Please email our Chairperson if you intend to come. All welcome, including XYLs/OMs.
Christmas Dinner Tuesday 5 December @6pm Petone Club
Vintage Radio Special Event
A special activity was held on Vintage Radio on Sunday 26 November from 1300 hrs to 1500hrs at the QTH of George ZL2AG (14 Vasanta Ave, Ngaio).
George showed off his fascinating collection of valves, vintage radios, spy equipment, and undersea cable samples all beautifully presented with a museum style experience, and gave a brief talk on his interest in vintage radio.
Registration was limited to 15 members, with 13 attendees.
QDX Shed Workshop
A regular shed workshop was held on 5 November 2023 at The Collective Community Hub in Johnsonville. Mike ZL1AXG gave a presentation on the kitset from QRP-Labs. A completed build of the kitset, a partly completed build, and a kit as yet to be built (from John ZL2XJ) were available to view.
The presentation is available below as a PDF.
Teens visit “best Ham Shack in Wellington”
Wellington Branch 50 NZART has three teen members: Daniel ZL2DTL (13), Alek ZL3ALK (15), and Findlay ZL2JVM (16), who all gained their operator’s certificate during 2023. Mike ZL1AXG arranged for them to visit the shack of Todd ZL2SP in Porirua.
Todd has a collection of HF beams and some very nice HF equipment. The three new amateurs were able to rotate the big antennas, tune the wide open HF bands and make contacts far afield. The team thoroughly enjoyed the morning out at Todd’s QTH!