News from Musick Point Radio Group
February
Jock White Amateur Radio Field Day
March:
Ramon and Doreen Chandler celebrated their 60th anniversary
April
Members voted to change the group’s name from Suburban Amateur Radio Club to Musick Point Radio Group.
A new rotator was purchased for the west tower.
The group appointed ZL1NZ to be webmaster.
13 May
17 June
19 August:
Members of the Morris Car Club visited Musick Memorial Radio Station.
14 October
Dave ZL1ADR and Grant ZL1GKB were guest speakers at the 14 Oct meeting. Former NZPO telegraph technicians, they spoke about their work with Creed teleprinters in the 1970s, including the occasional trip to Musick Point to service Creed equipment at Auckland Radio ZLD.
November
A number of scenes from the film “3 Mile Limit”, the true story of pirate station Radio Hauraki, were filmed at Musick Memorial Radio Station.
9 December
