For Pacific Radio Amateurs
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Conducted by Ex ZK-1-AC/VR-2-AK
Pacific Islands Net: Island Hams,
r your own benefit make use of the icific Islands Net sked times, 0100/0700/ 00 GMT, on all bands.
NOTES OF INTEREST; Mystery station cently heard in Sydney was using the 11 ZK-3-IMZ of 7 mc/s CW. ZK-3, if lotted, should be a New Zealand con ailed area. But where?
As reported elsewhere, Dr. Tom Davis Rarotonga will shortly be leaving Lyt- Iton, NZ, for Peru in the 48 ft yacht übrette. We understand that Tom, lose Cook Islands call sign is ZK-I-AN, II maintain skeds with ZK-I-AA during e voyage—details as to frequencies and ar next month.
Another active mobile ZK-I not men ned last month is Thor Gunderson, dio Officer of the Maui Pomare, who es the call ZK-I-AZ in the Cook Islands ;ion and ZL-I-VU when in New Zea id waters. Thor is active on 3.5 and tnc/s phone and CW. *iorm Walding, ZM-6-AK, war-time dio Officer in the sailing ship Pamir, en she was under NZ registry, is re ning to ZL after service in Samoa. -5-GA and VR-6-AA have recently dis ntled their stations and returned re, we understand. tations who have contacted FK-8-AC the past will be intered to know that ix Franchette has recently returned to mce. However John Duplat, FK-8-AB, active amateur since pre-war days, is 1 keeping New Caledonia on the map. ord Howe Island is represented by iur Le Nevez, VK-2-LN, reported ive on 7 m/cs CW and phone. Arthur o.i.c. Civil Aviation Radio. rom VK-I-BS, away down on Mac rie Island, we hear that he and the er two active Hams, VK-I-WO and -I-SW, have finished their term and return to Australia in April. No bt they will be replaced by one or •e Hams in the relief radio staff, dditional to stations already reported active we have the following: liti: FO-8-AB on 7 and 14 mc/s CW.
: Vr-2-Bj.
arolines: We understand that there is station active—call sign unknown 3-6) but owned by |Mr. Dubbins in rge of the Ponape power station, larshalls: KX-6-AO, heard on 14 mc/s.
ENERAL: A change has recently been le in the Voice of America Radio iteurs programme. The transmission nerly made at 1445 GMT (see Feb ry) is now made at 1245 GMT. The er skeds remain. pia Broadcast Station, earlier re ted as intending to carry out tests on high frequency channels, has now ndoned the project. Reasons unknown. allowing is an up-to-date list of all used Fiji amateurs:— AP—Alan Akin, Nadi.
AS—Stan Mayne, Box 184, Suva. tW— Frank Fleming, c/o Health Dept..
Suva.
BF—Mr. Rodde, Nadi.
BL —Eric Clark, Nadi.
BJ— Malcolm Gray, Lands Dept., Suva,
t BN—Dr. Cruikshanks, c/o Medical Dept., Suva.
BO—R. Hayman, c/o Post and Tele graph Dept., Suva.
BP—P. Allan, c/o Post and Telegraph Dept., Suva.
BQ—Ken Moatt, Nadi.
BT—Rex Winthrop, c/o Police Dept., Suva.
BC—Blue Meehan, Nadi.
BW—Ron White, Nadi.
BZ—Barry Hogg, RNZAF, Lauthala Bay.
CB—Bruce Fraser, Nadi.
CC—Brian Corrigan, RNZAF, Lauthala Bay.
CD—Charlie Freeman, Nadi.
CF—Ale Johnson, RNZAF, Lauthala Bay.
CG—Wynn McGee, Nadi.
CH—lvan Morgan, Nadi.
CJ—John Lane, Nadi.
NOTE.—Nadi Is the International Airport on the north-west coast of Viti Levu, and Lauthala Bay, a suburb of Suva, is the Royal NZ Air Force flying-boat base and International Seadrome.