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IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN - Sunday  20th February 1994

This news bulletin was compiled and edited by Steve Wright,
EI5DD, in conjunction with the members of the Galway VHF Group.


AREN - TIPPERARY,  KILKENNY & WATERFORD.

As HF conditions were very poor last week we repeat this item
for the Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford areas. Liam, EI7FE,
would like to contact anyone interested in the Amateur Radio
Emergency Network from Counties Tipperary, Kilkenny and
Waterford. Liam will be listening on 7.077 MHz and  3.640 Mhz
+/- QRM after the HF news bulletins today and will call in after
the VHF news transmitted from Waterford on Tuesday the 15th at
9:30 PM. Phone  052-22493 or call in on 145.525 any time for
further information.   


CORK PACKET GROUP.

The Cork Packet Radio Group will be holding their Annual General
Meeting in the Berrick Room, Imperial Hotel, Pembroke Street,
Cork, on Wednesday the 23rd of February at 8 PM. This meeting is
open to all who have an interest in Radio Data Communications.
Enquiries may be directed to Ken EI7DKB, John EI7DNB, or Eugene
EI5HG. Enquiries may be addressed to "Packet @ Cork"  or phoned
to 021-863259.


SOUTH DUBLIN RADIO CLUB.

Congratulations to Mark Boothmann from County Kildare, a member
of South Dublin Radio Club, who has recently passed the morse
examination and is now active on HF. For many years, SDR has
been running morse classes during its Tuesday meetings and has
been acheiving almost 100% success. These classes, like the
club's theory classes, are completely free.


PHOENIX AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.

The Phoenix Amateur Radio Club Radio Exhibition and Sale will
take place at 2 PM today (Sunday 20th of February) in the
Coolmine Community School, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, just off
the Navan Road and one mile from the M50. 

There will be plenty of activity, major traders present, light
refreshments available, a supervised car park and talk-in on S21.

The Phoenix Amateur Radio Club meet every Tuesday at 8:30 PM in
the Coolmine Community School.


CARLOW AND DISTRICT RADIO GROUP.

The Annual General Meeting of the Carlow and District Radio
Group took place on Wednesday the 2nd of February and the
following officers were elected: Chairman, Jim Murphy EI8HA,
Hon. Secretary, Pat Hutton EI6HF, and Treasurer , Sean Corry
EI6BPD.

The theory classes have commenced and will run for twelve weeks.
Such was the interest that the CW classes had to be left over
until the 9th of February. The times for the classes are as
follows: Theory classes commence at 7:30 PM sharp followed by
Morse Classes at 9:00 PM. 

All are welcomed to attend the club meetings if they are in, or
passing through, the Carlow area on Wednesday evenings at 7:30
PM. The room number is posted in the Kilkenny Road entrance hall
of the Carlow Regional Technical College.

Further information about the activities of the Carlow and
District Radio Group may be obtained from Pat Hutton, EI6HF, at
QTHR.


DONEGAL (TIR CONAILL) AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.

The Donegal produced flier, to circulate with the IRTS
Newsletter, is hot off the press and will soon be read
worldwide. The flier contains advertising and information
concerning accomodation and important details about the IRTS AGM
and Dinner in Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, on April the 23rd and
24th.

The Annual Dinner and General meeting will be held in Jackson's
Hotel Ballybofey over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of April.
The hotel will be charging IR#22.00 per person sharing for B&B.
The price of the Dinner Dance Tickets will be IR#13:00 each. It
is suggested that anyone wishing to stay in Donegal for
the weekend should book early as the date of the IRTS AGM will
be clashing with a Golf Tournament being held over the same
weekend. If Jackson's Hotel should become fully booked there is
a second hotel and B&B facilities in the area. 


NEWS ITEMS URGENTLY REQUESTED.

Club secretaries, PRO's and individuals - Please send
information to the Radio news editor as often as possible. We
have had a good run  to date so please do not give up on us now!
Special thanks to Liam EI7FE, Ken EI7DKB, Joe EI7GY, Pat EI6HF
and Martin EI3FI for items included in this week's Radio News
Bulletin.  


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 forwarded 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 on
Packet Radio to EI4BZ at EI7DKB-5. Fax messages may be sent to
021-632730.


THAT's It for Now Folks

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