Wireless Institute of Australia News Netcast

Angelo VK2NWT WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator. - Peter VK4EA with the weekly WIA board comment. - Alan VK4SN Manager for the Trans-Tasman Contest. - Nick VK7WW, Ham Radio and Mens Sheds.

WIA DIRECTOR JUSTIN VK7TW AND ACMA. - A VK5 Software Defined Radio Conference invite NZART and ZL hams to make a presentation. - VK's RAOTC monthly broadcast news.- AND VK WICEN ala RESCUE RADIIO ACTIVITY.

Angelo VK2NWT WIA Affiliated Clubs coordinator. - John VK4JPM and "Crisis Averted". - John VK4JJW and just WHY did orbiting Cosmonauts cosmonauts drill into the walls of the ISS Zvezda module.

WIA PAST PRESIDENT PHIL WAIT VK2ASD. - DEPUTY NATIONAL COORDINTOR FOR VK44, MARK, VK5MK. - AND WHAT'S SHAPING UP AS VK4'S LAST HAMFEST FOR 2026, GORDON VK4VP

REPORTERS VK2LAW, VK4FUQ, VK3GTV, VK2COD along with VK5PAS, KC0DGY N5PRE and acknowledge AMSAT NA, AMSAT DL, NEWSLINE, RSGB, ARRL and CAROLE PARK.

NEWS FROM WIA DIRECTOR JUSTIN, VK7TW, FROM VK2SKY WICEN, VK2ZRH AND AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE, VK4GED VEMCOMMS, VK2NWT ARISS, VK4UH AND THE HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL RESULTS.

Peter VK4EA on behalf of the W I A board. - Angelo VK2NWT, WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator. - Roger VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine. - Geoff VK5JB Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society.

WIA Amateur Radio magazine's Editor-in-Chief Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA NATIONAL NEWS INTERNATIONAL REPORTER Jason Daniels VK2LAW and massive breakthrough in energy tech! - WIA Director Justin Giles Clarke VK7TW and IS Australias New National Sport Payphone Tag? - Henry VK2ZHE, President of the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club reminds us its now only 2 weeks to the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club...

WIA Director and President Scott Williams VK3KJ and his take on the WIA AGM. - WIA Director Justin VK7TW visits Albury Library and Museum during WIA AGM Weekend. This museum holds the heritage-listed Uiver Collection.- 2.300 to 2.302 GHz Usage in Australia, Justin also calls for some background as to usage, Read this in this weeks 'final final' - Of growing concern, a dangerous practice, particula...

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...

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...

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...

Michelle O'Hare VK2AYL. - Peter VK7PD. - Alan VK2COD. - And a much younger version of our Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, and that's SUN not SON.

Steven Green, VK2TSG, retiring WIA director. - Pete Cherry, VK2LP, Returning Officer of the WIA. - Nick VK7WW with news of a massive VK7 event planned for VK this year.

Pete Cherry VK2LP the Returning Officer of the WIA. - John VK4JPM, President of the Darling Downs Radio Club accepts the HamChallenge. - BBC launch shortwave radio service for listeners in Iran. - NASA no longer planning a February launch of Artemis 2. - Bush to Beach with Alan VK2COD.

VK2LP Pete Cherry WIA returning officer. - VK3GK Lee Moyle WIA Board candidate. - VK2AYL Michelle VK2AYL from the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association. - VK5DJ John with news re this years Australian Fox Hunting Championship. - AND IT'S A WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW LISTENERS TO 107.1 FM Tiaro Community Radio in the Wide Bay, Burnett region of VK4.

Pete Cherry VK2LP the Returning Officer of the Wireless Institute of Australia. - Lee Moyle VK3GK WIA Director. - Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine. - Following on from last few weeks "BIOS" of candidates for this years WIA AGM Election we here from Justin VK7TW. - And the tragic news which swept the airwaves this week, the death of Mobile Ones VK4BBX.

ELEVEN (11) IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:- Graham VK1GVC. - Alan VK2COD. - Jason VK2LAW. - Angelo VK2NWT. - Chris VK3FY. - Col VK3GTV. - Laurie VK4BLE. - Felix VK4FUQ. - Nick VK7WW. - Peter VK8ZZ. - 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 JANUARY 25 2026 I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB REMEMBER WIA NATIONAL NE...