Wanganui Amateur Radio Society Inc. Members 1946-1952.

Wanganui Amateur Radio Club Membership Listing
It is most unfortunate that there is no membership records available pre 1961. The listing below is made up solely from mentions in the Club’s early days’ meeting minutes. The minutes mentioned the calls of 13 of the 17 licensed amateurs at the inaugural meeting. As an educated guess, the remaining licensed attendees would have been the four amateurs mentioned in the June 1946 minutes. Six ‘prospective” amateurs were also in attendance at that inaugural meeting. Most of the named Non-Transmitting Members have been ignored unless I could link an eventual call-sign to them or they were part of a Committee. This listing is based on fact and not fading memories. Most dates are when many were welcomed to the Club: Some when their callsign suddenly started appearing in the minutes!
May 1946: Alec Rennie ZL2AR Charlie Berry ZL2BY Ken Lambert ZL2BR L Barnes ZL2PJ Harry Ford ZL2SQ Errol Haywood ZL2RY (resigned in July on shifting to Auk - ZL1DG) Jack Ensoll ZL2SY E Gibbs ZL2RW Brian McLean ZL2HM Peter Stevens (Later ZL2AS) Alf Whitehead Frank Hoy ZL2QF Bernie Dawes ZL2SE Barney O’Leary ZL2MF Frank Wiggens ZL2MW June 1946 Lloyd McGahan ZL2QG Norm Hopper (ex-ZL2GH QSL Print) Bill Turner ZL2RR Don Chisholm ZL2JA W Bennett ZL2VT July 1946 Roy Johnson ZL2MO Ian Wallace ZL2VK August 1946 Laurie Cannons ZL2CM Eric Holst ZL2CO September 1946 Ray Lee (Later ZL2AFF) Alan Shearer (Later ZL2ADS) October 1946 E Johnstone Harry Marchant (Later ZL2ABN)	November 1946 Hugh Millward ZL2KN December 1946 Laurie Hartwell (Later ZL2SY) Miss Joyce Rennie March 1947 Kelvin Thomas (Later ZL2AFD) April 1947 Don Sutherland (Later ZL2AJL) July 1947 Roger Claridge ZL2CL August 1947 Strath Davis (Later ZL2AAJ) October 1947 N Cornick ZL2CG Mrs Sutherland November 1947 Bruce Barkman ZL2AAJ December 1947 C Sutherland ZL2ACM February 1948 Ian Kerr ZL2AFR (ex-ZL1SK) Ray Neil Ex Pres DX Club March 1948 J Hill ZL2AFH Jim Brown ZL2ACT Alf Holland (Later ZL2RR) April 1948 George Cutfield (Later ZL2AIO) M McLean ZL2ADY* M Elder ZL2AFE* *Out-of-town Collegiate School students made ‘honorary members’ whilst here.	July 1948 Eric Handley (Later ZL2AIT then ZL2JR/ZL1FV) September 1948 G Smith ZL2NK December 1948 Paul Bennett ZL2VV February 1949 J Cullen ZL2UI ex-Wgtn W Haynes ZL2QV ex Marton October 1949 Mr Jones! (Brian, Later ZL2AFW?) Merv Thomas (Later ZL2ADU/ZL1SK) April 1950 Brian Jones (Later ZL2AFW) Vic Cook (Later ZL2TLX/ZL2BRV) November 1950 Craig Mills ZL2ADG (Later ZL1 /ZL2MD) -ex PNth V Townsend ZL2ACW -ex Npr December 1950 Mr Jack Ragan ZL2AOM (later VR2AZ/ZL2AXC) July 1951 Charlie Shennan ZL2HS -ex Wgtn August 1951 Ken Bennett ZL2ANU Tim Shirtcliffe ZL2ANO October 1952 Rev F.Bill Chaney ZL2AKM

Wanganui Amateur Radio Club Membership Listing

It is most unfortunate that there is no membership records available pre 1961. The listing below is made up solely from mentions in the Club’s early days’ meeting minutes. The minutes mentioned the calls of 13 of the 17 licensed amateurs at the inaugural meeting. As an educated guess, the remaining licensed attendees would have been the four amateurs mentioned in the June 1946 minutes. Six ‘prospective” amateurs were also in attendance at that inaugural meeting. Most of the named Non-Transmitting Members have been ignored unless I could link an eventual call-sign to them or they were part of a Committee.

This listing is based on fact and not fading memories. Most dates are when many were welcomed to the Club: Some when their callsign suddenly started appearing in the minutes!

May 1946:
Alec Rennie       ZL2AR
Charlie Berry     ZL2BY
Ken Lambert       ZL2BR
L Barnes          ZL2PJ
Harry Ford        ZL2SQ
Errol Haywood     ZL2RY
   (resigned in July on 
shifting to Auk - ZL1DG)
Jack Ensoll       ZL2SY
E Gibbs           ZL2RW
Brian McLean      ZL2HM
Peter Stevens
           (Later ZL2AS)
Alf Whitehead   
Frank Hoy         ZL2QF
Bernie Dawes      ZL2SE
Barney O’Leary    ZL2MF
Frank Wiggens     ZL2MW
June 1946
Lloyd McGahan     ZL2QG
Norm Hopper
    (ex-ZL2GH QSL Print)
Bill Turner       ZL2RR
Don Chisholm      ZL2JA
W Bennett         ZL2VT 
July 1946
Roy Johnson       ZL2MO
Ian Wallace       ZL2VK 
August 1946
Laurie Cannons    ZL2CM
Eric Holst        ZL2CO
September 1946
Ray Lee    (Later ZL2AFF)
Alan Shearer
           (Later ZL2ADS)
October 1946
E Johnstone       
Harry Marchant
           (Later ZL2ABN)

November 1946
Hugh Millward     ZL2KN
December 1946
Laurie Hartwell
           (Later ZL2SY)
Miss Joyce Rennie
March 1947
Kelvin Thomas
           (Later ZL2AFD)
April 1947
Don Sutherland
           (Later ZL2AJL)
July 1947
Roger Claridge    ZL2CL
August 1947
Strath Davis
           (Later ZL2AAJ)
October 1947
N Cornick         ZL2CG
Mrs Sutherland
November 1947
Bruce Barkman     ZL2AAJ
December 1947
C Sutherland      ZL2ACM
February 1948
Ian Kerr          ZL2AFR
              (ex-ZL1SK)
Ray Neil Ex Pres DX Club
March 1948
J Hill            ZL2AFH
Jim Brown         ZL2ACT
Alf Holland
           (Later ZL2RR)
April 1948
George Cutfield
           (Later ZL2AIO)
M McLean          ZL2ADY*
M Elder           ZL2AFE*
*Out-of-town Collegiate 
School students made 
‘honorary members’
whilst here.

July 1948
Eric Handley
           (Later ZL2AIT     
       then ZL2JR/ZL1FV)
September 1948
G Smith           ZL2NK
December 1948
Paul Bennett      ZL2VV
February 1949
J Cullen          ZL2UI
                 ex-Wgtn
W Haynes          ZL2QV
               ex Marton
October 1949
Mr Jones!
   (Brian, Later ZL2AFW?)
Merv Thomas
    (Later ZL2ADU/ZL1SK)

April 1950
Brian Jones 
           (Later ZL2AFW)
Vic Cook
    (Later ZL2TLX/ZL2BRV)
November 1950
Craig Mills       ZL2ADG
       (Later ZL1 /ZL2MD)
                -ex PNth
V Townsend        ZL2ACW
                 -ex Npr
December 1950
Mr Jack Ragan     ZL2AOM
     (later VR2AZ/ZL2AXC)
July 1951
Charlie Shennan   ZL2HS
               -ex Wgtn
August 1951
Ken Bennett       ZL2ANU
Tim Shirtcliffe   ZL2ANO
October 1952
Rev F.Bill Chaney ZL2AKM