JUNE NEWSLETTER 2010 current
Alistair
Branch 11 , Gisborne NZ.
14th June 2010
Water Water everywhere and nor a drop to drink .
Welcome members , associates and friends ,
Read All About It
.......Amateur Radio Local and World
News..........
CLUB Night will be 14th June , 7. 30 pm , Bryce St scout hall .
Club Business.
Technology. (Inc.)
P.O. Box 971, Gisborne 4040 67 Main Road, Makaraka
10 March 2010.
Secretary,
Gisborne 4040.
Dear Sir,
Following our on site meetings, the committee have discussed the proposal and agree in principle with the following points:
The Amateur Radio Club
• Some members will join the Museum as members
• These members will be responsible to secure the buildings
• Sort the museums radio collection
• Set up a display of radio receivers and radio telephone equipment.
• Advise on which items should be kept or disposed of
• The VOR building will be refurbished and the VOR equipment installed • The members may erect aerials subject to Airport flight path clearance
The Museum
• A classroom area will be available for sorting, storage and display of the museums radio collection
• Access to the classroom area for meetings
• Locked storage cupboards will be provided to secure small items
• The VOR building will be relocated to the riverside of the classrooms on a foundation and a floor.
• The VOR transmitter gear will be made available for installation.
We note that some of this work will be done in the medium to long term as resources permit. The museum is preparing to shift some small buildings which will allow relocation of the VOR hut to proceed.
Please confirm your agreement with these points and any amendments required.
The committee welcomes the assistance and expertise of the Amateur Radio Club.
Yours sincerely,
R Beale , Secretary
867 1879 a/hr
Te Karaka
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IRLP 680.
I have removed the dummy load and given it to Roger for him to return it to Mike ZL2CC.
To keep IRLP operating in the meantime I
have installed my dummy load but would suggest that a direct connection to the
repeater is the best
long term solution, ie no transreceiver or dummy load
required and the best audio quality.
I am not aware of anything else used in
the branch repeaters (apart from my dummy load) which has been lent rather than
donated to the
branch , (excluding the 950 and
the ATV repeaters which I believe are totally privately owned) , however I
would suggest that if there is
anything it would be useful to have a list
with a view to purchase replacements for the branch .
On that subject , the regulator / low
voltage disconnect module I purchased and have given to Roger to install at
Arohaina is a donation / loan from me for use in 685 as
required. (Naturally I would hope to get it back if it was not to be
used but it is a donation )
Also since removing the batteries inside the rack
and clearing the old aerial installation of 680 I have the pole in my back
yard. May I
suggest we donate it to the internet service provider (as used
for IRLP) as a thank your for all his assistance to the
branch. Maybe a topic for the committee
meeting?
Cheers , Hamish ZL2HC.
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BOOT CAMP REMINDER
Te Karaka
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Relocation of QTH. Phil ZL2RVW and family have moved to the countryside.....
Phil reports the bird life is abundant and full of song mornings and evenings , twittering away among their avocado trees and vegetation .
Plans are afoot , Phill says , to grow a tall tower as a landmark , so as to find their way home on dark nights , and this will be bedecked atop with an aluminium framework in the form of yagi uda and will have many resonant wire supports strung from it to provide perches for the birds and to warm their wee talons with RF energy on cold winter nights .
Beneath this canopy of resonant perches will be laid a network of radial wiring so as to bind the soil together and thus inhibit erosion .
All of this philanthropic ( is there a pun in there ? ) noble activity will no doubt , gain the admiration and curiosity of their fellow neighbours , who will want to to know how they too can benefit the flora and fauna of their idyllic country lifestyle in similar fashion . Sorry , Phil and Anne , a little bit of poetic licence here on my part . Ed.
Keith ZL1URZ, a new member ,is keen to be a part of our club but has a long way to come to club nights living at Ihungia .
No worries Keith , just enjoy the newsletter and we might meet up with you on some weekend event or on the bands .
JOTA .
It looks like Jota will be held in the Bryce St scout hall this year , if sufficient interest can be mustered among the members and
the scouts .
At the last club night the
idea for a fox hunt was raised and debate ensued as to the merits of HF or VHF
for the Tx / Rx .
Mike , ZL2CC favoured topband for its simplicity of tuning a MF or car radio radio to frequency . My preference was for VHF with
using a small handheld and 1/4 wave whips with phasing harness or even a tape measure yagi . Either way , it should provide
the club members and possibly any new recruits or scouts a chance for construction and operating skills .Any thoughts on the
subject , bring them along to the club night .
Now , that winter is upon us , perhaps the 680 net should be scheduled for 7 or 7 .30pm Sunday nights . Your thoughts ?
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Only for
the old hams who will understand
this.........
A
group of 40 year old hams discussed where they should meet for
dinner. Finally it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean
View restaurant because the waitresses there had low cut blouses and
were young and shapely. They could also discuss the merits of CW versus
AM for DX.
Ten
years later at 50 years of age, the group once again discussed
where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they
should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the food there was very
good and the wine selection was good also. Discussion could be around
SSB for DXing, and the new fangled FM hand held radios...
Ten years later at 60 years of age,
the group once again discussed
where they should meet for dinner. Finally it
was agreed that they
should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they
could eat there in
peace and quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view
of the ocean.
They would be able to discuss the prospect of reaching the
ARRL DXCC
Honour Roll, and the DX they missed out on 20 years before...while
they
ogling the pretty girls...
Ten
years later, at 70 years of age, the group once again
discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that
they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the restaurant was
wheel chair accessible and it even had an elevator. The subject would be
on how they could increase the membership of their association, and the
sad state of amateur radio...
Ten
years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again
discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that
they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never
been there before. The meeting would centre on meeting "new friends", if
they remembered to turn up?
ZL3JT
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Installing transceivers in vehicles
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FCS1362 is the UK code of practice for the installation of mobile radio equipment in land-based vehicles. It replaced the old MPT 1362 and points out that the power supply cable should only be fused in the positive power line , with the fuse located as close as possible to the battery of power source. This appears to be a change from MPT 1362 which suggested installing fuses in both positive and negative power lines.
Read the Federation of Communication Services UK Code of Practice
FCS1362 at htp://www.fcs.org.uk/my%20files/fcs_pdfs/codesofpractice/08-05-12%20fcs%201362%20final.pdft |
Editors note . A fuse in the positive power lead of your radio , as close as possible to the battery positive terminal is the most essential . The fuse in the negative ( ground ) wire can protect the radio if the main vehicle battery ground to the engine block failed due to corrosion , snapping of the terminal lug , looseness , or some other cause . If this happened , and you started the vehicle in this condition without a fuse in the negative side , all or most of the very high starting current could attempt to flow through your radio and back to ground. It could cause nasty things to happen to your radio and its associated sensitive components within .
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Six radio hams fly to space station
Old news now , but I liked the picture so much I just had to include it .
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Six of the seven astronauts on the shuttle Discovery Space shuttle Discovery and the STS-131 crew launched at 6:21 a.m. Monday from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and expected to dock with the International Space Station on Tuesday. The shuttle Discovery (STS131) crew consists of: Already onboard the ISS are radio hams Tracy Caldwell Dyson, KF5DBF, Timothy J. Creamer, KC5WKI, Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP, Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF along with Oleg Kotov and Alexander Skvortsov.
ISS Fan Club AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is
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What is satellite tracking?
The first artificial satellite was put in the space on October 4, 1957 by the Russians. It was named Sputnik 1, and spent 92 days in Earth orbit. Since then man has launched thousands of rockets, and put thousands of satellites in orbit. There are more than 8000 objects in orbit now, including operational, non-operational, rocket bodies, and debris. They are orbiting at an altitude from 150, up to several thousands kilometers. For more than ten years people have been able to track satellites on a computer using satellite tracking software like Orbitron. Due to predictable conditions of satellite movement in space (lack of atmosphere) computer software can calculate a satellite's position for given moment. Calculations are done based on known orbit parameters determined at epoch. Known orbital parameters like inclination, eccentricity, argument of perigee, mean motion (revolutions per day), let us track satellite for a reasonable period of time after epoch. Orbital data for each object is grouped, and distributed as a Two Line Element (TLE) file. To keep tracking software working precisely, one should update elements periodically. For low orbiting objects (altitude less than 500 km) TLE data should be updated every few days. For higher orbits, you can update your TLE every few weeks. Other important things include making your predictions as close to real time as possible by using time synchronization, and the precise coordinates of your location. You must remember that TLE data for an object that has maneuvered since the last elset is no longer any good. Updating is most important for satellites like Progress, Soyuz, and the Space Shuttle which maneuvers often (docking, deorbit, changing of orbit). Why do we track satellites? There are several reasons. One might want to observe (even with the naked eye) ISS passing over their home or brilliant Iridium flares. Radio amateurs use satellite tracking software to obtain the best pass for QSO with another radio amateur. Such software can help you with your hobby, and will help you understand more about Astronomy, and Physics. So even if you're a beginner, don't hesitate to download satellite tracking software like Orbitron. Change your home into mission control center! Remember, satellite tracking is the easiest ever with Orbitron!
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Orbitron.shtml
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Internet Links to Radio Sites:
Here are some fascinating sites to visit if you feel like surfin the web on cold winter nights . The Hammond museum has a great selection of oldies and if you are a connoisseur of Collins equipment then there is plenty here to cogitate about .
http://www.hammondmuseumofradio.org/
PC-ALE is not a boutique brand of beer for PC users. It is in fact
Automatic Link Establishment Software, increasingly being used on the HF Amateur Radio bands to establish reliable communications for any mode. What is “ALE”? Have a look at : http://hflink.com/automaticlinkestablishment/
Upcoming Event:
2010 NZART MEMORIAL CONTEST.When: 3rd and 4th July 2010. Times: 2000 NZST until 2300 NZST, both evenings. Band: 80m, Modes: CW and Phone. Contest Rules and other operating information is available from the NZART website: http://www.nzart.org.nz/contests/index.html 2010 VK/trans-Tasman, Digital, CW. When: 12th June 2010. Band: 160m Modes: Digital, CW. Contest rules and further information from Rob Glassey’s (ZL3AKM) website: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/robglassey/TT_CW_dig/index.html
Do you know someone who wishes to become a Radio Ham, or maybe you wish to update and reacquaint yourself with the hobby?
The Jan.2010 version of the complete (6 books)
NZ AMATEUR RADIO STUDY GUIDE compiled by Fred. Johnson ZL2AMJ and made available by the Wellington VHF Group, may be viewed or downloaded by going to: http://www.vhf.org.nz/pubs/VHFGuide/ This is a must view site.
The subject of creating an entry level Ham Licence, seen as an inducement to attract new Hams into the fold, is presently under discussion here in NZ. An interesting interview with ARRL CEO David Sumner K1ZZ was published in the May newsletter issue of the Beaver Valley Amateur Radio Assoc. and this discusses this very subject. Go to: http://www.w3sgj.org/eQRM_V4_01.pdf
Diana Eng KC2UHB has come up with another do-it-yourself presentation, making a collapsible fabric Yagi antenna for Satellite operations. Read her article with pictures from ‘MAKE’ magazine at: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/collapsible_fabric_yagi_antenna.html
The “FISTS Down Under Award” and the “FISTS Down Under Prestige Award” are both available to be earned by all FISTS club members worldwide. For details go to the FISTS Down Under website: http://www.fistsdownunder.org/
For a weightless trip through the Space Station, click on : http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=H8rHarp1GEE To view the latest edition of the IARU region 3 Newsletter, go to: http://www.iaru-r3.org/news/r3nl-10-04.pdf
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View all satellites using Google Earth
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Using Google Earth you can see the real-time position of 13,000 satellites around the Earth. The positions of the satellites are automatically updated every 30 seconds and if you click on a satellite, additional information is displayed. To view this you need to download and install Google Earth
from Next download the Satellite Database and open with Google
Earth SlashDot - Every Satellite Tracked In Realtime Via Google
Earth
AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium, Guildford AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News,
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"WorkedGrids" is a freeware Windows application that displays a map showing Amateur Radio grid squares contacted and logged using a third party program. Developed by Bertrand Zauhar VE2ZAZ, the application can be downloaded from: http://www.ve2zaz.net/WorkedGrids/WorkedGrids.htm
"World DX Club" (WDXC} now offers membership at considerably reduced rates, compared to the standard postal methods. For details and a free sample email copy of "Contact" magazine, plus other information go to: http://www.ve2zaz.net/WorkedGrids/WorkedGrids.htm
Acknowledgements:
Many of the references above come from the free daily page emailed to me from the ’Southgate Radio, Amateur News’, To subscribe go to: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Other members or readers contributions with site information would also be most welcomed for future issues.
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Work Around the World 'Pedestrian Mobile'
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Barry G7FSI got some good newspaper publicity for Amateur Radio by working Australia on long path using his low power portable station, and there's a video on YouTube. The North Norfolk News published an article and picture about the contact on March 10 between Barry Williams G7FSI on Beeston Hill in Sheringham and Roy Melling VK6MV in Cuballing, Western Australia. Barry was running just 10 watts from his "Pedestrian Mobile" station which comprises a Clansman Carry Frame with a Yaesu FT-857D, 5m fishing pole antenna and 12v AGP 10AH battery. The newspaper says "The signal transmitted went over the southern ocean across New Zealand, covering 16,320 miles, rather than going on a shorter path straight across Europe." Barry has contacted Guinness World Records with details of the contact and is awaiting confirmation that he has broken the record. Read the full story - Amateur radio signal could set world record
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Should you wish to try phone or CW Pedestrian Mobile HF DXing, have a look at suggested equipment and techniques from Roger G3XBM, go to: http://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp/Home/portable
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Digital amateur TV repeater with stereo sound
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The latest on the VK3RTV repeater on Mt Dandenong which services the Melbourne and Geelong areas is that stereo sound is now available for both its digital and analogue inputs. Peter Cossins VK3BFG advises that for analogue the sub-carrier frequencies at 6 and 6.5 MHz, and operators need to activate it by DTMF code Star Zero Three Hash (* 0 3 #). About seven stations transmitting digital DVB-S uplink also have the capability to transmit stereo sound. New 23 cm antenna arrays are yet to be completed and the system is currently running VK3RTV-1 on a temporary antenna. Peter VK3BFG also advises that experiments are being made with Internet streaming via the British Amateur TV Club. The VK3RTV repeater digitisation has been primarily funded by Amateur Radio Victoria with $1,000 also provided by the WIA Club Grants Program. Wireless Institute of Australia, Peter Cossins VK3BFG |
How to check for band openings
Picture this: you switch on your HF rig, you turn your tuning knob across the various frequencies, hearing nothing but noise.You mutter "The bands are
dead..." so you switch off and go back to watching TV. Does this scenario
sounds familiar? Did you know that the The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) operates a worldwide network of high-frequency radio beacons on 14.100, 18.110, 21.150, 24.930, and 28.200 megahertz. These beacons help both amateur and commercial high-frequency radio users assess the current condition of the ionosphere. The entire system is designed, built and operated by volunteers. Each beacon transmits every three minutes, day and night. The table
at http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/ A transmission consists of the callsign of the beacon sent at 22 words per minute followed by four one-second dashes. The callsign and the first dash are sent at 100 watts. The remaining dashes are sent at 10 watts, 1 watt and 100 milliwatts. New Zealand has a station in this
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Did you know that the
NZ General UserAmateur Radio license was expanded to include 505 to 515kHz on a temp. basis, with 200Hz max. bandwidth, 25watts e.i.r.p. from March 1st 2010?For further info. Go to: http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/licensing/types-of-licence/general-user-licences/amateur-radio-operators/
The General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators has been amended to allow operators to use the frequency band 505 kHz to 515 kHz on a temporary basis from 1 March 2010.
Requirements of the licence include a maximum radiated power of 25 watts e.i.r.p., maximum bandwidth of 200 Hz, and the requirement not to interfere with other services licensed to use that band.
Historically, this part of the radio spectrum was used for maritime communications in Morse Code until satellite communications recently made the technology obsolete. Morse Code was a capability required by radio officers on ships travelling internationally up until the late 20th century.
The licence amendment will make it possible for amateur radio operators involved in restoration of historical radio equipment, for example at the Coast Station at Musick Point in Auckland , to test un-modulated transmission (carrier wave) signals from the equipment and demonstrate their Morse Code skills. Published: 09.03.2010
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New amateur radio digital mode - ROS
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ROS is a brand-new Amateur Radio digital spread spectrum mode with the first HF contact taking place on Thursday February 18. The first contact with ROS took place on February 18, 2010, at 20:56 UTC from Vitoria in Spain to the University of Twente in the Netherlands covering a distance of 1265 Km on 7.065 MHz. The HF frequencies currently used for ROS are USB 3.600, 7.053, 14.101, 28.300 MHz To use ROS you just need your HF radio, a PC and a basic PC sound card interface, see link below. The software for ROS is free and you can download it along with the User Guide and Introduction to ROS Spread Spectrum at http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ The University of Twente has a Software Defined Radio you can use
via the Internet, see Soundcard Interfacing 20m ROS frequencies are movedSun 28th Feb 2010 - UPDATE José Alberto Nieto Ros, the originator of the new amateur radio data mode ROS, has agreed to move the suggested 20m frequencies for ROS to 14.0972MHz and 14.102MHz. This takes them further away from the 14.100MHz international beacon chain frequency as the originals had been 14.098MHz and 14.1011MHz. “This is good news,” said Steve Nichols, secretary of the RSGB's Propagation Studies Committee. “I am grateful to José for acting so quickly. “It is important that we keep 14.100MHz clear as the beacon network
(the only one on 20m) is used worldwide. “It looks like we still need to educate some data users about keeping away from the beacon frequency,” he said. and more about the International Beacon Project at http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html
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HAM RADIO IN
SPACE: PROBE CARRYING HAM TRANSPONDER
ON ITS WAY TO
VENUS
The UNITEC - 1 space probe is on its way to Venus and
ham radio is along for the ride. But the ham radio transponder on board the
spacecraft has not been heard from in several
days.
UNITEC-1
is a one of a kind experimental satellite that was developed by twenty
educational institutions that are a part of Japan's University Space Engineering
Consortium. This is the cooperative working on the development of so called
nano-satellites for Japan.
What makes this mission is of particular
interest to ham radio is that UNITEC-1 carries a 5 Gigahertz amateur radio
beacon that signs the call JQ1ZUN and it has already been heard from space. On
May 21st Japanese ground stations reported receiving both the CW and FSK beacons
telemetry from the spacecraft when it was about 320,000 km from Earth. They
report a measured beacon frequency of 5.839.91 Gigahertz which is very close to
the previously published 5.840 Gigahertz planned frequency.
Then on
Friday, May 21st at 1900 UTC, spacecraft controllers lost the signal from
UNITEC-1. They could still hear the Planet-C and Ikaros telemetry transponders
on 8.4 GHz but not the 5.84 GHz signal from UNITEC-1. Further attempts to
re-acquire UNITEC-1 on subsequent days have so far been
unsuccessful.
UNITEC-1 controllers are encouraging hams world-wide to
attempt to receive the spacecraft's amateur radio beacons and report back their
observations. More information on this deep space project is available at the
University Space Engineering Consortium website. Its in cyberspace at www.unisec.jp/unitec-1.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom in
the City of Angels.
The launch of
UNITEC One took place on Thursday, May 20th from the
Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. We will have more ham radio space related
news later on in this weeks Amateur Radio Newsline report. (UNITEC-1 Working
Group)
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AND NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY THE 'AUSSIES ' WE HAVE OUR OWN MR POTTER.........
From the ARRL Letter on May 27, 2010
Last month, New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) -- that country's equivalent of the FCC -- charged and fined Alan Potter, ZL3II, of Christchurch, for transmitting outside the terms and conditions of the General User Radio License for Amateur Radio Operators. Potter was charged in the Christchurch District Court on April 14 and found guilty of breaching Section 113 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. Section 113 deals with those who "commit an offence under this Act who transmit radio waves." Potter was found in possession of radio transmitting equipment that was capable of operating at a significantly higher power than the Amateur Radio Operators General License allows. He was fined $1750 ($1164 USD) and $130 ($86 USD) for costs. Potter was also required to forfeit his radio equipment. Section 114 of the Radiocommunications Act of 1989 references Section 113 and presumes that "any person who erects, constructs, establishes, maintains, or is in possession of any radio transmitter is presumed to have used the radio transmitter." According to news reports, RSM was alerted to a video that Potter posted on YouTube (the video has since been removed), showing showed his transmitter operating at 3100 W. Operating at such high transmitting power is likely to cause interference to, and disruption of, a range of other licensed radio services in the local area. New Zealand amateurs are restricted to no more than 500 W PEP. Read more here http://www.arrl.org/news/new-zealand-s-radio-spectrum-management-cites-ham-for-transmitting-3100-w.
Amateur Radio Operator Charged Radio Spectrum Management recently prosecuted Amateur Radio Operator Alan Potter for transmitting outside the terms and conditions of the General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators. The radio spectrum is an important resource for New Zealand and a key part of Radio Spectrum Management's work is to ensure responsible use of the radio spectrum in a way that doesn't cause interference to other users. All amateur radio operators are required to gain a qualification that covers the risks and harmful effects of interference from their transmitting equipment. This includes the risks associated with transmitting at high power levels. "As a qualified amateur operator, Mr Potter is well aware of the risks but has chosen to ignore them", says Chris Brennan, Compliance Manager for Radio Spectrum Management. "This behaviour is unacceptable. Radio Spectrum Management are serious about protecting the radio spectrum for all users; we are continually monitoring and en- Page 8 forcing radio spectrum compliance, which includes prosecution when necessary". Radio Spectrum Management was alerted to a video Mr Potter posted on 'You Tube', a well known online video sharing site, which showed his transmitter operating at 3100 Watts. Operating at such high transmitting power is likely to cause interference to, and disruption of, a range of other licensed radio services in the local area. Radio Spectrum Management's role is to protect the public good by ensuring equipment capable of transmitting radio waves complies with the terms, conditions and restrictions of radio licences and International standards applicable in New Zealand. Conviction and Charge Mr Potter was charged in the Christchurch District Court on 14 April. He was found guilty of breaching section 113 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. He was fined $1,750 and $130 for costs, plus he has been required to forfeit his radio equipment. For the purposes of section 113, any person who erects, constructs, establishes, maintains, or is in possession of any radio transmitter is presumed to have used the radio transmitter. In this case, Mr Potter was found in possession of radio transmitting equipment that was capable of operating at a significantly higher power than the Amateur Radio Operators General Licence allows.
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NZART SurveyNew Zealand's national amateur radio society, NZART, recently held a survey on the future of the organisation and the results are now available. Transmitting members were invited by NZART Council to provide guidance and assistance on the future of the NZART. Twenty replies were received out of a transmitting membership of 1719. The report on the survey can now be downloaded from the NZART
website at Infoline April 18, 2010 - Survey Request New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
(NZART) Report on Consultation on future of NZART This message comes from NZART President ZL2KH in regard the recent opportunity to comment on the future of NZART Thanks to all who sent in their submissions – and thanks to Fred Johnson ZL2AMJ for collating them. I have read all the original submissions and can vouch for the fact that the only editing of them has been the removal of the submitter’s identity. There are only 20 submissions from a transmitting membership of 1,719. This is a 1.16% return which is not a big-enough sample to warrant a deep analysis. This could indicate a large amount of satisfaction – or a large amount of apathy. I will leave it up to individual members to decide which. The complete document should be read and studied – the readers to do their own analysing. All submissions are full of ideas for others to do the suggested work. There is not a single offer from anyone to step forward (or preferably step up) and offer direct services to implement any idea. There are no suggestions for a leadership offer, or for setting up and leading a long-term steering committee. Many of the suggestions have already been investigated by the present and pre Councils with outcomes already reported. This Survey is another example of the Council consulting with members __________________________________________________________ Invitation from DL2IPU. Hello dear Radio Amateur, I am Oleg DL2IPU, I saw your contact in the NZART branch info and thought I could invite you and other hams from your branch to use JT65a digital mode on short waves. Probably you know it already, if not - that is the old good one, used for EME. On HF it is even more reliable than PSK, but still having enough ops willing a qso, unlike WSPR. You could be a very welcome (and workable) guest in europe, even in our noisy QTHs. Since some months, it is simpler than ever to work JT65a, with W6CQZ's new "JT65-HF" program, available here: http://groups.google.com/group/jt65-hf/ I attached a screenshot from Sunday, just to give you an idea. There is an accompanying web site, with chat and reporter (reverse beacons) network: Yet another one is http://www.chris.org/cgi-bin/jt65talkIf you like other digi modes, http://hamspots.net/ is a very neat tool for skeds andchat. Everywhere across these web sites, you'll find a lot of DL and other EU operators, all patient DXers and keen to get some ZLs into their logs. I hope to see you and your fellow hams from your brach one day on my waterfall! 73! de DL2IPU Oleg __________________________________________________________
Hope you found much interesting reading in this issue . Feedback is welcome . Ciao, 73 , de Alistair
ZL2AIX
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