
IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN 

Sunday April 7th 1996


Worked All Ireland Award Scheme

The Worked All Ireland Awards Manager Steve Wright EI5DD has 
announced the granting of the following awards.

Award number 001 goes to IRTS VHF Manager John Desmond EI7GL who 
has qualified for the Basic, Bronze and Silver with an outstanding 
total of 511 squares worked. Award number 002 goes to Dave Moore 
EI4BZ who has qualified for the Basic and Bronze awards with 344  
squares.

Basic award number 003 is awarded to Noel Mulvihill EI6HW, number 
004 to Danny Bonnar EI6GS, number 005 to Brian Tansey EI5HV and 
number 006 to Peter Grant EI4HX.

Congratulations to all.                               

Applicants are asked to submit their claims in the form of a print 
out in EI County order followed by GI County order.

For endorsements, only list the new squares and new islands being 
claimed.
                                                      
The cost of the award is five pounds plus an IRC for postage while 
each endorsement will cost two pounds including postage.

All claims should be sent to the Award Manager, Steve Wright 
EI5DD, 18 Sylvan Avenue, Fairlands, Galway.

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Limerick Radio Club AGM

At the Limerick Radio Clubs Annual General Meeting held on March 
the 24th, the following officers and committee were elected:

Chairman-Dermot          EI2GT

Secretary-Brian         EI9AL

Treasurer-Tony          EI2AW

Committee-Eamonn EI5AJ, Paul EI6FE, Dave EI2AMB and 
Robbie EI8ESB.


The QSL Manager is Alan EI8EM and the AREN co-ordinator is Tony
EI8EWB.

The club is grateful to Jim EI3DP, President IRTS for his 
attendance at the 50th anniversary lunch and for chairing the 
Region 4 meeting. Thanks also to Dave EI4BZ for providing the IRTS 
Bookstall, to the many traders who travelled from far and near and 
to the members and public who were in attendance and made the 
occasion such a memorable one.

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IRTS 2 Metres Counties Contest

Dont forget that the IRTS two metres counties contest will be 
held tomorrow Easter Monday, April 8th from 1400 to 1600utc.

Many counties should be active and we ask anybody who can to go 
out to their nearest hilltop for the two hours.

The full rules are published on page 10 in the current IRTS 
Newsletter.

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Shannon River Run

Crews for the Shannon River Run will by now be putting together 
the final touches on gear, antennas and navigation charts in 
anticipation of next weekends event. Six cruisers with a total of 
thirty six operators will be active along the river and we hear 
that some local operators will be joining in to boost activity 
even further. 

On 80 metres, operation will be on the WAI net frequency of 
3670kHz, though if things get busy, stations may move plus or 
minus of this frequency.

On 40 metres, operation will centre on 7070kHz, while on 20 
metres, the frequency will be 14270kHz.

On two metres, S21 will be used both for inter-boat links and 
simplex contacts.

An Award Certificate is available to all stations who work five or 
more of the special event stations who have the suffix SRR in 
their callsign. A station may be counted more than once provided 
it is worked on a different band or mode. For example, EI5SRR 
worked on 80m SSB, 80m CW and 20m SSB would count three times.

The award is free and you simply send details of your QSOs with an 
A4 addressed envelope to Paul EI2CA QTHR.

Class B licencees should particularly note that the award is 
available for 2m portable or mobile operation.

The success of the event will depend on the level of interest 
created abroad and we would particularly ask active HF stations to 
spread the word before and during the event, both about the 
activity and the award.

Activities will commence at 1800 local time on Friday next the 
12th and conclude at 1800 local on Sunday. 

All callsigns in the series EI2SRR through to EI9SRR should be 
active over the weekend.

Up to date operating schedules will be available from net control 
stations and also on the Internet at uk.radio.amateur newsgroup


Information from Paul Martin EI2CA at 01-4900637 office hours. 

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IRTS AGM & Dinner

Tickets for the IRTS Annual Dinner to be held in Jurys Hotel in 
Ballsbridge on Saturday April 27th are now available, priced at 
twenty two pounds.

Anyone who needs tickets or wants overnight accommodation in 
Ballsbridge should contact Brendan O'Kane EI4CYB at 01-8463865.

The weekends activities are being hosted by Fingal Radio Club. 

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Items for inclusion in both the Radio News and Newsletter can be 
faxed to 021-632730.

The Radio News Editor, John EI7DNB, can be contacted at 021-353988 
in the evening and the Newsletter Editor, Dave EI4BZ is at 021- 
632444 during the day and 021-883555 in the evening. 


Mail can be sent on packet to either EI7DNB or EI4BZ on cluster or 
at the EI7DKB BBS or on Internet to jbarry@curia.ucc.ie 
