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20180617 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 17 June 2018 - New Amateurs Edition
20180603 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 3 June 2018 - Club Focus Edition
 Once again, I'm Glynn, VK6PAW, your lucky producer this week. In this broadcast: It's our CLUB FOCUS week, and we'll hear from clubs around VK6 including Ham College and the NCRG, and of course – what's been going on at WA Amateur Radio news. Onno talks about have the internet has revolutionised amateur radio over the past 20 years… and how analogue and digital can co-exist on repeaters. We'll point you to a great publication from Surrey, a little beyond the VK6 borders. There's a number of important AR notices and reminders, and we'll put a call out to Roy's helpline. If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net. You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks. If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and we'll be happy to respond. Send your stories, tall or true, audio production, scripts, events, updates, membership information, meeting announcements, AGM alerts, contests, swap-meets and more to us and we'll happily present your contribution on-air. Please register your callback, either on-air, or on-line. Visit vk6.net and click on the callback button. You can also subscribe to our announcement list and we'll let you know when the news is hot off the press. Originating in Perth Western Australia NewsWest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News for listeners on-air, on-line and on-demand. You can tune into this news on-air across many amateur frequencies, download the show from vk6.net or subscribe via your favourite podcast application, whichever way you're listening, whether you're a licensed radio amateur or not, experienced or just a beginner, old or young, thanks for being here and thanks for joining us. Get your copy: http://vk6.net/news/ NewsWest is broadcast and relayed across VK6 and far beyond by many transmitters and operators. Details can be found on vk6.net. The main VK6 NewsWest broadcast occurs at 09:30 WST (01:30 UTC). If you'd like to broadcast this news in your local area, you can. There are no restrictions on broadcasting NewsWest, other than that you must broadcast it as supplied without any modification. We ask that broadcasters advise us that they're transmitting the news. We look forward to hearing callbacks from the new network when it goes live! Our address is newswest@vk6.net Producer: Glynn |
20180527 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 27 May 2018 - Contesting Edition
 We hear from the WA VHF Group who have just reactivated their 5.7 and 10 GHz beacons and have some ZLPLL-based microwave beacon boards on display at their monthly meeting. The Radio Amateur Society of Australia shares the news that the ACMA have released their Draft Five Year Spectrum Outlook and we have contesting galore in our monthly contesting special with the Winter UHF/VHF Field Day, the VK Shires, the Trans Tasman, the RD contest and the Alara Contest. I'm Onno VK6FLAB and on behalf of WA Amateur Radio News, producers of NewsWest - Amateur Radio News since 1931 thanks for taking time out of your day to join us in Western Australia and far beyond, on-air, on-line and on-demand. We start the news this week with the Wireless Institute of Australia who have started controversial expulsion proceedings towards several members and the news that members of Amateur Radio Victoria are extremely unhappy at the treatment of one of their members by the WIA. If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net. You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks. If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and we'll be happy to respond. Send your stories, tall or true, audio production, scripts, events, updates, membership information, meeting announcements, AGM alerts, contests, swap-meets and more to us and we'll happily present your contribution on-air. Please register your callback, either on-air, or on-line. Visit vk6.net and click on the callback button. You can also subscribe to our announcement list and we'll let you know when the news is hot off the press. Originating in Perth Western Australia NewsWest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News for listeners on-air, on-line and on-demand. You can tune into this news on-air across many amateur frequencies, download the show from vk6.net or subscribe via your favourite podcast application, whichever way you're listening, whether you're a licensed radio amateur or not, experienced or just a beginner, old or young, thanks for being here and thanks for joining us. Get your copy: http://vk6.net/news/ NewsWest is broadcast and relayed across VK6 and far beyond by many transmitters and operators. Details can be found on vk6.net. The main VK6 NewsWest broadcast occurs at 09:30 WST (01:30 UTC). If you'd like to broadcast this news in your local area, you can. There are no restrictions on broadcasting NewsWest, other than that you must broadcast it as supplied without any modification. We ask that broadcasters advise us that they're transmitting the news. We look forward to hearing callbacks from the new network when it goes live! Our address is newswest@vk6.net Producer: Onno |
20180526 - WIA in the firing line, again
 From: Amateur Radio VictoriaGreetings Justin,I hope I find you well after the ordeal of a weekend AGM meeting.We have in the last few days received emails from our memberscomplaining about the treatment apparently meted out by the board ofthe WIA to expel Allan VK2CA. I am sure that your board would atall times be following the rules as per the constitution, butthe ARV council believes that in the long term interests of theamateur fraternity in Australia the decision to expel Allan needs tobe revisited.Allan enjoys wide spread support across Australia for his dedicationin running the VKHam website which is a well regarded place for allamateurs to purchase or dispose of unwanted equipment at no orminimal charge.We believe your actions in this matter will only bring further angstto members of both the WIA and ARV.I know that Allan enjoys the support of both the ARV Council and theoverwhelming majority of ARV members.-- Best regards,Ross PittardVK3CESecretary/TreasurerAmateur Radio Victoria |
20180513 - In the News This Week
In SOTA news this week a discussion started around the question of logging /P or not when dealing with a portable station. Arguments both ways abound. There appears to be a consensus around recording what was used on air, but adding the /P or not is often dependent on the situation, country and legal requirements. If you'd like to join in the conversation, join the SOTA_Australia email list. |
20180520 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 20 May 2018 - New Amateurs Edition
 Are you new to the hobby of Amateur Radio? This week, Newswest welcomes newcomers to Amateur Radio. In this New hams edition of NewsWest, you’ll hear about new licenses granted to new and re-qualifying Amateurs, and words of wisdom and encouragement to New Hams, and a press release from the Radio Amateur Society of Australia. We also have our regular spots of Foundations of Amateur Radio and Roy’s Helpline. And more. There’s always more. Newswest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News and is broadcast on several frequencies, both on the WA Linked Repeater Network and HF relays and broadcasts, all done every week by a team of dedicated radio operators. The NewsWest team this week is Glynn, Onno, Roy and myself, Bob VK6POP, the newswest producer for this week. If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net. You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks. If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and we'll be happy to respond. Send your stories, tall or true, audio production, scripts, events, updates, membership information, meeting announcements, AGM alerts, contests, swap-meets and more to us and we'll happily present your contribution on-air. Please register your callback, either on-air, or on-line. Visit vk6.net and click on the callback button. You can also subscribe to our announcement list and we'll let you know when the news is hot off the press. Originating in Perth Western Australia NewsWest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News for listeners on-air, on-line and on-demand. You can tune into this news on-air across many amateur frequencies, download the show from vk6.net or subscribe via your favourite podcast application, whichever way you're listening, whether you're a licensed radio amateur or not, experienced or just a beginner, old or young, thanks for being here and thanks for joining us. Get your copy: http://vk6.net/news/ NewsWest is broadcast and relayed across VK6 and far beyond by many transmitters and operators. Details can be found on vk6.net. The main VK6 NewsWest broadcast occurs at 09:30 WST (01:30 UTC). If you'd like to broadcast this news in your local area, you can. There are no restrictions on broadcasting NewsWest, other than that you must broadcast it as supplied without any modification. We ask that broadcasters advise us that they're transmitting the news. We look forward to hearing callbacks from the new network when it goes live! Our address is newswest@vk6.net Producer: Bob Duration: 26:24 |
20180513 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 13 May 2018 - History of AR Edition
 It’s HISTORY week - and we head back to 1974, and before. To warm you up for your trip to the 2018 Gold Coast WIA extravaganza, Onno brings you a wrap of “WIA Convention #37” Bob discusses “A funny thing happened in the shack the other night” I’m shaking up a can of magic LPS spray We have news of the Limited AOCP ...and to end history off, a round the world yacht race. And… then there’s our regular segments including news from SOTA, WWFF and FreeDV. We’ve got Roy’s Helpline, as well as a note from the Surrey Amateur Radio Club. If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net. You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks. If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and we'll be happy to respond. Send your stories, tall or true, audio production, scripts, events, updates, membership information, meeting announcements, AGM alerts, contests, swap-meets and more to us and we'll happily present your contribution on-air. Please register your callback, either on-air, or on-line. Visit vk6.net and click on the callback button. You can also subscribe to our announcement list and we'll let you know when the news is hot off the press. Originating in Perth Western Australia NewsWest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News for listeners on-air, on-line and on-demand. You can tune into this news on-air across many amateur frequencies, download the show from vk6.net or subscribe via your favourite podcast application, whichever way you're listening, whether you're a licensed radio amateur or not, experienced or just a beginner, old or young, thanks for being here and thanks for joining us. Get your copy: http://vk6.net/news/ NewsWest is broadcast and relayed across VK6 and far beyond by many transmitters and operators. Details can be found on vk6.net. The main VK6 NewsWest broadcast occurs at 09:30 WST (01:30 UTC). If you'd like to broadcast this news in your local area, you can. There are no restrictions on broadcasting NewsWest, other than that you must broadcast it as supplied without any modification. We ask that broadcasters advise us that they're transmitting the news. We look forward to hearing callbacks from the new network when it goes live! Our address is newswest@vk6.net Producer: Glynn VK6PAW Duration: 30m02s |
Collectif TERRE & MER
 Only one finished. In attempt to re-create the race - it’s on again. A world tour sailing solo, non-stop around the world, without assistance, and in the technical conditions of the time. This event is the replica of the mythical Golden Globe Race of 1968. Participants are required to use boats and similar equipment including radio means. In 1968, radio links between ships at sea and land were made only in BLU (a single lateral band), on the HF band thanks to the stations dedicated to maritime radio service, like St Lys in France. Today this device no longer exists. Today, only radio amateurs have the means to establish radio links in HF, long distance. In 2009 after a solo crossing from Corsica, Jean Francois Boubennec had the idea to create an amateur radio network on the citizens band. It is inspired by known devices, set up by radio amateurs such as “the Captains’ Network” in Canada, and AMRAD in France, developed by Olivier Marsan. Having obtained his own amateur licence in 2011, Jean Francois F4GRS set in stone his idea of a network of radio amateur operators at the service of sail boats, while they sail off the coasts around the world. This created a collective know an TERRE and MER, or translated - LAND and SEA. It is natural then, that the organisers of the Golden Globe Race and the TERRE and MER collective would look for partners, worldwide, to help carry out this great adventure, with the possibility to communicate via HF with the navigators. That's why the organisers are asking all Radio Amateurs today to help them build a solidarity network around the planet, so that they can communicate with the Navigators during the race. Are you interested in taking part as a radio station for this great race. Golden Globe Race - http://goldengloberace.com Thanks for Chris VK6JI and John VK6RD in Albany for passing on. |
CIARC - Christmas Island Amateur Radio Club (VK9JD)
Doing just that, Alek VK6APK, VK6 QSL manager passed on a message for Doug Haig, previously VK8JD… now VK9JD - on Christmas Island - voice of the Red Crab.
Doug arrived on the island in January and is now settling down and deciding what he’s going to do. Cliff, VK9VKL left Doug some some masts and antennas, so now he’s looking for a place to install.
On the side, he’s also in the process of starting up the CIARC, the Christmas Island Amateur Radio Club.
In the original correspondence, Doug was looking for 5 members to help the CIARC incorporate and become WIA affiliated, but has already exceeded that number. Not to stop there - if anyone else would like to join as a foundation member of the club - he’d love to hear from you.
The CIARC will initially need following equipment to support visiting amateurs ... Field Strength Meter, 2m Repeater, 2m Base/and Handheld, hardware for masts and antennas.
Ongoing, the club is looking for HF and digital gear, antenne tuners and alike. Sounds like we need to hook Doug up with Roy’s HelpLine.
The aim of the CIARC will be to foster amateur radio, prepare club/aerial for visitor amateur use, community support of the island in events and emergencies, "and maybe to organise DXepedtions"
So, if you, or someone else who would like to become foundation member or assist as member, with gear or technical support and the occasional visit, be sure to get in contact with Doug.
Contact Details: Douglas - Foundation O rganiserVoice of the Red Crab - VK9JD Mobile: 0448-583699 CIARC <ciamateurradio@gmail.com> |
20180506 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 6 May 2018 - Club Focus Edition
 Welcome to the Club Focus edition of NewsWest. Also in the news an update on the WAARN broadcaster activity day, the AGM, the Helpline, Foundations of Amateur Radio and the RAOTC. This is Amateur Radio News since 1931, for radio amateurs, shortwave listeners, radio enthusiasts and you. We'd love to hear your feedback, vk6.net is the place to go for more details and newswest@vk6.net is the email address you can use for your stories. This news is made possible by you. Send us a story, better yet an audio file about an amateur radio issue that is close to your heart, an activity you've participated in, something you learned, something you're planning or somewhere you're going. As amateurs we're a busy lot, but sharing is part of the experience and while something might be old-hat to you, consider those amateurs who have just joined, or those listeners who are just itching for an excuse to join our community. If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net. You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks. If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and we'll be happy to respond. Send your stories, tall or true, audio production, scripts, events, updates, membership information, meeting announcements, AGM alerts, contests, swap-meets and more to us and we'll happily present your contribution on-air. Please register your callback, either on-air, or on-line. Visit vk6.net and click on the callback button. You can also subscribe to our announcement list and we'll let you know when the news is hot off the press. Originating in Perth Western Australia NewsWest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News for listeners on-air, on-line and on-demand. You can tune into this news on-air across many amateur frequencies, download the show from vk6.net or subscribe via your favourite podcast application, whichever way you're listening, whether you're a licensed radio amateur or not, experienced or just a beginner, old or young, thanks for being here and thanks for joining us. Get your copy: http://vk6.net/news/ NewsWest is broadcast and relayed across VK6 and far beyond by many transmitters and operators. Details can be found on vk6.net. The main VK6 NewsWest broadcast occurs at 09:30 WST (01:30 UTC). If you'd like to broadcast this news in your local area, you can. There are no restrictions on broadcasting NewsWest, other than that you must broadcast it as supplied without any modification. We ask that broadcasters advise us that they're transmitting the news. We look forward to hearing callbacks from the new network when it goes live! Our address is newswest@vk6.net Producer: Onno VK6FLAB |
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