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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday May 11th, 2025
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News from the IRTS

The Irish Radio Transmitters Society is delighted to announce "IRTS
Hamfest 2025" which is a celebration of all things amateur radio. This
new initiative by the IRTS will take place over the weekend of
September 6th and 7th in conjunction with the IRTS SSB Field Day
weekend. The venue for this event will be the Mullingar Showgrounds,
Culleen, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. This is located just 6 km from
Mullingar town centre.

A dedicated subcommittee is planning for what promises to be two
jampacked days of numerous amounts of ham radio topics and live
hands-on demonstrations. These will appeal to both licensed operators,
shortwave listeners, and members of the public. Please note that
provisions for multiple SSB stations to be set up in the spacious
location are being considered in the planning. Although the IRTS
encourages all clubs to come and take part, clubs can also run their
usual SSB field day activities as in previous years. Please make a date
in your diaries for IRTS Hamfest 2025 on September 6th and 7th at
Mullingar Showgrounds!

The IRTS Newsteam are delighted to announce an additional EI0IRTS
weekly news bulletin. The new bulletin will be provided by the Patriot
Radio Communications Club EI7PRC who are based in Watergrasshill in
Cork. This new bulletin is transmitted at 8 p.m. local time on Sunday
evenings on 70.350 MHz FM simplex. The 4-metre bulletin is on a trial
basis so if you can receive it, please call in and support it. The IRTS
would like to thank EI7PRC for providing this additional weekly news
bulletin and wish them every success with it.

The IRTS would like to announce the appointment of a new secretary for
the society. Andy McCarthy EI7IOB takes over the secretary position
from Owen O' Reilly EI4GGB with immediate effect. The IRTS would
sincerely like to thank Owen for the massive amount of work he has done
and also for the many hours he has spent dedicated to the role over the
past three years. Likewise, all in the IRTS wish Andy the very best of
luck as he takes on the secretary role.

The next IRTS committee meeting will take place on Thursday, June 5th
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,
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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HAREC exams take place next weekend

The Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate exams take place
next Saturday, the 17th of May 2025, in the Clayton Hotel Dublin
Airport. The address is Stockhole Lane, Clonshagh, Co Dublin, K67 X3H5.
A complementary shuttle bus service is available from Dublin Airport to
the venue. The morning exam will commence at 11 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.
The afternoon exam will then commence at 2 p.m. and concludes at 4 p.m.
Best of luck to all those taking the exams.
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ComReg 5 Year Notifications

Five Year notifications from ComReg that may be arriving in your email
inbox state that in accordance with your licence terms, you are
required to confirm to ComReg every 5 years that the licence details
are still correct. If you have received this notification, it is
advised that you take a few minutes to complete the action now. This
may avoid you potentially forgetting to do so until it's too late.
ComReg note that failure to comply with this request may lead to
revocation of your licence.
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Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club meeting

Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club hold their monthly meeting today, Sunday
11th May in Tandragee Golf Club at 3 p.m. All are welcome and a carvery
lunch is served at 1 p.m. if required. The club held a very successful
Marconi Day weekend and will enter the VHF/UHF field day in June from
the Mourne Mountains using the callsign GI3VFW. Any enquiries should be
directed to muarc.secretary /at/ yahoo.co.uk or Seamus GI4SZW. His
details are on QRZ.com
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West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club AGM

The West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club is holding its AGM next Wednesday,
the 14th of May 2025. The AGM commences at 8 p.m. in the Order of Malta
Hall, Omagh. All radio amateurs and shortwave listeners are welcome to
come along. The club will review the past year and elect officers for
the incoming year.
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South Dublin Radio Club Hosting an Amateur Radio Open Night

South Dublin Radio Club will host an exciting amateur radio open night
on May 27th as part of Dublin Tech Week. This is a week-long
celebration of innovation and technology, uniting tech lovers,
professionals, and communities across the city.

Participants will be able to experience live radio demos, hands-on
experiments, and learn how radio waves connect the world. Whether
you're a tech enthusiast, tinkerer, or curious beginner, you will be
able to discover the magic of amateur radio and how you can get
involved.

The venue will be the Ballyroan Community Centre, Rathfarnham, Dublin
D14 F1W1 and all are welcome. More information may be found at
dublintechweek.com.
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VHF/Microwave Updates

The next 145 Alive event is scheduled for Sunday the 20th of July 2025
from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. local time.

The IRTS VHF+ management team is seeking input regarding any activity
or interest in EI regarding the use of millimetre and sub-millimetre
frequencies for radio experimentation. Specifically, information
regarding usage above 275 GHz would be welcome and can include any
relevant past or present academic and/or test and trial licence
activities.

The initiative is associated with a new IARU Region 1 VHF-plus
committee study to explore potential for a possible amateur radio
allocation. You can contact the IRTS VHF/Microwave management team via
email at vhf_manager /at/ irts.ie.

The IRTS VHF-plus management team is also seeking interest from
operators regarding a series of potential EI-led multimode activation
events for the 2m,70cm, and 23cm bands. If you are interested in
getting involved, please let the team know via email to vhf_manager
/at/ irts.ie. Ideas and input regarding any aspect of VHF and above in
EI are welcome at any stage via email to the same address.
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Contest Updates

The results from the IRTS VHF and UHF counties contest on Easter Monday
are now available on the IRTS website. Congratulations to the winners
and to operators who took part from all around Ireland. It was noted
that the highest 2m counties scores in approximately 14 years were
recorded during this event in addition to one of the highest 70cm
counties scores of all time.

The next IRTS contest is the CW Field Day held over the weekend of the
7th and 8th of June. This starts at 15:00 UTC on the Saturday and ends
24 hours later. A 6-hour section is available for entry in addition to
the full 24 hours. Good luck to all in the contest.
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Radio Rally Updates

All roads lead to Lough Erne Amateur Club's Radio Rally taking place
next week on Sunday the 18th of May 2025. The venue is the Share
Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen, BT92
0JZ. Doors will open at 11 a.m. Entry costs five euro or five pounds
which includes a ticket for the draw.

The rally will include a bring and buy and usual facilities including
food and refreshments. Further details are available at
LoughErneRadioClub.co.uk.
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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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