2024 AUGUST 4 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA ------------------------------------------------------------* 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 ------------------------------------------------------------* NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING AUGUT 04 2024 IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS 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 STAY TUNED! BECAUSE - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. WIA JOIN THE WIA tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y EDUCATION. Although ACMA runs the Amateur Radio Assessors Service in VK4 these Specialist Assessors are available for remote or online assessments Laurie Pritchard/VK4BLE in Brisbane on 0411413588, Ron Bertrand/VK2DQ on Gold Coast on 0426771808, Gail Lidden/VK4ION in Bundaberg on 0410121345, General Assessors available for face to face assessments in the regions: Stuart Dunk/VK4SDD in Malanda on 0407700096, Darrin Archer/VK4GEO in Mt Isa on 0418981353, Lyndall Reibelt/VK4ZM in Townsville on 0427688014, Roy Moore/VK4RM in Sarina on 0409597410, Clive Sait VK4ACC in Rockhampton on 0429632815, If you do not get an answer on these numbers, be sure to leave a message otherwise, you will be treated as a bogus caller and possibly be blocked. For the full list of assessors, information on the Exam Service and the Amateur Radio service in Australia, surf to the ACMA website and search for Amateur Radio Accredited Assessors (tarc newsletter July) AUSTRALIANA To help media organisations in the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia provide quality media services, the Australian Government is establishing the Indo-Pacific Media Fund. One of the Fund's first initiatives is to support the Australian Associated Press to provide targeted training and access to news content in the Pacific. The Strategy is underpinned by the Government's investment of over $40 million over five years in the ABC to create new content, improve digital engagement, increase ongoing support for media partners in the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia, and expand Radio Australia's FM footprint across the Pacific. The PacificAus TV initiative is also receiving $28.4 million over five years to bolster the viability of Pacific regional media and expand access to Australian commercial television programs. Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP said "This Strategy continues Australia's longstanding commitment to supporting a robust media sector in our region." tinyurl.com/yxm3m654 This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, manager of the VHF-UHF Field Days. As foreshadowed previously, recent efforts to catch up preparation of the outstanding results for past events have borne fruit! Results of the 2022 Winter VHF-UHF Field Day have been posted to the Field Day web page. This fact is noted in bold at the top of the page. Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and youll see the link to the results, ready for you to download the PDF. Many thanks are due to the small group of stalwart volunteers who gave of their time and effort to extract the log information. Some interesting observations can be made 85 logs were submitted, of which 77 were fit for purpose. Logs were received from operators in VK2 through VK7. Time was when that stopped at VK5. Thats a developing new trend. There were some operators who worked the contest and gave out numbers, but did not submit logs, although they appear in the logs received. A small sample of logs were checked for log accuracy and a few adjustments made. Thanks to all VHF-UHF Field Day participants for keeping on keeping on, and getting out to the hilltops and ridges giving your gear and yourselves a good workout. Remember the field day-ers motto? Thats to do better next time! This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News. ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to ARRL, DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA. Professor Theodore "Ted" S. Rappaport, Ph.D., N9NB, has been elected to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Vehicular Technology Society's Hall of Fame. The IEEE VTS Hall of Fame recognizes individuals whose truly outstanding leadership and contributions have had a significant impact on the technologies represented by the fields of interest of the IEEE VTS. Dr. Rappaport has co-authored over 300 papers and 20 books, including the most-cited books on wireless communications, adaptive antennas, wireless simulation, and millimeter-wave communications, which have been translated into eight languages. You might think of the smartwatch era as beginning with Apple, relatively recently. Or, you might think back to those fancy Timex models with the datalink thing going on in the 1990s. Seiko can beat them all, though, with its UC-2000 smartwatch that debuted all the way back in 1984. The UC-2000 very much looks cutting edge for its era, and absolutely ancient today. It featured a 4-bit CPU, 2 kilobytes of RAM, and 6 kilobytes of ROM. Display was via a simple 104 character LCD in a rectangular form factor, with four buttons along the bottom. Branded as a personal information processor, it was intended for use with the UC-2200 dock. This added a full physical QWERTY keyboard also a thermal printer to boot. Oh, and ROM packs for Microsoft Basic, games, or an English-to-Japanese translator. twiar.net/?p=22118 The UK regulator has begun exploring ways to provide mobile devices with direct coverage - from the sky. The UK regulator seeks views on ways to implement direct-to-device services for mobile coverage during outages of traditional networks and as a way to provide service to underserved areas. This could mean technology deployed from satellites, aircraft or additional airborne platforms. Acknowledging that such technology will have an impact on the limited availability of the radio spectrum, the regulator is asking for input from the public and will receive comments until the 13th of September. INDIA New Ham Radio Rules being proposed with a deadline of August 24 for any comments from VU operators. Changes include Importing Equipment Good news for enthusiasts: ASOC holders will no longer need separate authorization to import amateur radio equipment. This change simplifies the process and makes it easier for operators to acquire the gear they need. Operating on Ships For those interested in maritime amateur radio, the new rules allow ASOC holders to request permission to install and operate amateur radio stations on ships registered in India. This expands the scope of amateur radio operations and offers new opportunities for maritime communication. Educational Use The draft rules also support the use of ASOCs for amateur radio activities in educational institutions. This means schools, colleges, and other educational entities can engage in amateur radio activities, promoting learning and interest in this field among students. I thought I'd finish with who uses what as in who uses what bands the most . This is from the Radio Amateur of Canada, RAC and relates to a just published 2021 report, I am thinking it's probably not that much different than our usage here in VK. The full report, and it IS full, from band, modes, age of operators etc. is to be found at the link we like in the text edition of this weeks WIA National News, wia.org.au k4fmh.com/2024/07/19/band-use-by-canadian-amateurs/ The Survey asked about the use of frequency band segments and hours per month devoted to each one. This identifies where Canadian amateur operators transmit to complement what type of communications they reported. The bands used and the amount of time per month reported by survey participants provide the contours of these behaviours in Canada. They also provide RAC with demonstrable data for the Canadian regulator as to how these frequency allocations are being utilized by the amateur radio service in that country. To make a long story short, 2 meters was used by over 92% HF some 83% The microwave allocations, including Super HF at above 3Ghz. None reach a tenth in reported usage and systematically decline as the frequency goes higher. It is likely that the need to homebrew much of the equipment to operate in these frequencies is an inhibitor for their use. This may change in the future as commercial manufacturers get into this market segment. A total of 194,174 hours per month were reported by Canadian amateurs to have been used over 15 bands during 2021. An interesting read indeed! ------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION -------------- -------------- NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024 -------------- -------------- ----------------- AUGUST 17th - 18th Remembrance Day Contest and just before we open wide the DX Window, Alan VK4SN will join me with more detail. ----------------------------- A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST August 25th and 26th and remember the fun of this contest is that contacts made on ECHOLINK are also accepted. (alara web page) ------------- Oceania DX Contest October 5th and 12th ------------------- YOTA CONTEST Youth on the air test 3 of 3 will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on 29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB. (yota) -------------------------------------------------------------------- AUGUST 17 - 18 Remembrance Day Contest. HI this is Alan VK4SN, manager of the Remembrance Day contest. The Remembrance Day contest, is where we remember those 26 amateurs who paid the supreme sacrifice during World War Two. Contest starts 0300z Saturday the 17th of August till 0300z on Sunday the 18th. Categories are SO, SO QRP, M1 and MM using Phone, CW/RTTY, or mixed mode. Contacts can be re-worked after 3 hours have elapsed. There are no blocks in the RD, just 3 hours between the same contact. If you're in to win, then staying up for triple points between 1am and 6am local time is the go. VKCL logger and N1MM logger are the preferred logging software. Make sure you're running the latest version, V4.15 for VKCL Logger. Please submit Team nominations via email - vk4sn@wia.org.au with your3 operator callsigns and address. A Team consists of any three stations using a single transmitter. That is a single operator or a multi operator single radio station. Just submit the log as normal and your submitted teams scores are added together by the manager to produce the team result. Remember to submit your log to vklogchecker.com within two weeks after the contest ends. Many thanks and good luck This is Alan VK4SN DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD. Listen for TM 24 JOL until 11th of August, and also TM 24 JPO between the 28th of August and the 8th of September. TM24JOL will be for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, followed by the call for the Paralympic Games, TM24JPO QSL these 2 stations by the operators home station F 8 GGZ (dx net) ----------- DOGDAY AFTERNOON The global efforts of amateur radio operators are calling attention to the urgent needs of abandoned, abused, neglected and homeless dogs by operating special event stations in Europe and the US to mark International Dog Day. This year will be the largest such activation among hams as Hanz, YL3JD, who originated the special event, will be on the air as YL1DOG for all of August and September. Chris G5VZ and David G4YVM will be on the air as GB0DOG and GB4DOG, respectively. Listen for Chris on air now until the 26th of August and for David till the 27th of August. In the US, a team coordinated by Caryn KD2GUT, will be calling QRZ with the special event callsign K2D from the 21st to the 26th of August. International Dog Day is August 26th. The hams are hoping to spotlight the need for rescue, assistance, adoption and donation around the world. Visit the website dogdayradio.org As I said, National Dog Day is celebrated on August 26 each year BUT other 'dog' days include National Walking the Dog Day on Feb 22, National Hug Your Hound Day on September 11, and National Puppy Day March 23 oh meanwhile, Cat Day will begin with special event operations on August 8th listen for YL1CAT, GB4CAT and GB9CAT. (daily ham weekly - days of the year) ---------- Special callsign HF 25 NATO is active until the 31st of August, marking the 25th anniversary of Poland joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Certificates and limited-edition QSL cards are available. Visit QRZ.com for details. (ARNewsLine 2428) -------------- NEW ZEALAND - Wireless and Wool ZM 100 DX Celebrating Historic 100 Year Trans World Radio Contact The main planned contact is between Shag Valley sheep Station and Mill Hill School 18th October and other celebration events are planned for the following day or two. (sourced to NZART Infoline) ------------------------------------------------------------* WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM, PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS. hema.org.uk/index.jsp minesontheair.com/about-mota parksontheair.com/ sota.org.uk sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/ facebook.com/SotaAustralia/ wwffaustralia.com/ https://bunkersontheair.wixsite.com/october23 CLIMBING COLORADO SUMMITS FOR ANNUAL '14-er' EVENT The first full weekend of August brings back a tradition begun in 1991, when Colorado amateurs decided it would be fun to activate mountains with a minimum height of 14,000 feet. This year, hams are ascending the heights once again but in the years that followed, they have added scores of smaller mountains while keeping the original ones known as the "fourteeners." Main das for activations ae Saturday, August 3rd & Sunday, August 4th, but hams will be on the air on the Friday before and the Monday after the big weekend. This is a tradition that predates the arrival of the Summits on the Air awards scheme yet now is part of it. ham14er.groups.io/g/ham14er/wiki/ (newsline 2439) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- CW www.morsecodeclassnet.com CW ops in New Zealand are getting ready for a repeat performance of a successful public demonstration held last year. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF tells us what they've got planned. Based on their successful demonstration of a CW radio station last year at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Western Springs, members of the Franklin Amateur Radio Club and the NZ Net are planning to do it again. When the visitors get on the air on the 18th of August, under the supervision of licensed hams, the message they will send will be a simple one: their own names, which they will send using a Morse key. As the signal goes out on 40m, Neil ZL1NZ, and Paul, ZL1AJY, will be listening and will respond by sending the person's name back to them. Peter Henderson, ZL1PX, president of the Franklin Amateur Radio Club, told Newsline that the popular event grew out of a request from the museum itself after staffers noticed that the most popular exhibit in the Telecom Exhibition Centre was the Morse code key and buzzer. The museum had told Peter last year that many families stopped to try it out and to practice sending messages. That's what inspired the idea of a live, on-the-air event. Peter reported about the last year's event in the NZ Net newsletter of the New Zealand CW Net, saying [quote] "I can't think of a nicer way to spend a Sunday." [endquote] With luck, this year's event will be a repeat of another nice Sunday. Meanwhile, he said, a much larger version of the event is in the planning stages for October at a steam-train attraction. This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF. (arnewsline 2438) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH. Churches and Chapels on the Air event Saturday the 14th of September. jhwresdell@gmail.com This event is run by WACRAL, the World Association of Christian Amateurs and Listeners and was founded in order to link Radio Amateurs around the world who shared the Christian faith. Since 1957 when it was founded as the Huddersfield South Methodist Radio Club, G3LQK by the Reverend Arthur W Shepherd it became an international organisation in 1958 called WAMRAC - the World Association of Methodist Radio Clubs. It then changed its name in 1978 to reflect the growing ecumenical nature of its membership and became WACRAL. If you wish to join in on September 14, email jhwresdell@gmail.com (WACRAL) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org AMSAT-OSCAR 7, soon to celebrate its 50th birthday, November 15, is now in a period of continuous sunlight through till May 2027. While in continuous sunlight, the satellite's internal timer is expected to switch between the two transponders - Mode A (29 MHz downlink and 145 MHz uplink) and Mode B (145 MHz downlink and 29 MHz uplink) every 24 hours. [ANS] WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA iota-world.org/ DXPEDITION MARKS INDONESIA'S 79TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE In Indonesia, a group of hams is preparing for a weekend DXpedition with a special callsign to mark the republic's independence day. They will activate IOTA number OC - 177 which is Pari Island, a stingray-shaped island in Indonesia, Some members of ORARI, the national society for amateur radio, plan a full four-day weekend event beginning on the 16th of August, with a flag ceremony on the 17th. Operators will be calling CQ with the callsign 7 E 79 RI on six HF bands Pari Island is part of the Seribu Island group, IOTA number OC-177. (newsline 2439) -------- Listen and work TO 8 FP on the air from Miquelon, IOTA Number NA-032, from the 10th to the 22nd of August. Miquelon is a French archipelago south of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. CW, SSB and some digital modes on 80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log or via DJ4MX. (newline) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS qcwa.org raotc.org.au Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow is the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia's August bulletin to go to air. This month as well as the latest Club news: Ill be reading an article by Herman Willamson VK2IXV about Wireless Distress Signals This will be followed by a discussion on permanent magnets entitled, A strong attraction. Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, is most welcome to listen to the program and join in the call backs afterwards. Full details of all transmissions times and modes can be found on the RAOTC website raotc.org.au or just Google RAOTC broadcasts. If none of the transmission times suit you, you can download the audio file at any time from today from the clubs website. Once again, tune in tomorrow for the August RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the program and please join in the call backs afterwards. 73 from Clive VK6CSW. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING VKJOTAJOTI.COM scouts.com.au scout.org/jota international.scouts.com.au jotajoti.info/ Brett Nicholas VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator for JOTA. Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ is Girl Guides Australia National JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator. Jota always 3rd weekend in October so 2023 = October 20 - 22 CALLING FREQUENCIES Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing communication. Australian voice calling frequencies: 3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160 World CW calling frequencies: 3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160 World voice calling frequencies: 3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360, 24.960, 28.390, 50.160 Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV): 3.630, 7.033, 14.227 Calling Frequencies for PSK31 14.070 Listening in VK2? This year the St. George Amateur Radio Society will be taking part in the Jamboree On The Air from Bonna Point Reserve, Kurnell. Out of Space is the theme for this year's biggest combined guide and scout event in the Sydney region, during the weekend Friday the 18th to Sunday the 20th of October. This is a great opportunity for amateur radio operators to demonstrate communication through one of the many amateur satellites that are available, so if you enjoy satellite communication and have the equipment available, such as a handheld transceiver and dual band Yagi, why not consider the St George AR Societys JOTA Team. Its also a great opportunity for newcomers to amateur radio to gain some field operating experience with the guidance of experienced operators. For this you do not need any equipment, just go along and lend a hand. Even if you can only spare a few hours, Paul VK2GX the SGARS JOTA Coordinator, would be grateful for your assistance. For further information or to express your interest, visit www.sgars.org and follow the Jamboree On The Air link. (vk2wi news) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO A retired public official in India who was committed to using ham radio to aid communication in remote regions has died in the United States during a family visit. We have details about him from Editor Graham Kemp VK4BB. Sudip Kumar Nanda had a long career in public service in his home state of Gujarat, focusing with public health and welfare foremost on his agenda. His efforts included overseeing relief provided in the aftermath of a 2001 earthquake and strong advocacy for blood donation and the Ayurvedic system of traditional medicine. One of his most prominent contributions as a public servant was to introduce amateur radio in parts of the state underserved by traditional communication services. Following a cyclone in 1997, when he was serving as relief commissioner of the state, he promoted ham radio to ensure that hard-hit districts still had a means of communicating. He advocated again for amateur radio in 2001 following an earthquake in January. That same year the Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio was created and with his extensive experience in disaster communication management, he was chosen as its chairman. His radio contributions endured, especially in 2023 when Cyclone Biparjoy struck the state and the Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio sent 38 hams to the state's emergency operation centre to assist with disaster communications. He and his wife were visiting their daughter in New York at the time of his death on July 26th. Local media said the cause was cardiac arrest. Nanda was 68. USA - HURRICANE NET - A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. For those without HF capabilities, or who may have their antennas unavailable during the storms, the VoIP Hurricane Net provides a parallel capability using modern digital technologies. VoIP Hurricane Net manager Rob Macedo, KD1CY, says the scope of this net gives a big picture look at what's happening. "Our net gathers reports from amateur radio nets and amateur radio operators at the local, state and regional level that connect directly or liaison to our net on WX_TALK EchoLink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 reflector. The connections to the net can include other VoIP modes such as Fusion, All-Star, Hamshack Hotline, certain types of DMR among other VoIP modes via the KC5FM, AUXCOMM and Sunflower systems," he said. The VoIP Hurricane Net also provides observations from social media monitoring. Sometimes, ham radio reports are the only reports received from the islands or sparely populated areas. Michael Brennan, Director of the National Hurricane Centre, added, The NHC ham radio network has played a crucial role for more than 40 years in providing real-time information during tropical storms and hurricanes. The information provided by ham radio is incredibly helpful to NHC's hurricane specialists as it provides on-the-ground data during an event and offers a valuable option to maintain communications in situations where traditional communication methods can fail or become unavailable. (eHam) ------------------------------------------------------------* 2024 IT'S A DATE Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links. ---------------------------- VK3 - Bendigo AR & Electronics Club RadioFest August 18 (vk3gtv) VK4 - Redcliffe Club Car Boot Sale Saturday 24 August at the club house, MacFarlane Park, Kippa Ring. (vk4tn) VK6 - PerthTech 2024 Sept 21 for 2 days at Gidgegannup (vk6pop) VK4 - GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 at Nerang Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road Nerang. (vk4DMH) VK5 - Amateur Radio Experiments Group Radio & Electronics Sale Saturday 26th October 10AM David Roche Park Kilburn (vk5qi) VK7 - Tasmanian Ham Conference November 2 and 3 Hobart. (vk7news) Held at the Sandy Bay Campus of UTAS. VK3 - SPARC Rosebud RadioFest November 17 at Eastbourne Primary School, Allambi Ave. Rosebud. 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