6 metres.
(NewsLine2537)
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Pascal is on the wireless as CN 2 NQV from Morocco until the 11th of July.
CN2NQV has been spotted recently on the 20, 17 and 15m bands using SSB.
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To mark the 90th anniversary of All India Radio, India's state-owned public radio broadcaster, AT 90 VANI is active until Augu
st 16.
SSB and FT8 on 20, 15, 12 and 10 metres.
QSL via the bureau.
(425dxnews)
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Special event wireless station GB 8 GAW will be active from Monday 22 June until Sunday 12 July to promote Glaucoma Awareness W
eek. 'Look' for activity on the HF bands using FT8, FT4 and SSB.
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A special event organized by Rseau des metteurs Franais will celebrate the Tour de France. Each stage of the tour will feature
its own callsign. Both men's and women's tours will be represented July 4th through August 9th.
For over a century, the Tour de France cycling race has embodied excellence, self-improvement, and the connection between regio
ns. Through this initiative, we aimed to spread the radio amateur spirit throughout France, mobilizing operators, radio clubs,
and local associations. The promotion of know-how, team spirit, and friendly competition reminds us of our commitment to servic
e, knowledge transmission, and innovation.
See the TM00TFR QRZ page for more information about operating modes and awards.
(ARD)
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ARDF
The "Radio Sport" of Tracking Transmitters with Receivers and Compasses
The 25th KARDF National Championship was held in Wanju on June 13
The Central Radio Management Service of the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Amateur Radio League announced that the 2
5th Korea Amateur Radio Direction Finding National Championship would be held in the
Wanju area of North Jeolla Province.
First launched in 2000, the KARDF National Championship is held annually with the aim of advancing domestic amateur radio techn
ology, promoting healthy hobby culture, and facilitating technical exchanges among enthusiasts. This year marked the 25th event
.
Participants were required to bring a receiver, compass, and writing utensils, although receivers were also rented out on site.
(eHam)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - COMPUTING
Virtual Museum Hosts Every OS You Havent Heard Of
OK, every operating system is a bit of a stretch Windows Vista notably didnt make the cut but [Andrew]s Virtual OS museum has
a good claim to being the most comprehensive archive of operating systems yet assembled.
[Andrew] has a blog post describing the project, as well as a YouTube video that weve embedded below. But the real fun is in th
e downloading and spinning up one of 570+ operating systems for more than 250 platforms on pre-configured virtual machines that
have been packaged up for us.
This isnt just the usual retro computer nostalgia-fest of Macintosh System and DOSBox. Theres everything from IBM Big Iron and
VAXen to Texas Instrument graphing calculators emulated in the museum, with software to run on them, too. If youve ever wondere
d what you could do with the Manchester Baby, well, all known software for that machine is included with its operating system.
Admission is free, but like any good museum youll be waiting in line a while to get in, so expect the full 128 GB download to t
ake some time. If youre into computer history, though, its going to very much be worth the wait. If you try it and like it, you
could help others by seeding the torrent.
virtualosmuseum.org/
(eAHam/Hackaday)
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/
GDay, this is Mark VK5MK, Deputy National Coordinator for VKFF, part of the WWFF programme.
This is a reminder to everyone that the VKFF National Get Together will be held this year in Albury NSW from Friday the 30th of
October until Sunday the 1st of November.
Guest presenters will be talking about various facets of activating parks as well as some specialist guest presenters.
Whether you are a hard core VKFF Activator or Hunter or, a newly minted amateur radio operator this years Get Together has some
thing for everyone.
On the Sunday, experienced park activators will be available to take less experienced persons out into parks in the area to ass
ist with an activation.
Walk ups to the event will not be accepted.
You can attend whatever part of the Get Together you choose, but you must register. More information on the 2026 VKFF National
Get Together can be found on the WWFF Australia website on: wwffaustralia.com
Thanks for listening.
73 Mark VK5MK
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org
NASA has announced the names of the four astronauts for next year's Artemis III mission, and one is a Ham.
The mission is designed to be the last NASA mission leading up to the planned 2028 moon landing - and of the four astronauts ch
osen is the
Orion spacecraft's pilot, KF5KDP, Luca Parmitano an Italian astronaut from the European Space Agency.
(NewsLine 2537)
An antenna design known as the Origami Antenna is showing promise for data transmission from tiny CubeSats.
The design, known as the Origami Antenna, increases to 25 times of its stored size on board the tiny satellite.
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have found that the antenna not only supports transmissions at higher rates but s
trengthens signals by focusing the transmissions into a narrow beam.
The researchers' next task challenge will be a larger foldable antenna to be installed on larger satellites conducting observat
ions of Earth.
(NewsLine 2537)
Bureau 1440, the Russian company building the Rassvet low-Earth orbit satellite internet service, has confirmed the loss of one
of its first operational satellites, launched in March.
The remaining 15 satellites from the batch are functioning normally, the company said. The project Moscows domestic alternativ
e to SpaceXs Starlink is slated for commercial launch by 2027.
(amsat na)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
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IOTA Number SA-001 Easter Island.
3 G YM from Easter Island, IOTA Number SA-001, from the 20th through to the 27th of June. SSB and FT8 primarily on 40, 30 and
6 metres.
(NewsLine2537)
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IOTA Number AN-010 South Shetland Islands.
Rafal is a member of the 50th Polish Antarctic Expedition to the
South Shetland Islands, AN-010.
He is working there until October and in his spare time, he is operating as HF 0 PAS on the HF bands using CW and SSB. Rafal m
ay also be active on the 6m band using FT8.
(rsgb)
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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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Team KH8A will be active from Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa from
29 October to 13 November. Plans are CW, SSB, FT8 (MSHV) and RTTY on
160-6 metres with four stations 24/7.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via DL4SVA; BUT full LoTW upload will be after six months.
kh8a.mydx.de/updates.
(425dxnews)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - low down.
Callsign SAQ will be on the air on VLF 17.2 kHz CW on July 5, 2026.
The historic Alexanderson Alternator, callsign SAQ, from the World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden, will once again b
e placed on air on 17.2 kHz. July 5.
Built in 1924 and now the only operational Alexanderson electromechanical
alternator in the world, SAQ represents a living piece of radio history. Two scheduled transmissions are planned, with messages
expected to be transmitted at 0900 UTC and 1300 UTC following the traditional start-up sequence.
It's one of those rare occasions where amateurs can literally listen to technology from a century ago still doing exactly what
it was designed to do.
The companion amateur station SK6SAQ will be active throughout July 5 on
several HF CW and SSB frequencies, including 7.0172 MHz CW and 7.140 MHz SSB, giving amateurs around the world an opportunity t
o make
contact with the station.
Test transmissions may also occur on 2 or 3 July ahead of the main event.
Reception reports for the VLF transmissions are welcomed via the online QSL system, with electronic QSL cards available for con
firmed reports.
A YouTube channel also exists so make a note of it, available through
alexander.n.se
(vk7news/irts)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS MILLS AND MUSEUMS ON THE AIR.
It's THIS weekend.
No word on any VK activity into WIA NATIONAL NEWS but Howth Martello Radio Group Actions are taking part in the International M
useums Weekend annual event 20th and 21st of June.
This will be the 25th year since the first IMW event took place in 2002.
Many museums from around the world will also be taking part and they will be hoping to make radio contact with as many of them
as possible. EI0MAR will be operating from Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in the Martello tower, overlooking Howth
Harbour.
The museum is unique in that it has historic connections with the early experimental days of telecommunications.
(irts)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA
(Youngsters On The Air)
ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/
facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/
youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA
Young technology enthusiasts will have a chance to explore the world of radio and wireless communication at the Museum of Radio
and Technologys 2026 Kids Camp.
The camp, titled Radio Waves and Wireless Technology, will be held this week, June 22-26 and is open to students ages 12 to 16.
Participants will spend the week learning how radio waves make modern communication possible, from AM/FM radio and television
to cell phones and Wi-Fi.
Kids will take part in hands-on activities, including building a working crystal AM radio that operates without a power source,
assembling a basic audio amplifier, and learning Morse code by creating a practice oscillator used to send messages.
(eHam)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
wicen.org.au
facebook.com/WICENNSW
x.com/wicennsw
groups.io/g/vk4-emcomms
Hi, Im Richard VK2SKY.
This morning, WICEN NSW continues its interstate operations, supporting Dementia Australia for another Memory Walk & Jog event,
this time at Burswood Park in Perth.
VK6 WICEN members will be on the scene, using a portable repeater and handsets supplied by WICEN NSW. This is the last Memory W
alk for the year, but these events will return in early 2027.
Today is the third Sunday of the month, when WICEN NSW has its regular HF check-in net. The net will be on or near the IARU Reg
ion 3 Emergency Operations frequency of 7110 kHz LSB, starting at 0730 UTC, or 5.30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. Net con
troller is VK2WIZ.
The net is usually well-attended, and weve had check-ins from VK 2, 3, 4, and 7. Nobody from out west yet, but we live in hope.
Feel free to call in.
As well as HF, WICEN NSW has nets on VHF and UHF FM, VHF and UHF DMR, and P25 modes: check the web site for details. On social
media, we post news on Facebook and X.
Youll find links to all of these in the text edition of this news.
Next time, Ill tell you about how WICEN, and thousands of canoeists, have helped bring about a recent scientific breakthrough i
n stem cell research.
For WICEN NSW, I'm Richard VK2SKY.
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Links:
WICEN national directory: https://wicen.org.au/
National WICEN group on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/124735400158
WICEN NSW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WICENNSW WICEN
NSW home page: https://nsw.wicen.org.au/
WICEN NSW on X (Twitter): https://x.com/wicennsw
VK4 WICEN/EmComms: https://groups.io/g/vk4-emcomms
I'm Gareth VK4GED, and I've been thinking more about WICEN.
We may not have a state-wide WICEN in Queensland but we do have a VK4 WICEN
Net. And we've had it on HF every week for more than 40 years, thanks to the dedicated volunteers who have kept the net going.
And just because it's been around for decades doesn't mean it's not
contemporary. The VK4 WICEN Net has kept up with the times by running
WinLink digital messaging on HF and Telnet, giving you the choice of calling in or Win linking it.
So, when it's the third Sunday of the month (and yes this weekend it is), then you are spoilt for choice:
1. If you're a morning person, you can call (or message) in to VK4BWI.
On SSB, that's on 7105 kHz lower sideband at 8.30 AM on the east coast.
2. And if you're an afternoon person, call in to VK2WIZ on 7110 kHz at
5.30 PM. The weekly morning and monthly afternoon WICEN nets are not
timewasters. Stations from anywhere are invited to call with signal
reports and any emergency or pertinent traffic. Relay stations will
assist when propagation is less than perfect, so please energise a
40m antenna and make the effort to call.
The weekly VK4 WICEN Net has the aspirational goal of having a station
call in from every Council area in Queensland. And why is that important?
I'll explain in my next WIA National News segment.
This is Gareth VK4GED with the VK4 EmComms update.
You can find out more by searching online for "vk4 space emcomms" or by clicking on groups.io/g/vk4-emcomms
73 de VK4GED/P Cairns
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SOFTWARE FOR HAMS
If youre one of the nearly ten thousand HamClock users, please be aware that the original HamClock backend server will stop wor
king sometime in June this year.
To continue using HamClock after this date and to keep receiving updates, you must switch the HamClock backend server.
To find out more about this and for links to guides for both Raspberry Pi-based HamClocks, or those using an Inovato Quadra, vi
sit hamclockisnotdead.com The replacement open-source HamClock backend server is called OpenHamClock Backend and more details c
an be found at ohb.works Unlike the original, this is completely open source and is run by a team of developers so there is no
one particular person responsible.
The same team is also providing updates to the HamClock client itself which is now up to version 4.26.
(rsgb)
N5SAC Ham Club to Keep Ham.Live Net Management Tool Running
June 16, 2026
With the recent announcement that Ham.Live would be going off-line on June 30th, the N5SAC Ham Club stepped up to keep the serv
ice alive. The club is currently running a beta instance of Ham.Live on a new server and is seeking the help of hams to beta te
st the new service.
Ham.Live provides net logging and real-time chat options for anyone conducting or participating in a net. N5SAC felt the servic
e was exceptional and as a result created a campaign to keep it going.
If you'd like to beta test the new Ham.Live instance, head over to the N5SAC website to learn more.
Ham.Live is also available as an open source project for anyone interested in self-hosting their own instance.
(ARD)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- VHF AND WAY ABOVE.
VHF/Microwave News
Amateur radio operators moving to frequencies above 30MHz are experiencing a remarkable period of late-spring propagation, with
substantial activity logged across the 8-metre, 6-metre, and 2-metre bands.
Intense Sporadic-E clouds over the Atlantic have opened up highly unusual paths. Operators have successfully completed contacts
stretching from Europe all the way into North America, alongside robust, short-skip contacts into continental Europe on the 8-
metre and 6-metre bands.
A very notable event of the week comes from the troposphere.
A listener in County Wexford, Angela O'Hanlon, reported a spectacular reception event around 7:00 p.m. last Thursday. While sit
ting in her car, her car radio picked up Med Radio broadcasting from Morocco, with a signal clear enough to completely override
the local Irish station on that frequency. A path in excess of two thousand kilometres from Morocco all the way to Wexford is
right at the extreme limit for weather-related VHF propagation.
(irts)
The DL0SHF 10GHz moon beacon transmits on 10,368.024 GHz using Q65 Sub mode "E" using the WSJT-X Doppler option of "doppler cor
rection to DX grid" using the grid square of JO54cg.
A huge 7.2M diameter dish that tracks the moon whenever the moon
declination is above approximately -10 degrees and produces approximately
50W at the feed, with the option upon request to run 400W!
Richard, VK7ZBX regularly receives this beacon at -6 using a 1.8M prime focus dish when it is running normal power of 50W and h
as briefly seen the beacon in high power mode and managed a decode at +2
This beacon is a very valuable tool for people to test the performance of
their 10GHz system and compare to other users to gauge system performance.
pa0ehg.com/dl0shf_beacon.htm
(vk7news)
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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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Earlier this month was Oxley Regions 50th Annual Field Day at Wauchope.
Gerard VK2IO was named Foxhunt Champion, with Riley VK2KZV runner-up.
Andy VK2UE won the Home Brew Contest for his innovative 2-metre Fox Hunt
transmitter.
Congratulations to the organisers and volunteers, and thanks to all those who helped make the Clubs 50th Field Day such a memor
able occasion.
(vk2wi)
WW June 26 - 28 HAM RADIO, International Amateur Radio Exhibition,
Friedrichshafen, Germany (arrl)
VK3 - Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club HamFest Sale
Longwarry Community Hall 10am on July 4. (vk3iu)
VK5 - Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society BIG ANNUAL BUY AND SELL
Marion RSL Norfolk Road 9.30am July 11th.
VK4 - Sunshine Coasts SUNFEST 2026 25 Peachester Rd Beerwah
on Saturday September 19 (vk4vp)
This is Gordon VK4VP
SunFest 2026 is on its way, same location as last year at 25 Peachester Rd Beerwah Saturday September 19th at the Beerwah Commu
nity Hall.
Here is your chance to grab a bargain, catch-up with folks you havent seen for a while for an off air rag chew, or just enjoy t
he atmosphere. Tickets this year are the same cost as last year at just $5 for general entry and $10 for a traders ticket that
includes 1 general admission.
We are also having some technical information sessions.
There will be raffles and door prizes with some great items on offer.
We will have a printed program of the day events so you will know when things are happening.
There will be bacon and egg rolls, beef and gravy rolls, tea, coffee and soft drinks for sale as well.
There are nearby shops and its only a short 500m walk from Beerwah train station.
You could even make it a full day by bringing the family and spending the afternoon at Australia Zoo.
Open for trader entry from 8AM, while doors for general admission open strictly at 9:30AM.
This has been Gordon VK4VP.
VK3 - Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club RadioFest.
Sunday 11 October, Bendigo East Hall, Lansell Street (vk3gtv)
VK - VKFF National Get Together 30th October - Sunday 1st November
Albury, New South Wales. (vk7tw)
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)
Reception Reports
No we DO like to hear where in the world you are listening to this,
the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a
welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs
straight after the Local News. Local news follows National
news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would
email their reception reports and location to
callbacks(at)wia.org.au
Not only but also those watching us on YouTube, leave a comment , access
is just below the picture on screen and again tell us where and maybe
even the day and time you are listening
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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