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VK National News 14Jun26
Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2026-06-14.mp3
Text edition:
2026 JUNE 14 WIA NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA
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THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK
THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
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IN WIA NATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK:-
REPORTERS VK2LAW, VK4FUQ, VK3GTV, VK2COD along with VK5PAS, KC0DGY N5PRE and acknowledge AMSAT NA, AMSAT DL, NEWSLINE, RSGB, ARRL and CAROh, agents with direction-finding equipment had verified reports of his 2-meter transmissions on a local repeater. The FCC said that agents heard him make statements over the air, using the phrase "Jack is back," identifying himself.
Over the past two decades, Gerritsen's encounters with the legal system and FCC have landed in him court -- and prison. He received a one-year sentence in 2000 following his conviction in state court of interfering with the highway patrol's radio system. Upon his release, he took and passed his Technician level exam, receiving the amateur radio callsign, KG6IRO. The FCC revoked the license grant days later, in November 2001, after realizing Gerritsen had been convicted of public safety interference and that the license was granted mistakenly. According to various reports, he remained an on-air presence despite that. FCC records show he was later sent a forfeiture order of $21,000 for interfering witoherty said the partnership felt like a natural fit during the stations centennial year.
Its important to keep a respect for terrestrial radio, he said. People are always going to need access to information. Radio is a public service.
For many visitors, the event offered a reminder that despite living in a world of smartphones and instant messaging, amateur radio remains both surprisingly relevant and deeply social.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to
build a constellation of satellites designed to track airborne targets from orbit.
The program is intended to detect and track airborne targets including aircraft, cruise missiles and potentially hypersonic weapons.
In the same week, the U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build a network of low Earth orbit satellites intended to function as a military internet in space.
Both deals were among the largest contracts issued this year by Space Systems Command, the Space Forces acquisition arm.
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Thanks to our dedicated band of broadcast volunteers who
utilize their time and equipment in 9 July and amateur radio operators from the sixteen host cities will be active to celebrate the event:
K0C Kansas City;
K4C Miami;
VB7F Vancouver;
VC3F Toronto;
W1C Boston;
W2C New York/New Jersey;
W4C Atlanta;
W5C/D Dallas;
W5C/H Houston;
W6C Los Angeles;
W6S San Francisco;
W7C Seattle
WM3PEN Philadelphia.
4A1CMX Mexico City;
4A1GDL Guadalajara and 4A1MTY Monterrey;
This amateur radio event is not affiliated with the World Cup but has been organised in support of the tournament.
Complete information, including detailed operating schedules and certificates, can be found on wc2026ses.org
(sarl)
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NET ADVICE
FELIX/ANCHOR: One of the best things to emerge out of the pandemic was proof that the ham radio community had resiliency as a social network. The pandemic has ended but one social network born during those years of isolation has remained strong. Its called tngle state in the contiguous United States making it a world-famous destination for hikers and SOTA activators.
ham14er@ham14er.groups.io
(ARD)
SOTA Croatia is marking 10 years. Listen for the special callsign
9 A 10 SOTA. The callsign is on the air through to 2026, the 30th of
September 2026 to be precise.
A certificate will be available for contacts made between the 1st of October and the 31st of December THIS YEAR.. QSL via LoTW.
(newsline2501)
2026 VKFF National Get Together - Friday 30th October - Sunday 1st November 2026 Albury, New South Wales
Are you an experienced park activator or hunter in the international park activation program World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF)? Or is this a facet of the hobby that you have always been keen to get involved in?
Either way, put the following dates in your diary. Commencing on Friday 30th October and concluding on Sunday 1st November 2026, the VKFF Team are hosting the 4th aby amateur radio enthusiasts around the world. The satellite is actively transmitting images and messages now.
436.666 MHz (200baud FSK)
AMSAT designated this as Spain-OSCAR 127 (SO-127).
(ans)
AMSAT has submitted a Letter of Intent to NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre in response to a Sources Sought Notice for CubeSat secondary payload opportunities aboard the Space Launch System on the
Artemis III, IV, and V missions.
The LOI expresses strong interest in developing and flying an
AMSAT-designed CubeSat payload on one or more of these missions. It
highlights the strategic alignment between the opportunity and AMSATs
ongoing *GOLF (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint)* program, which is building the technologies and operational experience needed for amateur radio satellites in progressively higher orbitsfrom LEO through MEO to HEO.
(ans)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA
iota-world.org/
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Markus, OH1MN was QRV from Market Reef as OJ0MN with Juha OH1LEG signing as OJZ during May 30 to June 6, 2026.
The Islands on the Air (IOTA) reference number for Market Reef is
EU-053 and is a small uninhabited island split between Sweden and Finland in theol.
yota.fgarc.org.au/
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO
wicen.org.au
facebook.com/WICENNSW
x.com/wicennsw
groups.io/g/vk4-emcomms
Search-and-rescue crews near Las Vegas have recently responded to 3 hiker emergencies in less than a week.
Rescues on Mount Charleston, Kraft Mountain, and Cathedral Rock are raising concerns about hiker preparedness as triple-digit temperatures approach...including how hikers communicate the need for fire and medical help.
Recently, Joe Pingree, WB2TVB, and his wife Karen, KG6CUK, hiking in Red Rock Canyon, were interviewed by a reporter from KTNV 13. Joe Pingree said they talked about a lot of issues, including the use of amateur radio.
(arrl)
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SOFTWARE FOR HAMS
*OscarWatch Tracker: A New Satellite Tracking Program from MM9SQL*
A new multi-platform desktop satellite tracking application for amateur
radio operators, *OscarWatch Tracker*, has been released and is under
active development. Developed by Peter Goodhall, MM9SQL, and hosted on
GitHub, OscarWatch provides an integrated environment for tracking AMSAT
and other amateur satellites, predicting passes, managing Doppler-corrected frequencies, and optionally automating rotator and radio control all from a single map-centered interface.
OscarWatch is tailored for VHF/UHF satellite operators working FM CubeSats
(e.g., SO-50, ISS), linear transponders (e.g., RS-44, FO-29), and similar
modes. It assumes familiarity with basic concepts like azimuth, elevation,
and Doppler but automates the calculations and hardware interactions to let operators focus on making contacts.
github.com/magicbug/OscarWatch-Tracker/releases
(ans)
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IT'S A DATE
Clubs are welcome to email text with audio for this section,
nationalnews@wia.org.au
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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WW June 26 - 28 HAM RADIO, International Amateur Radio Exhibition,
Friedrichshafen, Germany (arrl)
VK3 - Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club HamFest Sale
Longwarry Community Hall 10am on July 4. (vk3iu)
VK5 - Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society BIG ANNUAL BUY AND SELL
Marion RSL Norfolk Road 9.30am July 11th.
VK4 - Sunshine Coasts SUNFEST 2026 25 Peachester Rd Beerwah
on Saturday September 19 (vk4vp)
VK3 - Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club RadioFest.
Sunday 11 October, Bendigo East Hall, Lansell Street (vk3gtv)
VK - VKFF National Get Together 30th October - Sunday 1st November
Albury, New South Wales. (vk5pas)
VK7 - Tassie Ham-E-Con Radio Conference Nov 7 and 8 UTAS Sandy Bay
Campus. reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
VK5 - Adelaide Amateur Radio & Electronics Car Boot Sale Dogs SA
Showground, Cromwell Road, Kilburn 10.00am. November 21. (wiacal)
Reception Reports
No we DO like to hear where in the world you are listening to this,
the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a
welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs
straight after the Local News. Local news follows National
news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would
email their reception reports and location to
callbacks(at)wia.org.au
Not only but also those watching us on YouTube, leave a comment , access
is just below the picture on screen and again tell us where and maybe
even the day and time you are listening
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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