South Dublin Radio Club: EI2SDR

 

 

SDR members were delighted recently to welcome to their club night a visitor, Chris LX1KC, who was on holidays in Ireland with his XYL.  Chris is a well known "big signal" on 40 metres SSB, and has had many QSOs with EIs.  Chris was able to deliver personally his QSL cards to SDR members he had been in contact with.
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Christmas Party

Here are some photos of SDR members and friends in the Templeogue Inn on 16th December.
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ARRL 10 metre contest

Members took part in the ARRL 10 metre contest from the shack of Nicki EI9JF.  Band conditions were fairly poor, with limited openings to the US and Canada.  However, European and South American stations were heard during daylight hours for much of the two days.
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Photo Competition Winners

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JOTA 2003

SDR members helped the Wicklow Scouts to participate in Jamboree On The Air
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SSB Field Day 2003

Members of South Dublin Radio Club participated in the recent SSB Field Day.  The club was one of 7 groups who operated from the grounds of Garbally College, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
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IOTA 2003

Photos from Kyle EI2JO
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Photos from Jim GI0BJH
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IRTS AGM 21 April 2003

At this year's AGM, SDR collected the Pat Conway Cup, while the club and its members won a number of contest awards.
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Spring 2003 Counties Contest

Club member Kyle EI9FGB climbed Tonlagee to participate in the Counties Contest.  As the photos show, he encountered some very adverse weather
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St. Patrick's Day 17 March 2003

An SDR team was out on Monday, St. Patrick's Day, on Military Road in the Wicklow mountains, on 2 metres and HF.
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Activity Day 16 March 2003

Members of South Dublin Radio Club operated on HF and VHF from Bencroy, Co. Leitrim on 16 March.
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GEARS Quiz

GEARS, which is based in Glengormely, County Antrim, held its first Annual Table Quiz night on Friday 28th February.  A team from South Dublin Radio Club (which is twinned with GEARS) attended and, in a very close finish, the SDR members came out on top, finishing just two points ahead of their nearest rivals.
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ATV Demonstration

On 18th February, SDR members participated in an Amateur Television experiment, when a temporary ATV transmitter and receiver were installed in the club premises, and signals were exchanged with Dave EI2HR at his QTH is Tallaght, county Dublin.
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Christmas Party

SDR's Christmas Party, which took place on 17th December in the Templeogue Inn, was very well attended, with most current members and a few old friends present. Among the attendance was a group from the Glengormely Electronics Amateur Radio Society based on County Antrim, which is twinned with SDR.
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Summits On The Air activation in County Down, Northern Ireland

Colin GI0RQK and Joe EI7GY activated Slieve Commedagh in County Down, MM-002, on Sunday 15th September. Using a Yaesu FT-817 for 2 metres and 70 cms, and an IC-706 for 40 metres, we were kept busy for the afternoon.  We had phone and CW contacts with stations all over Ireland and Britain, and we also put a few continental European stations in the HF log.
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Counties Contest August 2002

There was plenty of SDR participation in the August counties contest, here are some pictures from two of the SDR entries.
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IOTA Contest July 2002

A few pictures of club members operating as EJ5E taken before, during and after the contest
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See the competition - EJ4F on Inis Oírr
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Counties Contest April 2002

We went back to the Ridge of Cappard for the Spring leg of the Counties Contest.
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St. Patrick's Day 2002

In keeping with a long tradition, we set up a field day station for St. Patrick's Day. This year, we activated Co. Wicklow.  Eight members were involved in running the field day operation, which included three separate HF stations.  One station concentrated on the 15 metre "Irish" frequency of 21.317 MHz and on the Worked All Ireland 40 metre frequency, one worked DX on 10 metres and the remaining station operated on CW only.  The field day operation took place from a field in Knockadreet, which is near Roundwood.  It rained for most of the day, but we clocked up an impressive list of contacts, including many USA stations who were looking for QSOs with EI stations to mark St. Patricks Day.
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December 2001

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December 2001: SDR celebrates its 21st birthday!

SDR is 21 years old this year.  This achievement was marked at the club's recent Christmas Party.  Three of the founder members - Derek EI7FM, Stuart EI8EN and Alan EI7EH - were at the party and presented current chairman, Jim EI4HH, with a plaque listing the founder members.  For the record, the list of the radio experimenters who came together in 1980 to set up South Dublin Radio Club are believed to be as follows:

• Liam Wynne EI2FL
• Peter Harris EI3FC
• Nigel Lyon-Bowie EI5EK
• Ben Rodriguez EI5BYB
• Tony Baker EI6EW
• Niall Syms EI6FB
• Roy Cookman EI7H
• Alan Shattock EI7EH
• Brian Cusack EI7FB
• Derek Peyton EI7FM
• Stuart Kinnear EI8EN
• Ben Croly EI8EQ
  

If anyone has been left off this list, or if anyone has additional information about the formation of the club, SDR members would be interested in hearing about it. Contact any club member or Joe EI7GY

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December 2001: Kohei Nishiyama returns to Japan

Kohei EI8JC, a very popular member of South Dublin Radio Club, has returned to Japan following a stint working for his Japanese employer in the Dublin area.  Kohei was a regular attender at SDR meetings, and was generally accompanied at club meetings by junior op Momoka, aged 5, who used the opportunity to improve her English and help the SDR members to work on their Japanese.  Kohei, who has the call JR0BAQ, is an expert CW operator, and operated on CW and phone with the EJ4GK crew on Aran Mór during the IOTA contest in July.  Both Kohei and XYL Michiko, who had the call sign EI8FOB, participated in the Autumn Counties Contest.  A few months ago, Kohei joined other club members at the JOTA outing in Wicklow, and helped to introduce the Scouts present to the joys of amateur radio.

On his final club night, Kohei was presented with a Waterford Glass bowl by the SDR members, to mark their appreciation for his attendance and participation in club events.

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December 2001: Autumn Challenge Winners

The South Dublin Radio Club Autumn Challenge is a challenge that runs during the month of November, with rules similar to the well known Spring Challenge, with the exception that the Autumn Challenge is confined to SDR club members.  This year, the winner of the open section was Peter Henshaw EI5JE, while the winner of the restricted section (for CW only) was Kohei Nishiyama.  The awards were presented to Peter and Kohei at the SDR Christmas Party.

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October 2001: SDR members set up a JOTA station in Wicklow Town for Jamboree On The Air weekend. The scout hall in Wicklow is just beside the river Vartry, close to where it joins the sea.  The SDR members put up two HF antennas, including a Windom with one leg spanning the river Vartry, and a number of VHF antennas.  The event proved very popular with the Wicklow scouts, with a large number attending the event on both the Saturday and Sunday.  A large number of other JOTA stations were worked, with excellent signal reports received from most contacts - confirmation that the Windom over the river was highly effective.

The SDR members also carried out a number of Amateur television Experiments during the weekend.
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August 2001: The Foot & Mouth restrictions confined us to the club house for the Spring leg of the Counties Contest, but we were able to travel to the hills for the Autumn leg.  We went to the Ridge of Cappard in County Laois, which has excellent take-off to much of the country.
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August 2001: Club members participated in the "Open House" at the Clogher Head QTH of Thos EI2JD.  It was a busy night, with plenty of activity on all bands and modes.
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July 2001: Club member Daniel SWL, along with SDR visitor Andy N9TGR/EI8IM took part in the IOTA Contest from Clear Island, Co. Cork.
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July 2001: Club members Mark EI7FNB, Kohei EI8JC/JR0BAQ and Joe EI7GY joined with Seán EI4GK and Declan EI9HQ for the IOTA Contest from Inis Mór, Aran Islands.
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