IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN - Sunday 23rd of October 1994
This news bulletin was compiled and edited by Steve Wright, EI5DD, in conjunction with the members of the Galway VHF Group.
CORK RADIO CLUB
Theory classes commenced at Wilton Park House with 16 enthusiasts attending following a successful open night where packet Radio and HF operation were demonstrated.
Jamboree on the Air was a very successful operation with a station set up at the Kilcully camp site run by Anthony, EI2HY and Mike EI2IB. This is the ninth year in which the Cork Radio Club have participated in JOTA and was once again very impressive with a thirty hour marathon operation resulting in some interesting contacts which included stations in Greenland, Iceland, the RAF base in Cyprus, and for the second year in a row, the World Scout Headquarters in Geneva, HB9S. Some of the scouts were let loose on the local 2 metre repeater resulting in many QSO's.
With next year being the 100th anniversary of Marconi's experiments, plans are underway to run a special event station =66rom the Crookhaven Marconi Site, located in West Cork. Other special event stations are in the pipeline.
SOUTH DUBLIN RADIO CLUB
Work on a new shack to accommodate the HF rig has been underway for the past few weeks and is now completed. This will allow HF operation to take place in peace and quiet - expect to hear EI2SDR on the air more often from now onwards. SDR recently acquired a P.C., which is used, among other things, for morse classes. The club has been presented with an SSTV unit and it plans to install this over the next few weeks.
"Pupil Turns Teacher" - Listeners may be interested to learn that one of the pupils in last years classes, run by South Dublin Radio Club, is now teaching both theory and morse to this years class. Recently licensed Michael Conaghan, EI2IE, is now spending his Tuesday evenings passing on to new members what he learned himself just a year ago. Michael is also very active on the and is well on his way to achieving his 250 contacts to upgrade his licence.
ATHLONE RADIO CLUB
Athlone Radio Club will be holding a meeting in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel on Tuesday the 8th of November at 8 pm in an attempt to revive the Club and stimulate interest in the hobby of Radio and electronics in the area. Anyone interested in any form of Radio or electronics hobbies are most welcome to attend. At present there are fifteen enthusiasts taking part in the theory classes that are organised by the Athlone Radio Club. Enquiries about the Athlone Radio Group should be directed to EI6HW at QTHR.
DUNDALK AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
The Annual General Meeting of the Dundalk Amateur Radio Society was held on Tuesday the 11th of October. The Following members were elected to the officers posts: Chairman Paul Dolan EI5EUB, Secretary Aidan Noone EI7ENB, Treasurer Jim Daly Ei970, QSL Manager Tony Allen EI4DIB.
Radio Theory Classes commence early in November and the club looks forward to many participating in the class. Anyone interested may contact Aidan, EI7ENB, at QTHR or phone 042-71980.
DONEGAL (TIR CONAILL) AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
The Donegal Tir Conaill Amateur Radio Society will be holding their Annual Mobile Rally and Junk Sale in Jackson's Hotel, Ballybofey on Sunday the 13th of November with doors opening at 11 am. Jackson's Hotel offer B&B for =9C20.00 per person sharing and those wishing to avail of same should contact the hotel direct. There are ample parking facilities and the usual excellent refreshments available.
IRTS SUPER DRAW RESULTS
The winners of the IRTS superdraw, for the month of October were 1st Tom Donnellan, EI9BG, and 2nd Ray Williams, EI1CR.
FINGAL RADIO CLUB FOXHUNT RESULTS
Last week there was an error in the script regarding the placings of the Fingal Radio Club Foxhunt here are the results once again in correct order.
- 1st Peter EI7GV
- 2nd Rod EI7DF & Hans (SWL)
- 3rd Donal EI6EV
- 4th Denise EI4DZB & Ken (SWL)
- 5th Charlie EI2EM
ITEMS FOR INCLUSION
Items for inclusion in the Radio News Bulletins should be addressed to Steve Wright, EI5DD, C/o Department of Pathology, Regional Hospital, Galway. FAX messages may be sent to EI5DD at 091-24216. All items included in the Radio News Bulletins will be passed on to Dave, EI4BZ, for inclusion in the monthly newsletter. Items for inclusion in the Printed News should be sent to Dave Moore, EI4BZ, at QTHR, phoned to 021-632444 during the day, or to 021-883555 in the evenings. Items may be sent by Packet Radio to EI4BZ at EI7DKB-5. Fax messages may be sent to 021-632730.
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