Newcomers' News

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Lots of Foundation News came in this month, with a fair number of pictures. I haven't been able to fit them all in this month but I will share them with you as soon as possible. It is great to see so much activity with newcomers, keep it up! The mid-glamorgan Amateur Radio Group is celebrating the success of their first Foundation Licence (FL) course under the guidance of senior tutor Tom Beedle, GW0TOM. The students included a rather experienced 'newcomer' in the shape of Makato Okasaki, JK1GMB, who has held a Japanese licence for some 25 years but has been unable to operate in the UK as the two countries do not have a reciprocal licensing agreement. However, as Makato is a keen low power (QRP) operator, the FL is ideal for him to get on the air with the minimum of red tape. Congratulations go to the Group for running the first course and to the students for doing the hard work to pass the assessments.