20180617 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 17 June 2018 - New Amateurs Edition

New to Amateur Radio, this show is for YOU!This week, new amateur calls on air, a new FreeDV on-air net, courses, contests and calendar updates and that's just to whet your appetite.

Also in this news a reminder about the ACMA consultation, F-troop, tips for New Hams, a Welcome to the Hobby, courses, contests and more. I can tell you that Roy is back. He's still in hospital, getting better and still exhibiting is irrepressible sense of humour. As I said to Roy, on Friday, "I'd tell you to break a leg, but then you're likely to take that literally." - Good to have you back.

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Producer: Onno VK6FLAB

Duration: 28:17