Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin

Sunday June 24th 2007
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Condolences

We are very sorry to have to tell you of the death of
Maurice Moore of Kilmeedy Co. Limerick the father of
Dave EI4BZ. Maurice was taken ill and died suddenly in
hospital early on Friday the 15th of June.

Dave was on his way by car to the continent for a
holiday, which would have included the
Friedrichshafen rally. He was just outside London
early on the Friday morning when he got a telephone
call about the sudden death of his father. He
returned home and the funeral was held on Monday
last. To Dave and to his family we extend our deepest
sympathy and may Maurice rest in peace.
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International Museums Weekend

International Museums Weekend took place on Saturday
and Sunday last. The Howth Martello Radio Group
activated EI0MAR from the vintage radio museum in
Howth. Band conditions weren't good, however those
who attended enjoyed a very sociable event. After
the station went QRT on Saturday, some of the group
QSYed to the Yacht in Clontarf to end the day
suitably with a meal.

The Howth Peninsula Festival takes place next weekend
and EI0MAR will once again be active on Sunday and
possibly Saturday. Many of the events taking place
during the festival are family orientated with open-air
music, dancing, magic and puppet shows. A full listing
of events is available at howthpeninsula.com.
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AFRI75

During the IRTS Jubilee expedition to Swaziland the
team met with the Scout Association and agreed to
support their Thirst for Life Programme, which helps
Aids orphans in Swaziland. You will find details of the
project on the Afri75 page of the IRTS website. The
team is pleased to announce that the first initial
funding for the project of 350 Euro is on its way to
Swaziland and this will fund the purchase of chickens
for their farm. The money was raised by donations
included with direct QSL cards received from stations
worked around the world, together with funds raised
from the sale of Afri75 caps at the AGM in Cork. The
team are still anxious to continue support for the
project, and if you think you can help please contact
Paul EI2CA.
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Hong Kong Special Prefix

Approval has been granted for the use of the Special
Prefix "VR10" in addition to "VR2" for Hong Kong Radio
Amateurs starting from the 1st of July 2007 to the 30th
of June 2008 for the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's
reunification with China.

More details are available in the OFTA letter for Hong
Kong Radio Amateurs, which can be found at
www.ofta.gov.hk/en/amateur/ama-cir200706.pdf.

HARTS is also going to use the special callsign
"VR10HK" as HARTS HQ Station especially during the IARU
HF Contest (14-15/7/2007).

For further information, please contact the Award and
Contest Manager VR2XNG (Dawood Ng) through email at
“excom2007 at harts dot org dot hk”.
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2 Metre News Bulletin

Tony, EI5EM paid a visit to Sean, EI5GH regular Sunday
two-metres newsreader last Friday. Sean has been ill
now for several months in St. Vincent’s Hospital in
Dublin. Sean was in good form and was glad to receive
all the latest news from Tony who passed on the good
wishes of all those who listen to the news. Sean sends
his regards to all and hopefully he will be well enough
soon to return home.

Tony and John EI7JG have been trying to keep the news
going during Sean's absence on an ad hoc basis.
Unfortunately, both will be away next weekend and this
means that there probably will be no two-metre news
next Sunday. Normal service should be resumed the
following week. Perhaps there are some other operators
out there who would like to assist in keeping this
long-standing service going. The IRTS would be glad to
hear from any volunteers.
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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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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group

The next general meeting will take place on Monday the
25th of June at 8.00 p.m. in the Roanmore Centre,
Waterford.

A portion of the meeting will be for all operators who
have volunteered their services for the cycle race on
the 1st of July and those operators who will be
assisting are urged to attend so that radio protocol
and equipment requirements etc. can be discussed.
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Foyle and District Amateur Radio Club

Foyle and District Amateur Radio Club, Bready,
Strabane, Co. Tyrone will be heading to St. Angelo
Airport, Enniskillen for the 2007 Jet World Masters
competition. The competition itself runs from the 5th
to the 14th of July. The club station will be on the
air during the weekend July the 13th and 14th using the
club's callsign MN0AKU/P.

This event is the ultimate radio-controlled model
aircraft competition. These model planes are capable of
speeds up to 250 miles per hour. One hundred pilots
from 31 countries will be taking part in this
competition. More information can be found on their
website www.jwm2007.com

The club wishes to express its gratitude to all the
operators who contacted them during the 2 days of their
Amelia Earhart special event station on May the 20th
and 21st. A sepia-tone photo of the aviator has been
used for a unique QSL card and these will soon be sent
out via the buro. Foyle and District Amateur Radio
Clubs web address is www.mn0aku.org.uk.
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Comeragh Cycle Race

The national under 23 road racing championship will
take place 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". Those who have volunteered to
assist with this event are asked to attend the meeting
in Waterford on Monday the 25th.
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Rally’s

The Cork Radio Club Rally will take place on Sunday the
23rd of September in the Blarney Park Hotel, Blarney,
Co. Cork, the Waterford Rally will take place on the
21st of October 2007 in the Woodlands Hotel, Waterford
and the Mayo Radio Rally will be on Sunday the 18th of
November in the Belmont Hotel, Knock, Co. Mayo.

A full listing of upcoming rally’s is available on
www.irts.ie.
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Items for inclusion in next weeks Radio News should be
forwarded to Mark Wall, EI7IS at QTHR or by phone to
051-853806 or 087-6302026. Items for the radio news can
also be faxed to 087 5 6302026. News should be
submitted via e-mail to “news 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 Friday
in order to be guaranteed inclusion in the following
Sunday’s bulletin.