Branch 50 (Wellington) NZART – Known as the Wellington Amateur Radio Club
At the August 2019 meeting we set out to find out which team had the competitive edge in finding a set of crystals that would be useful in a 12 MHz crystal filter? Bernard and Frank found 3 crystals within 30Hz of each other. They were part way to getting a set of eight. A bit harder than everybody thought, but many learnt some techniques in sorting out crystal suitability. The other two teams each found 2 pairs of crystals that would meet the required specifications.
Mark ZL2UFI from Branch 63 gave an interesting presentation in his role as editor of Break In magazine, the official journal of NZART.
Our ETz night on Wednesday 20 June 2018 brought a good attendance – there is something about food to bring out the numbers. A number of members brought along something to talk about, including an SWL diary from the early 50’s , a new touchscreen for a QRP rig, and a beefy transistor tester.
There were plenty of sausage rolls and cake to make us all feel replete!
The May meeting on Wednesday 16 May provided an opportunity to identify the real issues in amateur radio today, and then set about identifying solutions. Watch this space for the issues that members identified and some of the solutions to those problems.