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WIA Office closure for the Christmas New Year holiday period
22/
12/
2020
The WIA office in Bayswater will close on Friday December 18th 2020 and re-open in the New Year at 11am (AEDT) on Wednesday 20th of January 2021.
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New sponsor for DX Leader Board
03/
12/
2020
The WIA DX Awards Program is pleased to announce that Future Systems are the proud new sponsor of the annual DX Leader Board competition.
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DRAFT Policy on Amateur Satellites
21/
11/
2020
This draft policy on Amateur Satellites is published and to encourage feedback from the Amateur Radio community
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Memnet System Maintenance
13/
11/
2020
This Sunday the 15th of November 2020, the Memnet team will be performing system maintenance on the servers that host your MemNet and related website services.
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Excessive Processing delays for new callsigns and exam results.
10/
11/
2020
The WIA has been contacted by many radio amateurs, aspirant radio amateurs and assessors very concerned over current excessive delays being consistently experienced for “deed” processing services. That is new callsign allocations and exam processing.
Recurring delays close to 90 days (or higher) have been consistently reported to the WIA. These members have also expressed frustration with the lack of transparency in terms of getting “time-to-complete” or “processing milestone status” updates. The complainants have also asked what options are available to them in respect to i) resolving their specific issue; and ii) rectifying an obviously broken process.
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Happy 20th Anniversary ISS!!
02/
11/
2020
November 2, 2020—Today represents the 20th anniversary of continuous crew operations on the ISS.
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New Zealand Amateurs lose access to 60m band
23/
10/
2020
Our friends from NZART report that their access to the 60m band has been removed.
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WIA Release New Members Benefits Initiative
25/
09/
2020
The WIA board is excited to announce the Stage 1 release of the new 'WIA Members Benefits Program'
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WWROF seeks youth oriented grant applications
09/
09/
2020
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation "WWROF" encourages youth Amateur Radio grant applications.
WWROF is looking for worthy projects that can help shape the future of Amateur Radio.
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ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at College Raymond Sirot, Gueux, France
08/
09/
2020
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts.
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First Element of ARISS Next Generation (Next-Gen) Radio System Installed in ISS Columbus Module
02/
09/
2020
The ARISS team is pleased to announce that set up and installation of the first element of our next generation radio system was completed and amateur radio operations with it are now underway.
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ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at KMO Kolska Wyspa, Koło, Poland
02/
09/
2020
September 01, 2020—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts.
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Why is international amateur radio representation important.
01/
09/
2020
From RSGB 2018 convention: Don Beattie, G3BJ, President IARU Region 1
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Foundation Online Assessment - Check your knowledge - Instant results
29/
08/
2020
The WIA is pleased to announce that we now have the new Online Foundation Trial Exams available to use by all potential candidates.
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Oceania DX Award
22/
08/
2020
The WIA DX Awards Committee is pleased to announce a new award - Oceania DX Aw
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ARISS News Release
20/
08/
2020
ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students, Faculty at i-Educate Conference,
Hosted by Queensland Government Department of Education, Brisbane, Australia
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WIA and YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) Programs
20/
08/
2020
The WIA board are currently strategizing with the YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) committee to engage the youth and younger members to experience the wonderful experiences and facets of Amateur Radio.
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Global HF Digital Mode Band Plan Review
16/
08/
2020
Excellent news from the IARU on the proposed harmonization of the Digital Band segments Globally from Dave K1ZZ.
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2020 RD Contest Opening Address
15/
08/
2020
The RD Contest Opening audio files are now available for download.
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Site damage reported at Mt. Cann/Mt. Bemm (Victoria)
15/
08/
2020
The WIA has received a courtesy e-mail regarding recent break-ins and thefts at a Victorian radio site at Mt. Cann
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Processing time changes – Amateur Radio callsigns
14/
08/
2020
Official News from AMC re the processing delays due to overwhelming callsign demand.
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DX users of the WIA online awards system can now 'try before you buy'
12/
08/
2020
After Registration, DX users will have full access to the awards system, EXCEPT they cannot apply for awards.
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AR magazine Issue No.2 for 2020 is out there!
08/
08/
2020
Like a long-delayed echo of a signal heard on the 40-metre band, Issue No.2 of Amateur Radio magazine for 2020 is – at last – on its way to members and to the newsagents.
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Changes to call signs
06/
08/
2020
A recent update to the ACMA "Amateur Radio Callsign Policy" on their website has highlighted the new changes to the "callsign for life" as proposed by the WIA in a submission to ACMA and recently implemented.
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SSTV Event Scheduled for early August
04/
08/
2020
A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for early August. Date and times for the event are Aug 4 (12:25-18:10 UTC) for setup and operation and Aug 5 (08:15-18:25 UTC) for operation and close down.
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