Well All after months of promising we are now able to offer an intermediate Course and Exam to be held over 2 weekends and a Wednesday evening at the Shack in Ballasalla.The dates in Question are Saturday and Sunday 22nd and 23rd of September 09:00 to 17:00,Wednesday the 26th September 19:00 to 20:30 and Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September 09:00 to 17:00 . The exam will be on the Sunday.If you in treated please email iomars@manx.net so we can complete a list and send you the details with costs.
IOMARS weekly meetings cancelled until after TT
Due to the difficulties of travel over the TT period we have decided not to hold club evening meetings at the shack in Ballasalla . Back again straight after TT 2018.
More Foundation Success
Congratulations to our 2 candidates tonight David Thornley and Tyrone Smith look forward to hearing you both on the air soon. Big thanks you to Dan (GD0VIK) and John (GD0TFG) for invigilating and to all members who have helped along the way .
Manx repeater information
Manx repeater supporters…..
Just to keep you all updated, I have today paid the annual insurance premium of £70 for the seven Manx repeaters namely GB3GD, GB3IM-C, GB3IM-R, GB3IM-S, GB3IM-P, GB7CA, GB7BR.
This insurance is primarily for 3rd party risks.
This is one of the ways the IOMARS support our repeater keeper David Osborn GD4HOZ.
Andy GD1MIP IOMARS Treasurer.
Calling all intermediates who want their full licence
Calling all intermediate licence holders, we are intending to start a course for the full licence exam to be led by Richard Baker GD8EXI . To get things started and if you are interested we invite you to attend the Club Shack this Wednesday from 19:00 hours . The address is Scout Hall, Mill Road, Ballasalla, Isle of Man, IM9 2EG. Please feel free to come member or not and we can get the course and exam organised. Any issues please feel free to email iomars@manx.net or gd6afb@connectaphone.co.uk
Foundation Exam
All We are running another foundation exam on 16th of May 2018 at 18:30 at the shack in Ballasalla. The practicals can be done at anytime over the next 2 weeks.However if you want to take part in the exam I need your applications with me by no later than midnight 26th of April 2018. Forms can be obtained form here and my email address is gd6afb@connectaphone.co.uk.
Foundation Exam
After last nights meeting at the shack we will be running an exam only in 3 weeks time on 18/04/2018. Some have been doing the online course and as this has finished have requested the exam. Candidates need to pass the practical which we will be running with Club nights at the shack the next 2 wednesdays starting 04/04/2018. TO enable this under the new RSGB rules I need to get those interested registered by the 4th. To do this I need the attached application form completing and returning to me no later than 10:00 03/04/2018. The cost will be £37.5 and cheques should be made payable to IOMARS. This covers the exam, cost of the hall and membership of the IOMARS until the next AGM in December.You can drop forms and cheques to either 10 Hope Street , Douglas, IM1 1AQ or Newhaven, Mill Road, Ballasalla, IM9 2EG. (opposite the shack) If you have any questions or want to pay electronically please either email me gd6afb@connectaphone.co.uk or call 07624 475339.
70Mhz 4m contest. Sunday 25th February 2018 10am till 12 noon.
http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2018&contest=4mcumulatives&seq=1
Don’t forget. This Sunday the 4m RSGB contest, 10:00 to 12:00 hours.
Go on, give it a try and add your score to the IOMARS total.
IOMARS 6th Place in RSGB AFS Contest
IOMARS members took place in the RSGB AFS contest and secured 6th place out of a total of 56 team entries – good work and thanks to all who took part.
Matty
MD0MAN
70cm contest, Sunday 4th February 2018
Don’t forget. This Sunday the 70cm RSGB AFS contest. 9am till 1pm.
Go on, give it a try and add your score to the IOMARS total.
http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2018&contest=afs432MHz