We’re expecting the arrival of our 2017 Callbooks in early January. Henry VK2ZHE writes:
The Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club expects to have a limited number of the long awaited 2017 WIA Callbooks hot off the press at the Club’s Monthly General Meeting on Saturday the 7th of January 2017. Please note that the 2017 Callbook does not include a CD this year but purchasers will be able to download the pdf files. To secure your copy of the Callbook please email Henry Lundell VK2ZHE at the usual address. Cost is $28.00 for copies collected from the club. Mailed copies are available from the WIA online Bookshop at $25.00 plus postage for WIA members and for $30.00 plus postage for non-WIA members.
A single page listing of members and commercial stations was published by the Wireless Institute of NSW in 1912. The very first Australian Callbook was published by the Wireless Institute of Victoria in August 1913. The first Australian Callbook by the WIA was produced in 1914. It was titled ‘Wireless in Australia’. Ever since those early days the annual publication has become an indispensable resource in most Amateur’s shacks. The 2017 edition includes a wealth of Amateur Radio related information in addition to the callsign listings. It has the up to date listings of DXCC entities, Band Plans, Repeater and Beacon listings etc. etc. In short, all the information the well informed Amateur should have at his or her fingertips.
As usual, limited quantities of the Callbook are available from the club, so don’t dawdle placing your order. It’s also worth noting that this is likely to be the last edition of the Callbook the WIA will print.