Activities

The programme for the afternoon involves:

1] HIVE makerspace introduction and demonstration

Tūhura HIVE is the makerspace and sound studio, located on the lower ground floor of Johnsonville Library at the Waitohi Community Hub. It has facilities for:

• 3D printing
• 3D scanning
• Laser cutting
• Audio recording studio

One of the Makerspace Specialists will give a 30 minute introduction and discussion about the facilities available for our use.

The talk / walkthrough on what is available, objective of the space, how we could use the space / get involved (either individually or as a group)

For those interested we’ll look to the demonstration of sample project using the laser cutter

2] For the second part of the afternoon John ZL2XJ will give a short talk / demonstration of the NanoVNA and the associated PC software tool to test filters and antennas

We will finish promptly at 3pm as we have only a 2 hour booking.  Everybody is invited to join us upstairs at Common Ground Café (at cost) afterwards as no tea and coffee will be provided.

ALL WELCOME

Come along to our shared lunch!  It is also a chance to reminisce.  We will have some material from yesteryear to share, but bring along some stories with you of the good old days as well.

Tea/coffee provided.  Bring hot or cold food to share for lunch.

For details please contact Mike ZL2VMH on 04 478 5437.

[To be confirmed] An introduction to these cheap tools by Ted ZL2TB

For details please contact Mike ZL2VMH on 04 478 5437.

How to make a 40m Magnetic Loop.  This will include detailed instructions associated with constructing a high voltage butterfly capacitor for sale on our marketplace.  This event will be open broadcast and recorded for reference later on our website.

For details please contact Mike ZL2VMH on 04 478 5437.

Bring out your homebrew construction project to have a go at winning the annual Blackwood Cup (which has been fought over since the early 1930s).

For details please contact Mike ZL2VMH on 04 478 5437.

This is a practical step-by-step demonstration from Mike ZL1AXG showing how to put together a hotspot for your shack.  Malcolm ZL2UDF showed off his hotspot back in April.  While this is a different configuration the principles remain the same.

If you plan to add a hotspot, Mike will provide a list of component modules required (and suggested sources) a couple of months in advance of this session.

For details please contact Mike ZL2VMH on 04 478 5437.