Lesh yeearreeyn share son y Nollick as y Vlein Noa.
With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
The next club meeting will be at Ballasalla on Wednesday 8th January 2020.
For Sale: Mini VNA
For sale is a Mini VNA, it covers 0-250MHz.
This item has seen very little use with the owner, hence the reason it is up for sale. The VNA comes complete with original box.
Asking price is £175.
Contact Godfrey, GD4EIP on 07624 413036
2019 IOMARS AGM
The society will be holding it’s annual general meeting on Tuesday 10th December 2019 at the Sea cadet hall, Tromode Road, Tromode. The meeting will start at 8pm.
During the meeting we will discuss the last years radio based activities, plan for next year, and elect a committee. Light refreshments will be served.
Please note that any person may attend the meeting. However votes may only be cast by current (year 2019) members.
If you wish to discuss any matters prior to the meeting or wish to be considered for election to any post please contact me via this email address or personally at club meetings.
Thank you, Andy Morgan GD1MIP
info@iomars.im
Secretary IOMARS
Web site – https://iomars.im
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/iomars/
Scout Jota – Saturday 19th October 2019
On Saturday 19th December 2019. We will operate a Jota station for the benefit of the 5th Douglas scout group.
This will operate between 10am and 1pm at the TT grandstand.
Richard Kissack 2D0WFK is part of the team at this scout group and has been instrumental in making the arrangements.
IOMARS members are be invited to attend and assist in setting up and running the station.
A work party will meet at 8am that morning to assemble the station/s.
Please comment below or email info@iomars.im, if you can attend and for what period.
Thank you.
Isle of Man Trades Exhibition – 1955.
For Sale IC7610
Icom IC7610 for sale.
This radio comes with it’s original box and an unused microphone.
The asking price is £2500.
Contact Godfrey, GD4EIP on 07624 413036
IOMARS Club Constitution
A copy of the IOMARS Club Constitution can be found here.
This should be read and understood by all current and potential club members.
WSJT-X 2.1 RC5 released
WSJT-X 2.1 RC5, the first one to support JT4 contesting mode has now been released for download.
The home page for the software is here: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
Direct download for Windows: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-2.1.0-rc5-win64.exe
New experimental digital mode, FT4 for digital contesting.
Introduction: FT4 is an experimental digital mode designed specifically for radio contesting. Like FT8, it uses fixed-length transmissions, structured messages with formats optimized for minimal QSOs, and strong forward error correction. But with 6 second sequences.
Further information regarding this new mode is attached.
General relaese of WSJT-X RC5 thats supports this mode will be on the 29th April 2019.
https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/digital-modes/18116-new-ft4-wsjt-protocol
JS8 QSO Party
When:
Saturday, 13 April 2019
Where:
All Amateur bands, HF, VHF, & UHF
Organizer:
kn4crd@gmail.com
Description:
The JS8 QSO Party is a chance to get on the air with JS8 and make some contacts every month. Whether you like a quick exchange or a long rag-chew, this event is for you. We have a lot of great, patient operators in the group, so the environment should be very welcoming!
The event will be held monthly on the Second Saturday of the month (unless the schedule is modified for a particular event). Each month will have a theme or goal.
April 2019: Hey Ponzi! Get On The Air!
The April JS8 QSO Party happens shortly after the 1.0 release of JS8. Let’s use this as an opportunity to help other operators get on the air with JS8!
Q: What does this mean? Are there points involved?
A: For every QSO you make during the event, you get 1 point. For every QSO made by a station you recruited to get on the air with JS8, they get 2 points and you get 2 points.
Q: What is the exchange?
A: SNR, QTH, Your name and the Callsign of the operator who recruited you to JS8 (if any).
Q: Since there are points involved, is this a contest?
A: No. The rules are made up and the points don’t matter. This is solely a fun opportunity to get on the air and make a bunch of contacts using JS8.
Remember, JS8 QSO Party events are not contests, so all amateur bands are open for use. Now might be the time to break out your 30m delta loop or 17m hamstick or 12m bed springs!
Sticking to the theme is nice, but remember that with JS8 we have the freedom of free-text. So, feel free to QSY toward a clear frequency and talk about anything you want.