Amateur Radio / March 2008
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Belmont 11kV Supply Restored
- Wellington VHF Group
- On Thursday 27 March the trees under the 11kV supply line to the Belmont Tower were cut down to form a permanent clear corridor. On the evening of Friday 28 March 2008 the 11kV supply was restored to Belmont.
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Belmont 11kV Supply - Trees to be Cut Down
- Wellington VHF Group
- As you will see from my last entry, power to Belmont was disconnected due to the significant fire hazard posed by trees touching the 11kV power lines. I am pleased to inform you that unless extenuating circumstances present themselves a permanent power line corridor will be cut through the trees tomorrow (Thursday). If all goes to plan power should be able to be reconnected by the weekend. Brian Fearnley President Wellington VHF Group Inc
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March Main Meeting: ZL1VMF and the Fire Police
- Wellington VHF Group
- At the March Main Meeting this coming Thursday 27 March, Mark Foster ZL1VMF will speak on his involvement with the Fire Police. Mark served as a Volunteer Fire Policeman within the New Zealand Fire Service for the last 5 years, in both Auckland and Wellington, and currently serves with the Hutt Valley Volunteer Fire Police Unit.
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Belmont - Possible Disruption to Services
- Wellington VHF Group
- There may be some disruption to Belmont services over the next week. A number of trees have grown up into the 11kV supply line to the Belmont site and present a significant forest-fire hazard to the landlord's forest. As such the power has been disconnected. Until the power can be restored it will be attempted to run reduced services on a combination of batteries and a mobile generator.
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TAUPO NATIONAL SYSTEM - ON AIR
- Wellington VHF Group
- The new National System node TAUPO 9825 was commissioned at Maroanui on Saturday 8th March. The frequency is 439.825MHz, negative split. Generally, the station provides coverage of the greater Taupo area out to; read more
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