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WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ. - WIA Returning Officer, Pete Cherry VK2LP. - WIA YOTA Committee Chairman, Steve VK6SJ.

WIA Director Giles Kirby VK5GK with all that's going on at WIA HQ. - WIA CONTEST MANAGER OF VHF UHF FIELD DAYS ROGER HARRISOM VK2ZRH. - YOTA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STEVE KENNEDY VK6SJ.

WIA Director and Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ and our new election voting return officer selected. - WIA Education Committee spokesman Phil Wait VK2ASD. - DAVID VK2DU and an education weekend sees 15 potential new hams on our bands.

40m Band Plan Harmonisation WIA next steps explained by WIA Director Peter VK4EA . - David VK4DN looks at the amateur radio COMMUNITY in DISCUSSION POINT . - DO OU KNOW WHERE YOUR ROBOT VACUM CLEANER IS RIGHT NOW ?

WIA DIRECTORS VK8ZZ PETER AND VK3FY CHRIS .- WIA's AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF VK2ZRH ROGER .- RAOTC's CLIVE VK6CSW .- VKDMR's 8th ANNIVERSAY NEWS WITH PETER VK5DMR .- SOCIALLY WE VISIT BOTH THE TASSIE HAM CONFERENCE AND THE GOLD COAST HAMFEST THANKS TO AIDAN VK4APM AND JUSTIN VK7TW

WIAs GRANT WILLIS VK5GR on BOTH the OCEANA DX CONTEST and as Chairman of TAC latest on the 40 Mtr Band Plan proposal .- WIA Director LEE MOYLE VK3GK . - WIA EDITOR IN CHIEF OF ARMAGAZINE, VK2ZRH ROGER HARRISON. WIA PAST PRESIDENT JUSTIN VK7TW updates us on TASSIE HAM CONFERENCE.

WIA AR MAGAZINES EDITOR IN CHIEF ROGER HARRISON VK2ZRH . - PLUS POTA, SOTA AND YOTA NEWS.

WIA President, Scott Williams VK3KJ

WIA SECRETARY PETER CLEE VK8Z. - ACMA AND AN IMPORTANT EMAIL SENT TO ALL WE AMATEURS THIS WEEK. - TWO 'near Sydney" RADIO STATIONS FORCED OFF AIR.

WIA DIRECTORS VK4EA AD VK5GK . - WIA RD CONTEST MANAGER VK4SN . - WIA YOTA COMMITTEE MEMBER VK2MV .- AND - DID THE ARRL PAY A MILLION DOLLAR RANSOME? JASON DELVES INTO THIS DURING INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

I'm Michelle VK2AYL and THIS WEEK in our ALARA edition of WIA National News I'll be joined by Shirley VK5YL, Lesley VK5LOL and Linda VK7QP. - BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA INCLUDING Peter VK3BFG your WIA ATV representative with news on the August 31 Digital Amateur Television QSO Party.

WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY. - ALARA Contest Manager Lesley VK5LOL. - 2 POLICE STATIONS TO WORK VI7POL and HB20SP. - and THREE G or not 3G, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK

ALTHOUGH ONCE AGAN NO DIRECTORS REPORT WE DO HAVE IN JUST A MOMENT ROGER HARRISSON VK2ZRH WHO ALONG WITH A TIRELESS BAND OF WORKERS HAVE BEENN ENDEAVOURIING TO GET THE WIA VHF UHF FIELD DAY RESULTS UP TO DATE . --- TUNE IN.

WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ bringing to the attention of Affiliated Clubs, some VERY important reminders. - Alan, VK4SN, the WIA's Trans Tasman and RD contest manager. - Shane VK4KHZ with an update of upcoming ARISS events in our region. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison VK2ZRH.

Giles Kirby VK5GK Delivering the WIA directors update. - Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine, Roger Harrison and Issue Number 4 of AR magazine is at the printers. - Last week both Felix VK4FUQ and myself, Graham VK4BB told you of the WIA consultations in progress, this week Grant VK5GR with more news about the current activities underway within the WIA Technical Advisory Committee. - And from ALARA, Lesley VK5LOL and the 2024 ALARA contest.

CALL TO ACTION:- CONSULTATION 2024-1: You have only until August Two to provide feedback on the draft RALI documents describing how to coordinate amateur repeater and beacon station frequencies. CONSULTATION 2024-2: 40m Band Plan Harmonisation Challenges. You have until September Six to provide feedback BOTH CONSULTATION DETAILS ARE ON WIA.ORG.AU Front Page News NOW WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA. So it's to the International News Desk and Jason VK2LAW and as we don't have a directors report, I'll pop in ahead of Felix with that reminder re that input required for the 40 mtr band plan. I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB

TWO VICE PRESIDENTS, THE VP OF RASA AD THE VP OF WIA JOIN US. - TWO YOTA MEMBERS, VK2MV AND VK2COD. - AND FROM THE ARDC TEAM, WE HIGHLIGHT A MEMBER OF THEIR GRANTS EVALUATION TEAM, VK2TDS.-

WIA EDITOR IN-CHIEF OF AR MAGAZINE ROGER VK2ZRH AND THAT BITTER SWEET OUTCOME OF THE VICTORIAN SUPREME COURT TRIAL OF THE DEATHS OF 2 CAMPERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS VK3VZP. - WIA TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GRANT VK5GR AND CHANGES TO THE BEACON AND REPEATER FREQUENCY SELECTION PROCESS. - WIA DIRECTOR CHRIS VK3FY SPEAKS WITH AL W6MOS AT THE 2024 LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HELD IN MELBOURNE.

WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK. - CAN YOU HELP WITH TABULATING SOME LOGS? VK4TS Trent Sampson asks for help.