Rotorua
Back on Air
Klondyke
Further Repairs made to 9875 local port feeders . Now Operational but ( not linked to ZL2 3 4 )
Christchurch
Off Air due to recent fire at Marley's Hill. This is the local port plus North to BlueDuck and South to Mt Studholme .
Replacement Pole antennas feeders may take some time no estimate yet !
Kaimai
Off Air for repairs
Dunedin
Signals from Dunedin and South much improved due to recent work .
Greymouth
Off air for re location to another site
Wellington ( Belmont )
National System 9875 and 710 2m repeaters now back on . Work on 11kV TX pole continues Update 29Dec
Updated 26 Mar 2024 . Due to the recent fire at Marley's Hill Christchurch , and the loss of electricity , antenna pole antennas and feeders , there is no local or linking for the National System in and out of Christchurch . Users should consider the 70cm AREC DMR linked network as an alternative !!
Pirates please do NOT engage conversation with the Pirates or discuss Pirate activity over the National System , they are listening too and just makes them more active ! Use email , sms , phone calls or the Nationwide DMR ZL Trbo network to discuss activity !
Please note during Covid restrictions , repeater site visits may not be possible in some circumstances .
Please note : info for each site or region is updated when the local trustees provide us with info . Unfortunately this often does not happen . Each area will be updated when info is received from Trustees or the Branch .
Please avoid the use of the National System for local chatter , move to a local repeater or simplex if possible . It holds the whole country on , not just your local repeater .
National System usage guide.
Please make sure minimum of 3 second gaps between overs . At busy times 5 seconds is recommended.
Key up delay from the Far North to the Far South is several mS so the gaps are very important so others can access if required . Please limit conversation to a max of 20 mins and if possible move to simplex or a local repeater . A conversation on your local national system repeater activates the whole system nation wide .
If you have further info or need additional info ( if available ) please email ( nationalsysteminfo at gmail dot com ) att Steve