30 YEAR CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP PROFILES:

Carol Johnston  -  ZL1AJL
 Carol ZL1AJL Following in the footsteps of my father (Dave ZL1AMN), mother (Aola ZL1ALE) and uncle (Noel ZL1VG) I obtained my amateur radio licence in October 1970 as ZL1TNR which I later upgraded to my present call of ZL1AJL in December 1971.  I also currently hold the call of VK6BGT.

I have been a member of WARO  for 30 years and I am currently a sponsored member of ALARA, YLRL and YL ISSB.  In the past I was also a sponsored member of BYLARA, CLARA and DLYL.  I currently sponsor WARO memberships for  Darleen WD5FQX, Judy VK3AGC and Olga DJ0MCL.

I have participated in 3 DX-peditions in the 1970�s. Firstly operating from the Chatham Islands in 1974 with Marion ZL1BKL. In 1977 I was a member of the team who went to Raoul Island (in the Kermadec Group) along with Dave ZL1AMN, Marion ZL1BKL and Eddie ZL1BKX. In 1998 I returned to Chatham Island, along with Marion ZL1BKL, in a team lead by Chuck Rademacher.

In the past I was a keen �award hunter� and contest operator winning the WARO contest on 3 occasions (1977,1978,1986) and finishing second in 1987.  I was also a member of several winning National Field Day contest teams.

Over the years I have served on several radio related committees.  I was Treasurer of  WARO (1982-1985), Treasurer of the Papakura Radio Club (1984-1989) and Secretary of the Papakura Radio Club (1994-1996).  I also served on the organising committee for 3 NZART conferences.

Other radio related activities included being a member of the communications team for the annual international car rally from 1979 to 1998 and assisting in the provision of communications for several community events.  I was also a member of the Auckland Regional Headquarters Civil Defence communications team from 1979 to 1995.

Today my involvement in amateur radio is minimal, mainly 2m communications from Waiheke Island where Dave ZL1AIC and I have been working on the building of our retirement home and as a consequence spend most weekends over on the island.

This year I started going to classes to take up a new hobby of making teddy bears and unfortunately class night conflicts with the local radio club meeting night.