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Congratulations to the Students of our recent Ham Radio Classes.

Wed, 22/10/2008 - 21:38 — VHFAdmin

This from David Andrews, ZL2SX:

Hi all.

[On Tuesday] the last of the people who attended the Amateur Radio classes the group ran at Onslow Colleges, sat and passed the exam.
We can be proud that all who started completed the course, and passed their exams with marks between 85% & 100% !!

The New Calls are :-

Chris Conradie ZL2CCO
Alison Handley ZL2GAL
Ron Lovell ZL2BLU
Lynne Wallace ZL2LKW
Rachel Wallace ZL2RAC.

Congratulations to them and all concerned with this progress in advancing Amateur Radio!

Special thanks to Fred [ZL2AMJ] for his work preparing the training material and the actual exam papers.

Thanks too to the tutors at Onslow College.

Belmont Tower Re-Erected

Sun, 15/06/2008 - 12:04 — ZL2BRF

The Belmont tower was re-erected by the contractors, United Group Ltd, on Tuesday 10 June. As can be seen in the photographs it once again stands resplendent. From an initial inspection the contractor's work looks well done.

Work Begins at Belmont

Tue, 15/04/2008 - 20:42 — VHFAdmin

After the recent decision made around required maintenance of the Belmont Repeater site, work has begun in earnest. Some photos here for those interested. (Apologies for anyone who noticed the photos were missing overnight!)

KiwiSAT – a Satellite Project by AMSAT-ZL

Mon, 11/02/2008 - 19:13 — ZL2TGQ

Under the leadership of project manager Fred Kennedy ZL1BYP, a team of New Zealand Radio Amateurs are constructing KiwiSAT, a true New Zealand designed and built orbiting satellite.

KiwiSAT- Satellite Project

Mon, 11/02/2008 - 19:01 — ZL2TGQ

KiwiSAT – a Satellite Project by AMSAT-ZL
Under the leadership of project manager Fred Kennedy ZL1BYP, a team of New Zealand Radio Amateurs are constructing KiwiSAT, a true New Zealand designed and built orbiting satellite.


Our Group is a vigorous supporter of this ambitious project, and we have made significant contributions each year for several years.

Software Defined Radio: Softrock Radio Kits

Fri, 31/08/2007 - 07:36 — VHFAdmin

At the General Meeting of the Wellington VHF Group, Peter ZL2VK brought up the subject of the Softrock Radio Kits being made available in the USA. Heres some info from Peter:


Software Defined Radio kits.

The VHF Group is preparing to obtain a number of the SoftRock kits as available from Tony, KB9YIG, for members as a bulk purchase. Here is your chance to make an inexpensive entrance into an exciting new phase of amateur radio.

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