ROSS HULL MEMORIAL CONTEST (MARATHON) The Ross Hull Contest is open to all amateurs worldwide and is a VHF and UP contest, with a distance-based scoring methodology. Ross Hull was anRead More…

ACMA Survey on 2×1 Callsigns *** Reminder Date : 18 / 08 / 2021 Author : Peter Clee – VK8ZZ Australian Communications and Media Authority August 2021 The ACMA Amateur Radio Update recentlyRead More…

A NOTE FROM FRED VK3DAC / VK4FE Amateur Radio Foundation Licence Training Program Good afternoon, I am offering an on line Amateur Radio Foundation Licence training program. The on-line program using ZOOMRead More…

WIA Board announces new President. Date : 14 / 07 / 2021 Author : Lee Moyle – VK3GK The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) board of directors convened their first meeting after theRead More…

Remembrance Day Contest Next contest 14th & 15th August 2021 Contest Manager Alan Shannon VK4SN vk4sn@wia.org.au Rule changes in 2021: 1. Foundation Licence sections discontinued 2. Remote station operation is allowed. Multi OpRead More…

NewsWest for Sunday 8th August 2021 is the contesting edition, and we have news of contests coming up over the next couple of months, as well as some general information about contestingRead More…

HUGE BACKGROUND CHANGES FOR THE WIA CONTEST CHAMPION TROPHY The WIA Contest Committee, has added new features to the Contest Champion Peter Brown VK4PJ Trophy score page with direct score uploads from the contestRead More…

AREG Lockdown Contest As most of us will be locked down for at least the next seven days we have thought up a little contest to have some fun. The idea ofRead More…

Pretty obvious from the results of the VK Shires that the ladies have cleaned up… Catherine Hammond and Diane Main We asked the ladies how they did so well? Can you pleaseRead More…

2021 VK SHIRES   All SoapBox   vk1dd.log SOAPBOX: THANKS TO THE ORGANISERS AND EVERYONE I TALKED TO.  I WASN’T ON FOR SOAPBOX: LONG, BUT IT WAS FUN REGARDLESS   vk2mt.log SOAPBOX:Read More…