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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

    WIA

    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-contest_rules/.

    (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.

    (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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    DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-------------------

    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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    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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    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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    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)

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

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