GET OUT OF THE HOUSE
The John Moyle Field Day (JMFD) encourages portable operating and emergency practice.
There are multiple categories and worth taking the time to sort out what suits your setup the best.. Read more…
Bored on Saturday night ?
Well give this one a try – Asia Pacific Sprint on CW – 40 and 20M and only 2 hours duration
This weekends Action – CQ WPX RTTY Contest..8th and 9th March 2014
Dust off the diddly diddly’s and get ready for some action as the bands are in fine shape..
Note Multi Ops can run for 48 hours Single ops can only operate 30 with off times at least 60 minutes -
Only 80~10 M
http://www.wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/2014agm/
The Sunshine Coast where you will experience a laid-back lifestyle centred around pristine beaches, freshwater rivers and lakes, subtropical forests and warm sunshine. Read more…
The aim of the contest is to encourage and to reward achievement in working the greatest possible distances on the VHF, UHF and microwave bands.
Get out the NON HF gear and jump on the higher bands – even a simple setup will get results but to get good results find a good hill…
The contest runs for the entire month and you have the option of the best 7 days or best 2 days..
Good Luck
Full Rules
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rosshull/
http://triathlon-dx-contest.gr/contest/
Win a trip to Greece for ten days !!!
RTTY CW SSB Read more…
The ARRL RTTY Roundup is on this weekend – for Eastern States that is a 4am Real time Sunday Start
- Rules are similar to the 10M ARRL but a multiplier is only counted once.
Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using digital modes (Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31, and Packet—attended operation only) on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band, regardless of mode.
RULES ARE FOUND AT http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup
VK4 VKCC get together will be on Saturday the 28th December at 12:00 Midday.
Could you please RSVP to vk4ts@wia.org.au if attending ? By Monday 23rd December
http://www.kedron-wavell.com.au/
Three stations appeared in the ARRL Ten Metre in the Multi Single Category – All contained operators from VK4KW.
It was mate against mate. Read more…
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) are pleased to announce the release of the new online awards system. Please go to http://www.wia.org.au/members/awards/ to access the system.
All WIA awards are supported, including:
• DXCC Multi-mode
• DXCC Multi-band
• Grid Square
• VHF/UHF Century Club Read more…