IOTA Contest
The Islands On The Air contest took place last weekend.
This contest is always well supported in Ireland, North
and South, and this year was no exception.
A combined team from the South Dublin Radio Club and
City of Belfast Radio Amateur Society were again on
Inis Oirr, using the call sign EJ0GI. They have
reported their best ever performance, with more
island stations and more multipliers than in previous
years. Rathlin Island, off the coast of Antrim,
hosted two DXpedition stations: A group from Dublin
and County Down operated from the East Lighthouse
using the call sign GI0MPG, while members of the
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club - who have
been coming to Rathlin for this contest for the past
10 years - operated from the island's village using
the call sign GI3YS.
On the mainland, the Dundalk Amateur Radio Society,
call sign EI0W, were active as were at least 30 other
EI, GI and MI call signs.
Most stations reported that band conditions were better
than in recent years, with good openings on the higher
bands, helped at times by Sporadic E.
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New IARU MS Co-Ordinator for EI
Ger McNamara EI4GXB has been appointed the new
International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System
Co-ordinator for Ireland. The IARUMS does NOT deal with
licensed amateurs who do not follow IARU rules, band
plans etc. and is only directed against intruders such
as broadcast stations, harmonics from broadcast
stations (usually from 40 meters appearing on 20 meters
or 15 meters), military, diplomatic and illicit private
broadcasts, on our hard fought for amateur bands.
IARUMS has a well-documented system of successful
actions taken against intruders on the amateur bands,
the latest from EI being the church broadcasts on 10
metres FM.
The general release of the 70 MHz band and the
allocation of frequencies at 5 MHz from COMREG, shows
the continual hard work being carried out by the IRTS
to protect and enhance the amateur bands for all
experimenters in Ireland.
Operators in EI are welcome to contact Ger to report
intruders, or for any information on the Monitoring
System on “ei4gxb at gmail dot com” or QTHR. Links are
also available on the Webmasters Choice on the IRTS
website or www.iarums-r1.org.
______________________________
The Islands On The Air contest took place last weekend.
This contest is always well supported in Ireland, North
and South, and this year was no exception.
A combined team from the South Dublin Radio Club and
City of Belfast Radio Amateur Society were again on
Inis Oirr, using the call sign EJ0GI. They have
reported their best ever performance, with more
island stations and more multipliers than in previous
years. Rathlin Island, off the coast of Antrim,
hosted two DXpedition stations: A group from Dublin
and County Down operated from the East Lighthouse
using the call sign GI0MPG, while members of the
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club - who have
been coming to Rathlin for this contest for the past
10 years - operated from the island's village using
the call sign GI3YS.
On the mainland, the Dundalk Amateur Radio Society,
call sign EI0W, were active as were at least 30 other
EI, GI and MI call signs.
Most stations reported that band conditions were better
than in recent years, with good openings on the higher
bands, helped at times by Sporadic E.
______________________________
New IARU MS Co-Ordinator for EI
Ger McNamara EI4GXB has been appointed the new
International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System
Co-ordinator for Ireland. The IARUMS does NOT deal with
licensed amateurs who do not follow IARU rules, band
plans etc. and is only directed against intruders such
as broadcast stations, harmonics from broadcast
stations (usually from 40 meters appearing on 20 meters
or 15 meters), military, diplomatic and illicit private
broadcasts, on our hard fought for amateur bands.
IARUMS has a well-documented system of successful
actions taken against intruders on the amateur bands,
the latest from EI being the church broadcasts on 10
metres FM.
The general release of the 70 MHz band and the
allocation of frequencies at 5 MHz from COMREG, shows
the continual hard work being carried out by the IRTS
to protect and enhance the amateur bands for all
experimenters in Ireland.
Operators in EI are welcome to contact Ger to report
intruders, or for any information on the Monitoring
System on “ei4gxb at gmail dot com” or QTHR. Links are
also available on the Webmasters Choice on the IRTS
website or www.iarums-r1.org.
______________________________
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