December 24, 2012

HARAOA Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser event

HARAOA will be holding another BBQ Fundraiser at Bunnings to raise funds for the club.
The funds will be used for purchase of a Kenwood TS-590S and SPE 1K-FA Amplifier for the club.

December 17, 2012

ZL9HR Campbell Island DXpedition 2012

The HARAOA team of Tommy VK2IR and John VK3YP along with eight international operators have just completed the ZL9HR Campbell Island 2012 DXpedition with a total of 44,000 QSO's in the log. The ZL9HR DXpedition (ranked 15 on the most wanted DXCC list) is set to become the best DXpedition of the year.
Listen to Radio New Zealand Interview with Tommy VK2IR;
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/121842/ham-radio-operators-to-set-up-on-campbell-island
Article in The Southland Times News;
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/8000515/Intrepid-journey-for-remote-radio-contact

HARAOA LORD HOWE 2011 RSGB AWARD

The HARAOA team has won the RSGB award for the VK9IR Lord Howe Island 2011 operation.