ComReg has published a consultation paper on the
release of spectrum in the 2300 to 2400 MHz band. The
paper is Document 09/49 of 15 June and is available in
the Publications section of the ComReg website at
www.comreg.ie This band is an amateur secondary
allocation.
The IRTS will in due course prepare a response to this
consultation paper and we would encourage interested
individuals and radio clubs to do so as well. Licensees
who have views which they wish to have reflected in the
IRTS response should communicate by e-mail to
ei7cd /at/ gofree.indigo.ie Responses to the consultation
paper must be submitted before 5 p.m. on 29 July next.
New 2m Repeater
A new 2meter FM voice repeater GB3CP went on air it is
located in south east Fermanagh Northern Ireland. RX
145.7375 TX 145.1375 110.9 ctcss or 1750hz tone burst
SUITSAT-2 LOOSES THE SUIT PART BUT WILL STILL FLY
The SuitSat-2 ham radio in space transponder will not
be in a space suit but the package will likely still
fly in space. Due to storage considerations on the
International Space Station, the two surplus Russian
space suits in storage were discarded via the
Progress Cargo Vessel. One of these suits was to be
used to house the electronics for the upcoming
SuitSat-2 mission.
But all is not lost. ARISS International has been
informed that there is still space available for
shipment of the SuitSat-2 electronics on a cargo
flight to the I-S-S in January 2010. Also, a
space-walk scheduled for April 2010 still has a
'SuitSat-2' deployment scheduled to be a part of it.
As a result the AMSAT team developing the SuitSat-2
electronics on is focusing on completing the project
in anticipation that deployment will still take place
in Spring 2010, but using a different structure to
house the flight package.
DAYTON OR FRIEDRICHSHAFEN - WHICH IS BIGGER
Is the Ham Radio convention in Friedrichshafen,
Germany, about to match or even replace Dayton as the
worlds most attended amateur radio show? According to
several sources this years Ham Radio had an official
gate of 17,400 visitors. That's up by 300 from 2008.
Also, some 195 exhibitors and radio associations from
30 nations represented at the show.
So far, Dayton has not made public its official
attendance figure, but many who regularly attend the
Hamvention have speculated that 2009 saw about the same
number of attendees as 2008 or maybe a few more. If
that's the case then it would likely put Dayton and
Friedrichshafen at least neck to neck. We will have to
await the folks in Dayton making public their
attendance figures to know for sure.
Meantime, you can make a note of the dates of the 35th
Ham Radio will be from June 25th to the 27th in 2010 in
Friedrichshafen, Germany. Hamvention 2010 will take
place May 14th to the 16th 2010 at its usual home at
the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
AMSAT DAYTON FORUM VIDEOS NOW ON LINE
Videos of the six presentations at the AMSAT 2009
Dayton Hamvention forum are now on the AMSAT website.
The presentations include the Richard Garriott, W5WKQ,
talk on his visit to the International Space Station
and a presentation on the upcoming what was to be
Suit-Sat 2 project by Gould Smith, WA4SXM.
To watch these presentations and the others, simply go
to www.amsat .org and click on the AMSAT Video News
icon about halfway down the page in the left column.
Rallies
The Marconi Radio Group, Amateur Radio Rally Sunday
29th July Manor Hotel in Ballymoney More information
from Melvyn MI0MSR at 07821129405
melvyn.irvine225 /at/ btinternet.com
Doors open at 12 noon.
C.R.C. Rally 2009
The Cork Radio Club is holding their Rally in the
Montenotte Hotel in Cork on the 13th of September.
Special rates for those who wish to stay overnight just
mention Cork radio Club.
Food all day, plenty of parking & doors open at 11am.
All the usual traders will be there.
Mayo Rally
The 2009 Mayo Rally will be held on Sunday November
22nd in Castlebar. The venue is The Welcome Inn Hotel,
where the 2008 rally was held at short notice, and
doors open at 11.00am.
Rally Director, Padraic Baynes, EI9JA, is now taking
bookings for stands at the Rally. He can be contacted
on 087 6957154. The hotel will be offering a Rally
special deal for accommodation. Full details will be
available soon.
IOTA Rathlin Isl
Sean EI4GK, Pete EI4GZB, Declan EI9HQ, Pete GI4VIV and
Joe EI7GY are going back to Rathlin Island again for
this year's IOTA contest. They will be based in the
East Lighthouse, the same QTH as last year. The call
sign for the contest will be GI0MPG.
DX News
XE1/EI7GK.
Paddy EI7GK will be QRV from his daughter's house in
Mexico during July. Listen out for XE1/EI7GK on 14.268
MHz SSB + or - QRM.
Past experience shows the best time for propagation
between EI and XE is early morning 06.00 to 08.00.
Irish time. Remember that Mexico is 6 hours behind EI.
Paddy will be delighted to work EI and GI stations.
This week in History
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