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WIA News for Sun, 26 Nov 2023

Scott Williams WIA President - VK3KJ. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE INCLUDING:- Veronika: the universes most colourful cubesat, YES IT'S PINK!

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Nov 2023

ALARA PRESIDENT Michelle VK2AYL. - WIA DIRECTOR Giles Kirby VK5GK. - WIA AR MAGAZINE EDITOR IN CHIEF Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Nov 2023

WIA DIRECTOR STEVE GREEN VK2TSG and the ART OF BEING PREPARED.

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Nov 2023

WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY plus news of a rescue in the Hinterland of the Gold Coast thanks to Radio Amateurs.

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WIA News for Sun, 29 Oct 2023

NOMINATE TODAY AS A WIA DIRECTOR

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WIA News for Sun, 22 Oct 2023

Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA), the largest Scouting event in the world is taking place this weekend, October 20 - 22. This annual global operating event allows Scouts to use amateur radio to connect with other Scouts, Guides and hams around the world. The event is supported by many local amateur radio clubs and individual operators. JOTA started Friday and ends today, Sunday, but there are no official hours of operation, so you have the whole weekend to make JOTA contacts.

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WIA News for Sun, 15 Oct 2023

Along with AR Magazine Editor in Chief Roger Harrison VK2ZRH the 'Williams's join us. - WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ covers two items, Election of Directors and Call for Nominations, also, an additional 1-year complementary membership if you have not been a WIA member in the past. - WIA Past Director John Williams VK4JJW with ACMA news on how our regulator is taking a second look at how microwave frequencies.

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WIA News for Sun, 8 Oct 2023

This week, VK2ZRH looks at how you can operate special call VK90AR. - From the top end VK8ZZ looks at WRC-23 and, also covers for our, as promised last week report from 8RR, on that trans-equatorial opening, on 2 meters into Nippon. - And hot on the heels of the QNEWS report for VK4 last week, more on the 2024 WIA AGM from David VK4DN of the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club

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WIA News for Sun, 1 Oct 2023

WIA Director Giles Kirby VK5GK provides the board update. - WIA AR Magazine Editor in Chief VK2ZRH Roger Harrison looks at his latest issue.

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WIA News for Sun, 24 Sep 2023

WIA DIRECTOR STEVEN GREEN VK2TSG. - WIA PAST DIRECTOR BOB VK6POP. - WIA EDITOR IN CHIEF OF AR MAGAZINE, AUSTRALIAS ROGER HARRISON VK2ZRH. - WIA DEPUTY YOUTA CO ORDINATOR ALEC CHERRY VK2APC.

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WIA News for Sun, 17 Sep 2023

WIA VICE PRESIDENT LEE VK3GK AND WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS VK3FY ALSO WIA RD CONTEST MANAGER ALLAN VK4SN AND WIA YOTA Deputy Co-ordinator - Alec Cherry VK2APC .- . PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

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WIA News for Sun, 10 Sep 2023

THIS NEWS IS ALSO IN VIDEO FORMAT THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos

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WIA News for Sun, 3 Sep 2023

WIA VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GK and ACMA LATEST

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WIA News for Sun, 27 Aug 2023

WIA Secretary and Director of the Wireless Institute of Australia, Peter Clee VK8ZZ. - VK2JNA and an unusual CW contact, of sorts, while on the road. - Mark VK4DMH, President of Gold Coast AR Society and their involvement with last weekends PACIFIC AIR SHOW. - Col VK4GTV with arguably Ham Radios BEST Rescue Radio planning. - and although not really falling into the news category, AR Magazine Editor in Chief VK2ZRH does a lil 'scientific pondering.

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WIA News for Sun, 20 Aug 2023

This is the ALARA presentation which we do close to our Birthday and the ALARA contest each year, I'm ALARA President VK2AYL Michelle. - Presenting the news with me this week will be Shirley VK5YL who will be covering the International Desk. -Lesley VK5LOL with the operational news covering contests and a look through the "DX Window". - Linda VK7QP will handle special Interest Group news and we also have WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ.

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WIA News for Sun, 13 Aug 2023

WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator Angelo VK2NWT. - WIA ATV representative, Peter VK3BFG.

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WIA News for Sun, 6 Aug 2023

Hot from Hobart, News Editor GraHam VK4BB with his last portable operation for a while! And then, along with our usual suspects ... er ... reporters, WIA AR magazine Editor in Chief Roger VK2ZRH puts on another of his many hats with some stirring info about the VHF/UHF/Microwave Contests, and Clive VK6CSW reminds us of the RAOTC monthly on-the-air bulletin.

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WIA News for Sun, 30 Jul 2023

VK4EA at WRC 23 prep conference. - VK2ZRH his 2nd preview of your latest AR Magazine. - HOUSEKEEPING, when supplying club, hamfest news remember in the AUDIO ONLY edition we cannot mention special offers from sponsor clients nor advertise raffles if they can be bought on air and buyer need NOT be at event, and the old chestnut WE CANNOT MENTION SECONDHAND GOODS FOR SALE by providing phone numbers etc. INSTEAD use the WIA's online selling portal hamads.wia.org.au/

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Jul 2023

VK3FY - VK7FB - VK72ZRH

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Jul 2023

WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK. - Marty VK4KC who last week reported from 'the beach' with BOTA news reaches moves inland and goes 'parking' with POTA. - John Knox VK4FJRK takes us to Ireland and another REWIND story.

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Jul 2023

VK's 8ZZ, 3GR, 3BFG, 2LAW, 5GR, 4FUQ, 4SN, 3GTV, 4KC, 4BOB, 2APC, AND MYSELF, EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB WITH AN EXCEPTIONALY SHARP PAIR OF EDITING SISSORS THIS WEEK SO WE CAN FIT EVERYONE IN WITHIN THE 30 MINUTE WIA NEWS BROADCAST.

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Jul 2023

WIA DIRECTOR Steven Green VK2TSG . - DISCUSSION POINT with Geoff Emery VK4ZPP.

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WIA News for Sun, 25 Jun 2023

WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK re ACMA Zoom Meeting. - WIA Director Giles Kirby VK5GK re Help Wanted'.

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WIA News for Sun, 18 Jun 2023

NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING JUNE 18 2023 IS OUT OF THIS WORLD COMING FROM THE APPLE ISLE OF VK7 - WIA PRESIDENT ON THE VK7 CENTENARY, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, HILARIOUS VK7 HISTORICAL EVENTS, SPECIAL EME REPORTER, SPACE JUNK AND EMERGENCY DIGITAL RADIO NETWORKS. PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS SPECIAL VK7 EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

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WIA News for Sun, 11 Jun 2023

WIA SECRETARY PETER VK8ZZ re CLUB INSURANCE. - WIA VICE PRESIDENT LEE VK3GK re DAYTON RECORD AND VK'S. - WIA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS REPORTER COL VK3GTV GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS WEEK STILL BRINGING YOU THE NEWS DESPITE AN ACCIDENT AND SHORT HOSPITALISATION WEDNESDAY.

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WIA News for Sun, 4 Jun 2023

WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS VK3FY WITH VERY IMPORTANT NEWS OF AN UPCOMING WEBINAR DEALING WITH CLUB INSURANCE. - JUSTIN VK7TW TELLS US OF THE CELEBRATIONS WHICH STARTED THURSDAY LAST FOR 100 YEARS OF AMATEUR RADIO IN VK7. - WIA EDITOR IN CHIEF OF AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE WHETS OUR APPETITE BY TELLING US WHATS IN STORE IN THE LATEST GREATEST AR MAGAZINE UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS - AND REMEMBER VK 90 AR for the 90 years of the WIAs journal, Amateur Radio Magazine is available for YOU to activate.

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WIA News for Sun, 28 May 2023

WIA DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT LEE MOYLE AND NEWS ATTRUBUTRED TO DALE HUGHES VBK1DSH RE HIS ATTENDANCE AT AN IARU REGION 2 WORKING GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE WIA

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WIA News for Sun, 21 May 2023

WIA SECRETARY AND WIA AR MAGAZINE EDITOR JOIN US

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WIA News for Sun, 14 May 2023

WE VISIT THE WIA AGM IN CANBERRA

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WIA News for Sun, 7 May 2023

WIA SECRETARY - DIRECTOR PETER CLEE VK8ZZ . - WIA DIRECTOR STEVEN GREEN VK2TSG. - WIA STALWART BECOMES SILENT KEY.

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WIA News for Sun, 30 Apr 2023

WIA AGM registration is now open. - WIA Director Peter VK4EA. - And from the RAOTC, Clive VK6CSW

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Apr 2023

Hot on the heels of last weeks World Amateur Radio Day comes - International Morse Code Day Thursday and Mark, VK6QI will tell us of lots of opportunities to participate. -- WIA Director Chris VK3FY gives us details on his participation in WARD and details of how you can take part in Mays WIA AGM. -- And this week, Discussion Point with Geoff BK4ZPP and the apparent lost art of club publicity and promotions.

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Apr 2023

WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK plus news of upwards of 6 special event stations from our home soil

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Apr 2023

THIS WEEK we start with a reminder - and we\ll also have WIA Director and Company Secretary along with that "king of dudes".. Roger Harrison and we'll finish with a couple of reminders, this time when both VK4DN and VK2ZHE join us in the social scene..

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Apr 2023

Peter Clee VK8ZZ, WIA Director and Company Secretary - Steven Green VK2TSG, WIA board member.

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WIA News for Sun, 26 Mar 2023

THIS WEEK TAKING PRIDE OF PLACE IS VK2ZRH ROGER HARRISON AS HE LOOKS AT HIS PREVIEW COPY OF THE WIA'S LATEST AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE.

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Mar 2023

WIA President and Director, Scott Williams VK3KJ - Insurance.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Mar 2023

PETER, VK4EA WIA DIRECTOR WITH GOINGS ON AT BOARD LEVEL, FELIX WITH OPERATIONAL NEWS, SIG NEWS WITH BRUCE VK3FFF AND VK2LAW JASON AT THE INTERNATIONAL DESK.

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Mar 2023

THIS WEEK:- Chris VK3FY on behalf of the WIA Board PLUS MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

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WIA News for Sun, 26 Feb 2023

WIA's formal representation under the umbrella of Standards Australia. - WIA seeks operators to host VK7WIA and VK8WIA. - WIA seeks a new Ross Hull Contest manager. - WIA Education Working Group reconvened. - WIA calls on YOU to nominate fellow amateurs for the annual awards.

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Feb 2023

AUSTRALIA DAY CONTEST MANAGER ALAN SHANNON VK4SN. - WIA Director and WIA Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Feb 2023

WIA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT VK2GPK GREG. - WIA's ARMAGAZINE EDITOR IN-CHIEF VK2ZRH ROGER

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Feb 2023

THIS WEEK:- WIA's Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK. - President Scott Williams VK3KJ. - Editor-in-Chief Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - From Amateur Radio Victoria, Peter Cossins VK3BFG.-

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WIA News for Sun, 29 Jan 2023

THIS WEEK:- WIA DX Awards Manager Graham Alston VK3GA WIA Director Steven Green VK2TSG and joining our regular team of VK2LAW, 3FFF and 4FUQ this week are:- VK6QI Mark VK4TFN Robert VK4FJRK John Knox VK3ARM Robert VK3HJ Luke VK3GTV Col VK2APC Alec VK1MIC Wade PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA WITH THE SHARP RAZOR BLADES AND SISSORS I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

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WIA News for Sun, 22 Jan 2023

VK4EA Director Peter joins us. - Aussie ham becomes Silent Key 2 months after turning 100. - "Mystery" Antennas popping up in remote areas of USA

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WIA News for Sun, 15 Jan 2023

WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS DIMITRIJEVIC VK3FY. - WIA RETURNING OFFICER JOHN MARSHALL. - PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS 30 MINUTE EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

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WIA News for Sun, 8 Jan 2023

THIS WEEK:- INCREASE IN AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COLLGE AMATEUR RADIO FEES APPLY FROM MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2023. - WIA VICE PRESIDENT VK3GK LEE MOYLE. PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS 29 MINUTE EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

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WIA News for Sun, 1 Jan 2023

WELCOME TO OUR 28th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS. - JOINING US THIS WEEK WILL BE WIA DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY PETER CLEE PLUS MANY MORE IN THIS 30 MINUTE EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA . - AND IN BREAKING NEWS:- YAESU BOWS OUT. - WON'T YOU FLY WITH ME IN MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON .- WE HAVE TO 'HARP' ON THIS

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