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MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2024-12-15.mp3 Text edition:


2024 DECEMBER 15 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA ------------------------------------------------------------*

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 DCEMBER 15 2024
IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS
THIS WEEK:-

ALARA PRESIDENT Michelle VK2YL. -

WIA CONTEST COMMITTE SPOKESPERSON Alan VK4SN. -

WIA VHF UHF CONTEST MANAGER Roger VK2ZRH. -

WIA DIRECTOR Giles VK5GK.
NOW WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.

I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

WIA

JOIN THE WIA
tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y

This is WIA Director Giles Kirby (VK5GK) and this is the Directors
comment.

We have a few much-needed projects underway. We have engaged a web
design service to work with us in updating the WIA website. We hope to
have something to showcase by the May 2025 AGM. Were aiming for
improved navigation, a cleaner look whilst retaining our heritage.

Were also made some changes to the membership renewal process to
hopefully make things easier for members. A little more automation
and better reminders.

Were always trying to improve and welcome feedback.

Best wishes from the board of Directors.
This is Giles Kirby (VK5GK). 73s.
Thanks Giles;

The 2025 AGM you referred to I have seen on some social groups,
nothing official though from WIA seems will be held by BAREC in
Bendigo, (well the BAREC logo is on a FaceBook picture).
(Ed. vk4bb)

Now it's to the President of ALARA, Michelle VK2YL, then we'll
hear from Alan VK4SN On behalf of the WIA Contest committee but first..

BEATING AN ACMA LOOPHOLE

It appears with no proper certification documents on our existing
licences, needed if we wish to operate overseas getting operating
overseas can be daunting, HOWEVER several already licenced hams now
have a much needed document.

How??

By applying for and paying for a NEW or secondary callsign certificate.

Do that and hey presto you will get the paper work necessary!

Why wont ACMA provide existing calls that very same certificate?
Seems ACMA wont publicly state why they cant produce the document
for existing amateurs. They continue to argue what has been provided
is adequate. The amateur service continues to argue otherwise.

(Ed. VK4BB)

ALARA

ALARA, the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association, is turning
50 in 2025.

To help celebrate we are collecting photos of our members past and
present along with their radio equipment. Photos of ALARA members
and their equipment such as operating in the field or a contest,
younger members, participating in events like JOTA or even those
who have received one of our grants can be sent along to our email
address president@alara.org.au

Also don't forget to tune into the ALARA Broadcast on the 22nd
of December.

(VK2AYL)

Hi, this is Alan VK4SN On behalf of the WIA Contest committee

Many discussions have taken place over the last few months regarding
the log checking of the VHF UHF Field day.

Several reasons have set back log checking and it's now way out of
hand, with the last contest scored being the 2022 spring event.
That's 6 contests behind. This delay is also stopping the contest
champion results.

Here at vklogchecker.com we are in the process of adding the VHF UHF
contest to the fold. By doing this users can upload logs and managers
can instantly get results and statistics as we have done with other
WIA contests over the last 8 years. We are aiming to have everything
ready for use in the 18th January contest.

But this comes with a catch.

VKCL Logger cannot be used for the VHF/UHF contest as it cannot produce
the required file needed by the site. The logchecker site is the latest
in log checking and conforms to international logchecking guidelines
and Cabrillo file submissions.

N1MM logger is now the logger to use.

Many people have been testing the User Defined Contest plug-in over
the last few weeks. Feedback from these people have sorted any
shortfalls and the UDC is finished and ready for use. Favourable
comments have been reported from VHF contesters and clubs. The UDC and
N1MM setup Help file is available from the link in the text edition of
this the National News Service.

vk4sn.com/Contests/N1MMVK

So don't delay, Get the required files downloaded and installed and
have a play. Follow the PDF step by step and you will have success.
As others have found out, it's pretty easy.

Trying to use other loggers and convert logs is a huge waste of time,
as is ADIF to cabrillo converters as they don't contain the required information for each QSO. It is much quicker to use the software
designed for the purpose of this contest.

Season greetings and Best 73

This is Alan, VK4SN ------------------------------------------------------------*
INTERNATIONAL NEWS is with thanks to ARRL, DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday,
IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB,
SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA.

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Gaston Bertels,
ON 4 WF. Gaston died early December 3, he was 97.

Gaston was recently given the title Elder Statesman by the ARISS
International team. This honour was given because of his monumental
role in the formation and operation of the ARISS team. He wrote the
ARISS Terms of Reference and participated in numerous discussions
over the years, on how to run a cohesive, results-oriented
international team.

His in-depth knowledge of amateur radio rules and regulations,
particularly his knowledge of licensing and 3rd party traffic,
enabled ARISS to develop an operations plan that could support human spaceflight amateur radio operations across the world. His knowledge of
radio telecommunications was respected in Europe and elsewhere,
allowing him to give presentations on amateur radio in space to
members of the European Parliament.

His personality radiated an inviting aura to all. He has been a friend,
a leader, and an inspiration to all who delve into AR in space.

ON4WF SILENT KEY
The Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association (BDARA) held a roadshow recently in Kampong Sungai Mau during the Recreational Camping
Programme.

Organised by the Village Consultative Council, the roadshow aimed to disseminate information to the villagers on amateur radio, with
displays on amateur radio equipment used to communicate with radio
friends across the world.

Ten BDARA members joined the camping activity at the villages
recreational park.

Minister at the Prime Ministers Office and Minister of Defence,
Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd
Yussof was the guest of honour, as reported in the Borneo Bulletin
newspaper.
$41,000+ US Dollars Raised by Donors, YouTubers, for the
ARRL Teachers Institute

The YouTube telethon to raise money for the ARRL Teachers Institute on
Wireless Technology was a resounding success.

More than $21,000 was contributed during the livestream, which unlocked
another $20,000 that donors had set out as a challenge gift.

ARRL Director of Development Kevin Beal, K8EAL, says that upped the
ante. It's quite clear that even with the generosity of the donors in attendance, the challenge gift really pushed everyone until the end to
meet that goal. There were over 430 gifts made and the most frequent
was $20 (just over $31 Australian Dollars).

The event, hosted by YouTuber Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, on his popular
Ham Radio Crash Course channel, drew thousands of views.
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his plan to nominate
Jared Isaacman has the next NASA Administrator.

Isaacman has flown in space twice, as a private astronaut aboard the
SpaceX Inspiration4 mission and on board the Polaris Dawn mission this
past September, where he became the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk.

And whilst in space, the Artemis 2 mission, scheduled to carry
astronauts around the moon, has been delayed to early 2026 and the
Artemis 3 mission, the first moon landing of the Artemis program has
been delayed to 2027.
During November, the RSGB used its Photo Friday feature on social media
to highlight construction and practical skills.

Those attuned to RSGB socials would know they ask for photos all
through November each year to help highlight the UK Ham Radio Scene.

Photos included everything from Construction Clubs for newcomers to
ground satellite repairs at university clubs.

Another RSGB initiative helping foster activity will be is their
2025 Construction Competition.

There are six categories, including a new Outreach category that gives
entrants the opportunity to create a project that can be reproduced in
a school or public environment. Whether a seasoned constructor, used to building your own projects or a beginner looking to take the first
steps in amateur radio construction, the RSGB would love to hear from
you.

Members can visit the RSGB website for full details of the competition. -------------------------------------------------------------------

OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION

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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024
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10 METER ARRL CONTEST ON NOW

This weekend, the ARRL 10-Meter Contest begins Saturday, December 14
Zero hundred UTC and concludes on Sunday, December 15 at 2359 UTC.

Stations may contact any other station, regardless of location,
using CW and phone. All stations send a signal report.
Stations located in the US and Canada (including Alaska and Hawaii)
send their state or province; Mexican stations send their state;
DX stations send a serial number.

Contest rules are available contests.arrl.org/10m

(arrl)

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In December each year the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the
Canda Winter Contest.

Amateurs all over the world are invited to participate December 28.

If you ae entering check out the current rules on the RAC PDF which is available here on Australia's National News Service text edition, best
read at wia.org.au

rac.ca/mivahih/2024/10/Canada-Winter-Contest-Rules-2024.pdf

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YOTA CONTEST

Youth on the air test 3 of 3 will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on
29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB.

(yota)

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NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025

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This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, manager of the VHF-UHF Field Days.

The 2025 Summer event will proceed as planned, according to the algorithm
that has been used for some years now over Saturday 18 January and Sunday 19 January, as posted on the VHF-UHF Field Days website page.


The Rules will be posted to the website shortly, but they remain the same as has applied previously.


As some contesters have noted, theres been some chatter about adapting the
N1MM logging application to suit the VHF-UHF Field Days. Logs from N1MM may offer advantages in automated log-checking, but there remains some way to go before that can be reliably achieved.


And while work on adapting N1MM for VHF-UHF Field Day events has been proceeding with some promising success, I am not going to change the rules about submitting logs without advance notice to one and all.


I must commend and congratulate all those well-motivated souls whove been beavering away in the background to overcome the hiatus occasioned by the untimely passing of Mike Subocz VK3AVV, developer of the popular VKCL contest logger and his log-checker.


So, for the 2025 Summer event proceed as usual. Go out and have some fun in the sun and submit your log as youve done in the past.


This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News.

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DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-------------------

The special event callsign PH 24 XMAS is on air to celebrate
Christmas and the New Year until the 28th of December.
Then callsign PH 25 HNY will follow from the 28th of December
through to the 5th of January.
See QRZ.com for details.

(newsline 2458)

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ARCTIC

Oleg, RD 1 A is on board Severny Polyus / North Pole and will be
active when time permits as RI 42 SP as the ship travels through
various parts of the Arctic.

The vessel departed Murmansk on September 15 with a team of scientists
aboard, and is heading towards the Novosibirsk islands. This is where
the drifting polar station will begin its work as part of the
North Pole-42 expedition. For many months, polar explorers will
conduct research in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean,
encompassing over fifty scientific programs.

Ham station RD1A is primarily on CW & FT8 from October 5th for
approximately one year.

QSL RD1A via Club Log OQRS.

(dx-world)

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Celebrating the Christmas Holiday Season, the OH9A team is once
again active as OG1XMAS on all bands and modes until 24 December.

QSL OG 1 XMAS via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to OH1NOA

(425DXN)

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Chris has been active again as YJ 0 CA from Port Vila (OC-035)
Vanuatu and goes QRT today December 16, He will be an entry in the
ARRL 10 Meter Contest.

He has been heard operating SSB on 40-10 metres, typically between
2100 UTC and 1000 UTC.

QSL ONLY direct to home call WHICH IS VK2YUS. He does NOT use
LoTW or Club Log.

(425DXN)

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Our I.A.R.U. celebrates its centenary in 2025.

Since its founding in Paris, France, IARU has worked tirelessly to
promote innovation in amateur radio and to encourage the growth of
the service in communities throughout the world.

VI 100 IARU is a special event callsign transmitting from VK3 to help
celebrate the IARU Centennial.

qsl via MO 0 OXO

(qrz.com)

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XMAS IN ENGLAND

The Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club are once running the
special callsign GB 0 MC until 26 of December.

The MC in the callsign stands for Merry Christmas.

The Club would like to invite you to call in and give them a
hearty HoHoHo and tell them what radio equipment you would like
from Santa this year.

The Club will also be livestreaming on its YouTube Channel

youtube.com/@humberfortressdxarc

(rsgb)
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Y
Listen throughout the rest of the year for the special callsign
9 A 1 RKZ marking the 100th anniversary of the Radioklub Zagreb
which was founded the 24th of March 1924 in Croatia

QSL via 9A1ADE.
(ARNewsLine 2410)
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AUSTRIA

OE100RADIO [OSCAR-ECHO-ONE-HUNDRED-ROMEO-ALPHA-DELTA-INDIA-OSCAR] is
active until the 31st of December celebrating the 100th anniversary
of beginning of regular radio transmissions in Austria in 1924.
The station has heard recently on the 40m band using CW.

QSL via the Bureau.

(gb2rs)

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Y
The Radio Club des Ardennes, ON4RCA, will be on the air as
OO 8 BB now through to the 15th of December, commemorating the
80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

QSLs can only be requested via Club Log's OQRS until the 31st of
January 2025.

(newsline 2455)

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Y
In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City
Police Radio Amateur Club who have been operating as HB 2 SP
the club is marking its 20th anniversary. NO Bureau QSL's but you can
use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs until months end,
December 31.

(sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)
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Y
Special callsign HB 50 VC is active until 31 December celebrating the
50th anniversary of the Swissair Amateur Radio Club, HB 9 VC.

A growing trend these days is that QSL cards will not be provided
but QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World.

You can also download a certificate for working this special event
station from the link we like in the text editions of
WIA National News

tinyurl.com/HB50VC-24.

(rsgb)
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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/
New to SOTA?

SOTA (Summits On The Air) has been carefully designed to make
participation possible for all Radio Amateurs and Shortwave Listeners -
this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators
(those who ascend to the summits) and chasers (who either operate from
home, a local hilltop or are even Activators on other summits).

The website
sota.org.uk

Is a good place to start just look for the 'Joining In' section for
lots of information, advice, rules, guidelines and their FAQs.

SOTA is fully operational in nearly a hundred countries across the
world. Each country has its own Association which defines the
recognised SOTA summits within that Association.

All Australian call areas apart from maybe VK0 (Antarctic) have
approved summit lists registered with SOTA UK. Here in Australia
you should check out the SotaAustralia FaceBook group.

facebook.com/SotaAustralia/

Each summit earns the activators and chasers a score which is related
to the height of the summit. Certificates are available for various
scores, leading to the prestigious "Mountain Goat" and "Shack Sloth"
trophies.

Don't feel up to the heights of SOTA? why not look at HEMA.

HEMA stands for HuMPs Excluding Marilyns Award. To the uninitiated that
might look like gobbledegook. A HuMP is a summit that has Hundred Metre Prominence, meaning that it sticks up above the surrounding land by at
least 100m. A Marilyn is a summit with 150m prominence. HEMA then is an
award for HuMPs with a prominence of less than 150m. Marilyns have
their own award scheme through SOTA. The HEMA scheme currently operates
in much of the world including right here in VK.

Something for everyone is available as an adventure group, lots of
url's for Aussie groups are in this weeks text edition of the National
News Service

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- CW
www.morsecodeclassnet.com

CW HERITAGE MODE

And a LOT of pure CW contests operate all year round giving plenty of
practice to both Old Timers who cut their teeth on the key, or newbies
to the mode.

Not by any means the complete schedule, but here are a few CW contests
set for the first 4 or 5 weeks of the new year, 2025.

January 1, ARRL Straight Key Night (SKN)
Many hams look forward to SKN as one of the highlights of their
operating year. Operators participate using Morse code (CW). All you
need is your favourite straight key or bug. Many participants dust off
vintage radios and keys and put them back into service each year just
for this event.

Marconi Club QSO Party Day 0700Z-2100Z, Jan 4
North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Jan 11 to 0600Z, Jan 12
DARC 10-Meter Contest 0900Z-1059Z, Jan 12
Hungarian DX Contest 1200Z, Jan 18 to 1200Z, Jan 19
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 2200Z, Jan 24 to 2159Z, Jan 26
North American Sprint, CW 0000Z-0359Z, Feb 2
Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW 1100Z-1300Z, Feb 8

So plenty of dits and dahs available .. just for the fun of it.

(arrl/darc)

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

Iran launches advanced module to deploy satellites to higher altitudes.

Reuters have reported Iran sent into space its heaviest-ever payload
using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for
transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits.

The transfer module, along with a CubeSat and a research payload
"were successfully placed in an elliptical orbit with a high point
of 410 km and a low point of 300 km."

The launch comes as the United States and European countries claim
Iran is transferring ballistic missiles to Russia that would likely
be used in its war with Ukraine within weeks. Iran has denied this.

The Simorgh, a two-stage liquid-fuelled satellite launch vehicle, is
built by Irans defence ministry and Armed Forces Logistics.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/

AS-079

Listen for Take, JI 3 DST, calling QRZ as JS 6 RRR from
Miyako Island, IOTA Number AS-079 through to the 31st of March 2025.
Take will be using a variety of callsigns throughout the stay,
including JJ5RBH/6, JR8YLY/6, JS6RRR/6 and JS6RRR/p on FT8.
Visit the JS6RRR page on QRZ.com for QSL details.

(newsline 2458)
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OC-053

On Wake Island, IOTA Number OC-053, Allen, KH7AL, is operating as
KH7AL/KH9 holiday style.
Listen for him on SSB and some CW on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
See QRZ.com for QSL details.

(newsline 2458)

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
Amateur Radio NSW has brought back their bi-monthly BBQ for members meetups
at Dural, since it was stopped because of COVID.


Attendees were delighted with a feast of sizzling snags and caramelized
onions.


You may ask what does this BBQ have to do with YOTA?

Any profit the BBQ makes will be going to fostering Youth Participation in Amateur Radio.


To run the BBQ and promote the cause, a number of A R NSW YOTA crew were
there to help with the BBQ.


It was supervised by Matt VK2YAP, President of ARNSW.

Brad VK2NMZ was cooking while Emmanuel VK2EMM did a great job serving!

Eric VK2VE was overseeing the money collection with Alan VK2COD in charge of the sales.


During the BBQ VK2COD stood for Cash on Delivery, although Alan did accept
some eftpos sales!


And on the day, we welcomed Oliver VK2 Oscar Lima Charlie, our newest ARNSW Youth member.


Oliver was presented with a brand-new 2m/70cm handheld radio to celebrate his achievement of recently passing the foundation course, and to help get him on the air.


Turing to the RSGB, The RSGB has congratulated everyone who has been
operating G B 24 YOTA so far this month.


There was some brilliant activity on the air, including Wick High School
Radio Club who had 12 student operators involved.


The Bromsgrove & District Amateur Radio Club will operate as G B 24 YOTA from 6pm on Friday 13 December.


The RSGBs National Radio Centre station G B 3 R S will once again be on the
air as it hosts the G B 24 YOTA call sign over the weekend of 14 to 15 December.


For VK1WIA National News, I am Alec VK2MV in Sydney. Now back to you Bruce. Many Societies have YOTA calls operating:-

Active call signs heard include:
4X1YOTA - Israel, LT4YOTA - Argentina, 8N2YOTA - Japan,
OM9YOTA - Slovakia, 9A0YOTA - Croatia, OQ24YOTA - Belgium,
AO24YOTA - Spain, PA6YOTA and PD6YOTA - Netherlands, DQ0YOTA - Germany,
E71YOTA - Bosnia and Hercegovina, SU8YOTA - Egypt, GB24YOTA - UK,
TC24YOTA - Turkey, HA6YOTA and HG0YOTA - Hungary,
TM24YOTA and TM4YOTA - France, HL0YOTA - Korean Republic,
VC2YOTA - Canada, K8O, W8A, K8T, K8Y - USA, YL24YOTA - Latvia,
YS1YOTA - El Salvador, ZS9YOTA South Africa.

QSL only via ClubLog OQRS.
Awards are available on
events.ham-yota.com/s

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
VKJOTAJOTI.COM
scouts.com.au
scout.org/jota
international.scouts.com.au
jotajoti.info/

Brett Nicholas VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator
for JOTA.
Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ is Girl Guides Australia National
JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator.
Jota always 3rd weekend in October so 2024 = October 18 - 21

CALLING FREQUENCIES
Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing
communication.

Australian voice calling frequencies:
3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160

World CW calling frequencies:
3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160

World voice calling frequencies:
3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360,
24.960, 28.390, 50.160

Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV):
3.630, 7.033, 14.227

Calling Frequencies for PSK31
14.070
VI 2025 AJ

Australian Scout Jamboree 2025

From the 5th to the 16th Jan 2025, yes about 3 weeks away, Scouts

will be operating an onsite Radio Base from Maryborough QLD.

2 HF stations on SSB and FT8 on multiple HF bands.

Scouts have asked the Maryborough Radio Club for assistance and use
of the local repeaters with various links.

Chris VK2CGH / VI 2025 AJ has started a QRZ page and will be updating
it closer to the event.

(FBook)

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO

Tas Maritime Radio (TMR) are looking for an amateur to help them
out on the West Coast of VK7, specifically in Queenstown or Strahan.

TMR are looking for a volunteer to monitor their links between
Mt Reid and Elliott Range and a radio and antenna will be supplied
for the monitoring along with training.

More information about TMR can be found on their website at
tasmaritime.au/

So if you are in Queenstown or Strahan and are interested or you know
someone who has technical ability and might be interested then please
contact WIA Past President Justin on email:

vk7tw@wia.org.au

(Justin VK7TW)

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SWLing

The weekly shortwave broadcast from the Deutsche Amateur Radio Club,
or D.A.R.C as it is also known, will be aired from Woofferton in
England for the first time from January 2025.

The broadcast will be made from an existing BBC broadcasting complex
that is operated by the subsidiary company Encompass Media, where there
is a total of ten transmitters and just as many antennas. The station
in Austria that is currently used by the Club is ceasing its shortwave operations at the end of December this year. Thanks to successful
negotiations, the first programme will be broadcast from Woofferton
on Sunday the 5th of January 2025 on the previously used frequency of
9670kHz.

(rsgb)

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- VIDEO.
ATV SSTV and other forms such as YouTube.

Peter VK3BFG is your WIA ATV representative. pcossins@bigpond.com

tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Featured in YouTube Video

AMSAT-OSCAR 7 celebrated its 50th birthday on November 15th.
The YouTube channel 'Retro Rockets' has released an in-depth
documentary entitled AMSAT-OSCAR 7: The Little Satellite That Could.

This 30 minute documentary covers the satellites development, launch,
and circumstances surrounding its rebirth. Retro Rockets is a YouTube
channel focused on covering early and forgotten spacecraft.

youtu.be/D6XYlq4u2Yg

(twiar)
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IT'S A DATE

Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section

Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found
on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.

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2025

VK7 - REAST CAR BOOT SALE January 19 @ 11 am (vk7news)
VK6 - PARGFEST PEEL AMATEUR RADIO GROUP held February 15 9AM at
Mandurah Bowling Club 89 Allnutt Street ( parg.org.au/ )
VK - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary
Glen Waverly July 26 president@alara.org (vk2ayl)

VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9 (vk4dmh)
Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.
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@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@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
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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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