VK100WIA Special Event Station plus Award 100 Years of VK Amateur Radio

The WIA (Wireless Institute Of Australia)
Are Celebrating The Centenary Of Organised Amateur Radio In Australia
Special Event Station VK100WIA on air From 1 May to 31 May 2010, the special call sign VK100WIA will be activated by the WIA and from 1 June to 31 October 2010 the special call sign VK100WIA will be activated by its affiliated clubs throughout Australia.

With WIA Centenary Activitiesthere is plenty of on air activities to check out. Click the link for the full list of this Years events.

VK100WIA SPECIAL EVENT CALL IS ON AIR NOW to Oct 31 2010 There is a great looking Award Available to Acheive as well:


About the award

A limited issue amateur radio operating award is available to celebrate the 100th year of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the world's oldest national radio society.

To qualify for an award certificate contact is required with the Centenary of Organised Amateur Radio in Australia special event station VK100WIA.

The WIA, through its 130 affiliated radio clubs, will operate a unique and expected to be highly sought after callsign from 1 May to 31 October 2010. The callsign will also be used in Australia's capital city, Canberra, where the WIA Annual General Meeting and associated events will be held in May. The unique VK100WIA callsign to be operated on all amateur bands, amateur satellite may be used but contacts via terrestrial repeaters are not eligible for the award. It is certain to be very popular on air, and this one-off award is expected to also be well sought after.

Rules

From 1 May to 31 May 2010, the special call sign VK100WIA will be activated by the WIA and from 1 June to 31 October 2010 the special call sign VK100WIA will be activated by its affiliated clubs throughout Australia.

The award will be issued to radio amateurs in Australia who accumulate 100 points and amateurs outside Australia who accumulate 50 points. A contact with VK100WIA operated by the WIA or operated by a Club is worth 10 points (only one contact with VK100WIA operated by the WIA and only one contact with each Club) and there must be a minimum of 2 contacts with VK100WIA. Contacting any WIA Member between 1st May 2010 and 31st October 2010 is worth 5 points. (Example: working VK100WIA at 10 different Clubs would be eligible for the award. Working 16 WIA members gives 80 points but then two contacts must be made with VK100WIA)

Any mode may be used, cross mode and cross band contacts are permitted. Contacts via satellites and terrestrial repeaters are permitted for this award. Send $AUD5 or 3 IRC and a list of contacts, QSL’s not required, to the Awards Manager at the address below. The Awards manager reserves the right to verify claims by reference to operating logs or any other resource. The WIA website will list activation locations and times for VK100WIA and a commemorative QSL will be available.

How to find VK100WIA

Listen around the bands or visit the WIA website www.wia.org.au for frequent updates of the operator club's roster. Participating clubs will also promote in more details their plans.

Making a claim

Meet the requirements of the rules above and send a claim by 30 January 2011 accompanied by payment of $5 Australian dollars or 3 IRC, sent to:

WIA Centenary Award
PO Box 2042
BAYSWATER VIC 3153
AUSTRALIA

This information has been sourced from www.wia.org.au paving the way for New Amateurs into the hobby.

Keep checking the clusters for VK100WIA they are very active and you may just get a chance to be a part of the 100 year celebrations!

Good DX, 73 de VK2LAW