BRANCH NEWSLETTER MARCH 2009

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First Light

The Official Newsletter, Branch 11,

NZART Gisborne NZ.

March 2009

 

Welcome Members ,  Associates and Friends,

 

 

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Notification of Branch 11 NZART annual General Meeting , 2009

 

To all members,

 

The annual General Meeting of Branch 11 will be held on Monday 9 th March , 7.30pm at the Bryce St scout hall which will also be our monthly club night..

 

Business to be discussed will include, election of officers, balance sheets and setting of subscriptions.

 

Please try to make this a full representation of club membership by your attendance.

 

A reminder will be posted in the Branch 11 club newsletter sometime prior to this date.

 

 

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Chatham Island Dxpedition.

 

The Chatham Island Expedition will be underway and we wish ZL2CC and ZL2RVW and the rest of the Ops  the very best of Dx.

 

 

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Presidents Resignation.

 

It is with regret that we learned of Basil ,   ZL2UT's   resignation forthwith as president , at the last club night due to health issues. I know I can speak for all of us in wishing Basil our best thoughts for a quick return to good health.

 

 

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From Hamish re. Branch 11   80 th   anniversary.

 

Well it's after eight and I'm finally home after the BBQ. A good turn 
out.

 I enjoyed my self and I hope everyone else did.

Much thanks to all those who helped in  bringing equipment and setting up displays. Mike , Simon, Alan, Basil,Tom and especially Roger who produced a great display of equipment and photocopies of information on each of the decades of amateur radio .

Apologies to anyone I have missed out and thanks to all those who attended.

 Several comments have been made that this is the site for Jota . We have the ok to put up
 some aerials so they will be in place, the site is quiet, secure and accessible, the hall has
 benches along each side ideal for operating on and tables can then be placed, as many as
 required in front of the benches for the equipment.
Also the walls behind the benches are ideal for mounting Roger's decade displays of
 photocopied documents.

So much  good has  been done  ( by Roger,  ed ) that I will be moving at the next meeting that we reimburse him for his costs and provide secure backing for each decade's display ( around $200) as these would be a great display not only for Jota but for any other public branch activity.

 This is the history of amateur radio and Gisborne's part in it and hopefully we can not
only place some of it on this site but use it as displays for promotional purposes .

Thanks again to all those who helped and attended the BBQ.

 

Hamish  ZL2HC.

 

 

 

There was also a write up in the local paper, featuring ZL2AOP at the ' controls  ' of a ZC1. with a too brief mention of club history and activites.  Ed.

 

 

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 73,

Alistair  ZL2AIX.

Editor