Branch 50 (Wellington) NZART – Known as the Wellington Amateur Radio Club
The BBQ planned for our regular meeting date in January was postponed due to the incoming weatherbomb (and just as well!). It was then rescheduled for 1 February. Unfortunately, the weather is not looking too great for the rescheduled BBQ date.
Please note that the February meeting will be held as per usual at the normal club meeting rooms (Lutheran Church Hall, King St, Mt Cook) at 7.30pm. See you there!
WARC has no formal meeting in December, but a Christmas dinner function was held on Wednesday 07 December. The venue was the same as the previous two years: Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club; 6.30pm for 7pm meal.
There was a similar turnout to the previous year (18 members and XYLs). The food may not have been to quite the same standard, but we enjoyed the evening and celebrated another year.
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.
Club member Yan ZL4YY (also F1TUJ and XV4Y) talked about his operations from South-East Asia, where he lived for many years with his wife and son. He talked about the way amateur radio callsigns are obtained, licensing requirements, descriptions of other Vietnamese operators, and equipment at his home QTH (left outside on the verandah to reduce moisture damage). Yan demonstrated an impressive list of countries worked and DXCC twice over!
Yan finally received his ZL licence last month, so you will no doubt hear him around the bands now that he has settled in to Wellington with his family!