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   WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY:-   
      
   The Wireless Institute of Australia wish to advise members that the   
   2025 Annual General Meeting will be held on the Saturday 3rd May 2025   
   in Bendigo Victoria.   
      
   The AGM is to be held in conjunction with an Amateur Radio and Technology   
   Expo to be hosted by the Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club.   
   A program for amateurs, partners and the general public is currently being   
   developed by the Bendigo Club and announcements detailing the event and   
   the program will be advertised shortly.   
   Much work has recently gone into the membership system and issues with   
   renewal notices being misdirected into junk email folders seem to have   
   been resolved. Members who have not received a renewal notice should make   
   contact with the secretary of the WIA Peter Clee VK8ZZ as soon as   
   possible. Similarly, work on upgrading the WIA Web site has commenced and   
   is expected to be completed in time for the AGM in May.   
      
   This has been WIA Director Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY for   
   WIA National News.   
      
   Happy New Year to all listeners  this is Peter VK4EA, WIA Vice-President.   
      
   It is pleasing to see Five Director nominations lodged before the due   
   date.  Our returning officer has accepted the nominations and with more   
   than 4 nominations in play, there will be an election this year.   
   Notification of the nominees are due in the next AR Magazine along with   
   details of the new electronic voting system.   
      
   For the information of members  the Common License for WIA News   
   Rebroadcasters is about to go into place to protect the WIA branding.   
   No huge change for anybody doing the good work of rebroadcasting.   
      
   Shout out for WIA Awards nominations, if you feel anybody deserves   
   recoginition here is your chance.  We need those nominations  before the   
   AGM to be held in Bendigo, Victoria early in May.  Please go to the WIA   
   website for Award details.   
      
   wia.org.au   
      
   Cheers for now, this has been Peter, VK4EA, on behalf of the WIA Board of   
   Directors.   
      
   This is Angelo VK2NWT, WIA Affiliated Clubs Coordinator and today I want to   
   talk to you about the WIA Club Events Calendar.   
      
      
   Now I'm sure most of you know that the WIA Webpage has a Club Events Calendar   
   which is a simple yet very effective tool to advertise your club's   
   activities. Disappointingly, however, very few clubs actually take advantage   
   of this facility creating the impression that nothing happens at amateur   
   radio clubs which we all know is far from the truth.   
      
      
   Just because its an activity at your individual club it doesnt mean that   
   other clubs or anybody looking at the Events Calendar wouldnt be interested   
   in what your club is up to. After all, we are all trying to increase interest   
   in Amateur Radio aren't we, so I strongly urge you all to spruik your club   
   events to the world via as many platforms as you can starting with the WIA   
   Club Events Calendar and showcase what your club activities are and hopefully   
   entice newcomers to Amateur Radio and your club.   
      
      
   So, if your club has a weekly or monthly activity, an upcoming Contest Field   
   Day, a POTA expedition, a Balloon experiment day, a Club Field Day, technical   
   presentations, a BBQ, or any other club event what the point in keeping it to   
   yourselves? Tell the world!   
      
      
   Logging your club activity on the WIA Club Event Calendar is very easy and   
   can be done in just a few minutes. If you have monthly activities then why   
   not enter them in for the coming months whilst you're there. Simply navigate   
   to the News & Events section at the top of the WIA Home page, Select News &   
   Events then select Submit a Calendar Event and fill in the details of your   
   Club event. Ive included the direct link in the text version of this news   
   segment to help you along:   
      
      
   wia.org.au/newsevents/events/submit/index.php   
      
   Club Event registrations lodged via the WIA website are automatically sent to   
   the Calendar Manager and will usually be posted to the Club Events Calendar   
   within 48 hours.   
      
      
   If you have any questions about the Club Events Calendar or anything to do   
   with WIA Club Affiliation matters, please dont hesitate to contact me via   
   email on vk2nwt@wia.org.au   
      
      
   This has been Angelo VK2NWT for VK1 WIA National News.   
      
   AUSTRALIANA   
      
   Earlier in 1977, Qantas flew the first commercial tourist overflight of   
   coastal Antarctica. Dick Smith VK2DIK  conceived and initiated these   
   airline flights over Antarctica with his first flight made by a chartered   
   Qantas aircraft on 13 February 1977.   
      
   The coastal overflights have continued ever since...but on 27 November   
   2022, a Qantas 787 Dreamliner did the first overflight that ventured all   
   the way to the South Pole   
      
   NOW TAKING STEPS (GIANT LEAAP FOR MANKIND KIND) ...   
   Space Mission specialist Eric Philips OAM of Australia is set for an   
   Antarctic flyover on board something rather special .   
      
   Fram2   
      
   The Fram2 mission is set to become the first human space flight in polar   
   orbit  flying over the BOTH North and South poles.   
      
   Named after the famous polar exploration ship Fram, which completed   
   voyages to both the Arctic and Antarctica, Fram2 want to showcase   
   pioneering spirit, wonder and technological innovation through the ages.   
      
   The Falcon 9 rocket will launch four astronauts from Europe and Australia   
   into orbit for 3-5 days, targeted launch is set for March 2025 (soon!).   
      
   On board the Dragon spacecraft are mission commander Chun Wang of Malta,   
   vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen of Norway, pilot Rabea Rogge of   
   Germany and as I mentioned, mission specialist Eric Philips of Australia.   
      
   Eric is no stranger to these polar regions, back in 98-99, together with   
   Jon Muir and Peter Hillary, he skied from McMurdo Station in Antarctica   
   to the South Pole via the Ross Ice Shelf and Shackleton Glacier. This   
   84 day, 1425 km ski expedition utilised traction kites to harness the   
   wind.   
      
   During the Fram2 mission Rabea Rogge, LB9NJ and KD3AID Norwegian and   
   American callsigns will be operating the on-board amateur radio system   
   sending SSTV images during her mission.   
      
   Eric Philips OAM, will become only the fourth "Australian" in space.   
   Philip Chapman, Paul Scully-Power and Andy Thomas are the other 3 Aussies   
   but they became NASA astronauts as US citizens.   
      
   Read more about Fram2 and its crew here:   
   f2.com   
      
   And ABC News story here:-   
   tinyurl.com/2t78yjzp   
      
   nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7615   
      
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   Mobile phones have made communication easier for everyone, especially if   
   your friends and family are living in remote rural areas. But what if you   
      
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