Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 6th September 2009

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IRTS AGM 2010

The 78th AGM of Irish Radio Transmitters Society will
be held over the weekend Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th
April 2010.

The venue will be the Fairways Hotel and Leisure
Complex Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co Louth. The Dundalk
Amateur Radio Society will be the host for the weekend.

Further details for booking tables etc can be had by
contacting the DARS Chairman, Thos EI2JD
chairman /at/ ei7dar.com or Secretary, Peter EI4HX
secretary /at/ ei7dar.com

Hotel Bookings can be made to info /at/ fairways.ie A number
of rooms have been reserved for anyone staying
overnight, and it is advisable to book early.

The IRTS Dinner will start at 8.30 PM Saturday 24th,
Rally will commence at 11.00 Sunday morning, and the
AGM will start at 2.00 PM.

A good weekend is promised to all who attend.
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Theory Examination

It is now only two weeks to the closing date for entry
to the next Theory Examination on October the 6th.

Intending candidates should send the appropriate entry
fee as soon as possible but in any event before 21
September. Full details are on a link from the 'Key
Clicks' section of the IRTS website at www.irts.ie
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Limerick Repeater

The Limerick Repeater will be undergoing maintenance in
the next few weeks and may be out of commission
sporadically to facilitate works being carried out.
Outages will be kept to a minimum, but please bear with
us while improvements are carried out.

Limerick Radio Club have a major enhancement program
planned for the repeater which involves a substantial
cash outlay, and users of the repeater in the region
are reminded to contribute to the repeater funds which
can be done by contacting the treasurer Tony Condon
EI2AW at QTHR
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AREN News

The Sean Kelly Tour took place last Sunday (August
30th), and from all accounts it was quite successful
with roughly 2700 hardy cyclists taking to the road on
Saturday evening.

AREN was requested to assist Civil Defence in
maintaining an accurate location of as many of the
three different sub-events (50k, 100k and 160k) as
possible, allowing them to more cleverly deploy their
own medical resources around the course. Great use was
made of the SEARG APRS digi-peater network, and it
definitely proved it’s usefulness on the day. It
allowed the members in Net Control to keep both the
Civil Defence and event organisers updated as to the
locations of various vehicles almost in real-time.

Many thanks to EI2KA, EI8FDB, EI5GOB, EI2GN, EI3IQ,
EI2JP, EI7IG, EI8EPB and EI8JA for their assistance
on the day.

AREN Net

The next AREN net is on Monday the 7th of September
at 19.30PM
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IRTS SSB HF Field Day

This weekend is the annual IRTS SSB HF Field Day, full
details and rules are on the IRTS website.
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MRG Experimenter Radio Group

The MRG experimenter Radio Group VHF/UHF SSB Challenge
2009 will take place between 15.00hrs – 18.00hrs (local
time) today.

Fixed section: 144Mhz & 432Mhz (SSB only)

Portable section 144Mhz & 432Mhz. (SSB only)

Any EI/GI operator holding an amateur/experimenter
licence can participate. Closing date for logs is
October 4h 2009. Please forward completed logs to
ei2mrg /at/ yahoo.com Trophies will be presented to the
winners of the fixed and portable sections later in the
year. A full copy of the rules can be had by visiting
www.geocities.com/ei2mrg/
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EI9E/P & RSGB National Field Day

The RSGB announced the results of their VHF National
Field Day contest held on the first weekend in July. A
team of dedicated contesters using the callsign EI9E/P
from the Wexford VHF Group, the Network Southern Area
Radio Experimenters’ Club and the East Cork Radio Group
again finished with the highest overall score in the
Open section. The group is awarded the leading overseas
entry for the RSGB contest.

The EI9E/P team this year was: EI7FJ, EI6GF, EI2FG,
EI8IQ, EI5ASB, EI3JE, EI6BT, EI9HQ, G4CLA, LY3MM,
EI4GZB and EI2HQ who’s XYL provided the most delicious
rhubarb and Bakewell tarts.

The results can be seen at
http://www.vhfcc.org/results/09/nfd/nfd.html
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Stolen APRS Digi Equipment

The EI7BFB-2 APRS digi equipment was taken from
the premises where the station was housed in
Finglas, Dublin.

Taken in the theft were

1 x Toshiba Satellite laptop with Ubuntu Linux
installed (This operating system is not a default
installation on these laptops) 1 x Kantronics
KPC-3+ 1 x Kenwood TM-251e 1 x Watson 13.8V 20A
black dual meter PSU

The above was stolen on Sunday the 22nd of this month,
at 23:23 (last APRS beacon datestamp).

The stolen equipment belongs to Bernard EI8FDB and
Dave EI7BFB SYSOP of the EI7BFB-2 APRS digi in
Finglas, Dublin.

If anyone sees this or similar being offered, please
contact Bernard at email address, ei8fdb /at/ ei8fdb.org, or
086-6021877
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Free Service: Amateur Radio Asset Management

The Rig Register is a free service to record your
equipment details in a safe and easy to find place.
Your equipment can be marked as lost or stolen for
others to check.

The Rig Register isn't just for stolen equipment.
Groups and clubs can use it as an asset register and a
shared login between committee and leaders would allow
access to the group's or club's asset list. Please
note, when signing up if the postcode field is left
blank it does not cause any problems when trying to
register from outside of the UK.

More details on the website at www.therigregister.com
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Rallies

Cork Radio Rally

Cork Radio Rally, which will be held in the Montenotte
Hotel Cork on the 13th September.

All the major traders will attend. There is also a
special rate for those who wish to stay overnight. Just
mention Cork Radio club Rally when booking.

Food will be available all day, parking available.
Doors will open around 11am so come early and get
that bargain.

If you wish to trade or require a table please contact
Con Mac Parthalain on 0861071312 please ASAP.
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DiGIcon'09

Saturday 19th September 2009

Technology Education Centre Spillers Place Omagh
Tyrone BT78 1FA

Registration; From 11am - Registration fee £2.00
Registration fee gets you a free entry to the raffle;
extra raffle tickets £1.00 each.

Sponsors; JBT Trading, TA Electronics, Waters &
Stanton, Icom, Stephen Boyd 2nd hand radios,

Attractions; Lectures on D-STAR, Satellite
Communication, Digital ATV, Echolink and
more....GB4FUN, Trade Stands, Catering, Disabled
Facilities, Car Park.

Further information /at/ www.wtarc.co.uk
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Foyle & District ARC Annual Rally

Sunday 1st November 2009The Best Western White Horse
Hotel68 Clooney Road, DerryBT47 3PA Doors open 12:00hrs
Traders Attending:TA Electronics, P&D CB & Amateur
Radio Supplies, JBT Trading, MI3NIE Wire Antennas, Long
Communications, Foyle Communications,& Rapid Response
Computers.Also attending will be the RSGB QSL Bureau &
Book Stall, West Tyrone Repeater Group, Donegal
Internet Repeater Group, Donegal Mountain Rescue Team &
Bring & Buy. This will also be the First showing in GI
of the ICOM IC7600
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This week in History

1869 This week the ARRL celebrates the 140th
anniversary of the birth of ARRL's co-founder and first
President, Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW! Maxim -- born
September 2, 1869

1887 Edison patents 'Kinetoscope' device produces
moving pictures.

1896 Marconi demonstrates wireless to British PO, Army
and Navy 2.5km.

1920 First radio news program, station 8MK, Detroit,
Michigan, USA.
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