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VK6WIA - NewsWest
NEWS BROADCAST

VK6WIA - the WA Division's official station broadcasts a
bulletin of Institute news each Sunday at 9-30am WAST.

Originated on the Perth repeater on 146.700MHz,
it is relayed to country and metropolitan listeners
on several HF, VHF and UHF frequencies.

The broadcast is repeated in the evening
at 7pm on 146.700MHz and 438.525MHz.

A much listened to segment is that devoted to
disposal of surplus amateur equipment.
Listings of stolen gear are also provided.
The Broadcast Officer welcomes items of general interest,
and news especially from country groups.

In the 2 metre band,

V`K6RUF`	`Perth`	`438.525 Mhz`
VK6RVP	Victoria Park	438 . 425 Mhz
`VK6RMW`	`Mt.William`	`146.900 MHz`
`VK6RMS`	`Mt.Saddleback`	`147.250 Mhz`
`VK6RBN`	`Busselton`	`147.350 Mhz`
`VK6RAW`	`Katanning`	`147.000 Mhz`
`VK6RCT`	`Cataby`	`147.200 Mhz`
`VK6RLM`	`Perth`	`29.120 Mhz` `FM Gateway`

The broadcast is also transmitted on the following HF frequencies by volunteers.

160 metre band	1.865 Mhz
80 metre band	3.564 Mhz
80 metre band	3.582 Mhz
40 metre band	7.075 Mhz
30 metre band	10.125 Mhz
20 metre band	14.116 Mhz	beaming North
20 metre band	14.175 Mhz	beaming East
15 metre band	21.185 Mhz
6 metre band	50.150 Mhz

All Single Side Band

VK6TS - Tony - Email - 08-9244-1453
QTHR - packet vk6ts@vk6bbr

VK6 NOTES

This is the Division's monthly news column
in the WIA's "Amateur Radio" magazine.

Material for this column can be sent to
the column's author (position vacant)
or to the secretary at Box 10 West Perth WA 6872

To fit in with Amateur Radio magazine lead times,
contributions should be sent at least six weeks
prior to the required publication issue.

INTRUDER WATCH

Intruder Watch, an initiative of the WIA and its sister societies,
exists to rid our exclusive amateur bands of
unauthorised government and commercial transmitting stations.

These stations use our amateur bands contrary to international agreements.
Their presence reduces the amount of spectrum space available to radio amateurs.

Individual amateurs can assist by reporting any non-amateur transmissions
heard in our bands to the WIA Intruder Watch Officer.
Your reports are collated in an attempt to ascertain
the identity and location of the unauthorised station,
and then passed to the Spectrum Management Agency for action.

While Intruder Watching is a long term process,
it has had some recent successes in
removing interfering stations from the amateur bands.

The ability of Intruder Watch to defend amateur bands against incursions
depends on the quality and quantity of information it receives from radio amateurs
and short wave listeners; the more reports the better.

To receive further information on this important activity,
contact the W.A. Intruder Watch Officer.
VK6RO - Graham - Email - 08-9451-3561

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