Rotorua
Back on Air
Klondyke
Further repairs made to South Link . ZL2 can now reach Northland via Brynderwyn Link
Christchurch
Off Air due to recent fire at Marley's Hill. This is the local port plus North to BlueDuck and South to Mt Studholme .
Replacement Pole antennas feeders may take some time no estimate yet !
Kaimai
Off Air for repairs
Dunedin
Signals from Dunedin and South much improved due to recent work .
Greymouth
Off air for re location to another site
Wellington ( Belmont )
National System 9875 and 710 2m repeaters now back on . Work on 11kV TX pole continues Update 29Dec
Updated 23 April 2024 . Due to the recent fire at Marley's Hill Christchurch , and the loss of electricity , antenna pole antennas and feeders , there is no local or linking for the National System in and out of Christchurch . Users should consider the 70cm AREC DMR linked network as an alternative !!
Pirates please do NOT engage conversation with the Pirates or discuss Pirate activity over the National System , they are listening too and just makes them more active ! Use email , sms , phone calls or the Nationwide DMR ZL Trbo network to discuss activity !
Please note during Covid restrictions , repeater site visits may not be possible in some circumstances .
Please note : info for each site or region is updated when the local trustees provide us with info . Unfortunately this often does not happen . Each area will be updated when info is received from Trustees or the Branch .
Please avoid the use of the National System for local chatter , move to a local repeater or simplex if possible . It holds the whole country on , not just your local repeater .
National System usage guide.
Please make sure minimum of 3 second gaps between overs . At busy times 5 seconds is recommended.
Key up delay from the Far North to the Far South is several mS so the gaps are very important so others can access if required . Please limit conversation to a max of 20 mins and if possible move to simplex or a local repeater . A conversation on your local national system repeater activates the whole system nation wide .
If you have further info or need additional info ( if available ) please email ( nationalsysteminfo at gmail dot com ) att Steve