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!
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: Conclusion of the adjourned Annual General Meeting with receipt of the Financial Report Reflections on our first HamCram event 14-16 April Report on member involvement in the Porirua Grand Traverse exercise 2 April 2023 Demonstration of Club TYT DM-UV390 DMR transceivers available for members to borrow (Mike ZL1AXG) Demonstration of NanoVNA-F and TinySA Ultra kits available for members to borrow (Bernard ZL2BD)
The September meeting of Branch 50 NZART was held on Tuesday 20 September from 1pm - 3pm at The Collective Community Hub at 1/33 Johnsonville Rd. The Chair gave a report on NZART Conference 2022 held the previous weekend The topic for the meeting was "DX Operating techniques and antenna options for your suburban lot for 20M – 6M band openings". Members shared their DX hunting experience and there was discussion of importation of HF tribanders and monobanders. We concluded with tea, coffee and biscuits.
A small group turned out on a very damp and chilly day for our mid-winter food celebration at a new venue - at the Collective Hub in Johnsonville. Attendees were encouraged to bring a plate of either hot or cold finger food to share with others. We spent the time discussing amateur radio topics .... perhaps not so much on reminiscing ... but rather on the future of our hobby and current projects.
