NewsWest for Sunday 20th January 2019 New Amateurs Edition

This week is all about new amateurs.  We welcome those new to the hobby and have suggestions of how to enter at foundation level or to improve your privileges and responsibilities.  Bob brings you the latest epistle in his new hams segment. There’s an update on the 2 by 1 callsign matter. A VK6 volunteer has returned from the scout jamboree and there is information from the Southern electronics group.  Dan returns with another interview and there’s information on a crowd funding effort.We will update you on PerthTech and encourage you to spend your hard earned in our raffle! And of course there are all our usual weekly items as well with advertisements for upcoming events and the like.

Producer Andrew VK6AS

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