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26-AUGUST-2007

Official Broadcast August

NZART's Official Broadcast August 2007 - details presidential update from NZART President Bruce Douglas ZL2WP. NZART Headquarters update from the General Secretary, Debby Morgan ZL2TDM... all this and much more in this months Official Broadcast.

Click on the above link to navigate to the Official Broadcast page to download the full broadcast in MP3 format (approximate. size 5.0 MB - about 14-18 minutes at 56K dial up speed or faster by broadband).

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26-AUGUST-2007

Headquarters InfoLine Issue August 2007 Special - 26 August 2007

NZART's Headquarters InfoLine Issue August 2007 Special - 26 August 2007. HQ InfoLine Editor, Jamie Pye ZL2NN advises:

Radio Frequency Auction: 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz Bands - Discussion Paper

Old Timers' Club (ZL)

Auto-Subscription and Un-Subscribe

Dates for Official Broadcast (OB) and Headquarter's InfoLine (HQIL)

Click on the above link to download the PDF (approx. 28kb).

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22-AUGUST-2007

Brass Monkey Contest 2007 (SHF and Above Contest) Results

NZART VHF/UHF Contests Manager Doug Ingham ZL2TAR advises of the results for the Brass Monkey Contest 2007 (SHF and Above Contest), as a download in PDF format.

By clicking on the above link you will be taken to the Contests Page to view the results.

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21-AUGUST-2007

Exam Supervisors

General Secretary, Debby Morgan ZL2TDM advises that due to the Radio 4A form not being available off the MED:RSM site she has made the form available off the NZART Web Site.

As such the links to the radio form have updated to point at the file which is hosted here (Webmaster).

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19-AUGUST-2007

Headquarters InfoLine No: 144

NZART's Headquarters Info-Line Issue Number 144. General Secretary, Debby Morgan ZL2TDM advises:

SMART processing

Subscriptions 2008

Notes from NZART and MED Meeting for August 2007

Item 1: 3.900 MHz USB Usage for SAR and AREC

Item 2: Fees Review and the Repeater GURL

Item 3: Repeater Policy

Item 4: Foundation Licence in New Zealand

August FMTAG Notes

Out and About

Contest News

VHF Contests

HF Contests

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Dates for Official Broadcast (OB) and Headquarter's InfoLine (HQIL)

Click on the above link to download the PDF (approx. 48kb).

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19-AUGUST-2007

  2007 Radio Spectrum Licence Fees Review

The Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) group of the Ministry of Economic Development is responsible for administering the Radiocommunications Act 1989 and its subordinate regulations. This involves providing a range of services, the costs of which are met through the annual fees paid by licence holders.

A cost allocation study and proposed fee options was presented for public comment in March 2007.

NZART's Submission although available from the MED site is more readable from this .

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15-AUGUST-2007

  International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 2007 - this weekend !

More than 380 lighthouses in more than 48 countries -- from Argentina to Wales -- will be on the air for 2007 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) organized by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group, Scotland. The event, held for the ninth year in a row, takes place Saturday, August 18 0001 UTC-Sunday, August 19 2359 UTC. While not a contest, the ILLW is more of a QSO Party and Amateur Radio demonstration. The ILLW aims to raise public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and the need for their preservation and restoration, promote Amateur Radio and foster international goodwill. Stations at more than 40 US lights are expected to be on the air for the event, and several stations will identify with special event call signs. Participating lighthouse/lightship stations do not have to be inside the structure or on the vessel itself; a Field Day-type setup at or adjacent to the light is sufficient.

New Zealand Stations on the air over this coming weekend are ZL6LH and ZL6CC - work them to support their efforts!

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11-AUGUST-2007

  NZART Boat Anchor Sprint is on tonight !

NZART Boat Anchor Sprint Contest is on tonight commencing at 8.00 pm and concluding at 9.00 pm.

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10-AUGUST-2007

  New E7A-E7Z Prefix for Bosnia and Herzegovina

The ITU has granted a request from the Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to replace T9A-T9Z with E7A-E7Z. According to IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, "While it probably will take some time for the BiH administration to implement this change, it should put to an end the use of call signs outside the ITU-allocated call sign block by stations in parts of BiH." The new prefix will be implemented "probably later this year," Sumner said.

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9-AUGUST-2007

Council Minutes July

NZART Council On Air Minutes for July 2007 are now available as outlined in previous HQ InfoLine's, as a download in PDF format.
By clicking on the above link you will be taken to the Minutes Page.

Or you click on this to be taken to the Membership Services page where a link is also available to the Minutes Page.

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8-AUGUST-2007

Sir Angus Tait ZL3NL - Silent Key

NZART notes with great sadness the passing of Sir Angus Tait ZL3NL on Tuesday 7 August 2007.

Sir Angus was a great supporter of amateur radio in New Zealand, and he will be greatly missed.

Sir Angus was the 2006 Fred M. Link Award winner:

The Radio Club of America RCA has honoured Sir Angus Tait, ZL3NL, as the recipient of its 2006 Fred M. Link (W2ALU) Award. The RCA recognized Tait "for his substantial contributions to the advancement and development of land mobile radio and communications." The managing director of Tait Electronics in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tait said he was "amazed and delighted" at the honour. "I was quite overwhelmed that this prestigious organization in the States had even known about me," he said in an interview with Don Bishop, W0WO. Tait was unable to attend RCA's awards banquet in mid-November, and Tait Communications President Bill Fredrickson accepted the award in his stead. Now 87, Tait says he got into the land mobile business more than a half-century ago because of his early interest in short wave listening. In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II designated Tait as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit "for services to technology, manufacturing and export. He's also an Officer of the British Empire. Tait remains active in ham radio on VoIP modes.

The following two links to external sites are worth visiting for background on his life stuff.co.nz and scoop.co.nz.

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5-AUGUST-2007

Headquarters InfoLine No: 143

NZART's Headquarters Info-Line Issue Number 143. General Secretary, Debby Morgan ZL2TDM advises:

Subscriptions 2008

WRC-07

Repeater & Beacon Licensing

The Time for Paying is now

Amateur Radio on International Space Station (ARISS)

NZART Notices

Out and About

Contest News

VHF Contests

HF Contests

Auto-Subscription and Un-Subscribe

Dates for Official Broadcast (OB) and Headquarter's InfoLine (HQIL)

Click on the above link to download the PDF (approx. 50kb).