QRP talk at SHARE Rally

Yet more good news follows earlier news that George Dobbs, G3RJV will be at the Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club Rally.

George, who is the world’s best known QRP author has agreed to give a talk, entitled QRP Why and How in a room near the Rally arena.

Meantime, there will be three major QRP displays in the Rally arena.
Brendan Minish EI6IZ, from the Mayo Radio Experimenters
Network will display Elecraft kits.
Graham Firth, G3MFI will set up the G-QRP Club stall and Dom Baines M1KTA will display home-built kits, receivers, transmitters and accessories.

George’s talk will be for 40 minutes then questions, with a second one hour session if needed. George will also sign copies of his books, whether brought along or bought at the rally (availability TBA).

The Rally is on Sunday 11 April in the SHARE centre near Lisnaskea, with a talk-in on the Fermanagh Repeater, GB3CP. Rally enquiries to the Organiser, Iain Gibb, Phone 048-6632-6693, Email iain.gibb101 <AT> btinternet.com

All 18 from Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club's Foundation
course at the SHARE centre passed the Examination last
Sunday after a two-weekend course.

By Thursday they were downloading their new licenses from OFCOM. Three women, all from Rosslea, were the first on air, using the Fermanagh Repeater GB3CP.

They were Fidelma Mi6UIM, Shauna Mi6SHF and Noreen
Mi6NCC.

Welcome ladies to amateur radio!

These 18 new licensees range in age from 13 to 78 years, and include four women and three SHARE staff.

The Club is most grateful to SHARE, whose staff and facilities were invaluable, particularly the ten computers linked by wireless to a website used for exam question practice.

At the Club’s Rally in SHARE on 11 April, Billy Pollock GI3NVW, himself over 50 years licensed, will present
Welcome to Amateur Radio Certificates to these 18 and
other new Foundation licensees.

For more information contact Michael Mi5MTC, Chairman
Lough Erne ARC

Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club
http://www.learc.eu/