Amateur Radio from the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands, ex Auckland & Campbell

Continent: Oceania - Grid: 50.43S, 166.6 (Auckland) 52.32S, 169.9O (Campbell) RD38 - Zones: WAZ 32, ITU 60 - Allocations: ZL4, ZL9, ZLx/A 8 - IOTA OC-074 (Auckland), OC-037 (Campbell, ex OC-263)

Area and History

Auckland Island (maori: Motu Maha) is the main island of the Auckland Islands, an uninhabited archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. It is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list . The island has an approximate land area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi), and is 42 kilometres (26 mi) long. It is notable for its steep cliffs and rugged terrain, which rises to over 600 m (1,969 ft). Prominent peaks include Cavern Peak (650 m/2,133 ft), Mount Raynal (635 m/2,083 ft), Mount D'Urville (630 m/2,067 ft), Mount Easton (610 m/2,001 ft), and the Tower of Babel (550 m/1,804 ft). The southern end of the island broadens to a width of 26 km (16 mi). Here, a narrow channel known as Carnley Harbour (on some maps the Adams Straits) separates the main island from the smaller Adams Island . The channel is the remains of the crater of an extinct volcano, Adams Island and the southern part of the main island form the crater rim. 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Carnley Harbour's mouth lies Cape Lovitt, the westernmost point of New Zealand.
Campbell Island (maori: Motu Ihupuku) is a remote, uninhabited, subantarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. It covers 112.68 square kilometres (43.51 sq mi) of the group's 113.31 square kilometres (43.75 sq mi), and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island (or Folly Islands), Isle de Jeanette Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the southernmost extremity of New Zealand. The Island is mountainous, rising to over 500 metres (1,640 ft) in the south. A long fjord, Perseverance Harbour, nearly bisects it, opening out to sea on the east coast. Campbell Island is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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QSL Gallery

List of operations

Tentative - any additions and corrections are welcome (Thanks, Juni, JH4RHF!)
List at Clublog Helpdesk: ext. Link

??/1960	Auckland?	ZL4LR/A	NN
05/1962	Campbell	ZL4JF	Ian P. Johnson	Research Station
01/1963	Campbell	ZL4OG	W. I. (Bill) Groenestein	Research Station
04/1963	Campbell	ZL4JF	John Washer	Research Station
09/1964	Campbell	ZL4JF	W. Cousins	Research Station
03; 07; 08/1966	Campbell	ZL4CH	P. A. Hughes	Research Station
1970-71	Campbell	ZL4OL/A	Lindsay G. Barker	Research Station
09/1971	Campbell	ZL4JF/A	Bruce	Research Station, via ZL2AUF
1971?-1982	Campbell´	ZL4OY/A	Chris Hannagan, now ZL2DX	Research Station, via ZL1BDQ
??/19/?	Auckland	ZL4OY/A	Chris Hannagan, now ZL2DX	??
03; 05; 06/1978	Campbell	ZL4LR/A	Ray Brown, ZL3FE	Cad. Mot, viaN4NX & ZL4NH
1978-1980	Campbell	ZL2BCF/A	Dough H. Pratt	Research Station, via ZL2HE
1981/82	Campbell	ZL4LR/A	NN	??
09/1983	Campbell	ZL3HI/A	John Holtum	via ZL2QW
02/1988	Auckland	ZL9AMO, ZL9BQD, ZL0AFZ/9	Ron Wright, ZL1AMO; R. J. Runicman, ZL1BQD; Wayne A. Mills, N7NG
01/1990	Auckland	ZL9TPY	John Holtum	via ZL2QW
03/1991	Auckland	ZL9DX	Rick Stephen Hill, ZL1OK (now VK6XT); ZL1AVC; Jun Tanaka, JH4RHF	via JH4RHF
03/1991	Auckland	ZL9YL	JR4DUW	via JH4RHF
03/1991	Auckland	ZL9TPY	Kerry W. Mundell, ZL2TPY	via ZL2TPY
??/1991	Campbell	W6ZH/ZL9	Robert H. Brigham, W6ZH
02/1995	Auckland	ZL9GD	G.L. Dawson, ZL4MV	12/1995 disallowed by DXCC desk as he operated from a ship
02/1996	Auckland	ZL9GD	G.L. Dawson, ZL4MV	Some contacts, valid by DXCC desk, as he this time operated from the shore
04/1997	Auckland	K8VIR/ZL9	Ed Hartz, K8VIR	Hooker’s Sea Lion Research Team, via K8VIR
04/1997	Auckland	ZL9DX	Ed Hartz, K8VIR	Hooker’s Sea Lion Research Team, via K8VIR
06-26.01/1999	Campbell	ZL9CI	Ken Holdom, ZL2HU; Lee Jennings, ZL2AL; Jason Christensen, ZL2URN; Murray Woodfield, ZL1CN; Wilbert Knol, ZL2BSJ; James Brooks, 9V1YC; Trey Garlough, N5KO; Jun Tanaka, JH4RHF, Brian Biggings, VE3XA; Declan Craig, EI6FR; Andrew Williamson, GI0NWG	via ZL4HU - Expedition homepage: ext. Link
26.11.2005	Campbell	W5VTS/ZL9	Richard, W5VTS	valid for DXCC?
12.09.2002; 10.09.2006	Campbell	ZL9BSJ/P	Wilbert Knol, ZL9BSJ	133 contacts - Expedition homepage: ext. Link
30.11.-09.12.2012	Campbell	ZL9HR	John Plenderleith, 9M6XRO; Istvan Gaspar, HA5AO; David K. Lloyd K3EL; Gene A. Spinelli, K5GS; Thomas G. Petri, KE4KY; Donald Studney , VE7DS; Tommy Horozakis, VK2IR; Ioannis (John) Chalkiarakis, VK3YP; Leslie P. Kalmus, W2LK; Jacky Calvo, ZL3CW	via The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia (HARAOA) - Expedition homepage: ext. Link

ZL4JF Campbell Research Station

Ian Johnson ZL1ABZ, formally ZL4JF from Campbell Island, operating from The Kermadec Islands from 1962 - 1964. Equipment was a Collins "S" Line and Hy-Gain antenna (Photo: cover of "THE DXERS MAGAZINE" by Gus Browning, Issue 67, March 27, 1968)

ZL9DX/ZL9YL

March 1991

Rick Hill, ZL1OK (now VK6XT); Ted, ZL1AVC; Jun Tanaka, JH4RHF (KH2S, now OE1ZKC); Kerry, ZL2TPY – YL Kumiko, JR4DUW

1: Loading the equipment; 2: All on board; 3: Auckland landmark; 4: The team; 5: Jun and Kumiko; 6: The 6m hut; 7: Cover '59' 06/1991; 8: Cover 'Break In' 09/1991; 9: The "Treadwind" - Photos 1, 2, 5, 6, 9: Rick Hill, VK6XT - © Courtesy ZL9DX/ZL9YL

K8VIR/ZL9, ZL9DX

April 1997

Ed Hartz, K8VIR LICENSED SINCE 1961 -Present and Past Calls- K8VIR A35VI FO0EHH FO0HAR K8VIR/FK8 K8VIR/KH6 K8VIR/KL7 K8VIR/ZL VE/K8VIR VK2EHH VK2EHH/VK8 VK6ABI VK7ABI VK9EHH XQ0/K8VIR ZK1XP ZK1EHH ZK2EH ZL4IR ZL7IR ZL9DX ZL0AEX 3D2EH 5W1GEH YJ0AIR ZL4IR/7 ZM4IR

ZL9CI - "The big one"

6.-26. January, 1999

Team: Ken Holdom, ZL2HU (Team Leader); Lee Jennings, ZL2AL; Brian Biggings, VE3XA; Declan Craig, EI6FR; Wilbert Knol, ZL2BSJ; Jun Tanaka, JH4RHF; Andrew Williamson, GI0NWG; Jason Christensen, ZL2URN; James Brooks, 9V1YC; Murray Woodfield, ZL1CN; Trey Garlough, N5KO – 96.004 contacts. - Homepage: ext. Link - For details see the complete set of bulletins.

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Pictures (C ZL9CI): 1. - Expedition Logo. 2. - The team and the "Braveheart" - 3. First ceremonial qso - 4. The three CW posts - 5. Pilot stations communicated between the team and the DX community - © Courtesy ZL9CI

ZL9HR - Campbell

30 November-09 December 2012

Expedition Homepage: ext. Link - Team: 9M6XRO, HA5AO, K3EL, K5GS, KE4KY, VE7DS, VK2IR, VK3YP, W2LK and ZL3CW

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