EI80IRTS Certificate
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society was founded 1932
and we are proud to celebrate our 80th anniversary in
2012.
As part of the celebrations the Society will be
using the special callsign EI80IRTS. A special
certificate, available to all amateurs and SWLs, is
being offered to celebrate this occasion. Contact the
special call EI80IRTS during the period of January 1st,
2012 to December 31st, 2012.
Requirements: 2-way communication on Phone, CW or Digi modes on the HF
(1.8-28) and VHF (50-1200MHz) bands. Cross band QSO’s
will not be accepted for this award. Contacts made via
active earthbound reflectors, repeaters and EchoLink
will not be counted.
The certificate is available in
three levels:
a. Bronze - 3 different bands.
b. Silver - 5 different bands.
c. Gold - 8 different bands.
Applicants should submit a
list showing the date and time you worked or heard
EI80IRTS, plus frequency and mode. QSL cards are not
required. The declared QSO’s will be cross-checked
for validity based on the logs of EI80IRTS.
The
application fee is €5 or $US7. Thos EI2JD will be
the manager for this award. Send applications to:
Thos Caffrey, The Slip, Clogherhead, Co. Louth,
Ireland.
At the same time, please send an e-mail to
contestmanager /at/ irts / dot/ ie to inform him
that you sent your application by mail.
IRTS members
and affiliated clubs are invited to take part in the
celebrations. If you or your club would like to
activate EI80IRTS, you can contact Co-ordinators Ger
McNamara EI4GXB at ei4gxb/ at/ gmail / dot/com or
087 2532512 or Thos Caffrey EI2JD at thoscaffrey
/at/ hotmail/ dot/com for details.
A very attractive certificate for working EI80IRTS is
sponsored by Dundalk Amateur Radio Society, and details
can be seen at
http://www.ei7dar.com/ei80irts.html
Irish Radio Transmitters Society website
http://www.irts.ie
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