WIA Centenary Award
About the award
A limited issue amateur radio operating award is available to celebrate the 100th year of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the world's oldest national radio society.
To qualify for an award certificate contact is required with the Centenary of Organised Amateur Radio in Australia special event station VK100WIA.
The WIA, through its 130 affiliated radio clubs, will operate a unique and expected to be highly sought after callsign from 1 May to 31 October 2010. The callsign will also be used in Australia's capital city, Canberra, where the WIA Annual General Meeting and associated events will be held in May. The unique VK100WIA callsign to be operated on all amateur bands, amateur satellite may be used and contacts via terrestrial repeaters are also eligible for the award. It is certain to be very popular on air, and this one-off award is expected to also be well sought after.
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Rules
From 1 May to 31 May 2010, the special call sign VK100WIA will be activated by the WIA and from 1 June to 31 October 2010 the special call sign VK100WIA will be activated by its affiliated clubs throughout Australia.
The award will be issued to radio amateurs in Australia who accumulate 100 points and amateurs outside Australia who accumulate 50 points. A contact with VK100WIA operated by the WIA or operated by a Club is worth 10 points (only one contact with VK100WIA operated by the WIA and only one contact with each Club) and there must be a minimum of 2 contacts with VK100WIA. Contacting any WIA Member between 1st May 2010 and 31st October 2010 is worth 5 points. (Example: working VK100WIA at 10 different Clubs would be eligible for the award. Working 16 WIA members gives 80 points but then two contacts must be made with VK100WIA)
Any mode may be used, cross mode and cross band contacts are permitted. Contacts via satellites and terrestrial repeaters are permitted for this award. Send $AUD5 or 3 IRC and a list of contacts, QSL's not required, to the WIA Melbourne Office at the address below. The WIA reserves the right to verify claims by reference to operating logs or any other resource. The WIA website will list activation locations and times for VK100WIA and a commemorative QSL will be available.
How to find VK100WIA
Listen around the bands or visit the WIA website www.wia.org.au for frequent updates of the operator club's roster. Participating clubs will also promote in more details their plans.
Making a claim
Meet the requirements of the rules above and send a claim by 30 January 2011 accompanied by payment of $5 Australian dollars or 3 IRC, sent to:
WIA Centenary Award
PO Box 2042
BAYSWATER VIC 3153
AUSTRALIA
Centenary Award certificates have been issued to the following people
VK3ARK - John Fisher - Wantirna
JF6CHY - Masami Shinhaze - Fukutsu-city
VK3FHID - Heidi Tobin - Kangaroo Flat
VK3VIP - Jean Fisher - Wantirna
VK7VH - Vincent Henderson - West Moonah Tas
VK3FJHM - John Mullins - Mansfield
VK3TL - Geoff Atkinson - Ringwood
W6JRY - Jerry Fuller - Forest Ranch Cal USA
VK3JDA - David Park - Clarinda
VK3FI - Noel Ferguson - Nichols Point
VK4TE - Alex McDonald - Jimboomba Qld
VK3LMC - Ian Ward - Broadford
VK2LAW - Jason Daniels - Toormina NSW
VK3DCX - Duncan Cameron - Yarroweyah VIC
VK3CB - Clifford Bilston - Dereel Vic
VK2HBG - Gerald Bonnington - Bomaderry NSW
VK2AH - Brian Farrar - Bulli
VK3VCM - Craig Meddings - Docklands
VK5ALX - Alex Glinski - Whyalla SA
VK3ZMD - Michael Bannister - Wheelers Hill
VK4HLZ - Trevor Norman - Howard Qld
VK6WF - Barry Mitchell - Bunbury WA
VK5JR - Gary Smythe - Mt Gambier
ZL1TBA - Gavin Reid - Taupo NZ
VK5JK - Jeff Hollitt - Victor Harbour
VK2AKB - Karen Boskos - Kulnura NSW
VK1FMDP - Murray de Plater - Chapman
VK7FEET - Warren Nicholas - Mount Nelson
VK7WH - Winston Henry - Orford
VK2EHQ - Peter Boskos - Kulnura NSW
VK5FBUD - Allan Doherty - Hallett Cove
VK8PDX - Craig Edwards - Alice Springs
VK2VJA - John Allan - Greystanes
VK3AHA - Michael Tobin - Kangaroo Flat
VK2WAY - Richard Neilson - Lethbridge Park
VK3YAR - Raymond Tampion - Mandurang
VK4FPDW - Paul Weir - Springfield Lakes
VK2HV - Paul Hanna - Maitland
VK3ZPF - Peter Fraser - Beaconsfield
ZL2AYZ - Bill Cousins - Blenheim
VK4BX - Chris Vines - Gympie
VK5LD - Dale Loffler - Clare
RW0LIF - Vladimir Medvedev - Russia
VK3XH - Joe Walsh - Watsonia
VK3YP - Ioannis Calkiarakis - Ashburton
VK6POP - Bob Bristow - Gidgegannup
VK3HJ - Luke Steele - Benloch
VK2LDC - David Colyn - Ballina
OH6IU - Pehr Hending - Munsala Finland
VK3TKK - Peter Watkins - Sunbury
VK3VCE - Dave Robson - Goornong
VK5MRD - David Rose - Edwardston
VK3MBW - Barry Wilson - Lara
VK3AHT - Geoff Cooper - Beechworth
VK4FABD - Ian Melville - Algester
VK6ABM - Brian McDonald - Mundaring
VK7TW - Justin Giles-Clark - South Hobart
VK4DMP - Marcello Palombi - Fernvale
VK5ZD - Iain Crawford - Munno Para West
VK2MMM - Garry Saunders - Medowie
VK4PX - Leon Smith - Maudsland
VK3LX - Warren Moulton - Glen Waverley
VK3FT - Keith Proctor - Vermont
JH1IED - Etsuro Sudo - Chiba Japan
VK2KJJ - Joergen Olesen-Jensen - Wagga Wagga
VK3FLEZ - Les Hing - Endeavour Hills
VK3FGMV - Gavan Vigar - Geelong
VK3FBKS - Barry Sherwell - St Albans Park
VK7EM - Winston Nickols - Penguin
VK3VGK - Graeme Knight - Strathdale
VK5HOG - Dean Munday - Melrose Park
VK3LDR - David Roitman - Boronia
VK4MN - Peter Nilon - Brightview
VK2UWP - Warren Payne - Edgeworth
VK3EME - Mark Harris - White Hills
VK5GF - Jeff Farmer - Encounter Bay
VK3BM - Brian Matthews - Endeavour Hills
VK2GE - Harry Preston - Umina Beach
VK5KRA - Ron Jackson - Snowtown
VK3CLW - Chris Walsh - Kilmore
VK4ACE - Denis Cooper - Ipswich
VK7OO - Steve Leeper - North Hobart
VK4RH - Ron Hayman - Tallebudgera
VK5LI - Craig Maitland - Toorak Gardens
VK3MRH - Ron Hanel - West Wodonga
VK2CSW - Colin Warren - Mt Colah
VK2MY - Tom Sanders - Albury
VK2VVV - Ross Masterson - Jervis Bay
VK3TOM - Tom Steadman - Traralgon
VK4DV - Merv Deakin - Nth Rockhampton
VK4TJF - James Fleming - Murrumba Downs
VK4CAG - Graeme Dowse - Bellmere
VK3APC - M&DARC - Moorabbin
VK8FNCY - Franck Alcidi - Palmerston
VK2OI - Michael Clarke - Newcastle
VK5FANA - Adrian Addison - Ardrossan
VK2ARZ - Max Riley - Mortdale Heights
VK3RV - Peter Wolfenden - Sunbury
VK3AFA - Geoff Atkinson - Ringwood
KH6P - Dan Greeson - Aiea Hawaii
VK5ANW - Jenny Wardrop - Sunbury
VK3LWZ - Lachlan Whalley - Greensborough
VK3WZ - Bruce Whalley - Greensborough
VK4MKE - Michael Casy - Redland Bay
VK6LSD - Stuart Scott - Sth Kalgoorlie
VK2RO - Roger Conway - Tocumwal
VK6PCM - Craig Mason - Thornlie
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