This WIA News, is for week commencing August 3 2008 and originates from
VK1WIA.

Remember when you hear something that interests you as a Radio Amateur,
write it out as you'd expect to hear it and email it in to
We do not have deadlines, just that the sooner
you get your story to us their more likelyhood we will be able to
present it in the following weeks broadcast.
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WIA National News - For Week Commencing Sunday August Three 2008. Now
you can dial this WIANews wherever you are on the "gateway dot net dot
au" 1300 phone service. Dial 1300 558 592 and at the prompt type
W.I.A.N. (That's 9426). "Standard call rate from fixed home phone,
higher from mobiles".

August 16-17 is our Remembrance Day Contest, where we honour all who
have or are serving in our Military Forces and remember those who paid
the Supreme Sacrifice in World War Two.

The weekend this years lies smack between 2 Major milestones.

Friday 15 August is the 63rd anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day,
then Monday 18 August is the 42nd anniversary of Vietnam Veterans' Day
and the Battle of Long Tan

This years RD Contest Manager Peter VK4OD will again be with us this
week but on such a matter as remembering our Military Heroes, when in
Canberra might I suggest you take an iTour of the War Museum?

iTour is a guide to the Commemorative Area, the heart of the Australian
War Memorial in Canberra. Using a world first technology touch-screen
hand held device, the iTour allows visitors to understand and
appreciate this important area.

The iTour features interpretation of the Hall of Memory, the Four
pillars sculpture and the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier.

Record year for VK lighthouses

At last count there was a record 41 Australian lighthouse registrations
for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on the 16th and
17th of August.

Worldwide there's 300 with the man taking the registrations Kevin
Mulcahy VK2CE predicting a traditional late rush will possibly see a
total of 400, exceeding the previous record of 383 set in 2004.

To register a lighthouse online visit the website ILLW.NET

Australia's CSIRO is developing new wireless technologies for locating,
tracking, sensing and communicating in areas where global positioning
systems (GPS) do not work....

Trevor Taege VK4BAT has the details..........

The new high-accuracy terrestrial localisation systems are suitable for
applications as diverse as tracking workers in emergency situations to
following cyclists racing around a track.

CSIRO has signed a $1 million collaboration to develop the technology
for emergency purposes in conjunction with Emergency Management
Australia (EMA), Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Agency and the National Security Science and Technology Branch within
the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Federal Attorney-General, Mr Robert McClelland, who is the Minister
responsible for EMA, says the technology could prove "an invaluable
tool for Australian emergency service workers, especially when
searching for injured or lost people in hazardous situations.

The system use radio frequency tracking technologies and consists of a
network of wireless nodes which can be combined with sensors to enable
monitoring of environmental variables.

The System could see emergency personnel sent into dangerous situations
wearing sensors which monitor their heart rate and core temperature, as
well as gas or radiation levels in the surrounding environment.

Trevor Taege VK4BAT for VK1WIA News......

Michael Owen, VK3KI, President of the Wireless Institute of Australia.

"A couple of weeks ago I told you that the WIA and the ACMA had signed
the agreement that would allow the ballot for two letter callsigns to
go ahead and that the information would be placed on the WIA website on
1 August, that is last Friday. The ballot is being conducted by the WIA
on behalf of the ACMA, and in accordance with certain principles set by
ACMA that the WIA is required to observe.

In fact, the paper setting out in full the ballot process that will be
used, a list of the available two letter calls and a downloadable
application form was placed on the WIA website on 1 August as promised.

The ballot process paper will also be published in the August issue of
the WIA's magazine, "Amateur Radio".

If you are eligible to participate in the ballot, that is you hold or
are qualified to hold, an advanced licence, you reside permanently in
Australia and you do not already hold a two letter callsign, and wish
to participate, then you must complete and lodge the application form
and it must be received at the WIA office no later than Friday 29
August.

If you cannot download the application form from the website, you can
ask for form to be sent to you by mail to the WIA national office, or
by telephone between 10 am and 4 pm on week days to 03 9528 5962, or by
email to or by facsimile to 03 95238191.

An application to participate must be accompanied by the non refundable
fee of $59.74 and must be either hand delivered or received through the
mail by Friday 29 August. It cannot be sent electronically or by
facsimile.

So, if you know anyone who is interested and who may not be hearing
this broadcast, please let him or her know where to find for the
information on how to participate.

How the ballot will be conducted is fully described in the ballot
process paper. However, I stress that it doesn't matter whether you are
a WIA member or not, there is no preference in the ballot given to WIA
members.

Everyone who participates in the ballot will be advised the result by
letter posted by no later than 24 September.

We will be broadcasting this reminder at least 3 times during August.

Thank you.
Around Australia

VK2 web service:- http://www.arnsw.org.au/html/news_vk2wi.htm VKG
Roundup http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news Steven VK2VSV says the Blue
Mountains Amateur Radio Club's Winterfest is on Sunday August 24 at
10am. Winterfest of course is the Hamfest in the Blue Mountains of
Sydney.

BMARC Winterfest is at the Scout Hall, Reading St, Glenbrook.

Don't miss the exhibitors, vendors, flea market, a chance to win the
lucky door prize, and of course an opportunity to talk about all things
amateur radio.

Entry $2. Gates open 10am. Reasonably priced food and soft drinks.

Details www.bmarc.org/winterfest

VK3 web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/ VKC Roundup
http://www.police The NORTH EAST RADIO GROUP Inc. (The Nergs) will be
holding their AGM on Thursday 14th August 2008 at their Club Rooms, 126
Mountainview Road, BRIAR HILL, beginning at 1930 hrs. This will be
followed by Birthday celebrations and a presentation by Steve on the
workings of the VK3RHF repeater system. At the conclusion, supper will
be provided. All members past and present together with other
interested parties are invited to attend. The Nergs will also be
holding a Foundation training and examination session over the weekend
of 9-10 August 2008 at the same venue. Training will start at 0800hrs
at the same venue. For information and bookings on this course, contact
the Secretary, John Weir VK3XD on 03 9431 0667

VK4 web service local news:- www.wiaq.com/qnews/upload/qnews.htm local
news email VKR Roundup
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+an...edia+Releases/ HOLDEN
MARYBOROUGH (VK4) TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE Maryborough Electronics & Radio
Group will be supporting this event by providing communications
support. There will be solar powered events and a human powered vehicle
race including a 24 hour race. For info contact Kathy Johns


Bayside will operate during the lighthouse weekend from Cleveland
Lighthouse on Cleveland Point ( AU 0014 ) for the duration of the event
and the club callsign VK4BAR will be active on all recommended
frequencies. QSL via PO Box 411Capalaba, Queensland. 4157 or buro.
Check out illw.net

VK5 www.qsl.net/vk5bar/ Gawler L-PON acquired by Seventh Day Adventist
church A Low-Power FM 88 MHz licence in Gawler sold at an ACMA auction
for a record-breaking price of $7,600 last month. The winning bid was
placed by Perth-based media consultant Philip Smith, who specialises in
Open Narrowcast licences.

The previous record price at an ACMA auction for an LPON was $7,500 set
by Racing Radio in 2006 for an LPON in Launceston, Tasmania.

The Seventh-day Adventist church backed Smith for the acquisition of
this licence, raising more than enough money to cover the final bid
price and now has almost 100 Low Power Open Narrowcast FM licences
across Australia.

Philip Smith speaking with radioinfo.com.au said "These auction results
are a good indicator of the true market value of an LPON FM licence in
Australia."

VK7 local area news :- http://reast.asn.au/news.php vk7 local news,
email The Central Highlands
Amateur Radio Club of Tasmania (CHARCT) sponsor every two years the
major VK7 Ham Fest and this year it is set down to start at 10am
Saturday the 6th of December at the community centre at Miena alongside
the Great Lake in central Tassie.

Major traders have indicated a preparedness to attend.

Entry fee will be $5.00 per person or family and will include entry in
the lucky door prize, and free tea and coffee. There will also be other
opportunities to win prizes will be available on the day.

A BBQ and soft drinks will be available at reasonable prices.

A pre-loved equipment sale and even the master of ceremonies will be
available to advertise items during the day along with trader specials.
So put it in your diaries now Dec 6th starting 10am Miena Community
Hall, Central Highlands, Tasmania.
Education & Youth

Invitation to attend technical seminars

If you are in the Townsville area Monday and Wednesday then you should
get along at 5:30 pm for an hour or so when the IEEE present a couple
of interesting lectures on the ground floor of the Electrical
Engineering Building, James Cook University Douglas Campus.

Mondays seminar is " Influence of Wave-Current Interaction on Current
Measurement of HF Ocean Surface Radar" and Wednesdays Seminar "
Designing Ultra-Wide Bandwidth (UWB) Receivers for Multi-User
Interference Environments". For further information contact Dr. Graham
Woods, Chairman IEEE North Queensland Section, Phone 07 4781 4219

INTO SPACE WITH AMATEUR RADIO

Every year, 4-10 October is set aside for World Space Week, a
celebration of space activity to acquaint the youth with the importance
of space in our daily lives.

The theme for World Space Week 2008 is "Exploring the Universe".

Amateur Radio has a proud space tradition with the first amateur
satellite launched only 3 years after the Russian Sputnik 1. The South
African Radio League (SARL) and the Southern Africa Amateur Radio
Satellite Association have joined forces with the South African Amateur
Radio Development Trust to provide opportunities for ZS youth to get
involved in World Space Week. Learners under the age of 18 are invited
to write an essay on "Man's habitation of the moon: can Amateur Radio
play a role?" By writing an essay of between 500 and 1 000 words
entrants enter into a draw to take part in a national amateur radio
link-up. In addition every entrant will compete for one of many prizes.

The writer of the most creative and insightful essay will win a state
of the art Acer Aspire One notebook computer.

And an essay writing contest open to all is being conducted by Radio
Romania as it celebrates 80 years of broadcasting.

Radio Romania is inviting you to write an essay on " Why are you
listening to the radio?

Why are you listening to RRI?

There will be many substantial prizes and smaller prizes consisting of
art objects related to Romania and the Romanian culture and also to
public radio. Furthermore, the most interesting essays will be quoted
in RRI's Sunday's programs aired on November 2nd, more precisely on
Listeners' Day. e-mail: .

They'll be awaiting your essay by October 15th 2008, post date.

Good luck!
International News

With thanks to RSGB, Southgate AR Club, the ARRL, Amateur Radio
Newsline, NZART and the WW sources of the WIA. eHAM dot net are
reporting that the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of
American History Amateur Radio station NN3SI was to go QRT July 31st.
The club had been trying for several months to come up with a solution
to keep this icon on the air. Annually the museum has three million
visitors, many getting a first time exposure to Amateur Radio. NN3SI
has been QRV for the last 32 years."

The ARRL Board has voted to create a "Triple Play Award". This new
award, set to be implemented by January 2009, will be given to those
amateurs who achieve Worked All States (WAS) on voice, CW and digital
modes. All 150 QSLs must be exclusively via Logbook of The World
(LoTW). Triple Play, a good thing there were not 4 modes eligible!

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NEWS FROM RSGB

New service to integrate DXCC entity info with Google Earth

Darek, SP6NV has told us about a new service he has started that
integrates information about all DXCC Entities with Google Earth.

Look at www.hamatlas.eu and click HAM in Google.

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NEWS FROM ARNEWSLINE

K0DXC FEARURED ON KTSP TV

A teenage Minnesota ham has been featured on a local news show for his
outstanding accomplishments as both a radio amateur and an athlete. 13
year old Cal Darula, K0DXC, of Waconia has been featured on Minneapolis
St. Paul station KTSP in a story that highlights his love of baseball
and his dedication to our world wide communications hobby.

Darula says that he has been playing baseball since he was a toddler.
He discovered ham radio at age 10 when he got his Technician license .
At 12 upgraded to General, and he has since worked the world using
mainly Morse. In fact, Cal can handle Morse at speeds up to 30 wpm.

In the KTSP news item, K0DXC says that ham radio is really a hobby for
people of all ages. He also says that it has also helped him to become
a straight A student in school.

In addition to his love of Morse, Cal Darula is a member of the ARRL,
FISTS, the Minnesota Wireless Association, the Young Amateur Contest
Ham Team and World Wide Young Contesters. He is also the ARRL Minnesota
Youth Assistant Section Manager.

You can see the complete news item featuring Cal Darruls, K0DXC, on
line http://kstp.com/article/stories/S519423.shtml?cat=206

WIN A SOLAR POWERED RADIO FROM RNW

To mark the launch of its SMS texting service, shortwave broadcaster
Radio Netherlands is offering listeners the chance to win a
solar-powered shortwave radio and lots of Radio Netherlands Worldwide
goodies. All you have to do is text the answer to a very simple
question, plus supply your name and email address. Full details are on
line at a special Radio Netherlands website at
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/radio...rnw-programmes

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WEIRD N WONDERFUL Descending Space Junk

Almost exactly one year ago, on July 23, 2007, International Space
Station astronauts threw an obsolete, refrigerator-sized ammonia
reservoir overboard. The 1400-lb piece of space junk has been circling
Earth ever since and now, in July 2008, its orbit has decayed so much
that it has become an easy naked-eye target for backyard sky watchers.
The "Early Ammonia Servicer" (EAS for short) is almost as bright as the
stars of the Big Dipper and growing brighter as it descends. The July
23rd edition of spaceweather.com displays photos of the EAS, which is
expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in late 2008 or early 2009.

http://spaceweather.com

(Sourced from the Space Weather News Mailing List)
Operational News

RESULTS OF THE INAUGURAL WINTER VHF-UHF FIELD DAY

The results of the inaugural Winter VHF-UHF Field Day have been
finalised. The winners of the five sections we VK4OE, VK3AAK,
VK4WIE, VK3UHF and VK2KRR. Congratulations to these winners and to all
who braved the elements to make this first Winter Field Day a success.
The full results can be viewed on the wia'S contest web page
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/ DETAILS OF PAST VHF-UHF
FIELD DAYS

The contest web page now includes copies of the rules and results of
all previous VHF-UHF Field Days since the first one in 1989. (John
VK3KM)

ON AIR CONTEST AND EVENT COLUMN - D A T E L I N E 2008 August 2 OC
Waitakere Sprints CW 16-17 VK Remembrance Day Contest 16-17 WW
International Lighthouse Weekend 16-17 VU NIAR Silver Jubilee Contest
30-31 VK A.L.A.R.A Contest

October 4- 5 OC Oceania Contests - Phone 0800 UTC Sat until 0800 UTC
Sun. 11-12 OC Oceania Contests - CW 0800 UTC Sat until 0800 UTC Sun.

November 15-16 (Weekend) Spring VHF/UHF Field Day

Only 13 days to the 2008 RD contest.

In last weeks news I mentioned that this week I would explain the
scoring structure, here goes, as per last years contest it was very
evident that a lot of clubs participated using multiple operators
across all of the bands and various modes.

In order to simplify the recording of all the logs I have broken up the
HF and VHF into sub-sections the chart showing the layout is on the WIA
website at the very bottom of the rules for this contest is a coloured
chart showing the A,B,C,& D. layout, and just how I have broken the
sections down, mainly into Single and Multi op's.

I would strongly recommend that ALL participants download the rules and
read them.

This year we have a special surprise for the opening address which is a
very first for the WIA, and Amateur Radio. Only ONE person has taken up
the offer for a reply to their RD Contest confirmation email.

The Amateurs who intend on using Electronic logging software, PLEASE
PLEASE check your version as many of the programs have revisions over
the last 12 months, log on and download the latest version.

This year the International Lighthouse event is on the same weekend as
the RD Contest, I would like to suggest that all and any operators take
time out to work in both events exchanging points and details.

If any of the Radio Clubs or Individual stations, have any of the NEW
licensed Foundation members in your area please utilizes this weekend
to increase their on air operating skills, this could also foster their
interest in participating in other contest's, this applies to the Rd
and Lighthouse event.

On the WIA Website the Amended Rules, Cover Sheet, Sample Log Sheet are
available.

(sourced to vk4od contest manager)

Welcome to a new World Award Programme - World Flora Fauna (WFF),

Valery Sushkov, RW3GW say's WFF is a young innovative international
award programme which hopes will become a popular one for the worldwide
Ham community.

The WFF Programme provides to National Amateur Radio Organizations a
wonderful opportunity to set up and organize internal national FF
Programmes along with the currently existing projects: Russian Flora
Fauna (RFF), Ukraine Flora Fauna (UFF), Polish National Park and
Portugal National Park Award. BUT this will be no easy "walk in the
park" those wishing to score award points by being activators must
activate more than 10 different National Park or Nature Reserves!

For the hunters to score? at least 500 QSOs with different National
Parks or Nature Reserves of the official WFF List. http://www.wff44.com

SPECIAL EVENTS, BEACON AND NET ADVICE hf nets ON the net,
www.timroberts-vk4yeh.id.au/ 9M1CS* 18 Scouting stations (* Apart from
9M1CSS in 9M6 all others are 9M2 stations. QSL via 9m2 bureau) Until
Dec 31

AT 25 MY N.I.A.R. 25th Jubilee India Until Oct 25 AT 25 RG VU2RBI YL
Bharathi, N.I.A.R. 25th Jubilee India Until Oct 25

BT1OB, BT1OJ, BT1OH, BT1OY and BT1ON. Beijing Olympic Games The last
letter of the callsign corresponds to the Chinese name for the colour
of each of the rings of the Olympic flag Until Sep 17

C 4 EURO E-Day, 1st of January currency changes to Euro. Until Dec 31

EI 100 S Jamboree 2008 Punchestown race course in Ireland. Aug 2-10 PY
100 JA Centenary of first Japanese immigration to Brazil. Until Dec 31
S 21 SHQ Bangladesh Scouts 4th APR Air/Internet Jamboree. Aug 2 - 3
visit www.bangladeshscouts.org.bd

TS 28 ASJ 28th Arab Scout Jamboree Tunisia until Aug 2 TS 1 CUBS Cub
Scout Mediterranean Camp station. Aug 6-15

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Institute of Amateur
Radio (NIAR), the premier Amateur Radio organisation in India, the
following 2 special callsigns will be active.

AT 25 MY QTH: NIAR Hyderabad AT 25 RG, Operator: VU2RBI YL Bharathi,
QTH New Delhi.

QSL via VU2NRO

The AT25MY & AT25RG callsigns are active until 22nd October.

More details are in www.niar.org

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS National Institute of Amateur Radio)

QSL BUREAU - LOG BOOK OF THE WORLD Neil W3ZQI says the 1st weekly
Logbook of the World Net (LOTW-Nets) is now in operation.

Meeting each Monday evening at 2359Z on 14.270 mhz.

This net is open to all amateur radio operators that are willing to QSL
via L.O.T.W.

LOTW-Nets reflector: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoTW- Nets/messages

ARRL Logbook of the World: http://www.arrl.org/lotw/

Free Netlogger download: http://netlogger.org/download.html

(southgate)

INTRUDER WATCH - ENFORCEMENT ZONE

Region III IARUMS Coordinator B.L.Manohar (Arasu) VU2UR


IARU Monitoring System International Coordinator:- Robert E. Knowles,
ZL1BAD.

Len Martinson, ZL1BYA, is Monitoring Service co-ordinator for the
NZART. VK National Coordinator = Karl Hennig VK6XW


VK IARUMS reflector email to subscribe

VK Coordinators for I.A.R.U.M.S. VK3TZE Jimmy
VK5EV John VK7BBW Paul

IARUMS NETS Friday 0730 UTC 7.065.5 with VK4CEU David.

Amateur exclusive frequencies where any non-amateur signal is
definitely an intruder.

Exclusive amateur only spectrum world wide 7.050 to 7.100 14.000 to
14.250 14.250 to 14.350 No broadcasters 21.000 to 21.450 24.890 to
24.990 28.000 to 29.700 UKQRM the big threat to our fine hobby. Well
the GROUP known as UKQRM isn't a threat but they do point out that
their new group UKQRM has been set up to deal with the huge threat of
power line adaptors that pump RF into the mains wires of a house to
form a network within that house.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S__UBDaL-aE

"Mike"

RFID TAGS VS. HOSPITAL ELECTRONICS

Medical monitoring equipment in hospitals could be interfered with by
micro-power tracking devices called R-F Identification Tags. This,
according to scientists in the Netherlands.

Radio frequency identification devices better known as RFID tags are on
the rise in healthcare. Among other things they are being used to help
track patients and reveal the location of equipment.

In some recent tests, RFID's either switched off or changed the
settings on mechanical ventilators, completely stopped the working of
syringe pumps, caused external pacemakers to malfunction, and halted
dialysis machines. You can read the full story at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7471008.st

RADIO IN SPACE: SATELLITE INTERFERENCE GROWING

The problem of interference to the satellite signals of broadcasters
and other space relay communications is getting worse. So says a high
ranking executive of the satellite transmission company Intelsat.

According to a report carried by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union,
Intelsat's Vice President of network operations recently made the
comments during a meeting of the World Broadcasting Unions
International Satellite Operations Group in Atlanta. The account of
Chaudhry's remark also quotes him as saying that while most
interference is not intentional, a small amount is deliberate, some of
it is possibly politically motivated.

The Work Bench - The Nut & Volts Report

ROADRUNNER IS NEWEST SUPERCOMPUTER The Los Alamos National Lab and IBM
have introduced the world's latest fastest computer. Called Roadrunner,
the $100 million machine that can perform 1,000 trillion calculations
per second. Built primarily for nuclear weapons work, the computer
named Roadrunner, is twice as fast as IBM Blue Gene system at the
Lawrence Livermore National Lab, which itself is three times as fast as
any of the world's other supercomputers. To explain how powerful it is,
if everyone of the six billion people on earth used a handheld computer
and worked 24-hours a day it would take them 46 years to do what
Roadrunner can do in a single day.

Worldwide Special Interest Group News

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ARDF WIA ARDF COORDINATOR VK3WWW Jack
http://users.mackay.net.au/~ron/
http://www.homingin.com http://www.ardf.org.au

Time to get ready for Radio Direction Finding "Fun in the Sun"

If you are in the vicinity of the Townsville Region on Saturday
September 6th, then you will be in for a real treat as the first in a
long time of many Foxhunts will be happening. Tony VK4TJS has planning
underway for the Foxhunt which will include things to involve the whole
family to start from the Ross Dam car park from 2pm.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ATV (Every pixel tells a story)

Again live video and audio of the 2008 Huntsville, Alabama Hamfest via
the internet begins on Friday Aug 15 at 1300 UTC.

Hams will be able to join in with a real time chat room while they are
watching the video. Viewers will also be randomly selected throughout
the days and be eligible to win a great prize Sunday afternoon.

Video quality should be many times better than past HamFests. Watch as
"helmet cam" takes you on a virtual tour of all the tables and booths.

http://wa5kub.com http://wa5kub.com/ (Tom Medlin, W5KUB)

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- FEMALES IN RADIO ALARA - AUSTRALIAN
LADIES AR ASSOCIATION http://alara.org.au Net is held each Mondays on
3.580 MHz, commencing at 1030 UTC. (1000utc during daylight saving)
An International YL Meet is scheduled to be
held in South Africa during October when YLs and their partners will be
arriving in ZS from Japan, Korea, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Canada,
Australia and France.

The tour starts on 3 0ctober 2008.

Janet, ZS5JAN, and Vee, ZS6ZEN, are organisers of this International YL
Meet South Africa. Local radio amateurs have been invited to join the
international group at various points during their tour of South Africa
and a gala dinner happens on October 4.

For details and to book contact: Vee, ZS6ZEN, fax 088 011 675 2793 for
the Johannesburg and Cape Town events and Janet, ZS5JAN, on 082 321
1158 for the Durban event.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- INTERNET --- THE HAMS DOMAIN China now
has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures. In
a report on the BBC more than 253 million people in the country are now
said to be online, according to statistics from the China Internet
Network Information Centre.

The figure is 30 million higher than the US mustered in June, according
to Nielsen Online. About 95% of those going online connect via
high-speed links. Take up of broadband has been boosted by deals
offered by China's fixed line phone firms as they fight to win
customers away from mobile operators.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS
http://www.raotc.org.au

OLD TIMERS Members and friends of the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club
Australia are reminded that the next news and information broadcast
will take place on the first Monday of the Month.

using the RAOTC callsign of VK3OTN.

10.00 am Victorian time on 7.060 and 3.650 MHz plus 1.843 MHz AM, and
145.700.

On 14.150 MHz at 01.00 UTC beaming north and 02:00 UTC west from
Melbourne

For those not yet retired, 8.30 PM Victorian time tune 80 mtrs 3.650
MHz

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING http://www.scouts.com.au
http://www.scout.org/jota http://www.wiaq.com/nationalnews/jotahead.htm

SCOUT JOTA HF Voice Calling Frequencies 3590 primary, 3.650 secondary,
7090, 14190, 21190, 28590 kHz 14290, 18140, 21360, 24960, 28390 kHz
(DX)

S21SHQ Bangladesh Scouts 4th APR Air/Internet Jamboree 2008. 02 to 03
August. visit www.bangladeshscouts.org.bd

TS28ASJ is a special event callsign from the 28th Arab Scout Jamboree
in Tunisia that was active until Saturday 2nd August.

TS1CUBS is the Cub Scout Mediterranean Camp station. TS1CUBS will be on
the air from 6th to 15th August.

http://www.scouts.org.tn/

Found this note from WIA's JOTA Coordinator stuck in cyber space on a
yahoo user group. seems an event called the Asia-Pacific Air-Internet
Jamboree is on this weekend - the format is the same as JOTA-JOTI, so
if you can get on air or online you can meet Scouts from around the
Asia PAcific Region (that includes Australia!) Cheers all from Bob
Bristow JOTA-JOTI Coordinator Scouts Australia

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO

EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES REGION ONE 21.360 - 18.160 - 14.300 - 7.060 -
3.760 MHz.

As this WIA news goes to air this morning, some Radio Amateurs in the
Townsville region are heavily involved with providing logistic
communications ON 146.550 for the King of the Hill Hillclimb on the
Mount Stuart Road. They are looking forward to the break at lunch when
they will receive free monster burgers from the Hillclimb organisers
before continuing to provide the communications support needed for such
an event to run smoothly. Some operators will receive valuable
signatures from event officials to maintain their CAMS General
Officials Licences.

Ham Radio's Social Scene

Aug 3 VK6 WA's Hamfest Cyril Jackson Community Hall, Fisher St,
Ashfield details from Keith VK6XH

Aug 10 VK2 SARCFEST the Summerland area HamFest at Richmond Hill
Lismore

Aug 24 VK2 WINTERFEST the Blue Mountains ARC Hamfest Glenbrook Scout
Hall Email Address :

Sept 13 VK4 The Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio club Sunfest at Woombye
hall . contact Harry VK4TK at or 0 40 94 880 25

Sept 13 -14 VK7 Alarameet 2008 in Ulverstone Tasmania Susan Brain
VK7LUV 0400-173280 or

Sept 19-21 VK4 Central Highland Amateur Radio Club AGM, Monster Auction
and Gathering at Camp Fairbairn near Emerald. Gordon VK4KAL telephone
07 4985 4168

Oct 11 & 12 VK4 Dalby and Sunshine coast October Camp, Lake Dyer near
Laidley. Neil VK4NF 07 4662 4950

Oct 26 VK3 B.A.R.G. Hamvention Ballarat held at the Great Southern
Woolshed approx 3kms from Ballarat CDB, located on the Melbourne side
of Ballarat on the western highway. General public admitted at 10-00am.
Door prizes, raffles good food and fellowship

Nov 9 VK5 Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society will hold their Bigger
Better Buy and sell day Sunday November 9 at Goodwood community centre,
Rosa St.

2009 International Telecommunication Union's Telecom World 2009.

Feb 8 2009 VK2 WYONG FIELD DAY

June 5 - 8 2009 VK4 FNNQARG at Cardwell Village Beachcomber Resort book
on 1800 005633 Contact FNNQARG co-ordinator Gavin VK4ZZ for site
booking guidance.

OCT 12 - 16 2009 ZL 14th IARU R3 Conference Christchurch 12 ? 16
October 2009. Details at www.christchurch.org.nz/ The Region 3 Web
Site: www.jarl.or.jp/iaru-r3/
The Final Final

REWIND - A LOOK BACK IN HISTORY (Will McGhie VK6UU is WIA National
Historian) HIRAM PERCY MAXIM'S TELEGRAPH KEY RETURNS TO ARRL HQ

The telegraph key that once belonged to the "Father of Ham Radio",
Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, has been returned to ARRL Headquarters. The
key had been in the collection of the Antique Wireless Association's
Electronic Communication Museum near Rochester, New York for more than
20 years. AWA decided to return Maxim's key to the organization he
co-founded almost 100 years ago. The key will find a prominent place in
the League's collection of historical artefacts, the Old Man's key has
come home. (sourced to arrl letter)

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