Branch 50 (Wellington) NZART – Known as the Wellington Amateur Radio Club
Meshtastic is software that runs on very affordable and tiny LoRa devices to provide texting services that can travel long distances at 915MHz. A presentation on Meshtastic was given at the May 2024 meeting of the Wellignton Amateur Radio Club. The presentation is available for download here.
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The Wellington Amateur Radio Club has now hosted four HamCrams (two in 2023 and two in 2024). We try and make it easy to get to be an amateur radio operator. We have had a consistently high pass rate of over 80% at our HamCrams.
There is already a wait list for a future HamCram. The timing of our next HamCram has not been confirmed, but will be no later than early 2025, and if there is sufficient interest it may be held as early as November 2024. Please write to Mike ZL1AXG to be on the wait list Please email Mike ZL1AXG now to pre-register for a HamCram. You won’t want to miss out!
Bernard ZL2BD explaining a technical point in the April 2023 HamCram
Wellington Amateur Radio Club (ZL2WB) is excited to share that our new multi-mode digital repeater is live!
This repeater gives amateur operators in the region the ability to use digital networks without a hotspot and provides another form of communication not only in the region but across Aotearoa and the World! As the repeater is connected to the internet, those who are out of range but have a MMDVM hotspot will be able to talk with those using the repeater if you’re on the same talkgroup.
Our repeater is currently located in Newlands and is available for any licenced amateur to use; we encourage you to do so if you are within range. Remember to set up your DMR ID.
The repeater is currently set up for DMR using the Brandmeister and FreeDMR Networks, and also for D-Star users. Over time, we will continue to review the available networks, and we are happy to hear feedback on which networks you would like to see or have available on the repeater.
For more information on how to use each network, timeslot and dynamic talkgroup settings, which networks are currently available, the repeater status, and the repeater dashboard, you can visit the repeater tab on this site.
