Rob ZL2WAL will take on his experiences setting up and using Software Defined Radio (SDR) based on the RTL Dongle.
Also:
The VHF Group has inherited a HP8753C spectrum analyser and S-parameter test set.
This will be on-site and available for members to try out at this month’s meeting, the plan being to make it available for members to use on an ongoing basis by arrangement.
30th - Main : 7:30pm, Tawa Community Centre, Cambridge St, Tawa.
Ian Hutchings, ZL2HUT with give us a talk on :
• Finding a frequency that works
and
• What to do if it doesnt!
A look at finding a link frequency for NZ Coastguard linking in Wellington, and
making it work!
This months general meeting will be Troubleshooting TCP/IP by Ron Zoest ZL4TDR
Date: 28 April 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Tawa Community Centre
This month’s meeting is an update on the work being done by the Wellington mesh steering group. The group has put together a plan to reactivate and enhance the various nodes around Wellington with the aim of making it reliable and a valuable asset for remote operations and AREC use. There are mesh nodes on many of the VHF Group’s sites and members’ homes, so it will be good to have them working again.
In place of the committee meeting this month we will be having a picnic dinner, come along and join the committee for a picnic dinner at Willowbank Reserve in Tawa:
Sadly we hear that John ZL2TAU (Salvin John) passed away over the weekend. We offer our sincere condolences to John's partner and his family.
John had just made it to 80 years and had been an amateur since his early 20's, certainly a double old-timer. John was very active in radio both professionally and as an active amateur. John has been involved in construction, repeaters, VHF DX, and site investigations and negotiations over the years, and was a very strong supporter of the VHF Group.
I asked for some recommendations of a good radio to buy at the November meeting.
A couple of radios were recommended by people who had very recently been studying this subject and had purchased these radios.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
The RT73 mobile dual band DMR was recommended. Very small, powerful, very good. It was noted that this radio could hold all the DMR IDs in the world, so every contact came up with callsign and location. Some rave reviews on AliExpress and some tips to follow.
As we are still at level 2 this months meeting will be online, Paul Miller - ZL2BEZ will be presenting on programming DMR hot Spots.
You can either join using the following link https://meet.google.com/xmt-twha-cgd
Or you can dial in with these details +64 4-889 5036 (PIN: 696018756)
Our speaker for the month Fraser Hughson will speak to us online on "Water Based Electrolytes for Batteries & Super-capacitors", after the talk there will be an opportunity for an informal catch up
We will be using Google Meet, it is easy to connect online by clicking on the link or you can use the phone with the details below:
Wellington VHF Group General Meeting - Fraser Hughson Water Based Electrolytes for Batteries & Super-capacitors
Thursday, 26 August · 19:30 – 21:30
Google Meet joining info
Due to the change to Alert Level 2 in Wellington the general meeting that was to be held on 24 June 2021 is cancelled.
