VKDMR programme guide
Scheduled amateur radio news bulletins from around Australia are carried across VKDMR on Talk Group 5. This page lists their local broadcast times and UTC equivalents.
Sydney and Melbourne observe daylight saving. AEST is UTC+10 and AEDT is UTC+11. Both UTC alternatives are shown below so the schedule remains accurate throughout the year.
National
The current Wireless Institute of Australia news bulletin is broadcast nationally on TG5. An automated callback session follows the bulletin.
UTC: Sunday 08:00 during AEST
UTC: Sunday 07:00 during AEDT
International
The latest weekly bulletins are replayed on Talk Group 5, transmitted by VK2FLY (Radio ID 5052540). An automated callback session follows each programme.
UTC: Sunday 02:00. This is a fixed AEST (UTC+10) schedule: 12:00 Sydney/Hobart in winter and 13:00 during daylight saving (AEDT). ARRL starts after the Newsline callbacks finish, not at a fixed separate time.
Camp on TG5 before the broadcast to listen. This session does not automatically link a list of repeaters. Wait for the callback invitation, then respond with your callsign; the system records your Radio ID, callsign, name and callback time.
New South Wales
The live relay on TG5 begins with WIA News at 10:00, followed by ARNSW (VK2WI) news at approximately 10:30. Times follow Sydney local time, including daylight saving. See the ARNSW website below for programme details.
UTC: Sunday 00:00 during AEST
UTC: Saturday 23:00 during AEDT
Expanded VK2WI bulletin with the DX report and occasional technical features.
UTC: Sunday 09:30 during AEST
UTC: Sunday 08:30 during AEDT
Victoria
Broadcast on TG5 on the first Monday of each month, except January.
UTC: Monday 01:00 during AEST
UTC: Monday 00:00 during AEDT
Select Talk Group 5 before the programme begins and leave a short pause when linking so the opening audio is not missed. TG5 carries wide-area scheduled programme audio; please avoid transmitting over a broadcast already in progress.