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China earthquake disaster - Update
16/
05/
2008
The emergency communications response by radio amateurs in China is continuing during the rescue and recovery phase of this major disaster that has resulted in a great loss of life.
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28 July Is Last Date for Submission of Club Grant Applications
14/
05/
2008
On 18 March 2008 the WIA published a release highlighting the changes to the WIA Club Grant Scheme, and in particular that there will be two categories of projects that will be supported
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Earthquake Disaster
14/
05/
2008
Following the magnitude 7.8 on the Ritcher scale earthquake that hit Sichuan, China, radio amateurs swung into action providing emergency communications.
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BERU Contest 2008
13/
05/
2008
This year, the BERU contest for 2008 teams from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and a team called "The Rest-of-the-World" were joined by Team Africa.
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Inaugural Winter VHF-UHF Field Day
12/
05/
2008
The first Summer VHF-UHF Field Day was held in 1989, and then in 1998 it was joined by the Spring VHF-UHF Field Day. These events have become more popular each year, and activity has doubled over the last few years.
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Big Turnout For The Moorabbin & District Radio Club Hamfest
11/
05/
2008
On Saturday the 10th of May the Moorabbin and District Radio Club (MDRC) conducted it's annual hamfest at the Brentwood Secondary College in Glen Waverley, an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne.
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WIA Visits BARCFest 2008
11/
05/
2008
On Saturday 10th May the Brisbane Amateur Radio Club held its annual and
popular BARCFest at the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds.
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National Volunteer Week 12th to 18th May 2008
08/
05/
2008
National Volunteer Week (NVW) will be held from the 12th to 18th May 2008. The theme of NVW is “Volunteers Change Our World”.
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Changes to Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan
05/
05/
2008
Changes to Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan following the ITU World Radiocommunications Conference
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ARISS Featured On The Channel 7 Today Tonight Show
04/
05/
2008
Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI recently appeared in an interview on the Channel 7 Today Tonight show.
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WIA Director Attends Radcomms08 Conference
04/
05/
2008
WIA Director, Peter Young, VK3MV, attended the ACMA’s Radcomm08 Conference held in Melbourne last week.
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The WIA’s Second Edition Foundation Licence Manual has arrived
03/
05/
2008
The second edition of the WIA's popular foundation licence training manual "Your Entry Into Amateur Radio" has been released and is now available. If you are involved in a club, your club may wish to stock up on the new manual for your upcoming courses. Manuals shipped to clubs are free of delivery charges.
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