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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday August 13th, 2023
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Silent Key - Alan Adams EI5HY

We regret to report on the death of Alan (The Soldier) Adams who passed
away on Sunday July 23rd. Alan served in the Irish Army for 26 years
which included three tours of the Lebanon. We extend our deepest
sympathy to his family and friends. May Alan rest in peace.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group activating Hook Lighthouse

The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group, EI2WRC, will once again activate
Hook Lighthouse ILLW reference IE0003 on Saturday and Sunday the 19th
and 20th of August as part of the 26th International Lighthouse and
Lightship Weekend. For more info on the International Lighthouse and
Lightship weekend please see www.illw.net Hook Lighthouse is located on
the south east coast of Ireland in Co. Wexford. The present structure
is about 800 years old and is the oldest intact operational lighthouse
in the world. For more info, please see www.hookheritage.ie The South
Eastern Amateur Radio Group would like to thank Lorraine Waters and all
the event staff at the Hook Lighthouse visitors centre and Phil Lawlor
from Irish Lights for all their help in planning this event. To find
out more about EI2WRC and their activities you can email them at
southeasternarg /at/ gmail.com or please feel free to go along to any
of their events or meetings. Their website is www.searg.ie and you can
also find them on Facebook or /at/ seargnews on Twitter.
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Tipperary Amateur Radio Group Meeting

Hugh EI2HI reports that the next meeting of the Tipperary Amateur Radio
Group will be held at the Talbot Hotel, Clonmel on Wednesday the 16th
of August 2023 at 8p.m. This meeting is open to all and Short Wave
Listeners are in particular very welcome to attend. For more
information about Tipperary Amateur Radio Group go to their group
website www.ei7trg.ie
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Collective Communications at the Steam Rally

EI3CC would like to thank all who dropped by and wished them well at
the Steam Rally last weekend. Keith EI5KJ announces that EI3CC will be
at Ballinacourty Lighthouse Waterford on the 19th and 20th of August
with their usual displays, demonstrations, and famous enthusiasm to
welcome all who have, or might have, an interest in Amateur Radio.
Keith continues with an invite to take a trip to the south coast of
Waterford and say hello. They generously offer free cups of tea and a
chocolate biscuit to all visiting licensed amateurs and SWLs. They
would love to have your callsign in either their visitors book or their
logbook. If you can't make it in person, you are invited to listen out
and give them a shout on air. The group will be operational on all HF
bands that are open on the Saturday and Sunday.
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Kerry Amateur Radio Group active for the International Lighthouse and
Lightship Weekend

The international Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) will take
place on Sat 19th & Sun 20th Aug. Members of Kerry Amateur Radio Group
(KARG) will once again be QRV as EI1K from Cromwell Point Lighthouse,
IE0001, on Valentia Island on all HF bands and modes. As usual, the
lighthouse is open to the public, with an admission fee, which helps
support the renovations and improvements being made. Visitors will be
able to view the live on-air station, as well as enjoy a nice treat in
the adjoining cafe at the lighthouse. KARG is looking forward to
meeting the many visitors over the weekend and will be looking for the
other EI lighthouses.
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Meteor Scatter Update

The Perseid meteor shower is typically the most impressive of the year.
It peaks this weekend, but activity will continue until the end of the
month. It can produce the highest rate of shooting stars in the night
sky. VHF operators can take advantage of what should be excellent
conditions to work long distances by signals refracted by ionised
trails as dust and rocks burn up in Earth's atmosphere. The centre of
activity is 144.360 MHz commonly using the MSK144 mode. The best
activity can be found generally after midnight and up until the late
morning. As the Perseid shower is one of the biggest on the calendar,
it is worth trying to monitor or even attempt some meteor scatter QSOs
with your existing 2m equipment.
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Tropospheric Ducting Forecast

Staying on the topic of VHF long distance communications, moderate to
high tropospheric ducting conditions are forecast from early on
Thursday next. If conditions develop as indicated, this is likely to be
one of the better tropo opportunities so far this Summer.
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Ghosts in the Air Glow - An Ionospheric Transmission Art Project

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, comprises
a phased array of 180 HF crossed-dipole antennas spread over 33 acres
of land in Alaska. The research conducted at HAARP focuses on the
physical processes at work in the very highest portions of our
atmosphere, namely the thermosphere and ionosphere. An artist called
Amanda Dawn Christie is planning to use this for an ionospheric
transmission art project called Ghosts in the Air Glow. This show will
run on Monday August 14th from 03:30-04:30 UTC using frequencies below
10MHz. Shortwave radio listeners from around the world are invited to
tune in and submit reception reports online through the project's
website. Further details including the frequencies to listen out on may
be found at www.ghostsintheairglow.space
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Items for Inclusion in Next Week's Radio News

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