20170525 - WIA AGM responseThe outgoing WIA board distributed a pack with information prior to the AGM held last Saturday. The document outlines the official response to the disallowed motions on notice. This document has been scanned and can be downloaded as a PDF.
Posted May 24, 2017, 4:38 PM by News Team
20170521 - NewsWest for Sunday 21 May 2017It’s been another busy week for the NewsWest team, with multiple deadlines and Andrew heading over to Adelaide.In this broadcast:- Onno talks about the evolution of amateur radio over time and its technical diversity…- Andrew in his editorial explains the challenges the new WIA board have in front of them in the wake of the AGM – and why it’s important to us as members- We hear from Ty and what’s coming up next at the WA VHF Group- Targeting new (and sometimes old) HAMs, we discuss:- Some advice for once you get your license – with 3 possible first steps to get you started,- What you can expect on air,- And why it’s important to join ...
Posted May 20, 2017, 5:27 AM by Glynn Davies
20170514 - NewsWest for Sunday 14 May 2017In the news this week we look at the 800th edition of the Friday Night Technet hosted by Reg VK6BQQ, the current Solar Flux, the Helpline, Andrew's Editorial, Foundations of Amateur Radio and meetings this week.We also take a look at what's making news this week in our hobby and what made the news 50 years ago this month in our historic look at AR Magazine thanks to Will VK6UU.This week the outgoing board of the Wireless Institute of Australia confirms that is chasing shadows and continues to support secrecy. In a statement on the WIA website the board states that "The WIA has also decided not to stream this year’s AGM and Open Forum ...
Posted May 13, 2017, 1:31 AM by News Team
20170507 - NewsWest for Sunday 7 May 2017Welcome to this weeks edition of the news. This is Andrew, producer for this bulletin. The theme is that of club focus but unfortunately the amount of material forthcoming for us to put to air has been underwhelming, significantly due to the short notice of the request by the news team as a result of a lack of our forward planning. Anyway thanks to the clubs that have given us copy. Roy missed out last week but he’s back with a vengeance with a super edition of the helpline. Onno has a further insight into our hobby and I have more from the WIA. How did you go in the Harry Angel sprint? Don’t forget to get your ...
Posted May 5, 2017, 5:07 PM by News Team
20170505 800th Milestone Friday Night TechnetOn the 27th of May 2017 here in Perth, or to be
more specific, the 26th of May Ontario time, Reg, VK6BQQ will be running
the 800th Friday Night Technet. For years we’d heard the net at 9am
or 0100UTC on VK6RFM, and more recently on VK6RLM net, on the Techlink
conference, and on IRLP node 9229.Not only is 800 a major milestone, but thanks to John,
the manager at the WA RAAF Association Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek,
Reg will operating the ‘net on the 27th of May from inside the
Lancaster bomber at the museum. This is a great opportunity to promote amateur
radio, the museum – and to help Reg celebrate ...
Posted May 5, 2017, 7:15 AM by Glynn Davies
20170501 - New Funeral Location for Gerald VK6AGT (SK)Please be advised that the funeral for Gerald Tompkins VK6AGT will now be held at the Alambie Park Chapel at 3pm. This Thursday and NOT at the Bethany Funeral Parlour as previously advertised.Please pass this on to as many as you can that may be attending that do not have access to this system. Source: John Dowsett VK6RD
Posted May 1, 2017, 1:35 AM by News Team
20170430 - In The NewsIn the news this week with an Activation of Mt Kaputar by Brett VK2BNN, using an FT-817. He has been having some challenges with the power settings of his radio, but as the SOTA Australia group advised him, it was more likely to be an Antenna, rather than a power issue, which lead to the recommendation to set the radio to display SWR on transmit, a recommendation that is also useful for many other radios and mobile activators.Andrew VK1DA is looking for information about the NESCAF audio filter kit as a way to provide some narrowing of the audio bandwidth of a receiver for use on CW. If you have any personal actual experience, Andrew would love to ...
Posted Apr 29, 2017, 10:24 PM by News Team
20170426 - WIA AGM Motions on Notice
The Wireless Institute of Australia will hold the Annual General Meeting in May at Hahndorf in South Australia. The meeting will be the single venue where the WIA membership can obtain detailed and direct information from the outgoing board, which in an emphatic vote by the membership sees six new faces take office at the conclusion of the meeting.
Any WIA member can contact the Secretary of the Institute, Mr Jim Linton, with motions to be added to the Agenda for the AGM. Several WIA members have shared with us their motions and today we are putting these in the Public Domain, to allow the WIA membership time to prepare itself for these motions and to put the Secretary and ...
Posted May 10, 2017, 1:53 AM by News Team
20170424 - Walk to d'Feet MND WA 2017
On Sunday 7th May, Gaye Gelok, wife of Wally VK6YS (SK), and her family are joining the Walk to D'feet MND, which gets bigger every year and raises very much needed funds to find a cause and therefore a cure for this awful disease. It would be amazing if you could sponsor our team (via the below link) by making a donation, no matter how small to help in this fundraising event. It would also be fantastic if you would forward the below link to others in your network of family, friends and colleagues to help us make a difference.
https://walktodfeetwa17.everydayhero.com/au/gaye
Thank you in advance for your support.
Best wishes, Gaye
Posted Apr 24, 2017, 1:37 AM by News Team
20170423 - NewsWest for Sunday, 23 April 2017Welcome to a special ANZAC Themed broadcast, brought to you by the team at WA Amateur Radio News.There's quite a variety for you in today's broadcast:Onno's "Foundations of Amateur Radio" and other regular segmentsan update from the WA VHF groupsome upcoming contest informationan update on some recent SOTA activitiesnews from around the ‘netreminders from Ham College and News Call BacksRoy's has a quick line-up in Helplineand Glynn ends with something for you to reflect on for ANZAC Day.You can listen to this edition on-air, on-line or on-demand and it's available for download every week from the http://vk6.net/news/ website ...
Posted Apr 21, 2017, 9:58 PM by News Team
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