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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday August 20th, 2023
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IRTS SSB Field Day

The IRTS SSB Field Day will take from 13:00 UTC on Saturday September
2nd to 13:00 UTC on Sunday September 3rd. Activity will focus on SSB
phone contacts in the 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz bands. Operators can
choose to enter the open or restricted sections and further details may
be found at www.irts.ie/contests
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Southern Ireland Repeater Group EI2SIRG

The Southern Ireland Repeater Group report that Thursday August 10th
recently marked the twentieth anniversary of the installation of the
two-metre repeater EI2HHR at Helvick Head in Co. Waterford. The
original installation consisting of a Motorola MC Compact repeater, two
Sigma Cat-150 antennas fed with LDF5-50 Heliax cable, was built by Neil
EI3JE and licenced by East Cork Radio Group as EI2ECR (East Cork
Repeater). It was installed on the site at Faha Co. Waterford by
members of East Cork and South Eastern Amateur Radio Groups. On site
for the installation were John EI8JA, Neil EI3JE, Jerry EI6BT, Jim
EI8IG, Nicky EI3JB, Eoin EI7FXB and Jim EI8GS and was the beginning of
what is now the Southern Ireland Repeater Network. The repeater is now
owned by the Southern Ireland Repeater Group and licenced as EI2HHR and
uses a Motorola MTR2000 repeater into one Sigma Cat-150 antenna.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group, EI2WRC, will once again activate
Hook Lighthouse ILLW Ref: IE0003 today Sunday the 20th of August as
part of the 26th International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend. For more
info, please see www.illw.net On the 2nd and 3rd of September, Seany,
Shirley, Keith and the entire EI2WRC team extend a very warm "céad míle
fáilte" to both friends old and new to come to Bagenalstown for a fun
day out as part of the IRTS SSB Field Day Contest which takes place
that weekend. Although the weekend is the SSB Field Day Contest, it
will be a very social weekend and a chance to catch up with friends.
Drop by for a cup of tea and a chat. Everyone is very welcome. More
details to follow soon. To find out more about EI2WRC, their
activities, and contact details please see www.searg.ie
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Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club

The Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club reports that they activated Loop
Head Lighthouse (ILLW Reference IE0009) on Saturday 19th and Sunday
20th August as part of the 26th International Lighthouse and Lightships
Weekend. Loop Head Lighthouse is located on the West Coast of Ireland
in County Clare. There has been a lighthouse there since 1670, with the
current tower dating from 1854. This was a very successful outing with
the club members operating two stations across all amateur frequencies
and generating a substantial number of QSOs. The club worked closely
with Clare County Council and the Commissioners of Irish Lights to
ensure the smooth running of the activation and we appreciate the
positive contribution of all the officials concerned. Overall, the
activation generated a significant amount of interest and publicity for
the event, for the Loop Head Experience and for amateur radio in
general. In the build up to the event, the Club Chairman, Dermot
Gleeson EI2GT, was interviewed on the Sean Moncrief Show on Newstalk
Radio and there was excellent feedback on this. The club appreciates
also the extensive coverage of the event in the local media.
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Collective Communication Update

Keith EI5KJ reports that the very first meeting of Collective
Communication took place during the September 2022 SSB field day event
at Kilmurrin Cove Waterford, and that's exactly where EI3CC will be
celebrating their first birthday. The club has progressed from humble
beginnings, and they are proud to claim their efforts have harvested
good, positive results. Collective Communication invite you to join
them in person or on-air for this year's SSB field day. They love
meeting friends who share their philosophy of promoting amateur radio
in Ireland. Keith continues with an invitation to come and join them
for a cup of tea and a slice of birthday cake on the 2nd or 3rd of
September. If you can't make it to the SSB field day, the club will be
at Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois for Railways on the Air during the
weekend of 23rd & 24th September. You are invited to put those dates in
your diary and join the guys doing their best to increase awareness of
this glorious and varied hobby.
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Shannon Basin Radio Club Meeting

The next meeting of Shannon Basin Radio Club will be held on Friday
August 25th in Hannon's Hotel, Roscommon town. The meeting will start
at 8p.m. All are welcome, especially shortwave listeners, anyone
preparing for the HAREC exams, and newcomers to the hobby. Further
information about Shannon Basin Radio Club can be found at www.sbrc.ie
and via their social media channels.
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Calling All Constructors

We are fortunate in Ireland to have a wide range of operators and SWLs
with a very diverse range of technical skills across the spectrum from
valves and vintage equipment right through to modern day software
radio. If you are a homebrew equipment constructor, a programmer,
software-defined radio enthusiast, antenna builder, or just enjoy
tinkering with amateur radio-related equipment, we would like to hear
from you and the projects you are working on. The hope is help make the
connections to share knowledge and expertise, in addition to
identifying possible opportunities for collaboration. If you are
interested, please contact construction /at/ irts.ie and/or post on the
IRTS email group which can be found at groups.io/g/IRTS.
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AMSAT-UK 2023 Colloquium

Amateur Satellite operators may be interested to know that AMSAT-UK
will hold their 2023 conference alongside the RSGB Convention at Kents
Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, U.K. on the weekend of 14th
and 15th October 2023. The programme of events, which will include
presentations on satellite and space topics, has not been published at
the time of compiling this news, but you can monitor amsat-uk.org for
updates.
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IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Newsletter

The July edition of the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System has been
published. This edition includes a report regarding the successful
resolution of a case. A transmitter undergoing testing that is part of
an international scientific radar network called the Super Dual Auroral
Radar Network was operating in the 20m band. The report covers how it
was detected and brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Michael Foertig
EI3GYB is the IARU Region 1 coordinator for Ireland who provides input
each month regarding intruders detected on amateur radio bands. You can
find July's newsletter via www.iaru-r1.org
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