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  • Oliver Rd Transmitter Site
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    • Transmitters
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  • Auckland Radio Staff
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    • Auckland Radio Managers
  • Recollections of ZLD
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    • John Milne, Superintendent
    • Fred Gates, Manager
    • Paul Chamberlin, Tech
    • Tom Clarkson, Engineer
    • Coded messages at ZLD
    • Lonely Morse operators
    • Gardener’s Shed
  • 500 kc/s Technical Notes
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    • HR1 emergency transmitter
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      • HR1 transmitter: oscillator
      • HR1 transmitter: modulator
      • HR1 transmitter: RF unit
      • HR1 transmitter: relay
    • 500 kHz receiving antenna
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  • Auckland Radio 1912-1919
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    • 1913: Wheeler takes charge at Auckland Radio
    • 1915: Awanui Radio replaces Auckland station
    • World War 1 Field Radios
  • Auckland Radio 1920-1929
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    • 1924: VLD – Very Loud Disturbance
    • 1927: Auckland Radio remote receiver
    • 1928: Profile of George Scull, radio inspector
  • Auckland Radio 1930-1939
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    • 1939: New radio station to be Musick memorial
    • 1939: Radio to link Musick Point and Sydney
    • 1939: Tests at Musick Memorial Station
    • 1939: Foretelling the weather for aviators
    • 1939: Musick Memorial Station in operation
  • Auckland Radio 1940-1945
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    • 1941: RT for small ships
    • 1942: Invitation to Musick Memorial Station opening
    • 1942: Musick Memorial Station opening ceremony
    • 1942: PM was radio fan
    • 1943: Air force damages Musick Point MWDF
    • WW2 at Musick Point [pdf]
    • Equipment racks at Auckland Radio
  • Auckland Radio 1946-1949
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    • 1946: LG Scull radio interview at Musick Point
    • 1949: Feature on Musick Point Radio Station
    • Audio book: Telegraph Tales by J Edward Brown
  • Auckland Radio 1950-1959
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    • 1957: Pencil sharpeners
    • 1957: Photos of Mr Berger and Mr Young
  • Auckland Radio 1960-1969
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    • 1967: NZPO Magazine features Auckland Radio
    • Just another day in the Radio Inspector’s office
    • NZPO Radio Inspector’s mobile DF equipment
  • Auckland Radio 1970-1979
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    • 1974: Proposal to partition 1st floor of Musick station
    • 1978: Transmitter 873 failing
    • 1978: Transmitting towers unsafe
    • 1978: No replacement for transmitter 873
    • 1978: ZLD asks to keep transmitter 873
  • Auckland Radio 1980-1993
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    • 1980: Two new towers for transmitter site
    • 1980: Electronic switching at Auckland Radio
    • 1985: Eight towers to be regalvanised
    • 1985: ‘Terry & Gunrunners’ at Musick Point
    • 1989: ZLD talks with Whitbread racing yachts
    • 1990: Competition to guess Tony’s cycling time
    • 1990: Auckland Radio’s “Sadie” causes a stir
    • 1992: Reunion marks 50 years at Musick Point
    • 1993: Auckland Radio closes
  • Auckland Radio 1993-Now
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    • 1994: Removing the Musick Point towers
    • 1994: Proposal to save transmitter building
    • Sep 2013: 20th anniversary of the closure of ZLD
• Edwin Musick
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  • Videos of Captain Edwin Musick
  • Mar 1937: Clipper arrives in Auckland
  • Mar 1937: Auckland welcomes Musick
  • Mar 1937: Clipper’s Auckland stopover
  • Apr 1937: Pacific air service will come
  • Dec 1937: Imperial plane in Auckland
  • Dec 1937: Musick’s surprise visit to Motuihe
  • Dec 1937: Clipper’s second flight to NZ
  • Jan 1938: First NZ airmail to USA
  • Jan 1938: Clipper lost with all aboard
  • Jan 1938: Crew of ill-fated Clipper
  • Jan 1938: Tributes to Musick and crew
  • Jan 1938: Probe into Clipper crash
  • Memorials to Captain Musick
  • 2016: Airmail flight ended in tragedy
• The Group
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  • Meetings of the Musick Point Radio Group
  • Club Pennant
  • Ian Walker – founder
  • Musick Point Radio on Twitter
  • Web link of the month
  • 1993 News
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  • 1997 News
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    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
  • 2000 News
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    • Closure of MT Eden VHF site
  • 2001 News
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    • Jul: Letter from Harold Boyd ZL1CH
  • 2002 News
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    • Jan: Hams put Musick Pt back on air
    • Removing the Musick Point generator
  • 2003 News
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    • Jan: Rededication of Musick Memorial Station
    • Radio regulation in NZ, 1903-2003
  • 2005 News
  • 2007 News
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    • Nov: Another top-loaded vertical at ZL1BGB
  • 2008 News
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    • Feb: Building a curtain track J-Pole antenna
  • 2009 News
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    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
  • 2010 News
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    • Nov: Hamfest at Musick Point
  • 2011 News
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    • Coastwatcher John Jones’ 1st visit to Musick Point
    • Coastwatcher John Jones’ 2nd visit to Musick Point
  • 2012 News
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    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
    • Mar: Chandlers’ 60th anniversary
    • Apr: MPRG gets new website
    • May: Replacing rotator on West Tower
  • 2013 News
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    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
    • Sep: First trans-Tasman contact on 630m
    • Sep: 20th Anniversary of Auckland Radio closure
    • Oct: Jamboree on the Air
  • 2014 News
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    • Jan: DX marathon with ZL1SLO
    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
    • Nov: Bernie Smith returns
  • 2015 News
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    • Jan: DX marathon with ZL1SLO
    • Oct: Tony 3D2AG visits Musick Point
    • Oct: IPENZ Heritage Report
    • Dec: ZL1ZLD on AM for H Night
    • Dec: Former rigger ‘Friday’ Anania dies
    • 2015: Centennial Yacht Race TV doco
  • 2016 News
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    • Jan: Japanese hams at Musick Point
    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
    • Mar: Hiro Horiuchi of Icom visits Musick Point
    • May: QSL Bureau on Break-In cover
    • Sep: Presentation to Awarua Museum by ZL1NZ
    • Oct: MPRG featured in Chinese magazine
    • Oct: Sked with K6KPH San Francisco
    • Nov: MPRG at Branch 03 equipment sale
    • Nov: VK7BC works ‘ZLD after 50-year gap
  • 2017 News
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    • Feb: Jock White Field Day
    • Feb: HB9CIC visits Musick Point
    • May: 9W8DEN visits Musick Point
    • June: Longest Night on 630m
  • 2018 News
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    • Mar: Former operator Ray Chandler dies
    • July: Former operator Bernie Smith dies
    • Nov: Antenna maintenance
    • Nov: Antenna maintenance – part 2
    • Dec: RCA xmtr on air for H Night
  • 2019 News
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    • Jan: UTC clock mysteries solved
    • May: Search for Samoan Clipper
• Musick Memorial Radio Station Today
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  • Building exterior
  • Ground Floor
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    • Memorial Hall
    • Radio museum
    • Radio workshop
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  • 1st Floor
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    • Main room
    • East operating room
    • West operating room
    • Teleprinter room
  • 2nd Floor
  • Vintage receivers
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    • Codan 7004 receivers
    • Collier & Beale HRO
    • Eddystone EC1680/2
    • Lowe HF-235 receiver
    • Marconi CSR5 receiver
    • Marconi Pacific X receiver
    • RCA AR-88 receiver
    • Redifon R50M/FS receiver
  • Vintage transmitters
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    • Collier and Beale 277
    • Collier and Beale 873
    • Collier & Beale 4225
    • Dansk S 265-3F-4M transmitter
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      • NZPO gets Dansk transmitters
    • JRC NSD-166N transmitter
    • JRC NSD-166P transmitter
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      • Specs: JRC NSD-166 transmitters
    • Marconi Salvita III transceiver
    • Nautel NTT4000 transmitter
    • RCA NZPO 351 transmitter
    • SCR-578 Gibson Girl
    • T98 transmitter
    • 666 transmitter
  • Military radios
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    • ZC1 transceiver
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      • ZC1 Mk II schematic
• Amateur Radio
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  • ZL1ZLD on HF
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    • Icom IC-7700 installation
  • ZL1ZLD on 630 metres
  • ZL1ZLD on 600 metres
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