Welcome to the QRZ bio of the Amateur Portable Group. Where possible the group use battery power & are QRV on each activation using HF, Digi & Satellite. The aim of the group is to use Amateur Radio to promote special events and locations of International & Historic significance within Ireland.

Occasionally Group members may also be QRV from their own home stations operating /P also .Members in the Group photo above are from left to right, Charlie EI8JB, John EI6GHB, and David EI7GEB.

Recent Activations

BlackMountain SOTA EI/IE 021 25/03/12

Today Zulu members are activating the above SOTA.

Claremount Cairn, Black Mountain, Ravensdale Dundalk SOTA EI/IE 021 12/02/2012

Members of the group activated the above location for the worked all Ireland square locator WAI J01 & SOTA reference EI/IE 021.

Newgrange 18/12/11

Once again the group activated this Passage Tombe more info below from our previous activation last year .The added bonus this year is we have been assigned a CASHOTA reference for this site also, it is EI016/M the designator M is for Hillforts, Passage Tombs and Ancient Monuments.The Worked All Ireland W.A.I square reference for this location is O 07 Meath.

Monercrom SOTA Activation 28/8/2011

Members of the group are currently activating the above summit, SOTA reference is EI / IE054.

Mills on the air weekend 14-15 May 2011

Today the group are activating Delaney's Mill in Rathfeigh, Co Meath. The Mill was built c 1820 and is a three storey three bay water powered Corn Mill located on the River Hurley.WAI square is N96 and grid square is IO63SO.

Activity Weekend 15-16 April 2011

Members of the group are currently having an activation weekend operating portable, activity will be on FM / SSB Sats, Digi & HF

Spring Equinox 20/03/2011

Today members of the Amateur Portable Group will be activating , The Loughcrew Cairns for the Spring Equinox, Slieve na Caillaigh, Co Meath. This will be a multiple activation in that our location qualifies for both SOTA (Summits on the air) & WAI (worked all Ireland) Awards.

Activity will be on HF and AO-51 & AO-27Satellites.

IRTS 80m Counties Contest 03/01/2011

Members of the group have been participating in the IRTS 80m Irish Counties Contest, activating County Meath. Fow WAI Chasers our QTH is N97 Meath.

Newgrange 18/12/10

Members of the Group ware active during the Winter Solstice Weekend. Newgrange was constructed over 5,000 years ago (about 3,200 B.C.), making it older than Stonehenge in England and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.Activity will be mainly on HF and for any Worked all Ireland Square Chasers the WAI Square for this location is O 07 Meath.

Monercrom 10/10/10

Monercrom Hill in the Cavan region of Ireland, Activation will be on HF & VHF & will qualify for SOTA (Summits on the air) with Summit Reference EI / IE054. The WAI (Worked all Ireland) Square for the location is N 79 Cavan.

Slane Castle 26/09/10

Slane Castle EI007/c was activated with grid square is IO63RQ and Worked all Ireland W.A.I square is N97.

Autumn Equinox 21/09/2010

On the 21^st September members of the Amateur Portable Group activated The Loughcrew Cairns for the Autumn Equinox, Slieve na Caillaigh, Co Meath.This was a multiple activation in that our location qualified for both SOTA (Summits on the air) & WAI (worked all Ireland) Awards.

Activity was on HF and AO-51 & AO-27Satellites,

Slane Castle 19/09/10

Slane Castle EI007/c was activated with grid square is IO63RQ and Worked all Ireland W.A.I square is N97.

18/12/10 John EI6GHB and David EI7GEB on the recent activation of the Newgrange Unesco World Heritage Site, photo by Anthony EI2KC.

10/10/10 Charlie EI8JB David EI7GEB and John EI6GHB on the Monercrom SOTA & WAI activation.