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Break-In

New Zealand's Bi-Monthly magazine on Amateur Radio



The Home of Amateur Radio in New Zealand

Dedicated to Amateur radio since 1926, NZART is the a non-profit association of amateur radio operators in New Zealand and founding member of Region 3 of the IARU.



Latest News and Updates

02 April 2023

InfoLine 470 has just been published

InfoLine 470 is online now. ZL Autumn Sprints, Parks on the Air, Around the branches Equipment Sales days, IARU HF World Championship Contest & QRP Day 2023 and Break In Deadline May/June issue and more ..... You can subscribe to InfoLine and get it directly in your inbox as well.
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26 March 2023

March 2023 Official broadcast posted

The March Official NZART broadcast is now online in MP3 format for online listening.
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19 March 2023

InfoLine 469 has just been published

InfoLine 469 is online now. Call for NZART Award nominations, CW Lesson information, QRP Day, IARU HF World Championship Contest dates and more ..... You can subscribe to InfoLine and get it directly in your inbox as well.
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05 March 2023

InfoLine 468 has just been published

InfoLine 468 is online now. Call for NZART Award nominations, CW Lesson information, and more ..... You can subscribe to InfoLine and get it directly in your inbox as well.
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26 February 2023

February 2023 Official broadcast posted

The February Official NZART broadcast is now online in MP3 format for online listening.
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24 February 2023

AREC Volunteers Respond to Cyclone Gabrielle

Press Release: The New Zealand Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC) kick into gear to respond to Cyclone Gabrielle. Around New Zealand AREC volunteer members and other license Radio Amateurs geared up as Cyclone Gabrielle approach the coastline. Cyclone Gabrielle was expected to bring extreme winds and rainfall across the Auckland commencing Sunday12 February. Winds in excess of 120 km/h to 130km/h are forecast with speeds up to or exceeding 150km/h in some areas. These wind speeds have the potential to cause damage to power and telecommunications infrastructure. Heavy prolonged rainfall we predicted to cause serious flooding across large parts of the North Island East Coast.
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19 February 2023

InfoLine 467 has just been published

InfoLine 467 is online now. Update on NZART Conference 2023 – Palmerston North – Kings Birthday weekend, Status of the National System and Contests. And much more ..... You can subscribe to InfoLine and get it directly in your inbox as well.
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17 February 2023

Repeater and Beacon maps: NI Digital map updated

Repeater and Beacon maps have been updated. Branch 03 Western Suburbs Radio Club APRS station has been dismanlted. North Island Digital map has been corrected.
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15 February 2023

Bouvet Island DXpedition wraps up!

The 3Y0J activation of Bouvet Island has finished. The team concluded operations at 3:00 UTC on 14 February 2023, with around 19,000 contacts logged. The team has boarded the S/V Marama and began their journey to Cape Town, South Africa. They expect to arrive by 23 February 2023.
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11 February 2023

Special InfoLine 75 has just been published

Auckland AREC is gearing up to support Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) during the forthcoming onslaught of Cyclone Gabrielle which is expected to arrive Sometime on Sunday. We have been asked to prepare to support field teams throughout Auckland with radio communications to the Auckland Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC). The communications base will be located at the AEM premises in Sunnynook, and AREC will be relaying traffic between ECC and the teams in the field via VHF radio. There has been a great response from local AREC members to the call for volunteers, but we are still keen increase the list as we are unsure how long the operation will continue.
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Calendar Dates

Monday 10 Apr 2023

Break-In Close Off

Tuesday 18 Apr 2023

World Amateur Radio Day

Sunday 30 Apr 2023

Official Broadcast

Saturday 20 May 2023

Sangster Shield

Sunday 21 May 2023

Sangster Shield

Sunday 28 May 2023

Official Broadcast

Saturday 03 Jun 2023

NZART Conference & AGM 2023

Saturday 17 Jun 2023

IARU QRP Day 2022

Last Updated: 02 April 2023