Wireless Institute of Australia News Netcast

WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8Z. - ACMA AND AN IMPORTANT EMAIL SENT TO ALL WE AMATEURS THIS WEEK. - TWO 'near Sydney" RADIO STATIONS FORCED OFF AIR.

WIA DIRECTORS VK4EA AD VK5GK . - WIA RD CONTEST MANAGER VK4SN . - WIA YOTA COMMITTEE MEMBER VK2MV .- AND - DID THE ARRL PAY A MILLION DOLLAR RANSOME? JASON DELVES INTO THIS DURING INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

I'm Michelle VK2AYL and THIS WEEK in our ALARA edition of WIA National

News I'll be joined by Shirley VK5YL, Lesley VK5LOL and Linda VK7QP. - BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE

WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA INCLUDING Peter VK3BFG your WIA ATV

representative with news on the August 31 Digital Amateur Television

QSO Party.

WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY. - ALARA Contest Manager Lesley VK5LOL. - 2 POLICE STATIONS TO WORK VI7POL and HB20SP. - and THREE G or not 3G, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK

ALTHOUGH ONCE AGAN NO DIRECTORS REPORT WE DO HAVE IN JUST A MOMENT

ROGER HARRISSON VK2ZRH WHO ALONG WITH A TIRELESS BAND OF WORKERS

HAVE BEENN ENDEAVOURIING TO GET THE WIA VHF UHF FIELD DAY RESULTS UP

TO DATE . --- TUNE IN.

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.-