Branch 50 (Wellington) NZART – Known as the Wellington Amateur Radio Club
Several members of Branch 50 NZART left Wellington early on Saturday morning, 27 March 2021, by car for Wanganui.
The trip included a visit to the Wanganui Market, lunch at a cafe in the downtown area, and a visit to the Wanganui Vintage Radio Museum (https://vintageradiomuseum.co.nz/). The group returned to Wellington later in the day.
The collection now numbers over 500 valve and battery radios ranging in age from 1918 through to the late 1940’s.
In the first shed workshop for the year, on 7 March 2021, two project presentations were given as follows:
Bernard was to have presented a primer on Rx Antennas, but this was postponed due to time constraints.
Club members really enjoyed Peter Fisher ZL3HV’s talk in November about Campbell Island. He has kindly agreed to return and give a presentation and powerpoint presentation on his visit to the Kermadec Islands.
All are welcome. The meeting is from 1pm – 3pm on Sunday 21 February at John ZL2XJ’s QTH at 9 Ridley Tce, Churton Park. Tea and coffee will conclude the meeting.
Our next Branch meeting is scheduled for Sunday 15 November, from 1pm – 3pm at the Waitohi Centre (Johnsonville Library).
Peter Fisher ZL3HV will speak on his experiences on Campbell Island (including no doubt his encounters with these sea mammals) and his amateur experiments there a few years ago.
Trevor King ZL2AKW will also give an autobiography drawing on his life experience and how amateur radio was interwoven into this. Trevor was originally to give his talk a couple of months ago, but this was interrupted by a return to Level 2 with the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland.
All are welcome to attend our meetings. The Club will provide tea or coffee in the café upstairs after the meeting for members and guest speakers.
Note that there will be no shed workshop in November or December 2020. A new round of shed workshops will kick off in February 2021.
