Technical Programme

The technical programme is under development, below is an outline of the proposed programme:

Saturday Day

TimeTown Hall
8:00 amRegistration Desk open
9:00 amOpening
9:30 amMorning Tea
10:00 amNZART AGM
12:30 pmLunch
1:00 pmNZART AGM Continues
3:00 pmAfternoon Tea
3:30 pmFox (Hidden transmitter) hunt on foot in the park area around the venue
5:00 pmFox Hunt ends

Saturday Conference Dinner

The Saturday dinner will be held in the Lower Hutt Town Hall at 6:30 om, the venue will be open from 6:00 pm, a cash bar will operate. Our MC and entertainer for the evening will be Ainslie Allen

Sunday Day

TimeRoom 1Room 2Room 3
08:00 amVenue Opens
08:30 amOTC AGM & NZ YL Group Meeting
9:00 amAREC Forum
10:30 amMorning Tea
11:00 amTime, space, the Moon, and other things…
An update on communications and geodesy at Space Operations New Zealand.
John Yaldwyn ZL4JY
Tips for recruiting new members to your branch
Mike Woods, ZL1AXG & Daniel Liddle, ZL2DTL
Displays and catch up area
MiddayStarLink go box
Steve Davis ZL2UCX & Brendon Clarke ZL1ALF
Constructing Portable HF, VHF and UHF antennas (for SOTA, POTA, etc.)
Eben Fourie, ZL2EF
1:00 pmLunch (in Downstairs entry)
1:45 pmAlpine Fault Network
Disaster Relief Communications
Peter Mott, ZL3PWM
Using common amateur test equipment while avoiding possible pitfalls
Bernard Robbins ZL2BD and Daniel Liddle, ZL2DTL
Displays and catch up area
2:45 pmAREC Remote HF System
Particularly focusing on the build of the Otaki Node
Rob Wallace ZL2WAL
 Modern approaches to learning morse code
Eben Fourie, ZL2EF
3:45 pmAfternoon Tea (in Room 3)
4:00 pmFred Hoyle, Radio and the Black Cloud.
Prof. Bob Hodgson, ZL2RMH
Contest Forum
Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
Displays and catch up area
5:00 pmTechnical programme ends
TimeRoom 1Room 2Room 3

More About The Presentations

Sunday Conference Dinner

The Sunday dinner will be an informal dinner held at the Angus Inn (Angus Hotel, 5 Cornwall St Lower Hutt) at 6:30 pm , the venue will be open from 6:00 pm

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