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IRTS Radio News for Sunday, 8th January 1995, compiled by
Steve Wright EI5DD in conjunction with the members of the Galway
VHF Group.
SILENT KEY: WILLIE EI2I
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It is with deep regret that we learned of the death of
Willie Scully EI2I on 1st January. With his death amateur
radio, particularly in the Northeast, has lost one of its
great experimenters and characters. Bill, as he was better
known, was a Cavan man who spent most of his life in Dundalk
where he worked with the Great Northern Railway, later to
become CIE, until his retirement some years ago. He was
one of the pioneers of amateur radio in Dundalk, and as a
self taught amateur obtained his licence in 1952, became
a founder member, and later president, of the Dundalk
Amateur Radio Society, a post which he held for several years.
He was one of the founders of the EI/GI Convention in
Ballymascanlon, of which he was treasurer up to the time of his
death.
Bill was a keen experimenter and constructor, a keen and
accomplished CW operator and he took a great interest in helping
others to get their amateur licences. He organised classes
under Hugh McGivern EI6BY and Larry McGriskin EI9CN in the
1970s, and many amateurs came to his house to learn CW from
him. He represented the Dundalk Amateur Radio Society on the
IRTS committee for a number of years and was also organiser of
Region 7 IRTS. He was a great rag-chewer from his earliest days
on the Shamrock Net, and his many pranks are legendary.
He will be particularly missed by Jack EI4AN, George EI6S and
Paddy EI7BS, as well as by Mike EI5GG and Gene EI3K, all regular
callers to Bernadette and himself. Willie and Bernadette always
had a welcome for his amateur friends, and Bernadette
accompanied him to many radio functions around the country. To
her we extend our deepest sympathy.
May he rest in peace.
PRESIDENTS NEW YEAR MESSAGE
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The President of the IRTS, Jim Ryan EI3DP, takes this
opportunity on behalf of his fellow Officers and the Committee
to wish all amateurs, experimenters and SWLs and their families
a very happy and prosperous new year. He would like to pay
tribute to all those whose work keeps the radio news service on
air every week. Special thanks are due to the newsreaders on HF,
VHF, FM, CW, RTTY and SSB, and to Steve Wright EI5DD who has the
all but impossible job of producing a script every week. Thanks
also to those who submit material, and Jim makes a special
appeal for more support for Steve, especially from club
officers. He pays tribute also to all those who support the
other activities provided by the society operating so
efficiently.
EAST CORK DINNER
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A very successful dinner was held by by the East Cork
amateurs at Water Rock House, Midleton, on 14 December. A new
award, sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank and called "One of
our Own", was presented to John Barry EI7DNB for his outstanding
work in introducing Packet Cluster to the Cork area.
John has invested a great deal of time, energy and money
in providing this service to his fellow amateurs and is an
example to all of us by his unselfish work. The fifty people
who attended the dinner enjoyed a very sociable evening, and
many new friendships were formed in the process.
NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER
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We are glad to report that Tim Jones EI4HI, formerly of
Waterford, has settled in at his new home in Perth and has got
an Australian call sign, VK6ZW. Tim reports hearing many G
stations on the HF bands but has still to hear an EI. He is
hoping to arrange skeds with EIs in the near future. He had a
bit of a struggle to get the licence, and wishes to thank Peggy
Connolly of the Department of communications for her help and
also the officers of IRTS who helped him with his application.
Tim wishes all his friends in Ireland a very happy new year
and looks forward to many contacts on packet or on HF soon.
SDR SPRING CHALLENGE
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If you feel like some HF operating, why not enter the South
Dublin Radio Club Spring Challenge? It's a leisurely form of
contest, designed to encourage amateurs to activate the bands
during the month of February. Full details of the Challenge are
given on page 20 of the 1994 IRTS Handbook. In a nutshell, the
object is to see who can work the most DXCC countries on HF
during the month. Each country worked on each band at any time
from 1st February counts as one point. Entry is free, and the
results will be announced in April. As well as the Open Section
covering all HF bands and modes, there is a Restricted Section
for CW only operation on one band only. A Trophy will be
presented at the IRTS AGM in April to the winner of each
section.
Entry is open to all "A" licensees in EI and GI.
ITEMS FOR INCLUSION
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Items for inclusion in the radio news bulletins should be
addressed to Steve Wright, c/o Department of Pathology, Regional
Hospital, Galway. Fax messages may be sent to EI5DD at
091-24216. All such items will be forwarded to Dave Moore EI4BZ
for inclusion in the printed news.
items for the printed newsletter only should be sent direct
to Dave at QTHr, or phoned to 021-632444 (daytime) or 021-883555
(evenings). Items may be sent by packet to EI4BZ at EI7DKB-5, or
by fax to 021-632730.