NZART Headquarters Infoline SPECIAL Issue 27s
12-JUNE-2011
NZART Website: http://www.nzart.org.nz/home/

In This Issue
*ZL1OOIBM and 100 years of IBM
*VHF/UHF/SHF Contest Notes
*Housekeeping
*Attachment for Infoline Branches Subscribers: infoline-27s.doc

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ZL1OOIBM and 100 years of IBM


IBM logos, circa 1924 and 1972.

In 2011, IBM is marking its 100-year anniversary. Although much has changed
since the company was formed on June 16, 1911, the one constant at IBM has
been its focus on making the world work better. In 1926, IBM President
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., said, "Everything we do in our work is benefitting
the business interests and the social welfare of the whole world."
Throughout its history, IBM has focused on just that—changing the world, one
customer at a time. That focus on innovation has helped produce many things
we take for granted today:

http://www.ithistory.org/membership/...nniversary.php

On its website, the company said, "IBM is marking the 100-year anniversary
of its founding on 16 June 1911, with a year-long global initiative.

http://www.ibm.com/us/en/

Here in in New Zealand, ZL1GWE has obtained a temporary Callsign: "ZL1OOIBM"
to mark the occasion, apart from already pledging my time to the IBM
community service on behalf of NZART as the Monitoring System Coordinator, I
and hopefully my other IBM colleagues intend to promote Amateur Radio
throughout the world. Amateur radio, also affectionately known as "ham
radio", is a hobby of constructing, experimenting and communicating as we
know. But we also have a serious side to in terms of supporting the
emergency services through the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC)
which is a sub group of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
(NZART) that organise's emergency communications in times of disaster.

You will find me on air, from 16th June 2011, using the callsign "ZL1OOIBM
on the National System, VHF and HF bands, I personally look forward to
celebrating the 100 years on this special occasion and throughout the
ensuing year. My colleagues from IBMHAMs group, will also be celebrating the
day probably around 14.347 - which is the normal IBMHAMS frequency from 1600
UTC i.e. W0IBM. Look out for other IBMers, I will arrange a suitable special
QSL card for the occasion - the 100th birthday of IBM throughout 2011/12.

I look forward to your participation.

de John ZL1GWE

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Contest News
VHF/UHF/SHF Contest
VHF++ Brass Monkey Contest (1st SAT AUG) 06/07-AUG-2011


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