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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 16th May 2010
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Theory Examination
The next theory examination for the Amateur Station
Licence will be held on Wednesday, 7th July at 2pm in
the ComReg Offices in Dublin and at other centres if
warranted by the numbers.
Information on examination fees and other details
please see 'Theory Examination' in the 'Information'
section of the IRTS website at www.irts.ie
Intending candidates are also referred to 'Studying for
the Amateur Radio Examination' in the 'Downloads'
section of the website.
The latest date for receipt of applications to sit the
examination is Wednesday, 23 June next but it is
important to note that places at the exam are allocated
on a first come first served basis.
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AREN News
AREN members Liam EI3HK, Chris EI7AAB, Nick EI2JL and
Paul EI2CA, provided assistance last weekend to the
Inland Waterways Association in bringing boats between
locks into the Dublin Basin for the Dublin Rally. The
return leg will be on 21-23 May & anyone available to
assist is requested to contact Liam EI3HK on 01-8316266
or 086-2521542
Upcoming events for AREN include the Croi cyle race in
Galway on 23 May and the Galtee Walking Festival on 5 &
6th June in Tipperary. Please contact John Ronan EI7IG
if you are available to help at any of these events, and
new members are always welcome.
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How did Amateurs get their bands?
On Tuesday May 4th, John Breen EI7BV gave a most
interesting talk to South Dublin Radio Club. Titled "How
did Amateur get their bands - the VHF, UHF, SHF & EHF
bands", the talk was a follow-on to one he had given last
year which covered the bands below 30 MHz. A large number
of club members were in attendance together with guests
from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural
Resources and ComReg.
John traced the origins of amateur allocations starting
with the 1947 World Radiocommunication Conference in
Atlantic City. He showed how, at subsequent conferences,
new frequencies were allocated, but also detailed the
extent to which allocations to the amateur service were
eroded with a reduction of primary and exclusive amateur
bands to secondary or shared use.
John emphasised the work of IRTS and IARU nationally and
internationally over the years in both obtaining and
defending allocations for the amateur radio and amateur
satellite services. We should all remember that without
access to spectrum our hobby would be dead.
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CASHOTA activation in Co Louth.
Dundalk Amateur Radio Society, will be activating St.
Johns Castle, Carlingford, Co Louth. On Sat / Sunday, 29
/ 30th May 2010.
WAI squares, EI Counties, and CASHOTA, conditions will be
available to stations who call in, operation will be on
all HF bands, and on most of the VHF / UHF bands as
well. All QSL routes will be catered for.
Call sign of the station will be EI7DAR/P,
The organizers of the Carlingford Oyster Festival have
invited the Dundalk ARS to demonstrate Amateur Radio to
the public, and there will also be some Tall Ships in
Carlingford Lough over the weekend. A good outdoor
activity is expected for all the family.
Full details of the event will be available on :
www.ei7dar.com and www.cashota-ireland.org/
****
Stolen Antenna, Drogheda
The antenna is a Watson Multi-Ranger 9. It is a
distinctive antenna, as many of you will know. It has a
black bottom part with six headphone-like sockets, and an
extendable whip. Even at its shortest it is about four
feet and fully extended is more than six feet.
This particular antenna has some recently-added
distinguishing features. When it was stolen, the whip
was shortened for six meters. If extended by opening the
little nut with a hex key, there are four further black
"rings" along the whip. So if anyone is offered one of
these for sale, check the whip for five black rings,
marked with permanent marker.
If anyone happens to be offered one of these for sale in
the next while, Anthony EI2KC would appreciate an email
or a call at 086-8335055.
****
Alfa Romeo Special Event
Look for Frans, PC2F, to activate the special event
callsign PC100AR between May 29th and June 26th.
Activity is to celebrate 100th anniversary (June 24,
1910) of the famous Italian car. Activity will be on the
HF bands.
A special QSL card will be made after this period and
will be sent via the Bureau or direct Also, an eQSL will
be sent.
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Rallies
Saturday 29th May 2010 Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club
Rally, Drumgor Youth Centre, Drumgor Heights, Craigavon
Information: www.muarc.com
For further Rally info and contact details please check
out the IRTS Website.
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/rallies.cgi
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History this Week
1896 Edison patents first fluorescent electric lamp.
1897 Marconi transmits 14.5 Kms across Bristol Channel.
1897 Braun displays his cathode ray tube, Boston
Exhibition
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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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