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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday August 12th 2007
Notice from ComReg
ComReg would like to advise all Experimenters that there is currently a
delay in the issue of Experimenter Renewals. During this delay, unless
previously expressly indicated, no experimenter whose fee has been
submitted is restricted from operating within normal licence conditions.
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Church Broadcasts
For some weeks now we have been carrying an item about broadcasts of Mass
from a Church in the north Dublin area on 28.105 MHz FM. We asked
stations to listen out for these transmissions on weekdays at 1000 hrs and
on Sundays at 0900, 1000, 1100 and 1200 local time to try to identify the
Church concerned. We also asked that stations in the Dublin area take
bearings on the transmissions to try to at least identify the general area
from which the transmissions originate. The response to these requests
has been, to say the least, disappointing. Are we not concerned about who
uses our Exclusive frequency allocations? We should be as every other radio
service is, and takes very seriously any encroachment on their
frequencies. We would appeal again to stations in the Dublin area to put
a little effort into identifying the source of the transmissions so that
details can be forwarded to ComReg. We are getting international reports
on these transmissions and we have an obligation to do something about
them.
We have now also received reports of transmission of Mass on 28.285 MHz.
We do not have any idea yet where this transmission is originating. We
would ask stations countrywide to listen on 28.285 MHz FM at the
appropriate times in their areas so that this station can also be
identified If you hear anything worth reporting you should send a report
to Thos Caffrey EI2JD the IRTS Intruder Watch coordinator at QTHR or to
"thoscaffrey at hotmail dot com" with a copy to Sean Nolan EI7CD at QTHR
or to "ei7cd at gofree dot indigo dot ie". The report should include
date, time, frequency, signal strength, possible location of station if
identified, beam heading in degrees from true north and any other relevant
information. If the station is identified from an announcement of local
events, details should be given. Should you hear anything, no action
should be taken other than forwarding a report as requested.
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A Note of Caution for Amateurs Purchasing Equipment in the UK
Information has been passed to us concerning what appears to be a
fraudulent operation involving the sale of Radio Equipment and which has
been conducted through a series of small ads in recent editions of genuine
Radio Magazines. The equipment is being sold using an address in Oxford
and another in the Isle of Wright and is generally described as a 'Silent
Key' or 'Per pro' sale. Payment may be requested direct to an 'Executor'
as opposed to the actual person advertising and this scam has already cost
one of our more trusting Members in excess of 1500 Euro to date.
Members should therefore be aware of this racket and anyone who already
suffered loss or who should come into contact with these people are asked
to contact Andy EI4ERB @ QTHR or Mobile 086 2752669.
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EI0MAR
Recently, a five-band Cobweb antenna was erected at EI0MAR (Howth Martello
Radio Group). The Group thanks Jack (EI7HX) for his kind donation of the
antenna. Previously, a vertical antenna had to be raised and lowered each
time the station was activated. The Cobweb is now permanently installed
and allows instant operation of the station by eliminating the hassle
associated with the temporary vertical antenna. A permanent 40-metre
dipole was also erected recently and now EI0MAR can be QRV on all bands
from 40 to 10. At a pinch, even 80 metres can be squeezed in with the LDG
Z-100 automatic ATU, as a recent QSO with Tom EI1CW in Carlow confirmed.
EI0MAR is located in the vintage radio museum in Howth and is open every
day from 11 until 4 until the end of October and at weekends from November
until the end of April. EI0MAR is QRV most Sundays between 11 and 3. The
Group's web site can be found by entering EI0MAR into an Internet search
engine.
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CQIR
Great interest is being expressed worldwide in the Society's 75th
Anniversary Contest CQIR, which will take place on the last weekend in
September. The contest is a celebration of Ireland and the Irish,
throughout the world and with 40 million people in the United States alone
claiming Irish forefathers; we expect that CQIR will be one of the largest
'one off' contests ever aired on the Amateur Bands. It is a 24-hour single
operator contest with the emphasis on participation rather than winning
and to this end every participant gains an entry ticket for a spectacular
draw for every 75 QSO's made during the Contest.
The ticket drawn out of the EI/GI drum will win an all expenses paid long
weekend in New York City for two people. ARRL have confirmed that this
will include a visit to their national headquarters hosted by ARRL.
Kinnitty Castle in Offaly will host the international winners for a week
with flights for two from anywhere in the world. The prizes have been
fully sponsored at no cost to the Society and this is really an excellent
opportunity to celebrate the Society and its 75 years of service to Irish
experimenters. We would encourage all Irish operators to be active during
the Contest. So ring fence the last weekend of September in your diary,
make an effort to have that new antenna up for the event and lets ensure a
good show from the local Irish operators to support the international
Irish who will no doubt come on the bands in their thousands for the
contest. Full rules are on the IRTS website.
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ILLW
The International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will take place from 0001
UTC on the 18th of August to 2359 UTC on the 19th of August. A list of
entrants and application from are available on illw.net. This event is
not a contest and each station's operators decide how they will operate
their station regards modes and bands. Participants are not committed to
being on the air during the entire period. There are no restrictions on
aerials or power.
The activity does not have to take place inside the tower itself. Field
day type set-up at the lighthouse or other building nearby is OK.
Complete guidelines are available at illw.net.
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South Dublin Radio Club
Weekly meetings of South Dublin Radio Club will resume as usual at 8 p.m.
on Tuesday the 14th of August in the Ballyroan community Centre on the
Marian road in Rathfarnam.
The next SDR event is a lighthouse activation during Lighthouse on the Air
on Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of August. They will be activating
Saint Johns Point Lighthouse in County Down.
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Field Days and Contests
The 2 metres counties contest will take place on the 26th of August. The
SSB field day will take place over the first weekend (1st and 2nd) of
September. Again the grounds of Garbally College, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
will be available, thanks to Niall EI4CF and once again the Shannon Basin
Club will be hosting their now famous Barbeque. Of course, the big event
will be CQIR over the last weekend, so plenty to look forward to.
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Upcoming Rallies
Cork Radio Club Rally will take place on Sunday the 23rd of September in
the Blarney Park Hotel. For information contact Con on 021-427136.
The Waterford Rally will take place on Sunday the 21st of October in the
Woodlands Hotel, Waterford. For more information visit www.searg.com.
The Foyle and District Rally will take place on Sunday the 4th of November
2007 at the White Horse Hotel, Derry. For more information visit
www.mn0aku.org.uk.
The Mayo Radio Rally will take place on Sunday the 18th of November in the
Belmount Hotel, Knock, Co. Mayo. For more information contact Padraic
Baynes, EI9JA @ QTHR.
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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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