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<H1>New Zealand Amateur Radio Day</H1>
<P><STRONG></STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>The purpose of the <STRONG>New Zealand
Amateur Radio Day</STRONG> is to promote our hobby to the public so that some
may be encouraged to join the local club, take on classes and become amateur
radio operators. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Time<BR></STRONG>From 1000-1200 hours local time
annually on the 3rd Saturday of January </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Location<BR></STRONG>Any prominent and public
location where there is plenty of public foot traffic. The location will most
likely require council (or other landowner) approval. Make sure this is sought
and obtained in plenty of time as councils often have minimum notification
times. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Logs<BR></STRONG>You are required to keep a log of
all stations worked during the 2 hours. Logs must include the callsign of the
station worked, time, frequency, and any other information you may like to
include. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Callsign<BR></STRONG>Use of club callsigns is
encouraged, however individuals may also set up a station using his or her own
callsign. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Prior Publicity<BR></STRONG>For this exercise to be
a success prior publicity is essential. Make ever effort to publicise the event
through local club magazines, local newspapers and other media outlets as much
as possible. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Publicity on the day<BR></STRONG>As the aim of this
exercise is to promote our hobby to the public, have material to hand out on the
day. A liaison person or persons should be nominated for this task. People with
good communication skills are recommended to take on this role. This person
should have a thorough understanding of the systems and modes being used on the
day as they will be inundated with questions. Cards, pamphlets and other such
giveaways, with club representative contact details are a must. Get copies of
the latest amateur radio promotional brochure from Debby at NZART HQ. If you
have a class coming up make sure the details are included on any handout
material. Take down details of people who express an interest in the hobby and
follow them up. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Contacts <BR></STRONG>Contacts are to be made with
other NZARD stations, or home stations willing to work NZARD stations.
Interested public should be encouraged to have a go on the air under direct
supervision. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Bands and Modes<BR></STRONG>Operation on the day
can be on any band and any mode. The national system, IRLP nodes, 80 and 40m
would be recommended as a starting point for New Zealand based contacts. Digital
modes and CW may also be used to attract interest. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Other Rules<BR></STRONG>While this is a field type
operation, mains may be used if available. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Make sure your equipment is working and presentable to the
public before the event. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Afterwards<BR></STRONG>Please write an activity
report and submit it with your log to </FONT><A
href="mailto:warren@zl2aj.com"><FONT
face=Tahoma>warren@zl2aj.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma>. There is no scoring
of contacts made during the day. Activity reports will be submitted to Break In.
It is imperative to follow up any names collected on the day. Invite them to a
club night, or get them involved in activities. Encourage them to study and get
a callsign. All this will help boost club membership. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma>NZART Website: </FONT><A
href="http://www.nzart.org.nz/index.html" target=_blank><BR><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.nzart.org.nz/</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma>
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