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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 28th March 2010
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IRTS 78th AGM
The 78th AGM of Irish Radio Transmitters Society will be
hosted by the Dundalk Amateur Radio Society, over the
weekend of the 24 /25th April 2010.The venue will be
Fairways Hotel Dundalk Co Louth.
Tickets for the Dinner on Saturday night at 8.30PM are
selling well at 35 Euro each and are available from Peter
Grant EI4HX Peter's email address is
secretary@ei7dar.com or by Telephone 087 7944779..
The Rally will be on Sunday 25th Doors opening at 11.00
AM, all the usual traders will be represented plus some
new ones. Tables will also be available for sole traders
without charge.
The IRTS AGM will start at 2pm; all paid up IRTS Members
are welcome to attend. Outdoor activities will also be
available for Children and XYL's plus some unusual stuff.
The AREN Mobile Command Post will be on display with
elevated antennas for most bands.
Bookings for Traders tables to Thos EI2JD email
chairman@ei7dar.com or Peter EI4HX chairman@ei7dar.com OR
Peter EI4HX secretary@ei7dar.com Talk in Saturday &
Sunday on the 2m Dundalk Repeater EI2CCR.
For Further details on accommodation please check out
www.fairways.ie & www.ei7dar.com
Sunday Lunch and afternoon Tea will be available in the
venue or at any of the many suitable Restaurants in and
around Dundalk.
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DXpedition to Mozambique
Since going to Hawane in Swaziland with the IRTS 75th
Anniversary DXpedition in March 2007 there has been plans
in working with Daniel Hubbard ZS6JR and Bob Wood
(formerly African DX Safaris - now CQ-DX African Safaris)
to promote DXpeditions to African locations. There is a
web page at http://www.3da0ss.net/ which gives the latest
information.
There is a DXpedition to Mozambique in October 2010 which
will include a JOTA operation from the capital Maputu and
a CQWW SSB contest operation from Xai Xai (approx 200km
North of Maputu). So far those who have expressed
interest in the DXpedition are mostly CDXC members.
For more information on the DXpedition check out the web
pages at www.3da0ss.net
****
Ferry Special Event Station Enters Final Week
Ei2GBW, the special event station celebrating the return
of the Cork-Swansea ferry service, enters its final week
of operations. John Ei9JO and Tim Ei2KA will be operating
as much as possible to allow any last stations to get in
the log by Good Friday the 2nd of April, which is the
last day of operations.
Stations interested in qualifying for the Spirit of
Innisfallen Award for working both Ei2GBW and GB2EI have
until 30 April to bag GB2EI. So far, Ei2GBW has logged
about 1800 QSOs and has sent out about 1600 QSL cards and
over 100 Spirit of Innisfallen Award certificates.
The organisers wish to thank all those involved in
helping make Ei2GBW a complete success.
****
Bere Isl EU-121 Activation
Olivier ON4EI is currently 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.Oliver will also be
participating in 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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GB10GKA Special Event Station
To mark the 10th Anniversary of the closure of the
World's largest Maritime Radio Station Portishead Radio /
GKA, a special callsign GB10GKA has been granted.
GB10GKA is being activated for a period of one month from
30th April 2010 through 27 May 2010.
Hours of operation will be dependent on individual
operator's free time however, it is intended that the
callsign will be active extensively throughout the
licensed period. Operation will be primarily on CW.
Operations will be on all HF bands from the following
stations, each manned by an ex-GKA Radio Officer.
The operational schedule is as follows G3YEC Rick 30
April thru 6 May QTH near Colchester, Essex. G3ZRJ Tony 7
May thru 13 May QTH near Hereford, Herefordshire.
GW3UOF Mike 14 May thru 20 May QTH near Treorchy, Mid
Glamorgan, Wales & G3TJE/G4HLN Pete/Larry 21 May thru
27 May QTH Nr Burnham on Sea, Somerset.
Special Anniversary QSL cards will be produced to mark
this historic event, eQSL will also be used. Certificates
for contacting GB10GKA on more than 4 HF bands will be
available via soft copy thus at no cost to the winners.
If you work us on more than 4 bands please contact G3ZRJ
as shown below so that your certificate can be sent to
you via email.
Point of contact: Tony Roskilly G3ZRJ
g3zrj.morsekey@btinternet.com
Information about Portishead Radio can be found at:
http://www.gka.btinternet.co.uk/
****
Worked All Ireland at Lough Erne Rally
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society stand will attend
the Lough Erne Rally in SHARE on Sunday 11 April.
This Rally has been a major meeting place for radio
amateurs and radio experimenters from both sides of the
border since the first one in Enniskillen back in 1982.
This history was behind the Club invitation to IRTS to
attend, and the Club is honoured that IRTS has taken up
the invitation.
Furthermore, in this same context, the Club asked that
the IRTS stand be used to encourage a revival of Worked
All Ireland activity.
With better propagation, it is again possible to work on
40 and 80 metre bands across the whole island, making
contacts in all counties and in the squares on Irish
Ordnance Survey maps. WAI is an ideal way to foster
amateur radio contacts across the whole island.
Moreover, it could involve many new amateurs and
experimenters licensed in the ten years since Worked all
Ireland activity was last busy around 2000.
Using the Fermanagh Repeater, GB3CP, Martin Gi7JGT will
operate a talk in service for those travelling to the
Rally on Sunday morning 11 April. This Repeater's
coverage includes the northern stretches of the N2 and N3
in the Republic, and the western M1 from Belfast.
Kenwood have donated a fine raffle prize. It is a TH-F7
dual band FM hand held. The ticket selling team will be
led by three of the women among 18 on the Club's recent
Foundation course that were first on air - Fidelma M6UIM,
Shauna Mi6SFH and Noreen Mi6NCC. All 18 new Foundation
licensees will be presented with Welcome to Amateur Radio
Certificates at the Rally by Billy Pollock, GI3NVW, who
is himself over 50 years licensed.
Michael Clarke Mi5MTC, Chairman Lough Erne ARC. Tel 048-
6862-1436. Email mi5mtc@learc.eu
****
EI / G request for volunteers for 50MHz WSPR Experiment.
Ian Hogan G6TGO, UK Six Metre Group Sponsorship Manager
and SIX NEWS columnist, would like to invite Stations to
Participate in a WSPR Experiment with a Demo Station
which will be at the Norbrek Rally Blackpool on the 11th
April.
The Station will be a Kenwood TS2000 DIAL SET 50.293,TX
50.294.500 ,5W to a HALO within the Main hall pointing
out toward the Irish Sea.
All contributors will be credited in the Magazine SIX
NEWS.
****
Tipperary Amateur Radio Group
The next monthly meeting of the Tipperary Amatuer Radio
Group will take place on Thursday next the 1st of
April in Raheen House Hotel, Raheen Road, Clonmel at
8.00pm. All are welcome to attend.
****
CARA Echolink Talk
Crossakiel Amateur Radio Association is pleased to
welcome Richard Hendy from DAR to the Club for an Echo
link talk on Wednesday 31st March 2010. The Club meet in
the Welcome Wagon in Crosskiel every Wednesday at 8.30pm
****
Dundalk Amateur Radio Society.
The next meeting of the Society is scheduled for 7th April
2010 at the Clubhouse. Meetings start at 20.30pm sharp
all are welcome to attend.
****
Wicklow Radio Club
The Next meeting of the Club is confirmed for wed 14th of
April at 19:30, in the Glebe National School, Wicklow
Town. All are welcome to attend.
****
Rallies
Sunday 11th April 2010 Event:Lough Erne Amateur Radio
Club Rally Venue:The Share Holiday Village Lisnaskee Co.
Fermanagh BT92 0EQ.For more details contact Iain 028
66326693, email gibbjgbb /at/ aol.com
Website www.learc.eu
For further Rally info and contact details please check
out the IRTS Website.
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/rallies.cgi
****
History this week
1885 Edison patents wireless induction telegraphy between
moving trains and railway stations.
1898 US Navy starts investigating Naval Aviation.
1899 First wireless telegraph message sent across the
English Channel.
****
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Best 73 from John, Sysop @ EI3DIB.#TIPP.IRL.EU
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