Category Archives: Activities

TransTasman Contest May, 2013

Posted on 12/05/2013 by ZL2GT

It has been many years since the Napier Amateur Radio Club has operated a contest from it’s Latham Street clubhouse. A year ago, the club committee decided to clean out the junk in the old radio room and rebuild the … Continue reading →

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Napier Amateur Radio Club ZL2G Wins Jock White Field Day 2013

Posted on 21/04/2013 by ZL2GT

The Napier ARC Jock White Field Day team, ZL2G consisting of Stan ZL2ST, John ZL2QM, Michael ZL2MY and Lee ZL2AL managed to head off ZL1AA in Auckland and ZL2QF in Patea with 396,090 points winning the Patea Trophy again and … Continue reading →

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TransTasman Contests 2013

Posted on 21/03/2013 by ZL2GT

Mike ZL2VM will head a group to operate the TransTasman Contest from the clubrooms on 80M SSB using our new station. Contest Information below: 2013 Trans-Tasman Contests Contest Manager: Rob Glassey (ZL3AKM) Queries and comments can be emailed to the … Continue reading →

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Field Day Contest 2013

Posted on 25/02/2013 by ZL2GT

The current Napier Branch Field Day team has been in the fray for over 30 years. Stan ZL2ST, Peter ZL2LF, John ZL2QM, Lee ZL2AL and Michael ZL2FAR are regulars. We have enjoyed success at winning the Patea Trophy many times … Continue reading →

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Good Operator’s Guide

Posted on 07/02/2013 by ZL2GT

Good Operators Guide by Riley Hollingsworth FCC The following hints are a starting point for being a good operator. They have been put together from various statements made by Riley Holingsworth of the FCC during many different presentations he has … Continue reading →

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Feb 5 – Work in the Radio Shack

Posted on 06/02/2013 by ZL2GT

Stan, Lee and Peter went to the clubrooms and: 1) Hung the ladder up on the wall in the shack. 2) removed all the records from the wardrobe and Stan made a big start to sorting them out 3) Took … Continue reading →

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VK – ZL Contest 2012

Posted on 01/02/2013 by ZL2GT

Five of us gave it a good go on 21 – 22 July in the recent ZL – VK Contest with call sign ZL2GT. It kept us occupied on air from 8pm Sat. night until 2am Sunday morning at the … Continue reading →

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Working Bee Jan 27 2013

Posted on 27/01/2013 by ZL2GT

The team of Laurie ZL2TC, Michael ZL2MY, Karl ZL1TJ and Lee ZL2AL arrived on Sunday morning early and got stuck into the work. A short time later Colin ZL4KJ showed up and had a great morning watching the proceedings. Nice … Continue reading →

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