Events

We have had interest in running a class to be come a ham, and are looking to fix the dates for a class.

Please let us know if you are interested, or go chase down those people that have shown some interest! Now is the time!

Cost is $95, includes NZART membership, training material, exam and call sign, Branch membership and all the help and support you need.

Contact Us if you want to get your certificate and call sign!

At the NZART 2010 AGM in Auckland the remits were discussed and voted on.

Remit 2 had been withdrawn by Council but the submitting Branch held it's right to have it presented.

The outcome of the voting is:

Remit 1 Free ARX Services to NZART members - by count. For: 629, Against: 737 Lost on votes.

Remit 2 Review of Family membership - Carried with amendment to replace "principal member" with "licenced member".

Remit 3 Release of Call Letters X,Y,Z- Carried

Remit 4 Seek Mandate for Entry Level Licence - Carried

Remit 5 AREC meeting times at Conference - Lost

The organising committee of the Easter 2011 VHF Convention has been announced and have started work already. The venue at Tawa College has been booked and work with the Wellington Expo Committee started to see that this is going to be suitable for the Expo.

The plan is to run Wellington Radio Expo and the VHF Convention together, with the Convention having its kick-off at 1pm on the Saturday after the Expo finishes. There will be a Friday evening informal Social event, but the forums and technical sessions will be on the Saturday.

On Saturday, 10th April, 2010, weather permitting, there will be some major works occurring at the Belmont repeater site. To ensure the safety of the equipment, all the repeater equipment will be turned off for the duration of that work. That will be from approximately 9.00 am until 12.00 noon.

Note that not only is the two metre repeater, 710, affected but also the National System and its links will be turned off over that period.