UPDATE 22/04/09

History this week

1846 The telegraph ticker tape machine was patented by
R.E. House.

1900 First military (R.Navy) use of wireless in the
Boer War. 85kms.

1912 Titanic sinks, radio use results in saving
many lives.




Mayo Radio Experimenter Group

The IRTS radio news is transmitted every Sunday
evening on the Mayo Repeater (145.600) at 8pm local
time. The newsreaders are John, EI7IQ, Padraic, EI9JA
and Jimmy EI2GCB.

The Mayo Radio Experimenters are testing
simultaneous news transmissions on 50.375 SSB and
plan to add both 4mt and 70cms news transmissions
soon. Reception reports for the 6mts transmission
are especially welcomed.

The date for the Mayo Rally 2009 is Sunday November 22
at The Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar.



IRTS AGM

The IRTS AGM weekend, which is hosted by the Shannon
Basin Radio Club, takes place on Saturday 25th and
Sunday 26th April 2009. The venue is the Shamrock Lodge
Hotel Athlone, which boasts ample car parking space and
the best facilities around. The call in frequency will
be 145.350.

Tickets for the annual dinner are now available from
Brian Canning EI8IU, Brian can be contacted on 086
2514822 of via email from brianei8iu /at/ eircom.net

There will also be a Rally and Annual Gereral Meeting,
for further details in relation to the dinner or rally
please contact Brian EI8IU, Tony EI6DL, or Pat EI9HX
There is also lots more information available on the
AGM weekend from the IRTS website.