NZ Intruder Watch

The Monitoring Service Coordinator has recently sought the approval of the NZART Council and the National System Trustees to use the National System - e.g. 439.875 MHz periodically to encourage more participation in monitoring the HF bands to report intruders throughout New Zealand.

You may find myself and other voluntary observers briefly requesting confirmation of an intruding signal to verify the strength and direction for confirmation or to alert others to a potential intruder, which is being verified. By this means, it is hoped that we can quickly establish and confirm it is a real signal and not just local QRM from another source.

A suggested procedure is: This is <your callsign> intruderwatch request, can anyone verify the following signal on <Frequency>; <Mode> please over?

Hopefully, someone will respond and assist you to verify and confirm the potential signal. Keep your responses short, as others, may need to use the National System.

Please send an e-mail to the the Monitoring Service Coordinator using either ms@nzart.org.nz or my direct e-mail john.martin@nz.ibm.com or through the appropriate e-mail reflectors. With the following:  Date/Time; Frequency; Mode; RST; Direction, if possible; any comments about the signal.

Remember, if you want to report a suspected pirate, I suggest you do so directly via e-mail as above, discreetly rather than on the National System.

If you are able to participate or assist, it would be appreciated by the Amateur Radio community within New Zealand, to help you all to continue to enjoy this hobby and public service.

73
John ZL1GWE
MS Coordinator

NZART website