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 NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING NOVEMBER 24 2024
 IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

 

 THIS WEEK:-

 WIA Amateur Radio magazine's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. -

 WIA Board Report presented by Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY. -

 The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is coming together
 Saturday, November 30 with a LIVE YouTube fundraiser telethon.


 BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
 WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.
 
 I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB





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 JOIN THE WIA
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 This is Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY with this weeks, WIA Board Report
 for WIA National News.

 The Board of the WIA had a full briefing by Peter Young VK3MV our
 delegate who attended and represented the Wireless Institute of
 Australia for the week at the IARU Region 3 meeting held in Thailand
 
 Peter advised that principles were established for band planning and
 that the proposal by the IARU R3 HF Band plan committee for the 40 metre
 band will be sent to a committee before being presented to the other
 two region meetings over the next 3 years.

 Those elected at the meeting in Thailand for the IARU Region 3
 administration for the next 3 years are:-

   President: Wisnu Widjaja  YB0AZ

   Vice-President: Mohd Aris Bernawi  9M2IR

   Secretary-Treasurer: Ken Yamamoto  JA1CJP

   Ordinary Members:

   Taro Asao  JA1BJI

   Jakkree Hantongkom  HS1FVL

   Dr. Sung-Ki Lee  HL1IWD

   Oscar Reyes  VK3TX

   Johnny Siu  VR2XMC

 This has been WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY.


 Further to this the ARRL in their November 14 ARRL letter say that
 and I quote. "The conference dealt with a number of routine matters,
 notably, the conference harmonized the CW portion of the 40-meter band
 plan with the other regions by making 7000 - 7040 kHz CW only."

 (Editor VK4BB)





 Hi folks!  This is Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine,
 Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.

 Youve heard me say something like this before. So, here it comes.
 
 Issue Number 6 of AR magazine rolled off the press at Bairnsdale
 last Wednesday, on time and under budget. Next week, the magazine
 will be leaping into letterboxes, Post Office Boxes, and local
 newsagents across the country. A few even go overseas!

 As promised in the last issue, this time we have two 50-year
 anniversaries to commemorate.
 
 First up is the amateur satellite AO-7, which is the oldest man-made
 satellite still working! It was launched on the 15th of November 1974.
 It is older  I repeat, older  than the two Voyager spacecraft, both
 of which were launched in 1977. The crux of the AO-7 story is that the
 satellite was conceived, developed, and constructed in home workshops
 and basements by radio hams across Australia, Canada, Germany, and
 America. AO-7 carried a range of radio science and space engineering
 innovations that were later adopted widely by other spacecraft built by
 aerospace companies and organisations.

 AO-7  50 years and still doing its thing.

 Dont miss our feature, written by those involved 
 Rick Matthews VK5BGN, with Jan King VK4GEY, W3GEY.

 The second 50th anniversary feature this issue is about
 Cyclone Tracy that devastated Darwin at Christmas 1974. 

 In a series of five articles over 16 pages, our writers detail the role
 amateur radio played in the immediate recovery following the cyclones
 passing, along with experiences of riding it out, and of the
 aftermath. The Cyclone Tracy feature is vividly illustrated, from the
 front cover to throughout the articles, including scenes of violent
 destruction. 

 Reader discretion is advised.

 On technical matters, Lou Destefano VK3AQZ describes a smart,
 Arduino-controlled RF signal generator, while Jim Sosnin VK3JST
 has an update on his Track-and-hold VFO for older rigs. 
 
 And to comfort our cabal of contesters, we have the annual lift-out,
 the 2025 Contest Calendar, printed in the magazines middle pages.
 But, as usual, theres much, much more to read.

 Amateur Radio magazine, Issue 6. More guts. Less gab.

 Serving Australian amateurs since 1933. 

 Proudly produced and printed in Australia. Also available online. 

 Always published to a schedule, never random. 

 Im Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for WIA National News.





EDUCATION.

The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is growing next year, and a number of social media stars are coming together to help it happen. On Saturday, November 30, a live fundraiser telethon is set to take place on the Ham Radio Crash Course YouTube channel. Host Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, will be joined by several web-famous hams to talk radio and raise money. The proceeds benefit the ARRL Education and Technology Fund, which is what pays for the Teachers Institute (TI).

There is skin in the game. Several donors created a challenge with a $20,000 pledge. The Donor Challenge will be unlocked when others step up and give during this years telethon, said ARRL Director of Development Kevin Beal, K8EAL. It really shows the value hams place on inspiring and educating the next generation of radio amateurs. Theyre going to be the engineers that lead our world forward, and ham radio is a solid foundation for wireless technology, said Beal.

 (arrl)





 AUSTRALIANA

 Defence has confirmed that it will use the Optus-X satellite launched 
 by SpaceX last Monday morning Australian time.

 The satellite is an important element of Defences assured access to
 space-enabled communications, an Australian Defence spokesperson said
 in a statement to iTnews.

 An Optus spokesperson said it had "procured a spacecraft on behalf of
 another organisation. We respect the privacy of our customers and do
 not provide comment on these matters."

 Defence has been using Optus satellite services since 2003 and elected 
 back in 2022 to extend its arrangement with the telco through to 2034.
 As iTnews reported at the time, the Optus satellite that Defence has
 been using - C1 - was set to reach its end-of-life in 2027.

 Its understood that the Optus-X satellite launch relates to the 2022 
 agreement and will enable services to continue through to 2034.

 (ITnews)



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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS is with thanks to ARRL,IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART and
 the World Wide sources of the WIA. 

 NEW ZEALAND

 As reported earlier, NZART had been contacted by a member of the
 French Amateur Radio community about participating in an event
 recognizing the end of WWII.

 While NZART Council acknowledges public opinion about this event, they
 wish to make it very clear that NZART, as an association and community,
 does not support war in any form.

 In their monthly news broadcast it was said NZART will not take part in
 the organization of this event, however, Council acknowledges it
 to be a way to recognize the end of the war and serve as a form of
 remembrance. Therefore they have approved the issue of the special
 event call sign ZL 8 0MAY for a three month period.

 Their item concluded with " NZART remains neutral regarding
 participation extending beyond nations part of the Allied forces."





 JAPAN

 Yaesu has added three new mobile VHF/UHF transceivers to its website.

 yaesu.com/

 All 3 focus on Yaesu's Super-DX feature which is designed to improve
 weak signal reception. While that feature isn't new, Yaesu has added an
 Audio Digital Signal Processing Unit (ADS) that also activates when 
 engaging Super-DX. ADS is designed to further improve weak signals.
 All three models include ADS as part of the improved Super-DX feature.

 Product highlights include:

 FT-3185RASP 85W 144MHz FM Mobile Transceiver

 FT-3165RASP 65W 144MHz FM Mobile Transceiver which includes a front
 speaker

 FTM-150RASP a 55/50W 144/430MHz FM Dual Band Mobile Transceiver with a
 detachable front panel.




 IRELAND

 GROWTH in new membership.

 IRTS membership is on the rise with the addition of 47 new members.

 Of that number, seven are YLs and two are under the age of 18.

 This brings the total new membership in the Irish National Society, 
 IRTS, this year to 115.

 Plans are underway to foster the YL community with now over 27 licenced
 throughout Ireland.





 USA

 Congratulations to Jim Dalke, W7PB.

 This broadcast engineer has been honoured by the Society of Broadcast
 Engineers (SBE) with its Engineer of the Year Award, named for
 Robert W. Flanders.

 W7PB ( does the PB stand for PERSONAL BEST? ) is the only person to 
 have received the society's recognition twice. He first received the
 award in 2014. The honour is presented to an SBE member whose career
 is marked by excellence and who advances the mission of the SBE.

 Having spent a lifetime at various broadcast radio and TV stations,
 Jim continues to be active in the radio industry at age 85.

 His professional involvement includes assisting the operations of
 three AM stations in the Seattle area and over the years his
 contributions and innovations have included, creation of a digital
 weather display that helps TV weathercasters better show the National
 Weather Service radar on the air, a feature that was later purchased by
 some major-market TV stations.

 Jim remains a fervent believer in the value and future of AM broadcast
 radio, particularly to deliver alerts in times of emergencies.
 Emergency response is something he knows well: A ham since the age of
 14, Jim is active in the Washington State Emergency Management
 Division.




 US congressional commission has proposed a Manhattan Project-style
 initiative to fund the development of AI systems that will be as
 smart or smarter than humans, amid intensifying competition with
 China over advanced technologies.

 The bipartisan US-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
 stressed that public-private partnerships are key in advancing 
 artificial general intelligence, but did not give any specific 
 investment strategies as it released its annual report.

 The Manhattan Project was a large-scale collaboration between the
 US government and the private sector during World War Two that produced
 the first atomic bombs.

 "We've seen throughout history that countries that are first to exploit
 periods of rapid technological change can often cause shifts in the
 global balance of power," Jacob Helberg, a USCC commissioner and
 senior advisor to software company Palantir's CEO, told Reuters. 

 "China is racing towards AGI ... It's critical that we take them 
 extremely seriously," Helberg added.



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 OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION

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 NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024
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 VHF UHF Field Day ON NOW

 Spring 2024 - 0100 UTC Saturday 23 November through 0059 UTC Sunday 
               24 November (0400 / 0359 in VK6).

 wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/

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 CQ WW CW CONTEST ON NOW
 November 23 - 24

 Starts: Zero hundred hours UTC Saturday ending the Sunday at 2359hrs.

 (cq)

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 Ham Spirit Contest

 Inspired by the Amateur's Code written by Paul M. Segal (W9EEA) in
 1928, the 2024 edition of the HAM Spirit Contest will be held in a 
 single round from 08:00 UTC on Saturday 30 November to 07:59 UTC on
 Sunday 1 December.

 Based out of Russia, the Ham Spirit Contest comes from a team at
The Spirit of Amateur Radio Without Borders and its objective is for
 amateurs around the world to contact as many other amateurs in as many
 Maidenhead Grid Fields and ITU Zones as possible using CW and SSB on
 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.

 hs.andys.ru/eng/ham-spirit-contestrules/. 

 (sarl)



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 ARRL 160 METER CW

 December 6-8 is the date this year but it is ALWAYS the first full 
 weekend of December.

 Begins 2200 UTC Friday, ending 1559 UTC Sunday.

 This is a forty-two hour period with no time limitation.

 Logs MUST be returned within seven days

 (arrl)

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 10 METER ARRL CONTEST

 For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many 
 stations as possible on the 10 meter band.

 Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs
 through 2359 UTC Sunday (December 14-15)
 
 Again as in most ARRL Tests logs are to be completed and returned 
 within 7 days.

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 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)

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 DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.
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 Listen for the pileups as a young generation of operators calls QRZ
 as 3 D 2 Y.

 The strong presence of youthful operators is a hallmark of the Rotuma
 Island DXpedition on the air through to the 4th of December.

 The Pacific Islands DXpedition group has sent a team to the South
 Pacific island which includes Jamie MSDV, and Connor, KD9LSV, who are
 both 24; - and Lukas, LY7J, who is 22.

 At the same time, young operators in shacks around the world will be
 calling QRZ to get their first sampling of what it's like to be on the
 end of a DXpedition pileup. The activation's remote component will be
 handled by Youth on the Air hams from their stations in Turkey,
 South Korea, Canada, France and elsewhere.

 Kees [pron: CASE] WAAE, this year's recipient of the ARRL's
 prestigious Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award and the Amateur Radio
 Newsline Young Ham of the Year for 2023 will be coordinating operation
 of the remote stations which are set up as NexGenRiBs, self-contained 
 radios in a box that are gaining popularity in a number of recent
 island DXpeditions.

 (newsline 2455)

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 The Radio Club des Ardennes, ON4RCA, will be on the air as
 OO 8  BB now through to the 15th of December, commemorating the
 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

 QSLs can only be requested via Club Log's OQRS until the 31st of
 January 2025.

 (newsline 2455)


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 Special callsign HB 50 VC is active until 31 December celebrating the
 50th anniversary of the Swissair Amateur Radio Club, HB 9 VC.

 A growing trend these days is that QSL cards will not be provided
 but QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World.

 You can also download a certificate for working this special event
 station from the link we like in the text editions of
 WIA National News

 tinyurl.com/HB50VC-24.

 (rsgb)


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 The 9L5A Team, who are members of the F6KOP Club, will be active from
 Sierra Leone between the 27th of November, today, and the 8th of
 December.

 They will operate on the 160 - 6m bands and QO-100 for those within 
 that birds footprint.

 QSL via F 5 GSJ, Logbook of the World or ClubLog OQRS.

 (rsgb)

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 In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City Police
 Radio Amateur Club who, throughout the year, have been operating as
 HB 2 SP as the club marks its 20th anniversary. Unfortunately no
 Bureau QSL's but you can use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs
 until the end of next month, i.e., December 31.

 (sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)


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 Y
 Special callsign PH 80 LIB will be in use from various locations
 until the 10th of November to commemorate the 80th anniversary
 of the liberation of southern Netherlands in the autumn of 1944.

 PH80LIB will be on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB, CW and digital
 modes. QSL special station PH80LIB via the Bureau.

 (rsgb)

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 Y
 Maurizio, IK2GZU is active as 5H3MB from Tanzania until 11 November
 while doing volunteer work at a local school.

 In his spare time, he is operating SSB, CW and digital modes on the
 80 to 10m bands. QSL via Club Logs OQRS, Logbook of the World, eQSL,
 or direct via IK2GZU.

 (rsgb)

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 Y
 OL 80 C.A.R.B.O.N. is active until the 30th of November to mark the
 80th anniversary of Operation Carbon during World War Two. This
 operation involved the dropping of paratroopers in the Protectorate of
 Bohemia and Moravia.

 The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed
 territory of Nazi Germany that was established in 1939 after the
 German occupation of the Czech lands

 A team of operators is active using call OL 80 CARBON on CW, SSB and
 digital modes on the HF bands.

 More information is available on QRZ.com


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 Y
 Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Belgrade, the Belgrade
 Amateur Radio Club is active as YT 100 RB and YU 1924 RB until
 November 30. For details of a certificate that is available, see
 yu1ano.org

 (rsgb)

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 NEW ZEALAND

 NZART has a special event call sign for the upcoming America's Cup to be held
 in Spain later this year. ZL 6 AMCUP has been allocated to celebrate this event
 with Phil Garside ZL2RO as the trustee of the callsign. November 30 is when
 ZLCAMCUP goes off air.
 
 (NZART)

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 Y
 Listen throughout the rest of the year for the special callsign
 9 A 1 RKZ marking the 100th anniversary of the Radioklub Zagreb
 which was founded the 24th of March 1924 in Croatia

 QSL via 9A1ADE.


 (ARNewsLine 2410)


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 Y
 AUSTRIA

 OE100RADIO is active until the 31st of December celebrating the
 100th anniversary of the beginning of regular radio transmissions
 in Austria in 1924.

 The station has heard recently on the 40m band using CW.

 QSL via the Bureau.

 (gb2rs)

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 Y
 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

 E 7 100 RADIO is the special call sign for the Bosnia and Herzegovina
 IARU member society to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio 
 innovation, community, and advocacy.

 QSL via operators' instructions.

 (eHam)


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 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



 Parks on the Air (Taken from NZART Breakin) 

 The Parks on the Air awards program currently has
 five official events each year.

 The main purpose of these events is to get out in parks and to have
 fun.

 The dates for the next four (4) events are listed below and each event
 starts at Zero Hundred hours UTC on the first day and ends at 2359 UTC
 on the last.

 New Years Week. January 1-7, 2025
 Winter Support Your Park. January 18-19, 2025
 Spring Support Your Park. April 19-20, 2025
 Summer Support Your Park. July 19-20, 2025

 
 (breakin)





 Imagine life on the road - and life on the air - rolled into one great
 combination. One group of hams in the UK is doing just that.

 The Facebook group started as a bit of fun among friends but the UK
 Motorhome and Amateur Radio Group has grown into a community that
 organiser Linda Mary Maude, GYLM, describes as "the perfect
 combination of two hobbies." 

 She believes that amateur radio allows people to travel in one fashion
 and a van or motorhome simply allows travel in another fashion.

 The group began a little more than a year ago as a bit of fun between
 radio friends and has taken off in popularity since then. The
 advantages include being away from the electrical noises encountered
 at home and, of course, the chance to meet other hams in person at
 last. In fact, she said, there are even a few boat owners and campers
 using tents who have joined the parade of camper vans, caravans and 
 motor homes.

 Linda, G 0 YLM, would love to see the group become an international
 one.

 "If you enjoy radio and enjoy traveling, that's all we ask."

 (NewsLine 2455)


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 WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS - AM

 H  Night Contest

 This years ZL "H Night" contest will be on Sunday December 8th.

 The contest marks ZL amateurs return to air after WW2, which was on
 8th December 1945. It is also the (NZ) anniversary of the
 1941 Pearl Harbour attack, and commemorates all the amateurs who
 served, and especially those who gave their lives for our freedom
 during WW2.

 There are 5 x 1/2 hour sessions, starting at 7.30PM NZDT concluding
 at 10PM.

 All stations are to use AM mode on 80 meters.

 Points are awarded depending on the equipment used by the station you
 contact.

 There is also an SWL section, with points awarded according to the
 type of receiver used.

 The contest was reactivated a few years ago by Rob ZL2IW who is the
 coordinator. Rob will use the special call sign ZL6H for the evening
 and extra points are awarded for contacts with ZL6H, and for
 vintage (valve) stations.

 The rules are to be found on the NZART website under contests"

 (breakin)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL

 Its with sadness that we noted the passing of Thomas E. Kurtz, on
 November 12th.

 He was co-inventor of the BASIC programming language back in the 1960s,
 and though his creation may not receive the attention in 2024 that it
 would have done in 1984, the legacy of his work lives on in the
 generation of technologists who gained their first taste of computer
 programming through it.

 Origins of BASIC lie in the Dartmouth Timesharing System, like similar
 timesharing operating systems of the day, designed to allow the
 resources of a single computer to be shared across many terminals.
 In this case the computer was at Dartmouth College, and BASIC was
 designed to be a language with which software could be written by
 average students who perhaps didnt have a computing background.

 In the decade that followed it proved ideal for the new microcomputers,
 and few were the home computers of the era which didnt boot into some
 form of BASIC interpreter. Kurtz continued his work as a distinguished
 academic and educator until his retirement in 1993, but throughout he
 remained as the guiding hand of the language.

 Should you ask a computer scientist their views on BASIC, youll
 undoubtedly hear about its shortcomings, and no doubt mention will be
 made of the GOTO statement and how it made larger projects very
 difficult to write. This is all true, but at the same time it misses
 the point of it being a readily understandable language for first-time
 users of machines with very little in the way of resources. It was the
 perfect programming start for a 1970s or 1980s beginner, and once its
 limitations had been reached it provided the impetus for a move to
 higher things.





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER 
 AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org

 AMSAT-SM, the Swedish group of AMSAT are reporting the recently 
 launched ASRTU-1 CubeSat's FM Transponder is active.
 
 Satellite ASRTU-1 recently deployed to space with an FM transponder,
 SSDV cameras, and a telemetry system. Initial images and telemetry
 have been received by ground stations and the FM transponder continues
 to be active.

 The FM transponder's uplink of 145.850 MHz (67 Hz CTCSS tone required)
 and a downlink of 435.400 MHz. After the repeater detects the end of 
 uplink, it will wait for 0.5s. If no new uplink in 0.5s, telemetry will
 be sent. So make fast QSOs as the telemetry is less like to interrupt
 you.

 The satellite two cameras with an SSDV downlink for low resolution
 images on 436.210 MHz, and a high speed downlink on 10460 MHz for
 high resolution images.

 ASRTU-1 is a 12U CubeSat designed through a collaboration between
 Chinese and Russian students from the Harbin Institute of Technology.

 More information is available from AMSAT-SM. 

 amsat.se/2024/11/10/asrtu-1-launched-november-4-2024/





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
 iota-world.org/

 Listen for Krish, W4VKU operating in the Andaman Islands,
 IOTA number AS-001, using the callsign VU4A.

 Krish is activating in late November and will be on the air through
 mid-December. He will operate  SSB  and  FT8 in multi-stream MSHV mode
 on 160-6 metres.

 For  QSL details see QRZ.com

 (newsline 2455)

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 Listen for Dave, WJ2O, who will be active as PJ6/WJ2O from Saba,
 IOTA Number NA-145, until November 26.

 QSL via N2ZN.

 
 (newsline 2455)

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 Oleg, ZS 1 ANF, can be heard operating as ZS 7 ANF from Wolf's Fang
 Runway, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, IOTA number AN-016, from mid
 November through to late February of 2025.

 Listen for him using CW on 40-10 metres.

 Again s QRZ.com for QSL details.

 (newsline 2455)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA
 (Youngsters On The Air)
 WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.
 ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/
 facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/
 youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA

 We YOTA's seem to be more active overseas than right here in VK so
 I'd really like to hear from fellow youngsters of local activity, both 
 for this WIA National News Service and in our column in Amateur Radio 
 Magazine.

 So a quick look at our YOTA world.

 Eyewitness News in North-eastern and Central Pennsylvania, comes from
 WBRE-TV, an NBC affiliate, and WYOU-TV, a CBS affiliate has a weekly
 " Here's to You Kid" segment.

 Recently, 28/22 News introduced viewers to a teen and his role at the
 Monroe County Public Safety Centre. Samuel Thrall is not seated at a 
 Pleasant Valley School desk where you would usually find him. Instead,
 he is lending a hand at the Monroe County Public Safety Centre.

 The 14-year-old teen can help behind the mic in the event of an
 emergency. "So say a blizzard happened, we would be deployed to
 various Red Cross centres through the county to establish 
 communications," stated Thrall.


 Back in October, Sixty-two middle school students participated in the
 national School Club Roundup and got a chance to talk amateur contacts
 across the USA and around the world! The Estes Valley Amateur Radio
 Club worked with individual groups of 2-3 students to teach them how to
 use the radio and make contacts. This took place at the Estes Park
 Memorial Observatory where a radio room has been set up for student 
 use.

 (Eham)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS
 qcwa.org
 raotc.org.au  

 Recently we ran the story of a ham radio station/club being set up in 
 an over 0's lifestyle village in the USA.

 Now from the UK comes word a Merseyside society for former radio
 officers has found a new home at the Nautilus retirement estate in
 Mariners' Park.

 The club meets every Friday morning and members transmit to amateur
 radio enthusiasts around the UK and beyond. The equipment they use is
 similar to the devices they used on board every day for work until the
 radio officer role was phased out in the 1980s.

 Some of the retired radio officers who live or now meet at Mariners'
 Park have been members of the club since it was founded over a decade
 ago as the Marine Radio Museum Society (Wirral). The call sign at that
 time was GB2PLY, and the society transmitted from the historic warship
 HMS Plymouth.

 (eHam)


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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.
  
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 VK5

 Hi this is Nathan VK5OG president of the South Coast amateur radio  
 club.

 On Thursday, 28 November at our new clubrooms at Hastings Street
 Seaford will be Our annual meeting
 
 Clubrooms will open at 6:30 pm through till 9 pm.

 Please attend we hope to see you there at Hastings Street Seaford.  
 
 (VK5OG)



 VK4

 Brisbane VHF Group Showcase Day December 8 at Redcliffe and District
 Radio Club.                                                 (VK2ZRH)



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