Branch 50 (Wellington) NZART – Known as the Wellington Amateur Radio Club
We met at our regular timeslot of 1pm on Tuesday 20 May at The Collective Community Hub, 1/33 Johnsonville Road.
Mike ZL1AXG gave an update on the 2023 NZART Conference, followed by a canvas of the latest transceivers, many released in the context of Dayton Hamvention at the end of May.
Tea and coffee concluded the meeting at around 2.45pm.
We met as a branch on Tuesday 16 May from 1pm – 3pm at The Collective Hub (1/33 Johnsonville Road) for our regular May meeting. We considered this year’s remits for NZART Conference and had an update from Mike ZL1AXG on handheld purchases, including the branch’s TYT MD-UV390 DRM transceivers. Mike also spoke to upcoming construction workshops for the Flowerpot antenna (2m/70cm), simple HF antennas, and a 10m Moxon antenna.
Our April regular meeting followed our HamCram weekend meeting at The Collective Hub on Tuesday 18 April from 1pm – 3pm. We were pleased to welcome Sarath VU3WPW a visitor to our meeting.
Items for the meeting included:
Our AGM was held on Tuesday 21 March 2023 at The Collective Hub, 1/33 Johnsonville Rd. Due to challenges in preparing the Financial Report in time for the meeting, given increased trading table sales, the meeting was adjourned and the Financial Report will be discussed at the regular April meeting.
Mike ZL1AXG also revealed the strengths and weaknesses associated with a range of entry-level Chinese handheld radios based on online reviews. This includes VHF and UHF analogue and DMR radios. This was a follow up talk to his coverage of Chinese mobile rigs at the February meeting. A PDF version of the talk is available on request, and was circulated to members.