News

New VHF Group Service for Members: Callsigns and Radio Examinations

The Wellington VHF Group is proud to announce a brand new service available to members:

Callsign Services & Amateur Radio Training / Certification Services are now available..

For more information please check out our Study Guide which details not only the Callsign services now offered by Wellington VHF Group, but also some outstanding training material prepared by the branch and made available to anyone interested.

SAREX 26/27 July 2008 - Update 19 July

Updated 19 July

There is an overnight SAR exercise being planned for the weekend of 26/27 July. A reminder that registrations are due 19 July.

Landslide Victory - Pylon Access Track Open

The slip on the pylon access track has been cleared. After walking in it took ZL3TC and ZL2BRF approximately 4 hours to remove enough of the slip for a 4WD line service vehicle to get past. The slip before and after clearing can be seen in the two pictures below.


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Belmont Back Online

Updated 10 July 2008

The broken VHF Group 11kV line was repaired on the afternoon of 9 July. The Belmont repeater site was placed back online late in the afternoon the same day. It operated on battery power until the line-company reconnected the 11kV supply on the morning of 10 July 08.

Class details now available

Details of the Become a Radio Ham classes are now published.

The classes are scheduled to run for 8 weeks on a Wednesday evening, 6:30-9:00 at Onlsow College in Johnsonville. The first series start on 30th July, and the summer series 22nd October.

Costs are now confirmed at $55 per student, payable to the College. See the page Callsigns and Training for details.

Belmont Tower Re-Erected

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.

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