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Started up the old system for a look see, still getting IRTS news and wonder
is there any interest on this mode as it is on Inet if you have it ?
John Sysop.
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Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 19th February 2012
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Echo Ireland
Members will receive the February issue of Echo Ireland within
the next few days. A number of events associated with the
society's 80th anniversary celebrations are covered, including
the upcoming CQIR contest, the EI80IRTS Award and, of course,
details of the 80th Annual General Meeting weekend, taking
place on 21st/22nd April.
Anthony EI2KC brings us up to date with DXing, propagation and
band conditions with his "HF Happenings" column, while another
regular column "Excerpts from the HX Files" deals with the
construction of a 23cms transceiver for ATV use.
John EI7IG, among others, writes about the results of research
into networking protocols used in emergency communications.
Communications of an entirely different type are the subject
of an article by Steve EI5DD on QRSS (very slow CW)
experiments and their value in propagation studies. Meanwhile
Paul EI5DI has a very forthright article on amateur radio,
remote control and the Internet.
The new Echo Ireland also includes details of the revised
HAREC examination format, updates from radio clubs, details of
forthcoming activities and plenty more.
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IRTS 80th Anniversary AGM & Rally
Tickets for the AGM dinner on Saturday April 21st are selling
fast. The event this year is hosted by Dundalk Amateur Radio
Society, www.ei7dar.com. Dinner tickets are just ?32, this is
a reduction on previous years and represents great value for
this very special dinner. B&B is ?55 for single and a double
is ?65. As dinner tickets and rooms are distributed on a first
come first served basis, you are encouraged and advised to act
now to avoid disappointment.
The annual rally, on Sunday April 22nd, will also have its
favourites and many new and novel exhibitors. This is a must
attend event in the 80th Anniversary year of your national
society, www.irts.ie.
Dinner tickets can be bought now by contacting Thos, EI2JD on
087-2953256 or email thoscaffrey@hotmail.com or by contacting
any IRTS committee member. The Fairways Hotel can be
contacted on 042 9321500 or www.fairways.ie.
****
Success at WRC-12
With the signing of the Final Acts of WRC-12 on Friday last,
17th February, the amateur service had a new global secondary
allocation at 472 to 479 kHz. This is the culmination of ten
years of lobbying of Administrations by IARU Societies
worldwide which started when the question of an MF allocation
was raised at the IARU Region 1 Conference in 2002 in San
Marino.
The maritime mobile service is the primary user in the band
435 to 495 kHz and the aeronautical radio navigation service
also uses the band 415 to 495 kHz . The amateur service must
cause interference to these services. Ensuring the protection
of these services by a block of countries was one of the
reasons why the proposal had a very difficult passage through
the WRC decision making process. In fact the proposal was not
agreed until it had reached Committee 4, the final authority
before the Plenary sessions.
There is a fairly long list of countries that signed up to a
footnote permitting them not to allow amateur operation in the
472 to 479 kHz segment
The power level is to be 1 watt EIRP but countries more than
800 kilometres from a list of specified countries can increase
this to 5 watts EIRP at their discretion. While the new
allocation became effective on the signing of the Final Acts
of the Conference it will be a matter for each Administration
to determine when amateurs will have access to the new band as
well as the modes and bandwidths that may be used.
Another bit of good news from the Conference is that a first
reading of the Graft Agenda for WRC-15 was approved. It
includes item 1.4 which proposes consideration of an amateur
service allocation around 5.3 MHz at the next WRC.
Credit must be given to the IARU societies throughout the
world that have worked on these two projects for the best part
of 10 years. We should make special mention of Colin Thomas
G3PSM, Chairman of the IARU Region 1 External Relations
Committee, who was appointed CEPT Coordinator for the MF
allocation item and who has done tremendous work in this
capacity over a number of years to achieve a CEPT Common
Position on the item which contributed in no small way to the
successful outcome at WRC-12.
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IRTS Request for Return of Trophies
It is time once again to recall all trophies presented at the
2011 IRTS, AGM in Limerick.
Trophies and Cups can be returned to any IRTS Committee Member
before end of February 2012.
This will allow for engraving to be done and allow for repairs
if necessary.
Early return will be appreciated. Peter EI4HX
at ei4hxperimental /at/ eircom /dot/net
Nominations For Awards for IRTS Trophies.
The time is here again for nominations for the several awards
for IRTS Trophies that are required from within the
membership, this includes the awards for,
1. Service to the Society or to Amateur Radio. Awards in
this category can be to members or non-members.
2 Awards for other achievements.
Awards in this category [2] include the 4 and 6 Meter Shields,
the SWL Award, and the awards for Quality Construction
Projects. These are confined to members only.
When considering your nominations, please refer to previous
successful winners as included in www.irts.ie/cgi/awards.cgi
Nominations may be from Clubs or Individuals, must be by post
or e-mail, and can be forwarded to the Awards Committee
Members, Pat EI2HX and Jim EI4HH, or to Peter Grant EI4HX,
Chair of Awards Committee, QTHR, or by e-mail
to ei4hxperimental /at/ eircom /dot/ net
Closing date for nominations is 29th February 2012.
****
South Eastern Amateur Radio Group
The Annual General Meeting of South Eastern Amateur Radio
Group will take place on Monday 27 February at 8:00 p.m. in
the Roanmore GAA Club, Cleaboy Road, Waterford. Members are
asked to attend and as always, visitors are welcome.
Please note that membership renewals for 2012 are now due.
Membership costs 30 Euro and is available at a reduced rate of
20 Euro for pensioners, students and the unemployed. Please
pass your payment on to any committee member or you can renew
at the AGM on 27 February. Those who paid in November or
December are fully paid up for 2012.
For information about the group, visit www.searg.com and you
can also follow SEARG on Facebook and Twitter.
****
IRTS Region 4
Radio theory classes will be starting in February depending on
numbers. If you are interested please contact Ger McNamara
EI4GXB on 087-2532512 or ei4gxb / at/ gmail/ dot/ com
****
Limerick Radio Club.
The following officers were elected at the Limerick Radio Club
AGM held on 8 February:
Chairman: Simon Kenny EI7ALB
Hon Sec: Ger McNamara EI4GXB
Treasurer: Tony Condon EI2AW
Committee: Dermot Gleeson EI2GT
John Edgeworth EI6IW
Mike Griffin EI4FMB
Alan Cronin EI8EM
Trustees Michael Kingston EI2IX
Dermot Gleeson EI2GT
Tom O'Sullivan EI3AL
Rally: Limerick Radio Club rally will be held on Sunday
March 11th 2012 at the Radisson Blue Hotel on the Ennis
Road, Limerick. Doors open at 11am and all the usual
traders will attend. Bring and Buy tables can be
ordered from Dermot Gleeson EI2GT.
****
GI HF Conference and DiGIcon in 2009,
West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club is planning another Conference
to be held on Saturday 16th June, 2012.
A few speakers have already been secured for the Conference
and we are currently working on the program for the day.
As there are still a few slots available, if you feel that you
could enhance the program by giving a talk, demonstration or
workshop, please contact Philip MIMSO to express your
interest.
Contact details are mi0mso /at/ yahoo.co.uk or 077 9338 6795
****
DX News
EA5BYP and EA5KM will be active as 3C6A from Bioko Island in
the DXCC entity of Equatorial Guinea from 22 - 26 February.
They will then travel to the separate DXCC entity of Annobon
Island where they will sign 3C0E from 28 February until 11
March. For the IOTA chasers the reference numbers are AF-010
for Bioko Island and AF-039 for Annobon Island. QSLs go via
EA5BYP.
Bill W0OR is at present in Guatemala studying Spanish and in
his spare time gets on the air as TG/W0OR. He will be there
until 26 March.
Two operators are very QRV from Ascension Island from now
until 28 February. They are Jim N6TJ signing ZD8Z and Rick
N6ND signing ZD8R.
Dave G3TBK will be active again as J88DR from St Vincent in
the Caribbean. He will be there until 14 March on the HF
bands with emphasis on 30, 17 and 12 metres. QSL to his home
call.
Phil G3SWH and John EA5ARC will be QRV as 3DA0PW in Swaziland
from 21 - 29 February . This will be a CW only expedition.
The QTH which is the Hawane Resort is the same location as the
2007 IRTS DXpedition to Swaziland.
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Summits On The Air
Perhaps it's a sign of Spring: we have heard a number of
summit activations over the past week. Victor GI4ONL and
Victor MI0JST were on the Antrim hills last weekend, firstly
on Knocklayd and then they QSYed to Trostan, the highest of
the Antrim Hills. Operation was on both VHF and HF, with the
HF operation from both summits producing pile-ups. The two
Victors have announced that they plan to be active this
weekend from the Sperrins.
Meanwhile Phil ON4TA is back in Ireland for the third year
running. Phil was active from the Wicklow hills this week and
plans to activate some of the Connemara summits later in the
month.
****
Talk on Amateur Television
As Part of Engineers Week members of South Dublin Radio Club
will be giving a talk on Amateur Television on Thursday 1st of
March. Rather than taking place where the club normally meets
this will take place as part of a range of talks on Technology
and will be held in Dublin city centre. More details are on
the venues website: http:///www.tog.ie
Every Tuesday the club will continue to demostrate the new
television repeater as part of the normal weekly meetings.
****
Items for inclusion in next week's Radio News can be
submitted via e-mail to "newsteam /at/ irts / dot / ie"
for automatic forwarding to both the radio and printed
news services. Urgent news items for the radio news
maybe telephoned to the radio news editor, Aidan, EI7JC
on 085 7100511.
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.
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