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Bike the Trail 2010 - Sunday 28 Feb - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED.
- 18 Feb 2010
- Wellington VHF Group
- Folks, Bike the Trail 2010 is coming! Once again Wellington VHF Group have been approached to provide marshalls for the course route, with the Amateur VHF repeater at Belmont (710) being ideally suited to providing comms across the Hutt Valley. This is an event we successfully helped with in 2009 and things went so well, they want us back! read more
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January Meeting - Barbeque at Sladden Park TODAY.
- 27 Jan 2010
- Wellington VHF Group
- Those who've been keeping an eye on our Events Calendar will have noticed that as per tradition, our January meeting will again be a BBQ at Sladden Park.
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NZ Amateur Radio Operators helping Haiti
- 17 Jan 2010
- Wellington VHF Group
- 3 News Reports Daniel ZL1DFA assisting in finding information for those concerns about welfare in Haiti. Well done Daniel, a simple thing but something that Amateur Radio is good at - and indeed valuable for.
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The First Committee Meeting for 2010
- 15 Jan 2010
- Wellington VHF Group
- As has become traditional for the Committee of the Wellington VHF Group, the first Committee Meeting of 2010 was held at Waikawa Beach at the QTH of John ZL4JY. This is usually preceded by a leisurely stroll along the beach, and this year was no exception: Wellington VHF Group Committee would like to wish members and friends a Happy New Year and all the best for 2010. read more
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Benjamin Foster- new addition to the QRM at Mark and Liz Foster's QTH
- 26 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Steve Jepson wrote: Congratluations to Mark and Liz Foster , on the arrival of baby Benjamin , 7lbs on 22 December Wish you all the best ZL2KG
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Ngaio Repeater Site Open Day
- 11 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Attached are some additional photos taken during the recent open day at the new Ngaio repeater site. Solemn contemplation over a lemonade... Dick ZL2TGQ declares 'it's all good' Final Adjustments care of Peter ZL3TC Official "Opening Ceremony" is completed with Dick ZL2TGQ, President of the Wellington VHF Group, cutting the ribbon. read more
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Silent Key: Henry Cuttriss ZL2TUQ
- 6 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- It seems appropriate to report on news just to hand, Henry Cuttriss ZL2TUQ joined the ranks of Silent Key this morning.
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Open Day – Ngaio 955
- 5 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This new addition to Group facilities was open for inspection on Saturday 5th December, from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
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Xmas dinner
- 29 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- The Committee cordially invite you to a Xmas get-together for dinner to be held at TOP TASTE Restaurant, No 1 Hagley Street, Porirua, on Thursday 10th December, 7:00pm for dinner starting at 7:30pm.
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Wellington City Council - Utilities and the District Plan.
- 19 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This from ZL2HD.
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JOTA 2009 - Another fun-filled event.
- 17 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Wellington VHF Group were again privileged to be involved in the annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) event, this year in its 52nd iteration. Once again our friends at the Paparangi Scout Group were hosting a JOTA station at their scout hall in Paparangi, on the outskirts of Newlands; we operated using the special callsign ZL2JOTA for the duration of the event. read more
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Work on Ngaio Repeater continues...
- 14 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Images during the dipole antenna installation for the new 70cm repeater at Ngaio Reservoir, courtesy ZL2KG: Peter ZL3TC and Gavin ZL2TVM Dick ZL2TGQ with Peter ZL3TC Wider view of the area as well as our Repeater Trustees, hard at work! 955 Repeater, along with TX/RX Duplexer, in the Branch 74 Rack at Ngaio Reservoir repeater site. read more
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David Andrews ZL2SX appointed Chairman of FMTAG
- 5 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- At their on-air meeting on Tuesday 3rd November 2009, NZART Council unanimously decided to appoint David ZL2SX to the position of Chairman, Frequency Management Technical Advisory Group (FMTAG). We are fortunate that David’s skills and experience will now be available to benefit Amateur Radio at this national level. Congratulations David, from all your many friends in the Group.
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Working Bee – Maroanui 31 October 2009
- 2 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- An enthusiastic team comprising members from Wellington VHF Group and Taupo Branch were joined on this occasion by two Amateurs from Rotorua.
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AREC AGM - Thursday 29 October 2009
- 1 Nov 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- The AREC AGM was held in conjunction with the Wellington VHF Group's AGM on Thursday 29 October.
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Special Interest Group Thursday 1st October
- 1 Oct 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- An enthusiastic group continued modifying mobile radios, ready for the launch of the 32cm, (900MHz), repeater proposed for our Colonial Knob site.
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JOTA 2009 is coming...
- 20 Sep 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- 2009 is the The 52nd JOTA , and the World Scouting Movement's communication theme for this year is environment.
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Working Bee at Belmont - 19 September
- 30 Aug 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This from Peter ZL2VK: The Belmont "shack" has stood the ravages of time by unfortunately the door has suffered with considerable rust that makes it extremely difficult to open and close. The door frame has become quite distorted as a result of the corrosion. The current state of the Belmont Shack. read more
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Digital ATV Strategy
- 28 Aug 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- At their meeting on 11 June 2009 the executive committee of Wellington VHF Group Inc commissioned a strategy for the development of digital ATV for the Group.
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August General Meeting - with an interesting guest speaker!
- 18 Aug 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Wellington VHF Group are pleased to advise that the guest speaker for the August general meeting will be Squadron Leader Paul Drysdale, RNZAF.
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VHF-UHF-SHF Contest Rules
- 17 Aug 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- The management committee has authorised the Contest Rules to be hosted and maintained on the VHF Group website. The rules can now be found in On The Air, Contests. The current Rules took effect in June 2006.
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Results of the Brass Monkeys Contest - 1-2 August 2009
- 17 Aug 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Band Frequency Callsign Locator Points 2 m (144 MHz) ZL1TPH RF73ij 50 23 cm (1296 MHz) ZL1TPH RF73ij 353 3 cm (10.3 GHz) ZL1TPH RF73hb 228 TOTAL SCORES ZL1TPH RF73ij 403 ZL1TPH RF73hb 228 BEST DX 2 m ZL1TPH-ZL2IP 298 km 23 cm ZL1TPH-ZL2IP 298 km 3 cm ZL1TBG-ZL1TPH 60 km 6 STATIONS ACTIVE: ZL1AKW, ZL1AVZ, ZL1TBG, ZL1TPH, ZL2ALW, ZL2IP THE NEXT CONTEST read more
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SAR Training - Urban Search Thursday 6th August
- 28 Jul 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Location: Otari School and neighbourhood (no parking in school) Time: 1800 to 2100 AREC will be providing comms for this exercise which will be similar to the Navigation and Radio SAREX held 6 June (see below) but on a smaller scale.
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