Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Radio News Bulletin
Sunday 2nd November 2014

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Echo Ireland

The closing date for submissions for the December edition of Echo
Ireland is November 15th. All clubs are requested to submit news and
articles preferably with photos attached, if possible. Suitable
articles for publication are most welcome and are to be emailed to
newsteam /at/ irts.ie
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Amateur Station Licence Examination

It's now just ten days to the closing date for the next Amateur Station
Licence Examination which will be held on Thursday, 27th November in
the ComReg Offices in Dublin. Full details, including entry procedure,
examination fee and how to pay the fee on line are available at
www.irts.ie/exam . Please note that it is necessary to download the
application form from the web page and forward the completed form and
the appropriate fee so as to secure a place for the examination. If you
pay the fee on line you must still complete and forward the application
form. Don't forget there are only ten days left for receipt of
completed applications as the closing date is Tuesday week, 11th
November. Three Exam Reports which were previously published in Echo
Ireland are now available on the Downloads section of the website at
www.irts.ie/downloads under Studying for the Harmonised Amateur Radio
Examination Certificate. These reports contain very useful information
for anyone studying for the Licence Examination.
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IRTS Submissions

IRTS has recently made two substantial submissions to Consultation
documents published by the Department of Communications Energy and
Natural Resources and ComReg. The Department's consultation paper was
on Spectrum Policy Priorities and the Society's submission was wide
ranging but raised the important issue of finding a mechanism under
which all stakeholders should be enabled to take part in the
preparation of the Irish national position for important international
spectrum events whether at the level of the ITU or at a regional level
through CEPT. The submission also set out amateur spectrum priorities
for the next three to five years over the bands 1.8 to 3,400 MHz.
Although the ComReg publication dealt primarily with the award of
spectrum in the 2.6 GHz band it also dealt with the possible release of
spectrum in the 700 MHz 1.2, 2.3 and 3.6 GHz bands. The IRTS submission
dealt comprehensively with the amateur position regarding the 2.3 and
3.4 GHz bands
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IRTS AGM & Dinner SEARG Rally 2015

South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will host the IRTS AGM & Dinner
and the customary rally on Saturday and Sunday April 25th/26th 2015 at
the Hotel Kilkenny, College Road. Contact Sean EI2HZB QTHR.
www.irts.ie/agm
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Limerick Radio Club CW Classes

Brendan EI0CZ has been running CW classes on the Limerick Radio Club 2M
repeater over the last month or so on Monday & Thursday nights.
Classes begin after the Monday night news and at 20.00 local on
Thursday nights.
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Limerick Radio Club- Annual Radio, Hobbies & Electronics Rally 2015

The Limerick Radio Club Rally will take place on Sunday March 8th 2015
at the Radisson Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick. Dors open at 11:00.
Contact Ger, EI4GXB or Simon EI7ALB. www.limerickradioclub.ie
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EI5HDB Sota Activation

John EI5HDB will be activating SOTA EI/IE024 from the Devil's Bit
Mountain, today Sunday November 2nd on 2M & 40M. He will call into
the 40M news and QSY to 7.110 for calls. On 2M he will call through the
SEARG network on 145.650 advising his frequency for simplex calls
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DX News

A multi-national group of YL operators will be active as V84YL from
Brunei from 5 - 10 November. They will be QRV on the HF bands on SSB
and CW. QSLs go via DJ6US.

The Pacific island of Niue will see Alan VK4WR and Graeme VK4FI active
as E6RQ and E6SG respectively from 2 - 9 November. QSLs will be handled
by VK4FI.

A special callsign, TO10RR, (Tango Oscar Ten Radio Radio) will be on
the air from Guadeloupe from 2 - 16 November. This is in connection
with the 10th Route de Rhum (a 3000 mile single handed transatlantic
yacht race). QSL manager is FG8NY.

Belgian stations had been given permission to use the prefix OP instead
of the usual ON during November each year until 2018. This is to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War.
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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 may be 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.