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The January Meeting will be a BBQ at Sladden Park on Thursday 26 January from 6pm.

As a follow up from the last time we ran this event and people wanted another chance to attend, we are running a hands on training evening with the Land SAR radios.

We will look at the Tait hand helds, the portable VHF repeaters, the portable HF stations and the field base VHF radios.

We will also have a look through the new Radio Procedures Guide, which has the background info you need to be able to speak the same language as the Land SAR field teams.

7.30 PM at Tawa Community Centre in the Boardroom. (same venue and time as the main meetings).
Followed by supper.

This Thursday 24th of November, we have a technical presentation of current projects by a member.
Features: Linux for Radio Amateurs: A short demo of Ubuntu, Mint and others. (Bring your own to show off if you like).

Includes Installation and LiveCD and bootable USB usage
followed by
Slide show - bring along some pics of past and present Amateur activites. USB/CD media supported.

Also note our Christmas Dinner is booked in for December 1, 'A Taste of Malaysia', 241 High Street, Lower Hutt, starting at 7pm...

The October meeting will include the following:
- Annual General Meeting of the VHF Group
- Special General Meeting to discuss the change to the VHF Groups constitution as advertised in Q-Bit
- AREC Section Annual General Meeting
- Show and Tell, bring along your latest project to share with those present.

Date: Thursday 27 October
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Tawa Community Centre

The September meeting will be a talk will be on Dishes, feeds and mounts. If you can bring a dish along that you have made or have you will be welcome to talk about it. If you have photos these can be displayed and you can talk about your set up. We will also look at where you can get dishes from, and mounting them for home and contest use. Date: Thursday 29 September Time: 7:30 pm Location: Tawa Community Centre

This from David ZL2SX:

The VHF Group program is for a meal & Movie on the "5th from last" Thursday in the month!
Tomorrow is such a Thursday.
I have just looked at the Te Papa web site and see they have an interesting talk by the Royal Society.

Details can be found at http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/allevents/Pages/ScienceExpress010811.aspx.

The plan is to meet at the Reading Cinema complex at 5.45 pm Thursday Sept 1st, for a quick meal - then over the road to Te Papa as the lecture starts at 6:30pm.

See you there!

In 2007 the new school curriculum was released and has been described as "the best thing to happen to teaching".

At this months meeting John Andrews ZL2HD will describe the areas he has helped with, the subjects, the props, demonstrations, learning ideas and outcomes that he has seen

Date: Thursday 28 July
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Tawa Community Centre

This months general meeting will be a presentation from Rob ZL2WAL titled Geocaching the modern day treasure hunt.
The presentation will be an introduction to Geocaching, both the places it takes you and the technological side ranging from PC Programming to smart phones and GPS devices and how they all connect to allow the Geocacher to find treasure.

Date: Thursday 30 June
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Tawa Community Centre

Voting on remits for the NZART AGM, Please bring your Q Bit or Break In for the discussion and voting

Member's show and tell. Bring along your latest projects or make a presentation on projects you are currently working on, others will certainly find them interesting

See you then!

The Wellington VHF Group invites you to attend the VHF Convention to be held in Wellington during Easter, 22nd – 24th April, 2011, at Tawa College in Tawa. Come and enjoy Lonely Planet’s 4th top city in the world to visit in 2011 and see for yourself why Wellington is the “Coolest Little Capital in the World”