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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday 05 February 2023
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News from the IRTS

With the 2023 IRTS AGM taking place in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, over
the weekend of the 29th and 30th of April, the IRTS Awards Committee is
seeking nominations for "Awards for Services to the Society or to
Amateur Radio" and for "Awards to IRTS Members for Other Achievements".
The winners will be presented with their inscribed trophy/shield in
person at the AGM. Please send your nominations for specific awards to
the Awards Manager, Jim EI4HH, by email to holohaj2 /at/ hotmail.com no
later than Wednesday, February 22nd. Again, with the 2023 IRTS AGM
taking place in April, the 2022 Cup and Trophy award holders are asked
to return their awards as soon as possible, so that the Awards Curator
Mark Kilmartin EI4FNB can prepare them for the new recipients at the
AGM 2023 awards ceremony in Ballinasloe. Mark will be present at the
SEARG stand at the Limerick Clare Radio Club Rally on Sunday, the 26th
of February and will be happy to accept returning trophies there. For
anyone wishing to contact Mark you can find his details on the IRTS
website. Cups and Trophies can also be returned to any IRTS committee
member. Any member of the IRTS who is not receiving either of the
society's magazines Echo Ireland by post or electronically or EI-News
electronically is asked to contact membership officer David Gardiner
EI3IXB by email to irts_treasurer /at/ irts.ie to rectify the
situation. Members are also reminded to inform David of any changes to
their contact details so he can keep the records up to date.
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Radio Scouting Ireland

The IRTS are pleased to announce that Radio Scouting Ireland have been
successful in their affiliation application. The IRTS are keen to
ensure youth participation in the hobby and Radio Scouting Ireland are
similarly focused on the same objective. Radio Scouting Ireland are
affiliated with Scouting Ireland and the IRTS and they hold the key
objective of using scouting as a platform to demonstrate the amateur
radio hobby.To get in contact with Radio Scouting Ireland email
radioscoutingireland /at/ gmail.com
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Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club andRally 2023

The LCARC Rally 2023 will take place in the Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis,
Co Clare, Eircode V95 H0XK, on Sunday 26th of February 2023. The doors
will open at 11.00am. The usual traders including Long Communications,
AirMast, and MakerShop will be in attendance. LCARC welcomes the South
Eastern Amateur Radio Group to the Rally. Tables can be booked by
contacting Dermot EI2GT dermotgleeson1 /at/ gmail.com. Also,
individuals can email Dermot if they wish to have a list of their items
for sale published on the LCARC web site at www.limerickclareama
teurradioclub.ie . On the Saturday night the IRTS Shortwave Listeners
Club will be holding their informal dinner in the Hotel. Those wishing
to make reservations with the Hotel for Saturday night can do so by
contacting them at info /at/ templegatehotel.com or telephone
065-6823300. Please mention the IRTS Shortwave Listeners Club when
booking. Dinner in the Dining room costs EUR35 per person, Bar food is
also available. The rally and the Saturday night event are open to
anyone with an interest in Radio or associated interests. More
information will be posted on the web site in the lead up to Rally.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

The 2023 AGM of the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC will take
place at 8pm sharp on Monday, February 27th, 2023. In the interests of
public safety and to avoid a large physical meeting taking place and
due to the ever-present risk of a Covid infection, the EI2WRC committee
have decided to have the 2023 AGM on the Zoom platform. This will also
be of benefit to our many members who live outside of the south east
region. There will of course be a limited number of places available
for non-members of the club to attend the online AGM. For anyone that
is interested in attending you are asked to send an email to
southeasternarg /at/ gmail.com to express your interest. Places are
limited and people will be allocated a place upon a first come basis
and anyone interested is asked to get in touch to the above email
before Friday, the 17th of February. The SEARG Twitter page has
recently undergone a major overhaul and is once again back to its
former glory with almost 3,000 followers. The Twitter page is now being
managed and run by Siobhan Heaney from Co. Laois. Siobhan is an avid
SWL and social media guru and in recent weeks she has been doing a live
feed of the Tuesday night IRTS news bulletin read by EI2WRC members on
her TikTok channel. Assisted with technical advice from Hugh EI2HI and
Robbie EI2IP the live feed has reached out to licensed and non-licensed
people all over the world with on average 200 people watching it every
Tuesday night. For anyone that is active on TikTok you can find
Siobhan's channel under the username `TheIrishOutdoorCook'. A big
thanks to Siobhan for taking on the Twitter account and also the
Tuesday night live TikTok feeds. For anyone wishing to follow EI2WRC on
Twitter please see twitter.com/seargnews. For anyone who wishes to find
out more about the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group and their
activities you can drop them an email to southeasternarg /at/ gmail.com
or please feel to go along to any of their meetings. You can check
their website www.searg.ie and you can also find them on Facebook. You
can also follow us on Twitter /at/ seargnews
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YOTA in Hungary

The IARU Region 1 Working Group have announced that the YOTA Camp for
2023 will take place in the town of Gyo"r in Hungary.The event itself
will be held from the 5th to the 12th of August 2023, and will host100
ambitious youngsters from around IARU Region 1 and guest teams from
Regions 2 and 3. The Camp is a great chance for Young Ops to sharpen
their skills, meet likeminded amateurs and also experience the
hospitality of radio friends from other countries. The IRTS are keen to
participate and the Youth Officer Niall EI6HIB has already registered
IRTS interest in sending a team in August.
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Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club Annual Rally

The LEARC Rally will take place on the 7th of May 2023. The Venue is
the Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea, County
Fermanagh, BT92 0JZ . The Doors will open at 11.30, the entry fee is
set at �5/EUR5 Sterling or Euro. There will be various trade stands
offering equipment and components, the RSGB Bookstall and a WAB stand,
the IRTS will also be represented. The venue is Disabled friendly,
Breakfast and Lunch are available and bar open. To book your space
please contact Alan at argault91 /at/ gmail.com or 07771 811484
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Soldering Workshop

The South Dublin Radio Club will be running a Soldering Workshop at
their Ballyroan Clubhouse, Rathfarnham, on Tuesday, the 7th of
February, at 19:30. Jeffrey EI7IRB will facilitate the workshop. There
is a fee of EUR10 per attendee. Due to space constraints, the number of
places is limited. If you're interested and want to book a place, and
for directions and transport options to our clubhouse please consult
the club's website at southdublinradioclub.weebly.com .
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Ham EXPO

The 46th HAM RADIO exhibition and the 72nd Lake Constance Convention,
both organised by Germany's DARC, will take place from Friday, June
23rd until Sunday, June 25th, 2023 in Friedrichshafen at Lake
Constance. The Informal International Meeting for representatives of
IARU member societies will be held on Friday, June 23rd at 16:00,
followed by an International Reception on Friday evening, details
regarding this event will be communicated in due time.
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Contest Calender

Next weekend will again see busy HF bands, starting with the RSGB 1.8
MHz 160m CW Contest on Friday, Feb 11th, from 1900Z to 2300Z, for
single ops. The exchange is RST, serial number and district code,
non-UK stations send RST and serial number. Extra scoring points for
the first QSO with each country outside of the UK should make it easy
to fill the log.

VERON organises the worldwide Dutch PACC Contest next weekend, from
1200Z on Saturday, to 1200Z on Sunday. There are various categories of
operators and equipment and modes. See www.veron.nl for details.

The CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest runs from 0000Z, Feb 11th to 2359Z, Feb
12th, on all non-WARC HF bands, a good opportunity to hone the rtty
skills. This contest is run by the CQ Magazine, typically attracting
over 20,000 rtty operators anually.

The Balkan HF Contest takes place from 1300Z to 1700Z, next Sunday just
after 80m news, using CW and SSB on 40 and 80m only. There are only two
output power categories, with either up to 10 Watt for double points
scores, or up to 1000W. The Balkan HF Contest is organised by the
Association of Radio Amateurs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, their website
is at www.arabih.ba
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The Propagation Horoscope

This week's must-read is again found on the website ei7gl.blogspot.com,
written by John EI7GL. With the first signals soon to be heard from
Bouvet Island, John looks at the propagation conditions we can expect,
especially on 10m. After a fortnight of strong flare activity and
capricious propagation conditions we have entered a relative calm
period. The two continuous ribbons of sunspots produce only moderate
flares and small CMEs, leaving us with a quiet geomagnetic field and a
low kP index of 1 or 2, and a low proton count solar wind at around 450
km per second. Some moderate Tropo over the Bay of Biscay may liven up
the higher bands, otherwise expect a low day-time MUF, barely reaching
15MHz.

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.

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