AUSTRALIA DAY CONTEST TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY 25th / 26TH OF JANUARY 2022 The WIA is pleased to announce a new contest on the calendar. The WIA Australia Day Contest taking place on Tuesday / Wednesday 25th & 26th of January 2022. So the contest will commence at 22:00 hours UTC on the 25th January 2022 and finishing at 10:00 hours UTC on the 26th January 2022. This will give all VK call areas a full 12 hours of AX prefix use at the same time. This is a trial contest and has a few quirks. Planning ‐ Australia Day The…

A VHF-UHF DX Contest Contest Manager New Contest manager for 2020: Rob Heyer VK2XIC When 1st January 2022 to 31st January 2022.After 29 contests, the previous manager John Martin VK3KM has retired, and Rob Heyer VK2XIC has volunteered to take over as contest manager from 2020. Contest Introduction The Ross Hull Contest is a DX contest, with points awarded for distances worked. There are also band multipliers to encourage activity on the higher bands. Aim Of The Contest 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. For more…

By Murray Brims VK4MWB. Since April members and friends of The Ipswich and District Radio Club have been participating in a regular net with our sister Club, The Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club in Maple Ridge , British Columbia , Canada. This net is accessed via Ipswich IRLP repeater, 438.425, at 1230 hrs each Thursday (actual time in Canada is 1930hrs the night before). Members wishing to join in generally meet on air at approximately1225 hrs where one person is then nominated to dial into Maple Ridge (IRLP 1910). The net is very well managed and the net controller usually…

A VHF-UHF DX Contest Contest Manager New Contest manager for 2020: Rob Heyer VK2XIC When 1st January 2021 to 31st January 2021.After 29 contests, the previous manager John Martin VK3KM has retired, and Rob Heyer VK2XIC has volunteered to take over as contest manager from 2020. Contest Introduction The Ross Hull Contest is a DX contest, with points awarded for distances worked. There are also band multipliers to encourage activity on the higher bands. Aim Of The Contest 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. For more…

A VHF-UHF DX Contest Contest Manager New Contest manager for 2020: Rob Heyer VK2XIC When 1st January 2020 to 31st January 2020.After 29 contests, the previous manager John Martin VK3KM has retired, and Rob Heyer VK2XIC has volunteered to take over as contest manager from 2020. Contest Introduction The Ross Hull Contest is a DX contest, with points awarded for distances worked. There are also band multipliers to encourage activity on the higher bands. Aim Of The Contest 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. For more…

John Moyle MEMORIAL FIELD DAY CONTEST MANAGER Denis Johnstone VK4AE / VK3ZUX Welcome to the John Moyle Memorial Field Day. The next contest will be held on 19th – 20th March 2022, UTC 01:00 Saturday to 00:59 on Sunday. Aim Of The Contest: The aim is to encourage and provide familarisation with portable and field operation and provide training for emergency situations. The rules therefore are specifically designed and focussed to encourage field operations. For further information visit Wia.org.au/contests. Bob (VK4EK)

Below is a list of WICEN events for year 2023. Operators for check points are required for the following events: 22nd & 23rd July 2023 ………. Guzzler Ultra Marathon 100Km and 50Km. The event starts at Mt Coo-tha. Running through the national parks and out to Lake Manchester and return to the finish line at Simpson Park, Mt Coo-tha. It starts at 6:30am. 20th August 2023 ………. Lake Manchester Trail, Lake Manchester Reserve, Lake Manchester Road, Lake Manchester. 08:00 Hours. 24th September 2023 ………. Pinnacles Classic, Gold Creek Resevoir. 12th November 2023 ………. Mt Glorious Trail, Mt Glorious Please contact…

Contest Manager Roger Harrison VK2ZRH ([email protected]) Contest Dates are 15th & 16th January 2021 Summer, 01:00 UTC Saturday to 00:59 UTC Sunday. Winter Dates are 26th August 2021 & 28th August 2022, 01:00 UTC Saturday to 00:59 UTC Sunday. Future VHF-UHF Field Day Dates: A paper setting out an algorithm for determining future field day dates is posted below. It includes a table for Field Day dates for 2019 through 2021. Contest Introduction The VHF-UHF Field Days provide VHF-UHF operators with the opportunity to “head for the hills” and see how far and how many they can work. The Field Days have…

Discovered at a recent clean up at the club house is a copy of a 1948 HANDBOOK FOR OPERATORS OF AMATEUR WIRELESS STATIONS. Click on individual pages to read and when a new window opens click on the page # situated above related posts. Enjoy. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, Page 10, Page 11, Page 12, Page 13, Page 14, Page 15, Page 16, Page 17, Page 18, Page 19, Page 20, Page 21, Page 22, Page 23, Page 24, Page 25, Page 26, Page 27, Page…

The Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest is managed by the Oceania DX Contest Committee. Contact email is [email protected] Contest Details The PHONE contest is held on the first full weekend in October 2023 from 06:00 UTC Saturday till 06:00 UTC Sunday 2023. The CW contest is held on the second weekend in October 06:00 UTC till 06:00 UTC Sunday. The OCDX contest is Oceania’s only international style contest where contacts with stations all over the globe are able to participate. Oceania stations may contact any station for QSO points whilst non-Oceania stations are required to contact any station in Oceania for…

Trans-Tasman Low-Band Contest Trans Tasman Low Band Contest Contest Manager Alan Shannon VK4SN Contest Introduction Next contest – 15 JUL 2023 The Trans-Tasman contest, held on the 3rd weekend in July, aims to encourage Low Band activity between VK and ZL Only contest bands 160 80 and 40M are allowed with SSB, CW and Digital (RTTY OR PSK) From 2018 this contest is an official WIA Contest and will count towards the Peter Brown Contest Champion Awards. Aim Of The Contest Work as many VK and ZL Prefixes and as many different stations on 160 80 and 40M in a short evening contest.. This Years Winners…

Worked All VK Shires VK SHIRES QSO PARTY Contest Manager Diane Main VK4DI Contest Introduction VKCL Shires log submission to vklogchecker. Please be aware that version 4.15 of VKCL may output cabrillo with two spaces in front of the “QSO:” line. Not sure why, but with spaces before this line, the log will be rejected and you will receive an email to that effect. Two fixes.. 1. Manually remove the spaces yourself, or 2. On receiving the rejection email, copy and past the returned log into the submission window, and submit again. IF all else fails, attach the log and email…

Harry Angel Harry Angel Memorial 80m Sprint Contest Manager Dr. Kevin Johnston VK4UH & Charlie Strong VK4YZ Harry Angel Sprint Manager c/- Redcliffe and District Radio Club PO Box 20, Woody Point. Qld 4019 Contest Introduction Saturday May 7th 2022 – 10:00 -11:46 UTC The Harry Angel Sprint is an annual 80m contest event, first established in 1999, to commemorate the life of Harry Angel VK4HA who at the time of his becoming a Silent Key was the oldest licensed amateur in Australia. The duration of the contest is 106 minutes one minute for each year of Harry’s life. The…

Contest Manager Alan Shannon VK4SN [email protected]   Rule changes in 2021: 1. Foundation Licence sections discontinued 2. Remote station operation is allowed. Multi Op stns, please observe COVID restrictions in your area. Contest Introduction This contest commemorates the Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. It is held on the weekend closest to the 15th August, the date on which hostilities ceased in the southwest Pacific area. A perpetual trophy is awarded annually to the Australian state or territory with the best performance. The name of the…