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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday March 18th 2007
AFRI 75
The team is now fully set up having arrived from various routes. All
antennas are up and are currently being tested. During the tests, the
team worked Dave EI3IO and Dick GI3OQR. The team have also been QRV using
EME on 144.112 MHz as 3DA0HL. Online logs will be uploaded to the web
site and up to date information can be found on www.irts.ie/afri75.
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IRTS 75th Annual General Meeting
Arrangements are well in hand for the Society's 75th Annual General Meeting
to be held at the Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork on Sunday April 22nd. The
weekend celebrations will follow the usual format with the 75th Jubilee
Dinner being held on the Saturday night. Tickets prices have been
maintained at last years level and are great value at only 30 Euro.
Several high profile international guests will attend the dinner and AGM
and included are Dave Sumner K1ZZ, Secretary of the International Amateur
Radio Union and C.E.O. of the ARRL, the American National Society. Also
joining us will be the Chairman of Region 1 IARU Ole Garpestad LA2RR and
the Presidents of several other sister national societies in Region 1.
The Committee is obliged by rule to nominate members for the positions of
President, Vice President and eleven committee positions. These
nominations will be carried in the upcoming issue of Echo Ireland. This
does not preclude other nominations for any of the positions and further
nominations must be made to the Secretary within fourteen days of
receiving the committee's lists of nominations. Members should read rule
23 covering nominations for office.
The Society has several awards for honouring members who have excelled in
some aspect of the hobby. Nominations for these awards are now being
sought and should be forwarded to the Awards Manager, Peter Grant EI4HX.
Members in possession of trophies since last years AGM are requested to
arrange for their return to EI4HX or any committee member as soon as
possible. The AGM rally will be held on Sunday April 22nd at the Vienna
Woods Hotel and requests for tables should be directed to Dave EI4BZ on
087-6290574. There will be no charge for tables, which will be allocated
on a first come first served basis.
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YI Amateur Radio Activity QRT
The ARRL web site is reporting that Amateur Radio activity in Iraq has
been shut down. Iraq Amateur Radio Society (IARS) President Diya Sayah,
YI1DZ informed the ARRL that all Amateur Radio activity in Iraq has been
suspended until the security situation there improves. The suspension of
activity affects both Iraqi citizens as well as any foreigners including
military personnel and contractors who have been on the air from Iraq.
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Rallies
On Saturday the 24th of March, the Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society holds
its rally in Lagan Valley Hospital, Lisburn, Co. Antrim. Doors open at
11.30. The date of the Lough Erne Amateur Radio Show has been changed to
Sunday the 22nd of April at the Share Centre Lisnaskea Co. Fermanagh.
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Theory Examination
The next Theory Examination for the Experimenters Licence will be held on
Thursday the 28th of June next. Places for the examination are limited and
will be allocated on a first come first served basis. In order to reserve
a place for the exam, intending candidates should forward the appropriate
fee to Se n Nolan EI7CD, 12 Little Meadow, Pottery Road Dunlaoghaire, Co.
Dublin. The fee is 50 Euro or 25 Euro for full time registered students,
those who are retired, are unemployed or have a disability. In addition
to the exam centre at the ComReg offices in Dublin, consideration will be
given to holding an examination on the same date and with the same paper
at a location that would suit those at present attending the classes in
Cork and Waterford subject to there being sufficient candidates and to a
suitable venue being made available locally.
The closing date for the examination is the 16th of June and it will be
strictly adhered to. Sean EI7CD's address again is 12 Little Meadow,
Pottery Road, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin and it can be found in the call
book section of the IRTS website at www.irts.ie Sean's e-mail address for
further enquiries is
"ei7cd at gofree dot indigo dot ie".
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South Dublin Radio Club
The Annual General Meeting of South Dublin Radio Club was held on Tuesday
last the 13th of March. During the review of last year's activities,
particular note was made of the theory classes run throughout the year by
Michael Friary, resulting in many new licensees among the club membership.
Following the review of 2006, there was a lively discussion on plans for
2007. These plans include participation in a number of contests
(including CW Field Day and IOTA) as well as training events for club
members.
The committee elected for the next year was as follows: Chairman is Tom
McGrath EI7HT, Secretary is Daniel Cussen EI9FHB, Treasurer is Paul
Eustace EI2GSB and other committee members are Mark Condon EI6JK, Jim
Armstrong EI8JR, Tony
Ryan EI6JT and Terry Webb EI4GLB.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
A draw will take place at the general meeting on Wednesday the 28th of
March next. One winner will be "drawn from a hat" and the person whose
name is drawn will win a pair of tickets to the IRTS AGM Dinner including
overnight accommodation for two in the Vienna Woods Hotel. There are no
tickets and no cost to entering. In order to be eligible for automatic
entry to the draw, your membership subscription for 2007 must be fully
paid up at or before the meeting on Wednesday the 28th.
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George Stritch Memorial Shield
Johnny Maloney EI 1CY has recently been awarded the Fingal Radio Club
'George Stritch Memorial Shield'. This shield is awarded to a fellow
Fingal Radio Club member who in the eyes of fellow members has excelled
throughout the past year in their services to the Club or indeed to
Amateur Radio in general.
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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 Sunday's bulletin.
Best 73 from John, Sysop @ EI3DIB.#TIPP.IRL.EU
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