IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN 

Sunday March 24th 1996


Counties Contest Results for Autumn 1995

Once again there was a record entry for the second 2 Metre 
Counties Contest of 1995. This event is by far the best supported 
in the IRTS contest calendar.  Conditions weren't anything like as 
good as they had been during VHF Field Day, but nevertheles scores 
were well up to normal.

In the FM only section, Tommy EI9EZB was a clear winner with 836 
points, with second place going to John EI6ARB/P on 525 points. 
Mike EI2IB/P was only 21 points behind John to take third place 
while Francis EI7HE/P finished fourth with a score of 320 points.

In the high power fixed section, Tom EI4DQ again took first place 
with Graham EI9II runner up with 392 points.


The low power fixed section was won by Warren EI6ETB with a score 
of 600 points followed closely by Paul EI3ENB on 581 points.

In the high power portable section, EI2HX/P operated by Pat EI2HX 
and Tony EI6ELB,made the highest score overall, 2268 points and 
the runner up was David EI6HP/P on 476 points.


Congratulations to the winners in each section and especially to 
Pat EI2HX and Tony EI6ELB, operators of EI2HX/P, who had the 
highest total which included QSOs with 14 different counties.


Thanks to everyone who sent in an entry. The Contest Manager, Paul
EI5DI reports that the standard of logkeeping was very good. All 
QSOs were checked as even a small mistake might invalidate a 
multiplier and make the difference between winning and losing, but 
he didn't find a single error.

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Carlow & District Amateur Radio Group

The Annual General Meeting of the Carlow & District Amateur Radio 
Group was held on Wednesday February 21st at the Regional 
Technical Colege in Carlow. 

After reviewing a very successful year, the following Officers 
were elected for 1996:-

		Chairman                Jim Murphy EI8HA
		Secretary               Pat Hutton EI6HF
		Treasurer               Sean Corry EI6BPB


John Gallagher EI8BD was congratulated on his excellent PR work as 
amateur radio and the club were featured on the local paper 
following a live demonstration in John's shack for a reporter and 
photographer.


Membership fees for the coming year are again only five pounds and 
should be sent to the treasurer as soon as possible.

The club meets weekly on Wednesday nights at the Regional 
Technical College in Carlow at 7.30pm and visitors are always very 
welcome.

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EI Activity Day

Last Sunday, St. Patrick's Day was a very busy one for EI 
operators. Activity started early, with lots of EI's on eighty 
metres and most counties were available at some stage during the 
day.

Lots of activity was reported on two metres throughout the country 
and members of the Tipperary Club were active from the Galtee and 
Comeragh mountains. South Dublin Club members Joe EI7GY and Tom 
EI7HT gave many operators a new WAI square on both 2 metres and 80 
metres from near Greencastle, Co. Antrim.

Early reports from across the Atlantic suggest that last Sunday 
may have been the best yet in terms of the large numbers of EIs 
who were active on twenty metres. 

Many of our Stateside members were heard working lots of EIs and 
we can only hope that they managed to fill in their missing EI 
counties for the WEIC Award. 

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Midland Radio Experimenters Club

The Annual General Meeting of the Midland Radio Experimenters Club 
will be held in the Jolly Mariner, Athlone on Tuesday April 2nd at 
8.30 pm.

All members and intending members are requested to attend.

Further information on the club from Noel EI6HW at QTHR.
	      
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Cork Radio Club

Another club with an Annual General Meeting shortly is Cork Radio
Club. They will meet to review the year gone by at their premises 
in Wilton Park House, Bishopstown in Cork City on Monday night 
next March 25th with a starting time of 8.30 pm.

Cork Radio Club meets every Monday night at Wilton Park House and 
visitors are always welcome.

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IRTS AGM & Dinner

Tickets for the IRTS Annual Dinner to be held in Jury's 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 weekend's activities are being hosted by Fingal Radio Club. 


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