Arthur Godfrey ZL1HV Branch Awards Maurice McNab ZL3MEM Continued

Every Tuesday, he opens the clubrooms and the Radio Shack and gets the Club Station ZL3VV on to the air. Maurice and the members who joined him on their regular Tuesday evenings operated HF Bands and as a consequence our club has become well known by DXers worldwide. As a result of this activity many new members have obtained their Amateur Radio licences and then became branch and NZART members.
The committee purchased a new Icom T2000 which Maurice made his mission to learn thoroughly and then deliver a lecture and demonstration at a club monthly meeting. It would appear that the Icom had a design fault in the receiver which Maurice researched and organised a repair.

Maurice has been involved in the club management for the last few years rising to Club Vice-President. When Maurice’s wife Marinel became very sick, Maurice was still able to make the effort to contribute to the club. When he later suffered an industrial accident we still saw Maurice at the club.

Maurice has also involved himself in the Branch 05 AREC organisation and every year can be found helping the Speights Coast to Coast race.

Maurice has also encouraged his wife Marinel to be branch auditor; a duty she has performed with a integrity and professionalism.