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VK National News 15Mar26
Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2026-03-15.mp3
Text edition:
2026 MARCH 15 WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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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
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IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-
116 and still going strong. -
Word from Justin VK7TW as heard in last weeks VK7WI news.-
And news of this weeks NAPLAN disaster.
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 MARCH 15 2026
I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB
WIA
JOIN THE WIA
tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
ID REES VK7ZIR FROM VK7WI NEWS JOINS US:-
As heard on the WIA NATIONAL NEWS LAST WEEK - the WIA Board Ballot results
are out and the following message is from Justin VK7TW.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent WIA Board elections,
and especially to those who placed their trust in me with their vote. I am
genuinely humbled by the support and grateful for the opportunity to once
again represent Australian amateurs at the national level.
As I outlined during the election period, my primary focus will be two
fold: strengthening the relationship between the Wireless Institute of
Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority, and
developing a coordinated national education and training strategy for
amateur radio across Australia.
These areas are critical to the long-term health of the hobby and to
ensuring we continue to grow, modernise, and support the next generation of operators.
Thank you again to everyone who voted. I look forward to returning to the
WIA Board following the WIA Annual General Meeting in Albury in May 2026.
(VK7TW)
Thanks to Id Rees for bringing the rest of Australia up to date there!
Also thanks again to Amateur Radio Newsline for giving us that report last week on the WIA 's new band plans.
And in so saying that its thanks to VK2EEL Steve Car who through Face Book reminds us that it's the WIA's 116th Birthday ! WOW and we all look so young! (well some of us HiHi) SOooo Happy 116 WIA.
'Yep' on 11 March, 1910 a meeting of like-minded people in the Hotel Australia, Martin Place, Sydney, formed the Institute of Wireless Telegraphy of Australia, and soon after dropped the word 'telegraphy' from its name. Chairman of the founding meeting, George Taylor, proposed "the formation of an institution amongst experimenters and enthusiasts in wireless for their mutual benefit."
A similar organisation was formed in Melbourne - the Amateur Wireless Society of Victoria, on 30 November 1911 at a meeting attended by 50 enthusiasts. In 1913 it changed its name to the Wireless Institute of Victoria, and then became the Wireless Institute of Australia, Victorian Division. Then followed The Wireless Institute of Queensland (1912), the West Australian Radio Club (1913) became the Wireless Institute of Australia, Western Australia Section
AUSTRALIANA
A widespread technology issue with the online platform used for NAPLAN standardised testing forced schools to pause tests on the first day.
Around 1.4 million students from over 9400 schools and campuses across Australia were expected to take part in this years government-run tests.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) confirmed the problems in a social media post, and attributed them to its technology provider.
We are aware of a widespread issue affecting students being able to log on to the online platform to complete their NAPLAN assessments, ACARA said.
This issue is being urgently investigated by our technology provider, Education Services Australia, who run the platform.
Schools have been advised to pause testing while this is being investigated.
NAPLAN is a national assessment of the literacy and numeracy proficiency of students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is intended to provide a periodic view of how proficiency develops over time.
ACARA said in an update on social media that the issues were resolved just after midday, allowing testing to resume.
(itnews)
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS is with thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, ARRL,
DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC,
Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of WIA.
Cambodian Students Blast Off With Satellite Training and Australia lends a helping hand.
Although space technology may have not been officially introduced into the Kingdoms standard curriculum, the topic took centre stage at the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC), at the 2nd Session of the NPIC SCT Event:
The training transformed the campus into a hub of innovation.
Building on their past success of a 12,076-kilometre transmission to Antarctica via the QO-100 satellite, this years training elevated the challenge by focusing on Low Earth Orbit satellites.
Students actively engaged in hands-on learning, constructing and utilizing homemade antenna systems to track these fast-moving satellites across the sky, according to organizers.
International specialists from Japan, France and Australia provided mentorship, guiding students through the complexities of installing ground stations and communicating with a variety of satellites, including the geostationary QO-100 and the LEO satellites like RS-44 and SO-50.
In a statement on March 3, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said that its engineers have repaired a badly damaged launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome ahead of schedule, averting a potentially longer-term problem for supplying the International Space Station
The agency said a Progress cargo capsule is now scheduled to blast off to the ISS March 22.
The facility suffered a still unexplained mishap last November during the launch of a Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American to the orbiting station. The pad is the only location where Russia can launch its manned Soyuz capsules, which are a mainstay transport and cargo vehicle for the station.
Wrapping up another year of action taken against unlicensed radio broadcasters, in the United States the FCC recently submitted a report to federal lawmakers summing up its enforcement activities in the fiscal year 2025. We have those details from Kent Peterson KCDGY.
KENT: Since Congress enacted the PIRATE Act - an acronym for Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement - the Federal Communications Commission has been responsible for reporting its annual activities with the enhanced power it was given through the January 2020 legislation. Its most recent report covers the government's fiscal year for 2025, which ran from the 1st of October 2024 through to the 30th of September 2025.
According to the report, the FCC issued 28 notices to property owners or managers for permitting illegal broadcasts from their premises. Seventeen of those were directly related to one of the so-called "pirate sweeps" the FCC conducts concentrating on five markets found to have the most pirate stations.
In the same period, the FCC went directly after the radio operators themselves, issuing six forfeiture orders and 10 notices of apparent liability for forfeiture. Separately, it entered into three consent decree agreements with radio pirates. Each agreement contained a 20-year compliance plan.
It is not known what the total monetary penalties will ultimately be for any of the violations issued, even though the amounts specified in the original PIRATE Act have increased over the years. Adjusted for inflation, the penalties now carry a maximum of $122,661 in US dollars per day - and a US dollar maximum of $2,453,218.
Although the FCC is responsible for these enforcement actions, the agency does not collect the amounts. That task is given to the US Department of Justice.
Jacek, SP5EAQ had announced he would be active from Samoa from 22
March to 11 April. He was set to fly via Doha (Qatar) and then Brisbane, ultimately arriving in Apia to begin operating as 5 W 0 AF.
However, the geopolitical situation has shifted significantly since the
initial planning. With the airspace of several countries including Qatar
currently closed, the stability of the region remains uncertain even if
routes were to reopen shortly.
Consequently, Jacek has determined that the only viable solution is to
re-route and postpone the DXpedition - likely about 6 months.
This will involve purchasing new tickets that avoid the Middle East
entirely.
Graeme VK3GRK told you recently how Weather Radio in Canada was to "dry up".
Well Radio Amateurs of Canada was saddened to learn about the closure of the Weatheradio service provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada
and has issued a statement.
"RAC recognizes the evolving nature of communications technology, however any transition away from dedicated broadcast alerting services must ensure that no Canadians are left without timely access to critical warnings. Redundancy in emergency communications systems is not a luxury it is a necessity.
Amateur Radio operators across Canada remain committed to supporting emergency management partners at the municipal, provincial and federal levels. Our volunteers stand ready to assist with communications support when conventional systems fail or become overloaded.
Radio Amateurs of Canada encourages continued dialogue with government and public safety stakeholders to ensure that Canada maintains a robust, accessible and resilient national alerting framework that serves all."
A US federal judge has invalidated President Trumps appointment of Kari Lake as head of the parent agency of international broadcaster Voice of America and voided her March 2025 decision to fire more than 1,000 journalists and support staff members, essentially shuttering the organization.
The decision from District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth was a rejection of the Presidents attempts to dismantle and influence the editorial decisions of the federally-funded VOA, which was established in 1942 and has produced radio, TV and digital media content in 49 languages for affiliate stations worldwide providing news services to countries with limited press freedoms such as China, Russia and Iran according to a report in the New York Times.
Lamberths ruling would restore all jobs to VOA, provided it is upheld by higher courts. Lake said that she would appeal the decision.
In a statement, several of the VOA and U.S. Agency for Global Media employees who sued the Trump administration said, We feel vindicated and deeply grateful and vowed to continue fighting for restoring V.O.A.s global operations and ensuring we continue to produce journalism, not propaganda.
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OPERATIONAL NEWS -
WIA contest page :- wia.org.au/members/contests/about/
WIA Contest Champion Results for 2025
The WIA Contest Champion Peter Brown trophy is awarded annually for the
best combined effort in WIA sponsored contests. It recognises those who
have participated in multiple WIA contests and submitted logs throughout
the year.
There were 256 contestants during 202.
The winner of the VK4PJ Peter Brown trophy for 2025 is Alan Shannon
VK4SN with a score of 520 points. Alan entered 6 of the 8 eligible contests and gained 3 first places, 2 second places, and 1 third place. n.
2nd place went to VK4DI with a score of 490 points.
3rd place was VK4ZD with a score of 350 points.
4rd place was VK3KK with a score of 281 points.
5th place was VK4BLE with a score of 263 points.
Full results can be viewed at
wia.org.au/members/contests/contestchampion.
(vk2pr)
TODAY MARCH 15 BERU or more correctly - THE COMMONWEALTH CONTEST.
This 24 hour CW contest is held on the 14th and 15th March and started
Saturday 1000 UTC.
This 24-hour CW-only contest takes place on the five HF contest segments
from 80 to 10m. This allows for an exclusive shot at some very
interesting DX.
berucontest.wordpress.com for an overview of this weekend's activities.
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MARCH 21 and 22 JOHN MOYLE MEMORIAL FIELD DAY
(new rules for 2026)
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MAY:- HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL SPRINT May 2nd.
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JUNE 6 -7 VK SHIRES CONTEST
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JUNE 20-21 VHF UHF FIELD DAY
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JULY 4-5 NZART MEMORIAL CONTEST
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JULY 11-12 IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP
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JULY 18 VK TRANS TASMAN CONTEST
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JULY 25-26 RSGB IOTA CONTEST
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AUGUST 15-16 RD CONTEST
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AUGUST 29 - 30 ALARA CONTEST
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SEPTEMBER 19-20 VHF UHF FIELD DAY
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OCTOBER 3-4 OCEANA SSB CONTEST
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OCEANA CW CONTEST is OCTOBER 10 - 11
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OCTOBER 24-25 CQWW SSB
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NOVEMBER 28-29 CQWW CW CONTEST
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DECEMBER 12-13 ARRL 10 METER CONTEST
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The Rebel DX Groups plan to operate as T 31 TTT this month from Kanton Island in central Kiribati could well be the last for amateur radio for a long time, according to a report from organisers on the website DX-World.
Dom, 3D2 USU, said that the nations fishery and environmental officials have put in place a full array of costs affecting visitors. He said that these new permit fees and other requirements will impose a great financial burden on teams.
DXpeditioners will need to provide accommodation, food and transportation for FOUR government officials who will need to be present on any future visits to Kanton.
He says that in simple terms future Kanton Island DXpeditions will cost about 200,000 US dollars which makes T31 prohibitive.
The obstacles are not unlike some of the restrictions the same group of operators face for its hoped-for trip to Conway Reef 3D2/C. Since Rebel DXs 2024 operation there in May 2024 as 3D2CCC, Fijis Ministry of Fisheries has begun moving toward declaring it a restricted-access zone. The group announced in January that, with those plans in mind, the hams are accelerating their plans for an activation there.
Meanwhile, the DXpeditioners are hoping to get to Kanton Island and be on the air sometime around March 25th.
(newsline)
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Historic Callsign Activation by Kildare Amateur Radio Club
Kildare Amateur Radio Club will activate the historic callsign EI 9 DD
over this St. Patrick's Day weekend, with activity planned for Saturday
March 14th and Tuesday March 17th.
EI9DD was originally the callsign of the amateur radio club at the
Irish Army Apprentice School in Devoy Barracks, Kildare. The school
opened in 1956 and trained apprentices for the Irish Army and Naval Service, including radio/radar technicians.
Visit the club's website on kildarearc.com for further details.
(irts)
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SOTA Croatia is marking 10 years. Listen for the special callsign
9 A 10 SOTA. The callsign is on the air through to 2026, the 30th of
September 2026 to be precise.
A certificate will be available for contacts made between the 1st of October and the 31st of December THIS YEAR.. QSL via LoTW.
(newsline2501)
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Yannick is active as CN 2 YD from Marrakech, Morocco until the 31st of
March this 26 year. You can find him using SSB on the 20 to 10m bands.
QSL via F6FYD directly or via the Bureau
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WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ARDF
Following on from the recent presentation on Radio Direction Finding,
the St George Amateur Radio Society has organised a fox hunting
field event today, Sunday the 15th of March, at Carrs Park, that's
near Blakehurst.
Starting at 10am, participants will be meeting at the end of the canal,
about 200 metres from the carpark at the end of Bunyala Street.
Attendees can practice hunting a hidden fox (2-metre transmitter) and are
welcome to bring their own equipment, or use one of the
St George Amateur Radio Societys receivers.
(vk2wi news)
WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS
SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM,
PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS.
hema.org.uk/index.jsp
minesontheair.com/about-mota
parksontheair.com/
sota.org.uk
sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/
facebook.com/SotaAustralia/
wwffaustralia.com/
BOTA, POTA, and SOTA are now joined by another way to activate public
spaces and amenities: TOTA, short for Towers on the Air, aims to make good use of publicly accessible viewing platforms, towers and tall structures.
Originating from the Czech and Slovak amateur radio communities, the program has quickly expanded, now receiving official support from major
European organizations including the PZK in Poland, and SPR in Slovakia.
Find out more by visiting wwtota.com
Now I'll give you that web address again as it IS more than a little unusual (and confusing), No there is NO TYPO it IS wwtota dot com
That's wwtota with no full stop or period, just wwtota then dot com
You could potentially become the first operator in VK to activate
Towers on the Air!
(IRTS)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary(at)amsat-vk.org
SpaceX launched the 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral on March 4. The Starlink 10-40 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit.
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Much like that story Jason brought us of Australia lending a hand for the Cambodian students with the satellite contacts, VK's helped out by both mentoring and telebridging a successful ARISS contact with St Josephs
Primary School in VK2 and crewmember Jack Hathaway, KJ5NIV.
This was Astronaut Jacks first ARISS contact!
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Blue Origin, founded by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, unexpectedly got a chance to take centre stage earlier than planned. Their Blue Moon landing vehicle was being prepared for the Artemis 5 mission as early as 2030. But now, everything seems to show that NASA wants to test it during Artemis 3.
NASA no longer wants to depend on a single contractor, explains Don Platt, professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. That is why the space agency is deliberately pitting two giants against each other: SpaceX and Blue Origin, creating healthy competition for a place in history.
(universemagazine)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
Claudio, will be operating holiday style as D 44 OA from Boa Vista,
IOTA Number AF-086, Cape Verde, from the 18th through to the 25th of March. He will be operating CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 in fox-hound mode on 40-6 metres.
(newwsline2523)
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AS-169
It's been 20 years since amateur radio had a presence on one small island in the Arabian Sea off western India's coast. The DX India Foundation is renewing the attempt it made last year to put the island back on the ham radio map.
Heavy rainstorms last year cancelled the plans of the DX India Foundation to activate Arnala Island. The island, one of India's most coveted sites in the IOTA programme, carries the designation of AS-169. Sarath, VU2RS, announced recently on the DX World website that he is hoping to bring a three-day activation there starting on the 1st of May. There has been no amateur radio activity on the island since 2006.
Hopefully the current world crisis just a few miles away won't interrupt the plans. A successful activation would not only fulfil one of the relatively new foundation's objectives - to activate rare IOTAs - it would also put Arnala Island AS-169 in the logs of eager chasers everywhere.
(newsline 2523)
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Tom, AA9A, is on the air as PJ7AA from Saint Maarten, IOTA Number NA-105,
through to the 4th of April. Listen for him on 40-6 metres where he will be using CW, FT8, FT4 and some SSB.
(newsline2523)
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OC REMINDERS
IOTA NUMBER OC-031
On air is C 21 TS from Nauru, IOTA Number OC-031, until sometime in July
FT8 maybe some SSB. See stations C 21 TS on QRZ.com for QSL information
and other operating details.
(sourced to newsline 2519)
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OC-047 - H44MS - Malaita Island in the Solomons.
Bernard, H44MS will be active from Manakwai village, nearby Maluu
(northern Malaita island) UNTIL April 10.
(dx-world)
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OC-66 - TX9XG - Rangiroa Atoll.
Haru, JA1XGI has announced that he will be active from Rangiroa Atoll,
French Polynesia (OC-066) as TX9XG during April 1-8, 2026. He plans to
QRV on 40-10m; CW, SSB, RTTY & FT8 using the new IC-7300 MK2.
QSL TX9XG via Haru's home call, JA1XGI using OQRS Club Log.
(dx-world)
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OC-073
Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 expects to be back to the weather station on
Minami Torishima (OC-073) until mid-May.
He will operate mainly CW with some FT8.
QSL via JG8NQJ (bureau) and LoTW.
(425dxnews)
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OC-095
The rarest of the rare.
Jacek, SP5APW will be active as 3D2JK from Lakeba Island OC-095 on
the days 17-22 April. 3D2JK will operate FT8 and SSB on 20-10 metres,
and on 6 metres mainly FT8.
Last activated in 2004, OC-095 remains the rarest IOTA group in Fiji.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or direct to SP5APW.
3d2jk.blogspot.com
(425DXNEWS)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY
Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the
Signal Identification Guide Wiki at
sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military
youtube.com/@militaryhfradio244
open.spotify.com/playlist/28SXuX8vL2wHbnfCS0uBVF?si=d9ee366a38a4472e
Did you work K 0 DOG THROUGH THE WEEK?
The Dog Day Radio Amateur Radio Club, K0DOG, best known for participation in International Dog Day each August, was calling CQ in tribute to dogs
who have supported members of the military over the years.
March 12 and 13 they were active on the HF bands commemorating
K9 Veterans Day.
The late Joe White, a Vietnam veteran and K9 handler, popularized March 13th as K9 Veterans Day because the date marks the start of dogs formal military training in the US in 1942 through the formation of the K9 Corps, or the War Dogs Program of the US Army.
This amateur radio activation is a tribute to all dogs throughout history who have served wherever they have served.
QSL and other details are available on QRZ.com
K XERO DOG it DOES beg the question why didn't they apply for K9DOG.
qrz.com/db/K0DOG
(ard)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
RADAR - A GREAT LIL RESCUE RADIO WARM-UP
Registration is now open for the 2026 RaDAR Rally event.
RaDAR is Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio, an event in which ham radio operators deploy into the field, make five contacts, then redeploy again all within a 4 hour window.
See the RaDAR Rally info page for registration details.
tinyurl.com/539c5a7m
The event takes place April 4th with registrations accepted through April 3rd.
An intro video and roster are also available from this WIA NATIONAL NEWS script on wia.org.au
tinyurl.com/yc2xh69u
(ard)
HAMS HELP SUMMON GIRL'S EMERGENCY CARE IN CUBAN BLACKOUT
Quick-thinking by hams in the midst of a power outage in Cuba are being credited with connecting a critically ill child with urgent medical care.
As the outage swept through several communities in the municipality of
Rio Cauto in eastern Cuba, disabling electric power and the telephone service, a 6-year-old girl lay feverish and in pain - her 12th hour of suffering.
The doctor treating her at the family home in Granma Province suspected appendicitis requiring emergency transport. BUT the outage, resulting from a power-grid failure, prevented him from directly contacting an ambulance.
The physician turned to a father-son team of amateur radio operators, Jorge [HORE-HAY] Bonilla [BONE-EEE-YUH] Mainegra and his son, Edgar.
The hams, however, found that their own radios were also without backup power because of the fuel shortage -- that is, until a neighbour let them make use of the battery from his motorcycle.
The general call was received by Santiago de Cuba by station CL8 YDY, who was able to connect with the emergency system. The station is listed on QRZ.com as being in Santiago de Cuba.
According to various media reports, surgery was performed at the hospital and was a success.
(NEWSLINE2523)
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IT'S A DATE
Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section,
nationalnews(at)wia.org.au
Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found
on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.
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March 14 North Shore Radio Club Sale 400 East Coast Road, Sunnynook,
Auckland 10:00am (nzart)
VK4 - Redfest - Deception Bay North State School 9am April 11. (vk4ble)
Hello all radio and electronic enthusiasts, this is Laurie VK4BLE from
the Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club, with another Redfest 26 update.
If you are still wishing to be a part of Redfest 26 and want to book a
table or two, go to the website Redfest.org
With this years theme being digital communications and the team from
FreeDV coming, you wont be disappointed.
Remember our major prize this year is the Icom IC7300 MK2 transceiver
plus many more prizes on offer.
So, get in now as there is only 26 days till Redfest.
If you are looking for new equipment, then catch up with QSL Comms or
Elite Communications. Mad Dog Coils, VK Direct, Radio and More and Garage
Art will also be there and not to forget ALARA and the WIA QSL Bureau.
So remember to come and collect your QSL cards or just update your
information with the bureau.
Catch up with friends you havent seen for a while. Keep an eye out for
the coffee van and clubs famous bacon and egg rolls on the day.
There is plenty to enjoy at Redfest, especially for you wife or partner.
There will be plenty of tables with goodies for the ladies. So, remember
to bring the whole family and make it a day out for everyone to enjoy.
Put the date in your calendar, Saturday the 11th of April, at the
Deception Bay North State School, 33-49 Old Bay Rd, Deception Bay, doors
open at 9am.
See you at Redfest.
VK - WIA AGM May 2 at 2pm Albury VK2 couples with ICOM VK SUMMIT 2026
also in Albury May 2 and 3. (wiacal/ARMAG )
VK2 - Picton HamFest May 31 at Showground 8am (vk2ts)
VK2 - Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club Field Day 6 and 7 June
Wauchope Showground hall. (vk2zhe)
VK5 - Sth Est Radio Group Convention & Australian Fox Hunting
Championship Mt Gambier June 6/7 (vk5dj)
VK3 - Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club Radiofest.
Sunday 11 October, Bendigo East Hall, Lansell Street (vk3gtv)
VK7 - Tassie Ham-E-Con Radio Conference Nov 7 and 8 UTAS Sandy Bay
Campus. reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
VK5 - Adelaide Amateur Radio & Electronics Car Boot Sale Dogs SA
Showground, Cromwell Road, Kilburn 10.00am. November 21. (wiacal)
Reception Reports
No we DO like to hear where in the world you are listening to this,
the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a
welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs
straight after the Local News. Local news follows National
news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would
email their reception reports and location to
callbacks(at)wia.org.au
Not only but also those watching us on YouTube, leave a comment , access
is just below the picture on screen and again tell us where and maybe
even the day and time you are listening
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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