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New release of VK 2022 Contest Calendar
29/
12/
2021
WIA Contest Committee Chairman - Alan Shannon VK4SN has released a new up to date 2022 Contest Calendar
Focusing mainly on the popular VK and International Contests.
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WIA Office closure for the 2021/2022 Christmas & New Year holiday period
25/
12/
2021
The WIA office in Bayswater will close on Thursday 23rd December 2021 and re-open in the New Year on Wednesday 19th January 2022.
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WIA Board Elections - Call for Nominations
14/
12/
2021
The Board of the WIA is due to hold elections in early 2022. The Returning Officer has called for nominations for those elections which are due to be held in February 2022.
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HAMADS - WIA Online Classifieds
27/
11/
2021
Since the first issue of Amateur Radio (AR) magazine, released by the WIA on 1st October 1933, Hamads has had a prominent presence as a premium buy/sell platform.
Now 88 years later, Hamads is now online to complement the currenr AR magazine content.
After a number of enquiries and requests from Members, the WIA has created a Members classified website; Hamads
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The CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW
17/
11/
2021
CWops is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for this prestigious award for the year 2022.
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Amateur Radio Magazine- Antennas and Propagation Edition
11/
11/
2021
The latest edition of the WIA journal - Issue 6, the last for 2021 - will be in members' hands from this coming week.
The theme for this issue is ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION.
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Upcoming Interview With Dick Smith VK2DIK
08/
11/
2021
Long time WIA supporter Hayden VK7HH is excited to announce that Dick Smith VK2DIK will be appearing live on his youtube channel "Ham Radio DX" on November 19th 2021 at 8pm (AEST) (0900 Zulu)
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Radio Club Argentino celebrate Centennial.
20/
10/
2021
Radio Club Argentino celebrate 100 year Centennial.
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New CQWW Contest Youth Category
14/
10/
2021
The annual CQ World-Wide Phone (Oct 30-31) and CW contests (Nov 27-28) are great opportunities for young operators to get on the air and contact DX stations from all over the world. This year is special for young operators because of the new Youth category for anyone 25 years old or younger.
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Contest 2x1 Callsign - Wrap Up.
14/
10/
2021
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 at 10am will be remembered by many VK contesters as “Frenzy Day”.
The instant demand at exactly 10am for 2x1 contesting callsigns definitely stress tested the AMC website in more ways than one.
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WIA Announces New Club Coordinator
12/
10/
2021
The WIA Board welcomes Angelo Giuffre VK2NWT to the WIA Club Coordinator role and to thank Ted Thrift VK2ARA for his dedicated service to the WIA
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ACMA announce 2x1 Contest callsign release date.
08/
10/
2021
ACMA have announced the 2x1 Contest Callsign release date as 10am 13th October, 2021.
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ACMA Release FYSO 2021-26
29/
09/
2021
The five-year spectrum outlook is the ACMA’s primary spectrum management document. It is released each year to provide a broad overview of trends that affect spectrum management and the factors used to inform the ACMA's spectrum planning and allocation priorities.
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INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIOUNION REGION 3 EIGHTEENTH REGIONAL CONFERENCE
24/
09/
2021
The triennial conference of Region 3 was held from 20th to 22ndSeptember 2021 in a virtual form using a Zoom platform with 18 Region 3 IARU member society's attending
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WIA APPOINTS VK4TS ROSS HULL CONTEST MANAGER
16/
09/
2021
VK4TS Trent is now the manager of the Ross Hull Marathon, running all the month of January.
The Ross Hull Contest (Marathon) is a distance-based contest for VHF UHF and Microwave bands.
Anyone can enter anywhere. Anywhere in the World – it has always been a worldwide event.
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Your Magazine Your View
04/
09/
2021
The new Publications Committee is delighted to bring each edition of Amateur Radio magazine to life.
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WIA DX Awards Program Exciting New Feature - Groups
03/
09/
2021
The WIA has added an exciting new feature to its DX Awards Program - Groups.
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ACMA Survey on 2x1 Callsigns
18/
08/
2021
The ACMA recently announced a survey on 2x1 contest callsigns
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Earthquake in Haiti.
16/
08/
2021
The ARRL Region 2 has requested that radio amateurs in the Americas keep certain frequencies clear to support emergency communications in Haiti following an earthquake.
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Remembrance Day Contest Opening Address
14/
08/
2021
The Amateur Radio "Remembrance Day Contest" for 2021 has an opening address, the transmission of the opening address should be started at 02:39:59 UTC to end immediately before the 0300UTC start of the Contest.
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Family of Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM (SK), receives “Michael J. Owen, VK3KI Memorial Award”
19/
07/
2021
Last July 17, 2021, in Miami, Florida, relatives of IARU-R2 former president Reinaldo Leandro received the “Michael J. Owen, VK3KI Memorial Award” from Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK, IARU-R2 current president. The award is granted by the IARU Administrative Committee as the highest distinction granted at the world level to acknowledge decades of service to IARU and to amateur radio.
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Apology and Retraction – AR Magazine Issue 4 2021
18/
07/
2021
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) Board of Directors has become aware of wording and language that may be construed as racially offensive and/or sexist that has appeared in the most recent edition of Amateur Radio Magazine (AR Magazine) Issue 4.
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WIA Board announces new President.
14/
07/
2021
The WIA Board of Directors are proud to announce the appointments of Scott Williams VK3KJ as new WIA President
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Ham radio helping lifelong hobbyists stay mentally fit in old age
03/
07/
2021
It comes with all the benefits of social media but without "any of the downsides" — and one of Australia's oldest ham radio enthusiasts says it is also the perfect hobby for retirees looking to stay mentally sharp.
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