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Just a reminder that the Low Band Contest will be next weekend. Got the results for the DX Weekend Contest. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Just a reminder that the logs are due. I am intending to start on the results after next weekend. If you got any questions, or you are not sure on how to submit, just send me an email and I will see what we can do. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

And we will be up at cape Rodney. All bands to 10 GHz as no one closer in has a 24 GHz rig fully working. RF73IR. Cheers, Simon

Good morning, Will be active this contest from Turoa RF70SQ at 1600m. Not sure yet on the start time as there might be the odd thunderstorms this afternoon. Bands 50MHz to 24GHz 73, Greg

Hi, Just a reminder that we will have the DX contest in a weeks time. As usual, the 2nd weekend in February. I am planning for another trip to Turoa. As usual it will depend on the weather. Got you the results for the VHF Field Day in December 2024. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Just a reminder that the logs are due, but I will have no time to look at them before the New Year. That should giver everyone a few more days. If you got any questions, or you are not sure on how to submit, just send me an email and I will see what we can do. Hope you all have a good Christmas 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Hi, just a reminder that the Field Day Contest is running next weekend. All bands 6m and above. https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/vhf/ The contest is called Field Day Contest, but you don't have to be a Field Day Station to participate or send in a log. All stations can take part and even home stations can win the contest as we've seen in the last two contests. Unfortunately, this time my activity will be minimal. Work commitments... Got you also the results of the Microwave Contest 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Hi, just a reminder that the contest logs are due. Would be great if you could send them in before the next weekend. BTW, looks like the NZART VHF contest email is working. 73, Greg ZL1GSG VHF Contest Manager

Hi all, just a reminder that the Microwave Contest will be next weekend with all bands 32cm and up. I am planning to be active Sunday morning from the Waitakere Ranges in Auckland with all bands 925MHz to 24 GHz. Not sure yet on the site as it will depend on who will be active. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Hi, just a reminder that the contest logs are due. Would be great if you could send them in before the next weekend. BTW, looks like the NZART VHF contest email is working again. 73, Greg ZL1GSG VHF Contest Manager

Hi, Just a reminder about the Low Band Contest next weekend. I will be staying in Auckland and plan to be active Sunday from the south side of the Waitakeres. Got you the results for the DX contest. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Hi All, I guess many of you will have seen the undated, unsigned communication sent out with the latest HQ Infoline. If you haven't, here it is: Amateur use of 3300 -3410 MHz Members will be aware that the Government has, for some time, been planning to use part or all of the 3.3 GHz band for cellular use and that NZART has been working with RSM to see what we can do to retain access to the band. As a result of our submissions, RSM has agreed to allow continued Amateur use in the 3 300 – 3 410 MHz for the time being and General User Spectrum Licences (GUSLs) have been created in the RRF under Licence ID 404591 and Licence ID 404591 which replace the 3.3 GHz provisions in the current Amateur GURL. Also, they have decided that they will no longer allow individual amateur beacons, repeaters and fixed links to be licenced in the band but have made an exception for the existing beacon operated by the Wellington VHF Group. While, overall, this is good news, we must stress that there is concern in RSM that we could cause interference to the primary users of this spectrum and that sharing may not be feasible. As they said in a recent letter to us: “ In providing this licence for continued Amateur use I would like to highlight the following points: 1. We continue to be of the view that co-existence between amateur radio services and broadband / mobile use on the same or adjacent frequencies within an area is challenging (likely unfeasible). Interference could impact both the broadband and mobile networks and amateur radios. However, we acknowledge that roll out of broadband / mobile use may be progressive and happen over time, still leaving opportunities for interference free amateur use. 2. Ongoing amateur use in 3 300 -3 410 MHz will be secondary to the other use in the band and will be on an opportunistic basis. The new GUSL strengthens the conditions on not causing interference compared with the GURL. 3. We strongly encourage amateur operators to listen before they transmit or to check the Register of Radio Frequencies before commencing transmission. We trust that amateurs will take care to prevent interference to the primary users of 3 300 -3410 MHz band noting that the occurrence of interference can have a direct impact the broadband / mobile services being delivered (e.g. outage for customer broadband connections). 4. If we are receiving reports of interference issues occurring to the primary users 3 300 - 3410 MHz band, we may cancel the GUSL and no longer allow amateur use, particularly if this becomes burdensome on RSM. The new GUSL highlights that the chief executive reserves the right to cancel this licence at any time.” There is a clear message in all of this – if any Amateur misbehaves, we are likely to lose access to the band! This appears to be as close as we are going to get to any "official statement" about future amateur use of 9cm. The paragraph beginning "As they said in a recent letter to us:" The 'recent letter' was received by NZART back in June last year. 73 Vaughan ZL1VH

Most of you who are interested in microwave operation will be aware that as of 15 December 2023 we have lost the use of the 9cm band here in ZL. I am not aware of any publication of this news by NZART and can only assume that they are blissfully unaware of the loss. Is there any support for the idea of requesting RSM for limited access to the band- specifically 'permit only' operation in the 1 MHZ narrow band segment, 3399-3400 MHz? Other ideas and suggestions welcome. 73 Dave, ZL3FJ

Hi, just a reminder that the contest logs are due. Would be great if you could send them in before the end of February. It seems that the NZART email is still not working. Please send your logs directly to my email or to ZL1SWW. 73, Greg ZL1GSG VHF Contest Manager

Hi, Just a reminder that we will have the DX contest in a weeks time. As usual, the 2nd weekend in February. I am planning for another trip to Turoa and will have with me all bands from 50MHz to 24GHz. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

Hi, just a reminder that the contest logs are due. Would be great if you could send them in until next weekend. It seems that the NZART email is still not working. Please send your logs directly to my email or to ZL1SWW. 73, Greg ZL1GSG VHF Contest Manager

Hi, just a reminder that the Field Day Contest is running next weekend. All bands 6m and above. https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/vhf/ The contest is called Field Day Contest, but you don't have to be a Field Day Station to participate or send in a log. All stations can take part and even home stations can win the contest. I am planning for another trip to the Turoa Skifield (RF70SQ) at Mt Ruapehu with bands 50MHz to 24GHz. As always it will depend a bit on the weather. Don't want to be up there in a thunderstorm or hail showers. BTW, the NZART VHF contest email vhfcontest@... is currently not working. Please send you contest logs to ZL1SWW or myself. 73, Greg ZL1GSG

From: Ricky Chilcott > I wanted to provide you information to share with your members about the upcoming 2m & 6m Summer VK and Oceania WSPR challenge, which will kick off on the 1st December. We have a bit of a shortage of QLD participants, especially from Central and Far North Queensland. > > What is it? > > The 2m & 6m Summer VK and Oceania WSPR challenge is an informal contest where you score points for someone hearing your WSPR transmission and vice versa you hear their WSPR transmission. > > How is it scored? > > On top of the usual rankings featuring the top 20 places for each category. Additionally, there is the overall station ranking, which is based on the total 2-way spots multiplied by the average distance per spot. This category aims recognize more remote stations that may have fewer 2-way spots but with longer average distances. > > Categories: > > TX Distance > RX Distance > 2-Way Distance > 2-Way Spots Total > 2-Way Spots Overall Station Rank > > When is it on? > > The summer challenge spans December and January, with tallies for each month compiled as the month progresses. The combined total for the overall summer will be announced in the first week of February. The challenge officially starts on December 1st at 0000 UTC and concludes on February 1st at 0000 UTC. > > Where do I find more info? > > To keep you updated, fortnightly progress scores will be published on the 'VHF/UHF WSPR' Facebook group, allowing you to track your position in the tables. > > We hope that some of you will give this a try and join in with the growing group from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Pacific and even the west coast of California. I look forward to an exciting and competitive summer challenge! > > Best 73, > > Ricky Chilcott VK4LW – VK4Z

Hi all, just a reminder that the logs are due for the Microwave Contest. I've noticed that the NZART email VHFcontest@... is not working. So if you got a log please send it directly to me or ZL1SWW. 73, Greg ZL1GSG