Wireless Institute of Australia News Netcast

WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ bringing to the attention of

Affiliated Clubs, some VERY important reminders. - Alan, VK4SN, the WIA's Trans Tasman and RD contest manager. - Shane VK4KHZ with an update of upcoming ARISS events in our region. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.

Giles Kirby VK5GK Delivering the WIA directors update. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison and Issue Number 4 of AR magazine is at the printers. - Last week both Felix VK4FUQ and myself, Graham VK4BB told you of the WIA consultations in progress, this week Grant VK5GR with more news about the current activities

underway within the WIA Technical Advisory Committee. - And from ALARA, Lesley VK5LOL and the 2024 ALARA contest.

CALL TO ACTION:-

CONSULTATION 2024-1:

You have only until August Two to provide feedback on the draft RALI

documents describing how to coordinate amateur repeater and beacon

station frequencies.

CONSULTATION 2024-2:

40m Band Plan Harmonisation Challenges. You have until September Six

to provide feedback

BOTH CONSULTATION DETAILS ARE ON WIA.ORG.AU Front Page News

NOW WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE

WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. So it's to the International News

Desk and Jason VK2LAW and as we don't have a directors report, I'll

pop in ahead of Felix with that reminder re that input required for

the 40 mtr band plan.

I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

TWO VICE PRESIDENTS, THE VP OF RASA AD THE VP OF WIA JOIN US. - TWO YOTA MEMBERS, VK2MV AND VK2COD. - AND FROM THE ARDC TEAM, WE HIGHLIGHT A MEMBER OF THEIR GRANTS EVALUATION TEAM, VK2TDS.-

WIA EDITOR IN-CHIEF OF AR MAGAZINE ROGER VK2ZRH AND THAT BITTER SWEET

OUTCOME OF THE VICTORIAN SUPREME COURT TRIAL OF THE DEATHS OF 2

CAMPERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS VK3VZP. - WIA TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GRANT VK5GR AND CHANGES TO THE BEACON AND REPEATER FREQUENCY SELECTION PROCESS. - WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS VK3FY SPEAKS WITH AL W6MOS AT THE 2024 LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HELD IN MELBOURNE.

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK. - CAN YOU HELP WITH TABULATING SOME LOGS? VK4TS Trent Sampson asks for help.

WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ and membership fees - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH is looking for island inhabitants. - 29 July 1942 Japanese aircraft dropped bombs just 4 miles south of Townsville in a suburb known as Oonoonba, thought to be an Aboriginal name meaning Swampy Water. Now, Ray Schinkel calling vk4oil and his team will be activating a station in remembrance of the attack. Stay tuned for Felix as he brings Ray into his shack

As long time listeners, maybe not first time callers would be aware, we don't normally acknowledge Silent Keys in the WIA National News feeling best suited to local area newscasts, unless, that ham is well known across the spectrum.

Later word in on a Silent Key, the guy behind FAMPARCs famous Mobile whip project who also engineered various offshoots of the antenna which ended up attached to vehicles all over Australia. --- We'll also hear from WIA Directors Steven Green VK2TSG and Peter VK4EA PLUS

Felix VK4FUQ will have the WIA VHF UHF Field Day Manager along with a last word before this years winter contest.

WIA PRESIDENT SCOTT AND THE WORK GOING ON WITH ACMA RE VK0/VK9 - WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS AND HIS TAKE ON DAYTON.

WIA DIRECTOR GILES KIRBY VK5GK and WIA STILL AFTER OVER 12 MONTHS LOOKING FOR I.T. AND SOCIAL MEDIA GURUS. - WIA'S POET LAUREAT JOINS US AFTER HIS SOJURN TO BUNDABERG AND THE COPRAL COAST.