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* 1936 - First VK/ZL phone contact on 80m in August | * 1936 - First VK/ZL phone contact on 80m in August | ||
* 1947 - VK5KL (South Australia) has a 2-way contact with W7ACS/KH6 in Hawaii, a distance of about 9000km. | * 1947 - VK5KL (South Australia) has a 2-way contact with W7ACS/KH6 in Hawaii, a distance of about 9000km. | ||
* 1964 - Yaesu Munsen | * 1964 - Yaesu Munsen start selling transceivers in Australia, through Bail Radio and TV Service, beginning with the FT-20. | ||
* 1982 - the [http://www.hrsa.asn.au/ Historical Radio Society of Australia] is formed. | * 1982 - the [http://www.hrsa.asn.au/ Historical Radio Society of Australia] is formed. | ||
* 1999 - Final morse transmission from an Australian coast station. | * 1999 - Final morse transmission from an Australian coast station. |
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Notable Dates
- 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.
- 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
- 1947 - VK5KL (South Australia) has a 2-way contact with W7ACS/KH6 in Hawaii, a distance of about 9000km.
- 1964 - Yaesu Munsen start selling transceivers in Australia, through Bail Radio and TV Service, beginning with the FT-20.
- 1982 - the Historical Radio Society of Australia is formed.
- 1999 - Final morse transmission from an Australian coast station.