Wireless Institute of Australia

Wireless Institute of Australia ; (WIA)
legal form	Non-profit organization
founding	1910
Seat	Sydney
Chair	Justin Giles-Clark, VK7TW
Website	www.wia.org.au

The Wireless Institute of Australia ( German about "Funkinstitut von Australien" ), WIA for short , is the national association of radio amateurs in Australia .

history

The second building from the left is the Australia Hotel (around 1950). The founding meeting took place there on March 11, 1910.

These Australian OMs used the special call sign VK100WIA in 2010 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the WIA .

It was founded on March 11, 1910, making it one of the first amateur radio associations in the world. The place of foundation was the Australia Hotel on Martin Place (picture left) in Sydney.

The WIA is a non-profit organization . It supports its members and promotes their activities.

The WIA's in-house magazine has been Amateur Radio Magazine (AR) since 1933 . It is now published monthly and is dedicated to various member activities such as contests , campaigns such as SOTA and "DXpeditions", as well as the typical topics of amateur radio , such as transmission and reception technology, test reports and assembly instructions for antennas and so on. The informative reports on the history of radio technology are an aspect of the magazine that is particularly worth reading . This also includes the history of radio and the history of television .

The WIA is a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU Region 3), the international association of amateur radio associations, and represents the interests of Australian radio amateurs there.

Web links

Commons : Wireless Institute of Australia - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Logo of the WIA

Individual evidence

↑ WIA Board Blog at WIA.org.au (English), accessed on September 2, 2019.
↑ The WIA - Working For You at WIA.org.au (English), accessed on September 2, 2019.
↑ Will McGhie, VK6UU: A brief historical perspective of Amateur Radio Magazine at WIA.org.au , accessed September 2, 2019.
↑ Information About The WIA at WIA.org.au , accessed on September 2, 2019.

[1] WIA Board Blog at WIA.org.au (English), accessed on September 2, 2019.

[2] The WIA - Working For You at WIA.org.au (English), accessed on September 2, 2019.

[3] Will McGhie, VK6UU: A brief historical perspective of Amateur Radio Magazine at WIA.org.au , accessed September 2, 2019.

[4] Information About The WIA at WIA.org.au , accessed on September 2, 2019.