Amateur (Ham) Radio in New Zealand
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| - | Welcome to all Ham Radio operators to Linux.conf.au 2010 | + | Welcome to all Ham Radio operators to Linux.conf.au 2010. |
| + | New Zealand has favourable operating terms that will allow most visiting radio amateurs to operate on-air in NZ for up to 90 days with little administrative overhead. Bring your radio! | ||
| - | The | + | The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (http://www.nzart.org.nz) is the national association for ZL's. Their site contains a useful information relevant to visiting hams: http://www.nzart.org.nz/nz/visitors.html - and the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development (the agency responsible for radio licensing) host official information as regards reciprocal licensing at the following URL: |
| - | + | http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/resource-library/training-guides/interactive-guides/amateur-licensing-flowchart/ | |
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| - | + | Local Branches and Radio Resources: | |
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| - | 2m | + | *Wellington VHF Group (ZL2WA, Branch 74 NZART) operate several repeaters and beacons in the Wellington area (ref http://www.vhf.org.nz/OurRepeaters ) - their website http://www.vhf.org.nz may be of interest. Of note is the Belmont repeater site, hosting an 2m repeater (147.100+) which has excellent coverage of the wider Wellington area. The 70cm repeater at Mt Victoria (439.500-) should provide excellent service in the area of the conference. |
| + | *Upper Hutt Amateur Radio Club (ZL2VH, Branch 63 NZART) operate a 2m repeater above Upper Hutt (147.300+) which is accessible via IRLP (#6931) and can be worked across the Hutt Valley and parts of central Wellington. For more information refer to http://www.zl2vh.org.nz/ | ||
| + | *Lower Hutt Amateur Radio Club (ZL2HV, Branch 18 NZART) operate a 2m repeater above Lower Hutt (147.000-) which can be reliably worked within the Wellington and Hutt Valley areas. For more information refer to http://www.zl2hv.wellington.net.nz/ | ||
| - | + | Repeater Offsets in New Zealand are as follows: | |
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| + | *2 Meters Up to 147.000Mhz: -600khz | ||
| + | *2 Meters from 147.005Mhz-147.995Mhz: +600Khz | ||
| + | *70 centimeters: +5Mhz | ||
| - | + | Wellington based amateurs known to be attending LCA2010 include Jim Pye ZL2PU and Mark Foster ZL1VMF, who both contributed to this page. Feel free to ask us for assistance. | |
| - | Jim ZL2PU | + | |
*Please add or correct information as you see fit | *Please add or correct information as you see fit | ||
Revision as of 13:47, 7 December 2009
Welcome to all Ham Radio operators to Linux.conf.au 2010.
New Zealand has favourable operating terms that will allow most visiting radio amateurs to operate on-air in NZ for up to 90 days with little administrative overhead. Bring your radio!
The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (http://www.nzart.org.nz) is the national association for ZL's. Their site contains a useful information relevant to visiting hams: http://www.nzart.org.nz/nz/visitors.html - and the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development (the agency responsible for radio licensing) host official information as regards reciprocal licensing at the following URL:
Local Branches and Radio Resources:
- Wellington VHF Group (ZL2WA, Branch 74 NZART) operate several repeaters and beacons in the Wellington area (ref http://www.vhf.org.nz/OurRepeaters ) - their website http://www.vhf.org.nz may be of interest. Of note is the Belmont repeater site, hosting an 2m repeater (147.100+) which has excellent coverage of the wider Wellington area. The 70cm repeater at Mt Victoria (439.500-) should provide excellent service in the area of the conference.
- Upper Hutt Amateur Radio Club (ZL2VH, Branch 63 NZART) operate a 2m repeater above Upper Hutt (147.300+) which is accessible via IRLP (#6931) and can be worked across the Hutt Valley and parts of central Wellington. For more information refer to http://www.zl2vh.org.nz/
- Lower Hutt Amateur Radio Club (ZL2HV, Branch 18 NZART) operate a 2m repeater above Lower Hutt (147.000-) which can be reliably worked within the Wellington and Hutt Valley areas. For more information refer to http://www.zl2hv.wellington.net.nz/
Repeater Offsets in New Zealand are as follows:
- 2 Meters Up to 147.000Mhz: -600khz
- 2 Meters from 147.005Mhz-147.995Mhz: +600Khz
- 70 centimeters: +5Mhz
Wellington based amateurs known to be attending LCA2010 include Jim Pye ZL2PU and Mark Foster ZL1VMF, who both contributed to this page. Feel free to ask us for assistance.
- Please add or correct information as you see fit
