It is with great regret that I have to advise that the special event station has been cancelled. The commissioners have changed their mind and now do not want to put the chosen antenna on the town hall. I apologise to any person this will involve, after six months of planning I share your disapointment but it is completely out of the control of the IOMARS.
We have applied to Ofcom for a change of venue on the NOV, if this is allowed we will operate as a field station. Please watch this space.
Andy Morgan GD1MIP, Secretary IOMARS. 05/11/2013.
The Star of India was built at the Ramsey ship yard in 1863, it was launched as the Euterpe, a full-rigged iron windjammer ship. After a full career sailing from Great Britain to India and New Zealand, she became a salmon hauler on the Alaska to California route. The vessel was retired in 1926 and was restored1962–63, it is now a seaworthy museum ship at the Maritime museum of San Diego, USA. The vessel is the oldest ship still sailing regularly and also the oldest iron-hulled merchant ship still floating.
The society have been asked by the Ramsey town commissioners to assist in communication with the San Diego museum over the weekend of 09th-11th November 2013, whilst both Ramsey and San Diego hold civic events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of it’s launch. Various methods will be used including, Skype, UHF & echolink and HF.
The station is being operated with the assistance and cooperation of our friends at the Star Of India Amateur Radio Club, San Diego USA (callsign NS6OI) http://www.sdmaritime.org/star-of-india/
Operating from Ramsey town hall with the kind permission of the town Commissioners (Council). The station will be on air between 08/11/2013 and 15/11/2013, particular activity times will be 09th, 10th & 11th 16:00-23:00 hrs UTC. If you can offer your services during this time in any capacity please contact Andy Morgan (tel 412 711) as soon as practicable.
Hi Andy
My sincere thanks to you and the team that have been organising this station for the past TWO YEARS. I am deeply sorry that your best endeavours have been thwarted by by the very peole we were in fact helping as they didn’t have a clue about Skype, radio or any other form of communication. It is only down to your initiatives that they are actually in touch with the guys in San Diego!!
I am at a loss as to why they pulled the plug on us at the eleventh hour when everything had been arranged well in advance. My only comments are that any positive press that comes from the Commissioners talking to the Star is down to what you and the team strived to set up in the first place, and not the efforts of the Commissioners.
I will still listen out on the radio for the Star operators, whether I can work them from home will be another matter.
Many thanks for all your efforts, and I’m sorry that on this occassion they have been in vain. There will be other times when you triumph I’m sure 🙂
Best 73
Dave 2D0YLX