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</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><div id="story"><h1>Is Amateur Radio portrayed correctly?</h1><p>The activity we enjoy has a mixed image among the general public and sadly this is often reflected by some of those who are radio amateurs themselves.</p>
<p> The official definition of Amateur Radio includes the intercommunication<br> between amateur stations solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.</p><p> A similar stuffy definition can be used to describe a diamond as a<br>
'carboniferous solid.' But like a diamond, Amateur Radio can be a many-faceted gem of dazzling beauty.</p><p> While a now old-fashioned view of Amateur Radio between World War II and the mobile phone or Internet age was attractive - that time has truly gone.</p>
<p> Do some of today's radio amateurs inadvertently live in the past or incorrectly promote their hobby as being a modern recreational and vocational activity?</p><p> Would you buy a new car built a decade ago, no matter how well it was marketed? Well, think about how all of us promote modern Amateur Radio.</p>
<p> The Wireless Institute of Australia with the clubs, individuals and stakeholders will hold the <strong>PR4AmateurRadio Expo</strong> in April 2014.</p><p> This is an opportunity of promotion. Will you be involved?<br>
<br> More details on this event can be read under the 'What’s On' section of the <a href="http://wia.org.au">wia.org.au</a> website.</p><p><a href="http://www.wia.org.au/members/promoting/pr4ar/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">PR4AmateurRadio</font></a></p>
<p> <a href="http://www.wia.org.au/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">Wireless Institute of Australia</font></a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>
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