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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday November 5th 2006
Silent Key EI9V
The radio experimenter community in EI was deeply saddened by the death
last weekend of Con Hunter EI9V. Con had been ill for some few weeks
and died peacefully in Beaumont Hospital on Sunday Morning last the 29th
of October.
Con was born in Glanworth in Co. Cork and was licensed as a radio
experimenter in the early 1950's. He was to become a major figure in
amateur radio in Ireland. He was an Honorary Vice President of IRTS and
served as its President for two periods, 1975 to 1979 and again from
1989 to 1991.
Con worked for PYE telecommunications in Cambridge in his earlier years.
In 1960 he joined Aer Lingus from which he retired as Head of the
Technical Ground School in 1990. He had a wide-ranging technical
knowledge and assisted in the preparation of questions for the multiple-
choice papers, which are now a feature of the experimenter examination.
Con was an enthusiast of Collins Radio and among his radio equipment a
working S Line and a KWM380 had pride of place in his shack. He was an
acknowledged expert in antennas and propagation and had records going
back many years. Each day he unfailingly checked and recorded data from
WWV and from the German propagation beacon DKWCY on 10.144 MHz. People
sought his technical advice and learned much from his wide experience
and informative and well presented lectures.
Amateur radio was well represented at both the removal on Monday evening
and the funeral Mass on Tuesday. Among those present at the Mass were
Paul Martin EI2CA Vice President of IRTS, EI's 2BB, 2CL, 4CI, 6DN, 7CC,
7CD, 8CC and EI400. Con was laid to rest in Dardistown Cemetery right
next to Dublin Airport where Con spent 30 working years and in the next
row to his long-time friend, Tom O'Connor EI9U. To Con's wife Margaret,
to his daughter Ann Marie and to his sons Tom and Finbarr we extend our
deepest sympathy.
May he rest in peace.
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Limerick Radio Club
The next meeting of Limerick Radio Club will take place at 7.30 p.m. on
Thursday the 9th of November at Limerick Institute of Technology at
Moylish Park. The meeting will feature a lecture by Albert EI9IY on
IRLP and EchoLink. The club hopes that as many members as possible will
be able to attend.
LRCs web site can be viewed at www.qsl.net/ei4lrc.
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Mayo Rally
The Mayo Rally will take place on Sunday the 26th of November 11:00 a.m.
in the Belmont Hotel, Knock. Special rates are available for those
wishing to stay overnight. Bed and Breakfast is 50 Euro per person
sharing or 70 Euro with evening meal.
For bookings, contact the Belmont Hotel directly on 094-9388122. For
enquiries about the Mayo rally, contact the rally organiser: Padaric
Baynes EI9JA on 087-6957154 or email "pbaynes1 at eircom dot net".
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Theory Examination
The next Theory Examination for the experimenter's licence will be held
on Thursday the 18th of January 2007 at 2 p.m. in the ComReg Offices,
Irish Life Centre, Dublin. Anyone wishing to sit the examination should
contact Se n Nolan EI7CD at QTHR or by e-mail to "ei7cd at gofree dot
indigo dot ie". Those studying for the examination may wish to secure a
copy of the CD Course Guide prepared by the Society. These are available
from Se n EI7CD at a cost of 5 Euro to cover production costs post,
packaging and registration.
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Theory Classes
Theory classes are planned to commence in the Cork area in early
January. Anyone interested should contact Dave Moore EI4BZ on 087-
6290574 or any member of Cork Radio Club or the East Cork Radio Group.
Theory Classes in Waterford will resume as normal this Tuesday night,
the 7th of November.
Theory Classes started Tuesday nights 7.30 p.m. in Garbally Collage,
Ballinasloe. Interested parties should contact EI6HW on 0906474726 or
email "nfmulvihill at eircom dot net".
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DX and Special Events
An international team of operators will activate Libya from November the
14th to the 28th. The objective of the Dxpedition is to support the
development of amateur radio in Libya while at the same time activating
a rare country. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY,
SSTV and PSK. The operators hope to provide more than 50,000 QSO's
during the 14-day operation using the callsign 5A7A. They also plan to
take part in CQWW DX CW Contest as a Multi/Multi entry.
Members of the Limerick Radio Club are QRV as EI60LRC until the end of
the year to mark 60 years of the club. Activity is on 80 to 10 metres.
QSL is via EI8EM.
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IRTS 75th Jubilee
In 2007 the IRTS celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1932.
As part of the jubilee celebrations the Society is organising an
International Radio Contest, "CQIR - Ireland Calling".
For this event, references to Ireland mean the island of Ireland and
it's offshore islands - both EI and GI. CQIR is a once-off event with a
difference - the difference being that overseas Entrants with 75 or more
QSO's have the opportunity to win a trip to Ireland. CQIR is a 24-hour,
single-operator HF CW/SSB contest on the weekend of 29th and 30th of
September 2007. As this is the fifth full weekend in the month, there
is no clash with any established event.
The IRTS AGM will take place in the Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork on April
the 21st and 22nd 2007.
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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 Friday in
order to be guaranteed inclusion in the following Sundays bulletin.
Best 73 from John, Sysop @ EI3DIB.#TIPP.IRL.EU
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