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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday September 8th, 2024
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News from the IRTS

The IRTS had a very successful and fun participation in the Dublin
Maker 2024 festival. This year's event took place at the historic
Richmond Barracks, in Dublin 8 over the weekend of Saturday August 31st
and Sunday, September 1st from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Over the
two days, the IRTS stand proved very popular and had massive crowds on
both days.

Tony EI5EM's homebrew equipment was a big hit with everyone who stopped
by the stall. To encourage the kids to try some CW any kid who sent
their name by Morse got to design a badge which they took away with
them. Also, on both days a free raffle was held for a chance to win an
SDR dongle. The winners were Bibin Madhu and John Fons Lister.

Also in attendance over the weekend was the South Dublin Radio Club.
The SDRC crew had HF and UHF/VHF stations in operation as well as an
SDR receiver. As per usual, there was the usual great craic, banter,
and comradery between both groups, and both complimented each other
perfectly. Anyone that called to the IRTS stand asking about a radio in
operation were pointed to the SDRC stand to experience the live
station. In addition, anyone asking about joining the IRTS or doing the
HAREC course at the SDRC stand were directed to the IRTS stand. Both
groups achieved the goal of promoting the great hobby we all love and
hopefully this will result in gaining some new interest in the hobby
from people not familiar with ham radio. It was great to meet visitors
from all over the country interested in the hobby, also a few visiting
amateurs and former radio officers who were delighted to hear the kids
playing on the Morse keys too.

Thanks to the IRTS crew of Ana EI5IXB, Cillian EI2075, Enda EI2II, Joe
EI2JZ, Mark EI4FNB, Megan EI5LA, Owen EI4GGB, Pat EI2HX, Seany EI2HZB,
Tony EI5EM, and anyone else who helped over the weekend. Thanks to all
the organisers who made Dublin Maker 2024 such a great success. We
extend a massive thanks to Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB for his invaluable
assistance in making our participation possible. The IRTS had a great
weekend, and we are looking forward to attending again next year.

The next IRTS committee meeting will take place on Thursday, September
19th 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, Owen EI4GGB at
irts_secretary /at/ irts.ie in advance to ensure notification and links
are provided.
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IRTS Examination Board announces the next HAREC examination

The IRTS Examination Board is pleased to announce that the next HAREC
examination will be held on the 16th of November 2024. The location for
the exam will be the Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport, Stockhole Lane,
Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 X3H5.

The doors will be open from 10.30 a.m. for registration and the exam
itself will commence at 11.00 a.m. sharp. The exam is two hours long
finishing at 1 p.m. The closing date for applications is Thursday the
7th of November. As there are a limited number of places, anyone
wishing to sit the exam should forward their application along with the
appropriate fee. The application form and the payment details can be
found at www.irts.ie/exams You can also contact Mick EI6IKB by email at
irts_exams /at/ irts.ie if you have any other queries about the exam or
its location.
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IOTA 2024 Results and the IRTS 2m/70cm Counties Contest

The 2024 Islands on the Air (IOTA) results have been published.
Information regarding the EI/GI stations involved in this can be found
on the results page of the IRTS website located at www.irts.ie/results
Well done to all the Irish stations who took part. There was a record
number of 30 EI/GI stations who entered a log. Congratulations to EI7M
who came first in the multi-two Ireland section and who set a new
European record also.

The IRTS 70cm and 2m Counties contests take place next Sunday the 15th
of September. The 70cm contest runs for just 30 minutes starting at 2
p.m. This is immediately followed by the 2m contest running from 2.30
p.m. until 4 p.m. All stations and clubs are encouraged to take part in
what is a fun and friendly event. Further details can be found at
www.irts.ie/contests
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

On the 28th and 29th of September, EI2WRC will be active from the
Waterford and Suir Valley Railway station Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford for
the 2024 Railways on the Air event. Waterford Suir Valley Railway
Company CLG was established to preserve and promote Waterford's rich
railway heritage. The aim to develop and operate a 10km section of the
abandoned Waterford to Dungarvan Railway line from Kilmeaden Station to
Bilberry, Waterford city as a tourist attraction. The vision is that
the area through which the railway travels will become a linear park.
The intention is that the railway will service other attractions along
the route, eventually extending to Waterford city and operating with a
steam engine. For more information about the WSVR please see
www.wsvrailway.ie For more information about EI2WRC, their activities,
and for contact details please see www.searg.ie
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DX FΘile 2024

The EIDX Group is proud to announce this year's DX FΘile line-up for
Saturday October 5th in the Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis. This year's
convention will see presentations from the recent N5J DXpediton to
Jarvis Island, the current CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island, the 8R7X
team from Guyana will be attendance, and not forgetting EIDXG's own
7P8EI activity from Lesotho earlier this year.

You are invited to come and meet Ireland's DXers and have a great day
out with the hugely popular CW and SSB simulated pileups and fun DX
Quiz to name a few. Accommodation packages are almost fully sold out
however there are still some day tickets available for the convention.
These still need to be pre-booked in advance. For further information
please contact David, ei9fbb /at/ gmail.com or telephone 087 7444777.
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Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club

Following the summer break, monthly meetings of the club will
re-commence at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday the 12th of September in Room
10A05 of the Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands, Midwest
at Moylish in Limerick. At the meeting, the club will review the recent
successful activation of Loop Head Lighthouse, look forward to the
coming series of meetings, and Diarmuid EI4LF will give a presentation
on his recent visit to the G-QRP Convention including the construction
of a 40 metre five-watt transmitter.

The club submitted detailed and constructive comments recently on two
documents issued during the summer. The first of these was their
response to ComReg Document 24/65 which deals with several issues
impacting amateur radio. The second dealt with an IARU Region 3 paper
entitled HF 40m Band Plan Challenges and Proposals 2024 v3.1 which
proposed a severe curtailment of access to the 40 metre band for CW
users.

Activations of their station at the Shannon Aviation Museum, callsign
EI4SAM, continue each Saturday from 11.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. with 7.123
MHz as the initial calling frequency, plus or minus QRM.
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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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