NZART Headquarters Infoline Issue 235

7 August 2011

NZART Website: www.nzart.org.nz

In this issue:

· From the desk of HQ

· IARU R 3 News update

· Intruder Watch story

· Situation Vacant - job opportunity

· FMTAG Notes

· News from around the World

· Housekeeping



Debby says.

Break In will be a little late but you should all receive it by the end
of this coming week. This is due to a couple of important notices which
will be inserted in this issue.

Subscription invoices will be just behind the front label, if you do not
receive an invoice, it means you have already paid your subscription for
2012.



A small number of members sometimes overpay their subs when they see the
reminder notice that our Editor John Walker includes on the front label
in October and December. This is not an invoice, just a reminder to
those who have yet to pay.



The Association Treasurer Evan Sayer and I initially tried to contact
those who had overpaid in earlier years so we could reimburse these
payments. It was very time consuming and in the end was not cost
effective to do so, therefore we credited the members account. Rest
assured the money has definitely been accounted for in the correct
financial year and our auditors have also approved such a method.



The second insert in Break In, is a brochure from Icom, advertising the
nice little VHF hand held Radio that will be won by some lucky member
who pays their 2012 sub before the end of November this year. This
includes the ones mentioned above.



I have received a number of queries regarding non receipt of HQ
Info-line, usually if an e-mail address fails to deliver this sends an
error report to the Webmaster, so if you know of someone who should have
received the last few issues, but haven't get them to confirm their
address is still current.



Finally I notice volunteers have been conspicuous by their absence
regarding the Webmaster and HQ Info-line Editor positions. If there is
anyone interested please contact me at NZART headquarters.







Talk soon.Debby ZL2DL



Intruder Watch Story

Well an interesting time has been had by all in the past week. A
Radio Amateur in Northern California, inadvertently pushed a keyboard up
to his keyer, which produced a stream of dots at 25 WPM for well over a
week. An international effort from Region 3 bringing in Region 1 via
the Intruderwatch and various posts to DX Clusters and Yahoo groups
eventually resulted in the Radio Amateur being contacted via the ARRL in
the USA.

Signal reports were received from Europe, USA, Afica and Australia and
New Zealand (who heard it first and raised the alarm).

The resultant HF DF hunt resulted in a solid triangulation on the USA
states from Radio Amateurs from all over the world.

Finally, we can only imagine a slightly embarrassed Radio Amateur within
the US was contacted and the stream nicknamed "Dotty" ceased yesterday.

Excellent collaboration throughout the Intruderwatch organisations
across Europe, USA and New Zealand, which could only have occurred with
the support of the Radio Amateurs who participated in the hunt,
providing signal and reports. For a week the 18085.5 signal was an
excellent HF beacon for propagation.

Another exciting tale from the NZART Monitoring Service - who says
monitoring is boring?
John ZL1GWE

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ZL6RWC Special Event callsign.

Earlier this year, NZART officers discussed the issuing of special
callsigns to celebrate the Rugby World Cup during September and October
2011.



A request has been made and granted by Council for the special call
ZL6RWC be issued to Papakura Radio Club inc. for NZ amateur radio
operators use from 1st September through to and including 31st October
2011.

John Balsillie, ZL1ALZ will manage the special ZL6RWC callsign. John
will run a spread sheet to record operator details and the band / modes
used during their allocated time.


If you would like to operate with this special callsign, contact John at
and give John the date/dates, bands and modes you
would like allocated for your use.


All operators who use this special call will be required to supply an
electronic log to John via email. For anyone who does not have email or
a way to generate and supply an electronic log, it will be their
responsibility to have someone complete this for them as 'paper' logs
will not be accepted and John will not be converting any hand written
logs received. This will not exclude anyone, just requires them to take
an extra step to ensure that their contacts get recorded in the master
log. John will normally upload logs daily to the master log.

We suggest that QSL confirmation is via Club Log and LOTW... printed QSL
cards will also be exchanged via the bureau.



Another NZART initiative.

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Sales Person position:

We are looking for a sales person who is an all round self starter
with a proven track record who will work closely with our existing
customers, identify new opportunities and develop long term
relationships and who is seeking an exciting future in the latest
technology including digital technologies

If you are enthusiastic about radio communications and want to
use your knowledge and skills in promoting the best range of two way
radio products available in New Zealand while continuing to up skill,
this could be your opportunity

We are based in one of the most go ahead cities in New Zealand
which is centred in the heart of prosperous dairy industry

Apply in writing to

The Manager

P.O. Box 20114

Hamilton 3241




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FMTAG NOTES FOR THE NZART WEBSITE AND FOR HQ INFOLINE 235



PROPOSALS

Branch 25 Napier has applied to change the channel, and invert the
input-output frequency split, of its 8425 repeater located at Taraponui,
Topo50 map reference BH38 233618. The repeater's transmit frequency will
be 434.050 MHz and its receive frequency will be 439.050 MHz.



ZL2AJ has applied for an APRS Digipeater located at Kauahei Topo50 map
reference BL38 166828. The digipeater's transmit and receive frequency
will be 144.575 MHz.



FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

At its meeting on Tuesday the 2nd of August, NZART Council approved the
following actions:



Add 146.600 MHz to the NZART Bandplan for P25 Simplex.



Branch 63 Upper Hutt has applied to add the D-STAR DV digital mode to,
and change the location of, its Mount Climie 5425 repeater. The new
location will be Topo50 map reference BP32 798.83 423.94. An Engineering
Evaluation, in accordance with the MED's Radio Licence Certification
Rules (PIB38), shows that the repeater's transmit frequency can remain
on 145.425 MHz and the receive frequency can remain on 144.825 MHz, and
that there will be no interference to other stations.



Branch 66 Auckland VHF has applied for a D-STAR DV digital mode repeater
at Klondyke, Topo50 map reference BC32 602.01 641.50. The repeater's
transmit frequency will be 145.650 MHz and the receive frequency will be
145.050 MHz. An Engineering Evaluation, in accordance with the MED's
Radio Licence Certification Rules (PIB38), shows that there will be no
interference to other stations.



COMMENTS AND APPLICATIONS

Please send your comments and suggestions on the above matters, 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/fmtag/index.html



Completed forms should be sent by e-mail to

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News from around the World

Larry Price, W4RA, Named ARRL President Emeritus: Dr Price served as
ARRL President from 1984-1992 and served previously as a Vice Director,
Director and Vice President of the ARRL Board of Directors. He also
served for 10 years as Secretary of the International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU) and another 10 years as that organization's President. Dr
Price continues to serve the IARU as an expert consultant and has been
recognized as President Emeritus by the IARU's Administrative Council.
In celebration of Dr Price's service to the Amateur Radio Service and in
recognition of his 60th anniversary as a radio amateur, the Board named
him President Emeritus of the ARRL.

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IARU HEADLINES

- A Word from the Chairman of IARU Region 3 - Michael Owen
VK3KI * IARU Region 3 directors meeting .

- 2011 8th Region 3 ARDF Championships- a reminder

- The 54th JOTA 2011

- Rugby World Cup 2011: a reminder

- ITU Telecom World 2011- a reminder

- WRC-12 - Region 3 Preparations

- APG Meeting- Busan, Korea * Seanet 2011- a reminder

- The 2012 International YL Meet- a reminder

MS Word version of this newsletter is available at
http://www.iaru-r3.org/news/r3nl-11-07.doc
Acrobat PDF version is also available at
http://www.iaru-r3.org/news/r3nl-11-07.pdf

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International Lighthouse Weekend 20 - 21 August 2011.

http://www.arvm.org/illw11.html



This site has an English Translation function.

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Housekeeping

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