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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday January 8th 2006
EI DXpedition to Southern Africa 2007
The December issue of Echo Ireland carried a request for expressions of
interest from members who would like to take part in a DXpedition to
various countries in Southern Africa in 2007. If there is sufficient
interest then initial planning will commence next month with a view to the
expedition taking place in Spring 2007 as part of the IRTS 75th Jubilee
celebrations. Contact Paul EI2CA if you wish to be put on the list for
further information by emailing him to "paul at comma dot ie" or telephone
087-2523908.
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80 Metre Counties Contest
The IRTS 80 metre Counties Contest which took place last Monday and was a
great success.
While most counties, North and South, were well represented in the contest,
a number of counties with a relatively large number of licensed amateurs,
were heard only very occasionally: these rare counties included Donegal,
Wexford, Kerry and Kildare. Considering the time of year, there was a good
turnout of portable stations, with at least 5 counties activated by
portable stations, these being Wicklow, Mayo, Kilkenny, Tipperary and
Offaly.
We look forward to running the contest again next year.
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2005 IOTA Contest Results
Provisional results for the 2005 IOTA Contest have now been published.
These results show a strong performance by a number of Irish stations,
including first place in the "Expeditions" section by the Bere Island Group
EJ2MT, which was formed from members of the East Cork Radio Group and the
Bristol Contest Group. Results for the EI and EJ stations are available on
the IRTS web site www.irts.ie, which also includes a link to the full
provisional results.
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Tipperary Amateur Radio Group
The next meeting of the Tipperary Amateur Radio Group will be held this
coming Thursday, the 12th of January 2006 in Raheen House hotel, Clonmel at
8 p.m.
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Cork Radio Club
As extensive renovations will be underway in the New Year at Wilton Park
House, it will not be possible to have any meetings there for some time to
come.
The committee is endeavoring to find alternative accommodation for meetings
and would be grateful for any suggestions. The club will keep members
posted of any developments.
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Squares table 2005
Could everyone who supported the VHF/UHF squares table during the past year
send in their final updates for 2005 before the end of January. Some good
square scores were achieved on 6 meters this year even though conditions
were poor. If you have not sent in a score during 2005, you can still do
so.
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IRTS 4 and 6 metre Shields
The 4 Metre and 6 Metre shields will be presented to the leading 4 and 6
Metre operators at this years I.R.T.S. AGM. This competition is run on a
calendar year basis from the 1st of January 2005 to the 31st of December
2005. The scoring will be calculated as follows; Unique contacts
multiplied by the Maidenhead locator squares multiplied by DXCC. All modes
count. Could anyone interested in this competition please send their 2005
logs to the Contest Manager, Noel Walsh "ei2jc at hotmail dot com".
Only unique contacts count. For example, if you make contact with a
particular station say 5 times during the year, you can only claim this as
1 QSO. Squares mean; IO51, JO63 KM78 etc., not IO51aa, IO51cd etc. It is
hoped that everyone can send in a log, It's easier for those that have
computer logs as it takes all the hard work out of counting squares &
unique QSO's, however all logs would be appreciated.
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ComReg
The next Radio Theory Examination will take place on Wednesday January the
18th at 2 p.m. in the ComReg offices, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey St.,
Dublin 1. A sample question paper is available on the IRTS web site at
www.irts.ie.
The full ComReg document No. 05/89 is available on the ComReg website
www.comreg.ie under Consultations. IRTS is pleased that most of the
points raised in its submission have been accepted by ComReg and
incorporated into the amended document. This will change the licensing
practice in 2006.
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Morse Proficiency Assessments
Morse Proficiency assessments will be held in Greystone Community Centre,
Ballycraigy Road, Antrim on Saturday the 29th of April 2006 commencing at
1:30 p.m.
These assessments are open to anyone with an interest in Morse and will be
offered at speeds of 5, 12 and 20 words per minute. Other speeds may be
available upon request. A small charge of œ10 Sterling is levied to cover
the costs incurred in running the scheme, this being payable on the day.
If you are interested in taking a proficiency assessment please contact Jim
Henry, GI0DVU no later than Wednesday the 19th of April 2006 by telephone on
048 9266 2270 or by e-mail to jim dot henry at ntlworld dot com.
Two certificates are awarded to those who successfully complete the
assessment, one being presented locally by the Morse Proficiency Team,
whilst the other comes from the RSGB in Potters Bar.
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Rally News
The Coolmine Rally will take place on Sunday February the 12th at the
Coolmine Community School.
The 2006 Oldham rally in the UK has had to be cancelled. The rally
organisers have passed on this information as there is not enough time to
get it in to the regular publications and there is a number of EI and GI
amateurs who regularly attend this rally.
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Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club
The Lough Erne Amateur Radio Clubs 25th Annual Radio Show will take place in
the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, on Sunday the 23rd of April 2006. Doors
open at 12 Noon and Admission is œ3.00 or 5.00 Euro. There is generous car
parking space and refreshments on site. There is a Bring & Buy stand with
no fees. There will be traders big & small selling Amateur Radio gear,
components, electronics, computer components and various new, surplus and
second-hand equipment. UK traders are expected.
Usual large attendance from North and South is expected as the club returns
to the familiar venue. For information on accommodation or trade stand
space contact Alan Gault GI6PYP on 07771 811484\028 6634 1108, "alan dot r
dot gault@homecall dot co dot uk" or Herbie Graham GI6JPO on 028 6638 7761.
Call early to avoid disappointment.
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Items for inclusion in next weeks Radio News should be forwarded to Mark
Wall, EI7IS at QTHR or by phone to 051 853806 or 087 6302026. Items for
the radio news can also be faxed to 087 5 6302026. News should be
submitted via e-mail to "news at irts dot ie" for automatic forwarding to
both the radio and printed news services. Please note that items for the
radio news should reach the editor no later than midday on Fridays.
Best 73 from John, Sysop @ EI3DIB.#TIPP.IRL.EU
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