https://wellington.gen.nz/zl6qh-quartz-hill-user-group+amateurradio Items tagged with ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group and Amateur Radio. http://www.zl6qh.com/000445.html The Quartz Hill station is now closed for major amateur radio activity while Meridian Energy Ltd is building a wind farm for electricity generation. Our antenna farm has been dismantled to make way for the civil works. Consequently the provision to make station bookings has also been suspended. amateurradio makara windfarm communitygroups places issues Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000445.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2008-02-25T00:00:00Z -41.2687515 174.7053988 Makara, Wellington http://www.zl6qh.com/000448.html In November 2007 The Quartz Hill Management Committee awarded a certificate to the ZL6QH QSL Manager, Ralph Sutton ZL2AOH, for his outstanding achievement in processing 34,000 QSL requests. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000448.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-12-14T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000446.html ZL6QH has achieved top place in Oceania for the Multi-op Multi-transmitter category in the 2006 CQWW DX SSB and CW contests. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000446.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-10-24T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000445.html The Quartz Hill site is now closed for major amateur radio activity while a wind generation farm is under construction there. The activities log and the provision to make bookings have therefore been suspended. We are hopeful that we will be able to return to the site and re-establish the station once the wind farm is in operation. makara windfarm places issues communitygroups amateurradio Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000445.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-10-17T00:00:00Z -41.2687515 174.7053988 Makara, Wellington http://www.zl6qh.com/000444.html Thanks to all who tried to receive ZM2E. It seems that VK6 is our furthest reception report so far. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000444.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-09-26T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000434.html The day turned out better than anticipated - no rain and only a stiff breeze. Consequently our plans to carry out 'mould busting' inside the building were cancelled and most of the team headed outside to take advantage of the fine weather. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000434.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-06-02T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000432.html Zl6QH will be active as a multi-operator entry in the 2007 CQWPX CW DX Contest on 26/27 May. The station will be active on all bands. The operator line up is W2ID, ZL2BSJ, ZL1AZE, HA6LN, ZL1CT/GM3WOJ, ZL1TM and ZL2AGY. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000432.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-05-24T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000429.html It turned out to be a brilliant day for Quartz Hill activities - plenty of sunshine and no wind. The main project was to rebuild the NA 20M yagi which was damaged in high winds that battered Wellington in March. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000429.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-04-10T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000428.html The next Quartz Hill Activity Day is on Saturday 5 May 2007, starting at 9:00 am. As usual, the objective is to catch up on project and maintenance work as well as providing an opportunity to look around the station, try out the big antennas and have some eyeball QSOs. Visitors are always very welcome and there is no requirement to participate in the more "physical" activities. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000428.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-04-07T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000426.html There is a bed and mattress firm in Wellington with a slogan: "You get more Zeds at Wellington beds". How that compares with ZM2E can be checked out from any listener reports. We would hope that you get more Zeds from Quartz Hill, but the last laugh may be on us with the threat of watching eyelids during the third night. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000426.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-04-02T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000423.html We are pleased to note that ZL6QH achieved a score of 12,000,720 in the Multi-Two category of the 2006 CQ WPX CW Contest. This was the highest score in Oceania and the 7th highest world-wide, although we failed to beat the record Oceania score of 13,312,768 set by ZL6QH in 2004. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000423.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-03-16T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000419.html It was a perfect day for the open day and BBQ at Quartz Hill on 4 February. It was a magic day with sunshine, blue skies and no wind! A total of 28 visitors turned out for the event. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000419.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-02-10T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000412.html There will be an open day at Quartz Hill for supporters, all radio amateurs, SWLs, their families and friends, on Sunday 4 February 2007 - from 11:00 am onwards. You will be able to view the Quartz Hill facilities. This may be your last chance to see this fabulous facility in its current form as it is likely that we will have to dismantle antenna infrastructure over the coming year (to make way for the wind farm project). makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000412.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-01-13T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000413.html Wilbert ZL2BSJ operated from Quartz Hill in the Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge on 30/31 December. Participants get points according to distance worked: one point for each QSO and an additional point for each 500 kms worked. Here is the report from Wilbert. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000413.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000412.html There will be an open day at Quartz Hill for supporters, all radio amateurs, SWLs, their families and friends, on Sunday 4 February 2007 - from 11:00 am onwards. You will be able to view the Quartz Hill facilities. This may be your last chance to see this fabulous facility in its current form as it is likely that we will have to dismantle antenna infrastructure over the coming year (to make way for the wind farm project). windfarm issues makara places communitygroups amateurradio Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000412.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-12-21T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000394.html Wellington was battered by a wild storm with severe northerly winds on Sunday night 11 June 2006. Bob ZL2AMI was at Quartz Hill during the storm, participating in the ANARTS RTTY contest. He reports that wind was the strongest that has experienced at the station. Evidently the wind was gusting up to 145 km/hr at Mt KauKau, which is only a few kilometres away from Quartz Hill. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000394.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-06-13T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000389.html Our raw score is around 1 million less than what we achieved in 2005. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000389.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000385.html The results of the 2005 CQ WPX CW contest have been published in the March 2006 issue of CQ magazine. As you can see we achieved 4th place world wide. We have also set a new Oceania record in the Multi-Two category, beating our earlier record setting score in 2003. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000385.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-04-21T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000384.html A trio of Hawkes Bay radio amateurs visited Wellington recently to attend the 2006 Radio Expo and to spend time operating from Quartz Hill. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000384.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-04-14T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000371.html As forecast we were greeted by a cold southerly blast at the Quartz Hill Activity Day on Saturday 4 March. The wind was extremely strong and the gusts often made it difficult to stand upright. The odd hail shower also made working outside less than comfortable :-) makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000371.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-03-04T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000369.html It is 9 years since we first started developing the amateur radio station at Quartz Hill. The station continues to be a source of challenge and enjoyment for everyone involved. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000369.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000366.html Last year's spectacular propagation (according to ZL6QH contest lore) clearly didn't eventuate this year. Summer static was a problem at times, and our score is down 50% of last year's. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000366.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-01-30T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000365.html Conditions were only average on Saturday night. We entered around 150 QSOs in the log, mainly from North America and Japan. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000365.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-01-29T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000363.html The 2006 annual summer open day and BBQ was held on 15 January. Quartz Hill lived up to its reputation and turned on a brisk and cool northerly wind, so it was not the best day for bathing in the sun! Howver this did not deter 27 people, including four children, who made the pilgramage to the event. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000363.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-01-17T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000356.html There will be an open day at Quartz Hill for supporters, all radio amateurs, SWLs, their families and friends, on Sunday 15 January 2006 - from 11:00 am onwards. You will be able to view the Quartz Hill facilities. This is your chance to see what we have been raving about ... and maybe you will get hooked as well! makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000356.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000362.html Mike ZL2BCW, Brian ZL1AZE and Doug ZL2AOV visited Quartz Hill today (7 January 2006) to find that severe gales over the New Year holiday period had caused significant damage to the antenna farm. The following is a summary of the situation. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000362.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2006-01-07T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000350.html In the weeks leading up to the contest, the ZL6QH team of ops and supporters worked frantically to have the storm-ravaged antenna farm back to full strength. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000350.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2005-10-16T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000346.html Just a reminder that the next Quartz Hill Activity Day is on Saturday 1 October, starting at 9:00 am. As usual, the object will be to catch up on project and maintenance work as well as providing an opportunity to look around the station, try out the big antennas and meet up with the Quartz Hill team. Visitors are always very welcome and there is no requirement to participate in the more "physical" activities. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000346.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2005-09-30T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000347.html The Gods must be pleased with us - this was the third Activity Day in succession when we enjoyed brilliant sunshine and little wind. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000347.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2005-09-07T00:00:00Z http://www.zl6qh.com/000334.html A reminder that the next Quartz Hill "Activity Day" is happening on Saturday 3 September 2005, starting at 09:00 am. As usual, the object will be to catch up on project and maintenance work as well as providing an opportunity to look around the station, try out the big antennas and meet up with the Quartz Hill team. Visitors are always very welcome and there is no requirement to participate in the more "physical" activities. makara places communitygroups amateurradio Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.zl6qh.com/000334.html ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z