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Text edition: Weekly news from the WIA:

MP3 edition of news available at: 
http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2019-10-13.mp3 


Text edition:
October 13 2019 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA

 
(Note.. please remove spaces in email addresses before using)


OCTOBER 13 2019 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA


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 THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK

 Oh... and to contact us with your news because
 If It Matters To You It Matters To Us!

 Email nationalnews @ wia.org.au 

 http://www.wia.org.au click news in member area & submit your audio 

 TWITTER http://twitter.com/VK1WIA

 Please... If you are only submitting text and not audio,
 
 NEVER send just links & url's but write your story as you would
 expect to hear it being read back and then when you upload audio
 also email us the txt version. 
 

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 NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING OCTOBER 13 2019  
 IN OUR 24th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS
  
 WIA Secretary Peter VK8ZZ with Comment from WIA Board 

 WIA FRONT PAGE NEWS

 THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
 WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA 
 AND FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 13 2019



 LOCAL


 In a few weeks, 60KM west of Bendigo in Central Victoria, there'll
 be a special event including amateur radio.

 Here's Graeme VK3GRK to tell us more.

 "The Reserve Bank is issuing an updated $20 note this month
  featuring Rev. John Flynn. Flynn of Moliagul ... the story of
  Rev. John Flynn of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

  A commemorative event will be held at the Moliagul school on
  Saturday October 26th, featuring evolving technologies of wireless
  radio communication and aviation development.  Rev. John Flynn was
  born at Moliagul on November 25, 1880, and his father was the teacher
  at the Moliagul school.

  The event is presented by the Goldfields Historical & Arts Society
  and Dunolly Museum, with the Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics
  Club, Kyneton Aero Club, Moliagul Reserve committee and Bendigo
  Historic Motorcycle Club.

  Rumour has it there could even be a fly by.

  There will be talks and exhibits in the school house from 10am to
  5pm. The event is free and refreshments will be available. There
  will be a special event QSL card available, so stay tuned for
  frequencies and operating times.

  This is Graeme, VK3GRK from sunny Bendigo!"





 WIA FRONT PAGE NEWS

 Several weeks have gone by since the Licence Conditions Changes
 and still we see on social media and hear on the bands hams just
 realising some of the changes.

 In summary, fro the article dated September 29 on wia.org.au in summary

 'The WIA is pleased to see the significant changes to the Foundation
  Licence class to modernise its appeal and relevance today. 

  All in all, a great result for the entry-level licence.

  Go get digital! 

  The relaxation of emission and bandwidth restrictions are also
  welcomed for all licence classes. 

  These changes, albeit limited todate, are the culmination of
  persistent work by the WIA with the regulator in various
  consultations that started in 2014. We also acknowledge the many 
  submissions made by individual amateurs and also various amateur
  radio clubs. During that time, the WIA has initiated multiple member
  surveys, the last in 2018 and actively sought feedback from its
  members. 

  The last WIA consultation submission to the ACMA was a joint
  submission in conjunction with ALARA, ARNSW and ARVIC and had the
  direct support of many of the WIA Affiliated clubs. 

  There is more work to do to maintain the current momentum,
  especially with the 5 MHz band access and potentially a
  high power endorsement approach for Advanced licences to overcome
  potential EME and EMI concerns by the ACMA. 

  SO WHAT HAS CHANGED? 

  All restrictions on emission modes have been removed for all
  licensees 

  Restrictions on permitted transmission bandwidths have been removed
  for all licensees across all bands allowed for each licence class,
  with the exception of the 2200 metre and 630 metre bands, which only
  Advanced licensees can use; 

  Restrictions to the 3.X GHz band, which affect only Advanced
  licencees. 

 ALL license classes now have the same spectral power density limits
 of 1 watt per 100 KHz for wide bandwidth transmissions. The
 definition of wide bandwidth is band specific. This covers,
 for example, ATV / DTV and Spread Spectrum modes. 

 READ MORE ON WIA.ORG.AU



 ARU Administrative Council Steps Up Efforts to Combat Radio Spectrum
 Pollution

 This front page story dated October first looks at  how the
 Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union
 held its annual in-person meeting on 28 and 29 September in Peru,
 just before the triennial General Assembly of IARU Region 2.

 The AC is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU and
 consists of the three IARU international officers and two
 representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations. 

 again read more on wia.org.au (and hear more when Jason vk2law
 brings us up to date intternationaly later in this broadcast)





 ROCKET MAN

 To NASA personnel, he is VK5ZAI. To his neighbours at Pinks Beach, 
 a small coastal town in South Australia, he goes by Tony.

 In his 30-year association with the US space agency, Tony Hutchison 
 has been called upon to help in times of crisis, moderate calls
 between astronauts and their families, and run a worldwide schools 
 program.

 He's shared a beer with first commanders, had barbecues with mission
 specialists, and watched the space shuttle launch from the bleachers
 at Kennedy Space Centre.

 Looking back, it's a life he never expected.

 On WIA front page news a link will take you to the ABC program on his
 life which was telecast last weekend.

 Telecast almost world-wide.

 Last Saturday I was sitting in a sports bar in Hong Kong watching 
 the Rugby from Japan, at the conclusion what should pop up on the
 big screen was Tony VK5ZAI and his amazing story.

 As Disney once said.. "It's A Small World After All"

 Being away for 3 weeks or so I must thank John VK4JJW who expertly
 edited the bulletins and continued our almost 25 years of Non-Stop
 WIA News... Thanks Johnno.





 Not a WIA Member? details email nationaloffice@wia.org.au
 OR the link on bottom right of wia.org.au
 https://wia.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/NewMemberForm/WIA/NewMemberForm.aspx



 Hi, this is Peter VK8ZZ WIA Secretary.

 It was just in the last few years that a rekindled interest saw me
 become far more active on all HF bands. 

 I blamed the cycle of sunspots for the lack of activity on the
 HF bands. I have been disappointed at lack of recent contacts.
 I was active over the weekend of the RD Contest and the
 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. I was surprised at
 the activity on the HF bands. It made me realise that it is not the
 sunspot minima that has caused the inactivity on the band, but the
 lack of people making contacts.

 Lack of activity is partly the reason why we now have more
 incursions into our bands by illegal activity. I can regularly hear
 Indonesian fishing boats chatting back to their home base but there
 are no amateurs on the air. Indeed it is no wonder that there is
 pressure on our bands.

 Dianne VK4DI from ALARA hit the nail on the head when, a few years
 ago,  she said to me that “people are just listening and not
 bothering to call CQ”. 

 The results from the WIA surveys last year show that this habit is 
 not uncommon with approximately 50% of respondents saying that they
 generally are listening or occasionally answer a CQ, but rarely put
 out a call.

 So, the message here is clear, hop on to your favourite band or even
 a new band and put out a CQ to see who is listening. Maybe you will
 find an old friend on air, or make a new one. As a great man reminds
 us every week, AR is a contact sport.

 In closing I would just like to thank all the new members who are
 joining the WIA. A number of members are also re-joining the WIA.
 The WIA is the only organisation that represents Amateurs both
 domestically and Internationally and the WIA needs members in order
 to remain strong. There is only strength in numbers.

 This is Peter VK8ZZ. I thank you for listening.



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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club,
 ARRL, RAC, NZART AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE & the World Wide sources of
 the WIA.  

 COPYING THE CODE OF FRIENDSHIP

 Would you follow your own radio signals across an ocean to meet up
 with a ham friend you've known for 70 years?

 Almost 3 generations ago - the retired TV engineer in the UK and the
 American doctor from Kentucky met on air.

 Now Ted Trowell G2HKU is 96 and living in a care home on the
 Isle of Sheppey and physician Bill Maxson N4AR, who is 82,
 decided it was time for another eyeball QSO.

 It was to be their second in more than 70 years and their first in
 nearly 30.

 When Bill flew from the U.S. to see his friend in late September
 he also had a mission to accomplish: To present Ted with a
 certificate confirming his election as an Honoured Member of the
 World-wide First Class CW Operators Club, an international
 fraternity founded in the UK in 1938 to foster appreciation of the
 mode.

 The two also had a lot of catching up to do:

 They had become friends over the air in the 1950s in conversations
 shaped by keyers and spelled out in CW. Later they took their
 rag chews to SSB, giving voice to their exchanges. 

 Ted has been in a care home for a few years, according to several
 press accounts, but still keeps up with his hobby and his friend
 Bill. His room doubles as his shack and the home's managers
 permitted the installation of a wire antenna.

 Let the logbook show that this special September QSO was a valid 
 contact, achieved via the band of brothers with both operators
 using the greatest mode of all: person-to-person.





 EGYPT

 WRC-19: ITU Preparatory report released

 The Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) Report on technical, 
 operational and regulatory/procedural matters to be considered by
 WRC-19 is available for download 

 The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 takes place in
 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 28 to November 22, this year.





 NETHERLANDS

 Changes to ham radio call sign policy

 The Netherlands communications regulator Agentschap Telecom (AT)
 has announced changes to the amateur radio call sign policy
 effective October 1 

 The most important adjustment is:

 Special call letters are issued for the duration of the event. This
 was a maximum of 28 days, but is now possible for a maximum of
 1 year.

 From January 1, 2020  it is possible via the customer portal
 until 1 day before the start of the event or the radio competition
 to request a call 

 https://tinyurl.com/NetherlandsVERON





 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 FCC takes decisive action against deliberate interference

 The ARRL report a New York Radio Amateur, K6DPZ is facing a $17,000
 fine imposed by the FCC after he was issued a Notice of Apparent
 Liability for Forfeiture for causing intentional interference on a
 local repeater and preventing other radio amateurs from using it.

 “Given his history as a repeat offender, this violation warrants a
 significant penalty,” the FCC said.

 The NAL recounted numerous complaints alleging that he was
 deliberately interfering with a repeater in Glen Oaks, New York.
 Way back in 2017, the FCC issued a Warning Letter, advising him of
 the nature of the allegations against him and directing him to stop
 using the repeater going forward. 

 Nonetheless, additional complaints were filed.

 Now after the FCC received further complaints regarding continued 
 operation on the local repeater, an Enforcement Bureau agent again
 investigated. 

 ARRL story at 
 arrl.org/news/view/fcc-proposes-fining-new-york-radio-amateur-17-000-for-deliberate-interference





 PERU

 IARU to take action on radio spectrum pollution

 The IARU Administrative Council meeting in Peru Sept 28-29 agrees
 to steps up efforts to combat radio spectrum pollution 

 The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio
 Union (IARU) held its annual in-person meeting on September 28-29,
 in Lima, Peru, just before the triennial General Assembly of
 IARU Region 2. 

 Regarding band planning, the recommendation that 21,125 to 21,450 kHz
 in the 15-meter HF band be used for satellite communications on a 
 non-exclusive basis was accepted, which will be aligned with the
 allocations in the other regions and will be used for uplinks.

 The AC is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU 
 and consists of the three IARU international officers and two
 representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations.

 The AC conducted its final review of IARU preparations for the
 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) of the
 International Telecommunication Union. WRC-19 will be held in
 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for four weeks beginning on 28 October.

 The conference has a lengthy agenda, with items of direct interest
 to the amateur service including consideration of improvements to
 the amateur allocation in Region 1 at 50 MHz, protection of existing 
 allocations to the amateur service, and development of the agenda
 for the next WRC in 2023. 



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 HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT    
 
 All major Australian contests, rules and results, are on the
 Contest Section of the WIA website.
 wia.org.au/members/contests/about


 Entries are currently open for the Ted Powell Memorial DX Challenge.
 Entries close Monday 14 October so you don't have much time left.
 Submit your entry at contest.fgarc.org.au

 (vk2pk text only )


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 Tanzania operation

 Maurizio, IK2GZU, has once again returned to 'Mission Ilembula' to
 do some work at the new hospital and orphanage until October 28th.
 
 He plans to be active during his spare time as 5 H 3 MB on various
 HF bands. 

 QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the Bureau.

 (SouthGate)


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 WESTERN KIRIBATI, T30GC.

 Stan, LZ1GC, Karel, OK2WM and Mitko, LZ3NY will be QRV as T30GC
 till October 23 on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.

 QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW or LZ1GC.

 (SouthGate)


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 VIETNAM, 3W.

 Geri will be active as 3 W 9 KW in Hanoi from October 18 to 26
 on various HF bands running QRP, mostly CW and possibly some SSB.

 QSL via home call DK8KW.

 (SouthGate)


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 SEYCHELLES, S7. Ravi,

 VU2IIX will be QRV as S 79 VU from Mahe Island, IOTA AF-024, until
 June 30, 2021 on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes.

 QSL via operator's instructions.

 (SouthGate)


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 SPECIAL CALL SIGN IN BELGIUM HONORS PRINCESS

 There's a royal birthday celebration planned in Belgium and hams
 can have their call signs reflect the occasion.

 The special call sign prefix between the 25th of October and the
 25th of December is in recognition of the birthday of that nation's
 Princess Elisabeth, who will be 18 on October 25th. 

 The "OR" prefix will be allowed as a replacement of the standard 
 "ON" for all individual radio amateurs and clubs but excluding 
 holders of shortened (contest) call signs.

 The decision was made by the Belgian Institute for Postal services
 and Telecommunications, granting an earlier request from the
 Royale Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs. The royale union has more 
 than 2,800 members.
 
 (SOUTHGATE)
 

 --------------

 GABON, TR8CR. 

 Roland will be QRV as TR8CR until December 15.

 Activity will be on the HF bands using CW. QSL via F6AJA.


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 Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany

 Look for special event stations DM 70 GER and DL 70 BRD now active
 until December 31st, 2019 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the
 Federal Republic of Germany which was established on May 23rd, 1949.
 Operations will be on CW and SSB. 
 
 (SouthGate)



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 WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS

 FEMALES IN RADIO. 

 When she turned 80, Anna Brummer, N2FER, of New York, predicted she
 would live to be 100. 

 On September 27, she topped her own forecast by 5 years, as she
 celebrated her birthday at the Fort Hudson Nursing Centre,
 surrounded by family and friends.

  The only thing she wanted was a drink of Scotch whiskey, and the
 nursing home obliged, along with a slice of cake.

 Unit Manager Donna Hopkins told Post Star newspaper that she didnt 
 attempt to put 105 candles on Bummers cake because it would have 
 been a fire hazard. Bummers secret to longevity is being nice to
 people.

 “Keeps you young when everythings going smooth,” she said. 

 Anna Brummer was a latecomer to Amateur Radio.

 In 1984, her son Richard, K2JQ (ex-K2REB), got his mom and his dad,
 Edwin, interested in Amateur Radio, and Anna obtained her Technician
 license when she was 69 years old. Edwin Brummer, who died in 1996,
 was N2FEQ, and held a Tech Plus ticket. They were married for
 56 years.

 (arrl)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER

 AO-7 enters full illumination period Wednesday

 On or about October 9, AO-7 enters a period of full illumination
 that will last until approximately December 2.
 
 During this time, the satellite's on board timer should switch it
 between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and
 Mode B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) every 24 hours.

 To check or report the satellite's current mode, please see the
 AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at the link in this weeks
 wia.org.au news script

 https://www.amsat.org/status/

 (SouthGate)





 IN PURSUIT OF A NEW GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE

 Satellite enthusiasts are being encouraged to share ideas for a
 new geostationary earth orbit satellite for hams - and a forum has
 begun just for them.

 This new online discussion group has formed to explore progress
 in getting a geostationary earth orbit amateur radio satellite
 for the Americas. Participants track the progress of acquiring a
 transponder that would serve IARU Region 2, which is North and South
 America. This would give the region the kind of coverage that
 Europe and Africa presently have with QO-100, the Qatari (KAT-TARRY)
 satellite launched last November.

 Bernard KC9SGV posted on the QRZ Forum that hams are encouraged to
 share images and links about their satellite ground station hardware
 as well as software and to share ideas about having a similar
 satellite for Region 2 hams to access.

 The discussion group is GEO@groups.io

 (ARNewsLine)





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- QRP and WEAK SIGNAL COMMUNICATION

 QRPers NZ

 The QRPersNZ Group is alive and well, and operating a weekly net
 Thursday nights at 0800 UTC on 3.690mHz.
 
 You do not have to be a member of the group to join in. only request
 is that you operate 10w or less.

 Check-ins are called for at 8.00pm, just give your call and net
 control will put you on the list.

 Saturday 26th October from 07.30pm to 9.30pm is a fun activity
 called 'GO QRP NIGHT', where QRPersNZ operators try to work as many
 other QRP stations as possible in two one-hour sessions. This has
 been opened up to non-QRPersNZ operators who may contribute contact
 points to QRPersNZ Group members.

 Again, the group ask that those who wish to get involved please use
 10w or less.

 (If you'd like to join the group, email waynezl2oz @ gmail.com)

 {SouthGate}





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
 IARU REGION 3
 Emergency Centre of Activity (CoA) frequencies  
 3.600, 7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz        
      

 IARU Region 1  3760  7110  14300  18160  21360 kHz

 IARU Region 2  3750  3985  7060  7240  7275  14300  18160  21360 kHz

 
 AZORES HURRICANE COMMUNICATIONS

 From ARNewsLine a story of cooperation in the face of a yet another
 hurricane.

 While hams in the Azores activated their emergency network with the 
 approach of Hurricane Lorenzo in the final days of September, AMSAT
 announced it was making amateur satellite AO-92 available as 
 requested by hams in the Azores.

 The availability of the satellite helped bolster readiness, which
 also got a boost from HF operations, local analogue repeaters and 
 DMR. 

 The AO-92 satellite was launched in January of 2018. In an unusual 
 occurrence, the hurricane crossed the Atlantic Ocean and was headed
 toward Europe as an extratropical cyclone, weakening somewhat enroute.

 (ARNewsLine)





 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SUMMITS ON THE AIR
 www.sotawatch.org
 www.sota.org.uk 
 
 The SOTA 2020 (and beyond) 'Flavours' Challenge

 A series of themed challenges will take place in 2020, as part of
 the SOTA - Summits On The Air awards programme.
  
 The idea is to encourage SOTA activity on bands and modes that are
 popular in amateur radio generally, but somewhat under-represented 
 in SOTA. 

 The SOTA 'Flavours' Challenge 2020 
 January 1st-7th 2020: LF - 160m & 80m
 February 1st-7th 2020: Datamodes
 March 1st-7th 2020: Digital voice
 April 1st-7th 2020: LF - 160m & 80m
 May 1st-7th 2020: Datamodes
 June 1st-7th 2020: 12m, 10m & 6m
 July 1st-7th 2020: 70cm
 Aug 1st-7th 2020: 17m
 Sept 1st-7th 2020: Datamodes
 Oct 1st-7th 2020: Digital voice
 Nov 1st-7th 2020: LF - 160m & 80m
 Dec 1st-7th 2020: 12m, 10m & 6m 

 Scoring: 

 Activators: 
 Number of unique QSO partners worked multiplied by the number of
 unique summits activated.
 
 Chasers: 
 Number of unique activators worked multiplied by the number of 
 unique summits worked. 

 Only QSOs made on the nominated band or mode, on the dates specified,
 will count towards Challenge scores and to take part in the
 “Flavours” Challenge, simply enter your activator and chaser logs
 into the SOTA Database as normal. 

 (SouthGate)





 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - VHF AND ABOVE (The Plumbers Delight) 
  
 122 GHZ ... it's NOT impossible!

 Here's Tim, VK2XAX with more on that.

 <Audio from Tim, VK2XAX>

 Hopefully by now you would all have received your AR magazine
 containing the article on chasing 122GHz Distance Records.

 What you may not know is that Andrew, VK3CV, the designer of this
 transverter, has placed all the construction documents for the
 transverter, on the internet for anyone to copy and build.

 To that end Tim, VK2XAX, is arranging a group buy of assembled
 PCB's and manufactured feed horns to help get people onto 122GHz.

 Get that soldering iron out and come play on the millimetre
 microwave bands

 <END>

 (Tim, VK2XAX @ wia.org.au)



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 REWIND

 Commercial broadcasting_

 There's a welcome spot on the amateur bands where hams gather to
 share their stories about their lives as DJs in the 1960s.

 Let's hear more from Mike Askins KE5CXP.

 "If you're a former commercial radio rock music DJ from the 60s
  who's rocking the airwaves now on the amateur frequencies instead,
  here are two opportunities for you to "REWIND" that classic tape.

 The 1960s Pop-Rock Music and TV Shows Net meets two nights a week
 and after check-in, you get to share and hear some Tales from Top 40
 and engage in some friendly trivia competition with kindred spirits.
 The formally directed net meets Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. 
Mountain Standard Time in the U.S. on the W7EI-L EchoLink Node and 
locally on the 147.220 repeater from Prescott, Arizona. 
It also meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time in the U.S. 
on the KA7LFX-R EchoLink Node and locally on the 224.060 repeater 
from Tucson, Arizona.

 The net began 12 years ago as a celebration of 60s era radio rock
 and pop as well as TV programming from that era. John N7LQR writes
 in a QRZ.com forum that all hams are welcome but most especially
 former commercial radio DJs.

 (ARNewsLine)



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 2019 Social Scene

 VK3 - Yarra Valley Amateur Group HamFest, 13th October       (vk3cnw)


  WW - JOTA 2019 Friday 18th, Sat 19 & Sunday 20 October       (vk2gx)


 VK3 - Ballarat Amateur Radio Group, BARG Hamvention  Oct 27  (vk3kqt)


 VK3 - Melbourne QRP by the Bay                            (SouthGate)

       Melbourne QRP by the Bay is coming up next month – Saturday 2
       November at 3pm.
 
       It's an occasional gathering of homebrewers, QRPers and
       portable operators. Normally between about 15 and 30 people
       show up for a very convivial couple of hours.
 
       Bring yourself, an idea and an interesting piece of equipment.
 
       Gather at Chelsea beach near the lifesaving club, and 
       afterwards a lot of the crew go for tea at a local restaurant.

       That's 3pm Saturday November 2, 2019 for Melbourne QRP by the
       Bay at Chelsea beach.

 VK5 - AHARS Buy and Sell Marion RSL Nov 3rd                  (vk5srp)

 VK3 - ROSEBUD RADIOFEST November 17                             (wia)



 2020 Social Scene

 ALARAMEET 2020 Bendigo                                        (vk5yl)
 
 October 2 - 5 in Bendigo Victoria. 

  


 WEIRD AND WONDERFUL





 FINAL FINAL   
 




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and don't JUST send url's links or posters,
but take the time to pen YOUR contribution.

To submit audio email nationalnews @ wia.org.au and ask for the current
password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on
http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/

We would appreciate items certainly no longer than 2 minutes in length
as we only have a half hour.

Remember the sooner you submit material the more the likelihood of it
being broadcast in the very next edition of WIA National News.
Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of
mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh'
and always if the news room is to read your item ---
write it in the 3rd person.


A reminder when supplying HamFest info we obviously can't plug
DEALS from commercial traders "on air", but we at the WIA will put
your supporters 'goods' in this text edition "no worries."

We cannot give blatant 'plugs' to raffles. (new Jan 2019)


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