2015-10-01

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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING OCT 04 2015.

IN OUR 20TH YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

FEE-FREE LICENCE? - No thank you!

THIS STORYS AND MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE

OF AUSTRALIA 2015 AND FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 4

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SOTA AND CAR FIRE

Might we direct you to WIA Front Page News

www.wia.org.au

http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/20151001-1/

Or direct on

https://vk3pf.wordpress.com/2015/09/...a-day-of-sota/

ANZAC 100 active in October

The Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society now has the VI5ANZAC commemorative

callsign on air from the Belair National Park War Memorial. It pays tribute to

the Australian and American Forces who served in World War II and Korea, with

an avenue of giant Sequoias redwood trees planted in 1962.

Organised by Paul VK5PAS, look for it today from around 0001 UTC to 0900 UTC -

try 7.130 MHz and 14.250 MHz.

Later this month VK100ANZAC commemorates William Henry Kibby of Adelaide, was

awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously.

This is followed by the Waverley Amateur Radio Society, which had Lance

Corporal Daniel Williams, an ANZAC signaller, as one of its club members.

More details on all the ANZAC 100 events are on the WIA website.

(Jim Linton VK3PC)

WIA BOARD TALK

President Phil Wait VK2ASD

V President Fred Swainston VK3DAC

Secretary David Williams VK3RU

Treasurer John Longayroux VK3PZ

Wireless Institute of Australia has online answers

The WIA web-based resources with 2,500 pages make for plenty of good

informative reading. Modern organisations use this technology to serve

their members, prospective members and other stakeholders.

The WIA is no different, relying heavily on providing services and carrying

out its role through the webspace and online. To further help, it now is a

Frequently Asked Questions section. If you have a question, then it may be

answered by reading this, and the other website material.

Check out the WIA website

www.wia.org.au

and remember: the search box is your friend.

WIA ON BALI

WIA at the IARU Region 3 meeting in Bali, Indonesia

Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) representatives will be at the

International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 triennial conference in Bali on

October 12 to 16.

Members of all national societies, like the WIA, pay a component for

international representation through their subscriptions. Peter Young VK3MV is

the WIA Delegate, and Phil Wait VK2ASD the Observer.

Normally there are three concurrent working groups to handle the busy

conference.

The text edition of this broadcast has the URL for the agenda and reports.

http://iaru-r3.org/16th-triennial-co...-r3-documents/

WIA ON NORFOLK

Since last week's broadcast even further bookings have been received for the

Wireless Institute of Australia annual general meeting and open forum weekend

in 2016.

On Norfolk Island, May 27, 28, & 29, it will be memorable.

Flights, accommodation, venues and an event plan have been released.

With many historical attractions some may stay longer to soak up the local

atmosphere.

Details and a booking form can be found on the WIA website.

This is WIA Director Roger Harrison VK2ZRH

The WIA Board has become aware of a campaign, circulated by email, to lobby

the new Minister for Communications to "review the pricing of amateur radio

licences, to bring them into line with other countries".

The other countries cited are the United States, where "amateurs are issued a

licence for 10 years, requiring revalidation after expiry, with no fee"; the

United Kingdom, where "amateurs are issued a licence for life requiring

revalidation five-yearly, with no fee"; and "in New Zealand, amateurs are

licensed under a General Users Licence, with no fee".

The proponents of this lobbying campaign are asking the Minister to direct

the ACMA to drop Australian amateur licence fees to zero.

They suggest writing a personal letter to the Minister in your own words,

arguing that amateur radio's past and possible role in disaster communications

deserves to be valued, as it is in "many countries of the world", then citing

the three examples I just set out along with the argument that a large number

of Australian amateurs are pensioners, for whom "the annual licence fee has

seen some simply abandon their hobby due to the cost, and to the detriment of

the nation".

At first blush, the proponents of this lobbying campaign seem to have the

interests of Australian radio amateurs at heart, particularly those living on

a pension.

So, when Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield, the Minister for Communications,

receives a letter along the lines advocated, an advisor in his office will

likely ask one of the Departmental Liaison Officers what it's all about.

The D-L-O will be able to tell the Minister's advisor that the ACMA already

reduced the amateur licence annual renewal fee in April this year, from $75

to $51.

In case you missed that, it was on WIA News back in April. Check the WIA

website (under News and Events > News releases > April).

The Minister's advisor might also be told that amateur radio isn't exactly a

low-cost hobby, like stamp collecting, when even second-hand amateur

transceivers sell for prices between $250 to $2000, and many new transceivers

are priced from $2000 to over $10,000.

While well-meaning, a lobbying campaign along the lines being advocated is

unlikely to make much of an impression within the Minister's office, let alone

with the Minister. And not for the two reasons I just highlighted.

At this point, let me explain that my day job for the past 15 years has

involved dealing with correspondence to ministers . . . composing, editing and

coordinating responses to letters from the public, other politicians,

companies and all sorts of stakeholders.

Each letter for the minister to sign in response is accompanied by a briefing

note, setting out the background to whatever issue or issues an author has

written about, and justifying the content of the letter the minister might

sign.

Writing to government ministers is a HUGE industry in voter land. Government

departments have special units that compose responses for their ministers to

sign; sometimes a minister's office will ask the department to respond instead

of the minister.

Before I was recruited into this world of ministerial correspondence, from

time to time since the 1970s, I was involved with various lobbying groups

attempting to influence the policies or decisions of ministers and governments.

Not always successfully.

Hence, I've worked "both sides of the fence" so to speak.

One of the prime lessons I have learned is "do you homework" - know as much as

possible about government and political processes, the how and why of things.

Let me outline, then, some homework about why we pay amateur licence fees in

Australia and why the arguments being advocated by the current lobbyists are

not likely to succeed.

In Australia, it is government policy that ALL spectrum users pay a tax for

the use of spectrum - even defence; that is, the armed forces.

Spectrum is a resource. The resource is a public good. It isn't consumed when

used, as minerals are, for example. There is a cost for "looking after" the

public interest in the use of spectrum. Use of it is allocated and regulated

by a complex set of arrangements, arising from both local and international

inputs.

As you would be aware, the ACMA has a large role here.

However, the ACMA does not set the fees. This is done by a combination of the

Department of Communications, the Department of Finance and the ACMA.

The ACMA is responsible for the administrative component of the fees that

funds spectrum planning and monitoring, regulatory investigations and the like,

along with ITU and World Radio Conference activities, plus the costs

associated with management of the licensing data and issuing of licences. The

Amateur Service pays its way, along with everyone else.

To introduce a no-fee amateur licence risks a much lower - or no - service

from the ACMA.

Arguing to drop amateur licence fees based on amateur radio's role in

emergency communications - "when all else fails" - no longer has traction in

the halls of government.

Amateur involvement in community service may get some recognition, given the

significant number of sporting-type activities that rely on amateur radio for

safety communications. But not enough to justify a no-fee licence on the basis

of volunteer activities.

Citing the licence fee situation in other countries will not hold water as the

argument does not compare like with like in terms of political and government

policy, processes and spectrum regulation regimes.

So three countries have no amateur licence fees - what about the other 150-odd

countries that allow amateur radio operation and charge licence fees?

Someone in the Minister's office is likely to ask that question. What answer

is there to that?

The NZART has told the WIA that they and many amateurs in New Zealand regret

the introduction of the no-fee licence there.

Here, amateur radio gets a seat at the table when it comes to negotiating

changes in legislation and regulations - locally and internationally. Over

the years, the Australian radio amateur community has benefitted as a result.

Do you want to give that up for the sake of a fee-free licence?

This is WIA Director VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News.

Website maintenance - Saturday October 10

The WIA website will have maintenance work, and be off-line during the time

window 4.30pm - Midnight, October 10.

So make sure rebroadcasters that you download the news for Sunday 11th

well before 4pm on that Saturday Tenth.

The WIA regrets any interruption this may cause, but will keep it to a

minimum.

The number of VK licences issued falls

Data from the ACMA has shown a fall in the number of current Amateur Radio

licences in the past year.

It seems that the biggest single impact has been attrition caused by cancelled

callsigns and silent keys among those returning from military service in

World War II.

According to ACMA files for the 2016 callbook, due out late this year, VK7 has

gained 17 to be the best performing, VK8 has two more, while the remaining

call areas lost licences.

The most populous states are New South Wales and Victoria, with VK2 at 4070

down 138, and VK3 having 4007, a loss of 120.

Overall in 2014 there were 15,141 licences, now at 14,748 or down by 393.

The falling numbers are a concern, but many people are now joining through the

Foundation Licence that is attracting new people.

Classes are also still finding a few who have previously failed under the

old Novice licence system. Family involvement is another aspect.

Lapsed radio amateurs are also being revived by the scope of modern Amateur

Radio and the opportunities it offers.

Jim Linton VK3PC from the WIA says recruitment should always be high on the

agenda of clubs, WIA assessors, trainers and all of today's radio amateurs,

our future deserves it.

HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA.

VK2

web service:- http://www.arnsw.org.au/html/news_vk2wi.htm

WICEN involved in aircraft search

Looking for the ill-fated VH-MDX Cessna 210 aircraft in the Barrington Tops

wilderness in the Hunter Valley continues on the weekend of October 17 and 18,

with WICEN New South Wales again taking part.

On Sunday 9, August 1981, VH-MDX disappeared with five people on board.

In previous searches, WICEN provided VHF & UHF communications for search teams

from a Command Post, and managed and logged all radio communications.

VK3

web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/

Prospective radio amateur class - in VK3

Do you know someone who could become a good radio amateur with a little

encouragement?

Enrolments close soon for the quality Foundation Licence class and assessments

on October 10 and 11, run by Amateur Radio Victoria at 40g Victory Boulevard,

Ashburton.

The study and operational practice guide book is available on mail order for

$26 from the Amateur Radio Victoria on-line shop.

To enrol please contact Barry Robinson VK3PV

or 0428 516 001.

Amateur Radio Club Riding to Fight Kids' Cancer

The Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club's, (BAREC) Pedal Radio Group is

taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge this October to fight kids' cancer!

Their goal is to ride 700 km throughout the month and they will be pedalling

as hard as they can to reach their target.

Why are they doing this? Because cancer is the largest killer of children

from disease in Australia - 3 children die of cancer every week and so the

BAREC Pedal Radio Group are taking on this challenge to raise $1,000 to give

these kids the brighter futures they deserve.

But to achieve their goal, they need your help.

Please sponsor them and support their 700 km challenge to end childhood cancer

and help these kids. To make a donation, simply go to
www.greatcyclechallenge.com.au

and search for BAREC.

https://greatcyclechallenge.com.au/T...dalRadioGroup]

All funds raised will support the Children's Medical Research Institute to

continue their work to develop treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer.

Just another Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club event - proudly

supporting the community!

Graeme Knight)

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ABC listeners in VK4 hear about Amateur Radio

And VK1WIA listeners hear about this ABC broadcast NOT from VK4

but from VK3 and Jim Linton.

ABC Radio Capricornia 873 kHz in Queensland has broadcast an interview

with Clive Sait VK4ACC, Secretary of the Rockhampton and District Amateur

Radio Club.

The interviewer Lisa Clarke in her regular segment 'Portraits: In the club'

named this particular session 'On the same wavelength'.

In a five minute talk Clive told of the scope and potential of Amateur Radio,

and what attracted him to the hobby. On getting his licence decades ago, he

immediately sought to contact 100 different countries.

He described how with a bit of experience, the worldwide pursuit allows the

use of home built equipment, although commercially made gear dominates the

activity these days.

The ABC program listeners also heard Clive talk about direct contacts with

space travellers, and portable operation, such as at the Old Sea Hill

structure during the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend in August.

Listen to the ABC recording at
http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2...adio-club.html

INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club, ARRL,

Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART and the WW sources of the WIA.

Radio Amateur-deputy sheriff shot and killed in Florida

The ARRL reports a Florida deputy sheriff, William J. 'Bill' Myers, KK 4 KF,

died of gunshot wounds after serving a domestic violence restraining order at

an attorney's office in Shalimar, where he lived

NorthEscambia.com reported "Deputy Myers was walking outside when he was shot

multiple times in the back, including a gunshot wound to the rear of his head."

An Associated Press account said the shooter, identified as a 33 yr. old,

was supposed to be turning over any firearms in his possession, but apparently

shot Myers with "a concealed weapon."

A ham since 1986, Bill, KK4KF was a US Air Force retiree and former air

traffic controller who enjoyed operating CW and was a member of FISTS CW Club.

The amateur radio community is grieving the loss of another member - one

Mark McCloud, K 6 YCV, of Mokelumne Hill, California.

Mark was confirmed as being among the latest death toll in the wildfires that

have been sweeping the West Coast state since Sept. 9.

His body was found outside his house on Sept. 16, one of two fatalities

in the Butte fire raging east of Sacramento.

The Indonesian amateur radio society ORARI report that on Monday, September 28,

the LAPAN-A2/ORARI satellite was launched from India.

Deployment took place 23 minutes later.

LAPAN-A2 is in a 650 km orbit, the inclination is believed to be 8-10 degrees.

It takes about 110 minutes to orbit the Earth and should pass over Indonesia

and other near equatorial locations 14 times a day.

The low inclination equatorial orbit means it will be receivable from about

30 degrees North to 30 degrees South. About a third of the world's population,

over 2.4 billion people, live within the coverage area of the satellite.

The IARU has coordinated these frequencies for LAPA-A2/ORARI:

• 437.425 MHz telemetry beacon

• 435.880 MHz FM voice uplink

• 145.880 MHz FM voice downlink (5 watts)

• 145.825 APRS digipeater (5 watts)

Please send reports to

Listen to a recording of the 437.425 MHz telemetry signal at
https://chirb.it/MrgLGy

In technology news we learn that transparent coating keeps solar cells cool

and efficient throughout the day.

Stanford engineers have developed a transparent silicon overlay that can

increase the efficiency of solar cells by keeping them cool. The cover

collects and then radiates heat directly into space, without interfering with

incoming photons. If mass-produced, the development could be used to cool down

any device in the open air - for instance, to complement air conditioning in

cars.

It's believed the technology could apply to any instance where an outdoors

system needs effective heat dispersal.

The advance is described in the current issue of the journal "Proceedings of

the National Academy of Sciences."

RADIO INTRUDERS

That recent report from the International Amateur Radio Union has put radio

amateurs on alert to some new and persistent sources of interference on

the bands.

An increasing amount of Russian military traffic has turned up at 40 meters

and 20 meters, according to the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System.

As well as the interference I reported on recently, the noise sourced to the

Russian over-the-horizon radar on 14.192 MHz. other monitors based in Germany,

reported Chinese over-the-horizon radars operating on other bands, including

75 meters and an interfering transmission from a beacon in Kazakhstan on

7027.5 kHz, sent as a continuous letter "V."

BALI BUSINESS

Region 3 of the International Amateur Radio Union will hold its

triennial conference on Oct. 12 in Bali, hosted by the Indonesian radio

society, OARI.

The special event station, YB16IARU will be operating at the conference

venue, through the gathering's conclusion on Oct. 16.

This is the second time Indonesia has hosted the event.

Who and Where are our broadcast stations?
http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/where/

OPERATIONAL NEWS 2015

Oceania DX contest Voice this weekend (October 3-4)

Oceania DX contest Continuous Wave next weekend October 10-11

WIA Spring VHF-UHF Field Day the weekend of 14th and 15th November.

2016

Harry Angel 80 mtr sprint (WIA) provisional date Saturday 7th May.

10-10 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CONTEST Aug 6 - 7

2017

10-10 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CONTEST Aug 5 - 6

2018

10-10 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CONTEST Aug 4 - 5

Old news now, but the WIA News has just been informed by VK7WI news that

2015 RD Results are out and the single operator phone section first place goes

to VK7OO, second place VK7VH and third place to VK7LTD in the VK7 section.

The top rookie was VK5FABG with 288 points and the top foundation licensee

was VK5FDEC with 311 in the QRP Phone section.

SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS, DX, BEACON REPEATER AND NET ADVICE

North West Tasmania Club have a new repeater up.

UHF Repeater VK7RDR at the Dazzler Range.

7 amateurs travelled to the site located approx. midway along the Dazzler Range

(next to the Fire Lookout Tower), with the repeater which was then duly

installed & placed on air.

Callsign: VK7RDR 434.775 Mhz. / 439.775 Mhz.

CTCSS on BOTH RX & TX is 186.2Hz.

The License is held by the N/West Tas. ATV Group

The repeater will be periodically linked to the VK Link Network - VK7 Hub

"1700".

Audio feeds of all Broadcasts including this Sunday Morning WIA Broadcast

are now available on this repeater.

(sourced to vk7wi news)

Vietnam Veteran Mal VK6LC, will, from 16th to 23rd October will operate as

3 W 2 HCM in Ho Chi Minh City.

His preference is for CW with some SSB.

EGYPT, SU.

Ivan is active as SU 9 IG from Cairo until the 15 June 2016!

Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.

QSL to home call, OM 3 CGN

A Sicilian station, II 9 IARU, is 'on the wireless' now until the

31st December celebrating the 90th anniversary of the International

Amateur Radio Union. Again your call to listen for will be II 9 IARU

October 12-16

International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 triennial conference in

Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel Bali, with special event station YB16IARU.

December 20

The WIA program ANZAC 100 ends timed with the departure of ANZAC troops at

Gallipoli in 1915.

To commemorate the occasion will be at least VK100ANZAC, VI3ANZAC & VI6ANZAC.

OC-229.

VK 5 MAV, will be active as VK5MAV/8 from Croker Island between November 1-6.

Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mostly CW and Vertical Dipole Arrays

on each of the HF bands.

QSL via his home callsign, VK5MAV by the Bureau.

PY70FEB is this year's 10th Special Event Station celebrating 70 years since

the end of World War II and a tribute to the Brazilian Expeditionary Force

(FEB) in Italy campaign.

Each month in 2015 they have been activating a different callsign and also

sending different QSLs.

PY70FEB

01_30.October.2015

CW, Digital and SSB

PS7AB: SSB (sorry I live in downtown of my city, and my DX reception is very bad.)

PP1CZ: CW & Digital

QSL Manager: PS7AB

More information: https://www.qrz.com/db/py70feb

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

Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW with the usual reminder that tomorrow,

October 5th is the first Monday of the month and time for the Radio Amateurs

Old Timers Club of Australia's monthly News and Information bulletin to go to

air.

This month we feature a report on the Club's AGM held in Melbourne September 24

plus short talks on two subjects, the electrode and the transistor in a

molecule.

There are several ways to hear the bulletin:

The principal HF transmission will be on 20 metres on 14.150 MHz upper side

band at 0100 UTC beamed north from Melbourne for the eastern states. An hour

later at 0200 UTC there will be a 40 metre transmission from Perth on 7088 kHz

lower sideband plus a simultaneous transmission via all linked NewsWest VHF

and UHF repeaters.

Please note the new 40 metre frequency of 7088 not, repeat not 7060 as

previously.

In addition, numerous local relays will take place. To find the times and

frequencies for your area please visit the RAOTC website at www.raotc.org.au

Once again that's www.raotc.org.au

Also as from Tuesday you can download the audio file from that website.

Everyone, RAOTC Members and non-members alike, is invited to listen to this

interesting half hour of Old Timer news, information and anecdotes and to

participate in the call backs afterwards.

Once again, the RAOTC monthly bulletin is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday

October 5th.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
http://www.scouts.com.au
http://www.scout.org/jota
http://www.international.scouts.com.au

CALLING FREQUENCIES

Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing communication.

Australian voice calling frequencies:

3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160

World CW calling frequencies:

3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160

World voice calling frequencies:

3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360,

24.960, 28.390, 50.160

Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV):

3.630, 7.033, 14.227

Calling Frequencies for PSK31

14.070

JOTA in the Melbourne Region

A main Jamboree On The Air event on October 17 to 18 in Melbourne will be at

the 9th Caulfield Scout Hall in Ricourt Avenue, in south-east suburban

Murrumbeena.

Cub Scout Commissioner for the Melbourne Region, Murray Taylor VK3MJT, says

an early start of 6am on both days is a good chance to talk to European Scouts,

as they go into their sunset.

Scouts and Girl Guides in 157 countries look forward to JOTA, and some later

become radio amateurs themselves.

There will be plenty to occupy young minds when the 9th Caulfield Scout Hall

becomes the base for JOTA activities from 6am to 4pm. Individual involvement

takes about two hours.

In a 'Lost and Found' exercise, Scouts search out hidden transmitters and

recover secret coded messages - using supplied Radio Direction Finding

equipment and training from the Scout Radio and Electronics Service Unit

(SRESU). Another activity called 'Emergency Communications' - asks Scouts what

they would do if there is no power, no phones, no Internet including social

media -.. Oh My God, or OMG in online lingo.

The answer to this dilemma is simple. Construct an antenna, hook-up a battery

and or solar power, a radio and communicate.

Murray VK3MJT is in need of two or three more radio amateurs to support the

planned operations. Offers may be made at the email address in the text

edition of this broadcast.

Email:

please put JOTA in the subject line or phone 0417 319 256.

(Jim Linton VK3PC)

JOTA Now for the Future in Cowboy Territory

Scout and Guide Groups in NQ region are now contacting their regular Radio

Amateur Operator to line up sites and personnel to participate in this years

world-wide event happening on the weekend of 17th and 18th October.

Already known in North Queensland -

Phil VK4HSV, Kerry VK4TUB, Lyndall VK4ZM, Gavin VK4ZZ with Kirwan and

Alice River Scouts at Camp Gedling.

Wayne VK4YWG and Iain VK4IGM with Flinders Region Guides at District Guide

Centre Bluewater.

If you can help out with any groups then please contact NQ's JOTA Co-ordinator

Richard VK4FRJG on 0400 339 543 and he will match you up to a group.

(theTARCinc)

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR

A Youth Net meets Saturdays at 0100 UTC on IRLP Reflector #2.

Young Hams Net 3.590 - 7:30pm Victorian time.

Youngsters On The Air, YOTA http://www.ham-yota.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/youngstersontheair

Youth to grow Amateur Radio

A potential growth area for Amateur Radio is involving younger people as a

wonderful 'for them' and 'hands-on' communications activity.

A report to the IARU Region 3 Conference in Bali Indonesia (October 12-16)

comes from the Region 3 Directors, that describes as an underlining theme,

where the next generation of radio amateurs comes from, so that what is

enjoyed today, can continue to provide benefits to the community.

The Directors note that there are other effective ways of making Amateur Radio

grow, including reviving lapsed radio amateurs, broadening its appeal in a

crowded marketplace that has many other activities, and tapping into the

like-minded followers of the DIY Maker Fairs.

However, the report suggests a focus on Youth may be lacking by some Member

Societies in our region.

The PARA Kids Day event has a distinctive logo of a kid with the microphone

and a tuned circuit, the WIA through its Foundation Licence is finding it

attracts some younger new hams, and activities for younger people is the

JARL Ham Fair - there may be some other examples too.

However the Youth theme is heavily promoted in the IARU Region 1, with the

concept now also being taken up outside Europe. For example, YOTA

(Youngsters On The Air).

The IARU Region 2 has the ARRL showing a lead with its Kids Day to promote

Amateur Radio to Youth.

The Directors suggests to the conference delegates that embracing Youth be

considered now by all Member Societies, and that it be the theme with reports

for the next and 17th IARU Region 3 Conference.

(Jim Linton VK3PC)

SOCIAL SCENE 2015

Oct 2-5 VK4 Cardwell Gathering, Beachcomber Motel and Tourist Park

Oct 22-25 VK4 NOEL'S NUTTY CAMPERS POONA PALMS CARAVAN PK 0413958216 (vk4nl)

Oct 25 VK3 Ballarat Amateur Radio Group Hamvention Greyhound Track

Nov 14 VK4 Gold Coast HamFest Broadbeach (vk4py)

Nov 14 VK3 QRP By the Bay details from VK3YE held 2nd Saturday (vk3ye)

NOV 29 VK3 ROSEBUD RADIOFEST 9am in Allambi Avenue Rosebud (vk3pdg)

2016

Jan 22-26 VK4 TARC Australia Day Long Week Family Radio Camp

Girl Guides Campsite, Bluewater (vk4zz)

Feb 13 VK3 MERC HamFest 10am at Werribee Masonic Centre

Feb 28 VK2 Central Coast Field Day (vk2ztm)

Feb 28 VK3 EMDRC HamFest Great Ryrie Primary School Heathmont.

Ap-May 29- 2 VK4 Clairview Gathering check Mackay ARS website. (theTARCinc)

June 11-13 VK5 VK Foxhunting Championship & SERG convention Mt Gambier (VK5HCF)

July 19 VK3 GippsTech 2016 Churchill )

Sep 23-25 VK4 Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club AGM weekend at

Lake Maraboon Holiday Village, near Emerald. (theTARCinc)

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