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Wireless Institute of Australia

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The '''Wireless Institute of Australia''' is the national body for radio Amateurs in [[Australia]]. The WIA was established in [[1910]], the first such national body established in the world.

Australian amateurs may (but are not obliged to) have membership of the WIA, and do so as individuals. Clubs and similar organisations can have a form of associate membership.

The WIA offers various services to members, including the publication of its monthly magazine, ''[[Amateur Radio (magazine)‎|Amateur Radio]]''.

The WIA is also the principal lobbying body with the Government of Australia on Amateur subjects, through the government's administrative body, the [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]] (ACMA). In 2009, the WIA contracted with ACMA to manage licensing of Amateurs; this follows and is linked to an earlier arrangement for the WIA to conduct (training and) testing of prospective Amateurs.

==External links==
* [http://www.wia.org.au WIA]

Wireless Institute of Australia

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Australian Communications and Media Authority

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Peter Ellis: establish page

The '''Australian Communications and Media Authority''' (ACMA) is the organisation of the Government of [[Australia]] responsible for radio and other communications policy, including the issue of radio licenses including those for [[Amateur Radio]].

ACMA has issued a "class license" for Amateur Radio operations in Australia. Under this, individual licenses are issued.

In 2009, ACMA enteres into a contractual relationship with the [[Wireless Institute of Australia]] (WIA) for management of Amateur Radio licenses, wherein the WIA will issue to ACMA a license recommendation after conducting all management activities; ACMA will then act on that recommendation by issuing an Amateur license (or amendment.)

==Overseas Amateurs==
Amateurs visiting Australia can use a class licence that authorises operation for up to three months, subject to the conditions of the licence.

==External links==
* [http://www.acma.gov.au ACMA]
** [http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_300165 Amateur licensing]
** [http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1311 Overseas Amateurs visiting Australia]

Ham Radio History - Australia

2009-04-09T06:12:10Z

Peter Ellis: details

''This page is under construction - please be patient, or better still help in its development!!''

Related wiki pages [[Ham Radio History - Canada]], [[Ham Radio History - New Zealand]], [[Ham Radio History - United Kingdom]], [[Ham Radio History - USA]]
== Notable Dates ==

* 1905 - HG Robinson is issued with what is most likely the first experimenter's licence for "experiments in halls for lecture purposes"
* 1905 - The "X" prefix allocated to all experimenters
* 1908 - Two enthusiasts apply to the Navy for a licence to transmit. This was initially refused
* 1910 - The [[Wireless Institute of Australia]] (WIA) is formed.
* 1911 - 27 experimental licences in existence in Australia. NSW - 22, Vic, 3, SA - 1, Tas - 1.
* 1919 - The WIA Queensland division is formed
* 1920 - Numerical prefixes allocated for each state
* 1922 - The PMG issues "dealers permits" to those wishing to sell wireless sets or parts.
* 1923 - "A" prefix added to Australian callsigns to signify Australia
* 1925 - The Amateur Operators Certificate of proficiency (AOCP) was introduced. Prior to this, experimenters did so without licences because the PMG ( Post Master General) and the Navy made obtaining a "licence to transmit' very difficult to obtain
* 1926 - "O" added to callsigns as a prefix to signify Oceania
* 1929 - OA prefix replaced by VK
* 1935 - First VK/ZL DX contest held in October
* 1936 - First VK/ZL phone contact on 80m in August
* 1938 - 3rd September, Robert Menzies informed all Australian amateurs by telegram that amateur radio in Australia had officially ceased to exist. Amateurs were directed to go QRT and dismantle all equipment, and to notify the Senior radio Inspector when this order had been carried out.
* 1947 - VK5KL (South Australia) has a 2-way contact with W7ACS/KH6 in Hawaii, a distance of about 9000km.
* 1954 - The Limited Amateur Operators Certificate of proficiency (LAOCP) is introduced, with restrictions to operating within the VHF bands. Limited operators did not require Morse proficiency to obtain their licence.
* 1964 - Ray Naughton VK3ATN and Mike Stahl K6MYC achieve the first ever 2m EME QSO.
* 1964 - Yaesu Munsen start selling transceivers in Australia, through Bail Radio and TV Service, beginning with the FT-20.
* 1975 - The Novice licence is introduced. This allowed some HF privileges with a Morse requirement of 5wpm.
* 1975 - The novice Limited licence is introduced. This licence did not have a Morse requirement.
* 1982 - the [http://www.hrsa.asn.au/ Historical Radio Society of Australia] is formed.
* 1999 - Final Morse transmission from an Australian coast station.
* 2004 - The [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]] (ACMA) removes Morse as a requirement for amateur licences.
* 2005 - The ACMA creates two licence classes, Advanced and Standard.
* 2006 - The ACMA adds the Foundation licence to the list of available classes. Amateurs with these licences have callsigns with the prefix VK#F, eg VK4F
* 2009 - The ACMA contracts with the WIA to provide management of Amateur callsigns.

==External links==
* [http://www.wia.org.au/ WIA]
* [http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/HOMEPAGE/PC=HOME ACMA]

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Amateur Radio (magazine)

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'''Amateur Radio''' (AR) is the monthy magazine of the national radio society of [[Australia]], the [[Wireless Institute of Australia]] (WIA), serving the needs of radio enthusiasts in that country.

The magazine was originally for WIA members only, but is now also sold through newsagencies and magazine retailers. Accordingly, while there is considerable material sourced from the WIA, including news, the articles are intended for a wide, radio enthusiast audience. The editorial content is provided by an appointed editor, however, there is normally also a page by the President of the WIA.

The cover is full colour; inside pages are normally "black and white".

There are normally several 'build' articles, and commentary on current events including reports on [[radio club]] activities.

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Associations

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Related wiki pages [[Callsign Databases]]. [[Clubs]], [[Journals and Magazines]], [[Websites]]

== International Associations ==

* [http://www.iaru.org/ IARU] '''The International Amateur Radio Union''' is the public voice of amateur radio internationally. Their charter includes developing amateur radio worldwide and speaking on behalf of all amateurs in matters of regulation, spectrum allocation and spectrum usage. It was created in 1925.

* [http://www.satern.org/ Salvation Army] [[SATERN]] - '''Salvation Army Emergency Response Team'''

* [http://www.ylrl.org YLRL] '''Young Ladies' Radio League''' is a worldwide association of female ham operators of all ages. The group offers a monthly newsletter, scholarships to women in selected fields, and contests.

== National Associations ==

* [http://www.lu4aa.org/ Argentina] - '''Radio Club Argentino'''

* [http://www.wia.org.au/ Australia] - The '''[[Wireless Institute of Australia]]''' (WIA) is the oldest amateur radio association in the world, and publishes a monthly magazine ''[[Amateur Radio (magazine)|Amateur Radio]].

* [http://www.qsl.net/a92c/index.html Bahrain] - ''' Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain'''

* [http://www.uba.be/ Begium] - '''Union Royale Belge des Amateurs-emetteurs'''

* [http://www.cyhams.org/ Cyprus] - '''Cyprus Amateur Radio Society'''

* [http://www.edr.dk/ Denmark] - '''Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører'''

* [http://www.j7hams.com/emergency.htm Dominica] - '''The Dominica Amateur Radio Club'''

* [http://www.sral.fi/ Finland] - '''Finnish Amateur radio League'''

* [http://www.ref-union.org/ France] - '''UNION FRANÇAISE DES RADIOAMATEURS'''

* [http://www.darc.de/ Germany] - '''Deutscher Amateur-Radio Club e.V.'''

* [http://www.veron.nl/ Holland] - '''Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek Nederland (VERON)'''

* [http://www.harts-web.org/Joomla_1_0_7/ Hong Kong] - '''Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS)'''

* [http://www.ira.is/ Iceland] - '''Íslenskir radíóamatörar / Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA)'''

* [http://www.irts.ie/cgi/index.cgi Ireland] - '''The Irish Radio Transmitters Society'''

* [http://www.jarl.or.jp/ Japan] - '''Japan Anateur Radio League (JARL)'''

* [http://www.lral.lv/ Latvia] - '''LATVIAN AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE (LRAL)'''

* [http://www.hamradio.lv/ Latvia] - '''Ham Radio Latvia''' Not an official site but has good information

* [http://www.ral.org.lb/ Lebanon] - '''Radio Amateurs of Lebanon (RAL)'''

* [http://www.arrm.pt/ Madeira] - '''Associação de Radioamadores da Região da Madeira''' The national association for the Islands of Madeira

* [http://www.fmre.org.mx/ Mexico] - '''Federacion Mexicana De Radio Experimentadores, A.C. '''

* [http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/ New Zealand] - '''New Zealand Association od Radio Transmitters (NZART) '''

* [http://www.qsl.net/pngars/ Papua New Guinea] - '''Papua New Guinea Amateur Radio Society (PNGARS)'''

* [http://www.para.org.ph/main.htm/ Philippines] - '''Philippine Amateur Radio Association''' is the national Amateur radio society for The Philippines

* [http://www.sarts.org.sg/ Singapore] - '''Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (SARTS) '''

* [http://www.sarl.org.za/ South Africa] - ''' South Africal Radio League (SARL)'''

* [http://www.ure.es Spain] - '''Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles'''. Spanish Amateur Radio Association.

* [http://www.uska.ch/typo/ Switzerland] - '''Union Schweizer Kurzwellen Amateure (USKA)'''

* [http://www.rsgb.org/ Unite Kingdom] - '''Radio Society of Great Britain''' is national Amateur radio society for United Kingdom

* [http://www.arrl.org// USA] - '''American Radio Relay League''' is the national membership association for Amateur Radio operators in the United States of America.

* [http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/ Venezuela] - '''Radio Club Venezolano'''

Associations

2009-04-06T11:11:01Z

Peter Ellis: WIA

Related wiki pages [[Callsign Databases]]. [[Clubs]], [[Journals and Magazines]], [[Websites]]

== International Associations ==

* [http://www.iaru.org/ IARU] '''The International Amateur Radio Union''' is the public voice of amateur radio internationally. Their charter includes developing amateur radio worldwide and speaking on behalf of all amateurs in matters of regulation, spectrum allocation and spectrum usage. It was created in 1925.

* [http://www.satern.org/ Salvation Army] [[SATERN]] - '''Salvation Army Emergency Response Team'''

* [http://www.ylrl.org YLRL] '''Young Ladies' Radio League''' is a worldwide association of female ham operators of all ages. The group offers a monthly newsletter, scholarships to women in selected fields, and contests.

== National Associations ==

* [http://www.lu4aa.org/ Argentina] - '''Radio Club Argentino'''

* [http://www.wia.org.au/ Australia] - The '''[[Wireless Institute of Australia]]''' (WIA) is the oldest amateur radio association in the world. It operates to serve hams in [[Australia]].

* [http://www.qsl.net/a92c/index.html Bahrain] - ''' Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain'''

* [http://www.uba.be/ Begium] - '''Union Royale Belge des Amateurs-emetteurs'''

* [http://www.cyhams.org/ Cyprus] - '''Cyprus Amateur Radio Society'''

* [http://www.edr.dk/ Denmark] - '''Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører'''

* [http://www.j7hams.com/emergency.htm Dominica] - '''The Dominica Amateur Radio Club'''

* [http://www.sral.fi/ Finland] - '''Finnish Amateur radio League'''

* [http://www.ref-union.org/ France] - '''UNION FRANÇAISE DES RADIOAMATEURS'''

* [http://www.darc.de/ Germany] - '''Deutscher Amateur-Radio Club e.V.'''

* [http://www.veron.nl/ Holland] - '''Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek Nederland (VERON)'''

* [http://www.harts-web.org/Joomla_1_0_7/ Hong Kong] - '''Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS)'''

* [http://www.ira.is/ Iceland] - '''Íslenskir radíóamatörar / Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA)'''

* [http://www.irts.ie/cgi/index.cgi Ireland] - '''The Irish Radio Transmitters Society'''

* [http://www.jarl.or.jp/ Japan] - '''Japan Anateur Radio League (JARL)'''

* [http://www.lral.lv/ Latvia] - '''LATVIAN AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE (LRAL)'''

* [http://www.hamradio.lv/ Latvia] - '''Ham Radio Latvia''' Not an official site but has good information

* [http://www.ral.org.lb/ Lebanon] - '''Radio Amateurs of Lebanon (RAL)'''

* [http://www.arrm.pt/ Madeira] - '''Associação de Radioamadores da Região da Madeira''' The national association for the Islands of Madeira

* [http://www.fmre.org.mx/ Mexico] - '''Federacion Mexicana De Radio Experimentadores, A.C. '''

* [http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/ New Zealand] - '''New Zealand Association od Radio Transmitters (NZART) '''

* [http://www.qsl.net/pngars/ Papua New Guinea] - '''Papua New Guinea Amateur Radio Society (PNGARS)'''

* [http://www.para.org.ph/main.htm/ Philippines] - '''Philippine Amateur Radio Association''' is the national Amateur radio society for The Philippines

* [http://www.sarts.org.sg/ Singapore] - '''Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (SARTS) '''

* [http://www.sarl.org.za/ South Africa] - ''' South Africal Radio League (SARL)'''

* [http://www.ure.es Spain] - '''Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles'''. Spanish Amateur Radio Association.

* [http://www.uska.ch/typo/ Switzerland] - '''Union Schweizer Kurzwellen Amateure (USKA)'''

* [http://www.rsgb.org/ Unite Kingdom] - '''Radio Society of Great Britain''' is national Amateur radio society for United Kingdom

* [http://www.arrl.org// USA] - '''American Radio Relay League''' is the national membership association for Amateur Radio operators in the United States of America.

* [http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/ Venezuela] - '''Radio Club Venezolano'''