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• • September Main Meeting (online) - Programming DMR Hotspots

    • 30 Sep 2021
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • September Main Meeting (online) - Programming DMR Hotspots ZL2WAL Thu, 09/30/2021 - 13:35 As we are still at level 2 this months meeting will be online, Paul Miller - ZL2BEZ will be presenting on programming DMR hot Spots.
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• • August 2021 Meeting Cancelled - Catch up on video option

    • 22 Aug 2021
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • August 2021 Meeting Cancelled - Catch up on video option ZL2HD Mon, 08/23/2021 - 09:58 The 26 August meeting has been cancelled, we hope to have this speaker later in the year.
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• • June General Meeting Canceled

    • 23 Jun 2021
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • June General Meeting Canceled ZL2WAL Wed, 06/23/2021 - 15:46 Due to the change to Alert Level 2 in Wellington the general meeting that was to be held on 24 June 2021 is cancelled. WVHFG Categories Meetings
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• • February 2021 Meeting - John Andrews ZL2HD - Utility scale solar in NZ

    • 21 Feb 2021
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • February 2021 Meeting - John Andrews ZL2HD - Utility scale solar in NZ ZL2WAL Mon, 02/22/2021 - 08:02 There is a race on to get solar farms consented in NZ with high power prices and the falling cost of solar.
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• • January Meeting - Combined BBQ with Kāpiti Branch

    • 27 Jan 2021
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • January Meeting - Combined BBQ with Kāpiti Branch ZL2WAL Wed, 01/27/2021 - 18:13 The January meeting is a combined meeting is a combined BBQ with Kāpiti Branch at QE2 Park Paekākāriki, enter via Wellington Road then Queen Elizabeth Road and meet in the open area indicated by the red cross in the photo .
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• • Nov Meeting - Thu 26th 7.30pm Tawa

    • 24 Nov 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Nov Meeting - Thu 26th 7.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • September Meeting - Join us for dinner at 6:30

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • September Meeting - Join us for dinner at 6:30 ZL2HD Mon, 09/21/2020 - 17:52 Breaking News:  With the return to level 1 this week, we are going to have our 50th celebration dinner at 6:30 pm at the meeting room in Tawa.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • 50 Years of the VHF Group - Special Meeting to recall stories from the past 50 years

    • 12 Aug 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • 50 Years of the VHF Group - Special Meeting to recall stories from the past 50 years ZL2HD Thu, 08/13/2020 - 09:56 The August 2020 meeting is to celebrate the 50 years of the Group.
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• • July 2020 Meeting - Remit Voting and VLF Operation

    • 29 Jul 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • July 2020 Meeting - Remit Voting and VLF Operation ZL2WAL Wed, 07/29/2020 - 18:53 This months meeting will be NZART AGM remit voting followed by a presentation from John ZL4JY on his experience with Very Low Frequency (VLF) operation Date: 30 July 2020 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Tawa Community Centre WVHFG Categories Meetings
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • June 2020 Main Meeting - Remote Meeting Tools

    • 17 Jun 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • June 2020 Main Meeting - Remote Meeting Tools ZL2HD Thu, 06/18/2020 - 10:59 We held our meetings over the internet during the COVID-19 lockdown, and we found a few good tools and interesting features- as well as a few tips and tricks.
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• • May Meeting -

    • 24 May 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • May Meeting - VHFAdmin Sun, 05/24/2020 - 18:37 The general meeting this month is an online meeting with John ZL4JY talking about the 900MHz DMR repeater installed at Colonial Knob.
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• • April Meeting - Ian Hutchings ZL2HUT on the Wellington Coastguard Comms

    • 20 Apr 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • April Meeting - Ian Hutchings ZL2HUT on the Wellington Coastguard Comms VHFAdmin Tue, 04/21/2020 - 08:13 The General meeting this month will be an online meeting.
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• • 2020 National System Award

    • 26 Mar 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • 2020 National System Award ZL2HD Thu, 03/26/2020 - 19:18 Thanks for all the participants that have sent in logs for the award. We are working on them now and with our new "work from home" rules, we should have them out to you by the end of March.   If you have not sent in a log, it is not too late and we will process it (no matter when you get it to us!) 73 Awards@vhf.nz
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• • March 2020 General Meeting Cancelled

    • 21 Mar 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • March 2020 General Meeting Cancelled ZL2WAL Sun, 03/22/2020 - 09:35 Due to the increased risk of COVID-19 and the closure of the Tawa Community Centre by the Wellington City Council, there will be no March 2020 General Meeting. WVHFG Categories Meetings
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Branch 50/74 Lunch and Shed Workshop Event

    • 28 Feb 2020
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Branch 50/74 Lunch and Shed Workshop Event ZL2WAL Fri, 02/28/2020 - 18:04 On 1 March from 12 noon -3pm we will be meeting for a light lunch at Mike ZL1AXG’s QTH Branch 50 NZART will be ordering in a light fingerfood lunch (savouries and sandwiches) as the hosts for the joint event for Branch 50 and Branch 74 members.
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• • End of year Group dinner 28 Nov at Yum Yum House

    • 12 Nov 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • End of year Group dinner 28 Nov at Yum Yum House ZL2HD Tue, 11/12/2019 - 14:10 Again we will hold our end of year dinner at YumYum House in Tawa. Please RSVP to info@vhf.nz and partners, family, friends are all welcome.   From 7pm, but come when you can as it is a fairly large group and they cannot cook for us all at the same time! 
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • National System Award 2020 - Telephone Exchanges

    • 10 Nov 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • National System Award 2020 - Telephone Exchanges VHFAdmin Sun, 11/10/2019 - 20:58 This year the theme of the award is telephone exchanges.
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• • Tom Clarke ZL2TDD Silent Key

    • 29 Oct 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Tom Clarke ZL2TDD Silent Key VHFAdmin Wed, 10/30/2019 - 07:34 Tom Clarke ZL2TDD passed away on Saturday 26 October aged 75 years.
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• • October 2019 - AGM and Show & Tell

    • 24 Oct 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • October 2019 - AGM and Show & Tell VHFAdmin Fri, 10/25/2019 - 00:34 The October meeting will be the AGM & AREC section AGM followed by the traditional show and tell. Date: 29 October 2019 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Tawa Community Centre WVHFG Categories Meetings
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • August 2019 Main Meeting - John ZL4JY on LTE at 4RF Communications

    • 19 Aug 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • August 2019 Main Meeting - John ZL4JY on LTE at 4RF Communications ZL2HD Mon, 08/19/2019 - 17:08 John Zl4JY will speak on the new 4RF Communications LTE radios. See 4rf.com   Also DMR Codeplug Updates Rob ZL2WAL will be able to update some models with the latest codeplugs. Please see Rob at the start of the meeting.
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• • July Main Meeting The new AREC

    • 23 Jul 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • July Main Meeting The new AREC ZL2HD Wed, 07/24/2019 - 10:01 Don ZL2TYR, National Director AREC, will present on the new changes to AREC and the new directions and activities that are being worked on.
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• • Amateur radio classes in August 2019 at Tawa

    • 1 Jul 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Amateur radio classes in August 2019 at Tawa ZL2HD Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:09 The Group is holding amateur radio classes this August.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Bernard ZL2BD talks on small magnetic loop antennas

    • 1 Jul 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Bernard ZL2BD talks on small magnetic loop antennas ZL2HD Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:00 Bernard presented on small magnetic loop antennas at the June meeting.
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• • June 2019 Main Meeting - Loop Antennas with Bernard ZL2DB

    • 20 Jun 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • June 2019 Main Meeting - Loop Antennas with Bernard ZL2DB ZL2HD Fri, 06/21/2019 - 10:55 Bernard is well known for his work with HF loop antennas and has many years of designing, building and evaluating these interesting (and somewhat rare) variant.
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• • March Meeting - 1/4 Wave Stub Filters

    • 27 Mar 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • March Meeting - 1/4 Wave Stub Filters VHFAdmin Wed, 03/27/2019 - 22:43 The feature series in the last three month’s of Q Bit has been about using 1/4 wave stubs for filters.
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• • January Meeting- Combined Branches BBQ at Kapiti

    • 6 Jan 2019
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • January Meeting- Combined Branches BBQ at Kapiti ZL2HD Sun, 01/06/2019 - 22:55 Hello and Happy New Year! Our only meeting this month is a BBQ with the Kapiti Branch on the afternoon of Saturday 26 January.
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• • October 2018 - AGM and Show & Tell

    • 19 Oct 2018
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • October 2018 - AGM and Show & Tell VHFAdmin Fri, 10/19/2018 - 21:11 The October meeting will be the AGM & AREC section AGM followed by the traditional show and tell.
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• • Site Upgrade

    • 18 Oct 2018
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Site Upgrade VHFAdmin Fri, 10/19/2018 - 09:09 You may have noticed that the site now has a different look, the CMS that it runs on has just had a major upgrade, if you notice anything wrong or missing please use the contact form to let me know Rob, ZL2WAL webmaster WVHFG Categories Administrivia
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• • Dozens locked out of car because radio equipment blocked car remotes

    • 7 Sep 2018
    • Wellington VHF Group
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• • August Meeting - Update on AREC national and in Wellington from Don ZL2TYR

    • 29 Aug 2018
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • Thursday 30th August 7:30 PM Tawa Community Centre Don ZL2TYR has offered to give us an update on the recent changes with AREC, as well as tell us some of the plans AREC has for the future.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)