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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - INTERNET, THE HAMS DOMAIN   
      
   The secretary of the Department of Home Affairs has issued a mandatory   
   direction for all Australian government entities to "prevent the use or   
   installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services and   
   where found, remove all existing instances of DeepSeek products,   
   applications and web services from all Australian Government systems   
   and devices," the statement said.   
      
   Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said DeepSeek posed an "unacceptable   
   risk" to government technology and the immediate ban was to protect   
   Australias national security and national interest."   
      
   The ban does not extend to devices of private citizens.   
      
   (itnews.com)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/   
      
   Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago, ITA number SA-014.   
      
   The Araucaria DX Group has announced that it has received   
   permission from the Brazilian Navy Brazilian Navy to conduct a   
   DXpedition from Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago (SA-014) in the   
   October- November 2025 timeframe.   
      
   This DXCC Entity was last activated in 2012.   
      
   "Since 2012 permission to land and operate from the rocks has not been   
   granted BUT this teams R.I.B's, Radio In a Box capability enables them to   
   make this activation possible without the operators being physically on   
   the rocks, thereby meeting the key requirement of the Navy for a very   
   small footprint operation with minimum human presence.   
      
   According to the permit, two team members will be allowed to land each day   
   for a limited time to refuel the generators and make any necessary   
   repairs".   
      
   Plans are to deploy five RIBs for a total of 6 stations, and to   
   operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres.   
      
   There will be six local operators who will be based on a boat anchored a   
   short distance from the rocks. This local team will be complemented by a   
   number of remote operators.   
      
   Further information, including dates and callsign, will be provided   
   in due course.   
      
   Bookmark py0s2025.com for updates.   
      
   (425 dx news)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MARITIME   
      
   Maritime Radio Day 2025   
      
   Registration is now open for Maritime Radio Day which takes place annually   
   on the 14th and 15th of April.   
      
   This is to commemorate the almost 100 years of wireless telegraphy service   
   for seafarers which ended with the closure, in the UK, of Portishead Radio   
   on the 30th of April 2000.   
      
   Commencing at 12:00 UTC on the 14th and finishing at 23:00 UTC on the   
   15th, this event is a great opportunity to QSO with ex-marine radio   
   officers and coast station professionals who exchange details of their   
   previous ships and coast stations.   
      
   The mode of operation is CW, and all the HF bands are used including the   
   WARC bands. A certificate of participation will be issued to all who   
   submit results. We amateur licence holders are invited to register and   
   take part as Friends of MRD. SWLs may also submit logs.   
      
   You can find further information at radioofficers.com   
      
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   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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   2025   
      
   VK6 - PARGFEST PEEL AMATEUR RADIO GROUP held February 15 9AM at   
   Mandurah Bowling Club 89 Allnutt Street      ( parg.org.au/ )   
      
   VK5   
      
   Hi this is Nathan VK 5OG president of the South Coast amateur radio club   
   1 February all membership fees are due which is $50 this year   
   we will be having a vote on memberships on 27 February 2025   
   at our clubrooms at Hasting Street Seaford so if you'd like to be eligible   
   to vote please make sure your membership was paid by 1 February 2025   
      
   VK3 - Yarra Valley Amateur Radio Group HamFest March One at   
   Mooroolbark Community Centre.                        (wiacal)   
      
   VK7 - MEET THE VOICE social outing Ross Caravan Park March 23 (Al vk7)   
      
   VK4 - Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club REDFEST April 12 at   
   Deception Bay North State School.                     (wiacal)   
      
   VK - WIA AGM May 3 - 4. Hosted by Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics   
   Club and their Technology Expo                   (vk3gtv/wiacal)   
   VK2 - Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club's 49th Annual Field Day Weekend   
   at Wauchope Showground Hall June 7 and 8          (wiacal)   
   VK5 - SERG Convention and Fox Hunting Championship June 7 and 8   
   At Scout Hall in Mt. Gambier                        (vk5dj)   
   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.   
   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@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"   
      
   Promote your local rebroadcast; details on   
   wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/   
      
   A reminder when supplying HamFest info we obviously can't   
   plug DEALS from commercial traders "on air", but we at the   
   WIA will put your supporters 'goods' in this text edition   
   "no worries."   
      
   We will not give blatant 'plugs' to raffles, be it raffles   
   at the event or "on-line".   
      
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   Oh... and to contact us with your news because   
   If It Matters To You It Matters To Us!   
   Click the links below to download the most recent edition of   
   National News, BUT this is ONLY the backup site!   
      
   WIANEWS backup thanks to Brendan VK4BLP can be found on   
   wiaq.org.au   
      
   BACKUPS OF THE BACKUP!!  thanks to Tony VK7AX   
   www.vk7ax.id.au/wianews/   
      
   wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/ (This is the link   
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   Societies and Club News Letter Editors can EXCHANGE a feed   
   prior to the actual broadcast date, e-mail   
   nationalnews@wia.org.au   
      
   Call-backs follow the RF editions, but also for text readers   
   you may lodge a quick reply to let us know you read it, who   
      
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