NZART Headquarters Infoline Issue 222
23-JANUARY-2011
NZART Website: http://www.nzart.org.nz/home/

A Happy New Year to all readers
From The NZART President,
Business Manager, Council and Officers
In This Issue
*Nominations For NZART 2011 Elections For President and Council
*FMTAG NOTES FOR JANUARY 2011 INFOLINE
*WELLINGTON EXPO-11
*Jock White Field Day Coming up
*A NZART Notice For Your Branch Notice Board
*Activities on New Zealand Amateur Radio Day
*Weird and Wonderful
*Upcoming Events
*Contest News
==VHF/UHF/SHF Contest Notes
==HF Contests
*Housekeeping
*Attachment(s) for Branches: NZART Headquarters Infoline 222.doc

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Please think of the environment before printing this e-mail
Nominations For NZART 2011 Elections For President and Council
Nominations closed today after the mail clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Associations Constitution.

The following nominations have been received

President ( 1 Required)
John Andrews ZL2HD

Ann Fraser ZL3TNT

Simon Lewis ZL4PLM

Roy Symon ZL2KH

Northern District ( 3 Required)
Neill Ellis ZL1TAJ

Stephen Hayman ZL1TPH

Vaughan Henderson ZL1TGC

Phil King ZL1PK

Central District ( 3 Required)
John Andrews ZL2HD

Warren Harris ZL2AJ

Fred Johnson ZL2AMJ

Midlands District ( 2 Required)
Ann Fraser ZL3TNT

Simon Lewis ZL4PLM

Southern Districts ( 1 Required)
No nominations received

Based on the above an election is required for both President & the Northern
Electoral District.

Subject to the result of the election Council will need to consider the
appointment of Councillors to represent those districts that will not be
fully represented in accordance with the Associations Constitution.

Nominees who have not already done so should forward there biography with
photo to the undersigned with a copy to the Break-In editor.

Evan T Sayer

Returning Officer

2011-01-06

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FMTAG NOTES FOR JANUARY 2011 INFOLINE
To view the FMTAG Applications Being Processed please go to:
http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/fmtag/...ing-processed/

PROPOSALS
Proposals published on the NZART website on 21st December:

Te Puke Branch 53 has applied to increase the power of its 7175 repeater
located at Shaw Road, Topo50 map reference BE37 870.20 014.96. An
Engineering Evaluation shows that the repeater transmit frequency can remain
on 147.175 MHz and the repeater receive frequency on 147.775 MHz, and that
there will be no interference to other stations.

Te Puke Branch 53 has applied to increase the power of its 855 repeater
located at Shaw Road, Topo50 map reference BE37 870.20 014.96. An
Engineering Evaluation shows that the repeater transmit frequency can remain
on 438.550 MHz and the repeater receive frequency on 433.550 MHz, and that
there will be no interference to other stations.

Te Puke Branch 53 has applied to up-link to Takaurunga 540 from its BBS at
Totara Street, Topo50 map reference BD37 809.83 218.01. The link transmit
frequency will be 144.800 MHz and the link receive frequency will be 145.400
MHz. An Engineering Evaluation shows that there will be no interference to
other stations.

Tauranga Branch 39 has applied to link to Shaw Road 7175 and 855, from
Minden 680, located at Topo50 map reference BD36 691.76 217.82. The link
transmit frequency will be 433.550 MHz and the link receive frequency will
be 438.550 MHz. An Engineering Evaluation shows that there will be no
interference to other stations.

Proposal published on the NZART website on 1st January:

Wairarapa Branch 46 has applied to change the frequency of its National
System UHF Link Station at Pariwhariki Trig, Topo50 map reference BP35
288.84 459.75. The new transmit frequency will be 434.975 MHz and the
receive frequency will be 439.975 MHz. An Engineering Evaluation shows that
there will be no interference to other stations.

FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO NZART CPOUNCIL
Proposals published in HQ Infoline 221:

The Radio Electronics Group has applied to move its 2-metre repeater to
Peacockes Road, Topo50 map reference BD33 030.88 129.32. We have selected a
repeater transmit frequency of 147.125 MHz and a repeater receive frequency
of 147.725 MHz. An Engineering Evaluation shows that there will be no
interference to other stations.

The Radio Electronics Group has applied to move its 70-centimetre repeater
to Peacockes Road, Topo50 map reference BD33 030.88 129.32. We have selected
a repeater transmit frequency of 438.875 MHz and a repeater receive
frequency of 433.875 MHz. An Engineering Evaluation shows that there will be
no interference to other stations.

COMMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
Please send your comments and suggestions on the above matters and
recommendations, and on any other FMTAG matters, by e-mail to:


Applications for repeaters, beacons, digipeaters, point-to-point links, and
so on, should be made on the latest version of FMTAG Form 10. The latest
versions of FMTAG Form 10, and the explanatory Form 10A, are available on
the NZART web site:
http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/fmtag/

Completed forms should be sent by e-mail to

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Admission to the EXPO is $4. Each ticket includes a free drink and entry
into the various raffle draws. Listen out for the raffle draws throughout
the day by MC ZL2BHF.
There will be trade displays, trade sales of new amateur equipment and of
course trading tables of used equipment as well as a display of military
radio equipment.
TIMES: - Opens at 10am (Vendors 7am). Closes at 1pm
Refreshments - coffee, soft drinks, buns & cakes will be available.
All inquiries for table sales and bookings to:-
Gavin Cross ZL2TVM Email Address:

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Jock White Field Day Coming up:


minor rule changes have been made and don’t forget to send in logs


Jock White Field Day 26th and 27th February
It is time to get your team together for Field Day. Get those antennas
sorted and give the generator set a test run.

The single station 80/40 section will be continued on for 2011 after being a
success last year.

Rule changes:
Rule 15.2.4: the number of CW contacts per band have been reduced from 25 to
20. In recent years a number of stations have made contacts in the 20-24
range per band which I have accepted as being sufficient to be claimed by
others as a valid branch point for CW. Please note that I will be strict
with the 20 contact threshold.

Rule 8.1: the maximum output power in the open section has been reduced from
150 back to 100 watts. By far the majority of transceivers both in JWFD use
and on the market today have a 100 watt power output. This rule change is to
keep the playing field level.

If you are using a fancy hands free microphone don’t forget to get your
microphone gain set correctly using the ALC meter and make sure your 13.8
volt DC supply does not sag at the terminals of the transceiver, we don’t
want any splatter or dirty signals!

Finally, it makes my job much easier if all stations that enter send in
their logs and summary sheets. If your branch one of the few out for a
social time and not wanting to enter officially, that’s fine, but please
send in your log sheets so I can use them for checking.

Have fun!

Stuart Watchman
ZL2TW

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A NZART Notice For Your Branch Notice Board
This notice was first circulated in OCT-1992 as a 'special circular' but is
relevant now as it was then.



High resolution copies, for printing, are available from the NZART Web at:
A Notice For Your Branch Notice Board

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Activities on New Zealand Amateur Radio Day
Tauranga Emergency Communications Group, Branch 88 NZART
President of the Group, Brian Heywood ZL1IE, reported:

The local free press visited our display in Gate Pa Shopping centre this
morning. Here is the news item as at 11.21am on the web

http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/10591-...l-kicking.html

It will also appear in next Friday's (22-JAN-2011) issue with a circulation
of 62,550 copies. The Weekend Sun is the Bay of Plenty largest circulating
most read newspaper to homes of 157,300 residents

Known Branches and Groups Taking Part
Hastings
Gisborne
Palmerston North
Papakura
Christchurch Area
Auckland VHF

ZL3 Buildathon
Another successful ZL3 Buildathon has been run by David W Searle ZL3DWS in
Christchurch. David had success in getting a Radio NZ interview and a report
in the local paper Chrischurch Mail on January-19-2011.

The Radio Interview (link at bottom of page) can be found at:
http://sites.google.com/site/zl3buil...dionzinterview

Pictures taken at the ZL3 Buildathon by John ZL3IB can be found at:
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/a...l3-buildathon/

Information on the ZL3 Buildathon project can be accessed at:
https://sites.google.com/site/zl3buildathon/

More information on the NZARD and the ZL3 Buildathon can be downloaded from:
MB

Jamie ZL2NN

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Weird and Wonderful
For those that missed out on 'What Not To Do With Your Christmas Present'
AKA 'You-Are-Doing-It-Wrong', here it is again


You-Are-Doing-It-Wrong!

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Information Sources
Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA),
The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), and
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

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Upcoming Events
1.. Papakura RC Challenge - 2011 National System Award
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/a...ard-challenge/

2.. National System Award 2011 - New Zealand Railway Stations
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/a...em-award-2011/

3.. Te Puke Amateur Radio Club Inc. Sale 5-March-2011
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/e...puke-arc-sale/

4.. Wellington EXPO-11 & VHF Convention 23-April-2011
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/events/expo-2011/

5.. UPPER HUTT NZART Conference 2011 -
Pre-registration Prize Draw and Update
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/e...per-hutt-conf/

Contest News
VHF/UHF/SHF Contest
VHF++ DX Weekend Contest (1st SAT FEB) 05/06-FEB-2011
The rules are at: http://www.vhf.org.nz/VHF-UHF-SHF-ContestRules

Contest Calendar 2011
Contest Name
Date(s) 2011

2011 Ross Hull VK VHF Logs in by 14-FEB
ALL-JAN-2011

VHF++ DX Weekend Contest (1st SAT FEB)
05/06-FEB-2011

***Boat Anchor Sprint (2nd SAT FEB)
12-FEB-2011

2011 PACC (Dutch) DX Contest
12/13-FEB-2011

ARRL DX-CW
19/20-FEB-2011

Jock White Field Day (last full WE FEB)
26/27-FEB-2011

ARRL DX-SSB
05/06-MAR-2011

RSBG Commonwealth (BERU)
12/13-MAR-2011

VK John Moyle Memorial Field Day (3rd full WE MAR)
19/20-MAR-2011

CQ WW WPX SSB
26/27-MAR-2011




***Future Contests
In the results, received from ZL2KH, for the Nostalgia Night Contest, held
on Saturday, 11 September 2010 there was a footnote that said:

"Because of a lack of participation, Mike ZL1MDS and Barrie ZL2LA have
decided that Boat Anchor Sprints and Nostalgia Night contests will be
cancelled in the meantime."
Housekeeping
1.. Break-In-Closing Date Reminder: Copy for the MARCH/APRIL issue of
Break-In-closes on 10-MARCH-2011

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of the text. Please ensure that suitable descriptive captions/legends are
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All received copy will be acknowledged to confirm receipt.
Thank you for your cooperation.
John Walker ZL3IB Editor.

3.. Break-In: Early receipt of copy is much appreciated

4.. Break-In-Yearly Contents Index: Can be found from 1947 at:
http://www.nzart.org.nz/assets/break...-bi-index.html

5.. Break-In-AREC Column: The close-of-copy date is the 03-MARCH-2011 for
articles for publication in the AREC COLUMN OF BREAK-IN. Photos, if
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or

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Next NZART Official Broadcast is on SUNDAY 27-FEBRUARY-2011
Next HQ-Infoline e-mailed on SUNDAY 06-FEBRUARY-2011
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Regards, Jamie Pye ZL2NN, Editor