Wireless Institute Of Australia News Netcast

Pete Cherry VK2LP WIA Returning Officer.- Peter Clee VK8ZZ WIA Secretary. - Scott Williams VK3KJ WIA Director and President. - A few WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCASTS back Alan VK2COD was looking for SANTA, well he's a happy chappy as he reveals in his Youth On The Air segment today VK2SANTA has "made contact".

A note in from Grant VK5GR to advise he will explain the WIA TAC band plan consultation, live on Hayden VK7HHs YouTube channel 7.30pm AEDT Monday Dec One. - Dec 7 is the WIA Affiliated Clubs briefing webinar. - WIA Director and Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ with al that's going on at WIA HQ. - Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine with part 2 of all that's going on IN AR Magazine. - Plus I'll ask the question, what has 5,000 batteries and FLOATS.

Roger VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine. - Felix VK4FUQ asks "Whatever happened to DXpedition H 40 WA?" - Bruce VK3FFF has the story on 20 spacecraft landings at Australias Koonibba Test Range. - Alan VK2COD is searching for SANTA.

Angelo VK2NWT, WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator. - Phil Wait VK2ASD for the WIAs Education Committee. - Jason VK2LAW asks us to refrain from using 7.095 MHz. - Felix VK4FUQ tells us of the worlds largest Amateur Radio competition. - Kent Peterson KCDGY from NewsLine 'illuminates' us when he joins VK3GTV Colin and for those in VK4, hot on the heels of another successful Gold Coast HamFest comes news of the Redcliffe clubs REDFEST. ---

IN NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:- (The never mind the LENGTH, hear the QUALITY edition) Pete Cherry VK2LP WIA Returning Officer. - Kevin VK4UH with "that's a wrap" it was Qtech 2025.- Peter VK4EA WIA Vice-President with all that's going down at WIA HQ. - Dougal VK4EKA asks "Have you got one?" .- Bruce VK3FFF returns to our airwaves this week with Special Interest Group news.

Grant VK5GR, your WIA Technical Advisory Committee Chairperson. - Chris VK3FY on behalf of the Board of the Wireless Institute of Australia. - ACMA release their Five-year spectrum outlook 202530. - DISCUSSION POINT with Dougal VK4EKA. - Alan VK4SN on behalf of the WIA Radio Activities Contest committee. - Peter VK7PD for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia. - Alan VK2COD a member of Australia's official Youngsters on the Air group.

In wireless weather, news, sport and music this week:- Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Manager of the WIA VHF-UHF Field Days. - Peter VK5DMR from the VKDMR net. - John VK4JPM has put thoughts from paper to voice. - and tune in W2PH Radio:- Offering the best in Classic Rock from the Space Coast in Florida.

IN NATIONAL NEWS THIS JOTA WEEK WE WILL HEAR THE NEWS PRESENTED BY SCOUTS - PLUS OUR NEWS EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB THEN WIA SECTETARY PETER CLEE VK8ZZ.

Marty VK4KC the POTA Administrator for Australia POTAs ON . - St George Amateur Radio Society holds LARGEST JOTA event in VK . - 15 year old answers calls for help during a hurricane, VK2COD reports .- FREE mobile application is making waves in the amateur radio community & VK3GRK Graeme, new to our team, reveals all when he steps up to the mike with Special Interest Group News.

John Maizels VK4JPM, with flowers in his hair, "floats" an idea. - VK7PD, VK2COD and N3ILS join with Col VK3GTV in our Special Interest Group News spot. - AUSTRALIA TO BUILD A SEMI AUTONOMOUS LUNAR ROVER. - and WIA Board Comment with Giles Kirby VK5GK.

Worldwide SDR Radio Telescope Network to Monitor the Sky. - Immediate Past President of ALARA Michelle VK2AYL. - Equatorial Guinea temporarily suspends all amateur radio licenses. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. -

New Radiocommunications License Conditions (Amateur License) Determination 2025 will commence 30 September 2025 and a fresh look at our breeding ground, CB, here in Australia aligns to much of the rest of the world. - WIA's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine & WIA director Steven Green VK2TSG join us.. -

IN NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:- We'll take a look at the RD Contest results, VI8POL the police special event station, and check in with Grant VK5GR for the OCDX contest. - From Sydney, VK2COD and Youth, and Darwin VK8ZZ and the DARC new repeater AND a reminder on this afternoon, Sunday 14ths special event with Angelo.

NSW Government establishes dedicated artificial intelligence unit. - DISCUSSION POINT and Geoff, VK4ZPP, has been thinking. - Ham Radio Retailer Suspends US Shipments Following Tariff Increase. - WESTLAKES CUP 13th of September and the club has added a nice touch 30 minutes PRIOR to the contest. VK4FUQ will explain. - A rare DX activation in the sub-Antarctic region is going to involve young amateurs and VK2COD tells all.

WIA Director Peter Clee VK8ZZ. - WIA RD Contest Manager and last call for logs. - With the dreadful news coming out of Porepunkah, a rural town 320 km northeast of Melbourne, of the ambushing of police and the ultimate slaying of 2, it is even more poignant to try and work VI 8 POL on air 13-29 September. It concludes on National Police Remembrance Day 29th September, a day dedicated to honouring and remembering police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. -

WIA President Scott and the WIA's RD CONTEST MANAGER ALAN . - "Women in amateur radio" is a panel to be held at the RSGB Convention in October. - More details on our A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST which is ALWAYS the last FULL weekend of August, that from Alisha VK2FASH, Contest Manager for ALARA. - The New Zealand YL Group is a newish group formed after WARO NZ went into recess last year, we'll take a look at this AND Jen DeSalvo W 9 TJX from Newsline checks in on the status of the remaining satellites in thend Atmospheric Administration's 'birds'.

News of the ARRL DXCC TRIDENT AWARD wit Felix VK4FUQ . - John VK4JJW steps in for VK2LAW Jason this week with the international news . - Alisha VK2FASH ALARA Contest Manager with news of this years ALARA Contest, which reminds me NEXT week the Ladies of ALARA will present this, the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE. - Qtech2025 a two-day conference meeting over the weekend of Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd November. Kevin VK4UH from the Brisbane VHF Group joins us.

Angelo VK2NWT WIA Affiliated Clubs coordinator. - An IARU region 3's ham licence increased by over ELEVEN HUNDRED PERCENT Jason reveals which country shortly. - Oonoonba Historic World War Two Bombing Site in Townsville to be activated by a special event call and Gavin VK4ZZ has the details. - "Raspberry Pi5 for amateurs" a book review by John Gieroszynski VK1JG. - Col VK3GTV looks at RigPi 4, a comprehensive remote station manager for the Raspberry Pi.

Why does the news have a common license? WIA Secretary VK8ZZ Peter Clee explains. - Giles Kirby Director at the Wireless Institute of Australia and the long-term health of amateur radio in Australia. - Phil Wait VK2ASD and more teaching aids and publicity materials coming your way from our Education Committee. WEATHER and TRAFFIC every week:- In radio traffic news, VI 8 POL on September, Paul VK5PAS joins us, Cats and Dogs on the air this month and with your Trans Tasman results, VK4SN Alan Shannon. Radio Weather news, a look up above, for Amateur Astronomers look out for SX 17 ASTRO, and just last month, July 22, earth had the second-shortest day on record, why, stay tuned. BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA AND IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERIN OR YOU ARE ONE OF OUR NEW VIEWERS/LISTERS I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

Kevin VK4UH WIA VHF-UHF Records manager. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - From the USA, Newsline's Kent Peterson KCDGY. - From the RSGB Jeremy Boot G4NJH, who, like many of we WIA NATIONAL NEWS voices also report for Newsline.