N.Z. DX Club Advisory Board

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 32, 20 January 1939, Page 46

N.Z. DX Club Advisory Board

ELECTION OF VICE ~ PRESIDENT DUE to the resignation of a member ofsthe N.Z. DX. Club Advisory. Board it is necessary to elect a new vice-president, and to this end a voting coupon and -accounts of the activities of the-members who have been . nominated for election to this’ vacancy appear on this ' ‘page. Every member of the club is urged to. send in. his yote,; so that the nominee elected will be the one in whom members place most confidence. |

NOMINATIONS: ‘for the *waeaney which occurred on the N.Z. DX elub’s Advisory Board. through the resignation of Mr. R: A.:Roycroft. certainly exceeded headquarters’ ‘S. expec‘tations. Considerizig that’ no ‘branch may: more

_ than one member, five nominations for. one position is definitely {good going’? and seems to indicate that members are taking’ a greater interest in elub policy "than for some time past. The nominees are~all well ‘known to’ Club members for ‘their. good work on behalf of

our organisation and we » hope’ that ‘they. -will: receive support . worthy . of ‘the’ position for. which they have bea" nominated, : Members are asked. to come. ‘plete’ the voting coupon which appears on this page and post

it to’ reach the Seeretary, N.Z. ‘DX Ciub, P.O. Box 1680, Wellington, by Monday, February ‘4. Those who do not wish to eit their copy of the ‘‘Record’’ may make a copy of the voting coupon. ; : -_--

A resume of the DX activities of the nominees follows :- M. Branks (DX 448. ); "who has been nominated by the Southland Branch, ‘is one of the few old hands still actively dxing-his first verification is dated January 8; 1928. Although he logged stations for two years before that he did not know stations ackKnowledged reports. There has been no mushroom growth in his log, but it has slowly mounted and now approaches 500 broadcast band stations with all continents verified. His Australasian total is 286. He is best known to club members as the writer of many interesting and instructive articles in "The Radio Times" under the pen-name of "The Southlander," while he has from time to time made useful suggestions to Headquarters. He is a vice-president of the Southland Branch and recently assisted in reviving the branch, which now has 30 members, and is also editor-in-chief of the branch bulletin, "The DX-tra." Merv is the present holder of the District Certificate, which he has won cn numerous occasions. In his early thirties, "The Southlander" has "tons" of DX°* experience and is always ready to give help and advice to younger members. J. P. Cowlishaw (DX 12W.) was a mémber of the. Advisory Board from the time of its inception until last elections, when he did ‘not stand: for‘ re-election. "‘He:has salso been: president-of- the: Mana--watu Branch since "it was "first formed: He. won the DX Challenge Cup in December, 1933, with a log of ;600., stations "and in. the open competition in June, 451936, * his

entry totatied 697. He "was: well placed in .the 1935. ‘VK3" ‘Competition’ and has won various District and City Certificates and branch competitions. .He also held the Frank Carr Challenge ‘Cup for a_ season, C. Dring (DX --) has been a member of the Wellington Branch for a number of years and has heid "many responsible positions. In addition to holding office on several committees, he has been secretary of the branch and also of the Petone Sub-branch, for the forming of which he was largely ‘responsible. Although his log is ‘not a large one, Carl is an enthusiastic dxer and. has also had several .years’ experience on the technical side of radio, which gives him a greater understanding of the dxer’s difficulties. He is especially interested in helping young dxers and to this end he ‘has donated a cup for competition among -junior members of the Wellington Branch. oO. N. Hallett (DX 143H.B.) has been a member of the Club for

many years and for most of the time has been secretary of the Napier Branch. ~ Although DX conCitions are poor in his district, Mr. Hallett has managed. to keep the branch active and has won

----- the Napier Branch Certificate in Headquarters competitions. F. Smith. (DX --) joined the Club early in 1937, since when he has been an enthusiastic . worker for the Club in general and the Westland. Branch in particular. Last year he was elected president of the branch and under his able guidance the branch has _ progressed. rapidly. He has been well placed in the jiocal broadcast band competitions and is the Branch’s leading shortwave (xer.

1938 VK3 COMPETITION Detailed Results BRANCH COMPETITION | ‘FIRST: Hawke's Bay-Average 40.25 points. SECOND: Manawatu-Ayerage | 9 points. THIRD: Southland-Average 8.20 points. INTER-ISLAND COMPETITION: South Island-Average 7.7 points. North island-Average 6.6 points. INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION L. M. Durbin (DX564A), Northland. BEST REPORTING L. M. Durbin DX564A), Northland, and A. M. Branks (DX445), Southland, first (equal). _

Voting Coupon| NLZ. DX CLUB ADVISORY BOARD | "ELECTION M. ‘BRANKS | | J. P. COWLISHAW _ C.DRING =. 2 ‘0. N. See F. SMITH © {OROSS: our FOUR : NAMES): My club number is Signature 2... 7 When this coupon has been | completed, . it should be _ posted to reach the Secretary, N.Z. DX Club, P.O. Box 1680, Wellington, by Monday, February 6, Members who do not wish to mutilate their copies of the "Record" may vote by sending in: a‘copy of this coupon.