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   the early part of this year â€" dates are to be firmed up. Operators   
   previous work as H40DA was in 2017 from Nendo Island (OC-100).   
      
   Darren, the op., will use RF bands 10m, 12m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 80m all on   
   SSB.   
      
   (dx-world)   
      
   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   
   As I am writing this on New Yearâ€(tm)s Day, I am reflecting on last year and   
   looking towards next year.   
      
      
   We had a few new YOTAs get their callsign, one as young as eight years old.   
      
   My brother, VK2COD, helped get the members barbecue for ARNSW going again,   
   which proceeds go to supporting youth in amateur radio.   
      
      
   Emmanuel VK2EMM joined the VK2WI news team at Dural.   
      
   Steve Kennedy VK6SJ, and Andrew Johnston VK6SWR with the WIA YOTA committee   
   are working on a remote station for YOTAs to get on air.   
      
      
   There was a great time had by all at this yearâ€(tm)s Jota-Joti held in   
   October.   
      
      
   The question has been raised a couple times on how YOTAs get together in VK.   
   Maybe we start our own YOTA net?   
      
      
   What did the individual clubs do in December for YOTAs?   
      
   Please send in your YOTA news to myself and the news team so we can spread   
   the word about VK YOTA activity to the amateur radio community.   
      
      
   We must remember our hobby should be a lifelong journey rather than just   
   getting a callsign or participating in Jota-Joti once a year.   
      
      
   Before I close, I would like to let you know when you hear this news   
   broadcast I will be on a bus with fellow scouts.   
      
      
   We will be on our way to the 26th Australian Jamboree in Maryborough   
   Queensland,   
      
      
   VI2025AJ will be held on the land of the Butchulla and the Kabi Kabi people   
   from 6 to 15 January.   
      
      
   Listen out for us on the air using the callsign VI2025AJ during that time.   
   Happy New Year!   
      
   For WIA National News, I am Alec VK2MV in Sydney. Now back to you Col.   
      
   VK2CGH Chris looks after call and will be sending E-QSL cards directly   
   from the Jamboree at the end of each day.   
   (yota/qrz.com)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- STAMP COLLECTING RADIO AMATEURS   
      
   THIS IS NOT A SCAM   
      
   Holmesburg Amateur Radio Clubâ€(tm)s Service Project Recognized Around the   
   World.   
   Since 2014 the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club in Philadelphia, has   
   participated in the Stamps for the Wounded program.   
      
   Stamps for the Wounded (SFTW) is a service organization dedicated to   
   providing comfort and stimulating activity to U.S. veterans through stamp   
   collecting. SFTW sends stamps, covers, supplies and literature to enable   
   veterans to begin, or continue to collect stamps. Stamp collecting is an   
   activity that provides comfort, meaningful activity and social   
   connections... it is not physically challenging and very stimulating.   
      
   SFTW has been helping veterans since 1942.   
      
   The Ham Club originally got involved with the SFTW program when they   
   received about 1000 QSL card requests following members participation   
   in the annual 13 Colonies Special Event held each July. HARCâ€(tm)s Club   
   call,   
      
   WM 3 PEN, is a bonus station during that event.   
      
   The question came up as to what, if anything, could be done with all of   
   the cancelled stamps on the envelopes. Upon learning of the program,   
   club members began inserting a brief note about the program with the QSL   
   card request.  Soon envelopes, both large and small, started to arrive   
   from around the U.S. They even got packages from England and Germany.   
      
   Rich Shivers, K3UJ, who coordinates the shipping of the stamps to SFTW   
   says that the Club has shipped about 74 pounds of stamps so far. Thatâ€(tm)s   
   a   
      
   lot of stamps when you consider stamps are shipped with about a ¼ inch   
   border.   
      
   Rob Jenson, president of Stamps for the Wounded recently thanked HARC for   
   â€œcoordinating outreach among your members, and other amateur radio   
   operators around the world.   
      
   (ard)   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS  --- VIDEO.   
   ATV SSTV and other forms such as YouTube.   
      
   Peter VK3BFG is your WIA ATV representative. pcossins@bigpond.com   
      
   tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos   
   THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN   
      
   (AN ADLIB PLUG IF YOU WOULD FOR BEVAN VK5BD AND THE VIDEO VERSION OF WIA   
   NATIONAL NEWS.)   
      
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   IT'S A DATE:-   
      
   NEXT WEEK WITH ALL THE NEWS FROM WIA HQ, Chris Dimitrijevic  VK3FY.   
      
   AND A REMINDER Clubs are encouraged to email text with audio for this   
   section to promote ( as early as possible) Club social activity.   
      
   Details of all WIA affiliated clubs and societies can be found   
   on the WIA website, including email addresses and website links.   
      
   2025   
      
   VK7 - REAST CAR BOOT SALE January 19 @ 11 am           (vk7news)   
   VK3 - BARG HamFest the 2nd of February ate Ballarat Polo-Crosse Pavilion   
   next door to the BARG clubrooms at Ballarat Airport. (wia cal)   
   VK6 - PARGFEST PEEL AMATEUR RADIO GROUP held February 15 9AM at   
   Mandurah Bowling Club 89 Allnutt Street      ( parg.org.au/ )   
   VK - WIA AGM May 3 - 4. Hosted by Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics   
   Club                                                  (vk3gtv)   
      
   VK  - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary   
   Glen Waverly July 26 president@alara.org              (vk2ayl)   
      
   VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY â€" 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9  (vk4dmh)   
   Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.   
      
   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/   
      
      
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