Weekly news from the WIA:
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2023 NOVEMBER 5 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
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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING NOV 05 2023
IN OUR 28th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS AUSTRALIA'S LONGEST RUNNING

I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB NOW BECAUSE SO MUCH IS HAPPENING SOCIALLY
THIS MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE SOCIAL SCENE

And with a reminer ALARAMeet2023 IS ON NOW, 4/5 November
in HOBART. Then its off to Rosebud and Andrew VK3CAH, the Goldy and
Paul VK4PY, Seaford in VK5. Nathan Vk5DAD and VK7 Double Scotch in
"Lonnie", vk7WW but now to the Southern Peninsula Amateur Radio
Club
VK3 - Rosebud RadioFest at Eastbourne Primary School Sunday,
November 12

This is Andrew VK3CAH from the Southern Peninsula Amateur
Radio Club with a reminder that the Rosebud RadioFest , will
be held this year on Sunday, the 12th of November.

In addition to sales of new and pre-loved equipment in the
main hall,the Rosebud RadioFest sets itself apart with the
excellent range of forums which are presented.

This year, topics being covered are

Multi-Operator Remote Amateur Radio Stations -
Steve Kennedy VK6SJ

M17 Open Source Digital Platform - Tony Langdon VK3JED

Operation RADAR: "Rapid Deployment of Amateur Radio"
supporting communities in times of crisis.
Neil Patton VK3ZVX

So come along and enjoy the equipment sales, great catering
and excellent forums of the Rosebud RadioFest.

See you in Rosebud. This is Andrew VK3CAH.
VK4 - GOLD COAST HAMFEST 8:30AM NEXT SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12.

Hi I'm Paul VK4PY and if you are on the Gold Coast next
weekend, why not pop into the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society
Hamfest Sunday 12th November at Country Paradise Parklands,
231 Beaudesert Nerang Road, Nerang.

Entre ticket prices are still the same with $5 per person with
the doors opening to the public from 08:30am

Some of the tables that have be purchased for the event are
suppliers to the industry along with other fellow amateurs
and other Clubs.

Once again we are having the very popular bacon and egg
muffins, as well other items from the BBQ.

To book a table or other info, go to www.gcars.com.au and
look for the Hamfest tab or email hamfest@gcars.com.au

See you hopefully at our Hamfest on the 12th November...
I'm Paul VK4PY and you're tuned to VK1WIA and the
National News Service.
VK5 - Hi all this is Nathan Vk5DAD from the south coast Amateur
radio club, on Thursday 23 November We have our annual
general meeting from 7 pm at Seaford Meadows Scout Hall
Railway Parade. All is welcome. Hope to see you there this
is Nathan VK5DAD on behalf of SCARC.
VK7 - NTARC MASSIVE RADIO AUCTION

Hi this is Nic VK7WW. Has your Lancaster bomber lost its
1155 transmitter?

Has the RFDS missed a 1kw Codan Linear?

Is the NZ Army looking for another ZC1?

Or perhaps youre looking for something more modern?

Well, we know where to find them; at THE MASSIVE RADIO AUCTION
to be held on Saturday 25th November at the Northern Tasmania
ARC Clubrooms in Rocherlea, Launceston.

For a preview list of some of the items, please email
secretary@ntarc.net

See you there 73s from VK7 Double Scotch.

VK5 - Amateur Radio Experimenters Group Radio & Electronics Sale
November 26

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Gday this is Chris Dimitrijevic VeeKay3FoxYanky on behalf of the
board of Wireless Institute of Australia for this week's VK1WIA
National News

The Topics for this week's broadcast are as follows;

1. AGM 2024 in Bundaberg Queensland
2. ALARAmeet 2023 Tasmania
3. Approval to use VK5WIA for callbacks in SA

Topic 1
A reminder that the Annual General Meeting of the Wireless Institute
of Australia will be held on the weekend of 4th to 5th of May 2024,
and will be hosted by the Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club, in Bundaberg
Queensland.

Set aside that weekend to attend the AGM and catch up with some
mates, A tour of one of the distilleries is planned and that should
be some fun.
Topic 2
The Wireless Institute of Australia passes on our congratulations to
Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association more commonly known as
ALARA who will be concluding their ALARAmeet 2023 in Hobart,
Tasmania this weekend.

ALARAmeet, happens every three years and it's an opportunity for
YL's with-in the ALARA organisation and other Amateur Radio
Operators to meet in person.

Anyone wishing to seek further information on ALARA, can look them
up at alara.org.au

Topic 3
Peter VK5JP has requested to utilise the callsign VK5WIA for use
during the Weekly News Broadcasts call-backs on AUS REPEATER NET
WiresX Room 24160. The board of the WIA have approved his request
for the use of the callsign and you should hear the start of this
following this week's news broadcasts.

The WIA encourages any other news broadcasters should they wish to
utilise WIA callsigns to put their request to the board of the WIA
by emailing secretary@wia.org.au

This has been Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY on behalf of the Board of the
WIA for VK1WIA News.

Regards
Chris Dimitrijevic de
VK3FY / W3YM / T30T / 3D2FY / DU8FY / 4E8T / 5W0FY / HK7T

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

Heres a chance in a lifetime.

Sign up to use VK90AR, the special event call sign celebrating
90 years of Amateur Radio magazine. That call sign wont be coming
around again not even if we are still publishing in another
90 years!

A historic call sign for a historic occasion.

Last month, Amateur Radio magazine reached the milestone of being
published continuously since October 1933. Thats why were marking
the occasion by arranging keen operators to get on-air and make some
noise with VK90AR. With the solar cycle really crackling right now,
heres an opportunity to add to the noise on the bands.

The call sign is for use by any member of the WIA as well as any
affiliated club. Signing up to use VK90AR is a simple process.
Just apply on the WIA website Online Event Calendar, where you can
book a roster to suit yourself.

wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2023/20230921-1/index.php

If you already know where the Online Event Calendar is, jump to it.
Or, go to the website address in the text version of this broadcast.
Its also in a news item featured on the WIA website home page.
(WIA Front Page News).

VK90AR expires on 31st December 2023. So, get online, book a roster,
and dont miss out. You might like to use VK90AR on AM on 7125 kHz,
as a nod to our heritage!

How about it, then? Im Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC,
ARRL, NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, eHam,
Radioworld.com Hackaday and the World Wide sources of the WIA.
REGION ONE

HF Beacon CS3B (Madeira) destroyed in Wildfire.

The radio beacon CS3B on the Portuguese island of Madeira was
destroyed by fire on 12 October. Destroyed was radio (ICOM 7200),
it had only been installed in September 2023.

CS3B was part of the NCDXFs International Beacon Project, a series
of HF beacons operating on 14,100, 18,110, 21,150, 24,930 and
28,200 kHz.

The site of CS3B is off the northwest coast of Africa and was an
ideal location to test radio propagation on the HF bands between
Europe and North America.

The fire damage to the site is quite extensive, as the building that
housed the beacon was also destroyed, as was the antenna. Given the
extensive damage, this HF beacon is likely to be out of service
for some time.

iaru-r1.org/2023/hf-beacon-cs3b-madeira-destroyed-in-wildfire/
26TH IARU REGION 1 GENERAL CONFERENCE

The 26th IARU Region 1 General Conference opened last Tuesday 31st
October in Serbia.

The Opening Plenary was held Wednesday 1 November with the Closing
Plenary yesterday Saturday 4 November.

There are 89 delegates from 43 Member Societies attending together
with the 33 officers from the IS, Region 1, 2, and 3.

Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, the HF, EMC, Youth, and
the VHF/UHF committees met, Thursday afternoon and Friday, the
administration, financial, emergency communication, and spectrum and
regulations committees met. There will also be various sessions on
Shaping the Future of Amateur Radio
Russian amateurs holding that country's highest class of radio
licence are now being permitted to use the 6-metre band with up
to 1 kilowatt, this under a verbal agreement with the Russian
regulator.

Hams with Russian callsigns have been using the band since 2014
from Crimea when that territory was annexed. This was a privilege
carried over from the time when 6-metre operation was permitted in
Crimea when it was part of Ukraine.

Russian amateurs had long contended that if authorities recognise
6-metre operation from Crimea, the privilege should be extended to
all Russian hams.