IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN - Sunday 27th of November 1994

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

CORK RADIO CLUB.

Members of the Cork Radio Club were treated to a demonstration
of PMR Conversion recently. The capable hands (and test
equipment) of Con EI7DJB made the task of converting the Pye
Europa for amateur use appear so easy to those of a lesser
technical leaning. On Monday the 21st the demonstration
concluded with the alignment of the transmitting side. 

With the long winter nights approaching, CRC have decided to buy
the fifth tape in the excellent CQ Magazine series "How to get
Started". "How To Get Started in Contests" will, no doubt, keep
the five and nine brigade happy when it is shown in the near
future. The club has been successful in obtaining the callsign
EI5IMD for next years International Marconi Day operation and a
high level of interest is being shown by members.

DUBLIN 70CMS VOICE REPEATER.

EI2RTE/P, the Dublin 70 Cms Voice Repeater has been on air since
September 1991 and is now fully operational from it's permanent
site near junction 1 of the M1 airport motorway, on the north
side of Dublin City. The repeater has proved to be very
successful as a reliable aid to handheld and mobile
communication in the Dublin City centre and county and doubles
as a useful beacon for those making or modifying UHF equipment
and as a propagation aid.

The current service area, for a mobile and hand portable station
running 5 watts typically, provides reliable City Centre
operation extending as far north as Balbriggan and Dunshaughlin,
west to Kilcock and Naas, and South to Bray and Kilmacanogue. In
heavily built up areas such as the City Centre and Suburbs, the
reflection characteristics of UHF signals provides propagation
that is much more reliable when working hand portable or mobile
when used in conjunction with a well sited repeater such as
EI2RTE/P.

This repeater service is provided by the RTE Amateur Radio Club
and this facility is available to any Radio Amateur who holds a
current licence. The service is intended for priority use by
hand portable or mobile stations. Any enquiries or comments and
suggestions may be directed to Mike Wright EI2DJ or phoned to
the voice mail service at 01-2083973.           

NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS!

SPECIAL THANKS to Anthony EI2HY for the item from CRC and also
to Dave Moore EI4BZ for the IRTS newsletter which arrived in
time to provide the item on the Dublin 70 cms Repeater.

As the postal services are a trifle erratic following the
Christmas weekend, it would be appreciated if club PRO's could
provide a reasonable summary of their club's activities over the
last year which would enable the Radio News Editor to produce a
script that could be read over two weekends and cover this
period. These items should be sent off by Friday the 16th of
December at the latest.

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.