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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday August 26th 2007
Church Broadcasts
For some weeks we have been carrying an item about broadcasts of Mass from a
Church in the north Dublin area on 28.105 MHz FM. Stations are reminded 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. Stations in the Dublin area are asked to take bearings on the
transmissions or try to identify the general area from which the
transmissions originate. 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 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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MRG Experimenter Group
The MRG experimenter Radio Group VHF/UHF SSB Challenge 2007 will take place between 15:00 hrs and 18:00 hrs (local time) on Sunday the 9th of September.
The Fixed section will take place on 144 MHz and 432 MHz (SSB only) and the
Portable section 144 MHz and 432 MHz (SSB only).
Any EI/GI operator holding an amateur/experimenter licence can participate.
Closing date for logs is October the 9h 2007. Please forward completed logs
to "ei2mrg at yahoo dot com". Trophies will be presented to the winners of
the fixed and portable sections later in the year. A full copy of the rules
can be had by visiting www.geocities.com/ei2mrg.
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Limerick Radio Club
Members of Limerick Radio Club took part in the recent International
Lighthouse Weekend from Tarbert Island Lighthouse No. IRE 073. Two stations
were in operation over the weekend and more than 300 contacts were made.
Those taking part included Dermot EI2GT, Tony EI2AW, Mike EI2IX, John EI6IW,
Simon EI7ALB and Alan EI8EM. Those requiring a QSL card should contact the
QSL Manager, Alan EI8EM.
Limerick Radio Club wishes to advise repeater users that a new antenna has
been installed on the 2-metre voice repeater. It is a Procom CXL2-3C
3db gain, vertically polarised omni-directional antenna. The club would
appreciate signal reports from users. These can be sent to "ei4lrc at eircom
dot net".
The next meeting of the Club will be on the Thursday 11th of October at the
usual venue, the Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish at 19:30 local
time. All those interested are welcome to attend.
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EI0MAR
Last Friday week Fr. Finbarr Buckley, President of the IRTS paid a visit to
EI0MAR at the vintage radio museum in Howth. It being a weekday, the club
station was not QRV during Finbarr's visit. However, as it happened, a
young student of opera, Caroline Cunningham, was visiting at the same time.
Pat Herbert, the curator, played some old 78 records on one of the
gramophones for the visitors including operatic arias by Margaret Burke-
Sheridan the famous Irish opera singer. Not to be outdone, Caroline then
proceeded to entertain Finbarr and Pat by singing some operatic arias
herself. Despite EI0MAR not being QRV, the group are sure that Finbarr
enjoyed his visit and look forward to greeting him again in the future when
the station is active. However, the best music EI0MAR can promise Finbarr
next time is the music of Morse code.
EI0MAR will be celebrating the IRTS's 75th birthday by using the call sign
EI75IRTS on the first two Sundays in September. CW will be the main mode of
operation although some CQ calls will also be made on SSB as well. If
conditions are favourable, the 7 MHz band will be the main focus, to allow
as many EIs as possible to work the special call sign. The station may also
be QRV on the Saturdays of the same weekends. EI0MAR is QRV most Sundays
between 11 and 3. Telephone and email contact details for EI0MAR are
available on the museum website which is www.qsl.net/ei5em/museum.html. A
link on the museum web page will take you to EI0MAR's own web site.
****************
HF SSB Field Day
The IRTS SSB field day will take place over the first weekend (1st and 2nd)
of September from 13:00 UTC on Saturday to 13:00 UTC on the Sunday. 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.
This is a multi-operator contest for portable stations and provides an
opportunity for clubs and groups to practice their portable operating and
station set-up skills. The Paddy Daly Microphone is awarded to the station
with the highest checked score in the open section and the IRTS HF Shield is
awarded to the station with the highest checked score in the restricted
section. Details and rules are available on the IRTS web site.
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CQIR - Ireland Calling Contest
The Society's 75th Anniversary Contest CQIR will take place on the last
weekend in September from 12:00 UTC on Saturday the 29th to 12:00 UTC on
Sunday the 30th. There is great interest world wide being expressed in this
contest which 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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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
The next general meeting of South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will take
place on Monday the 27th of August at 8.00 p.m. in the Roanmore Centre. All
are welcome!
For up to date information, visit the groups' web site on www.searg.com.
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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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