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@nzart.org.nz 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.
BRANCH CALL-SIGN	ZL1BCO	:
BRANCH NET	Suspended for the present time
2 M REPEATER	"675" 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.
PACKET RADIO (BBS and Digi not operating at present)	BBS located at club rooms, locals use 147.500, others use 144.650. BBS Callsign ZL1BCO
DIGIPEATER	Located at Mt Maroanui,144.650.
PRESIDENT	Kelvin, ZL1KU, zl1ku@ihug.co.nz
VICE-PRESIDENT	Roger, ZL1UTW, roger01@nettel.net.nz
SECRETARY	Graeme ZL1BU, zl1bu@nzart.org.nz
TREASURER	Peter, ZL2UEW
REPEATER TRUSTEES	Graeme ZL1BU & John ZL1DT (VHF) Steve ZL2KG & Graeme ZL1BU (NatSys)
SUBS	$20.00. ( March 2008 - Feb 2009 )
CLUB CURRENT PROJECTS	Taupo 675 Repeater Upgrade complete. Taupo 675/Napier 725 Link still in progress. Nat Sys 9825 joint project with WN VHF group complete