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IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS NEXT WEEK: Your National News Presenters will be Guides and Scouts attending the 61st annual Endeavour Boree Regatta at Kurnell in Sydney thanks to the St George Amateur Radio Society. BUT IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:- DMR AND ECHOLINK NEWS, PAST PR SENT AND FUTURE. - WIA AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF. -WIA AFFLIATED CLUBS COORDINATOR. -

ALTHOUGH NO NEWS FROM THE DESIGNATED DRIVER, er WIA DIRECTOR, WE DO HAVE WIA MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF ROGER VK2ZRH and also are joined by VK2COD, VK4JPM and VK7PD.

COPPER THEFTS IN VK2 PUT STATIONS OFF AIR. - THE WILD MESH - HAS THE BUBBLE BURST? - PICO BALLOONS - FLIGHTS TERMINATED? - AND WIA Director/Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ reports on one of last weeks WIA webinars.

WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ. - WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator Angelo Giuffre VK2NWT. - JAM IT JANET, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE GPS TRIALS. - Oceania DX Contest Committees Grant VK5GR. - Special callsign for Pope Leo 14's upcoming apostolic journey to France.

WRTC 2026 THE FALLOUT CONTINUES. - International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 Executive Committee meets. - Alan VK4SN with a Remembrance Day contest report. - DID YOU WORK II 4 KEMP during August? - AND MAKING IT EASY, the Real Time QSO Map is back with new features ready for testing.

WIA DIRECTOR Justin VK7TW. - WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator Angelo Giuffre VK2NWT. - WIA ATTENDS ACMAS RADCOMM VK7ZIR reports. - AND WITH MONDAY BEING FIRST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER we'll hear RAOTC news thanks to Peter VK7PD and RAOTC members remember your Annual General Meeting is Thursday 17th September.

WIA's Lee Moyle joins Alan VK2COD with some exiting news for YOTA, Youngsters On Th Air. - RSGB Board announces they have a new Chair of their Board. - Angelo VK2NWT with WIA Affiliated Clubs Webinar News.

IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:- ALARA MEMBERS PRESENT IN AUDIO AND VIDEO. - - - - VK2AYL MICHELLE ALARA VICE PRESIDENT. - ALARA CONTEST MANAGER ALISHA VK2FASH. - LINDA VK7QP OUR VK7 REP FOR TASMANIA. - AND TINA VK5TMC SECRETARY.

WIA Director, Immediate Past WIA Vice President, Lee Moyle VK3GK, with all that's going on at WIA HQ. - Vice President of ALARA, the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association, Michelle VK2AYL announces ALARA will be at the VKFF National Get Together in October. - As the death toll continues to rise in Colombia after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake Monday last IARU asks us all to steer clear of their...

Friday, the 14th of August students from the Australian Air League, Adelaide, South Australia will talk with the International Space Station. - COMMITTEE RE-EVALUATES RESULTS OF WRTC 2026 COMPETITION. - Alan VK4SN and trans-tasman contest results. - And joining Alan VK2COD with YOTA news, Ben talks about the Kairi State School Radio Club, and their ham radio studies for their grade 5 and 6 enrichm...

VK2SKY AND RESCUE RADIO. - VK3PWG AND THE VKFF GET TOGETHER. - VK7PD AND RAOTC NEWS. - Angelo VK2NWT with advice of an upcoming ARISS contact. - and WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ.

WIA AMATURE RADIO MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF ROGER HARRISON VK2ZRH CHECKS OUT OUR ISSUE 4. - JASON VK2LAW REAVELS THE 4TH EDITION OF ETHICS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR RADIO AMATEURS. - WIA DIRECTOR GILES KIRBY VK5GK AND AN ACMA UPDATE.-

Affiliated Clubs Presidents' Webinar Draws Strong National Participation, we'll hear more shortly with Justin Giles-Clark VK7TW. - On schedule, on budget and on its way. Issue 4 of Amateur Radio magazine Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine tell's us what he has in store for us. - What does LEGGO and a VK7 Ham Radio Club have in common? Justin VK2LAW joins the bricks. -...

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