Branch 50 (Wellington) NZART – Known as the Wellington Amateur Radio Club
A meeting was held on Thursday 17 November 2016, at the Tawa Community Hall at 7.30pm (thanks to VHF Group for facilitating this), to establish RemoteDX Inc.
A total of 19 amateur operators, representing all local clubs, attended and became foundation signatories and members of the new society. There is free membership for the first 12 months.
See the RemoteDX website for further information.
Out came the steaks, chops, chicken kebabs, salads, and cake at the annual summer BBQ at the QTH of club chairman, Mike ZL1AXG, on 20 January 2016. Attendance was similar to previous years, but several XYLs came along for the first time.
Please note that the February and March meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday, NOT on the Wednesday as per usual.
A total of 23 people were paid up to attend the 2015 Christmas Dinner (including a number of XYLs) held on Wednesday 9 December at the Evans Bay Yacht Club. Four people were, in the event, unable to attend, but those who turned up had an enjoyable time of socialising and feasting on the traditional “ham” main course and wonderful cream puffs for dessert. Mike ZL1AXG welcomed everybody and gave a few updates. He provided a “soft” sell on the mesh kitset (including cabling, Wifi Access point and phones) available for purchase through John ZL2HD and himself! John suggested that we shouldn’t make Christmas too commercial, so no profits are being made – just a small contribution from every sale goes to mesh infrastructure around the region.
Table sales coming up:
Saturday 7 November, 9am:
Kapiti Branch 69 Clubrooms
Saturday 21 November, 9am:
Wellington Power Boat Club, Titahi Bay