WIA Director Comment from VP David VK4MZ, ACMA Spectrum Planning taken seriously, German decisions, a welcome to Kosovo and calling all Leprechauns, The Ted Powell Memorial DX Challenge winner announced, Wyong Field Day just around the corner, NASA Zombie Satellite Hunting, Satellite Budgie Smugglers including YLs on AO-92, RAOTC on the war between Edison and Tesla and strange voices on the airwaves in North West VK7.

NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING JANUARY 28 2018. In this weeks news bulletin we have - WIA Director Comment from Justin VK7TW, Broadcast team update, WIA Merit awards now open, Suspect Spy, Numbers Stations Remain, ARRL Directors agree to review their Code of Conduct, Special Event station, IOTA Dxpedition, Space News, Whispering in Antarctica, ALARA AGM, and international Emcom news with an VK flavour!

PLEASE HELP ! - WIA NEWS EDITORS URGENTLY REQUIRED - !

,DISCUSSION POINT - I've been thinking with Geoff Emery, Board Update from WIA Director Brian Clarke VK2GCE, WIA Volunteer Opportunities, Italian club celebrating science milestones, ARRL speaks out on misinformation, ACMA ENABLES INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, Wyong Field day 2018 news, 2018 HAWAII MISSILE DEFENCE FALSE ALERT, The FT8 digital mode has big uptake, January ALARA Newsletter and notification of AGM, An interesting DIY development, WPT technology as an ordinary battery cell, Ripleys believe or not - Le mobile multifunction ???

Broadcast Assistance needed, The future of Amateur Radio update, Illegal radio operator to know fate in February, Melbourne QRP by the Bay, AX prefix on Australia's national day, The home of the good guys,Australias Most Wanted - Restorers Needed, HAM GRANTED PATENT FOR "INVISIBILITY CLOAK",CUBAN AMATEURS SCORE HIGH MARKS.

WIA BOARD COMMENT with VK8ZZ, ACMA Five Year Spectrum Outlook, End of the telegram service, Battery powered smart bags raise safety concern, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Amateurs on the receiving end, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation funding problems.

Office closure for the Christmas New Holiday, WIA Board Talk, WIA relies on functional WIA committees, Selling of non-compliant drone AV-transmitters stopped, Antarctic milestone being celebrated, Australian broadcaster on shortwave, WIRELESS WEATHER ,

WIA Christmas Message - THIS AND MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA 2017 AND FOR WEEK OF DEC 24

WIA Office closure, WIA strategy advisory committee, IARU Region 1 and EURAO meeting, 2018 CONTEST DATES, Geoff Emery VK4ZPP has been thinking, WIRELESS WEATHER, MEDIA WATCH, WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, Gibraltar's clandestine SOE wireless station, SOCIAL SCENE

WIA news blockage. - WIA holds cards bound for the Ukraine. - WIA Board Director Weekly Comment, Justin VK7TW. - WIA VHF UHF SUMMER FIELD DAY CONTEST DATE 2018.

WIA merging band plans worldwide. - WIA QSL Bureau briefly explained. -

WIA office closure for Christmas New Holiday. - WIA Director Marcus vk5wtf.