IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday September 29th, 2024

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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday September 29th, 2024
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News from the IRTS

   The latest IRTS committee meeting took place on Thursday, September
   19th. The meeting started at 8 p.m., concluded shortly after 10 p.m.,
   and was held on the Zoom platform. The meeting which was very well
   attended was hosted by IRTS President, Enda EI2II.

   During the duration of the meeting, many items were discussed with the
   following being of major importance to the general membership. The IRTS
   examination board has appointed a new chairman, John Ronan EI7IG. John
   takes over the chairman role from Declan Horan EI9FVB. The IRTS would
   like to thank Declan for the massive amount of time and effort he put
   into the role as chairman especially as we navigated out of Covid-19
   restrictions. The IRTS also wish to acknowledge the appointment of Des
   Chambers, EI5GT, Deputy Head of NUIG's IT department to the examination
   board. Des has over 30 years of 3rd level teaching in communications
   and networks with a background in electronics and will be a great
   addition to the team. The IRTS wish both John and Des the very best of
   luck in their new roles.

   As noted earlier this year, the IRTS club affiliation process is being
   overhauled to improve our systems. Going forward, we will be requiring
   all clubs applying for, or renewing affiliation to complete a form
   giving the society up to date contact details for each club. This is to
   enable us to work closer with clubs on promoting the hobby and managing
   our insurance requirements more efficiently. We are requesting club
   secretaries to submit current details before the end of October, so we
   have the information at hand for our 2025 insurance renewal. As many
   clubs hold AGMs also at the end of the year or early in 2025, we would
   ask to be notified of any changes. Application/renewal forms can be
   found on the download section of the IRTS website.

   The next IRTS committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, November
   13th at 8:00 p.m. on the Zoom platform. All IRTS affiliated clubs are
   reminded that under Rule 16.1, the members in each affiliated club or,
   society may elect a representative and an alternate annually to attend
   IRTS committee meetings. Clubs wishing to send a representative should
   notify the IRTS Secretary, Owen EI4GGB at irts_secretary /at/ irts.ie
   in advance to ensure notification and links are provided.
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VHF/Microwave Co-Manager Updates

   The newly appointed IRTS VHF/Microwave co-managers Keith EI5IN and
   Denis EI4KH have contacted clubs seeking input and ideas regarding VHF
   and above in EI. Interest is also being sought regarding regular
   activity evenings on the bands above 30 MHz. Updated information
   regarding worked locator squares for publication on the IRTS website
   would also be appreciated from operators.

   A 2m FM simplex net is taking place each Thursday night from 8 p.m. in
   the southern Ireland region on 145.200 MHz. All are welcome to call in
   even if you just have time to exchange a report.

   On Wednesday night, October 2nd, digital mode fans can take part in a
   European activity evening which uses both FT8 and FT4 rotating through
   the 2m, 70cm, and 23cm bands each week. The 2m band is the focus for
   Wednesday night's activity from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time. Further
   details available at www.ft8activity.eu

   You can contact the VHF/microwave team via email at vhf_manager /at/
   irts.ie.
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IRTS Contest Manager Update

   SSB Field Day results are available on the IRTS website. Contest
   manager Mark EI6JK reports a record level of participation, with seven
   EI Field Day stations in action, involving more than 30 operators.
   Overall, very few QSOs on 10m were noted and it was not much better on
   15m. Lots of activity on 20m and 40m was recorded. Well done to all
   that took part.

   The closing date for IRTS VHF/UHF Counties contest log submissions is
   today Sunday the 29th of September. 14 logs for the 2m contest and 11
   logs for the 70cms contest have been submitted so far.

   The next and last IRTS contest of the year is the 80m Evening Counties
   contest on Tuesday the 8th of October 2024. These fun events are
   excellent opportunities for self-training and learning more about
   propagation as well as your station performance. Good luck to all
   taking part.

   Contest manager Mark EI6JK is very willing to help anyone with logging
   programs for contests anytime. You can contact him via email at
   contestmanager /at/ irts.ie.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

   There will not be any physical September or October meeting of the
   EI2WRC club. The next physical meeting will take place at 8 p.m. on
   Monday, November 25th at the SETU West Campus, Carriganore, Waterford
   at 8:00 p.m. sharp. Normal Zoom meetings take place weekly on a Monday
   evening at 8 p.m. For anyone that would like to join in on a Zoom
   meeting, please get in contact with an EI2WRC committee member.

   For more information about EI2WRC, their activities, and for contact
   details please see www.searg.ie
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Avondhu Radio Club in the SSB Field Day

   Avondhu Radio Club were active for the SSB Field Day using the callsign
   EI1E/P. SWL Declan helped assemble and test an 80m to 10m fan dipole.
   The club reported that this antenna worked a treat with 400W and no
   antenna tuner. They logged stations as far away from Japan to the USA.
   Power was provided by a Honda 20i generator. Radio equipment included
   an Elecraft K3S, P3, and a KPA-500 using Wintest as their logger. The
   club's next event is the CQWW SSB contest.
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Shannon Basin Radio Club SSB DX Nets

   Shannon Basin Radio Club's 80m SSB DX net recommenced on Thursday night
   last with a long list of call-ins. It continues again at 9 p.m. local
   time on Thursday October 3rd on 3.770 MHz +/- QRM. All are very welcome
   to join in including SWL reports. Their topband DX net will restart
   near the end of October and further information will be provided closer
   to the date.
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DX F�ile 2024

   DX F�ile which is organised and run by the EIDX Group takes place next
   Saturday October 5th in the Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis. For further
   information, please contact David Deane via email to ei9fbb /at/
   gmail.com or telephone 087 7444777.
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Enigma Reloaded Event

   From September 27th to October 5th, Italian and other amateur radio
   stations around the world will be taking part in an Enigma award event.
   The main goal of the Enigma event is to promote as much radio amateur
   activity as possible all over the world, celebrating the history of the
   Enigma cipher machine and its crucial role in the outcome of World War
   II, and spreading the knowledge of those key people who contributed to
   its decryption. On October 5th, the final day, activator stations will
   exchange predefined CW messages previously encrypted by a real or
   emulated Enigma machine. Further information is available at
   www.enigma-reloaded.it
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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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