2024 DECEMBER 1 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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 NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING DECEMBER 1 2024
 IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS


 NEXT DIRECTOR ON NEWS WILL BE
 Steve VK2TSG 8-Dec-2024

 Then roster is
 Giles VK5GK
 15-Dec-2024

 Scott VK3KJ WIA PRESIDENT
 22-Dec-2024

 Peter VK8ZZ WIA SECRETARY
 29-Dec-2024

 Lee Vk3GK
 5-Jan-2025

 Chris VK3FY
 12-Jan-2025

 Peter VK4EA
 19-Jan-2025





 AUSTRALIANA

 Early last month, our three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin
 Universitys Binar Space Program burned up in Earths atmosphere.

 That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar means fireball in
 the local Aboriginal dialect.. But these CubeSats, known as
 Binar-2, 3, and 4, entered the atmosphere much sooner than planned.

 They only lasted for two months  a third of what was expected.

 Recent high solar activity has been causing an unexpected headache for
 satellite operators in the last few years, and its only increasing. 

 (ANS)





The Australian Government is continuing its efforts to improve mobile coverage on our regional roads and highways, with the $50 million Regional Roads Australia Mobile Program (RRAMP) allocating funding to two more states.

On 6 November, the government announced $8 million to support pilot projects covering parts of the Great Alpine Road, Great Ocean Road and Monaro Highway in regional Victoria, with a focus on boosting resilience and connectivity during emergencies and natural disasters. The Victorian Government will design and deliver the pilot through a competitive grants program, with applications planned to open in 2025.

Nine days later, RRAMP funding was announced for regional and remote NSW in the form of $9 million for the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and a further $1 million for the NSW Telco Authority. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is meanwhile contributing up to $38 million of its own funds to the program, for a joint total of up to $48 million.

The work being undertaken in NSW will test practical solutions to improve connectivity and includes projects like addressing coverage gaps on key transport corridors by investing in new infrastructure such as small cell sites, macro cell towers and cell on wheels solutions.

 tinyurl.com/yc7ry9r9

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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS is 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. 

 BRENDAN CARR TO REPLACE JESSICA ROSENWORCEL AS FCC CHAIR

 Over in the US, there will be a new leader at the helm of the FCC
 under the new administration.

 Senior Republican, Brendan Carr, is to become its next chairman in
 2025 under the Trump Administration, succeeding Jessica Rosenworcel.
 Carr has served at the FCC since 2012.

 Carr said the FCC's priority must be to "restore free speech rights
 for everyday Americans claiming that major social media outlets have
 created a "cartel" that he believes censors conservative viewpoints in
 particular. Carr is also an ally of Elon Musk, whose Starlink satellite
 internet service has thrice been rejected for subsidies from the FCC.

 Musk was recently named by Trump to co-lead the new Department of
 Government Efficiency with former Republican presidential candidate
 Vivek Ramaswamy.





 NEW ZEALAND NETWORK GROWS WITH HELP FROM HAMS

 In New Zealand, amateur radio operators are sharing the power of
 radio - in this case, low-power license-free handhelds - to bring
 communities and families closer together.

 Helping people connect over radio - and stay connected - is the mission
 behind the effort known as Rebuild Free Radio Network. It's an emerging
 collective in New Zealand that's relying mainly on portable,
 licence-free handheld PRS radios that are often used as tools in public
 safety. A number of the participants also have their amateur radio  
 licences, including the network's national coordinator.

 Writing in Qua, the newsletter of the Franklin Amateur Radio Club, club 
 member Trish Murray ZL1TTM, explained how, community by community, she 
 is helping to strengthen the network locally. She described the hands- 
 on, interactive workshops she has been leading to get people familiar 
 with the UHF radios they have purchased but may be hesitant to use. The 
 workshops explain that local resiliency is the best reason for using a 
 radio and the area repeaters, whether it's to stay in touch with other  
 family members or communicate in a crisis.

 rebuildfree.com/topic/communications/





 The Australian Federal Police is working to identify victims of a
 scam compound operating in Manila that was raided by authorities,
 resulting in the arrest of more than 250 suspected cyber criminals.

 The AFP said in a statement that two of its members, together with a 
 Manila based-AFP liaison officer, accompanied local authorities to 
 search the scam compound for intelligence relating to Australian scam  
 victims.

 Philippine authorities arrested more than 190 foreign nationals and
 68 Filipino nationals for alleged immigration offences, plus seized
 more than 300 computer towers, more than 1000 mobile phones and
 thousands of SIM cards, the AFP said. The scammers allegedly targeted
 victims seeking online romance, building trust before asking them to
 invest money in a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform.

 AFP Assistant Commissioner David McLean commended Philippines 
 authorities for their work in identifying this boiler room and taking 
 swift action to shut it down. McLean said that intelligence gathered
 by the AFP would aid similar investigations.





 SARL TO SHOWCASE AMATEUR RADIO AT S.F.S.A. 2024

 The SARL in partnership with AMSAT SA will exhibit at the annual
 South African Science Forum to be held at the CSIR conference centre
 in Pretoria this week December four to six.

 The focus of this SARL/AMSAT SA exhibit will be Science and Technology
 in Amateur Radio.

 The SARL/AMSATSA participation was in fierce competition as the
 application for exhibition stands substantially exceeded the
 available space.





 REWIND I'm JOHN VK4JJW

 Remembering John B. Goodenough, Inventor of the Lithium-Ion Battery.

 Dr. Goodenough received a Nobel Prize at the age of 97 for his
 contributions to making the Lithium-ion battery a reality. In 2019
 Dr. John became the oldest person awarded a Nobel Prize. He won the
 chemistry prize for the invention of the Lithium-ion battery stemmed
 from his 1980 breakthrough that allowed the then experimental and
 dangerous Lithium battery chemistry to leave the lab as a safe and
 versatile new battery type.

 Goodenough shared the prize with M. Stanley Whittingham and
 Akira Yoshino who both built upon Goodenoughs work in commercializing
 Li-ion battery technology.

 The Li-ion rechargeable battery came into common commercial use in the
 1990s, just as the market for portable devices was germinating.
 Since that time, the Li-ion battery and mobile device industries have
 grown together at an astonishing rate.

 The Li-ion class of batteries has been called one of the great
 inventions of human history and core tenets of this technology can be
 traced back to the discoveries and inventions of
 Dr. John B. Goodenough.

 WITH REWIND ON WIA NATIONAL NEWS I'm JOHN VK4JJW

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 NZ Straight Key Night

 New Zealand Straight Key Night (Summer Edition) will be held
 tonight utc time Sunday from 9pm to 10pm NZDT
 on 80 metres.

 Polish and lubricate that old morse key and enjoy an evening of
 old-time radio fun.

 Straight Key Night is an informal event which honours the roots of
 amateur radio: Morse Code sent with a straight key (no bugs,
 sideswipers, keyers or keyboards).

 When
 Summer SKN is always the first Sunday in December, 9-10pm NZ time.


 SKN honours the original amateur radio mode in an easy-going style.
 Operators send signal report, name, location, type of key, type of
 transmitter and power output. Stations are limited to 100W output 
 power.

 SKN is not a contest - but the operator who gets the most votes for the 
 quality of their sending will win the Bruce Scahill Best Fist Award.
 This certificate honours Bruce ZL1BWG (SK), who was a dedicated
 supporter of SKN. Please email your nomination to ZL1NZ within one week 
 following the event.

 (Neil ZL1NZ, SKN Manager)



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 ARRL 160 METER CW

 NEXT WEEKEND December 6-8 is the date

 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

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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.

 (arrl)


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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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 Starting off with special event station for 2025...

 Hello, this is Rob VK2COS.

 In 2025, the Australian Armys Royal Australian Corps of Signals will
 recognise its centenary year with a series of events and activities.
 
 Australia has the unique distinction of having had the first regularly
 formed signal unit in the British Empire. In 1912, signals troops and
 companies formed a portion of the Corps of Australian Engineers and 
 served as such throughout World War 1. 

 On the 1st January 1925, all Signals units were separated from the
 Australian Corps of Engineers and the Australian Corps of Signals
 was formed. Thus began the evolution of the Australian Corps of
 Signals, which reached a total strength of 24,000 during World War 2.

 On the 10th of November 1948, His Majesty King George VI conferred the
 title "Royal" on the Australian Corps of Signals. Since then, members
 of the Corps have served with distinction in all warlike and
 peacekeeping operational areas. 

 During the Centenary year, past and current members of the Royal
 Australian Corps of Signals will activate the special event callsign,
 VI 100 SIG. It is proposed that this callsign will be activated during
 the various celebrations and activates that are occurring during the
 Centenary year.

 Past and current members of the Corps are encouraged to participate by
 contacting either myself or Steve VK4FI via our email addresses on
 QRZ.COM
 
 Updates will be provided via the VI 100 SIG QRZ.COM and Facebook pages.

 For WIA National News, I am Rob VK2COS

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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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 In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City 
 Police Radio Amateur Club who have been operating as HB 2 SP
 the club is marking its 20th anniversary. NO Bureau QSL's but you can
 use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs until months end,
 December 31.

 (sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)

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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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 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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 REPEATING>

 VK2's Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club say the VK2RPM repeaters at
 Middle Brother remain off-air, following damage to the host sites
 power distribution system. The damage was caused by lightning during
 severe storms mid November and these VK2RPM repeaters will be off air
 for a further week or so, or until site works are carried out restoring
 power supply to the site. 

 (vk2wi)







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 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS

 SOUTH AFRICA

 BACAR-12... WHAT AN ADVENTURE.

 BACAR-12 was the prelude to 2025, the SARL centenary BACAR event and
 whilst some gremlins managed to sneak on board, it was an awesome event
 with three balloons being launched successfully.

 Unfortunately, the gremlins did prevent the delivery of certain 
 payloads to the launch site, switched off the VHF live image SSTV
 transmitter during flight, stopped the BACAR parachute from opening
 and somehow forced the WSPR beacon to go silent. But the gremlins were
 simply overwhelmed by the successes.

 Lots of South African clubs and participants got involved, lots of
 payloads worked flawlessly and reached 31,7 km in altitude, lots of fun
 was had by all, lots of knowledge shared and gained, and the Hamnet
 team tracked and recovered the balloons and payloads.

 Remember that there was also a prize up for grabs?

 The first person to correctly identify the quotation that was embedded
 in the UHF SSTV images and to gets its author correct, stood to win a
 R250 Takealot voucher.

 The prize goes to Jeets, ZS6JKN.

 Congratulations Jeets, you were first to communicate the complete
 answer which was Explore. Dream. Discover.

 (sarl)




 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL

 Mandatory ransomware reporting will now form part of legislative 
 toolbox.

 Australias first cyber security legislation has been passed by
 parliament after being approved by the senate earlier through the week.

 Now businesses that pay ransomware hackers will be compelled to report
 it to the government. There is also a limited use obligation for the
 National Cyber Security Coordinator and the Australian Signals
 Directorate to share information from a victim during an incident.
 Agencies had found themselves being cut out of the information loop
 by the private sector as they responded to an attack.

 The laws also create mandatory security standards for smart devices.

 In a statement, Minister for Cyber Security Tony Burke said the law is
 a key pillar in [the governments] mission to protect Australians from
 cyber threats.

 (itnews)





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

 Air Leak on ISS Russian Module Is Getting Worse

 For the past five years, air has been escaping through a Russian
 section of the International Space Station at an increasing rate.
 NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, are still in disagreement
 over the root cause of the leak, as well as the severity of the
 consequences.

 While the Russian team continues to search for and seal the leaks,
 it does not believe catastrophic disintegration of the PrK is
 realistic, Bob Cabana, a former NASA astronaut who now chairs the
 ISS Advisory Committee, said during a meeting on Wednesday, SpaceNews
 reported. NASA has expressed concerns about the structural integrity
 of the PrK and the possibility of a catastrophic failure.

 The Russians believe that continued operations are safe but they cant
 prove to our satisfaction that they are, and the U.S. believes that
 its not safe but we cant prove to the Russians satisfaction that
 thats the case, he added.

 Russian teams believe the air leak was likely caused by high cyclic
 fatigue from micro vibrations, while teams at NASA think pressure and
 mechanical stress, residual stress, material properties of the module,
 and environmental exposure are all at play, according to SpaceNews.

 As the two space agencies continue to discuss the potential risk,
 the aging space station is inching closer to retirement within the
 next six years and its hardware may finally be giving in to the
 wear and tear of the harsh space environment.

 NOT ONLY BUT ALSO- Space Station Raises Orbit Avoiding Orbital
 Debris.

 The Progress 89 thrusters were fired Tuesday, November 19 for
 5 minutes, 31 seconds, to raise the orbit of the International Space
 Station to provide an extra margin of distance from a piece of orbital
 debris from a defunct defence meteorological satellite.

 The Pre-determined Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre was conducted in
 coordination with NASA, Roscosmos and the other space station partners.
 Without the manoeuvre, ballistics officials estimated that the fragment
 could have come within around 2.5 miles of the station.

 [ANS]





 PARUS-T1A Satellite

 The satellite frequency coordination committee of the International
 Amateur Radio Union has updated information regarding the approved 
 frequency requests from the National Formosa University for satellite
 PARUS-T1A.

 The satellite is tentatively scheduled for launch in January.

 PARUS-T1A, a 3U CubeSat will provide essential services to the
 global amateur radio community with its Primary Mission, an FM Voice
 Cross-Band Repeater to facilitate real-time voice communication between
 amateur radio operators on 145.980 MHz (Uplink tone 67Hz) and
 435.250 MHz (Downlink).

 The satellite will also carry an APRS Digipeater to enable the
 transmission of real-time position and status information from
 APRS equipped devices on 145.825 MHz.

 A telemetry beacon downlink on 437.850 MHz has also been coordinated,
 with unencrypted telemetry packets accessible to the public through
 online dashboards like SatNOGS, promoting transparency and community
 collaboration.

 Anticipating a launch from Florida in January, 2025.
 
 (ANA)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MARITIME

 IOWAs NEPM Military-Amateur Cross-Band Activation for Pearl Harbor 
 Remembrance

 The Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association (BIARA) and the IOWAs
 Innovation, Engineering and Technology Team (IET) will activate the
 ships original N.E.P.M. Navy call sign on December 7 and 8, 2024.
 Hours of operation both days are expected to be from 1500 UTC to
 0100 UTC.

 This activation will be in memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
 and all the radio amateurs and aficionados who answered the call taking
 their skills into the military and civilian war efforts.

 The ARRL and their legal team worked with the Federal Communications
 Commission to obtain a waiver to allow licensed amateur radio
 operators to work NEPM for this limited event.
 Amateurs are reminded that they may NOT transmit on the military
 frequencies issued to NEPM. Amateur radio operators must operate within
 the privileges of their licenses. Licensees of other countries not
 under the USs FCC jurisdiction are advised to refer to the regulations
 imposed by their licensing agencies before calling NEPM.

 Note that all phone operations are on UPPER SIDEBAND as the military
 does not authorize us to use LSB.

NEPM transmit          NEPM listening                          

7.469 MHz USB/J3E       7.261 MHz USB/J3E

12.382 MHz CW/A1A      14.061 MHz CW/A1A

14.667 MHz USB/J3E     14.261 MHz USB/J3E

19.160 MHz RTTY        21.150 MHz RTTY

21.856 MHz USB/J3E     21.361 USB/J3E

Please note that listed listening frequencies are a starting point. The operator will tell you where they are listening to minimize your causing interference to stations in band that are not aware you are communicating with NEPM outside the amateur bands.

For an NEPM QSL please follow the instructions found on biara.org

(eHam) 





 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 December bulletin to go to air.

 This month as well as the latest Club news:

  Ill be talking about Naval Air Wireless Telegraphy at the start of
   world war 2.

  This will be followed by Ron, VK3AFW, discussing power saving
   devices, and other scams that cold-callers will use against you.

 Everyone is most welcome to listen to the program and join in the
 call backs afterwards.

 Full details of all transmission times, frequencies 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, December 2 from the clubs website.

 Members and Friends of the RAOTC in Perth are reminded that the next
 lunchtime meeting at the Woodbridge Hotel, East Guildford, is on
 Tuesday December 10th. All are welcome, full details are on the clubs
 website.

 Once again, tune in tomorrow for the December RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the 
 program and please join in the call backs afterwards.

 There is no bulletin in January. Well be back next year on Monday,
 February 3rd.

 Merry Christmas, everyone, and best wishes for the New Year.

 73 from Clive VK6CSW





 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

 GET READY TO WORK YOUNG OPS DURING YOTA MONTH

 Get ready to work the younger generation of radio operators all this
 month, December:

 It's YOTA month world-wide.

 Stations with radio operators under the age of 26 will be on the air
 from countries around the world: France, the UK, the Republic of Korea,
 Hungary, Argentina, Egypt the United States, as well as right here 
 in Australia.

 This is our month in the spotlight and lots of the most active  
 countries, well their callsigns contain the suffix Y O T A for
 Youngsters on the Air.

 YOTA STATIONS ARE:-
 tinyurl.com/4ee7fxss

 One example is in the USA where callsigns are K8Y, K8O, K8T and W8A,
 with the single-letter suffixes spelling "YOTA."

 As in previous editions of this month long event, organisers stress
 that contacts should be made with the understanding that these QSOs
 may be some youngsters' first experience in an on-the-air event and
 so patience and care are key parts of the exchange. Awards will be
 available for shortwave listeners as well as we licensed amateur radio 
 operators.

 The real award, however, is knowing that you may have inspired someone
 else to pursue amateur radio over the course of their lifetime.

 events.ham-yota.com/





 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.


 The 2nd Cottam scouts along with their friends and fellow scouts of
 1st Leamington and 3rd Essex came together recently to speak with 
 still in space American astronaut Sunita Williams aboard the
 International Space Station (ISS).

 This exciting experience happened as a result of a chance meeting 
 between the scouts and a local Veteran last year.

 It was November 2023 and the 2nd Cottam Scouts were busy with one of
 their Veteran gravestone cleaning events in Kingsville in Canada.
 Scouter Dan Ireland of Cottam put out a request to the Royal Canadian
 Legion for  Veterans to come out and meet the youth.

 One of those Veterans was Bruce Peacock, a former member of the Scouts
 himself, who had a long career as an aviator and an Aero Space
 technician who worked on the CANADARM and also a very experienced ham
 radio operator.
 
 It was during the event at Greenhill Cemetery that Bruce suggested
 the idea of the scouts making contact with the ISS via ham radio.

 The scouts were able to speak with astronaut Sunita Williams and ask
 her a number of questions about life on the International Space Station
 and about space in general. The scouts had an amazing afternoon of
 learning which also included a prepared video tour of the ISS led by
 astronaut Sunita Williams.  This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is sure
 to be an enduring memory for all who participated.

 tinyurl.com/bdhv24mw

 (eHam)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO

 A Testbed for Saving Lives.  None other than OSCA7-7

 As we observe AMSAT OSCAR-7s 50th anniversary as the oldest operating
 satellite, we should recall what may be its most noteworthy
 accomplishment.

 OSCAR-7 was used to investigate the possibility of locating downed
 aircraft and disabled sea vessels by using Doppler analysis of signals
 from emergency location transmitters (ELTs).

 As envisioned by spacecraft engineers from the United States and
 Russia, the concept was to relay signals from beacon devices, ELTs or
 emergency location transmitters, already installed on large and small
 aircraft and on ships and smaller vessels equipped with EPIRBs or
 Emergency Position-Indicating Radio beacon Stations.

 The signals could also be Doppler tracked, one-way, by processing the
 beacon uplink signal on-board the spacecraft. This allowed the
 spacecraft to find the source beacons location immediately.

 it is hard to remember but this was in an era before the creation of
 GPS !

 The tests were highly successful. The program went ahead and has been
 operational since 1982. From that time until 2021, the program had
 saved the lives of over 57,000 persons in over 17,000 separate rescue
 events.

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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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 VK4

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




2025

 VK  - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary
       Glen Waverly July 26 president@alara.org              (vk2ayl)

 VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY  2025 HAMFEST NOV 9  (vk4dmh)
       Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.



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