20170402 - VK6WIA, NewsWest for Sunday 2 April 2017

Post date: Apr 1, 2017 8:14:23 AM

Welcome to the NewsWest broadcast, brought to you by the team at WA Amateur Radio News - thanks for joining us.

It's been a really busy week for the NewsWest team, not without our fair share of QRM.

BREAKING NEWS ... At the beginning of this week the postal ballot closed for the election to the board for the Wireless Institute of Australia. After receiving independent confirmation, the results for the WIA Election can now be released:

  • Justin Giles Clarke - VK7TW

  • Greg Kelly - VK2GPK

  • David Ford - VK5WP

  • Marcus Berglund - VK5WTF

  • Peter Clee - VK8ZZ

  • Phil Wait - VK2ASD

  • and... Brian Clarke - VK2GCE

From WA Amateur Radio News, we'd like wish the successful candidates our best - as the hard work will begin soon.

We'd also like to acknowledge those who nominated but were unsuccessful. It's not an easy job - and for those that will be retiring from their director positions in the not-too-distant future - we really appreciate the effort you have put into promoting and sustaining our hobby.

More details at http://vk6.net

Also in this broadcast:

  • Onno discusses extensions to your call sign, for different modes or operating locations.

  • we bring you audio from this weeks' appearance of the ACMA, before the Senate Estimates Committee

  • something especially light-hearted

  • a few quick reminders about HARGFest and the RAOTC

  • and ... Roy's back help out a bunch of our valuable brothers in need

We start with Onno ...

You can listen to this edition on-air, on-line or on-demand and it's available for download every week from the http://vk6.net/news/ website where you'll also find broadcast schedules for many repeaters across the country in VK2, VK3, VK4, VK6, VK7 and VK8. You can also subscribe to the podcast which you'll find on iTunes if you search for our callsign, VK6WIA.

Producer: Glynn VK6PAW

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