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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 6th September 2009
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IRTS AGM 2010
The 78th AGM of Irish Radio Transmitters Society will be
held over the weekend Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April
2010.
The venue will be the Fairways Hotel and Leisure Complex
Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co Louth. The Dundalk Amateur Radio
Society will be the host for the weekend.
Further details for booking tables etc can be had by
contacting the DARS Chairman, Thos EI2JD
chairman@ei7dar.com or Secretary, Peter EI4HX >
secretary@ei7dar.com
Hotel Bookings can be made to info@fairways.ie A number
of rooms have been reserved for anyone staying overnight,
and it is advisable to book early.
The IRTS Dinner will start at 8.30 PM Saturday 24th,
Rally will commence at 11.00 Sunday morning, and the AGM
will start at 2.00 PM.
A good weekend is promised to all who attend.
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Theory Examination
It is now only two weeks to the closing date for entry to
the next Theory Examination on October the 6th.
Intending candidates should send the appropriate entry
fee as soon as possible but in any event before 21
September. Full details are on a link from the 'Key
Clicks' section of the IRTS website at www.irts.ie
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Limerick Repeater
The Limerick Repeater will be undergoing maintenance in
the next few weeks and may be out of commission
sporadically to facilitate works being carried out.
Outages will be kept to a minimum, but please bear with
us while improvements are carried out.
Limerick Radio Club have a major enhancement program
planned for the repeater which involves a substantial
cash outlay, and users of the repeater in the region are
reminded to contribute to the repeater funds which can be
done by contacting the treasurer Tony Condon EI2AW at
QTHR
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AREN News
The Sean Kelly Tour took place last Sunday (August 30th),
and from all accounts it was quite successful with
roughly 2700 hardy cyclists taking to the road on
Saturday evening.
AREN was requested to assist Civil Defence in maintaining
an accurate location of as many of the three different
sub-events (50k, 100k and 160k) as possible, allowing
them to more cleverly deploy their own medical resources
around the course. Great use was made of the SEARG APRS
digi-peater network, and it definitely proved it's
usefulness on the day. It allowed the members in Net
Control to keep both the Civil Defence and event
organisers updated as to the locations of various
vehicles almost in real-time.
Many thanks to EI2KA, EI8FDB, EI5GOB, EI2GN, EI3IQ,
EI2JP, EI7IG, EI8EPB and EI8JA for their assistance on
the day.
AREN Net
The next ARAN net is on Monday the 7th of September at
19.30PM
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IRTS SSB HF Field Day
This weekend is the annual IRTS SSB HF Field Day, full
details and rules are on the IRTS website.
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MRG Experimenter Radio Group
The MRG experimenter Radio Group VHF/UHF SSB Challenge
2009 will take place between 15.00hrs - 18.00hrs (local
time) today.
Fixed section: 144Mhz & 432Mhz (SSB only)
Portable section 144Mhz & 432Mhz. (SSB only)
Any EI/GI operator holding an amateur/experimenter
licence can participate. Closing date for logs is October
4h 2009. Please forward completed logs to ei2mrg@yahoo.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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EI9E/P & RSGB National Field Day
The RSGB announced the results of their VHF National
Field Day contest held on the first weekend in July. A
team of dedicated contesters using the callsign EI9E/P
from the Wexford VHF Group, the Network Southern Area
Radio Experimenters' Club and the East Cork Radio Group
again finished with the highest overall score in the Open
section. The group is awarded the leading overseas entry
for the RSGB contest.
The EI9E/P team this year was: EI7FJ, EI6GF, EI2FG,
EI8IQ, EI5ASB, EI3JE, EI6BT, EI9HQ, G4CLA, LY3MM, EI4GZB
and EI2HQ who's XYL provided the most delicious rhubarb
and Bakewell tarts.
The results can be seen at
http://www.vhfcc.org/results/09/nfd/nfd.html
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Stolen APRS Digi Equipment
The EI7BFB-2 APRS digi equipment was taken from the
premises where the station was housed in Finglas, Dublin.
Taken in the theft were
1 x Toshiba Satellite laptop with Ubuntu Linux installed
(This operating
system is not a default installation on these laptops)
1 x Kantronics KPC-3+
1 x Kenwood TM-251e
1 x Watson 13.8V 20A black dual meter PSU
The above was stolen on Sunday the 22nd of this month, at
23:23 (last APRS beacon datestamp).
The stolen equipment belongs to Bernard EI8FDB and Dave
EI7BFB SYSOP of the EI7BFB-2 APRS digi in Finglas,
Dublin.
If anyone sees this or similar being offered, please
contact Bernard at email address, ei8fdb@ei8fdb.org, or
086-6021877
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Free Service: Amateur Radio Asset Management
The Rig Register is a free service to record your
equipment details in a safe and easy to find place. Your
equipment can be marked as lost or stolen for others to
check.
The Rig Register isn't just for stolen equipment. Groups
and clubs can use it as an asset register and a shared
login between committee and leaders would allow access to
the group's or club's asset list.
Please note, when signing up if the postcode field is
left blank it does not cause any problems when trying to
register from outside of the UK.
More details on the website at www.therigregister.com
****
Rallies
Cork Radio Rally
Cork Radio Rally, which will be held in the Montenotte
Hotel Cork on the 13th September.
All the major traders will attend. There is also a
special rate for those who wish to stay overnight. Just
mention Cork Radio club Rally when booking.
Food will be available all day, parking available. Doors
will open around 11am so come early and get that bargain.
If you wish to trade or require a table please contact
Con Mac Parthalain on 0861071312 please ASAP.
****
DiGIcon'09
Saturday 19th September 2009
Technology Education Centre
Spillers Place
Omagh
Tyrone
BT78 1FA
Registration; From 11am - Registration fee £2.00
Registration fee gets you a free entry to the raffle;
extra raffle tickets £1.00 each.
Sponsors; JBT Trading, TA Electronics, Waters & Stanton,
Icom, Stephen Boyd 2nd hand radios,
Attractions; Lectures on D-STAR, Satellite Communication,
Digital ATV, Echolink and more....GB4FUN, Trade Stands,
Catering, Disabled Facilities, Car Park.
Further information @ www.wtarc.co.uk
****
Foyle & District ARC Annual Rally
Sunday 1st November 2009
The Best Western White Horse Hotel
68 Clooney Road,
Derry
BT47 3PA
Doors open 12:00hrs
Traders Attending:TA Electronics,
P&D CB & Amateur Radio Supplies,
JBT Trading, MI3NIE Wire Antennas,
Long Communications, Foyle Communications,
& Rapid Response Computers.
Also attending will be the RSGB QSL Bureau & Book Stall,
West Tyrone Repeater Group, Donegal Internet Repeater
Group, Donegal Mountain Rescue Team &
Bring & Buy.
This will also be the First showing in GI of the ICOM
IC7600
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This week in History
1869 This week the ARRL celebrates the 140th anniversary
of the birth of ARRL's co-founder and first President,
Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW! Maxim -- born September 2, 1869
1887 Edison patents 'Kinetoscope' device produces moving
pictures.
1896 Marconi demonstrates wireless to British PO, Army
and Navy 2.5km.
1920 First radio news program, station 8MK, Detroit,
Michigan, USA.
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educational or informative nature, there is no guarantee that
stations mentioned can be heard or worked.
Items for inclusion in next weeks Radio News should be
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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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