Cyprus Amateur Radio Society
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| Abbreviation | ΟΡΚ |
|---|---|
| Motto | The amateur radio community of Cyprus |
| Formation | 1975[1] |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Advocacy, Education |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°09′09″N 33°21′05″E / 35.152393°N 33.351343°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
Region served | Cyprus |
Membership | 200 |
Official language | Greek, English |
President | Nestor Jacovides 5B4AHZ |
| Affiliations | International Amateur Radio Union |
Budget | €35,000 |
| Website | cyhams.org |
| Remarks | callsign: 5B4CY |
The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (in Greek, Όμιλος Ραδιοερασιτεχνών Κύπρου - ΟΡΚ) is a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Cyprus. The society was founded in April 1975. The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society represents the interests of Cyprus amateur radio operators before national, European, and international telecommunications regulatory authorities.[1] The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society is the national member society representing Cyprus in the International Amateur Radio Union.[2]
Key membership benefits of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society include the sponsorship of amateur radio operating awards and radio contests, and a QSL bureau for those members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operators in other countries.[3]
The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society is governed by a President, a General Secretary, a General Treasurer, four elected members, and one representative from each district section, serving for a period of one year.[4]
Activities[edit]
- The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society organizes the national Field Day on the first full weekend of September and issues awards to participating Cyprus amateur radio stations.
- The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society is active in emergency radio communications (EmComm) in cooperation with local radio clubs and societies under the name CARES or Cyprus Amateur Radio Emergency Services (Template:Langx).[5]
- The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society maintains a nationwide network of voice repeaters and packet radio digipeaters throughout Cyprus, as well as a small number of radio propagation beacons.
- The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society prepares and delivers lessons to persons interested in becoming radio amateurs, while aiding those who prefer self-study.
- Member further training and development seminars.
Mentions in the press[edit]
73 Magazine (September 1983): “The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society, a member of the IARU, besides other activities, runs a QSL bureau which is very conscientious but also very slow, through no fault of its own…”[6]
73 Magazine (November 1983) page 76: “For many years, the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society has been running experimental transmitters as beacons for the study of radio-wave propagation.”[7]
The Cyprus Amateur Radio Society supported English school students in communicating with the International Space Station. [8] This event was covered by many media resources:
Radio (including English subtitles):
TV:
Ant1 evening main news[9] Sigma evening main news[10]
Newspaper:
Politis article, Sunday, 21 Jan 2018[11]
Online media:
Sigmalive[12] Cyprus Mail[13] Alpha news[14] Ant1 IWO[15] i-eidisi.com[16] dialogos.com.cy[17]
External links[edit]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cyprus Amateur Radio Society. [1] official website. Retrieved Jun. 24, 2011.
- ↑ International Amateur Radio Union (2008). "Member Societies". Retrieved Jun. 15, 2020.
- ↑ IARU QSL Bureaus update 2020-05-18
- ↑ Cyprus Amateur Radio Society Constitution update 2006-10-01
- ↑ CARES procedures
- ↑ CARES 73 Magazine (September 1983) page 72
- ↑ CARES 73 Magazine (November 1983) page 76
- ↑ The English School Reaches out to Touch Space
- ↑ Ant1 evening main news
- ↑ Sigma evening main news
- ↑ Politis article, Sunday, 21 Jan 2018
- ↑ Sigmalive
- ↑ Cyprus Mail
- ↑ Alpha news live
- ↑ Ant1 IWO
- ↑ i-eidisi.com
- ↑ dialogos.com.cy
