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   Wick High School Radio Club, which operates as GM 0 WHS, has started   
   the new school term with great success. The group recently organised   
   a collecting time zones event.   
      
   Lucy, MM 7 FUV lead the radio club in making their QSOs, which took   
   place over the course of a week in September. Students were active on   
   the D-Star network Reflector 001C speaking to other operators from   
   across the world including from down under here in Australia, America,   
   Japan, South Korea, as well as the UK.   
      
   The activity aimed to promote the introduction of the Foundation   
   licence course in the school, which is sounds like it has done with   
   success. Loki, one of the clubs new operators has just joined   
   1st year at Wick High School and has already set his sights on joining   
   the radio club. He said: I am just amazed that I can talk to people   
   all over the world. I cant wait to get my Foundation licence.   
      
   tinyurl.com/yv573bve   
      
   (rsgb)   
   As many as 50 licensed amateurs between the ages of 15 and 25 will be headed   
   for Colorado next June as the Youth on the Air Camp for the Americas enters   
   its fifth season.   
      
      
   Interesting is that YOTA, just in the  North, Central and South America   
   areas is called YOUTH whilst elsewhere its called YOUNGSTERS.   
      
   The online application period begins on December 1st and is open to young   
   radio operators from North, Central and South America. The camp will take   
   place from June 15th through to the 20th.   
      
      
   Prospective campers living outside the United States are being given priority   
   and are encouraged to leave sufficient time to obtain the required passport   
   and tourist Visa, where applicable. First-time campers are also being given   
   priority. Attendees from past years are welcome to apply to serve as leaders.   
      
      
   Meanwhile, plans are in the works to inaugurate two other camp experiences   
   next year: subregional camps and a YOTA Junior USA camp serving hams younger   
   than 15.   
      
      
   Visit youthontheair dot org - that's youthontheair - one word - dot org   
   (youthontheair.org) For additional information, please contact Camp Director   
   Neil Rapp, WB9VPG via the email address, director at youthontheair dot org   
   (director@youthontheair.org)   
      
   (newsline 2450)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO   
      
   A ham club in India with a specialty in helping families reunite with lost   
   relatives has assisted in the homecoming of a man recovering from an   
   amputated leg. We hear more about him from John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
      
   The suffering of a man separated from his family was amplified by the agony   
   of having just endured the amputation of his left leg - the result of an   
   apparent accident near the Sodepur and Agarpara railway station tracks in   
   West Bengal, India. Authorities were not clear how the man had become injured   
   but following his surgery at the Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital.   
   They knew they could at least help heal one part of his pain: his sense of   
   isolation and the onset of depression.   
      
      
   While the man recovered physically, the hospital superintendent sought help   
   to get him family support. On the 26th of September, the hospital official   
   Zahid Hossain, contacted the West Bengal Radio Club, an amateur radio   
   organisation with a proven track record of helping in missing-persons cases.   
      
      
   According to a report in the Millennium Post, the hams used their vast   
   network of contacts to locate the man's family in the West Bengal district of   
   Birbhum. The club's secretary, Ambarish Nag Biswas VU2JFA, told the newspaper   
   that when the hams got in touch with the man's elder sister, they learned   
   that she had reported him missing about a year ago. The siblings were put in   
   touch with one another and the man recognised his sister. When he was   
   considered healthy enough to be released by the hospital, he returned home   
   with her to the family's village.   
      
      
   This is John Williams VK4JJW.   
   (newsline 2450)   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS  --- VIDEO.   
      
   tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos   
   THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN   
      
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   2024 IT'S A DATE   
      
   Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section   
      
   Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found   
   on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.   
      
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   VK5 - Amateur Radio Experiments Group Radio & Electronics Sale   
   Saturday 26th October 10AM David Roche Park Kilburn  (vk5qi)   
      
   VK7 - Tasmanian Ham Conference November 2 and 3 Hobart.    (vk7news)   
   Held at the Sandy Bay Campus of UTAS.   
      
   Get ready, because the excitement for the premier VK amateur radio event of   
   2024 is reaching fever pitch! The venue is prepped, the presenters are   
   polishing their cutting-edge talks, the caterers are locking in the feast,   
   and the organizers are fired up, ready to deliver an unforgettable   
   experience!   
      
      
   On November 2nd and 3rd, the Tassie Ham-E-Con takes over the Sir Stanley   
   Burbury Theatre, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay. This years theme?   
   Innovation in Amateur Radioand weve secured a powerhouse lineup of presenters   
   to spark your imagination and supercharge your knowledge.   
      
      
   And thats not allcheck out the amazing raffle prizes - You could win big with   
   gear like the ICOM IC-7300, Yaesu FTM-500, ICOM ID-51, Xiegu G90, DX   
   Commander Expedition Antenna, ZachTek WSPR transmitters. Plus, heaps of   
   vouchers from TET-Emtron, Digirig, Messi & Paoloni, and exclusive merch from   
   VK Radio. Raffle tickets are only available to attendees, with extra chances   
   to win at the conference.   
      
      
   Time is running out! Bookings close in a week, and spots are disappearing   
   fast. Dont miss your chance to be part of the future of amateur radiograb   
   your tickets today!   
      
      
   For full details, check the link in the email edition of this broadcast:   
   Tassie Ham-E-Con Conference.   
      
      
   VK3 - SPARC Rosebud RadioFest November 17 at Eastbourne Primary   
   School, Allambi Ave. Rosebud.                        (vk3pdg)   
   2025   
      
   VK  - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary   
   Glen Waverly July 26 president@alara.org              (vk2ayl)   
      
   VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY  2025 HAMFEST NOV 9  (vk4dmh)   
   Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.   
      
   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@wia.org.au   
   Submitting news items   
      
   If you would like to submit news items for possible inclusion   
   in the VK1WIA broadcasts, please email your item in text to   
   nationalnews@wia.org.au   and don't JUST send url's links or   
   posters, but take the time to pen YOUR contribution.   
      
   To submit audio, email nationalnews@wia.org.au   
   and send BOTH the audio and the text   
      
   We would appreciate items certainly no longer than 1.5 mts in   
   length as we only have a half hour.   
      
   Remember the sooner you submit material the more the   
   likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of   
   WIA National News.   
      
   Each recorded item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple   
   of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your   
   event 'fresh' and always if the news room is to read your   
   item --- write it in the 3rd person. (First if YOU are   
   reading your own item).  If you are mentioning your own name / call   
   in the story, say something like "and myself, Pat, vk11abc"   
      
      
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