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   you contribute to a successful event by connecting with them!   
      
   PA25MC is organized and supported by PI 4 VBD, the club station of the   
   Royal Army. Their station will always comply with the user regulations   
   and regulations for radio amateurs and has no military function.   
      
   PI4VBD Royal Netherlands Army Signal Regiment on air   
   verbindingsdienst.nl/   
   instagram.com/signalregiment_pi4vbd/   
      
   QSL info for PZ5JT   
   Read carefully - send your card with return address, and without anything   
   extra direct to:   
   PI4VBD / Verbindingsdienst,   
   Barchman Wuytierslaan 198,   
   3818 LN Amersfoort,   
   The Netherlands   
      
   (ard)   
      
   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   
      
   NEW YORK STATE   
      
   The Binghamton Amateur Radio Association hosted an amateur radio Kids Day   
   at Vestal Fire Department Station #2 on January 6.   
      
   Kids had the chance to use radio stations set up at the event to make   
   calls to amateur radio operators across the world and organizers said the   
   event was a big success, with about forty people in attendance.   
      
   Twice a year, ARRL offers an event designed to promote amateur radio to   
   youth. On ARRL Kids Day, which the next will be Saturday June 21 is where   
   Hams can share the excitement with your own kids, grandkids, a Scout   
   troop, a church, or the general public! ARRL Kids Day is designed to give   
   on-the-air experience to we young people and to foster interest in getting   
   a license of their own.   
      
   It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and   
   love for amateur radio with their children.   
      
   ARRL Kids Day always runs from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.   
   JUNE 21 IS NEXT   
      
   (FOX40 / ARRL)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING   
      
   On 15 February 2025, Girlguiding members celebrate World Thinking Day on   
   the Air.   
      
   The aim of this event is to encourage Girlguiding members to make   
   friendships with those in other units, using amateur radio as the means of   
   communication. On this day, Crawley Amateur Radio Club will be hosting   
   special event call sign GB 1 SCG, which relates to Sussex Central Guides.   
   Girlguiding members of all ages will have the opportunity to celebrate by   
   communicating via the amateur bands.   
      
   VK information might be available from Lorraine, VK 2 FICQ who is   
   Girl Guides Australia National JOTA-JOTI Co-ordinator.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO   
      
   Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms   
      
   As the firestorms across Southern California continue to threaten millions of   
   residents, trained amateur radio operators are serving critical volunteer   
   roles to help officials spot fires before they get out of control. Dry   
   conditions and wind gusts of 100 miles per hour have fuelled days of   
   devastating wildfires. Entire neighbourhoods have been levelled by infernos.   
      
      
   The Eaton fire burned to the top of Mount Wilson, a critical logistical post   
   for broadcast radio and television stations, as well as communications across   
   the Southland. Federal agencies, air traffic control, local emergency   
   responders, radio amateurs, and others all share tower space on the mountain.   
      
      
   While the main fires have been burning north and northwest of the central   
   section of Los Angeles, just to the south, hams are standing watch. Orange   
   County Fire Watch (OCFW) is a program locally organized by the Orange County   
   Parks Department and the Irvine Conservancy.   
      
      
   ARRL National Instructor Gordon West, WB6NOA, is among the deployed   
   volunteers. He said hams are stepping up. Were all over the ARRL Orange   
   Section on hilltops, reporting the wind and humidity, ash seen coming down,   
   scanning for spot fires (none so far), smoke from the LA fires, guest   
   activity at the parks, and being a presence at trailheads with reflective   
   vests and vehicle signs indicating Fire Watch, he said.   
      
      
   Radio amateurs are also ready and able to serve at evacuation centres,   
   providing support as needed.   
      
      
   Members of ARRL Headquarters staff have been in touch with ARRL volunteers   
   and other ham radio groups around the affected area, and are offering   
   material support for any activations.   
      
      
   ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, has been on   
   calls with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other served   
   agencies, offering ARRL resources. Efforts are being coordinated locally by   
   Emergency Network Los Angeles (ENLA), the Voluntary Organizations Active in   
   Disaster (VOAD) group in Southern California.   
      
      
   Johnston urges hams in the affected regions to be ready to take care of   
   themselves and their families before needing to deploy. He points to   
   resources shared by ARRLs Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) during   
   National Preparedness Month. These are stressful events for everyone, and   
   being a ham volunteer is really second to keeping yourself and your family   
   safe, said Johnston.   
      
   (arrl)   
      
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   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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   2025   
      
   VK7 - REAST CAR BOOT SALE Today, 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. (wiacal)   
      
   VK6 - PARGFEST PEEL AMATEUR RADIO GROUP held February 15 9AM at   
   Mandurah Bowling Club 89 Allnutt Street      ( parg.org.au/ )   
      
   VK4 - Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club REDFEST April 12 at   
   Deception Bay North State School.                     (wiacal)   
      
   VK - WIA AGM May 3 - 4. Hosted by Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics   
   Club and their Technology Expo                   (vk3gtv/wiacal)   
      
   VK5 - SERG Convention and Fox Hunting Championship June 7 and 8   
   At Scout Hall in Mt. Gambier                        (vk5dj)   
      
   This is John VK5DJ for the South East Radio Group.   
   Will there be a 2025 SERG Convention?   
      
   Absolutely.   
      
   Following the success of the 2024 Convention and Fox Hunting   
   Championship the club made a unanimous vote to do it again in 2025.   
   Details still to come, but it will be on the Kings Birthday Weekend   
   in VK5, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of June in our usual venue at   
   the Scout Hall in Mt Gambier and environs.   
      
   Our foxes will be planning their usual challenges  did we hear   
   The more mud the better?   
      
   Time to make accommodation bookings, the Kings birthday weekend   
   is a popular tourist weekend in Mt Gambier.   
      
   See you there.   
      
   VK  - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary   
   Glen Waverly July 26 president@alara.org              (vk2ayl)   
      
   VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY  2025 HAMFEST NOV 9  (vk4dmh)   
   Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.   
      
   VK3-  Rosebud RadioFest, Eastbourne Primary School, Rosebud (wiacal)   
   November Sixteen.   
      
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