Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin

Sunday May 13th 2007
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News from the IRTS

Ger McNamara EI4GSB has been appointed to fill the
vacancy as Regional Representative for Region 4 on the
retirement of Paddy Maher EI3AV. The region covers the
counties Tipperary, Limerick, Clare and Kerry.

Contact details for Ger are available on the Society's
web page. As we welcome Ger to the team we would like
to thank Paddy for all the work he has done for
society over many years and wish him a speedy return
to full health.
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International Museums Weekend

The International Museums Weekend takes place on the
16th and 17th of June. This amateur radio special
event has grown in popularity since the first event
was held in 2002.

Among past participants are The Tower of London, HMS
Belfast and the US battleship New Jersey. The Howth
Martello Radio Group will be participating again this
year, operating from the Vintage Radio Museum in Howth.
Visitors are welcome to call and operate the station
over the weekend. The museum web site is
www.qsl.net/ei5em/museum.html. A full list of
participating museums and further information of the
event is available from the organiser's web site
www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/.
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Rallies

Mayo Rally Director Padraic Baynes, EI9JA, told the
May meeting of the club that the date of November the
18th had been set for the 2007 Rally. The venue is the
Belmont Hotel, Knock and full details will be
announced soon.

The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Rally will take place
on Sunday the 20th of May 2007 at the Discovery Centre,
Oxford Island, Lough Neagh, Lurgan. Doors open at
mid-day and talk-in is on 145.525 MHz.
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Galtee Walking Festival

There are just 3 weeks to go to the 2 days of activity
in the Galtees on the Saturday and Sunday of the June
Bank Holiday weekend. John Ronan EI7IG is event
Coordinator and he is being assisted by John EI2JB and
other members of the Tipperary Amateur radio Group.
Preparations are at an advanced stage but there are
still radio positions to be filled on Saturday and
Sunday. Newcomers are welcome and training will be
provided by AREN each morning. Please contact John
EI7IG on 086 8167310 or John EI2JB at QTHR.
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Ladies Mini Marathon

The 2007 Flora Ladies Mini Marathon takes place on Bank
Holiday Monday the 4th of June at 3.00 pm. It starts
from Fitzwilliam Square, and finishes in Stephens Green
Dublin 2. Sadly this year’s event will happen without
the familiar voice of Donnchadh O’Shea who
traditionally operated the net control station. This
year’s public service event will be dedicated to his
memory. The co-ordinator for the event again this year
will be George Adjaye who may be contacted by phone on
086 2586103 or Fax 01 4908546 or email “george_adjayeg
at dcu.ie”.
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Comeragh Cycle Race

There are just 7 weeks to go to the national under 23
road racing championship in Waterford on the 1st of
July. Richie EI9HR is event Co-ordinator and he is
being assisted by John EI8JA. This year’s race will be
on a greater scale with over 160 riders taking part.
The Civil Defence have come on board this year to help
with marshalling and RTE will be filming the event.
AREN will provide the communications for safe traffic
management and accident reporting. There will be more
radio reporting points and mobile stations than last
year so more radio operators are required. Again
newcomers are welcome and training will be provided on
the morning of the race. This is an excellent
opportunity for operators to put their radio skills to
good use in a very enjoyable and rewarding way for the
benefit of the Community. All operators irrespective of
experience are welcome.

Please contact Richie on mobile 085-1465465 or evenings
on 051-854315. You can also contact Richie by e-mail at
"ei9hr at yahoo dot com".
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Limerick Radio Club

Limerick Radio Club has been invited by the Foynes
Flying-Boat Museum to operate a special Amateur Radio
Station in conjunction with the commemorative
Transatlantic Re-Enactment Flight 1937 from
Newfoundland Canada to Foynes Ireland. A special
call-sign has been allocated to the station EI-70-FOY.
The station will be on the air from the 6th to the 8th
of July 2007. On HF the station will operate from 80 to
10 metres. It will also operate on VHF / UHF using the
EI70FOY call-sign.

A special QSL card, commemorating the Re-Enactment
Flight, will be sent to all stations worked over the
three-day event. All QSL cards should be sent to the
Club’s QSL Manager Alan Cronin EI8EM at QTHR. Limerick
Radio Club can be contacted at “ei4lrc at eircom dot
net” or at www.qsl.net/ei4lrc.
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Theory Examination

The next Theory Examination for the Experimenters
Licence will be held on Thursday the 28th of June next.
Places for the examination are limited and will be
allocated on a “first come first served” basis.
Intending candidates should forward the appropriate fee
to Seán Nolan EI7CD, 12 Little Meadow, Pottery Road
Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin. The fee is 50 Euro or 25 Euro
for full time registered students, those who are
retired, are unemployed or have a disability. In
addition to the exam centre at the ComReg offices in
Dublin an examination will be held on the same date and
with the same paper at the Community Centre,
Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

The closing date for the examination is the 16th of
June and it will be strictly adhered to. Sean's e-mail
address for further enquiries is "ei7cd at gofree dot
indigo dot ie".
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