HE'S BACK! - WIA Director Justin Giles-Clark VK7TW. -

Angelo VK2NWT with ARISS news. -

Andy VK5LA and the 1000th Boat Anchor net. -

AND you'll hear from WIA Foundation Licence Award winner Alan Cherry

VK2COD with news for the younger "wireless set".

Scott Williams WIA President VK3KJ AGM NOTES. -

Henry VK2ZHE President of the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club. -

Peter VK7PD on behalf of the RAOTC. -

Alan VK2COD for YOTA.

LAST BROADCAST THIS WIA YEAR!

AGM IS NEXT WEEKEND.

BUT NEWS WISE THERE'S LOTS IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE

WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA AND IT'S FOR WEEK COMMENCING

SUNDAY APRIL 26 2026

Angelo VK2NWT WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator and ARISS. - WIA Director Giles VK5GK delivers the Directors update.

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

Alan VK2COD, YOTA news and his reminder of the VKSUMMIT . - New downloadable EMC leaflet available, Jason VK2LAW tells how . - EI 0 WAAAW for Autism Awareness and VK4FUQ Felix gives us the when and

where . - ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027 during Operational news this week with Bruce VK3FFF.

IN THE EASTER EDITION OF NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-

John VK3HJQ will talk about a news app QSO-Link. -

With all the news re ARTEMIS 2 this week we rewind to the time 2 Amateur Radio Operators Tapped Into a Soviet Frequency. Did They Hear a Woman Burning Alive in Space? -

Maybe, just maybe, in honour of Mrs Slocombe we have Cat Pix on the Air celebrating International Cat Day by transmitting images of cats via SSTV.

VK3TCM reports on the VENUE and highlights planned for the AGM of the WIA this year . -

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

WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA AND IT'S FOR WEEK COMMENCING

SUNDAY APRIL 5 2026

I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

WIA DIRECTOR Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY with the 'where' and 'why-fore's' of the WIA AGM . -

WIA's Amateur Radio magazine's Editor in Chief Roger Harrison VK2ZRH . -

WIA's National News Service reporter Jason VK2LAW and New Law Protects Ham Radio Antennas, Towers . -

WIA's National News Service operational news reporter Felix VK4FUQ and

Pirate Hunt . -

And, thanks to the NZART, IARU Region 3 holds a QRP day each year and

WIA National News reporter Graeme VK3GRK has more on at least one activity planned . -

DOES YOUR CLUB NEED $10,000? WIA GRANTS SCHEME COULKD BE THE ANSWER. -

Albury and Wodonga radio club are hosting the WIA AGM it along with

VK Summit, a radio exhibition being held over the weekend of

May 2 and 3 in Albury. -

A long time in the pipeline but it could be a VK call book is getting

nearer. - That and more news from the WIA when newly re-elected WIA

Director VK3GK Lee joins us.

116 and still going strong. -

Word from Justin VK7TW as heard in last weeks VK7WI news.-

And news of this weeks NAPLAN disast

Pete Cherry VK2LP, the WIA Returning Officer with all the good numbers. - RSGB President, Bob Beebe, GU4YOX, will be on air for this years Commonwealth Contest next weekend and the WIA's representative on the RSGB's Commonwealth Contest Committee Alan VK4SN will join Felix during his operational news segment. - And March 8 being International Women's Day sees many a contest on air around the world

and Michelle VK2AYL from ALARA joins us again this week.