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• • APRS Project Bulk Purchase

    • 20 Aug 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • At the APRS round-table meeting a number of members expressed interest in buying tracker devices, including a suitable GPS.
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• • Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest

    • 12 Aug 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Monday 6th September 2010 at 2100 NZST (0900 UTC) This year the contest will blend the old school rules with some improvements suggested by contestants, in particular Papakura Brach and Murray ZL1BPU, along observation made by past contest organizers Gavin ZL2ACT and Neil ZL2TNG. Please read the rules carefully as there are some key changes to the format. read more
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• • Emergency Management Special Meeting, 2nd September 2010, Tawa Community Centre.

    • 7 Aug 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Members of Wellington Amateur Radio Club, Titahi Bay Amateur Radio Club, and the Wellington VHF Group are invited to a special joint meeting to consider the involvement of radio amateurs within the new Emergency Management services for Wellington, Tawa, and Porirua.
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• • National System Award 2010 - Historic Places

    • 2 Aug 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • The Hamilton Amateur Radio Club Branch 12 NZART from 1 January 2010 to 7 February 2010 presented the National System Award 2010 - Historic Places, based upon the original idea by Wellington VHF Group, and in association with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
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• • July Meeting at the Porirua Emergency Management Office

    • 28 Jul 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • July Meeting is at the Porirua Emergency Management Office.
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• • AREC SAROP OPeration Coffey

    • 6 Jul 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Wellington VHF Group AREC was called in for Land SAR Operation Coffey in the Akatarawa Forest Park on Monday. A number of AREC members from the region assisted and the search had a successful outcome at 5:30 pm on Monday evening, with the missing party being found found by a SAR team on foot. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3886708/Lost-biker-used-ferns-for-warmth read more
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• • June General Meeting - Emergency Management Communications

    • 14 Jun 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Come along and hear Trevor Farmer, Head of Emergency Management for Porirua, describe their radio communication systems. Trevor will address their design, selection and installation of radio systems, and their organisation for emergency response in the greater Porirua basin area on 24 June 2010 at 7.30pm at the usual venue in Tawa.
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• • WVHFG Webmaster Moves Northward

    • 29 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • At the April meeting of WVHFG, Mark Foster ZL1VMF advised the meeting that due to a change in working circumstances, he would be relocating (back) to Auckland.
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• • Show and Tell at the May Meeting

    • 27 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • The May meeting followed up the formal business with a Show and Tell. We had six speakers and two new guests introduced themselves- they have migrated to Wellington with their SAR search dogs, cats and radio gear from Finland. Previously they had worked for a small Finnish company called Nokia! (My apologies on not having the names or calls yet) read more
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• • Gavin ZL2TVM New Life Member of VHF Group

    • 27 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • At the May 2010 meeting of the Group, Gavin ZL2TVM was elected as a Life Member for his outstanding and long service to the Group.
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• • Remit Voting for 2010 NZART Conference

    • 27 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • At the May General meeting the Group voted on the remits for NZART Conference in June. The results are: Remit 1: For Remit 2: Against Remit 3: For Remit 4: For Remit 5: Against Remit 6: For Vote on NZART President's Entry Level Licence Question (part of remit 4): Against The delegates were given discretion. ZL2TVM and ZL2HD were appointed as delegates.
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• • VHF Convention 2011 in Wellington

    • 27 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • The organising committee of the Easter 2011 VHF Convention has been announced and have started work already.
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• • May General Meeting - TONIGHT

    • 27 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Tonight's meeting of the Wellington VHF Group will be a mix of NZART AGM Remit discussion and voting, and a general Show-and-Tell. Bring along your latest project, whatever its condition, i'm sure it'll generate some discussion! 7.30pm at the usual venue in Tawa.
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• • Spotted in the News: AREC in Action

    • 24 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • An article about a Search and Rescue caught my eye in todays Dominion Post.
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• • Search and Rescue Exercise in the Tararuas

    • 9 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • As previously noted a major Police Search and Rescue Exercise was held on the Weekend 16-18 April in the Tararuas. Wellington VHF Group AREC provided communications for this event - a major in the LandSAR training programme - with the SAREX Base located in Kaitoke, Upper Hutt. View in a larger map. SAREX Base location at Flag (approx). SAREX Area (also approx) shown in green. read more
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• • Wellington VHF Group joins Twitter!

    • 3 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Wellington VHF group can now be found on Twitter! For those unaware, Twitter is a piece of online technology known as 'Microblogging'.
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• • Training & exam materials hit the mark

    • 2 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • A recent Amateur Radio Training Course run by the Tauranga Emergency Communications Group Inc.
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• • April General Meeting: 4RF's latest developments

    • 2 May 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • The April General Meeting of the Wellington VHF Group was held on Thursday 29 April at our usual venue, the Tawa Community Centre. On the conclusion of general business and the official part of the meeting, John Yaldwyn ZL4JY, Chief Technology Officer of 4RF and long time member of the Wellington VHF Group, gave an interesting presentation on the latest innovation from 4RF. read more
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• • District Plan 74 (Utilities) Accepted By WCC

    • 30 Apr 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • We have been informed that District Plan Change 74 has been accepted by the Wellington City Council and now will become part of the District Plan. This change introduced Amateur Antennas as part of the plan and gave hams in Wellington a number of rights. read more
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• • AREC Activity

    • 12 Apr 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • A bit of recent AREC/SAR activity: 1921hrs 28/3/2010 Standby - possible Karori urban area search for missing elderly person.
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• • WVHFG Member celebrates becoming an Octogenarian

    • 11 Apr 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • On Saturday April 10th, ZL2BHE, ZL2TTX, ZL2BEZ and ZL2KG as well as family and friends attended CLiff ZL2ALY's 80th Birthday party. Happy Birthday Cliff from all of us at Wellington VHF Group! Thanks to ZL2KG for the headsup - and the photograph.
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• • The Green Door...

    • 10 Apr 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • This from Peter ZL2VK: On Saturday, 10th April, 2010, the Belmont repeaters were switched off while work proceeded to remove the old and rusty door from the repeater hut and replace it with a nice new green one. The old, rusted door. read more
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• • Maintenance at Belmont - Interruption to Repeater Services

    • 4 Apr 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • On Saturday, 10th April, 2010, weather permitting, there will be some major works occurring at the Belmont repeater site.
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• • Post Activity Report: Bike the Trail 2010 - An Amateur public service event.

    • 20 Mar 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • “Bike The Trail” is an easy, scenic, 25km bike ride down the Hutt River trail from Harcourt Park at Brown Owl to Hikoikoi Reserve, Petone.
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• • March General Meeting - Members Forum | Wellington Radio EXPO 2010

    • 20 Mar 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Come along and have your say at the 2010 WVHFG Members Forum!. A few though provoking potential subjects for open discussion: Recruitment More Public Service activities On-Air Activities, nets, contests, fielddays Speakers & Topics Construction Projects Special Interests Group Digital Radio - and a Digital National System? The future of the National System The Future of Amateur Television The Future of Amateur Radio? Bring your bright ideas - lets discuss them!! Chocolate cake provided. 7.30pm at the Tawa Community Centre, this Thursday 25 March. REMINDER: Wellington Radio EXPO 2010 - THIS SATURDAY As reported by Southgate ARC, the annual event will again be held in Lower Hutt this coming Saturday. For more information see also NZART's official site. read more
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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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• • Silent Key: Gerry Kilpatrick ZL1BBS

    • 10 Feb 2010
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • We have recently been advised that Gerry Kilpatrick ZL1BBS, NZART Honorary Solicitor and Life Member, has become a Silent Key.
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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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