Taupo Amateur Radio Club: ZL1BCO

About Taupo

Taupo town is situated on the north shore of Tapuaeharuru Bay, Lake Taupo, central North Island, New Zealand.
The area is part of the Volcanic Plateau with farmland, scrub and pine forest sloping away from the lake to the ranges of the Kaimanawa in the East and the Hauhungaroas in the West. Looking south across the lake, Mt Ruapehu (2797m), Mt Ngauruhoe (2291m), and Mt Tongariro (1968m) dominate the sky line. Lake Taupo dominates the region. This lake was formed in the giant caldera (collapsed crater) of one of the worlds most active and violent volcanoes - The Taupo Volcano. The Taupo Volcano began erupting about 300,000 years ago with the last eruption being around 186 AD.
Lake Taupo is New Zealand's largest body of fresh water. It is also the second largest body of fresh water in the Southern Hemisphere.
Brown and Rainbow Trout were first introduced into the Taupo Catchment in the late 19th century. Since the introduction of smelt, a small fish, in the early 1930's, Trout have continued to flourish in the Lake Taupo area, providing a fishery of international repute. The fishery relies on natural spawning to sustain its stock.

	The Club		About Taupo Taupo town is situated on the north shore of Tapuaeharuru Bay, Lake Taupo, central North Island, New Zealand. The area is part of the Volcanic Plateau with farmland, scrub and pine forest sloping away from the lake to the ranges of the Kaimanawa in the East and the Hauhungaroas in the West. Looking south across the lake, Mt Ruapehu (2797m), Mt Ngauruhoe (2291m), and Mt Tongariro (1968m) dominate the sky line. Lake Taupo dominates the region. This lake was formed in the giant caldera (collapsed crater) of one of the worlds most active and violent volcanoes - The Taupo Volcano. The Taupo Volcano began erupting about 300,000 years ago with the last eruption being around 186 AD. Lake Taupo is New Zealand's largest body of fresh water. It is also the second largest body of fresh water in the Southern Hemisphere. Brown and Rainbow Trout were first introduced into the Taupo Catchment in the late 19th century. Since the introduction of smelt, a small fish, in the early 1930's, Trout have continued to flourish in the Lake Taupo area, providing a fishery of international repute. The fishery relies on natural spawning to sustain its stock.
CONTACT PERSON	Graeme ZL1BU, zl1bu.nz@gmail.com Tel 07 - 378-0553 cel 021 295 6023
CLUB ROOMS	Located Hickling Park, AC Baths Avenue, Taupo	.
MEETING INFO	First Thursday of each month at 19:30, at club rooms.
POSTAL ADDRESS	C/- P.O.Box 58, Taupo 3351.
BRANCH CALL-SIGN	ZL1BCO	:
2 M REPEATER	"675" "CTCSS (RX only)71.9kHz"Located on Mt Maroanui, 896m ASL, 21km NW of Taupo by road.
NATIONAL SYSTEM	"9825 -5 mHz" Located on Mt Maroanui, 896m ASL, 21km NW of Taupo by road.
APRS	Callsign ZL1BCO-3. Located at Mt Maroanui, 144.575 mHz

PRESIDENT	Kelvin, ZL1KU, zl1ku@ihug.co.nz
VICE-PRESIDENT	Roger, ZL1UTW, roger01@nettel.net.nz
SECRETARY	Graeme ZL1BU, zl1bu.nz@gmail.com
TREASURER	Peter, ZL2UEW
REPEATER TRUSTEES VHF NatSys and Digipeater (APRS)	Graeme ZL1BU & Kelvin ZL1KU Graeme ZL1BU, Kelvin ZL1KU & Steve ZL2KG
SUBS	$25.00. ( March 2010 - Feb 2011 )
CLUB CURRENT PROJECTS	Taupo 675/Napier 725 Link still in progress.
CURRENT REPEATER STATUS	146.750 VHF,144.575 APRS digipeater, 439.825 NatSys Repeaters all operational.