IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday December 1st, 2024

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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday December 1st, 2024
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News from the IRTS

   The IRTS news team will be taking a small break once again this year
   over the Christmas period. The last 40m and 80m IRTS news bulletins for
   2024 will be transmitted on Sunday, December 15th. There will be no
   news bulletins on either Sunday December 22nd or Sunday, December 29th.
   Normal bulletins will resume on Sunday, January 5th, 2025. Items for
   submission for Sunday December 15th should reach the news editor by
   midnight on Thursday December 12th. Items for the news on Sunday
   January 5th should reach the news editor by midnight on Thursday
   January 2nd, 2025.

   The first IRTS contest of 2025 which is the IRTS 80m Daytime Counties,
   will take place on New Year's Day, Monday, January 1st, 2025. This will
   be a one-hour long contest running from 17:00 UTC to 18:00 UTC. SSB,
   CW, and SWL categories are available to enter. For more information,
   please visit www.irts.ie/contests

   The committee and officers of the IRTS would like to take this
   opportunity to wish all our members, friends of the society, and all
   their families a very happy and peaceful Christmas. We hope that 2025
   is a great new year for all of you. Thank you all for your great
   support of the society in 2024 and we look forward to your continued
   support throughout 2025 and beyond.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

   This year, the EI2WRC Christmas party night will take place next
   Saturday, December 7th at 6.30 p.m. at the Marina Hotel, Canada Street,
   Waterford. A small number of dinner tickets which cost 35 euro per
   person are still available and must be prebooked. For more information
   or to book a dinner ticket, please get in contact with Edwin EI2HEB at
   QTHR as soon as possible please.

   Join EI2WRC for the fun of the 2024 Big Call-In Challenge on Tuesday
   December 17th at 7.30 p.m. as the club will attempt to break the record
   of call-ins taken after the Tuesday night IRTS news bulletin. The
   current record stands at 136 set in December 2023. To break the current
   record, they will need at least 137 individual callers.

   You can call in via the Southern Ireland Repeater Network, EchoLink
   Node 225431, IRLP Node 5883, DMR TG 27240, and also on the Southern
   Ireland Repeater Network channel on the Zello app. A live video feed of
   the record-breaking attempt will be on the TikTok app on
   TheIrishOutDoorCook channel. It's only for a bit of fun as this will be
   the last Tuesday night bulletin of 2024! All callers are very welcome
   to join in for some fun and laughs on the night!

   For more information about EI2WRC, their activities, and for contact
   details please see www.searg.ie
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Update from South Dublin Radio Club

   This year's South Dublin Radio Club Christmas Party will take place on
   Tuesday the 10th of December 2024 at 8 p.m. The venue will be the "The
   Morgue" pub, Templeogue Village, Dublin. Members of other clubs and
   visitors are as usual very welcome to this social event. Limited free
   food will be available for paid-up members; visitors can choose from
   the bar menu until 9 p.m. The club will then break for Christmas and
   return on January 7th, 2025.
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North Dublin Radio Club - EI0NDR

   The North Dublin Radio Club will be ending 2024 with their annual
   Christmas party event at the Coachman's Inn, Swords Road, Dublin on
   Saturday the 21st of December. A four-course dinner will commence at
   6.45 p.m. and the cost is 34 euro per head. All visitors are welcome to
   attend this event. To book a place at the dinner, please contact Tony
   EI6K on 086 2985776. The NDR club will then break for Christmas and
   will reopen again on Saturday the 4th of January 2025. Details about
   the club and its location can be found online at www.ei0ndr.com
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Tipperary Amateur Radio Group AGM

   The Annual General Meeting of the Tipperary Amateur Radio Group will be
   held at The Princess Bar, Irishtown Upper, Clonmel, Co Tipperary on
   Wednesday the 4th of December 2024 at 8 p.m. The Eircode for this venue
   is E91 PW90. The meeting is open to all and Short Wave Listeners are in
   particular very welcome to attend. For more information about Tipperary
   Amateur Radio Group, visit their group website at www.ei7trg.ie
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VHF/Microwave News

   The IRTS VHF/Microwave co-managers are planning a 23cm activity event
   over the coming weeks. Given the likely very directional nature of
   links, some planning will be needed. Therefore, they would like to hear
   from stations with 23cm capabilities who may be interested in taking
   part to gauge interest and share ideas for this.

   The next 145 Alive event is taking place on Sunday the 26th of January
   2025. If you are interested in taking part as a net controller, contact
   the IRTS VHF/microwave managers.

   They also welcome ideas and input from individuals and clubs regarding
   VHF and above in EI at any stage.

   A six-metre net takes place on Wednesday nights from 8 p.m. on
   50.180MHz. This is followed by a 2m FM simplex net that takes place
   each Thursday night from 8 p.m. on 145.300MHz. All are very welcome to
   call in.

   The IRTS VHF/microwave team can be contacted via email to vhf_manager
   /at/ irts.ie.
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Contest News

   The ARRL 160 metre CW contest takes place over the first full weekend
   of December which is next weekend. It begins at 22:00 UTC on Friday
   next, the 6th of December and ends at 15:59 UTC next Sunday, the 8th of
   December. This is a forty-two-hour long contest with no time
   limitation.
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December is Youth on the Air Month

   Today, December 1st, marks the start of the Youth on the Air month. For
   the entire month, listen out for youngsters active on the bands with
   YOTA in their callsigns and try a QSO. The idea for this is to show the
   amateur radio hobby to youth and to encourage youngsters to be active
   on the ham radio waves.
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Items for Inclusion in Next Week's Radio News

   That is the news for this week. Items for inclusion in next week's
   radio news can be submitted by email to newsteam /at/ irts.ie for
   automatic forwarding to both the radio and printed news services. The
   deadline is midnight on Thursday.

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