REMEMBER it is club night on Friday 11th January at the usual place. It is the FIRST of 2019 so hope you can all make a massive effort to make this a bumper club attendance. It will be fantastic to see you all, regulars, new faces and those who have not been for a while at club night and show that you are still supporting our great club
Thorntree INN, (Lounge Bar),
High Street, Cockenzie, Port Seton. EH32 0DQ
From 19:00 till late

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Our Club financial year (runs from January to December) and if you would like to donate towards the clubs running costs, which is £24 a year then there are different ways to do it.
• Pay via the Paypal Link on the club website (If paying this way then make it £25 to cover the Paypal costs, thanks
• Donation of £2 at every club night
• Donation at any time.
Many thanks in advance for supporting the club it is so much appreciated
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(1) Date – ANY DAY BETWEEN THE 6th JANUARY and the 12th JANUARY
(2) Time 00:00 to 23:59 Local Time
(3) Modes SSB /FM / CW/ AM/ Data
(4) Bands 1.8, 3.5, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28, 50, 70, 144, 432 & 1296MHz
(5) Power As per your licence
Full=400W, Intermediate=50W and Foundation=10W
(6) Your Locator World Wide Locator (WWL) i.e. IO85MX
(7) Eligible Entrants Open to anyone who wishes to take part
(8) Transmit Exchange Report (RST)
(9) Receive Exchange Report plus Contacts WWL
(10) Closing Date for the Logs is Wednesday, 16^th JANUARY 2019
(11) Blank Log Sheet (CPSARC ACTIVITY DAY LOG SHEET ENTRY FORM) can be downloaded from Club
**PLEASE USE LATEST ENTRY FORM AS WILL HELP ENORMOUSLY,
2019-ACTIVITY-DAY-LOGSHEET V1.8
or
ACTIVITY DAY LOG SHEET BASIC
**Note it is not mandatory but it helps me, THANKS **
Website http://cpsarc.com/downloads/
(12) Return Logs to Bob Glasgow GM4UYZ,
7 Castle Terrace,
Port Seton,
Prestonpans,
East Lothian,
EH32 0EE
Email: gm4uyz@cpsarc.com
(13) QSO’s not Eligible Any HF/VHF/UHF QSO’s via a repeater or satellite do not count
(14) Full Rules can be found at http://cpsarc.com/downloads/ in file “2019 Monthly Activity Day Rules.docx
Aim:
The aim of the event is to get on the air and work as many stations that you can in the allotted time period plus at the same time have some fun. As previous it offers more flexibility and allows you to choose what day you can operate on during the chosen week.
** REMEMBER YOU CAN USE THE SAME LOG ENTRIES FOR**
**THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VIC GM4GGF TROPHY AWARD** 

New club Trophies have been created in memory of one of the club’s founder members and club stalwart Bob Purves GM4IKT who died in 2017.

It was at a request from Bob to create a Trophy to try and encourage new licensees to go on the air and make QSO’s. The idea that we came up with was put to Bob before he passed away and he just loved it. It is working all the Italian Call Sign Prefix’s …. Bob just loved working Italians …..NOT. if you know what I mean.

Italy for us here in Scotland is a relative easy country to contact so there shouldn’t be any bother making  a QSO with any Italian stations.

I decided that it will start on the 1^st January and run for the whole year. I missed the start of 2018 so that is the reason it is starting in 2019

In the end two trophies have been created:

• The BOB PURVES GM4IKT TROPHY
  • For those who received their licence in the last 3 years
  • Will be presented Annually
  • All Bands can be contacted
  • The Modes can be – CW, SSB or DATA

• The ITALIAN TROPHY
  • For all other amateurs who have been licensed from whenever…
  • Will be presented annually.
  • All Bands can be contacted
  • The Modes can be – CW, SSB or DATA

A full description of the rules and spreadsheets are in the club’s download section for both trophies – BOB PURVES GM4IKT and ITALIAN Trophy Rules – 2019 V1.0.docx

A copy of the spreadsheet to keep a track of the Italian prefixes contacted  on what Band and on what Mode – ITALIAN AREAS Tracking V2.0.xlsx

A copy of the spreadsheet updated as an example of what I did in 2018. Shows how you fill it out. – GM4UYZ 2018 – ITALIAN AREAS Tracking V2.0.xlsx

Copies also available to download from the club’s website – http://cpsarc.com/downloads/

I hope you will all take part in this in memory of Bob GM4IKT Table 6 Col

Talk by John MM0JXI – uBIX Transceiver
Fri 16th November 19:00 to 21:00

Talk is at:
Port Seton Community Centre
Resources Room 1
South Seton Park
Port Seton
EH32 0BQ

Starting at 19:00

Cost is £2 per head to cover the room hire, any excess will go into club funds

John MM0JXI is delivering a talk on the uBIX Transceiver. It will be a fascinating talk as John will no doubt take us through all the steps of its construction and setting up. Hopefully Cephas MM0INS who is also building the same kit will bring his along as well.
Hope many of you will try and turn up to what I think will be a fascinating talk.