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   NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 29 2024   
   IN OUR 29th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS   
      
   THIS WEEK:-   
      
   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.   
      
   BUT WAIT - THERE'S MUCH MUCH MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE   
   WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.   
      
   I'M EDITOR GRAHAM VK4BB   
      
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   This is WIA Director Lee Moyle VK3GK   
      
   At the recent Radio Amateur Old Timers Club, RAOTC AGM Luncheon, held last   
   week at the Caulfield RSL in Melbourne, both Robert Broomhead VK3DN and Peter   
   Young VK3MV were officially presented with their WIA Honory Life Memberships   
   by WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ.   
      
   Scott spoke about both Peter and Roberts long-time volunteer commitment and   
   contributions to the WIA and Amateur Radio in general.   
      
   The meeting was well attended, in fact a full house of around 50 or so RAOTC   
   members participated.   
      
   WIA board members present included Peter Clee VK8ZZ and myself.   
      
   Last month, while attending the Tokyo Hamfair, the WIA was well represented   
   as I met with JARL President and Secretary, MARTS President, KARL President,   
   IARU Secretary and representatives from Radio Amateur Society of Thailand and   
   PARA.   
      
   General discussions consisted typically on membership, Youth involvement,   
   harmonization of the 40m band plan and the upcoming IARU Region 3 conference   
   being held in Thailand early November this year.   
      
   The WIA is represented by Peter Young VK3MV who volunteered his time to be   
   our delegate.   
      
      
   Earlier this week saw Pubcom release the latest edition of AR magazine. This   
   edition focuses on being a DIY Special and includes articles on the   
   construction of a balanced line ATU for HF, a 241GHz transceiver, an Auduino   
   project for Icom rig control and an article on Aural propagation experiments   
   using digital modes, plus the usual editorials and regular columns.   
      
      
   Don t forget that the Oceania DX Contest is on in October. This is the 79th   
   year it has been running and the WIA and NZART co-sponsor the event. The   
   Phone section is on Saturday the 6th of October starting at 0600 UTC and the   
   following weekend of the 13th is the CW section again starting at 0600 UTC.   
   Both go for 24 hours with many certificates and Plaques available to section   
   winners.   
      
   This is a great contest to enter for both newcomers and the experienced   
   contesters as the world is looking for VK/ZL and Oceania stations. A great   
   way to increase your DXCC tally. You could easily achieve DXCC in a weekend   
   and then apply for one of the many WIA awards available free to WIA members.   
      
   Please check out the OCDX Contest rules, available awards and plaque sponsors   
   at www.oceaniadxcontest.com for further information.   
      
      
   That's all for this week, for now, 73 From Lee VK3GK   
   WIA Technical Advisory Committee News   
   By Grant Willis, VK5GRWIA TAC Chairperson   
      
   40m Band Plan Harmonisation   
      
   One of the major projects being undertaken this year is to explore the   
   potential to improve the harmonisation of the 40m band plan, initially within   
   Region 3 but ideally also on a global basis. To start this work, the WIA   
   released a consultation paper reviewing the current state of the world and   
   setting forth the case for change. We also considered ways that could be used   
   to determine empirically how the spectrum could be divided fairly and what   
   various solutions might look like.   
      
      
   It is fair to say that this has generated a substantial amount of discussion   
   and feedback from the amateur radio community, which is good to see. It is   
   also important to make it clear that this is just the beginning of what will   
   be a lengthy process, given that for any change to be accepted, it is   
   necessary to build consensus and agreement on the best way forward.   
      
      
   This first round consultation closed on September 6th and received well over   
   100 submissions from individuals and clubs from around the world. The   
      
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