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   Phil Wait, VK2ASD   
      
   AUSTRALIANA   
      
   Last week we hear from President Scott from the WIA and he mentioned   
   the talk of 6G at the recently held ACMA RadCom. Well yes 6G technology   
   is on our horizon, and Australia is gearing up for its future rollout.   
      
   While we're still enjoying the benefits of 5G, research and development   
   for 6G are actively underway locally and globally. Experts expect   
   commercial 6G networks to appear in Australia by the early 2030s.   
      
   6G promises lightning-fast speeds, ultra-low latency, and enhanced   
   connectivity, paving the way for advancements like augmented reality,   
   advanced Internet of Things applications, and AI integrations.   
   Australian universities, research institutions, and telecom companies   
   are collaborating to develop the necessary infrastructure and   
   standards to support this next-generation network.   
      
   For our amateur radio community, 6G presents opportunities.   
   The enhanced spectrum management and advanced communication   
   technologies could improve coordination and integration with digital   
   modes.   
      
   Government bodies are working on spectrum allocation and regulatory   
   frameworks to ensure a smooth deployment. Although it's still a decade   
   away, the groundwork laid today will position Australia at the   
   forefront of this technological leap.   
      
   ( Hank Vk5XB )   
      
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   IARU, ICQPodcast, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART, RAC, Radioworld.com, RSGB,   
   SARL and the World Wide sources of the WIA.   
      
   As millions of people around the world celebrated Diwali, the Hindu   
   festival of lights, "Stuck In Space" NASA astronaut Sunita Williams   
   radioed home a message of festive cheer.   
      
   "I want to extend my warmest wishes for a Happy Diwali to everyone   
   celebrating the festival of lights around the world," Williams said   
   in a video message sent from the International Space Station.   
      
   Speaking from the ISS' window with Earth as her backdrop, Williams,   
   who is an American with Indian heritage, spoke about her father's   
   efforts to keep Indian culture alive after he migrated to the United   
   States in 1957. She also touched upon the symbolism of Diwali  the   
   triumph of good over evil, light over darkness and hope over despair.   
      
   "Diwali is a time of joy as goodness in the world prevails," she said.   
      
   AU 2 JCB is a special event call-sign to commemorate the birth date   
   (30 NOV) & to pay homage & to tell about the great INDIAN scientist   
   Acharya JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE who is recognized as the "Father of   
   Wireless Communication" by the scientific community of our world &   
   IEEE.   
      
   VU2DSI- Datta Deogaonkar will operate this AU2JCB special event call   
   AS HE HAS THE PAST 18 YEARS  from 15 NOV to 16 December.   
      
   Aacharya J.C.Bose, as the Father of Wireless Communication held   
   demonstrations in 1895 & 1897 which predates all.   
      
   Bose transmitted wireless signals to a distance of a mile.   
   Popova in Russia was still trying remote signalling at this time &   
   the first wireless experiment by Marconi was not successful until   
   May 1897.   
      
   Bose is a pioneer in microwave optics technology.   
   Bose's invention of 1-centimeter to 5 millimetre radio waves is being   
   used in radars, satellite communication& remote sensing.   
      
   Bose's concepts from his original 1897 papers are now incorporated into   
   a new 1.3 mm multi-beam receiver on the National Radio Observatory   
   12 Meter Telescope.   
      
   Bose anticipated the use of P-type& N-type semiconductors 60 years   
   ahead of his time. Bose developed the use of GALENA crystals for making   
   receivers.   
      
   In Bose's presentation to the Royal Institution in London in January   
   1897, he speculated on the existence of electromagnetic radiation from   
   the sun. This radiation from the sun was not detected until 1942.   
      
   A prominent educator in Israel has achieved international recognition   
   for her work in using wireless signals to aid in prediction of extreme   
   weather, such as flash floods.   
      
   Hagit (Ha-GEET) Messer-Yaron (MESSER yuh-ROAN) has been honoured by the   
   IEEE for her work in harnessing wireless signals to collect weather   
   data -- to serve as a reliable predictor of floods. She was inspired to   
   assist meteorologists who had told her, years ago, that predictions are   
   not always possible or consistent when using radar, satellites and   
   other tools.   
      
   Working with a research team, she found a more reliable method using   
   wireless communication.   
      
   The process involves use of algorithms developed by her and her team   
   and applied to data collected from communication networks. The   
   technique, which was tested first in Israel, can predict flash floods   
   by extracting the data from measurements in the difference between the   
   amplitude of the signals transmitted and those received.   
      
   She is hoping to apply it to communication networks globally. Her hope   
   is that people would be alerted well in advance of the storm and could   
   be evacuated from affected areas sooner.   
      
   For her work, she has received the Medal for Environmental and Safety   
   Technologies from the IEEE, where she is also a Life Fellow.   
   Has orbital debris gone out of control?   
      
   In 1978, NASA scientists Donald J. Kessler and Burton G. Cour-Palais   
   proposed a scenario where the density of objects in Low Earth Orbit   
   (LEO) would be high enough that collisions between objects would cause   
   a cascade effect. In short, these collisions would create debris that   
   would result in more collisions, more debris, and so on.   
      
   This came to be known as the Kessler Syndrome, something astronomers,   
   scientists, and space environmentalists have feared for many decades.   
      
   In recent years, and with the deployment of more satellites than ever,   
   the warning signs have become undeniable.   
      
   Currently, there is an estimated 13,000 metric tons of space junk in   
   LEO. With the breakup and another satellite in orbit  the Intelsat   
   33e satellite  the situation will only get worse.   
      
   HamSCI Program Gets Boost from $1.8 Million NSF Grant   
      
   Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D. (W2NAF), associate professor physics and   
   engineering at The University of Scranton was recently awarded a grant   
   of $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation to further the   
   efforts of HamSCI, that network of ham radio operators helping to   
   measure weather effects among the earth's ionosphere.   
      
   According to W2NAF, the grant supports the development of a network of   
   30 standardized receive stations capable of observing high frequency   
   Doppler shifts, HF amateur radio Weak Signal Propagation Reporter   
   (WSPR, pronounced whisper) transmissions, very low frequency   
   transmissions and natural radio emissions, and the geomagnetic field.   
      
   The grant will also fund 10 WSPRSonde transmitters to serve as a source   
   of GPS-stabilized HF beacon signals and will tie into the existing WSPR   
   network.   
      
   HamSCI recently organized the Solar Eclipse QSO Parties allowing hams   
   to contribute to scientific studies aimed at understanding how the   
   ionosphere reacts to solar eclipses.   
      
   The 2024 QSO party contest results have been released with Dennis Egan   
   W 1 UE taking the top spot in the single op category and Souris Valley   
   Amateur Radio Club K 0 AJW taking the top spot in the multi op   
   category.   
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