The amateur class licence will commence on 19 February 2024 in Australia. Some amateur radio operators will have already received an email from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about this.

This is an extract of a live stream done by REAST Inc and presented by Justin VK7TW explaining everything you need to know about the changes, actions needed and essentially – what will happen going forward for ham radio in Australia.

Jeff Geerling (one of the internet’s biggest Raspberry Pi and Open Source advocates) and his father (a broadcast-engineer by trade) get their Amateur Radio licences!