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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 14th December 2008
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Webmaster Wanted
The role of the IRTS web site includes keeping members
informed about local and international amateur radio
activities, encouraging members to continue their
membership and motivating potential members to join,
promoting the activities of radio experimenters and the
hobby of amateur radio.
Being a single source of information on matters of
interest to Irish radio experimenters which would
include, for example, club activities, contest results,
repeater frequencies, band plans and forthcoming rallies.
The job of the Webmaster is to maintain and develop the
web site so that it fulfils this role in an interesting
and accessible way. IRTS is looking for applications for
the position of Webmaster. Like all of the society's
officer positions, this is a voluntary position.
Members interested in being appointed Webmaster should
indicate their interest to the society's president
Finbarr Buckley EI1CS (buckleyf1@eircom.net) and
demonstrate their web skills by supplying links to web
sites or web pages which they have developed.
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80 metres Counties Contest
The IRTS 80 metres Counties Contest takes place on
Thursday 1st January 2009. Rules for this contest were
published in the October-November 2008 issue of Echo
Ireland - they are also available for download at
www.irts.ie/rules
In previous years, during this contest there has been a
lot of contest activity around 3.680 MHz, a popular
frequency for those chasing Worked All Ireland squares.
This frequency is however outside the contest-preferred
parts of the 80 metres band. To encourage all
participants in the Counties Contest to adhere to the
Band Plan, we have amended the contest rules to make it a
requirement that the IARU Region 1 Band Plan should be
observed. We have also provided that CW contacts in this
contest should only be made in the recognised CW end of
the band.
While 3.775 MHz to 3.800 MHz is within the SSB contest-
preferred segment of the band, the Band Plan also
indicates that priority should be given to
intercontinental operation in this segment. Given that
the Counties Contest is largely a local contest, we have
indicated therefore that no operation should take place
above 3.775 MHz.
In summary, the frequencies available to contesters in
the 80 metres Counties Contest are: CW 3.510-3.560 MHz;
SSB 3.600-3.650 and 3.700-3.775 MHz
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AREN nets
It is envisaged that the net on the 21st of the month
will be a digital mode training net. Members without
email access should contact John, EI7IG at 0868167310 for
more details.
****
2009 International Space Station Calendar
As part of NASA's celebration of the 10th anniversary of
the International Space Station, the agency is offering a
special 2009 calendar to teachers, as well as the general
public. The calendar can be downloaded from the link
www.nasa.gov/station
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Limerick Radio Club
Limerick Radio Club would like to take this opportunity
to wish all its members and supporters a very Happy and
Peaceful Christmas.
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Tipperary Amateur Radio Group
Election of new Committee
A quorum was reached, however in the absence of any
proposals, the existing committee agreed to stay in their
existing positions for another term.
New Committee:
EI3ENB Chairperson
EI3FFB Vice Chairperson
EI2JB Secretary
EI7IG PRO
EI2IT Treasure
The Tipperary Amateur Radio Group would like to wish all
Radio Experimenters and shortwave listeners a happy and
peaceful Christmas,a word of thanks to members who helped
out in all the different events, and in particular thanks
to the newsreaders for the service they provided during
the year.
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Santa DX
Santa Claus Land active
(Special Event - this one for the kids!)
Once again OH9SCL will be active from Santa Claus Land
(SCL) in the Arctic Circle, during the month of December.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. There has been plenty of activity over the
past week on 40/20/30 meters, some SSB, RTTY and PSK31.
QSL via OH9UV
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This week in History
1901 Marconi received the first transatlantic
communication, letter 'S'.
1961 The first amateur satellite, OSCAR I was launched.
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New Worked All States Award
The ARRL has introduced a new award called the "Triple
Play Worked All States Award". This award is unusual in
that it requires confirmed contacts with each of the 50
states in the USA using three modes for each state - CW,
phone and digital. All 150 contacts must be made on or
after 1st January 2009 and must be confirmed via Logbook
of the World. All bands - with the exception of 60
meters - may be used. Further details of this and other
ARRL awards are available on www.arrl.org/awards
DXCC End of year approaching
In order to appear in the printed 'Annual and Honour
Roll' listings your submission must be postmarked on or
by Wednesday, December 31, 2008.
The DXCC Honour Roll list is scheduled for publication in
August 2009 QST. For the 2008 calendar year the minimum
requirement to appear in the Honour Roll list is 329
current entities. The Top of the Honour Roll total is 338
for this period. Remember, deleted entities do not count
towards the Honour Roll.
Direct comments or questions to dxcc@arrl.org ....
****
Items for inclusion in next weeks Radio News should be
forwarded to Charlie EI8JB, via e-mail to "charlie dot
Carolan at gmail dot com. Or by phone to 087-6265418
News can also be submitted
via e-mail to "newsteam 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 Thursday
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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