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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday April 16th 2006
Silent Key
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Rex Harrison EI2CS on
Thursday last after a long illness. Our deepest sympathy to his wife and
family. May he rest in peace.
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EI Counties Contest
The IRTS 2 metres EI Counties Contest will take place on Easter Monday the
17th of April between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. local time. Rules are available in
the IRTS year book and on www.irts.ie. Lets hope for good WX and good VHF
conditions on the day.
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IRTS AGM 2006
The IRTS AGM weekend will take place over the coming Saturday and Sunday,
April 22nd and 23rd at the Vienna Woods Hotel in Glanmire just east of Cork
City. The hotel is off the road on the left-hand side between the old
Dunkettle roundabout and Glanmire Village.
The annual IRTS Dinner will be held on the Saturday night, starting at 2030
and tickets are still available from Dave EI4BZ on 087-62905764. One room
has become available at Vienna Woods and will be allocated on a first come
first served basis. Contact EI4BZ if interested.
The rally will be held on Sunday with all the usual traders in attendance.
For anyone travelling to the venue, breakfast will be available until 1100
in the dining room and light refreshments will be available in the bar. A
full carvery lunch will be served on the premises.
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 1430 and will be preceded by a
presentation to club representatives of the new CD course guide at 1315 in
the meeting room. Anybody interested in providing classes is welcome to
attend. Further information is available from Finbarr EI1CS on 021-4346622
or from Dave EI4BZ on 087-6290574.
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New Course Guide
A small group within the Society has been working on preparing a Course
Guide for the Radio Experimenter's Examination. The guide uses a web page
presentation on CD-ROM and contains a very detailed outline of all of the
topics included in the HAREC syllabus on which the multiple-choice
examination is based. The Guide is intended to assist individuals to
prepare for the examination or to act as a detailed template for those
organising classes. The Guide brings together in one source all of the
material necessary for the examination including all the Regulations,
National, International and CEPT.
Clubs have been written to in the last week with a view to commencing, in
September, a series of classes for the examination. The course guide will
be launched at the AGM and there will be a meeting and demonstration for
club representatives at 1315 on the Sunday afternoon prior to the AGM of
the Society.
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Mini Marathon
It's that time of year again, Spring is in the air, the bees are coming out
and most of all 50,000 women take to the streets of Dublin! Now that we
have your attention, the Terenure Radio Club will be again providing
emergency radio cover for the Women's Mini Marathon event on Monday the 5th
of June. All that is required is that you have a 2 metre mobile rig and a
valid callsign. If you would like to take part in helping, please contact
George EI2CPB on 086-2586103 or e-mail "adjayeg at dcu dot ie".
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IRTS Shop
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society has reached agreement with the Radio
Society of Great Britain to enable IRTS members to avail of the 10 per-cent
discount on purchases currently available to RSGB members. To avail of
this discount IRTS members should log-on to a new website www.irtsshop.com
which is run by RSGB. A link to this site is also available from the IRTS
website www.irts.ie
All RSGB products are listed on this website and prices are quoted in
Euros. Purchases will normally be made off the website by credit card.
IRTS members quoting their callsigns will automatically qualify for a 10
per-cent discount. The introduction of this facility will make it
significantly easier for IRTS members to access radio related books and
materials and it also introduces a new level of cooperation with our sister
society in the U.K.
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Limerick Radio Club
Aprils LRC meeting, which was due to take place on Thursday the 13th of
April last was cancelled as a result of the venue being unavailable.
Meetings will return to normal for May with the next meeting of Limerick
Radio Club taking place on Thursday the 11th of May at 7.30 p.m. in the
Limerick Institute of Technology.
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Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club
The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club (GI3VFW) will be holding its rally at the
Discovery Centre, Oxford Island near Lurgan on Sunday the 21st of May. A
new and exciting venue right on the shores of Lough Neagh with a Host of
attractions for all the family including boat trips, caf‚, bird hides,
nature trails, paddling pool, play area, picnic and barbecue areas. There
will be a display by Lough Neagh rescue team and rescue vehicle's on site
for viewing. This should prove to be a great day out whether you want to
browse the radio rally enjoy the wild life and scenery our take part in the
activities you can be sure of an enjoyable day. Bring your binoculars and
camcorders.
The site and rally are wheelchair accessible. For more information,
contact John, GI0KUH at "j.p.mccabe at btinternet dot com".
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Dayton Webcast
Streaming video from the Dayton Hamvention 2006 will be available at
wa5kub.com. This will be the 4th year to broadcast live video of the Dayton
HamVention and then the 3 days outside in the fleamarket. This year the
helmet cam will be back. It will let people around the world get a view of
the event. The streaming cam page also has its own chat room and radio
amateurs from around the world watched, chatted, and enjoyed it the past 3
years.
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International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend-2006
This highly popular and ever growing amateur radio event is on again this
year from the 19th to the 20th of August.
In 2005 there were 382 lighthouses in 48 countries that registered. This
year's event in particular will be dedicated to the memory of its founder
and main organiser, Mike Dalrymple GM4SUC, who passed away in December
2005.
The event normally starts at 0001 UTC on the first day of the event and
ends at 2359 UTC on the Sunday. This year the event will start at 0002 UTC
reserving the first minute in silence as a moment of reflection on Mike's
life.
The event is a fun weekend designed to promote amateur radio and
lighthouses. It is NOT a contest, so take time to have a chat with the
stations contacted and maybe get the public involved as well. On the
Sunday the International Association of Lighthouse Keepers will hold their
Lighthouse Day opening their lighthouses all around the world to the
public. Last year some stations even had the media present taking film of
the event.
Full guidelines, an online entry form and a list of entrants are all on the
ILLW web site at illw.net together with contact details if you need further
information.
So, come along grab a lighthouse and join in the fun. It's also a great
opportunity to increase your DXCC contacts and other lighthouse awards.
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International Marconi Day
Saturday the 22nd of April is International Marconi Day. The Cornish Radio
Amateur Club organises this special event each year about this time to
celebrate Marconi's birth in Bologna on the 25th of April 1874. This is not
a contest, but awards are made for working or submitting SWL reports for
the special Award Stations, each of which has some historical connection
with Marconi.
EI0MAR will be QRV from the Martello Tower in Howth on CW and SSB as an
award station. The tower houses a vintage radio museum. So why not pay
the station a visit and maybe even do a little bit of operating on Saturday
the 22nd? EI0MAR will also be monitoring 145.575 MHz (S23) throughout the
day and hopes to be QRV from about 10:00 am local time.
Access to the tower is up a steep pathway almost opposite the Abbey Tavern.
More information about the station is available on the EI0MAR site, which
has a link from the IRTS web site. Information about the awards and about
the award stations is available at www.gb4imd.org.uk.
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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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