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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 3rd January 2010
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Free IRTS Membership!
A reminder to IRTS members that all members who pay their annual
membership subscription by direct debit will be entered in a draw at
the 2010 Annual General Meeting, with five prizes of free
membership for a year.
Full details are in the December issue of Echo Ireland. A direct debit
mandate was included with the latest Echo Ireland or can be downloaded
from the Downloads
page of the IRTS web site.
______________________________________________
IMRA AGM.
On Saturday January the 30th. AREN will have a stand at the Irish
Mountain Rescue AGM being held in Tramore, County Waterford.
Simultaneously members will be assisting at a walk in the Galtee
Mountains. ______________________________________________
AREN AGM.
On Saturday February 6th all AREN members are requested to attend a
meeting being held in the Park Hotel,
Clonmel County Tipperary.
Contact John Ronan, EI7IG for further information. Finally, AREN wishes
all listeners a Happy New Year.
______________________________________________
2008 issues of Scatterpoint now online
The UK Microwave Group (UKuG) has now placed all of the 2008 issues of
their newsletter Scatterpoint in the
public domain.
They can be downloaded along with issues from previous years by anyone
(UKuG member or not) from
http://www.scatterpoint.org/
UKuG's policy is to reserve the current year's issues
for members only.
It is hoped that this archive will be a source of useful amateur
microwave information for all and that many of you who are not yet
members of the Group will consider joining via the UKuG website.
UK Microwave Group (UKuG) http://www.microwavers.org/
______________________________________________
Great Circle Maps
The Great Circle Map software GcmWin has been recently updated to
support VOACAP and now produces colorful propagation maps as well as
telling you which way to
point your HF beam.
GcmWin Download page
http://www.qsl.net/sm3gsj/download.htm
______________________________________________
Essex packet network closes
It is with great reluctance, and due to health problems, that G1NNB has
had to close down his packet station/network, which included the
International BBSs
GB7ESX & GB7NNA.
Both have given continuous service to mid Essex and beyond for over 25
years and were probably the longest
running stations in the UK.
GB7ESX & GB7NNA were the first AX 25 BBSs in the world to have
compressed mail forwarding. Latterly by popular request George
installed GB7DXE, Essexs first and only packet DX cluster, which is
still running on
the Internet.
______________________________________________
MARS gets new name, more responsibilities
The ARRL reports that, effective 23 December, the Military Auxiliary
Radio System replaces the Military
Affiliate Radio System.
A Department of Defense Instruction details changes and requirements of
the new organization. ______________________________________________
Antarctic operation
Alex, UA1PAW now operating as R1ANR from Novo Runway in Antarctica, is
expected to be there until the end of
February 2010.
While 10/15/20/30m are closed, he is QRV at about 20.00Z on 40m He is
running a Stepp-IR all band vertical antenna using a Yaesu MARK V RTX
and PA
ACOM 2000A.
QSL Manager is ZS1ANF
______________________________________________
Wicklow Town Club first meeting
The first meeting is scheduled for January 13th at 19.30pm 2010 in The
Glebe National School in
Wicklow town.
Directions if coming into Wicklow from the North ie Rathnew. After Lidl
and Heatons take your first turn left then immediately right and go up
the hill. At the crest of the hill the school is on the right hand side
opposite the Church of Ireland.
Iians mobile is 086 8057242 if you need to call. All
are welcome to attend
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Dates for your Diary
We would like to bring to your attention some Dates for both
International and National Amateur Radio Events
IRTS 78th AGM April 24-25
Dundalk Amateur Radio Society shall be hosting the 78th Irish Radio
Transmitters Society A.G.M over the weekend of Saturday 24th and Sunday
25th April 2010.
The venue for the event is the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk Co.Louth, a
number of rooms have been reserved for anyone staying overnight,
however it is advisable to book a room early. More info www.ei7dar.com
Dayton Hamvention
Dayton Ohio US May 14-16 more info www.hamvention.org
Friedrichshafen
Hamtronic Friedrichshafen Germany June 25-27 more info
www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de
______________________________________________
Rallies
Phoenix A.R.C Rally 14th February
The Rally will be held as usual at Coolmine Community School near
Blanchardstown on Sunday 14th February 2010.Doors open from 9am to
2.30pm. Usual traders will be present and to encourage a real Amateur
Radio orientated Rally bring and buy tables
will be free of charge.
For tables contact Tony at 087-2349997 or Tom at 01-8211043 This is the
first rally of the New Year and usually a very enjoyable occasion.
Refreshments and plenty of car parking are available.
Dundalk Rally 25th April
The Rally will commence at 11.00am, followed by the
IRTS AGM at 2.00pm.
Further details for booking, traders tables or any other info please
e-mail the following, Thos EI2JD chairman /at/ ei7dar.com or Peter
EI4HX secretary /at/ ei7dar.com
For more information on Rallies please check the
IRTS Website.
______________________________________________
This week in History
1901 Commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed.
1902 N.Stubblefield, USA, demonstrates his wireless
telephone.
1952 First transistor hearing aid marketed in the USA.
______________________________________________
Happy New Year
IRTS News Team would like to wish all our friends in Radio a happy and
Peaceful New Year for 2010.
______________________________________________
Items for inclusion in next weeks Radio News should be forwarded to
Charlie EI8JB, preferably 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
Sundays bulletin.
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