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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday January 15th 2006
IRTS AGM 2006
This years IRTS AGM is being held on Sunday April 23rd at the Vienna Woods
Hotel in Cork and is being hosted by Cork Radio Club. The weekend will
follow the usual format with a dinner on the Saturday night, a rally on
Sunday and the Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday afternoon.
The Vienna Woods Hotel is located on the eastern side of Cork City just
off the Glanmire roundabout at the city side of Glanmire village.
It is a unique 50 bedroom luxury hotel, originally an 18th Century country
house, set in 20 acres of mature woodland with excellent facilities and
secure parking. For those wishing to stay overnight, only double rooms
are available at the hotel and these can only be booked through Dave EI4BZ
on 087-6290574. However, rooms are also available at the neighbouring
Ibis Hotel at a cost of ?59.00 for a single room and ?69.00 for a double
room. Breakfast costs ?8.50. The telephone number for the Ibis Hotel is
021-4354354. Rooms are also available at the nearby John Barleycorn Hotel
at a cost of ?45.00 for a single and ?85.00 for a double room including a
full Irish Breakfast. The telephone number here is 021-4821499.
For day trippers, breakfast will be available at the Vienna Woods Hotel
until 11:00 and light refreshments will be available in the bar area from
early morning. A carvery lunch will also be available at the venue. Those
wishing to bring the XYL for the day should note that the new Mahon Point
shopping centre is only minutes away through the Jack Lynch Tunnel.
Enquiries to Finbarr EI1CS on 021-4346622 or Dave EI4BZ on 087-6290574.
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Coolmine Rally
The annual Phoenix Radio Club Rally will be held on Sunday February 26th at
the Coolmine Community School in Blanchardstown and not as originally
planned on the 12th of February.
All enquiries to Tony on 01-8252074 or 087-2439997
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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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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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Cork Radio Club
The Club had its first meeting this year on Monday last at the SMA hall in
Wilton. A very good number turned up which was very encouraging.
A discussion was held about activities for the coming months.
Next Monday night we will have a presentation by Frank Ei6EVB on producing
electro magnetic energy using simple components. Frank will illustrate his
demonstration with a few simple parts.
New members always welcome. We meet in Room 4 of SMA Hall Wilton at 8.pm
every Monday
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
The Annual General Meeting of South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will take
place at 8.00 p.m. in the Roanmore Centre, Cleaboy Road, Waterford.
Notification and agendas will be sent out to members in the coming weeks.
All members are asked to attend and visitors are welcome.
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ComReg
The next Radio Theory Examination will take place this coming 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 £10 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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UHF weekend Jan 14-15 on ISS (Sundays News Only)
This weekend (January 14th and 15th), Bill McArthur plans to operate on the
UHF band exclusively. It is his desire to work all continents on the UHF
band from the International Space Station.
The frequency he will be using will be 437.55 simplex. Due to the high
Doppler effect on this band, it will be necessary to operate split
frequencies for most of the pass.
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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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