VK6WIA NewsWest

In this Contesting edition of the news we look at upcoming contests and recent past experiences. There's a reminder for HARGfest, notifications from Ham College, the WA VHF Group, and the Broadcaster get together with the NewsWest Team, plus more.

On behalf of the team, thanks for joining us.

In this edition:

* Regular: Foundations of Amateur Radio
* Activity: HARGfest reminder
* Contesting: Dan's reflections on John Moyle Field Day
* Contesting: Scott - Send your log to LOTW
* Contesting: Harry Angel Sprint
* Contesting: Why bother to contest?
* Contesting: Trans Tasman
* News: WA VHF Group
* Activity: WA ARN Broadcaster Get Together and AGM
* News: Ham College
* News: Next Week - Special "News Across Australia"
* Activity: Quick Meetings
* News: Helpline
* News: ANZAC Day this week..

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If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net.

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Originating in Perth Western Australia NewsWest is produced by WA Amateur Radio News for listeners on-air, on-line and on-demand.

You can tune into this news on-air across many amateur frequencies, download the show from vk6.net or subscribe via your favourite podcast application, whichever way you're listening, whether you're a licensed radio amateur or not, experienced or just a beginner, old or young, thanks for being here and thanks for joining us.

Get your copy: http://vk6.net/news/

NewsWest is broadcast and relayed across VK6 and far beyond by many transmitters and operators. Details can be found on vk6.net.

The main VK6 NewsWest broadcast occurs at 09:30 WST (01:30 UTC).

If you'd like to broadcast this news in your local area, you can. There are no restrictions on broadcasting NewsWest, other than that you must broadcast it as supplied without any modification. 
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We look forward to hearing callbacks from the new network when it goes live!

Our address is newswest@vk6.net

Producer: Glynn  VK6PAW

Duration: 29m28s