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IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN - Sunday, 9th of October 1994
This news bulletin was compiled and edited by Steve Wright,
EI5DD, in conjunction with the members of the Galway VHF Group.
IRISH AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND AND DISABLED.
The Irish Amateur Radio Association for Blind and Disabled was
set up to cater for the needs of blind and disabled persons who
may need assistance with theory instruction, morse code tuition,
or with the general running of an amateur radio station. The
Association is affiliated to the Irish Radio Transmitters
Society.
Theory classes will commence once again on Wednesday the 12th of
October at the National Council for the Blind premises at
Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, at 7:30 pm. It would be
appreciated if listeners would be kind enough to bring this
information to the attention of anyone who may wish to avail of
these classes. Donations of money, tapes, or radio equipment are
always welcomed and will be put to very good use.
Contact Joe, EI4FV, at 01-8390812 or John, EI6HL, at 01-8326643
for further information.
NORTH DUBLIN RADIO CLUB.
The North Dublin Radio Club travelled to the hills around
Ballyboughal to activate EI0NDR during the 2 metres Counties
Contest. The station was operated by Dermot Madsen EI4ESB, who
was recently elected Club Station Manager, David Grant EI8EVB,
Joe Dillonn EI4FV, and loyal SWL Fabio. The EI0NDR station
consisted of a Yaesu FT221R, a 50 Watt linear, and a 13 element
Tonna XY beam. It was raining hard for most of the day but this
did not dampen the spirits of a very enthusiastic NDR crew.
Thirty three stations were worked from a total of ten different
counties on FM. SSB was monitored but little to no activity was
reported. A very enjoyable day was had by all.
WEIC AWARD NEWS.
It has been some time since a report was given on the issue of
the Worked All EI Counties Awards. A variety of circumstances
are responsible with the major problem being the notable
fall-off of applications for the award. It is possible that
there is an apparent lack of rare county activity, a lack of the
20 QSL cards, possible waiting for the full 26 counties, or that
newcomers are not aware of this award and a combination of these
factors have resulted in the lull. Propagation conditions in the
last two years and the apparent reduction of QSL card traffic
may have had an adverse effect. An overall total of 44 awards
have been issued since 1987 with a peak of eleven issued in 1992
and seven in 1993. The number of awards issued in 1994 currently
stands at a grand total of three! By all accounts the award
manager, Mike McNamara EI2CL, will not be a busy man this year.
The 1994 recipient of the WEIC award were Joe Dillon, EI4FV,
Bruce Marshall, WA1G, from Massachusetts, and Bob Barry, EI8HL,
from Waterford. Congratulations to all of them. Perhaps a little
more enthusiasm may prevail in 1995.
SOUTH DUBLIN RADIO CLUB.
Theory classes commence on Tuesday the 11th of October, next
Tuesday at 8 pm, in the Club's QTH at Marian Road, Rathfarnham.
New members are very welcome to join this class. Morse classes
continue on tuesday nights and there are a few complete
beginners attending and a few more would be welcome.
DONEGAL TIR CONNAILL AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.
The AGM of the Donegal Tir Conaill Amateur Radio Society was
held in Jacksons Hotel, Ballybofey, on the 22nd of September.
The election of the new committee took place and the following
were elected to serve for 1994/1995. President Danny EI9AC,
Chairman Jim Gi8TST, Vice Chairman, Paul EI6FP, Treasurer Chris
EI7HI, Assistant Treasurer Martin EI8GP, Secretary Gerry EI8HO,
PRO Gerry EI8HO.
There is a meeting called on the 12th of October, in Jacksons,
for the final preparations for the forthcoming Radio Rally. It
would be appreciated if as many members as possible could
attend this meeting as it is hoped to organise the smooth
running of the event. The next scheduled meeting is due on the
25th of October and when a trivia quiz will be held with a good
night assured.
It is planned to hold Theory Classes in Derry and Enniskillen
shortly - anyone interested may contact Cliff, GI4CZW or Pascal
GI0SFT. n.b. the latter class in Derry is for the U.K. novice exam.
Another new callsign was recently heard on R4 - Jossie EI9EOB is
the operator from Dungloe in Co. Donegal. The Donegal Tir
Conaill Amateur Radio Society welcomes Jossie to the Hobby.
A STORY OF A RARE OCCURENCE ON 2 METRES will feature in next
weeks Radio News - Don't miss this one - perhaps someone else
may have had a similar experience.
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.