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Mid-winter Nosh ‘n’ Natter @ Wright’s Hill Fortress

Bring food to heat up!
People brought food to heat up!

Wednesday 15 June at Wright’s Hill Fortress, 7.30pm.

Club members Don ZL2BL and George ZL2AG were our hosts for this event.

The Fortress is at the top of Wrights Hill Rd, and while the views from the top of Wright’s Hill are impressive, we weren’t up there for the views.  Instead we went underground to the rabbit warren of concrete-lined tunnels built in the second half of World War II as part of a protection system for Wellington from foreign invaders.   The big gun installed at Wright’s Hill could send shells around the harbour and further afield.

Members got to have a chat, peruse the old war recruiting materials, and then venture out of the meeting room to check out the restored radio shack, complete with ZC1s and other vintage equipment.   Overall it was a very enjoyable evening and not as cold as we had anticipated underground!

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Summer BBQ with XYLs

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.

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Christmas Dinner

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.

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Nostalgia Night Noshup – 17 June Meeting

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The third in a series of “nosh n natter nights” was a cold and blustery evening. However a dozen members turned out, complete with a plate. There was plenty of food.

Excerpts from branch newsletters from the last 50 years were read out stimulating conversation.  There was also a tape recording or two of silent keys talking about the “good old days” of amateur radio and the second district radio club (aka Branch 50).

Most people were able to contribute something nostalgic – whether it was about their first crystal set, the amateur op who introduced them to amateur radio, or commentary on some strange electrical object that mystified the experts abroad (George’s dielectric constant measuring device).  The night went on until 9.30pm before the Chair thought he had better call an end to the meeting (after failing to stop the nostalgic contributions 20 minutes earlier.   There were no boring tales, but maybe a porky or two (from Richard?)!