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NZART Break-In Contents For 2010
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VOLUME 83 NO. 6 November-December-2010
ISSN 0006-9523
CONTENTS OF BREAK-IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NZART 2010
TECHNICAL
- 4 500 kHz Transformers for receiving antennas David Conn VE3KL
- 6 New Plymouth Br 27, 2m Yagi project Ngaire Jury ZL2UUT
- 6 A portable 4 element Yagi for 2 metres Greg Banks ZLBZH
- 8 The RXO–LFtenna Roger Brown G8RXO
- 9 The “Ground-Gain” effect on VHF propagation Bob Sutton ZL1RS
- 10 The evolution of a magnetic loop antenna Ian Boot ZL1TXZ
GENERAL
- 3 From the Call-Book editor Lorne Douglas ZL2AHB
- 8 Free RetroAM QRP transceiver kitset draw. David Searle ZL3DWS
- 11 New software; “Electronics Tutorials”
- 12 Amateur equipment at Kordia sites; an update Vaughan Henderson ZL1TGC
- 13 Radio in the NZ Post Office; Part 1 Reg Motion ZL2LX
- 16 “This is ZL6A”. 25 years of Jim Meachen and the NZART Official Broadcast Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
- 18 A ZL at Dayton Jim Reed ZL1LC
- 22 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) activities around New Zealand
- 29 Science & Technology Fairs reports
- 44 Metric prefixes in electronics; a brief guide John Walker ZL3IB
- 47 Annual index for 2010
REGULAR FEATURES
| 39 Letters to Editor | |
| 42 AREC | 32 Longer Wavelengths |
| 12 Around the Branches | 15 Magazine Survey |
| 31 Awards | 36 Monitoring Service |
| 26 Digital Modes | 24 Morseman |
| 30 DX Downunder | 28 New members |
| 28 FMTAG | 37 Old Timers Club |
| 3 From the BM’s Desk | 36 QSL Bureau |
| 2 From the Editor | 21 Satellite Orbits |
| 3 From the President | 41 Silent Keys |
| 48 Hamads | 40 SPAM |
| 38 IARU | 34 VHF Scene |
| 46 Ionospheric Predictions | 45 WARO |
PAST ISSUES OF BREAK-IN
Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1947 to the present are available on the NZART website:
h-quarter/break-in/yearly-content-index/
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
Jim Meachen ZL2BHF editing the final Official Broadcast files.
VOLUME 83 NO. 5 September-October-2010
ISSN 0006-9523
CONTENTS OF BREAK-IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NZART 2010
TECHNICAL
- 4 Entry to Amateur Radio; demonstrations and the PRS Fred Johnson ZL2AMJ
- 7 Simple "Tune-up Aid** and "Panel Meter" Ian Boot ZL1TXZ
- 10 An introduction to antenna basics David Conn VE3KL
- 12 Design ideas for LF and MF using EER Murray Greenman ZL1BPU
GENERAL
- 3 Election of President and Executive Council
- 6 Shaky Happenings Ross Weir ZL3TFK
- 8 Hams in their shacks; ZL1AH DXing down under John Wightman ZL1AH
- 14 Early days at quartz hill Vic Stagpoole ZL2ACF
- 16 NZ Amateur Radio Day
- 18 Surface mount technology in schools Kelvin Barnsdale ZL3KB
- 23 Radio crossword #9 (Answers p27) Graeme Hunt ZL1ANH
REGULAR FEATURES
| 36 AREC | 31 Letters to Editor |
| 34 Around the Branches | 28 Longer Wavelengths |
| 33 Awards | 24 Magazine Survey |
| 19 BI 50 years ago | 17 Monitoring Service |
| 38 Contests | 20 Morseman |
| 3 Council News | 3 New members |
| 25 Digital Modes | 24 Old Timers Club |
| 22 DX Downunder | 32 QSL Bureau |
| 16,21 Errata | 24 Satellite Orbits |
| 2 From the Editor | 11 Silent Keys |
| 3 From the President | 35 SPAM |
| 40 Hamads | 30 VHF Scene |
| 39 ionospheric Predictions | 33 WARO |
PAST ISSUES OF BREAK-IN
Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1947 to the present are available on the NZART website:
h-quarter/break-in/yearly-content-index/
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
Surface mount technology in school; see page 18.
VOLUME 83 NO. 4 July/August 2010
ISSN 0006-9523
CONTENTS OF BREAK-IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NZART 2010
TECHNICAL
- 4 500 kHz Receiving Antennas David Conn VE3KL
- 8 A Small Signal Power Meter Greg Smith ZL3IX
- 10 Understanding Interference Dave McCluggage ZL1DMA
- 11 Transceiver Multi-Switch Tony Buckland ZLSHAM
- 13 A Solar-Powered Equipment Box Murray Greenman ZL1BPU
GENERAL
- 7 DXpedition to Stewart Island Paul Ormandy ZL4PW
- 12 AM Radio Telephones David Walker ZLDW
- 14 The TV Pirates' Story; early TV in Bay of Plenty, Pt 2. Kel Rimmer ZL1ASL
- 16 Amateur Radio Training; a different approach Gordon Cooper ZL1KL
- 18 Minutes of the NZART AGM 2010
- 20 NZART Conference and AGM 2010
- 34 Radio crossword #8 (answers p36) Graeme Hunt ZL1ANH
REGULAR FEATURES
| 32 AREC | 28 Longer Wavelengths |
| 42 Around the Branches | 24 Magazine Survey |
| 41 Awards | 25 Monitoring Service |
| 3 Chasing DX | 26 Morseman |
| 35 Contests | 3 New members |
| 22 Digital Modes | 39 Old Timers Club |
| 29 FMTAG | 37 QSL Bureau |
| 2 From the Editor | 17 Satellite Orbits |
| 3 From the President | 16 Silent Keys |
| 44 Hamads | 38 SPAM |
| 43 Ionospheric Predictions | 30 VHF Scene |
| 15 Letters to Editor | 40 WARO |
| 6 Workshop Hints&Kinks |
PAST ISSUES OF BREAK-IN
Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1947 to the present are available on the NZART website:
h-quarter/break-in/yearly-content-index/
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
A model of KiwiSat. More page 17.
VOLUME 83 NO. 3 May/June-2010
ISSN 0006-9523
CONTENTS OF BREAK-IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NZART 2010
TECHNICAL
- 7 Transmission Line Reflections; Pt 2 David Conn VE3KL
- 10 Attenuators in multi-radio event situations Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
- 12 Seven million words per minute of CW; or DATV J D Ingham
- 14 Getting going on 600 metres Murray Greenman ZL1BPU
- 16 Dipoles, Doublets and Noise Blair Kenton ZL3TOY
- 17 Ground radials in an urban environment Murray Greenman ZL1BPU
- 18 Echo tests on the 6cm amateur band (5.67 GHz)
- ZL Stephen Hayman ZLlTPH
GENERAL
- 3 Copyright and Break-In
- 4 Rutherford, Radio, Sonar and Radar Grahame Fraser ZL3SJ
- 9 "Hams in their Shacks"; ZL3GP Philip Middlemiss ZLSPG
- 13 Radio crossword #6 (answers p31) Graeme Hunt ZL1ANH
- 17 Book review; International QRP Collection Phil Tarrant ZL2NJ
- 19 Cell phones and ham radio usage in vehicles George Harding ZLSKD
- 20 The TV Pirates' Story; early TV in Bay of Plenty, Pt 1. Kel Rimmer ZL1ASL
- 36 Wellington Radio EXPO'10
REGULAR FEATURES
| 37 AREC | 28 Longer Wavelengths |
| 44 Around the Branches | 43 Magazine Survey |
| 46 Awards | 39 Monitoring Service |
| 34 Contests | 26 Morseman |
| 23 Digital Modes | 3 New members |
| 43 FMTAG | 40 Old Timers Club |
| 2 From the Editor | 25 QSL Bureau |
| 3 From the President | 32 Satellite Orbits |
| 48 Hamads | 41 SPAM |
| 47 Ionospheric Predictions | 30 VHF Scene |
| 33 Letters to Editor | 46 WARO |
PAST ISSUES OF BREAK-IN
Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1947 to the present are available on the NZART website:
h-quarter/break-in/yearly-content-index/
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
A replica of Rutherford standing at a replica of the Hertzian oscillator in the actual room he used for his research at Canterbury University College (now the Arts Centre). (Photo John Campbell)
This display has since been dismantled.
VOLUME 83 NO. 2 March/April 2010
ISSN 0006-9523
CONTENTS OF BREAK-IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NZART 2010
TECHNICAL
- 4 Rainscatter - Nature's DX mode for microwaves Simon Lewis ZL4PLM
- 8 Transmission Line Reflections, part 1 David Conn VE3KL
- 10 Grounding in RF Environments William Chesney NBSA
- 12 Further NZPO Carrier Reminiscences Ross Weir ZLSTFK
GENERAL
- 3 NZART Membership
- 11 Radio Crossword, number 5 (answers pg31) Graeme Hunt ZL1ANH
- 13 Third SL Christchurch Buildathon David Searle ZLSDWS
- 14 An Entry Level Certificate for the New Zealand Amateur Radio Service Vaughan Henderson ZLTGC
- 16 NZART AGM and Annual Reports
- 28 City of Sails Conference and NZART AGM: information and registration form.
- 33 NZ Amateurs Granted Access to 600m Band
REGULAR FEATURES
| 38 AREC | 36 Longer Wavelengths |
| 13 Around the Branches | 47 Magazine Survey |
| 42 Awards | 49 Monitoring Service |
| 45 Break-In 50 Years Ago | 34 Morseman |
| 48 Contests | 3 New members |
| 32 Digital Modes | 43 QSL Bureau |
| 30 Chasing DX | 41 Satellite Orbits |
| 2 From the Editor | 40 Silent Keys |
| 3 From the President | 44 SPAM |
| 52 Hamads | 45 VHF Scene |
| 51 Ionospheric Predictions | 50 WARO |
PAST ISSUES OF BREAK-IN
Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1947 to the present are available on the NZART website:
h-quarter/break-in/yearly-content-index/
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
City of Saiis Conference and NZART AGM (cover designed by David Karresch ZL1DK)
VOLUME 83 NO. 1 January/February 2010
ISSN 0006-9523
CONTENTS OF BREAK-IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NZART 2010
TECHNICAL
- 4 A 40 metre curtain dipole David Conn VESKL
- 7 APRS use on AREC communications exercise Jeremy Taylor ZL3RT
- 10 Using Silicon Labs `User programmable crystal ocillators' in Tait radios Brian Houghton ZL3BCO
- 11 Technical Forum; Quick and easy experimenter's board, Homebrew 500 khz current metre
- 12 A simple and cheap dual-band 2m/70cm antenna Gerard von Antwerpen ZL2GVA
GENERAL
- 9 DXpedition from Waiheke Island
- 13 Science and Technology Fairs 2009 reports
- 14 Civil Defence awards for long service presented to Taranaki Hams
- 21 Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzle, number 4 (solution pg23)
REGULAR FEATURES
| 26 AREC | 30 Monitoring Service |
| 23 Around the Branches | 16 Morseman |
| 29 Awards | 3 New members |
| 3 Break-In 50 Years Ago | 33 Old Timers Club |
| 28 Contests | 32 OSL Bureau |
| 18 Digital Modes | 15 Satellite Orbits |
| 24 Chasing DX | 20 Silent Keys |
| 2 From the Editor | 29 SPAM |
| 3 From the President | 11 Technical Forum |
| 38 Hamads | 22 VHF Scene |
| 35 lonospheric Predictions | 34 WARO |
| 33 Magazine Survey |
PAST ISSUES OF BREAK-IN
Indexes for past volumes of Break-In from 1947 to the present are available on the NZART website:
h-quarter/break-in/yearly-content-index/
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
Using Silicon Labs `User programmable crystal oscillators' in Tait radios. (Photo ZL3BCO) 
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