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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 4th July 2010
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80 Metre Counties Contest
Stations who participated in the recent IRTS Contest
please send your logs to the contestmanager@irts.ie
deadline for receipt of logs is 20th July.
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This weekend IRTS UHF / VHF Field Day
The annual UHF / VHF field day is happening this weekend.
Further details can be found on the IRTS website.
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Increased Power for Contests
The Society is continuing to pursue with ComReg the
question of securing increased power for the duration of
contests on a list of international HF and VHF contests
still to be finalised. In order to take this matter
further, ComReg wish to have submitted a list of licensed
amateurs who would be interested in getting permission to
operate with increased power for the contests concerned.
Anyone who wishes to have their name included on this
list should e mail the contest manager Thos Caffrey EI2JD
at contestmanager@irts.ie or to thoscaffrey@hotmail.com
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HAM RADIO 2010
The now famous HAM RADIO took place in Friedrichshafen
from 25th to 27th June. A large contingent of EIs
travelled to the rally. Some flew to Zurich and by train
and ferry to Friedrichshafen while others flew to
Memmingen and onwards by train. The lucky few were on
holiday and took in the Friedrichshafen rally in their
travels.
Similar to the last number of years IRTS had a stand at
the rally. The two themes displayed on the stand were the
Engineers Ireland Steps Programme in which the Society
has had a significant involvement for the last two years
and 'How Radio Amateurs got their Bands'. The latter
theme was illustrated by a set of charts from the second
part of a lecture on this theme by John EI7BV.
These eleven charts traced the changes in frequency
allocations in the VHF/UHF/SHF bands over the various
World Radio Conferences starting with the one in Atlantic
City in 1947.
There was a large attendance of visitors to the rally on
each day and the flea market section really has to be
seen to be believed. Centrepiece of the Yaesu stand was
the FTDX 5000. This is a 200 watt HF and 50 MHz
transceiver with two independent receivers and an
optional real time band scope. It seems to have a first
class, low noise receiver and was generating considerable
interest.
Eighteen EIs signed in at the IRTS stand and we would
like to particularly thank those who gave some of their
exhibition time to staff the stand.
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OFCOM Ethernet devices report
OFCOM, the UK's telecoms regulator, has released a report
on interference issues caused by power line Ethernet
devices.
The report concludes that improved notching and power
control are necessary to prevent interference and that as
the speed of these devices increases, bands up to 300MHz
are potentially subject to interference.
The report can be found via a google search.
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WAI Squares Activation
Peter EI4GZB Declan EI9HQ will be out activating Squares
on the 18th July
Planned squares to be worked are Oscar 33 34 35 36 County
Dublin. All squares will be activated /MM from the boat
it is planned that the above squares will be activated
both times during the day, on the outward and return
journeys.
Bands to be used will be 20m 40m & 80m 14.268 7.068 &
3.680/760KHz SSB only + - QRM.
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CQ CQ calling news items
As is common through the year we have occasional lulls
in news. If your group or club are involved in anything
that you would like to share with our Listeners or
readers please pass on the information to our editor.
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Rallies
For further details on Rallies please see
www.irts.ie/rallies
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History this Week
1896 Marconi transmits 400 metres between London PO
buildings.
1897 Marconi receives first patent for a radio device in
Britain.
1928 Baird demonstrates colour TV.
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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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