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Deputy Chairman : Michael Ben-Tovim 4X6PZ
Treasurer : Ricardo Boskovoinic 4Z5BR
Co-opted official: Ron Carmel 4X6YJ (He is not a council member but will assist the Vaad)
Legal Adviser : Eitan Haberman 4Z7EEE (He is not a council member but will assist the Vaad)
Secretary : Yechiel Amir 4X6YA , assisted by Orly Sela 4X6WM
Liaison to the Ministry of Communications : Yaacov Sela 4X6WP and Nimrod Lindner 4Z4PE
Repeaters: Itzik Merkado 4X6ZH and Israel Berko 4X1OM
Social events and Inventory : Paul Gross 4X6UU
Digital Communication : Tidhar Teucher 4Z5CA and Doron Lindner 4Z4PE
Attached to the Vaad were two members Ahron Kirschner 4X1AT for assistant to Foreign Affairs and 4Z9ACF who will be the coordinator to the hams in the South of the country.
Then, before scores of other members of IARC members were reinstated in the various positions in which they've served over a long time, the new honorary president and chairman emeritus, 4X6KJ Joseph Obstfeld, began a series of welcome speeches. Joseph, first of all handed the chairman's gavel, engraved with the new chairman's name and call. He wished the Eli Stern much luck while pointing out that 8 years, he headed the IARC were certainly enough and he was happy to hand the hammer over to Eli. He hopes to be a god president to the IARC.
This was the opportunity for the outgoing honorary president Yankele Yitzhaki 4X1AH to express his thanks to all the members of IARC for the confidence in him for the over 10 years he had held that post and extended his best wishes to his successor. He pointed out that the Vaad is looks most promising, many of its members are professionals that should know how to 'work' because that is most important for the body which is composed entirely from volunteers. Professionals should know how to deal well with the donations received from by the authorities for the benefit of all members.
Tuvia Greengroz 4X4GT pointed out that this would be an important year of the IARC because the this was its 50th .
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It is worthwhile to point out that this net is nearing the completion of its second decade. It's inceptor was Naftali 4Z4RM who faithfully for years kept it going weekly as "Gal HaTsafon" (the Northern Wave). For many years there was a 40 metre relay to afford national coverage, but alas this became erratic due to the need for manual operation a volunteering HF station. The net was originated on the Haifa repeater and, due to the characteristics of VHF propagation, could not be heard much further south than Tel-Aviv.
Although the move to other repeaters has irked a few Haifa amateurs (who remain within the coverage are of the net), it would seem that the change is much for the better and will in little time meet acceptance by all. Judging by their record, there is little doubt that the IARC repeater crew will expand the linking of repeaters, so that there will not be a ham in the country who won't be able to participate in the Net.
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He would like to get the Amateur Radio classes into the schools. Commercial firms, who are interested in the advancement of the youngsters, should sponsor the courses. The IARC should get a cadre of tutors who should be the lecturers.
Eli Stern also wants to establish a smooth working Emergency Communication group. Many times this had been proposed by previous councils in the past but never been accomplished. With the energy brought by Eli to the Vaad it has a god chance to become reality. At least four Field days will be planned or the running year. One of the has already a fixed date. A Field Day will be held on the 22nd of October 1997 at the Silent Key Forest. After many years of neglect, Short Wave Listeners should get much more attention. They are the future of Amateur Radio and therefore should get our unlimited aid.
To keep the momentum, and not to wait for another month to discuss his proposals, the next meeting was already scheduled for Monday the 24th of March. So you see - the matters are on the move!
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In one 24 hour period, Ministry of Communications inspectors closed down the same pirate broadcaster TWICE (!!), each time confiscating the transmitter and associated equipment. An unofficial report says that there are more than a hundred illegal broadcasters operating in Israel in the FM broadcast-band. Their poorly-constructed transmitters spew out all kinds of emissions, often interrupting the airport control tower's communications, which could effect a tragedy, Heaven forbid. It seems that this time the Ministry of Communications is getting tough with them, but alas, only time will tell.
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Tidhar 4Z5AC gave a lecture to the hams attending at the IARC offices, demonstrating a connection to the Internet via Packet Radio. Arieh 4X4OA borrowed for us from Motorola a projector working straight from the computer's screen. Anyone with ideas for future lectures is requested to get in touch with Tuvia 4X4GT or Ziv 4X1UK. A paid amateur radio instructor is needed for a school near the IARC's offices in Tel-Aviv. Details are available from 4X4OA or 4X1UK. Operators holding at least a Class "B" licence (who will receive monetary compensation for their time) are needed for the station at the National Science Museum on Mount Carmel. They must be able to demonstrate and explain radio contacts with an aim to bring visitors at the museum closer to the hobby. Contact Ziv Tal at 03-6741536.
73 de Ron, Joe and Ahron
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(The first address is generally the most reliable as long as I continue to pay the server, the second works through the 4X Packet-Internet Gateway, which is back up and running at this time, but is not guaranteed as 100% reliable, due to the fallabilty of the national Packet system.)
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This page was edited by
Yossi Sharon 4X1BQ, Nov 1996.
Thanks to
Ron Gang 4X1MK
who
helped with this page.