Or Pacific Radio Amateurs

Conducted By Ex Zk-1-Ac/Vr-2-Ak.

(Address notes to P.O. Box 5179, Wellesley Street, Auckland, NZ.)

Conducted by ex-ZK-I-AC/VR-2- AK ) ddress notes to P.O. Box 5179, Wellesley Street, Auckland, N.Z.

ISLAND HAMS: Let your Paci

-2 neighbours know you’re active

I checking in on your favourite

md with a CQ at 0100/0700/19002.

se of a known time will help m—and them.

The ARRL program from VOA ations is now being transmitted the following times on Sundays MT: 1045 z, 1145 z, 1915 z.

The American FCC band-change

oposals mentioned in January

we been firmly rejected by

3RL and will not be pursued, cording to latest word. They lied for Ham bands to be di

ied into calling and working

3 tors.

Another ZK-I change: Mr. N. J. itchell of the ionisphere station ZK-I-BF —whom we believe was rely active, will return to ZL in arch. His replacement has not t been announced. teplacing Thor, ZK-I-AZ in the “Maui mare,” is Ken Windsor, already well >wn in the Cook Islands. He arrived m Sydney this month per yacht »rsair” —in time to collect the job. will be active under his present bile calll, ZL-I-OM—probably on CW y and on 7 mc/s mainly. He has decided whether he will apply for 2K call, but in any case will not be ssifiable as a DX Hound.

'oug. Cunnold, ZK-I-AB, expected to irn in March after vacation in ZL. i CW is his main stamping ground, believe. [ugh Hickling, formerly ZK-l-AT, ► returned to Rarotonga (not Man i this time) has not yet been heard Auckland, so has probably not iked under the XYL’s guard as yet. e Feb,). here’s a new call registered in Fiji— Broadbridge, VR3CS. The previous . mentioned briefly last month, were ’CP, Brian Duff, and VR2CR, Angus chell, both with the RNZAF at Lau la Bay. Stan, VR2AS, is now on leave ZL.

REAK IN gives the following cur - Hst of Canton boys: KB6AO, Bill ks; 6AQ, Takeo Sato; 6AW, Bill afuchi; 6AY, Fred Carpenter; and , Fumio Serikawa. The British ele it seems not to be represented at lent.

MATEUR RADIO lists VK-9-MT in deletions. No new calls reported from t area. We hope to have a current 1 list for next issue. By all reports 50 me. boys there have been very ve this summer, with frequent con s to VK2. VK’s 9FM and 9DB ap • as the ring leaders.

Hawaii, KH6, is causing speculation amongst the card-hunters. With Presi dent Eisenhower promising Statehood to the Territory they’re wondering whether the Islands will join the mainland as a single country from the Ham radio point of view. Best get that KH6 card quickly—if you haven’t already got one! . .

North Pacific announcement; Saipafr .. . . , , .. calls will be issued from the group KG6SA-SZ, Tinian KG6TA-TZ, Car. lines KC6AA-ZZ and Marshalls KX6NA vv . , , .

XX, according to “Radio & Hobbies.”

Nauru, in the news last year when

VR7AB caused some consternation (see Sept, notes), appears to be unrepre sented at present. Stan Mayne, down from Suva, reports that VR7AB’s life, though sweet, was short. His cards must be as rare as any.

BERS-195, noting VK2ATT, T. That cher, Cable Station, Norfolk Is. listed in the latest American Call Book Maga zine (now 39/6 per copy in Australia!!) asks: Why not VK9? We await the answer to that one from Mr. Thatcher!

The yacht, “Corsair,” bound Auck land from Sydney, with ZL-l-OM and a 1082 transmitter aboard, was listened for diligently on 7 mc/s. in Sydney, Auckland and the Islands, without suc cess. Ken says there was plenty of what it takes in the antennae—and can only suppose the 40-odd foot vertical was

ooting it somewhere else—probably into e rigging. He worked ZLB on 8380 ■mmercially OK. “Corsair” —and the 83—go on Islandwards minus a Ham, ith ZL-I-OM shifting to “Maui •mare.”

“Australian DX-ers Calling” lately had change of schedule and now is heard 0400 Z and 0530 Z Sundays on 15.3 cs. at 0800 Z on 9.58/11.67A7 48 mcs., id at 134QfZ on 11.84 mcs. The pro amme carries stray items of interest to •ms.

Guam boys heard working February 21 ported that the edge of a typhoon had »ssed that Island, giving 7 to 9 inches rain on the previous day.

Jur listening was restricted during ; month, but conditions generally >med very poor on 30 m., though may they’re only resting, for a W-VE con t early in the month brought plenty sigs. Island stations heard were

16Adz/Age/F Ab/Gx/Hl/Qi, W6Inq/

IL (the first Midway station heard since s typhoon last year), KR6HW/JL, L6AV, VKIRG, VK9GM (Norfolk) on 7

S Cw, Zm6Aa.

•atest news of departures or arrivals 1 general Ham items from all Islands irters will be appreciated, as also will ;gestions for improving this column.