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Default IRTS Radio News Bulletin, Sunday 22nd April 2012


Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 22nd April 2012

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IRTS AGM & Rally 2012

Today we celebrate the 80th year of the foundation of the Irish Radio
Transmitters Society. This takes the form of the traditional radio
rally and in the afternoon approximately 14.30 we have the annual
general meeting at the Fairways Hotel in Dundalk, hosted by the Dundalk
Amateur Radio Society. Today is a milestone and an important day in the
life of the Society which represents the interests of Amateur Radio
Operators both at home and to the International Amateur Radio Union.
Thank you for being part of the Irish Radio Transmitters Society.
______________________________________________

Licence Examination

The next Amateur Station Licence Examination will be held on Thursday
28th June at 2 p.m. in the ComReg Offices in Dublin. The examination
may be held on that day at other centres where warranted by the number
of candidates. Full details, including entry procedure, examination fee
and how to pay the fee online are available by clicking on the Licence
Exam button on the IRTS homepage at www.irts.ie Places for the
examination are limited and will be allocated on a first come first
served basis. Please note that it is necessary to download the
application form from the web page and forward the completed form and
the appropriate fee in order to secure a place for the examination. If
you pay the fee on line you must still complete and forward the
application form.
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HAMCON

The Northern Ireland Amateur Radio Conference - brought to you by West
Tyrone Amateur Radio Club, Technology Education Centre, 2 Spillers
Place, Omagh. Lectures/Seminars, Demonstrations, Special Interest
Groups, Trade Stands, National Societies, Disabled Facilities, Door
Prizes, Raffle, Catering. The event this year takes place 16th June
2012.

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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group

For those who have expressed interest in participating in Theory
Classes leading to the Amateur Radio Licence with South Eastern Amateur
Radio Group, there will be an information / planning session at our
next general meeting which takes place at 8:30 p.m. on Monday 30 April
in the Roanmore Centre, Cleaboy Road, Waterford. All are welcome!

The Geoparks communications weekend this year takes place on Saturday
26 and Sunday 27 May. South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will again
operate from Tankardstown on the Copper Coast Geopark in Co. Waterford.
The callsign is EI2GEO (pending approval). Activity will mainly be on
HF. Anyone wishing to get involved should contact the club on info/
at/searg.com or phone Mark Wall on 087-6302026. For more information
about the Geopark, visit www.coppercoastgeopark.com

______________________________________________

ARACE

(F4KIR) is an amateur radio association located in Saint Malo, France.
The Tall Ships Race (TSR) is the biggest European sailing event and
will be organized in Saint Malo next July.

In celebration of the event a special call will be activated from 29
June to 9 July from Saint Malo with special QSL and award. The website
address is www.arace.fr.

______________________________________________

North Cork Radio Group

The North Cork Radio Group is pleased to announce confirmation of their
annual rally, to be held on Sunday, 9th September 2012 at the Roebuck
Room, Commons Inn, Blackpool, Cork. Doors open at 11am and admission is
5 per person (children are free, as per usual). Raffle tickets will
also be available at the door. The usual traders will be present, and
anyone wishing to reserve a table, or would be interested in setting up
a stall, should contact Edwin Van Mierlo (EI2HEB) on 086 3885741 or via
email at ei2heb /at/ ei1nc.com. More details will be available in the
coming months.

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DX News

Six Australian operators from the Oceania DX Group will be QRV from
Vanuatu in the Pacific. Callsign will be YJ0VK and dates of the
DXpedition are 21 April until 5 May. It is expected that 3 stations
will be active on the HF bands. QSL manager is VK2CA.

Franck F4DTO and Patrick F4GFE will air the callsign ZA100I (ZA one
hundred I) during a trip to Albania. They start on 22 April and will
QRT on 29 April.

Seppo OH1VR returns to Crete on holiday and will be active as SV9/OH1VR
until 28 April. QSLs go via the home call.

Larry W6NWS has been QRV recently as XV2W from Vietnam. He will be
there until 12 June. QSLs are via his home call and QSOs are usually
uploaded to Logbook of the World on a daily basis.
______________________________________________

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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