CQIR

September has arrived and the Irish Radio Transmitters Society's premier international event for their Jubilee year, the CQIR Contest is just around the corner.

A quick internet search will demonstrate just how much
interest there is in the event from the international radio community.

We hope your plans for the event are well advanced and IRTS have set themselves an ambitious target to have 250 EI and GI stations on the bands for part or all of the weekend.

This is more of a QSO party than a contest so we would encourage the non-contesters to get involved and fly the flag for Ireland and the Society on the 29th and 30th next.

EI75IRTS will be QRV for the event with the LF night-time operation from the EI7M site in Cork and a HF station for the Press located in the Pheonix Park in Dublin.

In respect of the Dublin station, we are anxious to have some young operators on the operating team. If you are between 15 and 25 years of age, licensed or not, and are interested in helping out, please contact Paul EI2CA on 087 2523908 or email “paul at comma dot ie”.

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