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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday January 22nd 2006
IRTS AGM 2006
Preparations are well advanced for this years IRTS AGM, which 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.
For those wishing to stay in the hotel overnight, only double rooms are
available and these can only be booked through Dave EI4BZ on 087-6290574 at
a cost of 110 Euro per room with breakfast.
However, rooms are also available at the neighbouring Ibis Hotel at a cost
of 59 Euro for a single room and 69 Euro for a double room. Breakfast costs
8.50 Euro 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 Euro for
a single and 85 Euro for a double room including a full Irish Breakfast. The
telephone number here is 021-4821499. 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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Limerick Rally
The Limerick Radio Club would like to remind all of their upcoming Rally.
It will be held in the Greenhills Hotel, Ennis Rd, Limerick on Sunday 12th
March. Icom UK have confirmed attendance and will have the IC7000 ,
IC756Pro3 and IC7800 on display. The club is presently in negotiation with
several other suppliers. The first of the raffle prizes has already been
secured and it is a DSP Speaker from BHI UK. Anybody interested in a table
or simply needing further information feel free to contact Paul EI6FE on
061 360122.
Further news will be forthcoming as soon as we have it. Members of LRC are
looking forward to a successful rally and meeting all our old friends
again.
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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 3.00 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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Theory Classes in Mayo
Theory classes will commence in Co. Mayo in the next few weeks. The
classes will be held in Ballyvary on Saturdays. Anyone wishing to
participate should contact Terry Ebdon on 087 130 8560 immediately.
The classes are organised by The Mayo Radio Experimenters Network.
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Theory Examination
Wednesday afternoon last saw a new chapter in the history of amateur radio
in EI with the first theory examination using the new multiple choice
question format being held at the ComReg offices in Dublin. Nineteen
candidates from fourteen different counties sat the examination. Two of
these candidates were from Northern Ireland. This number, together with the
14 candidates who sat an essay type examination last June shows that there
is a demand for licences and it is clear that most of the candidates
studied on their own for these examinations. The examination comprised 60
multiple choice questions in three main sections and the time allowed was
two hours. All candidates finished well within the allocated time.
The holding of this examination was the culmination of a long process of
discussion and negotiation between the IRTS and ComReg so as to ensure that
arrangements for the examination for an Experimenter's Licence would be on
a firm footing for the future. The hard work and effort put into this
venture by a group of people in the Society paid off and it is intended for
the future to have examinations in January and June of each year in Dublin
and at other centres if the number of candidates requires it. It is hoped
now that the examination process is on a firm footing that Clubs throughout
the country will recommence classes for the licence examination.
The Society is working on a project, which we hope will be of assistance to
clubs in this regard. New entrants are the lifeblood of amateur radio and
we cannot afford to be complacent about the importance of attracting
newcomers. We hope that those who sat the examination during the week will
shortly be airing their new EI callsigns on the bands.
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80m Counties Contest
Listeners are reminded that the closing date for receipt of entries to the
inaugural 80m Counties Contest is Friday the 3rd of February 2006. Due to
the large number of entries already received, late entries will not be
accepted under any circumstances. Logs should be emailed to "contests at
irts dot ie". All logs received by email are acknowledged within 24 hours
of receipt, if you have not received an acknowledgement, please contact the
contest manager - Noel EI2JC by email at "contests at irts dot ie". Paper
logs may be sent IRTS PO Box 462 Dublin 9 or directly to EI2JC at QTHR,
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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.
****************
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 recently had its first meeting at the SMA hall in Wilton. A very
good number turned up which was very encouraging. New members always
welcome. The club meets 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 on
Wednesday the 22nd of February. 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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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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SuitSat
Now is the time to begin preparing your amateur radio station to receive
signals from SuitSat, the most unusual Amateur Radio satellite ever
orbited. SuitSat amateur radio equipment will be installed inside a
surplus Russian Orlan spacesuit. It will become an independently orbiting
satellite once it is deployed by the crew of the International Space
Station during an extravehicular activity, tentatively planned for February
2nd 2006.
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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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