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VK National News 24Jan21

Text edition: Weekly news from the WIA:

MP3 edition of news available at: 
http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2021-01-24.mp3 


Text edition:
JANUARY 24 2021 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA


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 THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK

 THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
 tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos

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 NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING JANUARY 24  2021 
 IN OUR 26th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

 WIA President Greg Kelly VK2GPK revisits YOTA. -

 WIA Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ revisits this weeks emagazine
 issued by ACMA.




 
 THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
 WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA 


 WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE COMING TO.

 Just on a week ago (Jan 17) the FCC issued a warning:-

 WARNING:
 AMATEUR AND PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES LICENSEES AND OPERATORS
 MAY NOT USE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO COMMIT OR FACILITATE CRIMINAL
 ACTS

 The Bureau become aware of discussions on social media
 platforms suggesting that certain radio services regulated
 by the Commission may be an alternative to social media
 platforms for groups to communicate and coordinate future
 activities.  

 Individuals using radios in the Amateur or PRs in this
 manner may be subject to severe penalties, including
 significant fines, seizure of the offending equipment and
 in some cases, criminal prosecution.

 (arrl)




 WIA

 JOIN THE WIA
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 WIA BOARD MINUTES
 wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/minutes/


 WIA BOARD NEWSLETTERS (older)
 Giving members to have a better awareness of Board activities.
 wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/newsletters/


 WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8ZZ

 In this last week the Australian Communications and Media
 Authority (ACMA), our regulator, issued their latest Amateur
 Radio e-bulletin. In this edition they clarified the use of
 state and territory identifiers in callsigns. Parts of that
 e-bulleting are included in this text,

 The ACMA indicated that as part of their recent July 2020
 changes, they clarified operational policy so that amateurs
 can, if they wish, keep their call sign if they gain
 additional qualifications and/or move interstate.

 The ACMA policy is that, when an amateur obtains a call sign
 for the first time, it will indicate their state/territory
 of residence, as per the AMC call sign template. However,
 this practice, and state/territory identifiers in general,
 are not a regulatory requirement.

 The ACMA policy represents a long-standing practice, which
 is consistent with their ITU obligations. The actual change
 to the conditions by the regulator to not require a callsign
 change when moving interstate was made more than a quarter
 of a century ago, in 1994. To be fair, it was not widely
 publicised at the time. It is current international practice
 to allow such mobility.

 There is currently much misinformation on the callsign state
 identifier being peddled at the moment, especially by a
 splinter group. Concern over this perceived change is
 somewhat belated.

 Amateur stations who enter competitions that require
 competitors to have call signs indicating their geographical
 location can obtain an additional or new call sign that has
 their state or territory of residence to comply with
 competition rules. However, both the ACMA RRL and QRZ.com
 also have that information available online.

 The WIA does not require amateur licensees moving interstate
 to obtain a new call sign.

 You cannot operate an amateur station away from your licensed
 address for more than 4 months. If so you should contact the
 ACMA to change the address on your licence.

 Some time ago, the WIA presented a proposal to the ACMA to
 remove the Foundation callsign F series and implement the
 so called callsign for life. This was discussed extensively
 at a WIA AGM. The WIA would like to thank the ACMA for
 considering favourably that proposal. The proposal was a
 direct result of the WIA surveying the Amateur Radio cohort.
 The results yielded an overwhelming number of existing
 amateurs who endorsed the proposal for change.

 This has been  WIA Secretary Peter VK8ZZ


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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.  

 Wisnu YBAZ is our Chairman of Directors for IARU Region 3
 and in a post on hamradiodaily.com he says

 " As you know, 2021 is the year for IARU Region 3 conference
   will be held, but the current situation still not safe for
   everyone in the world to travel and meet, so we will wait
   and see in the next few months, whether the conference can
   be held in the normal way (in person), or we have to do it
   virtually."




 ISRAEL

 Radio amateurs in Israel have lost much of their spectrum
 between 1 and 6 GHz and suffered a draconian power reduction
 on 10 GHz

 Just some changes are:-

 10.00-10.45 GHz maximum power is now just 100 milliwatts
 and is Class A only (it was 100w Class A)

 6 cm band was 5650-5850 MHz now only the satellite segments
 remain including 5830-5850 MHz 200 milliwatts.
 Only Class A

 9 cm band has been entirely lost

 A PDF of Israel's new amateur allocations is at
 tinyurl.com/yy2xejyv




 GERMANY

 Germany dealt with over 3,500 radio interference complaints
 in 2020 Germany's Federal Network Agency BNetzA take radio
 interference seriously and in 2020 dealt with over 3,500
 cases

 Despite the corona pandemic, the testing and measuring
 service of the Federal Network Agency determined AND
 eliminated over 3,500 radio interference and electromagnetic
 incompatibilities on site. Every fourth incident related to
 a security or system-relevant radio service, for example
 from authorities and organizations with security tasks,
 aircraft radio and public cellular networks.

 "We guarantee interference-free communication for
  system-relevant radio and telecommunications services
  even during lockdown," says Jochen Homann, President of
 the Federal Network Agency.

 Comprehensive hygiene and distance regulations secured field
 work and on-site order processing from March onwards. The
 availability of the fault acceptance department and the
 nationwide operational readiness of the testing and measuring
 service was also guaranteed around the clock, 7 days a week.




 UNITED KINGDOM

 Drones are being used to measure underwater noise from
 shipping which the United Nations has said 'poses a danger
 to marine life.'

 Researchers at Strathclyde University said the new technique
 gives a more accurate reading of noise levels from shipping
 traffic which can interfere with the ability of marine
 animals to hear, navigate, communicate and catch prey.

 The scientists are using a waterproof aerial drone with
 hydrophone recorder to measure human-generated underwater
 radiated noise (URN).

 The HyDrone lands on the sea, switches off then floats while
 a hydrophone suspended below it records sound, before the
 equipment is flown back to the boat it operates from.

 The drones mother ship' can sail on her merry way without
 having to "rig for silent running' herself


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 HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT    

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

 Next weekend it's  CQWW 160M  CW CONTEST January  29 - 31.

 CQWW 160M SSB CONTEST February 26 - 28.

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

 CQ World Wide RTTY WPX Contest February 13-14
 
  --------------

 International DX CW Contest February 20-21

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

 International DX Phone Contest March 6 - 7 

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

 Commonwealth Contest (BERU)  13/14 March.

 Allan Mason, VK2GR has asked other members of the VKCC
 to make contact, vk2gr@gmail.com to show interest in
 operating or assisting with the operation of the
 VK HQ stations in the Commonwealth Contest March 13/14.
 
 In 2020, Australia fielded two teams of 5 operators with
 the *Australia One* team winning the team section for the
 4th year in a row.

 The WIA HQ stations activated? VK3WIA, VK4WIA, VK5WIA and
 VK6WIA.

 (vkcc mailer)

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


 WIA John Moyle Field Day 2021
 March from UTC 0100 on Saturday 20  to 0059 Sunday 21nd.

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

 the CQ World Wide SSB WPX Contest March 27-28 

 the CQ World Wide  CW WPX Contest May   29-30 

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

 April 25 AM / CW  ANZAC Day, Mon 25th from 9am on 7125kHz AM.

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

 Harry Angel Sprint will be May First 2021. 10:00 - 11:46 UTC. 

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

 The VK SHIRES the June long weekend, which is the weekend
 prior to the second Monday of June each year.. making it
 June 12-13 in 2021 
  --------------

 WINTER VHF-UHF Field Days - June 26 - 27 

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

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


 DX WINDOW

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

 VI 2021 PRIDE ON AIR FEBRUARY - JUNE
 
 Sydney Mardi Gras, February 19th to March 7th

 Midsumma, April 19th to May 5th

 Pride month, June 1st to June 30th

 QSL cards and awards will be available for contacts made
 with VI2021PRIDE.

 ( prideradio.group  VK3PRG )

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

 ARGENTINA.

 AMSAT Argentina go QRT today the 24th after a week QRV as
 LU 7 AA commemorating the 31st anniversary of the launch
 of Satellite LO-19.

 Activity using CW, SSB, various digital modes, SSTV, and
 on various satellites FM. 
 
 QSL direct to LU7AA.

 (arrl)

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

 NETHERLANDS.

 PC 19 HOPE is QRV until March 10 to support efforts in
 containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

 QSL via PA7HPH.

 (arrl)
 --------------


 BULGARIA.

 LZ 1340 B is QRV to celebrate the 1340th anniversary of the
 First Bulgarian Empire.

 QSL via LZ3SM.

 (arrl)

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 UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC4.

 Garry, 2M1DHG is QRV as ZC 4GR for the next few years.

 Activity is mainly on 40 to 10 meters using SSB FT8, and
 possibly SSTV, PSK31 and WSPR in his spare time.

 QSL via EB7DX.

 (arrl)

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 ISRAEL

 4 X 0 RMN is operating from the Ramon Crater, Israel's
 largest national park, in the Negev desert between the
 30th of January and the 1st of February.

 Send QSLs to 4X6ZM, LoTW and eQSL.

 A certificate will be available for working three out of the
 four special stations that are operating as part of the
 ongoing "Land of Craters Program" that kicked off last year.

 For more details visit QRZ.COM.

 (ARNewsLine)

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

 ZL 100 RSC throughout February only celebrates the 100th
 birthday of the first meeting of NZART's Branch 5. the
 Christchurch ARC, any band any mode, including repeaters,
 digital voice reflectors, EME, Satellites, VHF, UHF, and HF.

 Endorsements will be available for working all contacts on a
 single band or mode.

 A Certificate will be emailed out to all stations achieving
 100 points during February. ZL100RSC is a compulsory contact
 worth 25 points, the club station ZL3AC is worth 10 points
 and Christchurch ARC (branch 05) members are worth 5 points
 each. Double points will apply on 15th February (UTC for we
 DX stations), the 100th anniversary of the first club
 meeting.

 The Radio Society of Christchurch (New Zealand) Centenary
 Award is free!

 Send your logs to awards@nzart.org.nz
 or
 zl3dw@outlook.co.nz

 (SouthGate)


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 WIRELESS WEATHER 

 Will Solar Cycle 25 Dazzle or Fizzle in 2021?

 Tad Cook, K7RA in an ARRL post to all radio amateurs asks
 "What happened? Solar Cycle 25 seemed well underway, but no
  new sunspots emerged since last year prior to Christmas,
  on December 23, 2020 to be exact. The last time any sunspot
  was visible was on January 2." 

 On January 14, the day prior to Tads post, Spaceweather.com
 posted, "Welcome back, solar minimum."

 Average daily solar flux declined from 78.6 to 73.8.
 Geomagnetic A index remained quiet

 BTW (But Then Wait)

 A new study being reported on in universtoday.com suggests
 that Solar Cycle 25 may be more powerful than previously
 predicted.

 Its the big question in wireless weather for 2021 and the
 new decade. Will Solar Cycle 25 wow observers, or be a
 washout? This new study goes against the consensus,
 suggesting we may be in for a wild ride if predictions and
 analysis of past solar cycle transitions hold true.

 The last Solar Cycle 24 was a historic under-performer,
 starting from early 2011 (based on the termination of
 Cycle 23). This lacklustre cycle produced a sunspot number
 of just 116, and featured year 2019 with over 281 spotLESS
 days (thats 77% of the year) for the Earthward face of the
 Sun, the longest dearth of sunspots in over century.

 tinyurl.com/y5wq46z9





 MEDIA WATCH

 POPULAR US TV PERSONALITY GETS HAM RADIO LICENSE

 It seems that "Last Man Standing" actor Tim Allen isn't the
 only main player on a TV show to get a ham radio ticket.
 Meet Donna Snow, who has been a fixture on a popular
 DIY Network program in the U.S.A.

 Kevin Trotman N5PRE from Amateur Radio NewsLine
 introduces her to us.

 KEVIN: Donna Snow of the long-running reality show
 "Texas Flip 'N Move" recently became Donna Snow W5SML.

 Although her call sign is a lot newer than the name she made
 for herself on the popular home-makeover series, she is
 hoping for changes in her own shack soon. Inspired by her
 ham radio mentor Rex King W5EAK, a Vietnam veteran and a
 former Navy radioman and officer, Donna is exploring ways to
 use ham radio as a tool to connect veterans struggling with
 life after military service.

 She has already accomplished that through renovation
 projects that included making a bathroom safer for a
 Vietnam vet, and repairing a flood-damaged American Legion
 Post. She is presently redoing the yard outside the home of
 a widow of a veteran who fought at Iwo Jima.

 While studying to upgrade to General class, she is also
 making plans for a TV show featuring amateur radio and,
 of course, the veterans themselves.

 Her progress reports appear every week on her QRZ page.

 Donna told NewsLine in an email: [quote] " I am on a mission
 to tell everyone about ham radio and the benefits it offers
 to all, no matter their age." [endquote]

 She said she is living the spirit of her vanity call sign
 W 5 SML - SML for "Snow Much Love."

 For Amateur Radio NewsLine I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.





 BOOK EM NICK

 Hi this is Nick VK7 whiskey whiskey and the focus today is
 Chooks in Chermside.

 Yes, you heard correctly!

 Calling Brisbane...and Chooks in Chermside!

 About 10 years after the end of WW2 in the sleepy Brisbane
 suburb of Chermside, a boy named Peter Hill noticed the
 chooks in his familys backyard scratching at objects in the
 ground. He found several small, rusted disks. Some had names
 on, as well as ranks of military officers. He found many
 that the chooks had not located, so he cleaned them up and
 kept them in an album as a personal collection.

 Then, about 55 years later, Peter donated them to a local
 historical society, who were baffled by the disks, what they
 meant and why theyd been buried at Chermside?

 But now the answers can be found in The Secret Code
 Breakers of Central Bureau by David Dufty. This is a
 fascinating book on the unveiling of Australias own wartime
 Bletchley Park.

 Yes!

 The Signals-Intelligence collectors and code breakers who
 worked at the TOP SECRET Central Bureau in Brisbane. But
 there is much more than what Ive mentioned, such as
 stone frigates; Morse code and Kana code; the secrets of the
 Coral Sea; the paper war over women; the garage - a
 cryptological love story; and the secret medals.

 Its all in David Duftys book The Secret Code Breakers of
 Central Bureau - a ripper of a read!

 This is Nic Double Scotch thats VK7 Whisky Whisky
 signing clear....

 tinyurl.com/yxhgfprw (AMAZON AU)


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 WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS

 ATV (Every pixel tells a story) -
 
 tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
 THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD
 BEVAN



 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH.

 or should this read "O ye, of Little Faith"

 An Ofcom investigation in the United Kingdom has found that
 religious satellite television channel, Loveworld, has
 breached broadcasting rules for the second time in a year.
 
 During the course of a 29-hour programme - yes 29 hour!
 Program "The Global Day of Prayer" - news content and
 sermons presented potentially harmful, unsubstantiated
 theories about Coronavirus, without providing adequate
 protection for viewers. (And by that we don't mean the viewers
 broke social distancing rules or watched without being 'masked
 up'.
 
 Some of the statements claimed that the pandemic is a
 planned event created by the deep state for nefarious
 purposes, and that the vaccine is a sinister means of
 administering nanochips to control and harm people. Some
 statements claimed that the cause of Covid-19 is the
 roll out of 5G technology. 

 Ofcom have directed Loveworld Limited not to repeat the
 programme, and to broadcast a summary of their findings.
 Given the seriousness of this breach and that this is
 Loveworld Limiteds second of this nature, Ofcom are
 also considering whether any further sanction is warranted. 

 tinyurl.com/y5jghxya  (Ofcom)

 (originally sourced to SouthGate)



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

 ARISS AND ATV REACH NEW HEIGHTS

 A live stream YouTube link of the Amateur Radio on the
 International Space Station contact was established through
 the week allowing we earthlings the opportunity to see
 students contacting astronaut Colonel Mike Hopkins aboard the
 orbiting space station using Amateur Radio

 Maybe still worth a look..

 YouTube live view
 youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs

 (spacechat)



 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP --- MARITIME 

 SWEDENS SUBWAY 

 SL 8 SUB  is the 1st Submarine Flotillas official military
            amateur radio call sign

 Radio SL8SUB, The 1st Submarine Flotilla, within The
 Swedish Armed Forces, is located in the east southernmost
 part of Sweden and has been heard on air on HF and VHF,
 on FM, CW, AM and SSB, from some 8 SUBS.

 One submarine, the  HMUb Uppland both berthed, as /MM
 and as  submerged)!

 QSLing is "easy peasy" both direct via manager SM 6 DQR
 by SASE, or send them to the SM Bureau.

 tinyurl.com/y2t3n4qd

 (qrznow)



 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
 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.

 
 CALLING FREQUENCIES 
 Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing communication.

 Australian voice calling frequencies:
 3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160

 World CW calling frequencies: 
 3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160

 World voice calling frequencies: 
 3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360,
 24.960, 28.390, 50.160


 Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV):
 3.630, 7.033, 14.227

 Calling Frequencies for PSK31
 14.070 

 Girl Guides Thinking Day on the Air

 Thinking Day on the Air is an opportunity for Girl Guides of
 all ages to talk to other Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around
 the world via Amateur Radio. This year the event will be on
 20 - 21 February 2021. If you know of any Girl Guides please
 invite them to participate. Station registration can be made
 on the UK Girl Guide website 

 guides-on-the-air.co.uk/station-list.html 

 The ALARA EchoLink conference station will be available for
 use by Girl Guides during the weekend. 

 For more details contact Norma on  VK2YL@fanden.com





 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- YOTA
 (Youngsters On The Air)
 youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA
 twitter.com/hamyota

 Last week WIA President Greg, VK2GPK spoke of YOTA, again
 hear 'here' some of what he said...

 "YOTA is introducing a new generation to Amateur Radio, and
  showing them that science can be fun.

  But for YOTA to work we need to recruit and support what
  are bestcalled YOTA Evangelists  younger amateurs that
  interact and spread the word in the context of the language
  of the already technology enabled younger generation.
 
  This is a train the trainer approach that works  some
  earlier YOTA approaches were not so successful. It is early
  days with YOTA, but it is a worthwhile initiative.  So if
  you or your local club is interested in becoming involved
  with YOTA visit the IARU website:"

 iaru.org/on-the-air/youth-in-amateur-radio/


 ------------------------------------------------------------*
 
 REWIND

 Q S M

 REWIND

 Q R L?  Q R A This is VK4FJRK John Knox

 Today a look at QCODE, the use of the 17th letter of the
 Alphabet from the early days of morse, through maritime,
 railways, ham radio, Sesame Street to the use of Q in QAnon,
 the collection of baseless conspiracy theories that have
 animated the far-right fringes of the Internet during the
 past year.

 Q is actually a rare letter, theres only one Q tile in
 Scrabble and it has 10 points assigned (the highest possible).

 In the use by RADIO so few words, in fact probably NO 3 letter
 words start with Q hence it was a great way to signify a
 message and to abbreviate it into a code, a QCODE at the same
 time.

 But Im getting ahead of myself.

 Back to the steam powered days of rail and a pattern is
 evident in the whistle blows -- 2 longs, a short and a long:
   .  (LLsL).  In international Morse code that signal
 pattern is the letter, wait for it, Q. In the USA a
 Union Pacific guideline says Q is designated as the
 crossing warning. Prolonging the signal until the engine is
 in the crossing probably explains why a letter would be
 preferred that ends in long instead of a short. Engineers can
 just hold the signal open until theyre parked.

 Now to sea we go and ships signal either  My vessel is
  healthy  and I request free pratique  with a single Q
 (Quebec) flag or  I require health clearance  with the
 double signal QQ ( Quebec Quebec ). Either is correct for a
 vessel yet to be cleared for pratique (pratique is permission
 to do business at a port, granted to a ship that has met
 all quarantine or other health regulations). The Q (Quebec)
 flag is square in shape and pure yellow. Continuing to fly
 either of these signals indicates a vessel is yet to receive
 clearance (and is thus effectively in quarantine).

 In the United Kingdom even today royalty on ships or trains
 use a Q via a flag or a toot on the horn to indicate their
 right of way. Q here originally stood for Queen Victoria of
 the British Empire.

 Just on 51 years ago this month episode 43 of Sesame Street
 introduced Kermit explaining how to use the letter Q.

 Now to Ham Radio and even today close on 111 years since the
 Wireless Institute of Australia was formed our regulations
 which need be passed as we commence our Ham Radio Journey
 involve the international usage of the Q code and the
 application of a range of common Q codes

 So Q G M this is VK4FJRK John Knox going Q R T till next
 we meet. 

 ( based on The Significance of Q in Communications by
   Davi Ottenheimer January 6, 2021 in Security Boulevard )

 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code

 tinyurl.com/y4kytufy     (sesame street)

 tinyurl.com/y6o9qgjw     (far right)

 amateurradio.com.au/licence/regulations

 tinyurl.com/yxdqv4k6      (securityboulevard.com)


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 2021 Social Scene

 Due to the COVID-19 situation, please check these events'
 direct for up-to-date status information and even without 
 Covid dates have an uncanny knack of being changed at last
 moment.

 One such cancellation is the Urunga Radio Convention
 Easter weekend. This advice from Gloria Savins the honoury
 Secretary of the Urunga Radio Convention Committee.




 VK4 - A WICEN event at the Ipswich and District Radio
       Clubhouse. February 13 between 1000 and 1400 hours 
                                                       (vk4hit) 

 VK2 - WYONG FIELD DAY February 28                     ( vk4zz)


 VK3 - EMDRC HamFest  - March 28th 10am                 (vk3bq)
 
 VK4 - REDFEST 2021 April Ten                          (vk4tfn)

 VK  - ALARAMEET 2021 Bendigo VK3 October 1 - 4         (vk5yl)

 VK3 - ROSEBUD RadioFest by SPARC 9:30am Nov 14        (vk3pdg)
 





 FINAL FINAL 

 Things might just get a little challenging for UTC, Coordinated
 Universal Time, that is - the time-keeping system so familiar
 to us hams who pursue precision in our DX contacts or use some
 of the newer digital modes. As reported on the UK news website
 "The Telegraph," scientists are now suggesting that the
 world's atomic clocks, which control UTC, shorten the minute
 so that UTC can better keep pace with the irregular rate of
 the Earth's rotation, which most people measure using the less
 precise method known as "solar time."

 Let's face it, it's hard to stay in sync.

 When the Earth's rotation was seen to be slowing, scientists
 added something called a "leap second" to the end of a
 particular year. They've done this 27 times since 1972 to keep
 atomic clocks and UTC sympatico with solar time. Scientists
 believe Earth's 24-hour rotation has grown swifter now, making
 the days ever-so-slightly shorter. They also believe 2021
 could well be the shortest year we've had in many decades.
 They say this will ultimately have an impact on navigation
 systems and satellite communications and anything else that
 requires precision in cosmic timekeeping.

 This very subject is up for discussion at WRC 2023 which is
 at least two years - and many, many, many, many seconds away.

 Now that's a thought that could probably make our own heads
 spin a lot faster too.

 STORY WRIIEN BY Amateur Radio NewsLine
 STORY READ BY Graham Kemp VK4BB.



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