The Wireless Institute of Australia

40m Band Plan Harmonisation WIA next steps explained by WIA Director Peter VK4EA . - David VK4DN looks at the amateur radio COMMUNITY in DISCUSSION POINT . - DO OU KNOW WHERE YOUR ROBOT VACUM CLEANER IS RIGHT NOW ?

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WIA News for Sun, 6 Oct 2024

WIA DIRECTORS VK8ZZ PETER AND VK3FY CHRIS .- WIA's AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF VK2ZRH ROGER .- RAOTC's CLIVE VK6CSW .- VKDMR's 8th ANNIVERSAY NEWS WITH PETER VK5DMR .- SOCIALLY WE VISIT BOTH THE TASSIE HAM CONFERENCE AND THE GOLD COAST HAMFEST THANKS TO AIDAN VK4APM AND JUSTIN VK7TW

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WIA News for Sun, 29 Sep 2024

WIAs GRANT WILLIS VK5GR on BOTH the OCEANA DX CONTEST and as Chairman of TAC latest on the 40 Mtr Band Plan proposal .- WIA Director LEE MOYLE VK3GK . - WIA EDITOR IN CHIEF OF ARMAGAZINE, VK2ZRH ROGER HARRISON. WIA PAST PRESIDENT JUSTIN VK7TW updates us on TASSIE HAM CONFERENCE.

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WIA News for Sun, 22 Sep 2024

WIA AR MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF ROGER HARRISON VK2ZRH . - PLUS POTA, SOTA AND YOTA NEWS.

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WIA News for Sun, 15 Sep 2024

WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ

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WIA News for Sun, 8 Sep 2024

WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8Z. - ACMA AND AN IMPORTANT EMAIL SENT TO ALL WE AMATEURS THIS WEEK. - TWO 'near Sydney" RADIO STATIONS FORCED OFF AIR.

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WIA News for Sun, 1 Sep 2024

WIA DIRECTORS VK4EA AD VK5GK . - WIA RD CONTEST MANAGER VK4SN . - WIA YOTA COMMITTEE MEMBER VK2MV .- AND - DID THE ARRL PAY A MILLION DOLLAR RANSOME? JASON DELVES INTO THIS DURING INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

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WIA News for Sun, 25 Aug 2024

I'm Michelle VK2AYL and THIS WEEK in our ALARA edition of WIA National News I'll be joined by Shirley VK5YL, Lesley VK5LOL and Linda VK7QP. - BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA INCLUDING Peter VK3BFG your WIA ATV representative with news on the August 31 Digital Amateur Television QSO Party.

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WIA News for Sun, 18 Aug 2024

WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY. - ALARA Contest Manager Lesley VK5LOL. - 2 POLICE STATIONS TO WORK VI7POL and HB20SP. - and THREE G or not 3G, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

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WIA News for Sun, 11 Aug 2024

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK

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WIA News for Sun, 4 Aug 2024

ALTHOUGH ONCE AGAN NO DIRECTORS REPORT WE DO HAVE IN JUST A MOMENT ROGER HARRISSON VK2ZRH WHO ALONG WITH A TIRELESS BAND OF WORKERS HAVE BEENN ENDEAVOURIING TO GET THE WIA VHF UHF FIELD DAY RESULTS UP TO DATE . --- TUNE IN.

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WIA News for Sun, 28 Jul 2024

WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ bringing to the attention of Affiliated Clubs, some VERY important reminders. - Alan, VK4SN, the WIA's Trans Tasman and RD contest manager. - Shane VK4KHZ with an update of upcoming ARISS events in our region. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.

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WIA News for Sun, 21 Jul 2024

Giles Kirby VK5GK Delivering the WIA directors update. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison and Issue Number 4 of AR magazine is at the printers. - Last week both Felix VK4FUQ and myself, Graham VK4BB told you of the WIA consultations in progress, this week Grant VK5GR with more news about the current activities underway within the WIA Technical Advisory Committee. - And from ALARA, Lesley VK5LOL and the 2024 ALARA contest.

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WIA News for Sun, 14 Jul 2024

CALL TO ACTION:- CONSULTATION 2024-1: You have only until August Two to provide feedback on the draft RALI documents describing how to coordinate amateur repeater and beacon station frequencies. CONSULTATION 2024-2: 40m Band Plan Harmonisation Challenges. You have until September Six to provide feedback BOTH CONSULTATION DETAILS ARE ON WIA.ORG.AU Front Page News NOW WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. So it's to the International News Desk and Jason VK2LAW and as we don't have a directors report, I'll pop in ahead of Felix with that reminder re that input required for the 40 mtr band plan. I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

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WIA News for Sun, 7 Jul 2024

TWO VICE PRESIDENTS, THE VP OF RASA AD THE VP OF WIA JOIN US. - TWO YOTA MEMBERS, VK2MV AND VK2COD. - AND FROM THE ARDC TEAM, WE HIGHLIGHT A MEMBER OF THEIR GRANTS EVALUATION TEAM, VK2TDS.-

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WIA News for Sun, 30 Jun 2024

WIA EDITOR IN-CHIEF OF AR MAGAZINE ROGER VK2ZRH AND THAT BITTER SWEET OUTCOME OF THE VICTORIAN SUPREME COURT TRIAL OF THE DEATHS OF 2 CAMPERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS VK3VZP. - WIA TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GRANT VK5GR AND CHANGES TO THE BEACON AND REPEATER FREQUENCY SELECTION PROCESS. - WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS VK3FY SPEAKS WITH AL W6MOS AT THE 2024 LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HELD IN MELBOURNE.

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WIA News for Sun, 23 Jun 2024

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK. - CAN YOU HELP WITH TABULATING SOME LOGS? VK4TS Trent Sampson asks for help.

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WIA News for Sun, 16 Jun 2024

WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ and membership fees - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH is looking for island inhabitants. - 29 July 1942 Japanese aircraft dropped bombs just 4 miles south of Townsville in a suburb known as Oonoonba, thought to be an Aboriginal name meaning Swampy Water. Now, Ray Schinkel calling vk4oil and his team will be activating a station in remembrance of the attack. Stay tuned for Felix as he brings Ray into his shack

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WIA News for Sun, 9 Jun 2024

As long time listeners, maybe not first time callers would be aware, we don't normally acknowledge Silent Keys in the WIA National News feeling best suited to local area newscasts, unless, that ham is well known across the spectrum. Later word in on a Silent Key, the guy behind FAMPARCs famous Mobile whip project who also engineered various offshoots of the antenna which ended up attached to vehicles all over Australia. --- We'll also hear from WIA Directors Steven Green VK2TSG and Peter VK4EA PLUS Felix VK4FUQ will have the WIA VHF UHF Field Day Manager along with a last word before this years winter contest.

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WIA News for Sun, 2 Jun 2024

WIA PRESIDENT SCOTT AND THE WORK GOING ON WITH ACMA RE VK0/VK9 - WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS AND HIS TAKE ON DAYTON.

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WIA News for Sun, 26 May 2024

WIA DIRECTOR GILES KIRBY VK5GK and WIA STILL AFTER OVER 12 MONTHS LOOKING FOR I.T. AND SOCIAL MEDIA GURUS. - WIA'S POET LAUREAT JOINS US AFTER HIS SOJURN TO BUNDABERG AND THE COPRAL COAST.

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WIA News for Sun, 19 May 2024

3 DIRECTORS, VK3FY, VK4EA AND VK8ZZ PLUS A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE Aurora thanks to Roger VK2ZRH.

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WIA News for Sun, 12 May 2024

WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ and last weekends WIA AGM. - ALARA GRANTS with Linda VK7QP.

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WIA News for Sun, 5 May 2024

A SHORT VERSION OF THE 30 MINUTE NEWS, MAYBE THAT SOLAR ECLIPSE SHORTENED OUR VK TIME ZONES AS WELL AS IN THE USA AS WE HEARD LAST WEEK.

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WIA News for Sun, 28 Apr 2024

2024 BUNDABERG Convention and Expo to be held next weekend all the latest you need to know. - Better late than never news on this years HARRY ANGEL MEMPRIAL SPRINT. - SiLOS ON THE AIR ACTIVITY. - Programs for Disabled Amateurs mark 57 Years. - BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.

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WIA News for Sun, 21 Apr 2024

Steven Green VK2TSG National WIA Director. - David VK4DN Secretary Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club. - Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC), to aid missions requiring extreme precision on the moon. - AND as time ticks by, you'll hear lots more 'news you can use'

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WIA News for Sun, 14 Apr 2024

Director Steven VK2TSG. - WIA AR Magazine Editor in Chief Roger vk2zrh. - King gets an upgrade. - Marconi Birthday Celebrations gather momentum. - and in the final final this week. News on the ILLW. - AND AND AND.... Well if news were socks, we'd have more than enough to outfit a centipede SO WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.

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WIA News for Sun, 7 Apr 2024

NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING APRIL 7 2024 I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB JOIN THE WIA tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y

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WIA News for Sun, 31 Mar 2024

ALTHOUGH DISTRIBUTED EARLY (due to EASTER) IT IS FOR WEEK COMMENCING MARCH 31. - With all the happenings at WIA Board level, Peter VK4EA one of the elected board members. - Denis VK4AE contest Manager of the WIA John Moyle Field Day reminds us 7th April is the FINAL date logs will be accepted! and PLEASE use the correct logging program. - BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. - So let's buckle up and SALLY FORTH with this weeks WIA National News, I'm Editor GraHam VK4BB.

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WIA News for Sun, 24 Mar 2024

David, VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio Club! hosts of the 2024 WIA AGM. - Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY with this weeks WIA Board Comment for VK1WIA National News. - RECYCLE your batteries, don't throw them out the window, particularly if they weigh in at some 2.6 metric tonnes and end up in the ocean.

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WIA News for Sun, 17 Mar 2024

WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK. - ACMA to search for QRM in Batesman Bay area. - Denis VK4AE contest Manager for the John Moyle Field Day. - Congratulations due to VK5DG in the top 50.

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WIA News for Sun, 10 Mar 2024

WIA SECRETARY PETER VK8ZZ. - WIA CONTEST MANAGER FOR THE JOHN MOYLE FIELD DAY VK4AE DENIS. - WIA AFFILIATED CLUBS CO ORDINATOR ANGELO VK2NWT. -

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WIA News for Sun, 3 Mar 2024

David VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio club with further on our WIA Convention Expo and HamFest. - WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ talks 'club insurance'.

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WIA News for Sun, 25 Feb 2024

WIA DIRECTOR Giles Kirby VK5GK with the work the Board is doing.

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WIA News for Sun, 18 Feb 2024

DISCUSSION POINT with Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA DIRECTOR VK2TSG Steven Green (audio only). - AND the new kid on the block, he's just turned Ten, obtained his Foundation Licence, whoops as of tomorrow it's called FOUNDATION QUALIFICATION.. VK2COD.

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WIA News for Sun, 11 Feb 2024

PETER SCHRADER VK4EA DIRECTOR WITH ALL THE LATEST GOING ON, AT BOARD LEVEL .- ROGER HARRISON WITH ALL THE LATEST GOING IN, TO AR MAGAZINE . -

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WIA News for Sun, 4 Feb 2024

WIA's Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine Roger VK2ZRH. - WIA Board Member Chris VK3FY. - WIA's 2020 Technical Excellence Award winner Roger VK3KYY and the OpenGD77 radio firmware project.

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WIA News for Sun, 28 Jan 2024

WIA Vice President Lee Moyle VK3GK. - WIA AGM NEWS with David VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio Club.

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WIA News for Sun, 21 Jan 2024

WIA YOTA committee member Alec VK2MV. - WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator Angelo VK2NWT. - WIA Director and Company Secretary, Peter Clee VK8ZZ.

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WIA News for Sun, 14 Jan 2024

WIA Director and President Scott Williams VK3KJ .- WIA CONTEST MANAGER OF AUSTRALIA DAY CONTEST Alan Shannon VK4SN .

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WIA News for Sun, 7 Jan 2024

WIA Director and President Scott Williams VK3KJ. - WIA Returning Officer John Marshall. - WIA Director Giles Kirby VK5GK. - WIA's manager of VHF-UHF Field Days Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.

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