On 6 August 2023 from 1pm to 3pm we held a special workshop on HF transceivers and HF antennas at The Collective Hub in Johnsonville. This workshop was aimed particularly at new amateur operators graduating from our July HamCram. Around 20 people attended.
18 June – Monster Shed Workshop – Construction of Flowerpot Antennas
We held a MONSTER shed workshop to construct flowerpot antennas on Sunday 18 June at The Collective Community Hub, 1/33 Johnsonville Rd, . Around 30 people turned out and 22 antennas were built. The event commence dat 1.30pm with an introduction to the build by Bruce ZL2ABC. Teams of 4 to 5 people worked through a number of “stations” in building their antennas. We needed to be out of the building by 4pm, which was rather tight!
A special thanks to Bruce’s XYL who provided scones and personal service at the tea/coffee zone.
This was a special shed workshop for any amateur (or prospective amateur operator) interested in building their own Flowerpot Antenna (see https://vk2zoi.com/articles/dual-band-half-wave-flower-pot/). Members of other Wellington region clubs were welcome to participate in this activity!
The cost of the antenna was $20.
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Regular Meeting 20 May – Conference Report & Canvas of latest transceivers
We met at our regular timeslot of 1pm on Tuesday 20 May at The Collective Community Hub, 1/33 Johnsonville Road.
Mike ZL1AXG gave an update on the 2023 NZART Conference, followed by a canvas of the latest transceivers, many released in the context of Dayton Hamvention at the end of May.
Tea and coffee concluded the meeting at around 2.45pm.