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When CAN we Australian radio amateurs use the alternative AX callsign? - WIA AR Magazine Editor Roger VK2ZRH. - YOTA news and something special as "young Alan" takes his go-pro camera to Dural and their recent Trash and Treasure. And although an election to vote by postal ballot has now closed, returning officer Pete Cherry VK2LP has more detail on candidates.

WIA AUSTRALIA DAY CONTEST JANUARY 26. - WIA AX MEME. - ARRL report DXCC application processing is back to typical processing times. - Michelle VK2AYL, President of the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association, ALARA. -

WIA DIRECTORS CHRIS VK3FY AND PETER VK4EA. - ALSO WIA AFFILIATED CLUBS COORDINTOR ANGELO VK2NWT . - AND THE EXCITING NEWS OF THE WEEK - AUSTRALIA AND OUR 4TH SPACEMAN SET FOR A MID MARCH LAUNCH.

THIS IS THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK. - THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN. tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos and shown on all good ATV outlets around the globe.

A SHORT NEWS AS NO WIA DIRECT5ORS INPUT, HOW EVER VEVER MISSING A BEAT VK2MV, VK2LAW, VK3GTV AND VK4FUQ WITH NEWS OF INTEREST TO VK HAMS.

WIA Director and Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ. - WIA's Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - VK4FUQ Felix will have the operational news, VK3FFF Bruce takes a look at Special Interest Group news and VK2LAW Jason is at our International Desk. - Many clubs have held a "Bunnings Sausage Sizzle' this year but we have news of a club that has done 18,000 times better.

THIS WEEK YOU'LL HEAR FROM NOT ONLY WIA PRESIDENT AND THE WIA RETURNING OFFICER BUT FROM ALARA :- VK7QP LINDA, VK5YL SHIRLEY, VK4SWE LYN. - NOW WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. FROM ALARA I'M PRESIDENT MICHELLE VK2AYL

ALARA PRESIDENT Michelle VK2YL. - WIA CONTEST COMMITTE SPOKESPERSON Alan VK4SN. - WIA VHF UHF CONTEST MANAGER Roger VK2ZRH. - WIA DIRECTOR Giles VK5GK.

THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK

NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING DECEMBER 1 2024 IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

WIA Amateur Radio magazine's Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - WIA Board Report presented by Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY. - The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is coming together Saturday, November 30 with a LIVE YouTube fundraiser telethon.

WIA DIRECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GK . - WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator Angelo VK2NWT . - WIA Education Committee Chair Amanda VK1AH . - WIA LIFE MEMBER Bruce Bathols VK3UV falls Silent Key.

WIA director Peter Clee VK8ZZ .- WIA past president Phil Wait VK2ASD . -

WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ. - WIA Returning Officer, Pete Cherry VK2LP. - WIA YOTA Committee Chairman, Steve VK6SJ.

WIA Director Giles Kirby VK5GK with all that's going on at WIA HQ. - WIA CONTEST MANAGER OF VHF UHF FIELD DAYS ROGER HARRISOM VK2ZRH. - YOTA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STEVE KENNEDY VK6SJ.

WIA Director and Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ and our new election voting return officer selected. - WIA Education Committee spokesman Phil Wait VK2ASD. - DAVID VK2DU and an education weekend sees 15 potential new hams on our bands.

40m Band Plan Harmonisation WIA next steps explained by WIA Director Peter VK4EA . - David VK4DN looks at the amateur radio COMMUNITY in DISCUSSION POINT . - DO OU KNOW WHERE YOUR ROBOT VACUM CLEANER IS RIGHT NOW ?

WIA DIRECTORS VK8ZZ PETER AND VK3FY CHRIS .- WIA's AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF VK2ZRH ROGER .- RAOTC's CLIVE VK6CSW .- VKDMR's 8th ANNIVERSAY NEWS WITH PETER VK5DMR .- SOCIALLY WE VISIT BOTH THE TASSIE HAM CONFERENCE AND THE GOLD COAST HAMFEST THANKS TO AIDAN VK4APM AND JUSTIN VK7TW

WIAs GRANT WILLIS VK5GR on BOTH the OCEANA DX CONTEST and as Chairman of TAC latest on the 40 Mtr Band Plan proposal .- WIA Director LEE MOYLE VK3GK . - WIA EDITOR IN CHIEF OF ARMAGAZINE, VK2ZRH ROGER HARRISON. WIA PAST PRESIDENT JUSTIN VK7TW updates us on TASSIE HAM CONFERENCE.

WIA AR MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF ROGER HARRISON VK2ZRH . - PLUS POTA, SOTA AND YOTA NEWS.

WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ

WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8Z. - ACMA AND AN IMPORTANT EMAIL SENT TO ALL WE AMATEURS THIS WEEK. - TWO 'near Sydney" RADIO STATIONS FORCED OFF AIR.

WIA DIRECTORS VK4EA AD VK5GK . - WIA RD CONTEST MANAGER VK4SN . - WIA YOTA COMMITTEE MEMBER VK2MV .- AND - DID THE ARRL PAY A MILLION DOLLAR RANSOME? JASON DELVES INTO THIS DURING INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

I'm Michelle VK2AYL and THIS WEEK in our ALARA edition of WIA National News I'll be joined by Shirley VK5YL, Lesley VK5LOL and Linda VK7QP. - BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA INCLUDING Peter VK3BFG your WIA ATV representative with news on the August 31 Digital Amateur Television QSO Party.

WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY. - ALARA Contest Manager Lesley VK5LOL. - 2 POLICE STATIONS TO WORK VI7POL and HB20SP. - and THREE G or not 3G, THAT IS THE QUESTION.