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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 7th March 2010
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Free IRTS Membership for a Year!
A reminder to members that they have until the end of
March to ensure they are included in the draw for five
free memberships for a year, which will take place at the
AGM in Dundalk on 25th April.
All members who pay their annual subscriptions by direct
debit will be included in the draw, full details of which
were on page 15 of the February members' newsletter.
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IRTS 78th AGM
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.
Further details for booking trader's tables or any other
info please e-mail the following Thos EI2JD at email
address chairman@ei7dar.com or Peter EI4HX at email
address secretary@ei7dar.com
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Iceland's radio hams get access to 70 MHz and 500 KHz
On February 19, Radio Amateurs in Iceland were granted
temporary experimental access to the 70 MHz and 500 kHz
bands.
Licensees holding "N" and "G" class licences can apply to
the Icelandic Post and Telecom Administration for a
special permit for 70 MHz which is valid until December
31, 2010 and gives access to 70.000-70.200 MHz. Access is
secondary with a 100 watt power limit and a maximum
bandwidth of 16 kHz.
Permits are also available for the 493-510 kHz band, only
A1A is allowed with up to 100 watts.
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NZ Amateurs Granted Access to 600 metre Band
Following submissions from NZ Association of Radio
Transmitters (NZART), the group that represents NZ
amateur radio operators, the NZ Government has agreed to
grant NZ Amateurs temporary access to a slice of the 600
metre spectrum.
From 1 March, NZ Amateurs will have access to a new band,
505 to 515 kHz on a temporary basis pending an
international allocation to radio amateurs and includes
some restrictions:
These frequencies are, or may be, allocated for use by
other services. Amateur operators must accept
interference from, and must not cause interference to,
such other services. Radiated power must not exceed 25
watts e.i.r.p. The bandwidth of emissions must not exceed
200 Hz.
On the international scene, work continues to gain a
world-wide allocation in this area through the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), the group that
represents Radio Amateurs internationally. Once this is
approved, it is likely that the New Zealand Amateurs will
be granted a permanent allocation in the 600 metre area.
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St. Patrick's Day Special Event Station.
The Foyle and District ARC, situated 5 miles south of
Derry, has been allocated the callsign GB5SPD to
celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The callsign will be used
over several days, from March 15th until March 17th.
While most of the contacts will be ssb, it is hoped to
use digimode this year for the first time. A special QSL
card has been printed for the occasion and reports from
SWL's will also be most welcome. More details may be
found on the qrz.com page, GB5SPD.
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Dromineer Castle Activation
Members of the Galway VHF Group will be heading to
Dromineer to activate Dromineer Castle on Wednesday the
17th of March. The designated number for this Castle will
be EI-04-C. These numbers are obtained from Steve, EI5DD,
and are essential for claiming the CASHOTA-Ireland and UK
awards. Operation will be on 80, 40 and 20 metres from 10
AM until around 3 - 4 pm.
Dromineer Castle is situated next to the Harbour on the
banks of the Shannon, a popular mooring spot for the
boating fraternity and an excellent spot for a picnic.
Galway VHF Group member, Declan EI2GE, ownes the Hostel
next to the Castle and will be preparing a fine feast at
the end of the day before the group heads back to Galway.
This is the first in a series of activations planned for
this year.
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Bere Isl EU-121 Activation
Olivier ON4EI will be activating BERE ISLAND EU-121 as
EJ8GQB, his new Irish callsign (EI8GQB).
This solo expedition is planned from 21st-29th March
2010.
Activity will be 160-10m SSB/RTTY.
HB: Spiderbeam beam LB: 18m vertical mast top loaded +
30*radials Rig: K3 100W
He will also make part to the CQ WPX SSB CONTEST March
27th-28th 2010.
For more details about the trip, see
http://www.qrz.com/db/ej8gqb
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Rallies
Lagan Valley ARS Rally 20th March
The Lagan Valley ARS Rally will be held at 11.30am in
The Village Centre, Hillsborough, Co Down.
Contact: Jim Henry, GI0DVU on 048 9266 2270
For further Rally info and contact details please check
out the IRTS Website at
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/rallies.cgi
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History this week
1876 Bell - Granted US Patent for his telephone.
1893 Edison opens first motion picture studio, West
Orange, New Jersey.
1897 Marconi demos to UK Army etc achieving about 5 kms.
1894 First steel sailing ship Dirigo, launched in Maine,
USA.
1899 SS "R F Matthews" collided with the lightship, which
alarmed the lighthouse ashore to get assistance. This was
the first time ever a distress call was transmitted by
radio from a ship at sea! Sent 'HELP' etc...
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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
Sunday's bulletin.
Best 73 from John, Sysop @ EI3DIB.#TIPP.IRL.EU
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