Auction bids accepted from members of Christchurch Amateur Radio Club and kindred clubsAbsentee bids to auction@chchhamradio.org.nz by 5pm on Auction Day Transmitters will only be sold to licensed Amateur Radio OperatorsAll items untested unless stated otherwiseWhole Dollar bids onlyPayment : Cash at end of auction or by arrangement with the Treasurer Goods remain the property...
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16th April Club Auction 7:30pm
Auction bids accepted from members of Christchurch Amateur Radio Club and kindred clubsAbsentee bids to auction@chchhamradio.org.nz by 5pm on Auction Day
Herbert Solar Frame install
Smaller crew of 7 headed up the hill Saturday instead of going to the yachting at Lyttleton where the crowds were that weekend. Unlike the yachting our event was not cancelled.
New Club logo
The club has a new logo that you will see on our webpage and documentation going forward. This journey began with a heads up from Dave ZL3FJ to the committee, regarding a Trademe auction for a vintage ZL3AC badge. The club won the auction at $36. Tony ZL3TVP has a neighbour who is a graphic...
March Auction Tuesday 19th March 7:30pm
We have had a 4wd boot lot of equipment come in all the way from Nelson. A huge thanks to those that came along to the radio test day. To make sure it all worked as expected. There were a few item that will need some under the covers love and attention. But these will...
Hamcram March 16th/17th 10/10 passes
Outstanding effort from the group who sat the exam over the weekend. All high passes with a student, getting one more mark than their lecturer at Canterbury University.We have a fantastic team of teachers to get them prepped the exam that started 3pm Sunday.As usual Tony ZL3TVP has done an incredible job organizing and buying...
Marleys Working Bee (24th Feb 2024)
Keen bunch met at the club at 8:30am to help clear our poles and remains of our antenna to enable the commercial teams to work on their own gear. The photos below show the damage to the poles feeders and antennas. What’s left of our central supply for the mains to the hut New bare...
Fire at Marleys Hill repeater site
Last night the fire can be seen approaching the repeater sites at Marleys Hill image a around midnight 14th February. Photos from the fireground 10am by the fire crews, note plaese keep away as it is not safe to go anywhere near this location. From this photo you can see the north pole is no...
Field Day 24th & 25th February
The next Jock White Memorial Field Day contest will be held on Saturday/Sunday 24th & 25th February 2024.Rules can be found here:- https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/jwfd/