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NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING AUGUST 30 2020

NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING AUGUST 23 2020 IN OUR 25th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS IS PRESENTED BY ALARA.

WIA National and Inwards QSL Manager John VK3JLS and state of Bureaus. - WIA Vice President Lee VK3GK reports from HQ.

When you need to get a job done who do you call? Roger Harrison VK2ZRH our new Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio Magazine. - WIA Secretary calls for intruder watch monitors in the north. - WIA RD Contest manager VK4SN calls for players! - THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

NEWS FROM WIA HQ - AGM - AWARDS - EMAIL - AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE - WIA CONTEST MANAGER WITH TRANS TASMAN RESULTS.

WIA secretary Peter VK8ZZ AGM. - WIA AR editor Roger VK2ZRH

WIA Secretary Peter VK8ZZ, with more details on the WIA AGM. - WIA Director Oscar Reyes VK3TX, revisits the IARU Contest HQ Station VK3WIA. - WIA AR magazine Editor-in-Chief Roger Harrison VK2ZRH hard at work.

WIA secretary Peter VK8ZZ and the new look AGM. - WIA Director Phil VK2CPR and ACMA's five-year spectrum outlook. -

WIA appoints VK2ZRH as AR magazine Editor. - WIA Vice President and Director Aidan, VK4APM, bids us Adieu. - WIA director Lee VK3GK and our website failure last week, looks at WIA involvement with IARU contest and visits the 13 Colonies special event.

WIA Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ. - WIA Spectrum Strategy Committee and Grant Willis VK5GR. - WIA DX Awards Manager Graham Alston, VK3GA, TRIPLE PLAY.

WIA DIRECTOR / VP AIDAN VK4APM 60 M POLL. - WIA DIRECTOR / DECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8ZZ AND AR MAGAZINE. - WIA DIRECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GKWIA Special Event Callsign Online Roster and Logging System. - WIA DIRECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GK COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT. - WIA DIRECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GKFACE TO FACE AMC Amateur Radio Examinations to resume shortly.

WIA Immediate Past President Justin VK7TW on your ABC. - WIA Director/VP Aidan VK4APM update on the 60M poll. - WIA Director Phil VK2CPR looks again at the recent email test - And RSGB Director Philip Willis M 0 PHI thanks volunteers

WIA DIRECTOR Peter VK8ZZ update on AGM.- WIA DIRECTOR Philip Shields VK2CPR update on WIA based emails and the 'card' generated. - WIA DIRECTOR Oscar Reyes VK3TX and he became a Director. WIA DIRECTOR Lee Moyle VK3GK and this weekends International STAYHOME event.

WIA DIRECTOR LEE VK3GK ANSWERS HIS QUESTION FROM LAST WEEK:- Why did I volunteer to be on the WIA board. - WIA DIRECTOR PHIL VK2CPR with 2 major points:- Utilising the WIA email address for communications and the ACMA 60 meter band proposal.

WIA and AR MAGAZINE. - WIA DIECTOR LEE MOYLE VK3GK his background. - WIA Contest Champion results for 2019. - WIA KEEPS AN EYE AND AN EAR OUT ON 60 METERS.

This week the WIA National News comes again from VK7. Today is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day and we cover Board comment from Aidan VK4APM all about the polls, callback stats with Gordon VK7VP, International news with Catherine VK7GH and Mike VK7FB, ALARA with Linda VK7QP, Oceania DX Contest with Martin VK7GN, Microwaves, QRP Radio and Satellites with Idris VK7ZIR and Peter VK7PD.

WIA National News this week comes from the WIA National News team in VK7 with thanks to VK7TW, VK7GH, VK7QP, VK7FREQ, VK7PD and VK7FB. If COVID-19 hadn't struck then you would have all been down here in VK7 enjoying the WIA Annual Conference weekend. It is a very different world we are living in at the moment and it will more than likely be a very different world going forward. Rest assured that amateur radio seems to be one of the hobbies that has been able to flourish in these "iso" times.

This week we'll hear from the Chairman of the DXCC Awards Committee. - WIA Secretary and our AGM. - One of the 3 new Directors gives a bit of an insight into what he is planning on bringing to the board (and I must say some pretty impressive credentials). - And our Vice President on 'why you need to register for the various polls.'

WIA NEW BOARD APPOINTED. - WIA VP with an update on poll, regarding Foundation Licence Syllabus. - WIA PRESIDENT advises on AR magazine delay. - WIA Directors Lee Moyle and Oscar Reyes check out the EDUCATION SCENE. - WIA Awards Manager Graham Alston VK3GA and ELITE 5band DXCC. - WIA DIRECTOR VK3GK AND WIA 110 YEAR SPECIAL EVENT. - WIA ASKED BY VICTORIAN POLICE TO FIND MISSING HAM.

WIA Awards Manager Graham Alston, VK3GA and new DXCC Certificates. - WIA Director (elect) Lee Moyle VK3GK, lets celebrate.