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   Alec, we need to remind our listeners about the Bendigo Technology Festival,   
   hosted by the Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club.   
      
      
   Yes, that is marked to be a great event on Sunday at the Fosterville Gold   
   Pavilion, Prince of Wales Showgrounds in sunny Bendigo.   
      
      
   Do you think we can have a stall so we can sell people our autograph?   
      
   Oh there goes VK2 Cash on Delivery trying to make money againplease see the   
   links in our text edition to the BAREC website for entry fees and details of   
   the Festival.   
      
      
   Hopefully we will see you in Bendigo, and in the meantime stay tuned for a   
   later announcement as Alec and Pete are putting together a proposal for a VK   
   YOTA contest for December.   
      
      
   Yes Alan, we shall see how that goes, for WIA National News, I am Alec VK2MV   
   and I am Alan VK2COD   
      
      
   wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2025/20250402-1/index.php   
      
   wia.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=3   
      
   barec.net.au/barec_festivals.html   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO   
      
   HAMS RESPOND AS DEADLY QUAKE ROCKS THAILAND, MYANMAR   
      
   As the death toll climbed in a number of countries, emergency communication   
   took on paramount importance in the South Asian nations hit by the   
   earthquake. Its strength was felt in Bangkok, Thailand, affecting that city's   
   high-rise buildings. I think most of us saw on TV those pool chairs and   
   floats washed over the side of infinity swimming pools high in the sky.   
      
      
   The search for survivors continued beneath the wreckage of one prominent   
   tower that had been toppled while under construction in the city. Jakkree   
   Hantongkom, HS1FVL, emergency communications director of IARU Region 3,   
      
   said members of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand have been assisting the   
   government with emergency communications in the city and in the surrounding   
   area utilising VHF.   
      
      
   The death toll in the region itself was climbing well into the thousands as   
   search and rescue efforts continued.   
      
   (newsline 2475)   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - VIDEO   
      
   Didn't get enough Fram2 SSTV last week?   
      
   The International Space Station will be transmitting special Slow Scan   
   Television to celebrate Cosmonautics Day, which honours Yuri Gagarin's   
   historic first spaceflight on April 12, 1961.   
      
   The SSTV event is organized by Amateur Radio on the International Space   
   Station and runs from April 11 through this weekend.   
      
   A total of 12 images will be broadcast in PD120 mode on the standard   
   downlink frequency of 145.800 MHz FM. Enthusiasts around the world can   
   receive these images using a VHF radio or SDR, along with SSTV decoding   
   software such as MMSSTV, RX-SSTV, or Robot36. This is a great opportunity   
   for amateur radio operators and space fans alike to collect commemorative   
   images directly from orbit.   
      
   Be sure to check ISS pass times for your location so you don't miss the   
   transmissions.   
      
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   Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section,   
   nationalnews@wia.org.au   
      
   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   
      
   VK - WIA AGM May 3 - 4. Hosted by Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics   
   Club and their Technology Expo                   (vk3gtv/wiacal)   
      
   VK2 - Solitary Islands Beach/Park-Fest for POTA 3 & 4 May   
   parksontheair.com/                                       (vk4kc)   
      
   VK3 - Moorabbin and District Amateur Radio clubs HamFest 10am May 10 (vk3gl)   
      
   VK2 - Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club's 49th Annual Field Day Weekend   
   at Wauchope Showground Hall June 7 and 8          (wiacal)   
   Im Henry VK2ZHE, President of the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club.   
      
   The Oxley Region Amateur Radio Clubs 49th annual Field Day will be held at   
   the Wauchope Showground hall on Saturday and Sunday the 7th and 8th of June   
   2025 during the NSW Kings Birthday Long Weekend. There will be all the usual   
   field day activities including traders, trash and treasure, foxhunting and a   
   homebrew display.   
      
      
   The Field Day dinner will be held at the Port Macquarie Golf Club on the   
   Saturday night.   
      
      
   Mark your calendar now for the June Long Weekend.   
      
   The Wauchope Showground permits camping so it is possible to stay on site in   
   your own motor home, caravan or tent with power and amenities but you must   
   book ahead with the Showground Caretaker.   
      
      
   Im Henry VK2ZHE for WIA National News.   
   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)   
      
   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)   
      
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