ARCHIVE: Australian Ham Radio Discussion Forum ( AHRDF )

The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) QSL Bureaux operate in each state, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The service is also available for VK9 residents.

 WIA membership is required. Members must first register their callsign or callsigns with the relevant Inwards Bureau. This defines how incoming cards are delivered.

 There are also QSL Service Guidelines for Special Event Stations, and IARU standards including the size of QSL cards.

 All WIA QSL Bureau conditions and practices have been updated on the WIA website.  http://www.wia.org.au/members/qsl/about/

From text edition for DEC 3 2017 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/

from John Seamons VK3JLS WIA National and Inwards QSL Manager

 He said " We have recently received correspondence from the Ukraine advising that the QSL service from the IARU-affiliated Ukraine QSL Bureau (UARL) is not operating effectively and asking that QSL cards for the Ukraine should be sent instead to a newly established (non IARU-affiliated) Ukraine QSL Bureau.  The IARU Region 1 President is planning on holding a meeting with UARL shortly to clarify the position and receive assurances from UARL about the future operation of the Ukraine bureau.
 
Until this matter is resolved, the VK Bureau will not be forwarding any outwards QSL cards to the Ukraine. Any cards destined for the Ukraine that are received at the VK Outwards Bureau will be held until such time that the IARU advises that a resolution has been reached.  

It is timely to re-state to all members, that the WIA only send cards to IARU affiliated QSL Bureaus; when preparing cards to be sent to the Outwards Bureau, they should be sorted into DXCC country list as per the IARU QSL Bureau list. 

That list is regularly updated with changes, and should be referred to prior to forwarding outwards QSL cards. The updated IARU QSL Bureau list can be found at iaru.org/qsl-bureaus.html

 (WIA National and Inwards QSL Manager Vk3jls@wia.org)

From text edition for DEC 10  2017 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/

Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2017-12-10.mp3