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   which will be held in May 2026.   
      
      
   The retiring directors are Lee Moyle VK3GK, Steve Green VK2TSG and Chris   
   Dimitrijevic VK3FY. Each retiring director is eligible for re-election.   
      
   Nominations are called from persons seeking election as a director of the   
   WIA.   
      
      
   A director must be a voting member of the WIA, must hold an Australian   
   amateur radio license and a Company Director Identification Number.   
      
   Any person wishing to nominate as a candidate for election as director of the   
   WIA must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Returning Officer by not   
   later than 2.30pm on 16 December 2025 a nomination form which is available on   
   the WIA web site and at the link in the text edition of this broadcast or by   
   telephoning the national office.   
      
   tinyurl.com/ynrhkt96   
      
   Candidate information will be posted online and emailed to members.   
      
   Members are requested to ensure that their email address is correctly   
   recorded on the WIA membership register.   
      
      
   Nominations received by facsimile or by electronic means cannot be accepted.   
      
   This has been Pete Cherry VK2LPWIA Returning Officer   
   LINK:-   
   tinyurl.com/ynrhkt96   
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   DX-WORLD, eHam, Hackaday, IARU, IRTS, NEWSLINE, NZART,  RAC,   
   Radioworld.com, RSGB, SARL and the World Wide sources of WIA.   
      
   In the US, the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the   
   mid-air collision in late October between a United Airlines flight and a   
   lightweight weather balloon over Moab, Utah that left the pilot injured and   
   prompted an emergency landing in Salt Lake City.   
      
      
   According to a report on the KOMO TV News website, the Boeing 737 was flying   
   at 36,002 feet when it crossed paths with a high-altitude balloon from   
   WindBorne Systems of Palo Alto, California.   
      
      
   A statement on the WindBorne company website said that the incident was the   
   only mid-air impact in the company's record of more than 4,000 launches.   
   Media reports said the captain's right arm suffered minor cuts and some of   
   the flight crew members were hit by glass from the first officer's shattered   
   windshield.   
      
      
   No cabin pressure was lost and the plane was landed safely without further   
   incident.   
      
      
   New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management has published a new Wireless   
   Electronic Counter Measure Prohibition Notice in the New Zealand Gazette.   
      
   WECM devices are designed to block or interfere with radio, mobile, or   
   GPS signals, including equipment commonly referred to as cell phone or   
   GPS jammers. These devices can disrupt emergency communications, compromise   
   public safety, and interfere with critical nationalinfrastructure.   
      
      
   Under the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001, it remains illegal to   
   manufacture, import, sell, supply, or use WECM equipment in New Zealand   
   unless the individual or organisation is recognised as a permitted person.   
      
      
   The updated Gazette notice provides clearer and more current definitions of   
   prohibited equipment to support industry understanding and compliance.   
      
      
   gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2025-go5556   
      
   Whether you're a new ham or someone who's been on the air for quite some   
   time, it's still nice to have an advocate. The Radio Society of Great Britain   
   is looking for a just that person - a volunteer with a special devotion to   
   helping radio operators with disabilities. We hear more from NewsLines Jeremy   
   Boot G4NJH.   
      
      
   "Having a disability of any kind should not keep an amateur, or a would-be   
   amateur, off the air. Recognising this, the RSGB is seeking someone to fill a   
   new volunteer role as Accessibility Champion. The best candidate will raise   
   public awareness of challenges for radio operators with disabilities while   
   connecting those amateurs with community groups, assistive technologies and   
   other resources.   
      
      
   The RSGB's move comes just a few weeks after the IARU Region 1 announced an   
   upcoming activity by its Program for Disabled Radio Amateurs. Organisers have   
   declared a region wide campaign on the 3rd of December in connection with the   
   United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Hams have been   
   encouraged to host a special event station, an open house or a relevant   
   educational forum.   
      
      
   Meanwhile, the RSGB is interested in hearing from candidates to fill their   
   post. A description of the role can be found on the Society website, rsgb dot   
   org (rsgb.org). The contact person is board director Nathan Nuttall, 2MOCC   
      
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH."   
      
   The Amateur Radio Association of Bangladesh has been given a grant from the   
   Yasme Foundation to support its university-based campaign that has been   
   bringing amateur radio to the next generation. In July, the association spent   
   time with students at the University of Liberal Arts in Bangladesh, working   
   in collaboration with the school's Adventure Club.   
      
      
   Other campus visits included the Canadian University of Bangladesh and ZNRF   
   University, where the students were able to experience satellite   
   communication.   
      
      
   In October, Stamford University Bangladesh welcomed the amateur club. With   
   the help of the school's Robotics Club and the IEEE [Eye Triple E] Student   
   Branch, the amateurs presented a workshop that showcased fundamentals of RF,   
   satellite communication and disaster response.   
      
      
   The not-for-profit, California-based Yasme Foundation supports initiatives   
   that bring amateur radio to young people, especially in developing nations,   
   by providing grants, awards and scholarships.   
      
      
   The US Federal Communications Commission has announced that the government   
   will be collecting a payment from an unlicensed radio operator in   
   Massachusetts, settling an enforcement case from last year. The operator of a   
   pirate radio station in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $7,200 to   
   the US Treasury as part of a consent decree with the FCC.   
      
      
   The FCC said that the radio operator had been broadcasting on 93.1 FM without   
   a license. The payment, which is part of his consent decree, was   
   substantially reduced from the agency's original proposed forfeiture of   
   $40,000 which it sought in 2024 in a notice of apparent liability. The   
      
   accused, at the time, responded to the notice and told the FCC he was not   
   able to pay the amount.   
      
      
   An FCC review of his finances resulted in an alternative solution -- a   
   consent decree in which he admitted to his illegal broadcasts and a   
   commitment to make the voluntary contribution specified.   
      
   WEIRD AND WONDERFUL   
      
   Any radio amateur will tell you about the spectre of TVI, of their   
   transmissions being inadvertently demodulated by the smallest of   
      
   non-linearity in the neighbouring antenna systems, and spewing forth from the   
   speakers of all and sundry. Its very much a thing that the most unlikely of   
   circuits can function as radio receivers, but teeth?   
      
      
   [Ringway Manchester] investigates tales of musical dental work.   
      
   Going through a series of news reports over the decades, including one of   
   Lucille Ball uncovering a hidden Japanese spy transmitter, its something all   
   experts who have looked at the issue have concluded there is little evidence   
   for. It was also investigated by Mythbusters. But its an alluring tale, so is   
   it entirely fabricated? What we can say is that teeth are sensitive to sound,   
   not in themselves, but because the jaw provides a good path bringing   
   vibrations to the region of the ear. And its certainly possible that the   
   active chemical environment surrounding a metal filling in a patients mouth   
      
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