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The  East Leinster Amateur Radio Club, operating under the callsign EI0EL, will be activating Wicklow Head Lighthouse IE0026 on Saturday 20 August 2022 as part of the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend.   We will primarily be operating on HF, Phone, in an effort to contact other international lighthouses and lightships. In the spirit of the Club's activities on 4m, we will also be operating on 70.400 Mhz FM, +/- QRM. Coverage and range from this location will likely be somewhat restricted.   We would like to hear from others who are planning on taking part in the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend and will be on the air on Saturday. It would be great to try and organise a QSO., HF on 80m with an antenna in NVIS configuration would be best suited to this

Thanks to all SWL's and to all that called in and provided signal reports to today's IRTS 4m News.   Todays news was broadcast from: Dunmurry Hill, Kildare  Locator : IO63ME87 ASL : 234m   Frequency : 70.400 Mhz Mode : FM   Radio : Anytone AT-588 Power : 40 Watts Antenna : 5/8 Wave Hawkins Viper Portable 4m Antenna Antenna mounted 10m above ground on a portable telescopic mast.   Thanks to Paraic, EI9IRB, for droping by to say hello and for helping with setting up and taking down the portable station. It was great to meet you and we look forward to seeing you again. Thanks Artur, EI9IKB, who is newly licensed and built his own 4m antenna for calling in with a report. We enjoy hearing new callsigns on 4m.   Today we received from call in's from:   EI4DP Ian operating static mobile from the Wicklow Gap EI5IAB Dom operating portable from Slievecorragh SOTA Summit Reference  EI/IE-039 EI6IRB Michael operating Portable from Saggart Hill SOTA Summit Ref...

Club members made their way to their allocated summits on Saturday morning. This is the first time some of these summits have been activated on 4m. Ad-hoc check-ins were maintained between members on route via EI2KPR. Tom (EI5IEB) and Johnnie (EI6IPB) setup a portable station on SOTA Ref EI/IE-021 Clermont Carn. The station consisted of a SOTA Beams 6m telescopic mast, Hawkins Viper 5/8 4m rollup flowerpot antenna, Homebrew 15Ah LiFePO4 battery pack and an Anytone AT-588 radio. WX was not great. Rain, low cloud cover with visibility of 20 to 30 meters on the summit. After setting up the station a radio check was carried out. Frank, Dom and Michael all came back reporting 59. We had 15 minutes to spare before the start of the net so used this time to fire up the stove and make a coffee. This nicely complemented the breakfast rolls picked up on route. The net started at 1200 Local Time and continued until 1300 local time. A total of 8 stations called in to the net. The format of the net ...

On Saturday 30 July 2022 the East Leinster Amateur Radio Club (ELARC) will be attempting to activate 4 Summits on 4 Meters (70Mhz). In an effort to promote the use of 4 meters the Club would encourage those of you with 4m rigs to listen out for our CQ calls on 70.400 FM We know there are a lot of you out there with ex-PMR (Private Mobile Radio) rigs that have been modified and reprogrammed to operate within our allocation on the 4 meter / 70Mhz band. Many of you may already have off-the-shelf amateur radio rigs that have 4m built-in such as the Kenwood TS 890, Icom IC-7300, and Yaesu FT-847. This is a great opportunity to dust it off and get an antenna up and join us on 4m.  Based on our experiences in broadcasting the IRTS 4M News while operating portable, long-distance contacts can be made. For example, Dublin/Wicklow mountains into both North Anglesey (~160 km) and Sligo (~195km). We would especially be interested in making QSO's with anyone who may be operating portable on 4m o...

The East Leinster Amateur Radio Club (ELARC) will continue the portable nature of the station and will be transmitting this week's news on 4m from the Seahan Mountain . Date : Sunday 3 July 2022 Time : 1030am local time Frequency : 70.400 FM Location   Suggested by Michael EI6IRB . Thanks, Michael. Seahan Mountain / Seechon, near Kilbride Army Camp Lat 53.216925 Long -6.382171 https://goo.gl/maps/hgst9hL2QSpKWoqF9 The club will be putting out a few radio check calls from 1015am on 70.400 using the callsign of  EI0EL This will be our first time broadcasting the news from this location. If you are in the area you are more than welcome to drop by for chat and to checkout our portable setup.. Looking forward to talking to you on 4m 70.400Mhz  either before the news or during the call-ins. We'll also be listening on 145.500 

There will be a free Balbriggan Mini Maker Day on Saturday 23rd of April from 10am till 5pm in Balbriggan Library, Saint George’s Square, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. K32 TW27. The day is part of the "Loves Learning" festival and is open to visitors both young and old for a day of family-friendly workshops and maker showcases.  On the day there will be a mix of workshops suitable for all ages, from coding and game crafting to lego making and LED art. A giant maker showcase with all sorts from CNCs, crafting to VR experiences.  Members from East Leinster Amateur Radio Club EI0EL will be joining in the fun. We will be demonstrating amateur radio to all the visitors, embedding the spark of our hobby in the new generation.  We will be setting up a number of radio stations operating on VHF and HF Bands on emergency power.  Jeffrey, EI7IRB will also be there showcasing his homemade tinyGS  satellite ground station.  To find out more about the event visit www.balbrigga...

T he East Leinster Amateur Radio Club (ELARC) will continue the portable nature of the station and will be transmitting this week's news on 4m from the hills outside Skerries, County Dublin. The club will be putting out a few radio check calls from 1015am on 70.400 using the callsign of EI 0 EL This location has given us good coverage into Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare in the past. Date : Sunday 3 April 2022 Time : 1030am local time Frequency : 70.400Mhz Looking forward to talking to you either before the news or during the call-ins.