NEWS and NOTICES
WaiPlenty Network - 20 Nov
2021
The Waihi North '5475 repeater has been repaired
and now that the Covid-19 restrictions have lifted in the Waikato, has
been re-installed. Tests indicate that it is working fine.
WaiPlenty
Network - 8 July 2021
The Waihi North '5475' repeater was
removed from service on 3 July for repair in Hamilton, due to extensive
rat damage. It is not known at this stage when it will be re-installed.
News from the 2021 Annual
General Meeting - 21 March 2021
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held
today in the Te Aroha Events Centre, 44 Stanley Ave., Te Aroha, at
1:30pm.
The election of Officers resulted in the following being elected:-
President - David King - ZL1DGK
Vice President - Neill Ellis- ZL1TAJ
Secretary - Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer - Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Morris Beale - ZL1ANF
David McMillan - ZL1TLQ
Bulletin Editor - David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2021 are to remain the same - $25.00 for an
individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
News from the 2020 Annual
General Meeting - 24 May 2020
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held
today on Zoom.
The election of Officers resulted in the following being elected:-
President - Phil King - ZL1PK
Vice President - David King - ZL1DGK
Secretary - Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer - Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Neill Ellis - ZL1TAJ
Morris Beale - ZL1ANF
Bulletin Editor - David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2019 are to remain the same - $25.00 for an
individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
News from the 2019 Annual
General Meeting - 17 March 2019
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held
today in the Te Aroha Events Centre, 44 Stanley Ave., Te Aroha, at
1:30pm.
The election of Officers resulted in the following being elected:-
President - Phil King - ZL1PK
Vice President - David King - ZL1DGK
Secretary - Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer - Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Peter Reinhard - ZL1PR
Morris Beale - ZL1ANF
Kevin Hampshire - ZL1KRH
Neill Ellis - ZL1TAJ
Bulletin Editor - David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2019 are to remain the same - $25.00 for an
individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
Waiplenty
Network - 8 December 2019
We're aware of at least two independent
sources of interference impacting the WaiPlenty network at present.
With eleven receivers across four elevated remote sites, there's plenty
of open doors for interference to enter.
One source of interference is entering via the repeater receiver ay
Maungakawa. This interference appears to be as a result of enhanced
propagation conditons at present. The second source of interference is
coming from the wind power turbines at Te Uku and is entering the
network via the Maungakawa facing link receiver at Te Uku.
To keep the interference impacting the network to a minimum, Maungakawa
will be de-linked/isolated when the interference is present.
Te Uku Site - update on
stolen equpiment etc. - 19 January
2019
27 August 2018 - the stolen Icom
repeater equipment was found in a storage shed in Hamilton, after a
chain of coincidences.
22 November 2018 - the new repeater equipment, purchsed prior to the
recovery of the stolen repeater, was installed and made operational.
However, the link to Te Weraiti was not able to be connected, due to a
new feeder cable being required. The installation of the replacement
cable was reliant on other commercial rigging work to be carried out
there later in the year.
14 December 2018 - the new feeder cable for the UHF yagi facing Te
Weraiti plus the IRLP link facing Hamilton was installed, allowing Te
Uku to be linked to Te Weraiti. Unfortunately, a problem has occured at
Maungakawa affecting the link to Te Uku. So in the meantime Maungakawa
is stand alone, with repair expected early this year.
We would like to thank the Waihi Club (Branch 43) for making a
substantial donation towards the purchase of the new Icom FR5000
repeater.
News from
the 2018 Annual General Meeting - 18 March 2018
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held today
in the Te Aroha Events Centre, 44 Stanley Ave., Te Aroha, at 1:30pm.
The election of Officers resulted in the
following being elected:-
President - Phil King - ZL1PK
Vice
President - David King - ZL1DGK
Secretary -
Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer -
Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Peter
Reinhard - ZL1PR
Morris
Beale - ZL1ANF
Kevin
Hampshire - ZL1KRH
Neill Ellis
- ZL1TAJ
Bulletin Editor -
David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2018 are to remain the same - $25.00 for
an individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
Te Uku Site
- stolen equipment update - 8 July 2017
The latest information we have had
from the Police, is that the prospect of getting our equipment back
is virtually nil. From forensic tests carried out on a computer, it
would appear that our equipment, along with other commercial equipment,
is most likely residing in the USA.
We are now in the
process of obtaining the necessary equipment to
re-establish the site. So far we have been donated an Icom FR5000
repeater, but will be approaching philanthropic trusts
for funds, (approx. $3500.00 required) to purchase the remaining
equipment.
Replacing the coaxial feed to the IRLP/Te Weraiti yagi will be part of
the reinstall, as this coax has become full of water.
News from the 2017 Annual General Meeting - 19 March 2017
At the AGM today Alan Wallace, who has been the
President since the 2008 AGM, announced that he would not be standing
again. Alan was thanked for his contribution to the group, over the 9
years he was president. Phil
King ZL1PK was elected as the new president.
The election of Officers resulted in the
following being elected:-
President - Phil King - ZL1PK
Vice
President - David King - ZL1DGK
Secretary -
Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer -
Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Peter
Reinhard - ZL1PR
Morris
Beale - ZL1ANF
Kevin
Hampshire - ZL1KRH
Neill Ellis
- ZL1TAJ
Bulletin Editor -
David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2017 are to remain the same - $25.00 for
an individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
Te Uku Site
- To date (19 March 2017) the equipment that was stolen has still not
been found, after the Police and other parties have been involved in
trying to locate it.
News Items from the January Committee Meeting - 30 January 2017
Te Uku Site: As of
today the missing equipment has not been located, even though various
organisations have put a great deal of effort into it. To get Te Uku
back on the air, it was decided to relocate the equipment at Maungakawa
to Te Uku for the time being. This will restore the primary coverage to
Hamilton and allow us to restore the IRLP to its normal setup. If and
when the missing equipment is found, or we have to purchase new
equipment, it will be installed at Maungakawa. If new equipment has to
be purchased a fund raising programme will be undertaken.
Kaimai Site: There
will be a working bee on Saturday 11th Feb to paint the hut, put new
building paper under the roofing iron and repair the National System
antenna array. The working bee will start at 9.00 am at the road gate
on highway 29. A paint brush, lunch and a drink will be required.
Saturday 18th Feb will be the fall-back day.
2016 Annual General Meeting - 20 March 2016
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held today
in the Matamata Anglican Church Lounge at 1:30pm.
The election of Officers resulted in the following being elected:-
President - Alan Wallace - ZL1AMW
Vice
President - Morris Beale - ZL1ANF
Secretary -
Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer -
Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Phil King - ZL1PK
David King
- ZL1DGK
Kevin
Hampshire - ZL1KRH
Neill Ellis
- ZL1TAJ
Bulletin Editor -
David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2015 are to remain the same as this year - $25.00 for
an individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
News Items
from the February Committee Meeting - 14 February 2016
Kaimai Hut:
The hut at
Kaimai is to be painted, so we are looking for volunteers.
Tom Bevan: Thanks
to Tom
Bevan (ZL1THG) for his generous offer in repairing the faulty Kaimai
National System
transmitter.
2016 AGM:
The AGM is to be
held in Matamata, as usual, in the Anglican Church Lounge on Sunday
20th March, 2016.
Subs are due:
so please pay now so as you can vote at the AGM and avoid any possible
increase in the subscription. See details on website -
http://www.zl1is.info/renew.html
Te Weraiti 695
Rcvr: After receiving
reports that the sensitivity of the '695 receiver at Te Weraiti had
reduced, test were carried out on site and remotely, and confirmed that
the receiver
was up to spec. If you do not have a line-of-site path to a
repeater, or are using a hand-held, many factors, other than the
repeater, can change
the signal received remotely.
News
Items from the June Committee Meeting - 7 June 2015
Waiplenty Network:
overall the Network is going well, except for the odd person who often
persists in triggering the network for many minutes at a time. There
are also a couple of interference issues. Te Weraiti picks up Japanese
fishing boats using their radios when in the port or off the coast of
Tauranga. Te Uku experiences interference almost on a weekly basis for
about an hour at a time, from onsite personnel downloading data
associated with the wind turbines.
70cm DMR Repater:
A 70cm DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) repeater operating on 439.725 MHz has
been installed in the centre of Hamilton in conjunction with Branch 12
and the National AREC. This repeater is part of a national network
being setup by AREC, with several repeaters being installed up and down
New Zealand and linked via the Internet. When not in use for AREC
purposes, it is available for normal amateur communication. A map of
the New Zealand AREC DMR Repeater Network Sites can be found HERE.
This 70cm DMR repeater network is part of the DMR-MARC Worldwide
Network - more can be found HERE.
Newsletter Editor:
Our longtime newsletter editor, Kevin Murphy, ZL1UJG, has stepped down
after giving 15 years of sterling service. Kevin has kept us up to date
with the happenings of the Group, produced dozens of technical items
keeping us abreast of latest technologies coming on the market, and
written many construction articles of interest to all. From us all
thank you Kevin for your dedication to the job and a task well done.
In
place of Kevin we welcome David King, ZL1DGK, as our new newsletter
editor. Thank you for agreeing to be our new editor. If you come across
any articles that could be used in the newsletter, please send them to
David at - zl1dgk@nzart.org.nz
2015 Annual General Meeting - 22 March 2015
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held today
in the Matamata Anglican Church Lounge at 1:30pm.
The election of Officers resulted in the same Officers and Committee
being elected as last year. As follows:-
President - Alan Wallace - ZL1AMW
Vice
President - Morris Beale - ZL1ANF
Secretary -
Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer -
Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Phil King - ZL1PK
David King
- ZL1DGK
Kevin
Hampshire - ZL1KRH
Neill Ellis
- ZL1TAJ
Bulletin Editor -
David King - ZL1DGK
Subscriptions for 2015 are to remain the same as this year - $25.00 for
an individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
Waihi North repeater operational - 23 November 2014
The new repeater, on '5475, was
installed on Saturday 22 November 2014 and linked to the Te Weraiti
site, to form an extension to the WaiPlenty 2m Network. Both repeater
and link are fully operational.
The establishment of this new site has been made possible thanks to a
very generous donation by Waihi, Branch 43. Thank you Waihi.
News Items from the November Committee Meeting - 2 November 2014
Waihi North
Repeater: It is hoped that the new Waihi North Repeater on the
WaiPlenty Network will be fully operational towards the end of the
month.
VK Amateur:
Brian Clarke VK2GCE will be in New Zealand in February 2015 and has
offered to speak at one of our meetings on "Safety in the Radio Shack".
To take up his kind offer we have scheduled a meeting for either the
8th or 15th of February 2015, and will know which date in due course as
he finalises his itinerary. The meeting will be in Hamilton at the
usual time of 1.30pm.
Group Website:
This was down for a few days in October while Alan (ZL1AMW) changed his
ISP.
Service
Announcement:
A new message will be placed on the WaiPlenty Network, for a few weeks,
after the new Waihi Repeater is installed, to advise of the new
repeater and its coverage.
2014 Annual General Meeting - 16 March 2014
The Annual Genreral Meeting was held today
in the Matamata Anglican Church Lounge at 1:30pm.
The election of Officers resulted in the same Officers and Committee
being elected as last year. As follows:-
President - Alan Wallace - ZL1AMW
Vice
President - Morris Beale - ZL1ANF
Secretary -
Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP
Treasurer -
Ian Brown - ZL1TAT
Committee -
Phil King - ZL1PK
David King
- ZL1DGK
Kevin
Murphy - ZL1UJG
Neill Ellis
- ZL1TAJ
Bulletin Editor -
Kevin Murphy - ZL1UJG
Subscriptions for 2015 are to remain the same as this year - $25.00 for
an individual and $30.00 for a family or club. To qualify for a family
membership, all family members must be living at the same address.
The draw for the Redot power meter went to Gavin Petrie - ZL1GWP.
News Items from the January Committee Meeting - 26 January 2014
Problem at
Klondyke:
There appears to be a problem at Klondyke with the port facing Kaimai.
Although the speech leaving Kaimai is fine, by the time it leaves
Klondyke on either the North or South Facing ports or the 9875
repeater, it appears to be getting clipped, as though it is
'over-deviating'. If you are using any National System repeater within
the
Waikato/BoP area, speak well away from your microphone or lower your
voice, as this gives a much improved audio signal throughout the
main-trunk of the System and from Klondyke 9875.
Update on
Waihi North (Te Keho):
We are still waiting for an indication from the site owner as to when
the construction of a new building on the site is going to happen.
Unfortunately until the new building is constructed we are not able to
move in. All indications are that it will not be this side of winter
2014. However, floor space for one equipment rack has been allocated to
us in the new building.
9cm Bandplan
Revision: The VHF Group has made a submission to FMTAG, against
making any changes to the existing plan.
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2021