80 metres Counties Contest

The Irish Radio Transmitters Society 80 metres Counties Contest, held on New Year's Day, was well supported in Ireland and overseas.

The later start and finish time designed to encourage more
overseas participation was generally welcomed by all
participants.

Being a counties contest, the rarer counties were in great demand. All counties, with the possible exception of Kildare were active for some part of the contest, although some counties, such as Sligo, Kerry and Cavan, appeared to have been activated only briefly.

Most of the activity was on SSB, with only a few counties being heard on CW.

All participants are encouraged to submit logs - these should be sent to "contests2008 at irts dot ie"

Source: IRTS