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2023 DECEMBER 3 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA ------------------------------------------------------------*

THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK

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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING DEC 03 2023
IN OUR 28th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

THIS WEEK:-

WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8ZZ. -

Editor-in-Chief of WIA Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison
VK2ZRH.
PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.

I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

WIA

JOIN THE WIA
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REPORT FILED BY WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8ZZ

World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC) are held every three to
four years to review, and, if necessary, revise the Radio Regulations,
that is the international treaty governing the use of the radio -
frequency spectrum and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits.

One of the outcomes of previous WRC was the introduction of the 10MHz,
18 MHz and 24 MHz bands, better known as the WARC Bands.

The WRC-2015 developed consensus around a new 15 kHz-wide global
secondary 60 metre Amateur Radio allocation at 5351.5-5366.5 kHz.
This allocation is yet to be adopted in Australia by the ACMA.

WRC-19 concluded with several international agreements including the following:-

International Mobile Telecommunications (5G)

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

Communication over wireless access systems, including radio
local area networks (WiFi)
WRC-23 is currently being held from 20 November to 15 December 2023
in Dubai. Australia is represented at WRC by the Department of
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and
the Arts.

As the peak national body for Amateur Radio in Australia, the WIA have
sent two members in the Australian Delegation to represent and lobby
on behalf of all Australian Amateurs. Our representatives are
Dale Hughes VK1DSH and Peter Pokorny VK2EMR.

WRC-23 has an agenda item 9.1 on the future of the 23cm band.
This band intersects and overlaps with the Radio Navigation Satellite
Service. In the lead up to WRC-23 the WP5A was unable to come to a
consensus recommendation for this issue because of some hard
resistance from several states. So, the final decisions on this item
will be up to debate inside of WRC-23.

The President of the IARU, Tim Ellam KC, was interviewed and that link
is available here.

tinyurl.com/yc3a9cbp

So we all anxiously await reports from our delegates and ultimately
the outcomes of this World Radio Conference.

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

I believe Issue 6 has begun to circulate in letterboxes and
newsagents, much to the chagrin of the clickerati inhabiting
social media, apparently.

While attending the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Societys annual HamFest
here the other week, I was accosted by a fellow ham as often happens
at hamfests who revealed that he rather liked Issue 5, but before I
could ask him why he said, How do you do it how do you keep
turning them out?

I replied as I generally do its a team effort the Publications
Committee, the production graphics guy, and I all working together.
And so, that became the theme of my Editorial in Issue 6.

Turning to the centre pages, once again, Issue 6 this year carries
the 2024 Contest Calendar, which Alan VK4SN compiles and produces
each year, and posts on his website. Being the centre pages, you can
lift them out and stick the calendar to the wall on your shack, on the
kitchen fridge, or wherever takes your fancy.

Lou VK3AQZ continues detailing his three-band HF rig for the road.

Justin VK7TW provides a makers viewpoint of his short vertical for the
160 metre band.

Don VK6JDM explains how to make open-wire ladder line from low-cost agricultural parts.

For something more celestial, Kevin VK4UH explains the joys of
Meteor Scatter propagation.

Newcomers Notebook this issue covers the matter of forward, reflected
and standing waves. Speaking of which, on page 5, Board member
Giles VK5GK offers some worthy reflections.

Naturally, its timely for the 2024 Rules for the Ross Hull Memorial
VHF-UHF contest.

Theres more besides!

Just let me POP this in here why not book a turn to put VK90AR
to-air! Instructions are on the WIA website Online Event Calendar.

wia.org.au/newsevents/events/

So.

Amateur Radio magazine, Volume 91, Issue Number 6.

All guts. No gab.

Serving Australian hams for 90 years.

Proudly produced and printed in Australia.

Also available online working together with the webmaster.

Always published to a schedule, never random.

Im Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News.


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INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC,
ARRL, NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, eHam,
Radioworld.com Hackaday and the World Wide sources of the WIA.

SOME NEWS RELATING TO WRC-23

Discussions on 40-50 MHz radar sounders continues with some progress.

After merging various proposals, multiple satellite-borne radars with
~10dB gain Yagi antennas would be free to transmit over polar regions
at any time day, not just at ~3am, with restricted operation outside
the defined areas, unless agreed to by the countries concerned.

IARU is particularly concerned that these have wideband transmissions
and will cause an issue in the adjacent 50MHz weak signal DX segment.

For technical reasons the radars dont fully turn off, so there is a
complex set of power flux density limits in/outside polar regions and
in the adjacent 50-54MHz band that are yet to be decided.
USING RADIOWAVES TO DIAGNOSE CLIMATE ISSUES

Our first story this week asks the question:

Can radio waves help diagnose climate issues?

A team of researchers says "yes!"

The atmosphere has a message for us and it's possible that we may
be able to receive it thanks to the 6G networks of the future.
This next-generation form of telecommunications is already being
eyed for cellular deployment -- but its range from 100 GHz into the
terahertz frequencies positions it for another - unintended -- use.

According to an Amateur Radio NewsLine report re an article in the
IEEE Spectrum, waves utilized by 6G are easily absorbed by gases in
the atmosphere. As such, scientists may be able to use the radio waves
to discern what kind of atmospheric gases are present - especially
the kind that imperil the well-being of the planet and those of us
who live on it. Boston researcher Josep Jornet suggests that because
different molecules absorb electromagnetic radiation differently,
scientists can employ 6G transmissions in much the same was
spectroscopy is used: to identify which molecules are present and
what their concentration is. Jornet, in fact, calls it
"over-the-air spectroscopy.

Although 6G networks are not yet ready for prime time, the study's
authors believe a dual-purpose 6G network of the future could have
immense benefits.

REGION ONE

Hams throughout IARU Region 1 have set aside a day to celebrate
radio's growing accessibility for persons with disabilities.

AND THAT DAY HAS NOW ARRIVED!

United Nations has declared the 3rd of December to be the
International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This is the day to
recognise and celebrate the accessibility that amateur radio provides
to everyone, either through special equipment designed to be used by
hams with various disabilities, or recognising nets organised by
disabled amateurs. Activities on this day celebrate the inclusion that
radio offers despite many individuals' personal challenges.

The Region 1 coordinator, Riri OD5RI, has said many member societies
will be getting on the air with special callsigns. There will also be
other on-air events to raise awareness of the ongoing need for ham
radio to be an inclusive community. Individual operators and members
societies will be honoured for their participation. Bahrain Amateur
Radio Society is but one station QRV with the Special Event Station
A 91I DPD for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Riri said the activities support the global programme's sustainable
development goals which include the removal of inequality.
REGION THREE
Shimla is the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in
the Himalayan foothills and in a bid to promote Amateur Radio as an

effective tool for alternate communication during emergencies, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced a subsidy up to 60,000

Indian Rupee for basic equipment to all persons who have passed the licensing examination to be HAM operators. That's some $1,000 Australian Dollars.


A wireless communication network through Amateur Radio is one of the most effective and alternative means of communication. The skills of a trained amateur radio operator can be used for public service in times of need and emergency, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in a statement issued here on Sunday.


WEIRD AND WONDERFULL

LAST WEEK I TOLD YOU OF THE McIver TYPE UMBRELLA ANTENNA, THIS
WEEK A LITTLE ANTENNA WITH A LOT OF CAN-DO

What can you do with a can of ham? Well, you can make a sandwich,
for one thing - or you can make a contact on a local repeater.
John Williams VK4JJW explains.

Viewers of his YouTube channel, Ham Radio Rookie, now know that
Ben Eadie VE6SFX has become a man with a can and a plan. The can once
contained ham -- and the plan for the can was grand: Ben first ate the
ham, washed the can and got to his plan. He turned it into an antenna.

That's right, an antenna. It was Ben's latest experiment on his
channel's new feature called "Will it ham?" The 7-minute video shows him attaching a PVC pipe, adding a few 3D printed pieces to the assembly and putting a jumper on it to turn it into a slot antenna. After finding a likely feed point, he checks it with a NanoVNA and declares it beautifully resonant
on 70cm and ready for a radio check on a local repeater with the help of a friend. He tells his friend "I am talking to you via a can of ham" and the
good signal report that comes back is clearly no baloney. His friend asks: Would the antenna be as resonant if the ham were still inside? Ah, that's a question Ben could surely sink his teeth into.


This is John Williams VK4JJW.
Meanwhile, he tells YouTube viewers that he is in search of other
possible projects that are too absurd for anyone else to do. What's in
his future? Perhaps he'll turn a tin of tuna ........ into a -- tuner.

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HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT
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ARRL 10 Metre Contest

The ARRL 10-Metre Contest is one the air from 00:00 UTC on Saturday 9
December until 23:59 UTC on Sunday 10 December using CW and SSB and
operating for a maximum of 36 hours out of the 48-hour period.

Off times must be at least 30 minutes long.

All stations exchange a signal report, while US Canadian and Mexican
stations send their state or province, DX stations send a serial
number and Maritime mobile stations send the ITU Region (1 - 3).

Your log must be uploaded within seven days after the contest.

Get the rules at www.arrl.org/10-meter.

(sarl)

NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024
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Ross Hull Memorial Contest running on VHF and above for the month of
January.

wia.org.au/members/contests/rosshull/

(VK2TBC)

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JANUARY 2024 VHF-UHF Summer Field Day 13 - 14 January.

(wia.org.au)
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AUSTRALIA DAY CONTEST

It is held on the Australia Day Public Holiday, 26th of January.
Some VK operators will be using the AX prefix to celebrate Australia
day.

(wia.org.au)
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NEW ZEALANDS Jock White Memorial Field Day WILL BE 24/25 Feb 2024.

(nzart info line 482)
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Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest July 21st 2024

(wia.org.au)
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AUGUST 17 - 18 2024 Remembrance Day Contest.

This contest commemorates the Australian Amateurs who died during
World War II.

Again the 2024 contest is 17th & 18th August.

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VI 10 VKFF running all year celebrates the 10 year anniversary
of the VKFF group.

(vk5pas)
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VK 90 AR for Amateur Radio Magazine.
The WIA will be running the VK90AR activity until December 31.
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Special Event Station VI 100 MB celebrates the centenary of
the Manly-Warringah Radio Society
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FRANCE

Active is special callsign TM 12 5ED through to the 31st of December
marking the 125th anniversary of a public demonstration by radio
pioneer Eugene Ducretet, of wireless communication, between the
Eiffel Tower Paris and the and the Pantheon in Rome.
All CW and SSB QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau
and eQSL.

(sourced to ARNewsLine 2399)

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Switzerland.

HB 8 DELOY is the special callsign for members of the Swiss Air Force
Museum's Radio Club commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first transatlantic amateur two-way contact between Leon Deloy, F8AB and
Fred Schnell, 1MO which took place on 28 November 1923.

Look for activity until 31st December.
QSL via HB9ACA (bureau preferred).

(SARL HF update)

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TAIWAN

BM 0 QSO until December 31, using mostly digital modes.QSL via BM 2 JCC.
(arrl)

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LUXEMBOURG

LX 90 RTL is in use to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Radio
Luxembourgs first long-wave broadcast.
For more information see QRZ.com

(rsgb)
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INDIA.

Special event station AT 30 IIH is QRV until December 31 to
celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Indian Institute of Hams,
whose focus is to train and bring young people into our amateur
radio community.
QSL via bureau.

(eHam)

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NORWAY

LA 100 K is the special callsign in use by the oldest amateur radio
club in Norway until the 31st of December.

(eHam)
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NAMIBIA.

QRV is V 51 WH from Omaruru until the end of April 2024.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 meters for those in the
world able to use that band.

V51WH.

QSL to Gunter, home call is DK2WH

(eHam)

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QNEWS WORK BENCH
Measure twice cut once.
HAM RADIO WORKBENCH GOES ON THE AIR FOR 200TH SHOW

The Ham Radio Workbench podcast is approaching its 200th show
and it's going to celebrate today, December 3rd with a big
HRWBOTA.

No, I didn't just mispronounce another really large word; that's what
the organizers are calling the event - it's short for Ham Radio
Workbenches on the air and the hosts are marking the occasion with a
four-hour activation on HF, DMR and AllStar that allows listeners to
make contacts with each of the presenters and to score points.

Be listening between 1800UTC and 2200UTC.

No one's looking to make this difficult: If you work at least two
hosts, you get a certificate of participation. There are bigger
certificates too. See details on the website h r w b o t a dot com

hrwbota.com

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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL

The VK2RPM RadNet DMR repeater is now on air from Middle Brother
Mountain. Its providing excellent DMR mobile and hand-held radio
coverage in a large area between Port Macquarie, and Taree.

There is now almost continuous DMR coverage along the Pacific Highway
from south of Kempsey to south of Sydney.

The VK2RPM DMR Repeater has filled in the gap that previously existed
between the coverage areas of the VK2RCN DMR repeater at Telegraph
Point and the Great Lakes VK2RGL DMR repeater.

(vk2wi)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org

Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1

November 21, 2023, marked the tenth birthday of our very first
CubeSat mission, FUNcube-1.

A very short time after the launch from Russia and within a few
minutes from deployment, the very first frame of data from the
low power transmitter on board, was detected and decoded by ZS 1 LS
in South Africa. He relayed the data over the internet from his
Dashboard to the Data Warehouse and the numbers, appeared, as if by
magic, at the launch party being held at the RSGB National Radio
Centre at Bletchley Park.

After a brief check out, the FUNcube team were able to switch the
transmitter to full power, again at the very first attempt, and were
quite amazed at the strength of the signal from the 300mW transmitter
on 145.935 MHz. The transponder was then switched on, the first
contact? Between G6LVB and M5AKA.

The team finished the day with a request to AMSAT-NA for an Oscar
number and were delighted to receive the AO73 Oscar 73 designation!

Since then, FUNcube-1, has operated with in excess of 53,500 orbits,
1.3 billion miles travelled, 61 million telemetry data packets
transmitted, and with more than 10.9 million unique data packets
downloaded and stored in the Data Warehouse.

(ans)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY
Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the
Signal Identification Guide Wiki at
sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military

The FCC has issued a waiver to allow US ham radio operators to
communicate with federal stations on and around Pearl Harbor Day.
The American Radio Relay League requested the limited four-day waiver
from the Mobility Division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

The waiver request is for the limited purpose of a short-term event
relating to National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, commemorating the
82nd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, and to allow amateur
licensees to practice communication techniques with the United States
military from Dec. 69, 2023, the commission explained.

The waiver is conditioned on participating stations monitoring the
three identified federal frequencies of 14.375 MHz, 18.1625 MHz and
21.856 MHz; responding on spectrum allocated to the amateur service
and only at the request of event organizers; operating consistent with
the privileges of their amateur licenses; and limiting communications
to the period Dec. 69.

The annual commemoration remembers the 2,403 service members and
civilians killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,
1941. Another 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which
permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships and destroyed 188 aircraft.
In 1994 congress designated Dec. 7 as National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day.

(radioworld.com)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS
qcwa.org
raotc.org.au

Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow is
the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers
Club of Australia's December bulletin to go to air.

This month as well as the latest Club news

* Ill be relating a recent story about some pitfalls when
hiring a Tesla EV.

* This will be followed by an AI-generated discussion on the
history of the transistor and its early development.

Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, is most welcome to
listen to the program and join in the call backs afterwards.

Full details of all transmissions times and modes can be found on
the RAOTC website, raotc.org.au or just Google RAOTC broadcasts.

If none of the transmission times suit you, you can download the
audio file at any time from today from the club website.

The next lunchtime meeting for Members and Friends of the RAOTC in
Perth at the Woodbridge Hotel, East Guildford, will be on Tuesday
December 12th. All are welcome, full details are published on the
clubs website.

Therell be no broadcast in January, however we will return on the
first Monday in February.

Once again, tune in tomorrow for the December RAOTC bulletin, enjoy
the program and please join in the call backs afterwards.

73 from Clive VK6CSW.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA
(Youngsters On The Air)
facebook.com/yotaregion2
facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/
youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA
twitter.com/hamyota
ham-yota.com
December YOTA Month from IARU region one.

A reminder to all viewers and listeners that December is once again
Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) month. This is a busy time of year
especially for we young ham radio operators across the world. This
December, many YOTA teams will light up the bands in the interests of
giving even more youngsters a taste of our great hobby.

A full list of participating stations can be found on the website in
the text and video editions of this weeks WIA National News.

events.ham-yota.com.

For the entire month, several youngsters will become active with
YOTA as the call-sign suffix. The idea for this is to show the amateur
radio hobby to the youth and to encourage youngsters to be active on
the radio waves. Therefore, if you happen to hear a YOTA station
active on the bands over the month of December, please take a few
minutes to give them a call as it's a great way to help promote the
service to the next generation of DXers, contesters, and rag-chewers.
One such YOTA call is from the S.A.R.L., the special events callsign
ZS 9 YOTA.

With a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) for
almost $307,000 AUD and private donations of more than $30,000, the
University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club in Pennsylvania, has
installed new amateur radio equipment and antennas for its station,
W3USR.

The station features state-of-the-art operating positions with
heavy-duty controllers, all-mode transceivers, speakers, desktop
microphones, and other components. A 40-foot tower with a
high-frequency antenna for 14, 21, and 28 MHz has been installed, as
well as VHF/UHF satellite and microwave antennas.

The impact of the new station means everything to the club. "When you
can bring a group of students into a new facility like this one, the
impact makes a lasting impression that will allow them to fully
experience amateur radio."

An additional room near the radio shack holds equipment and antenna
connections and, will be used as a lab for controlled HamSCI space
research projects.

(eHam)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO

IARU REGION 3
Emergency Centre of Activity (CoA) frequencies
3.600, 7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz
Region 1 3760 7110 14300 18160 21360 kHz

Region 2 3750 3985 7060 7240 7275 14300 18160 21360kHz

WICEN NEWS courtesy VK2WI

Dementia Australia has started to advertise its "Memory Walk and Jog"
events for 2024 and WICEN will be providing communications for these
events all over VK2, VK1 and beyond, so there will be opportunities
for members outside of Sydney to participate.

These are great starter events for new or even 'rusty' WICEN
members, as they take only a couple of hours. WICEN also provides the
radios for these events, so you dont even need to bring your own
gear. Why not give one a go? Youll find a link to the events list in
the text edition of this weeks WIA NATIONAL NEWS.

WICEN NSW web site: https://nsw.wicen.org.au/
WICEN NSW facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WICENNSW
WICEN NSW X: https://twitter.com/wicennsw

"National" WICEN on Facebook:
facebook.com/groups/124735400158

MWRS Fire Season Toolkit:
mwrs.org.au/2019/12/14/your-fire-season-toolkit/

Imagine being missing from your family for 24 years.

An alert amateur radio operator in India was able to end one man's
long absence from home by simply keeping his eyes open, asking
questions and - yes - using his radio.

We hear the details from Jim Meachan ZL2BHF.

It was not an amateur radio contact but a visit to a tea vendor at
a bus station that led hams in West Bengal to bring a former military
engineer and his family together after the man went missing 24 years
ago. The family had last seen him when he was 44 years old and his son
was 15. According to news reports, the father disappeared while enroute
home to Uttar Pradesh from a military camp in Assam where he had been
posted with the military's engineering services department.

According to a report on The Statesman website, the family was so
certain he had died that in 2006 that they held a funeral ritual for
him. His son, Rajkumar, told local news media that in spite of that, he
and his two sisters never gave up hope that they would see their father
again. The man's wife, however, died a year and a half ago as the search for him continued.


The secretary of the West Bengal club, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, told the Statesman that he'd spotted a man repeatedly during his frequent visits to a tea vendor at a bus station during the past few months. He began inquiring about the elderly man, who apparently had only limited information about his family and their whereabouts. The ham shared with his own club what little information he could gather about the man's connections to Uttar Pradesh.
West Bengal hams contacted hams in Uttar Pradesh and they located the man's remaining family members.


This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF. ------------------------------------------------------------*
2024 Social Scene

Clubs are welcome to submit text with audio for this section

Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found
on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.

VK3 - BARG HamFest 4th of February next door to BARG clubrooms
at Ballarat Airport 10:00 am.
barg.org.au/ (vk3kqt)

VK - WIA AGM MAY 4 5 - BUNDABERG. (vk2tsg)
VK - National Volunteer Week Monday 20 Sunday 26 May 2024.
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australias largest annual
celebration of volunteers and their important contribution to
our communities.


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We will not give blatant 'plugs' to raffles, be it raffles
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