VHF/UHF/SHF Information

Weekly Nets

Day	Time (local)	Frequency (MHz)	Mode	Net Controller
Daily	8 p.m	144.330	SSB	South Dublin Radio Club
Sunday	9.30 p.m	145.450	FM	Tipperary Amateur Radio Group
Tuesday (1st)	9 p.m	145.475	FM	Cork VHF Group
Tuesday (2nd)	9 p.m	433.475	FM	Cork VHF Group
Tuesday (3rd)	9 p.m	70.2625	FM	Cork VHF Group
Tuesday (4th)	9 p.m	DMR TG 2723	DMR	Cork VHF Group
Wednesday	7.30 p.m	EI2CCR repeater	FM	Dundalk Amateur Radio Society
Wednesday	9 p.m	50.180	SSB	Denis EI4KH - Cork
Wednesday	9 p.m	145.375	FM	Mayo Radio Experimenters Network EI7MRE
Thursday	9 p.m	145.300	FM	Denis EI4KH - Cork

IARU VHF Handbook

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Band Plan

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EI IOTA Standings Table
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Links

Some interesting sites with VHF/UHF/SHF material...

Four Metres website	Everything you need to know about 70 MHz
UK Six Metre Group	Dedicated to encouraging amateur radio operation on 50 MHz around the world
ON4KST Web Pages	Including low band, VHF, UHF, & microwave chats (Used for meteor scatter and EME skeds)
DUBUS magazine	A magazine no serious VHF or microwave enthusiast should be without
70 MHz Beacons	Beacon list on the Four Metres web site
VHF DXpeditions	Make More Miles on VHF
Tropospheric Ducting Forecasts	6 day Tropospheric Forecasts of VHF, UHF, & microwave radio & TV signal strength & interference
VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF DX records	IARU Region 1 VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF DX records
Links updated on 17 December 2024

Squares Table

This table shows the number of Maidenhead locator squares (e.g. IO63, IN88) worked each year by EI operators. Contacts via repeaters or satellites do not count, and no QSLs are required. Please send updates to the VHF Manager

2024 table : updated 25 Feb 2025

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	Totals
EI2IP	252	378	94	48	0	0	772
EI4DQ	0	641	119	0	0	0	760
EI8KN	0	425	87	160	50	14	736
EI4GGB	0	0	5	0	0	0	5

2023 table : updated 25 Feb 2025

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	0	487	94	0	0	0	0	0	581
EI8KN	0	294	89	149	26	10	0	0	568

2022 table : updated 25 Feb 2025

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	0	668	132	0	0	0	0	0	800
EI8KN	0	309	80	64	32	9	0	0	494

2021 table : updated 25 Feb 2025

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	0	614	145	0	0	0	0	0	759
EI8KN	0	364	90	149	49	13	0	0	665

2020 table : updated 25 Feb 2025

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	0	686	75	0	0	0	0	0	761
EI8KN	0	331	102	88	2	4	0	0	527

2019 table : updated 23 Feb 2022

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI8KN	0	172	11	21	0	0	0	0	204

2018 table : updated 25 Feb 2025

Callsign	40 MHz	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	0	436	24	0	0	0	0	0	460
EI8KN	0	84	1	27	0	0	0	0	112

2017 table : updated 23 Feb 2022

Callsign	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	Totals
EI4DQ	444	82	8	0	534
EI3GYB	162	41	9	5	217
EI8KN	21	0	0	0	21

2016 table : updated 20 Mar 2017

Callsign	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	2300 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	482	61	71	0	0	0	0	614
EI3GYB	164	35	9	5	0	0	0	213
EI9JS	66	15	7	7	2	0	0	97
EI7MRE	35	4	0	0	0	0	0	39
EI3IX	3	4	15	6	4	3	1	36
EI4CP	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	26

2015 table : updated 6 Jan 2016

Callsign	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	Totals
EI4DQ	463	121	137	0	0	721
EI3GYB	161	57	13	2	0	233
EI2KK	143	0	19	0	0	162
EI9E	33	21	48	29	13	144

2014 table : updated 5 Jan 2015

Callsign	50 MHz	70 MHz	144 MHz	432 MHz	1296 MHz	10 GHz	Totals
EI4DQ	391	111	149	0	0	0	651
EI3GYB	182	51	9	3	0	0	245
EI7BMB	187	0	0	0	0	0	187
EI9FVB	109	0	0	0	0	0	109
EI9JS	39	1	5	0	0	0	45
EI3IX	2	2	9	1	2	2	18