Old Timers' Club-OTC (ZL)
NEW ZEALAND

OTC Membership Form | OTC Award Rules

The objects of the Old Timers' Club (ZL) are set out in our Constitution adopted in 1993. They are as follows:

1. To recognise service to Amateur Radio;
2. To revive and maintain interests and good fellowship among the older members in the common cause.
3. To offer advice and encouragement to newer Amateurs.

The Club is affiliated to the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (Inc).

The Annual General Meeting is held on the Sunday morning of Queen's Birthday weekend (in conjunction with the NZART Conference) so it is possible that there will be changes in those holding office after that date.

Annual General Meeting June 2010

The Annual General Meeting was held at 0830 hrs on Sunday, 6th June 2010 in Auckland.

Stuart Watchman, ZL2TW, chaired the meeting.

Stuart opened the meeting and welcomed the 18 present.

Election of Officers

Grand Old Man: Ivan Horn ZL2ATU.

The following officers were elected by acclamation:

Secretary/Treasurer: Roy Symon ZL2KH

Net Controllers:
Roy Symon ZL2KH
Don Dalrymple ZL3SZ
Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
Pete Moore ZL2AUB
Doug Alexander ZL2AWF - AM Net

District Representatives:
1st District: Tom Spackman ZL1WW
2nd District: Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
3rd District: Don Dalrymple ZL3SZ
4th District: Peter Anderson ZL1LR

Scribe for OTC Column, Break-In: Roy Symon ZL2KH

Honorary Auditor: Malcolm Potts ZL2MRE

Montgomery Cup: (For best article in Break-In by an OTC member during the preceding year) was awarded to Rod Radford ZL1RK for his article on the construction of an experimental linear amplifier.

The Annual Report and Financial Statement are both available in PDF format. If you require a copy of one or both of them – drop me an e-mail and I will send them.

If you require hard copy – please send me a stamped and addressed envelope.

73

Roy Symon, ZL2KH
Secretary / Treasurer
Old Timers’ Club (ZL)
25 Annandale St
New Plymouth 4310
Phone: 06-758-2156
Fax: 06-758-2154
Mobile: 021-630-427
e-mail: zl2kh@xtra.co.nz

General

A National Single Side-band Net is held every Monday evening at 2030 hrs (local time). The callsign is ZL6OTC. The frequency is 3.865 MHz. An AM Net is also run on Sunday morning at

10.30 am on 3.850 MHz. The Secretary gives the Club News during the SSB Net. Full membership is available to any holder of a ZL callsign who has held an amateur licence for the last 25 years or more and is still an active amateur.

In addition, Associate Membership is available to any ZL amateur who has attained the age of 60 years (and over) and has been an active amateur for 10 or more years. Voting privileges are not available to Associate Members.

Application Forms for membership may be obtained from a District Representative, from the National Secretary, or can be downloaded from the NZART web page:
assets/pdf/2010/otc_application_form.pdf.
A joining fee of $10.00 is payable on application.

Evidence of eligibility which is to be submitted shall include, full name, present callsign, original call, operator's certificate number and date of original licence. All applications for membership shall be proposed and seconded by present OTC members.

On acceptance, a Certificate is issued to all Full and Associate Members, and they will be listed in the Blue Book. In addition further handsome certificates are available on request to those who attain 50, 60, 70, and 75 years of Amateur Service.

All members of OTC are eligible to wear the Peacock Blue NZART Badge with callsign so long as they are financial members of NZART. This badge is available from NZART HQ at the current price of the similar black membership badges.

Handsome certificates are sent automatically to those who attain 50, 60 and 70 years of Amateur Service

Articles relating to all aspects of OTC or of vintage radio for publication in the OTC section of Break-In are welcomed by, and should be addressed to our Scribe, Roy Symon ZL2KH, 25 Annandale St, New Plymouth.

Rules for the Old Timers' Club Award 

Ten contacts with OTC (ZL) members, each contact worth one point, Phone or CW with an upgrade of 50 points.

The information required on each contact is: call-sign, date, time, name and OTC number.

Contacts must be on or after launch date December 8, 1995.

Logs with remittance of $5.00 or IRCs to OTC Award Manager,

25 Annandale Street, New Plymouth 4310.

Note that points may not be gained on the OTC National Net.