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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 FΘile 2024

DX FΘile 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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