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VK7AX > BCAST 07.06.25 07:15z 1360 Lines 37564 Bytes #173 (0) @ WW BID : 1970_VK7AX Read: GUEST Subj: VK National News 08Jun25 Path: ED1ZAC<ED1ZAC<LU4ECL<LU9DCE<VE3CGR<VE3QBZ<VK3AT<VK7AX Sent: 250607/0700Z 1970@VK7AX.#ULV.TAS.AUS.AUNZ LinBPQ6.0.24 VK National News 08Jun25 Text edition: Weekly news from the WIA: MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2025-06-08.mp3 Text edition: 2025 JUNE 8 WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA ------------------------------------------------------------* 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 ------------------------------------------------------------* NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING JUNE 8 2025 IN OUR 30th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS THIS WEEK:- Just for something different I'm Jason vk2law stepping in for Graham hosting the news, I am hoping we will have lots and lots AND lots lot more IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB AUSTRALIANA ACMA consults on remaking the CB class licence ACMA are consulting on remaking the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2015 (CB Class Licence), which is due to sunset on 1 October 2025. Their view is that the CB class licence is operating effectively and propose to remake it with minor changes. ACMA are also seeking views on the use of the 3 emergency call channels (HF CH 9, and UHF CHs 5 and 35) and the 2 data transmission channels used for telemetry and telecommand (UHF CHs 22 and 23). You can find full details on the ACMA website NOW just before I continue lets check the time Have you got a second? Well, it only takes a second - actually, a few minutes for this weird n wonderful story, which introduces an important new atomic clock that's been put to work at the official US headquarters of timekeeping in Colorado. Keep your eye on the clock, especially if you've been recording your QSOs like the rest of us, in Coordinated Universal Time. this new atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been operating since April at NIST's Boulder, Colorado offices. It will soon have a bigger job as part of a group of timekeepers around the world that assists with the calibration of UTC. Known as NIST-F4, the clock is still awaiting certification by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures before that can happen. Until then, its unprecedented precision is already hard at work defining the official time over in the United States. Its creators call it a "fountain" of precision because the cloud of caesium atoms inside the clock oscillate at a rate of more than 9 billion times per second, rising and falling in the same way water does in a fountain. Its resonant frequency is 9 billion, 192 million, 631 thousand 770 hertz - to be precise. That is the frequency that sets the standards for all other clocks. If you want to see just how NIST-F4 works, see the link to a YouTube video in the text version of this week's news, wia.org.au Watching it will take only three minutes and three seconds of your time - more or less. youtube.com/watch?v=8IrbreXO6x8 ------------------------------------------------------------* INTERNATIONAL NEWS is with thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, ARRL, DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA. Every year, hams in the US and Canada observe the fourth full weekend in June as Field Day, considered the most important amateur radio weekend of the year. In Hawaii, however, amateur radio recognition will be going on a little longer: the state's governor, Josh Green, has proclaimed all of June to be Amateur Radio Month, in recognition of the 3400 hams operating in the Pacific region. The state has ties to wireless that go back more than 100 years, however. In 1914, its island of Oahu became home to a Marconi wireless telegraphy station. In 1916, the first transmissions were successfully sent to Japan from the US territory, marking the start of wireless communication between the two nations. ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI) has 13 sessions announced in 2025, with more in the works. The program, from ARRL is a donor-funded professional development program designed to help classroom teachers elevate their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs using wireless technology. This is all possible because of the high level of confidence that our donors have in the program. We are grateful that many have stepped up to make this all possible, said ARRL Director of Development Kevin Beal, K8EAL. Through donations to the ARRL Education and Technology Program, donors have entrusted ARRL to help teachers integrate amateur radio into their curriculum. The support has been from all levels. During a YouTube telethon to benefit the program, individual hams contributed more than $21,000, which unlocked another $20,000 challenge gift from donors. David Ginsburg, N3BKV, funded an endowment in the name of his parents. The Hy and Mimi Ginsburg Educator position is the first of several major gifts to the program. We are so excited that we get to grow the program this year, said ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA. Part of that growth has involved making sessions available in local communities across the country. After a successful first remote session was held on Staten Island, another Louisiana, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab is hosting one later in the year. The success of the program is evident, but the lasting impact may go even further than we can measure today," said Goodgame. Network media outlets have covered programs built by TI graduates, and there are hundreds of active hams in the schools that TI graduates lead. Recently in material science news from China we hear that Hailin Peng and his team at Peking University just made the worlds fastest transistor and its not made of silicon. This new transistor from Hailin Peng and his team is a GAAFET. Its made from bismuth oxyselenide (BiOSe) for the channel, and bismuth selenite oxide (BiSeO) as the gate material Runs 40% Faster and Uses 10% Less Power Next Generation DXing Programme The ARRL has published an 8 part video series about the Next Generation of DXing. The seminar was held April during the 76th International DX Convention. A group of panellists with deep knowledge of the current state of the art in the DXpedition world covered everything - from financing and planning of a DXpedition to getting permits, arranging logistics, planning out equipment, managing both remote and local operators, dealing with problems and much more. The latest technology being used in DXpeditions was explained in detail. The content is available on the ARRL HQ YouTube channel (youtube.com/@ARRLHQ/playlists) WEIRD AND WONDERFUL ------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION -------------- -------------- NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025 -------------- --------------- THIS WEEKEND, VK Shires Contest, 7th - 8th June. ----------------------- NZ Straight Key Night Next New Zealand Straight Key Night will be held Sunday 8 June from 9pm to 10pm NZDT (0800 to 0900 UTC) on 80 metres. Polish and lubricate that old morse key and enjoy an evening of old-time radio fun. Straight Key Night is an informal event which honours the roots of amateur radio: Morse Code sent with a straight key (no bugs, sideswipers, keyers or keyboards). When. Winter SKN is the second Sunday in June, 8-9pm NZ time. Summer SKN is always the first Sunday in December, 9-10pm NZ time. SKN honours the original amateur radio mode in an easy-going style. Operators send signal report, name, location, type of key, type of transmitter and power output. Stations are limited to 100W output power. SKN is not a contest - but the operator who gets the most votes for the quality of their sending will win the Bruce Scahill Best Fist Award. This certificate honours Bruce ZL1BWG (SK), who was a dedicated supporter of SKN. Please email your nomination to ZL1NZ within one week following the event. (Neil ZL1NZ, SKN Manager) ----------------- VHF UHF Field Days Winter 2025 Saturday 21 June through Sunday 22 June This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, manager of the VHF-UHF Field Days. The 2025 Winter event will proceed as advertised from 0100 UTC Saturday 21st June through 0059 UTC Sunday 22nd June, except in VK6 where it opens at 0300 on the Saturday and closes at 0259 on the Sunday. Go to the VHF-UHF Field Days web page on the WIA website to download the new Rules. Thats right! I said new Rules. A couple of important things will be new with the Winter event. Firstly, contesters will now be able to choose between two logging programs the one youve known for so long, VKCL and N1MM, widely used across many other contests. Secondly, well be able to make use of the WIA online VK logchecker, as used with many other VK contests supported by the WIA. Thirdly, there will be no Rover category. Raise a glass of your favourite beverage in honour of its passing. Responsible drinking is encouraged. They are the main new things. When youve downloaded the new Rules, go to your room not the shack; no distractions and read through the Rules carefully. At half the pace you read other things. Rinse and repeat. Twice. Put them aside for 24 hours. Rinse and repeat. Use a yellow text highlighter. Take a copy with you on the Field Day weekend. Check the VHF-UHF Field Days web page a few times between now and the happy event. Remember Field Days are for getting outdoors and having fun! This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for WIA National News. --------- IARU HF World Championship. The 24-hour IARU HF World Championship starts at 12 HUNDRED UTC on Saturday 12 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 13 July. This annual contest supports amateur self-training in radio communications, improving operating skills, conducting technical investigations and inter-communicating with other amateurs around the world using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands (SARL) ----------------- Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest - 19 JUL The Trans-Tasman contest, held on the 3rd weekend in July, aims to encourage Low Band activity between VK and ZL Only contest bands 160 80 and 40M are allowed with SSB, CW and Digital (RTTY OR PSK) wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ ---------- YOTA Contest 2025 Organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society, the aim of the YOTA Contest is to increase youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the reputation of the YOTA programme and demonstrate support for youngsters across the world. The next 2 sessions of this year's YOTA Contest will be held 19 July 29 December yotacontest.mrasz.org --------------- RSGB IOTA CONTEST July 26 to July 27, 2025. Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Work once per band per mode. (wa7bnm contest calendar) ---------- Remembrance Day Contest This contest is held every year on the anniversary of the end of World War II, in honour of the Australian amateurs who lost their lives in wartime. This contest is unusual because the trophy goes to the Australian state or territory that scores the highest level of activity. Next contest 16th & 17th August 2025 Contest Manager is Alan Shannon VK4SN vk4sn(at)wia.org.au wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/ ---------- Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest The Oceania DX Contest is managed by the Oceania DX Contest Committee, info(at)oceaniadxcontest.com The OCDX contest is Oceania's only international style contest where contacts with stations all over the globe are able to participate. Oceania stations may contact any station for QSO points whilst non-Oceania stations are required to contact any station in Oceania for QSO points. The contest runs over the first two full weekends in October and has SSB, CW and SWL categories wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/ --------------------- YOTA Contest 2025 Organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society, the aim of the YOTA Contest is to increase youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the reputation of the YOTA programme and demonstrate support for youngsters across the planet. The final session of this year's YOTA Contests will be held 29 December yotacontest.mrasz.org --------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD. ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------- DX WINDOW - JUNE ----------- ----------------- ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- Peter, PD1RP, is celebrating the 80th anniversary since the end of the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. He is on the air as PD80FREE until the 30th of June. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. (NewsLine) ------------------ Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- REMINDERS --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------- DX WINDOW - JULY ----------- ----------------- Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- ----------------- ------------- DX WINDOW - AUGUST ----------- ----------------- Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- ------------- DX WINDOW - SEPTEMBER ----------------- Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- ------------- DX WINDOW - OCTOBER ----------------- Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- ------------- DX WINDOW - NOVEMBER ----------------- Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- DX WINDOW - DECEMBER ----------------- Celebrating the Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's 75th anniversary, four special callsigns have been activated by DARC till 31 October: DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC. See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/ for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate. QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR. (425 DX NEWS) ------------ It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You. Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11: New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C. September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC. Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember." SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC bands. (ard) ------------- --------- 8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz 10 GHz. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo. (ard) ------------- Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them. Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the 40 MHz band until the end of the year. They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a maximum power of 10 watts. The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz. (425dx news) ------------ ------------ Switzerland. 4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union. QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. (sarl) ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- NET ADVICE -------------------------------------------------------------- BEACONS ------------------------------------------------------------* REPEATER NEWS ------------------------------------------------------------* WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ARDF WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather) 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/ Be on the lookout for some YLs ascending summits for a special SOTA event. One year after organizing their inaugural Queens of the Mountains activation, the YLs are back and they've gone global. True to its name, the Queens of the Mountains event is a challenge worthy of royalty. AND ITS ON NOW. Paula K9IR and Amy AG7GP have brought the event back for its second year as YLs activate SOTA summits on June 7th and June 8th - and not only YLs around the world chase the activators; men are also invited to join in this year's chase. Anyone contacting 5 or more YLs on a SOTA summit becomes eligible for a certificate. The biggest honors will go to the YL activators themselves who will be logging contacts and working toward any or all of six achievement awards, including one for a first-time SOTA activator. A special K1LIZ Memorial Achievement Award will be given to the YL with the highest number of achievement awards. Last year the event crowned Lorene W6LOR with the honour, which bears the callsign of top-achieving activator Liz Burns K1LIZ who became a Silent Key in February of 2022. (newsline) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - CW WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH. open.spotify.com/playlist/0XDrUVZQMeEt47eAT2oE4P?si=6869c1069e6f45b1 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary(at)amsat-vk.org Never mind what prime-time TV has to offer - hams who have been missing a chance to make contacts through HamTV will have something to celebrate soon. HamTV was the Digital Amateur Television transmitter operating on the Columbus module of the ISS until failure took it out of service in 2019. Its repairs back here on earth were completed and the newly invigorated HamTV was returned to the ISS via SpaceX CRS-30 in March of 2024. ARISS reports that astronauts will complete its reinstallation in late June in preparation for more contacts with schools around the world. HamTV uses the DVB-S protocol in the 13 cm band to transmit digital video and audio in MPG2 format. ARISS has high hopes that HamTV will become a long-running series -- without having to resort to re-runs (newsline) Starfish Space is preparing to launch its second mission, Otter Pup 2, on SpaceXs upcoming Transporter-14 rideshare flight, where it will attempt to dock with a D-Orbit ION satellite already aboard the same launch. Unlike traditional spacecraft, Otter Pup 2 uses an electrostatic capture mechanism, allowing it to dock with unmodified satellites by attaching to flat panels. The mission aims to demonstrate rendezvous and docking technologies that will support future servicing missions, such as life extension and orbital debris inspection, for both commercial and government clients. This mission will simulate the challenges of space servicing, with Otter Pup 2 traveling long distances before performing proximity operations and multiple dockings. Starfish hopes to prove that its technology is safe, flexible, and viable, building confidence in satellite servicing amid growing demand and regulatory interest. (na) Time Gentleman Time. John VK4JJW had that weird and wonderful "clock" story at the start of this weeks news.. now some more "timely" news. The European Space Agency's ACES mission has launched the most precise atomic clock ever sent to space, with the goal of improving how we measure elevation on Earth. This effort addresses real-world issues like the infamous misalignment of a German-Swiss bridge caused by differing sea level baselines. ACES was installed on the International Space Station's Columbus module on April 25, 2025 By linking ACES to the most accurate ground-based clocks, scientists can compare how time ticks across the planet-since time passes more slowly in stronger gravity, this allows geodesists to map Earth's gravitational field with centimeter-level precision. The clock network will eventually make elevation measurements more accurate worldwide, including in poorly surveyed regions like Africa and South America. Though ACES is just a first step, it paves the way for a future system of even more precise space-based clocks that could revolutionize infrastructure planning, sea level monitoring, and geophysical research. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - INTERNET - THE HAMS DOMAIN. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA iota-world.org/ ------------ SOLO DXPEDITIONER HONORED FOR 61,000 QSOs Congratulations to Marek Lamachou, FH4VVK/F4VVJ, who logged more than 61,000 QSOs as the solo operator during a DXpedition on the island of Grande Glorieuse operating as FT4GL. The island is the largest in the French-controlled Glorioso Islands archipelago in the Indian Ocean and is 7th in the DXCC Most Wanted List. Marek was honoured at Hamvention by the Southwest Ohio DX Association as DXpeditioner of the Year. The association said that he had "gone above and beyond the norm to positively affect the DX community." The DXpedition took place in May and June of 2024. (newsline) The world's most isolated settled island is adding an important amateur radio presence: A Reverse Beacon Network node. The node project is being given a supporting grant from the Yasme Foundation and will be hosted by Andy Repetto, ZD9BV, on Tristan da Cunha, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Reverse Beacon Network comprises stations in different parts of the world that monitor the bands and send reports of what - and who - they hear. It is an all-volunteer effort. (newsline) ------------- REMINDERS ------------------ ZC 4 RH is on the British Sovereign Area on Cyprus, IOTA number AS - 4 from the 14th through to the 20th of June using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40 through 6 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details. (newsline2482) ------------ VP 8 DPD Falkland Islands Gerard VK4BGL/G3WIP is active as VP8DPD from Falkland Islands, IOTA SA-002, UNTIL July 12 on HF. QSL via G3WIP Buro, LOTW, eQSL. (dxnews) ----------------- WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - LAW ENFORCEMENT. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - low down. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ---- MARITIME. 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 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS MILLS ON THE AIR. WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - PHILATELY WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS QRP WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS qcwa.org raotc.org.au WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP. ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/ facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/ youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA On-Loan DMR Kit Starts Young UK Hams On Their Journeys When youre first starting out in amateur radio, you cant borrow confidence in getting on the air but now in the UK you can borrow something thats almost just as helpful. A new program created especially to help hams under the age of 18 who are just starting their radio journeys. The DMR project launched recently by the Radio Society of Great Britain is a way to provide opportunity - and radio equipment - for new young amateurs to become accustomed to making QSOs on a regular basis. The Outreach Teams new DMR kit contains DMR handheld transceivers and hotspots to borrow for as long as three months at no cost. Accompanying the equipment, of course, is the opportunity to use it - and the RSGBs team will also be hosting regularly scheduled youth nets to give as many participants as possible a good start. Licensed hams or school groups with at least one licensee are eligible to apply to use the kits. Meanwhile, the society is also encouraging teachers to establish school clubs and to become amateurs themselves. Funding from the Radio Communications Foundation will cover the cost of up to nine teachers exams. (icqpodcast) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - RADIO SCOUTING WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SOFTWARE FOR HAMS DXLook.com -- A New Real-Time HF Propagation Map Based Tool: AK6FP has been experimenting with a new tool that visualizes HF propagation in real time using live data from multiple networks -- WSPRnet, Reverse Beacon Network, PSK Reporter, and various DX Clusters. The result is a site designed to give amateur radio operators a visual feel for current band conditions. You can filter by band (10m-160m), mode (Digital, CW, SSB), and perspective grid (your QTH), and it builds a live propagation heatmap around that location. Its built by AK6FP and is completely free to use no accounts, no distractions. Just open it and explore. Check it out here: https://dxlook.com ( Rodrigo AK6FP via eHam ) WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - VIDEO ------------------------------------------------------------* 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. ---------------------------- 2025 VK5 - ADELAIDE HILLS AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY'S BIG ANNUAL BUY AND SELL SATURDAY JULY 19 MARION RSL SELLERS AT 8:30 BUYERS AT 10:30 VK - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary Glen Waverly July 26 president(at)alara.org (vk2ayl) VK5 - AREG's Amateur Radio & Electronics Sale Sunday 26th October at David Roche Park, Kilburn (VK5QI) VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9 (vk4dmh) Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road. VK3- Rosebud RadioFest, Eastbourne Primary School, Rosebud (wiacal) November Sixteen. VK8 - Darwin Amateur Radio Club DARC Xmas Party 6:30pm Dec 3 (wiacal) Reception Reports 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------* (Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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