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.
Regular Meeting – 16 May
We met as a branch on Tuesday 16 May from 1pm – 3pm at The Collective Hub (1/33 Johnsonville Road) for our regular May meeting. We considered this year’s remits for NZART Conference and had an update from Mike ZL1AXG on handheld purchases, including the branch’s TYT MD-UV390 DRM transceivers. Mike also spoke to upcoming construction workshops for the Flowerpot antenna (2m/70cm), simple HF antennas, and a 10m Moxon antenna.
7 May Shed Workshop – Selecting an HF station & antennas
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This was the latest shed workshop in our series focussing on newly certified amateur operators follows our April HamCram. We met at Mike ZL1AXG’s QTH in Churton Park on Sunday 7 May (from 1pm – 3pm) to discuss options for selecting an HF rig and antenna.
Topics covered include:d
- Purchasing an HF station (Bernard ZL2BD)
- Discussion on antenna options for single band or multiband operation (Mike ZL1AXG)
- Examples include a monoband Dipole, multiband EFHW or G5RV, and verticals
- Dealing with a QTH with high RX noise levels (Bernard ZL2BD)
- Clarifying level of interest in building an HF antenna (club to supply as kit)
- Take order for Flower Pot antenna to be constructed at a Monster Workshop on Sunday 18 June
- Basic operating procedures on HF (Mike)
Tea, coffee and cakes followed the workshop, thanks to Mike’s XYL Lynette.