- Amateur Radio & Connected Tech at Dublin Tech Week 2026
South Dublin Radio Club, in collaboration with TOG Hackerspace, will be taking part in Dublin Tech Week 2026 with a free, family-friendly drop-in event at Ballyroan Library. Amateur Radio & Connected Tech: Making the Invisible Visible will explore how radio and wireless technology connect people, devices and even space. The event takes place on Saturday, 23rd May 2026, from 12:00 to 16:00. Visitors will be able to explore a range of short, hands-on demos throughout the day, including live radio spectrum displays, Morse code, digital radio modes, satellite signals, simple IoT workflows and more. There will also be a beginner-friendly …Continue reading “Amateur Radio & Connected Tech at Dublin Tech Week 2026”
- POTA Rover Day: Five Parks, One Day
Our radio crew in TOG have really gotten into Parks on the Air over the last few months. We’re a little bit hooked. For anyone new to it,Parks on the Air, or POTA, is an amateur radio activity where operators head out to recognised parks and make contacts from the field. It is a great mix of radio, portable operating, problem solving, and getting outdoors. It also has plenty for SWLs and curious newcomers, so it is not just for the people behind the mic. We have already had great days out at Bull Island, the Botanic Gardens, and Ticknock … - BOTA, POTA, a Rally Stand, and a President
Big congratulations to our own Jeffrey Roe, EI7IRB, who was elected President of the Irish Radio Transmitters Society at the AGM in Shannon last weekend. We are very proud to see one of our members taking on this role. TOG has long been a proud radio club and a member of the IRTS, so it was extra special to be there in person for the weekend and see it happen. There was more good news for TOG too, with Daniel McDowell, EI8ICB, and Ana Cañizares, EI5IXB, also elected to the IRTS committee. It is brilliant to see TOG members helping …Continue reading “BOTA, POTA, a Rally Stand, and a President”
- TOG at HamCon Belgium 2026
TOG is heading to Belgium next month for HamCon Belgium 2026, a day packed with talks, workshops, demos, and plenty of radio chat. Our own Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB will be part of the programme with two sessions on the day. He’ll be running a Satellite Ground Station Workshop, showing people how to build and get started with a TinyGS setup, and later giving a DMR Workshop for anyone curious about digital radio and how to get on the air. It looks like a great event, with talks and activities covering everything from TETRA and DAPNET to meteor science, antennas, PCB … - Toilets on the Air at 39C3 (TOTA)
You might have heard of Parks on the Air (POTA), Summits on the Air, or maybe even Bunkers on the Air. Radio amateurs love combining the hobby with an excuse to go and visit somewhere. But what about Toilets on the Air? Yes. Toilets. Let me set the scene Picture this: around 16,000 people in Hamburg, Germany, all packed into a massive conference centre for the 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3), a four-day hacker conference running 27–30 December 2025. It’s the middle of winter. The venue is huge. There’s reinforced concrete everywhere. You can be walking for ages just trying … - TOG heading to Shannon for the IRTS AGM Weekend
We’re packing up a few projects and heading west for the IRTS AGM Weekend in Shannon on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April. This year’s 93rd AGM weekend is being hosted by the Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club, and it looks like it will be a great weekend of radio, chats, workshops, technical talks, the rally, and of course, the AGM itself. On Sunday, TOG Hackerspace will have a table at the rally where we’ll be showing off some projects from the hackerspace, chatting about what we get up to, and catching up with radio friends from around the country. …Continue reading “TOG heading to Shannon for the IRTS AGM Weekend”
- POTA on Easter Monday from Ticknock
We’re heading out for another Parks on the Air activation on Easter Monday, 6 April. If you have not come across POTA before, it is all about bringing amateur radio into the great outdoors, setting up in a qualifying park, and making contacts from the field. We did a quieter test run on Bull Island recently and it went well, so this time we are opening it up to the wider TOG community and the public. You can see a few photos from the last outing here. We will meet at 10:30 am at the Ticknock café and then head … - DMR: A Learning JourneyThis article first appeared in Echo Ireland and was written by Jeffrey Roe. The following is less of a how-to and more of a journey of me learning about DMR and getting started. DMR, what is it? Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) is a digital radio standard for voice and data transmission in non-public radio networks. It’s different from the analogue radios some of you might be more familiar with. It doesn’t transmit using FM in the traditional sense, but uses a digital signal. DMR has a few tiers, and the technology originally targeted the commercial market (around 2012). It works …
- DMR Demonstration Evening
If you’ve been DMR-curious for a while (or you’ve a radio sitting there with a half-finished codeplug), this is a great chance to see a full setup done properly, step-by-step. On Tuesday, 24th March 2026, South Dublin Radio Club, in collaboration with TOG Hackerspace, will host a DMR Demonstration Evening at the club in Rathfarnham. What’s happening on the night Jeffrey Roe (EI7IRB) will give a practical demonstration covering: This session will suit: Want to contribute? Members who’d like to give a short demo or presentation on other parts of DMR are very welcome to get involved — different radios, … - TOG Hackerspace at the Phoenix ARC “Coolmine” Radio Rally 2026
Last year we packed up a few projects, a pile of flyers, and the usual “sure we’ll only be there an hour” optimism… and had a brilliant day out at the Phoenix Amateur Radio Club annual rally in Coolmine. Good news: it’s on again this year, and we’ll be back along representing TOG — EI0TOG — for a chat, a catch-up, and a bit of radio craic. Radio rallies are for everyone If you’ve never been to a radio rally, don’t let the name put you off. They’re not just for licensed amateurs or hardcore collectors — they’re for anyone …Continue reading “TOG Hackerspace at the Phoenix ARC “Coolmine” Radio Rally 2026”
