IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday June 1st, 2025

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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday June 1st, 2025
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News from the IRTS

   HF newsreaders are required to join our current panel of newsreaders
   for the weekly Sunday morning 40m and 80m IRTS news bulletins. There is
   very little involved in reading a bulletin and no experience is
   necessary. If any licensed IRTS member living in EI feels like that
   they would be interested in becoming part of the IRTS newsreaders panel
   or if you require more information, please get in touch with the IRTS
   News Coordinator Seany EI2HZB by phone on 083 4713001 or via email to
   irts_pro /at/ irts.ie

   A news bulletin on the 4-meter band is being provided by the Patriot
   Radio Communications Club EI7PRC based in Watergrasshill in Cork. This
   bulletin is transmitted at 8 p.m. local time on Sunday evenings on
   70.350 MHz FM simplex. It is on a trial basis so if you can receive it,
   please call in and support it.

   "IRTS Hamfest 2025" will take place over the weekend of September 6th
   and 7th in conjunction with the IRTS SSB Field Day weekend. It will
   take place on the spacious grounds of the Mullingar Showgrounds,
   Culleen, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

   The aim to bring novice and experienced people together in one place
   along with a very wide array of amateur radio equipment, technologies,
   and experience. From solo operators to clubs, we would like to extend a
   welcome to all. You are invited to come along and learn via hands-on
   practical tutorials that you can take part in or bring your
   radio-related gear to show others how to set it up correctly. Camping
   and campervan parking is available and encouraged.

   We are encouraging involvement from as many clubs and operators as
   possible. Please contact the team as soon as possible via email to
   hamfest /at/ irts.ie with proposals for demonstrations and practical
   tutorials that you or your club would like to provide.

   The next IRTS committee meeting will take place on Thursday, June 5th
   at 8 p.m. on the Zoom platform. All IRTS affiliated clubs are reminded
   that under Rule 16.1, the members in each affiliated club, society, or
   other body may elect a representative and an alternate annually to
   attend IRTS committee meetings. Clubs wishing to send a representative
   should notify the IRTS Secretary, Andy EI7IOB at irts_secretary /at/
   irts.ie in advance to ensure notification and links are provided.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

   The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group will be QRV as EI2WRC/P from the
   Old Copper Mine, Tankardstown, Bunmahon, Co. Waterford next Sunday,
   June 8th, 2025. The club is pleased to announce that the location can
   be activated in the following categories: Echo India Flora and Fauna as
   EIFF-0263 Mid Waterford Coast Special Protection Area (SPA).

   It also it has a 2 for 1 on Parks on the Air which are EI-0162 Mid
   Waterford Coast SPA and EI-0163 Tankardstown Copper Mine. The old
   copper mine building comes in as part of the Castles on the Air
   programme and has been assigned the COTA-EI designator EI-01566. EI2WRC
   look forward to hearing you all on HF and the Southern Ireland Repeater
   Network on the day or you are passing by drop in and say hello!

   For more information about EI2WRC, their activities, and for contact
   details, please see www.searg.ie
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Summits on the Air Information Sessions

   Two Summit on the Air or SOTA information sessions are coming up next
   Saturday. The Mid-Ulster Amateur Radio Club is hosting a Summits on the
   Air information session next Saturday, June 7th. They invite all club
   members and visiting ham radio enthusiasts to join the fun and bring
   your handheld radio gear. The venue is Carricktuke GI-CA 003 and this
   activation coincides with the GI/EI SOTA weekend. For further
   information, email muarc.secretary /at/ yahoo.co.uk

   West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club GN4OMA is also hosting an information
   session and SOTA activation on the same day, Saturday 7th June, to
   coincide with the GI/EI SOTA weekend. The activation will take place
   from Pollanlaght GI-SW-008 Pigeon Top. They aim to be operational from
   12 p.m. For further information, email info /at/ wtarc.org.uk
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International Space Station Schools Contact on Wednesday

   On Wednesday June the 4th, twelve pupils representing nine Dublin-based
   DEIS primary schools will speak live with astronaut Takuya Onishi
   KF5LKS, currently serving aboard Crew 10 on the ISS. TU Dublin Access
   and Outreach together with the Irish Radio Transmitters Society's youth
   coordinator Ana Ca�izares and TU Dublin staff were given a chance to
   participate in this competitive programme for a second time. This
   follows a very successful first contact that took place during Space
   Week in October 2023.

   The event will be live streamed globally via the ARISS YouTube channel.
   Tune in on June 4th at 1.10 p.m. Irish time to witness this incredible
   exchange. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The
   scheduled downlink frequency is 145.800 MHz. You should be be able to
   hear the live downlink side of the exchange even with just a handheld
   from most of EI.

   This eighth Irish contact also coincides with SPACEFest, a vibrant,
   free, community-focused festival celebrating the wonders of space and
   the power of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
   Designed to inspire learners of all ages, SPACEFest invites families,
   students, educators, and science enthusiasts to take part in hands-on
   workshops, exciting talks, and immersive space experiences. This runs
   from June 4th to the 7th and admission to all activities is free! You
   book your spot on the Access and Outreach page on www.tudublin.ie
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Contests and Activities

   The RSGB 80m Club Championship Data Contest takes place tomorrow
   evening, Monday June 2nd from 19:00 UTC to 20:30 UTC.

   On VHF and above, a range of contests and activities are coming up that
   are great opportunities for self-training and testing your station set
   up.

   On the 2-metre band from 18:00 UTC to 21:30 UTC on Tuesday, the RSGB
   144MHz FM Activity and UK Activity contests will run back-to-back.

   The UK Six Metre Group is holding their annual six metre summer contest
   next weekend. It starts on Saturday 7th June at 13:00 UTC and finishes
   24 hours later on Sunday 8th June 2025.

   For those interested in amateur television or ATV, the IARU ATV Contest
   commences at 12:00 UTC next Saturday also using amateur television on
   the 70cm band and above. It ends at 18:00 UTC the next day, Sunday June
   8th.
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Items for Inclusion in Next Week's Radio News

   That is the news for this week. Thanks to everyone for sending items
   into the weekly IRTS radio news. They are very much appreciated and are
   a great way to update the rest of the community about activities. If
   you have any club events, activities, meetings, or other items of
   interest, you are very welcome to email newsteam /at/ irts.ie with the
   details. These will be automatically forwarded to the IRTS radio and
   printed news services. The deadline each week is midnight on Thursdays.

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