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WIA News for Sun, 18 May 2025

Kevin VK4UH WIA VHF-UHF Records Manager. - Not quite "floating in a tin can" BUT we look at the now postponed ERIS TEST FLGHT1. The Aussie firm Gilmour Space Technologies attempt for that first flight from Bowen. OH and for those who have been following this remarkable story Gilmour say that payload " the jar of Aussie vegemite" is SAFE!

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WIA News for Sun, 11 May 2025

Merit and Publication Awards announced by WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ. - and have you ever worked G 0 OAM? well Michael Carey writing in FaceBook Group "Amateur (HAM) Australia" shows a post of how 80's Pop singer Feargal Sharkey is in fact radio amateur G 0 OAM, a "good heart" AND contact to find.. Listed in QRZ as Sean Sharkey.

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WIA News for Sun, 4 May 2025

VK2LAW delves into the IARU after their 100 year celebrations. - VK2MV has an in depth look at a Queensland State School radio club. - and in REAL DEPTH WIA President VK3KJ and this weekends WIA AGM in Bendigo.

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WIA News for Sun, 27 Apr 2025

WIA's Peter Clee VK8ZZ with the final notice on registration for anyone thinking of going to Bendigo Saturday May 3 for the WIA AGM

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WIA News for Sun, 20 Apr 2025

WIA's Grant VK5GR with news from the International Amateur Radio Union. - WIA DIRECTORS VK8ZZ Peter and VK3FY Chris. - WIA PRESIDENT Scott Williams VK3KJ.

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WIA News for Sun, 13 Apr 2025

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK

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WIA News for Sun, 6 Apr 2025

WIA Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ

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WIA News for Sun, 30 Mar 2025

WIA President, Scott VK3KJ. - WIA Technical Advisory Chairman Grant VK5GR. - WIA Returning Officer Pete Cherry VK2LP.

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Mar 2025

WIA DIRECTOR GILES KIRBY VK5GK WITH SOME TIMELY REMINDERS. - WIA AFFILIATED CLUB TARCinc SHOWS OFF IN TOWNSVILLE.

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Mar 2025

WIA BOARD ELECTIONS. - WIA Director and Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ.- WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator Angelo VK2NWT. - WIAs Education Committee spokesman Phil Wait VK2ASD.

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Mar 2025

ALTHOUGH FOR WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY MARCH 9 THIS NEWS HAS BEEN COMPILED EARLIER, THURSDAY MARCH 6, DUE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFREDS PREDICTED PATH OVER HEAD OF THIS QTH.

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Mar 2025

Phil Wait VK2ASD for the WIA EDUCATION COMMITTEE. - ROGER HARRISON VK2ZRH WITH NEWS ON VHF UHF FIELD DAY 2023. - ALEC (VK2MV) and ALAN (VK2COD) ALL THINGS YOTA, TOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR. - CLIVE VK6CSW AND RADIO AMATEURS OLD TIMERS GROUP.

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Feb 2025

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Feb 2025

THIS WEEK:- IN CONTEST NEWS - WIA SUMMER VHF UHF FIELD DAY MANAGER WITH "THE GOOD NEWS" AND VK4FUQ DRYS HIMSELF OFF AFTER THE DISASTROIUS INGHAM FLOODS AND PRESENTS OUR OPERATIONAL NEWS AGAIN AND HOWARD VK4BS REPORTS ON AMATEUR RADIO AND EMERGENCY COMMS. IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND. ALARA PRESIDENT MICHELLE VK2AYL GIRL GUIDE THINKING DAY ON THE AIR WITH ALEC VK2MV I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB AND NOW - WIA RETURNING OFFICER.

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Feb 2025

For the first time in over 20 years our contest and dx reporter Felix was unable to file his report! Felix is in Ingham which as been hard hit by the Queensland floods, in fact wi8th no power for DAYS. Fresh food is even being choppered in by both military, and private arrangements put in place by Coles and Woolworths. Our thoughts are with you Felix, and so this week John Williams VK4JJW steps up to open the DX window on this the WIA National News Service .... And this week, is the second week this audio is being transmitted through South Africa in quite some time, so ZS listeners, settle back for the "best news you'll get all week."

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Feb 2025

When CAN we Australian radio amateurs use the alternative AX callsign? - WIA AR Magazine Editor Roger VK2ZRH. - YOTA news and something special as "young Alan" takes his go-pro camera to Dural and their recent Trash and Treasure. And although an election to vote by postal ballot has now closed, returning officer Pete Cherry VK2LP has more detail on candidates.

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WIA News for Sun, 26 Jan 2025

WIA AUSTRALIA DAY CONTEST JANUARY 26. - WIA AX MEME. - ARRL report DXCC application processing is back to typical processing times. - Michelle VK2AYL, President of the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association, ALARA. -

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WIA News for Sun, 19 Jan 2025

WIA DIRECTORS CHRIS VK3FY AND PETER VK4EA. - ALSO WIA AFFILIATED CLUBS COORDINTOR ANGELO VK2NWT . - AND THE EXCITING NEWS OF THE WEEK - AUSTRALIA AND OUR 4TH SPACEMAN SET FOR A MID MARCH LAUNCH.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 Jan 2025

THIS IS 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 and shown on all good ATV outlets around the globe.

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WIA News for Sun, 5 Jan 2025

A SHORT NEWS AS NO WIA DIRECT5ORS INPUT, HOW EVER VEVER MISSING A BEAT VK2MV, VK2LAW, VK3GTV AND VK4FUQ WITH NEWS OF INTEREST TO VK HAMS.

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