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   frequencies issued to NEPM. Amateur radio operators must operate within   
   the privileges of their licenses. Licensees of other countries not   
   under the USs FCC jurisdiction are advised to refer to the regulations   
   imposed by their licensing agencies before calling NEPM.   
      
   Note that all phone operations are on UPPER SIDEBAND as the military   
   does not authorize us to use LSB.   
      
   NEPM transmit          NEPM listening   
      
   7.469 MHz USB/J3E       7.261 MHz USB/J3E   
      
   12.382 MHz CW/A1A      14.061 MHz CW/A1A   
      
   14.667 MHz USB/J3E     14.261 MHz USB/J3E   
      
   19.160 MHz RTTY        21.150 MHz RTTY   
      
   21.856 MHz USB/J3E     21.361 USB/J3E   
      
   Please note that listed listening frequencies are a starting point. The   
   operator will tell you where they are listening to minimize your causing   
   interference to stations in band that are not aware you are communicating   
   with NEPM outside the amateur bands.   
      
      
   For an NEPM QSL please follow the instructions found on biara.org   
   (eHam)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS   
   qcwa.org   
   raotc.org.au   
      
   Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow is   
   the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers   
   Club of Australia's December bulletin to go to air.   
      
   This month as well as the latest Club news:   
      
   Ill be talking about Naval Air Wireless Telegraphy at the start of   
   world war 2.   
      
   This will be followed by Ron, VK3AFW, discussing power saving   
   devices, and other scams that cold-callers will use against you.   
      
   Everyone is most welcome to listen to the program and join in the   
   call backs afterwards.   
      
   Full details of all transmission times, frequencies and modes can be   
   found on the RAOTC website, raotc.org.au or just Google RAOTC   
   broadcasts.   
      
   If none of the transmission times suit you, you can download the audio   
   file at any time from today, December 2 from the clubs website.   
      
   Members and Friends of the RAOTC in Perth are reminded that the next   
   lunchtime meeting at the Woodbridge Hotel, East Guildford, is on   
   Tuesday December 10th. All are welcome, full details are on the clubs   
   website.   
      
   Once again, tune in tomorrow for the December RAOTC bulletin, enjoy the   
   program and please join in the call backs afterwards.   
      
   There is no bulletin in January. Well be back next year on Monday,   
   February 3rd.   
      
   Merry Christmas, everyone, and best wishes for the New Year.   
      
   73 from Clive VK6CSW   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA   
   (Youngsters On The Air)   
   WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.   
   ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/   
   facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/   
   youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA   
      
   GET READY TO WORK YOUNG OPS DURING YOTA MONTH   
      
   Get ready to work the younger generation of radio operators all this   
   month, December:   
      
   It's YOTA month world-wide.   
      
   Stations with radio operators under the age of 26 will be on the air   
   from countries around the world: France, the UK, the Republic of Korea,   
   Hungary, Argentina, Egypt the United States, as well as right here   
   in Australia.   
      
   This is our month in the spotlight and lots of the most active   
   countries, well their callsigns contain the suffix Y O T A for   
   Youngsters on the Air.   
      
   YOTA STATIONS ARE:-   
   tinyurl.com/4ee7fxss   
      
   One example is in the USA where callsigns are K8Y, K8O, K8T and W8A,   
   with the single-letter suffixes spelling "YOTA."   
      
   As in previous editions of this month long event, organisers stress   
   that contacts should be made with the understanding that these QSOs   
   may be some youngsters' first experience in an on-the-air event and   
   so patience and care are key parts of the exchange. Awards will be   
   available for shortwave listeners as well as we licensed amateur radio   
   operators.   
      
   The real award, however, is knowing that you may have inspired someone   
   else to pursue amateur radio over the course of their lifetime.   
      
   events.ham-yota.com/   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING   
   VKJOTAJOTI.COM   
   scouts.com.au   
   scout.org/jota   
   international.scouts.com.au   
   jotajoti.info/   
      
   Brett Nicholas  VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator   
   for JOTA.   
   Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ is Girl Guides Australia National   
   JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator.   
      
   Jota always 3rd weekend in October.   
   The 2nd Cottam scouts along with their friends and fellow scouts of   
   1st Leamington and 3rd Essex came together recently to speak with   
   still in space American astronaut Sunita Williams aboard the   
   International Space Station (ISS).   
      
   This exciting experience happened as a result of a chance meeting   
   between the scouts and a local Veteran last year.   
      
   It was November 2023 and the 2nd Cottam Scouts were busy with one of   
   their Veteran gravestone cleaning events in Kingsville in Canada.   
   Scouter Dan Ireland of Cottam put out a request to the Royal Canadian   
   Legion for  Veterans to come out and meet the youth.   
      
   One of those Veterans was Bruce Peacock, a former member of the Scouts   
   himself, who had a long career as an aviator and an Aero Space   
   technician who worked on the CANADARM and also a very experienced ham   
   radio operator.   
      
   It was during the event at Greenhill Cemetery that Bruce suggested   
   the idea of the scouts making contact with the ISS via ham radio.   
      
   The scouts were able to speak with astronaut Sunita Williams and ask   
   her a number of questions about life on the International Space Station   
   and about space in general. The scouts had an amazing afternoon of   
   learning which also included a prepared video tour of the ISS led by   
   astronaut Sunita Williams.  This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is sure   
   to be an enduring memory for all who participated.   
      
   tinyurl.com/bdhv24mw   
      
   (eHam)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO   
      
   A Testbed for Saving Lives.  None other than OSCA7-7   
      
   As we observe AMSAT OSCAR-7s 50th anniversary as the oldest operating   
   satellite, we should recall what may be its most noteworthy   
   accomplishment.   
      
   OSCAR-7 was used to investigate the possibility of locating downed   
   aircraft and disabled sea vessels by using Doppler analysis of signals   
   from emergency location transmitters (ELTs).   
      
   As envisioned by spacecraft engineers from the United States and   
   Russia, the concept was to relay signals from beacon devices, ELTs or   
   emergency location transmitters, already installed on large and small   
   aircraft and on ships and smaller vessels equipped with EPIRBs or   
   Emergency Position-Indicating Radio beacon Stations.   
      
   The signals could also be Doppler tracked, one-way, by processing the   
   beacon uplink signal on-board the spacecraft. This allowed the   
   spacecraft to find the source beacons location immediately.   
      
   it is hard to remember but this was in an era before the creation of   
   GPS !   
      
   The tests were highly successful. The program went ahead and has been   
   operational since 1982. From that time until 2021, the program had   
   saved the lives of over 57,000 persons in over 17,000 separate rescue   
   events.   
      
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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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   Brisbane VHF Group Showcase Day December 8 at Redcliffe and District   
   Radio Club.                                                 (VK2ZRH)   
      
   2025   
      
   VK  - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary   
      
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