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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday 12 June 2022
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Irish Language

It's not too often these days to hear our beautiful native Irish
language spoken on amateur radio. As the newly appointed Irish language
officer on the IRTS Committee Tony, EI5EM, would like to launch a pilot
project, initially in the Dublin area, to promote the Irish language.
The plan is to start a net on the Kippure two-metre repeater on
145.7625 MHz on Monday evenings at 2000 local time, starting on the
13th of June. This will cater for all levels of fluency, so don't be
shy, please join in or listen in to the net. If this proves a success,
it is planned to expand it onto HF. Perhaps some EIs in other areas
might like to assist in this worthwhile project by starting similar
local nets. As they say in Rugby parlance, "Use it or lose it!" A
special word of thanks to Mike, EI2DJ, for use of the Kippure repeater
for this weekly net.
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GQRP Convention

The GI-QRP Convention will take place on Saturday the 25th of June at
the Tandragee Golf Club. This event is supported by the G-QRP Club.
There will be trade stands, talks and presentations relating to QRP
construction and operating. The talks will be streamed live online for
those unable to attend. A Buildathon will also take place, where
participants, under supervision, will construct a Morse tutor. Advance
booking for the Buildathon is advised. There is a concessionary prices
for junior constructors. Doors open at 9.30 am. The bar will be open
throughout the day serving meals, snacks and refreshments.

Detailing the Buildathon project, Philip, MI0MSO writes: "The event
will include two kit-building workshops, specifically for those under
21 or 26 if in full-time education. The kit is a microprocessor-based
Morse Code tutor that normally sells for about £15; it sends random
Morse characters or numbers, or a mixture, and the speed can be
adjusted to aid learning. The workshops are being sponsored by RCF and
others, so the attendees only pay the entrance fee, £3. All tools and
test equipment will be provided and mentors will be on hand to guide
the builders. The Sponsor RCF has its website at
www.commsfoundation.org . There are 20 places available, 10 for the
morning, and 10 for the afternoon. Youngsters attending the workshop
will be provided with a free buffet lunch. Parents are welcome to sit
in but will have to pay for their lunch. In addition to the kit
building workshops, there will be a series of talks about building and
using radio, which the youngsters may also find interesting."

The event takes place on Saturday 25 June at Tandragee Golf Club,
Markethill Road, Tandragee, Craigavon, BT62 2ER. Doors open at 09:00
and the event will close at 5 pm.

Tickets for the workshop are on sale via EventBrite, as are the
bookings for the buffet, details for all parts of the convention and
the workshops can be found at www.gqrp.com/GI_Convention .htm GQRP
Convention
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YL Meeting in Finland

Turku welcomes Scandinavia's YL Radio Amateurs, SYLRA, along with their
handbag carriers and friends, to hold the SYLRA meeting in Turku,
Finland from the 18th to the 21st of August 2022. The event is open to
all YLs and their companions, they're invited not only to the
workshops, but also to enjoy Turku tourism and culinary delights. After
the actual meeting, there will be a Yl gathering at Katanpää Castle
Island. See more and sign up during June at the meeting's website at
oh.syrla.is
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6m Military Use

The Belgian telecoms authority BIPT reminds radio hams that a military
exercise in Elsenhorn, near the border with Germany is still taking
place, and that two frequencies in the 6m band are in use. The
frequencies of 50.200 MHz and 51,075 MHz are to be kept clear. On the
6m band Amateur Radio has a secondary status, military radio has
primary status.
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Ten Seconds for Amateur Radio

In the age of TikTok Polish Hams go with the times and explore new ways
to get their message across to potential new licensees. The Polish
Amateur Radio Union PZK writes: "Let's create a short film together. In
no more than ten seconds, finish one sentence in front of the camera.
Why is it worth becoming a Walkie-Talkie user? Send the recording. We
will assemble a movie that will help us promote our passion! There are
many reasons why it is worth! We are curious what is the most important
for you! We are connected by passion and love for radio. Send the
recording to sp5e /at/ pzk.org.pl". PZK asks to send in a video file
without editing, filters, additional subtitles, ideally in horizontal
polarization, but vertical format will also be accepted.
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HAMChallenge 2022 Finalists

IARU-R1 announces the finalists of the first HAMChallenge, selected
from a large number of contributions. The Jury has chosen the following
proposals: 5B4AHZ for "Escape Rooms", EA4HDN for "AM BoB", HB9FEU for
"A public database of fun projects for innovation", IU2FRL for
"UrgenSat", ZS6GUY for "A Workbook that will showcase various aspects
of the hobby". The final presentations will be show-cased at the
Friedrichshafen rally in two week's time.
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Contests & Activities

The "RSGB All Mode 50MHz Trophy" contest runs from 14:00 UTC on the
17th to 14:00 UTC on the 18th. The exchange is signal report, serial
number and locator.

The 63rd All Asian DX Contest runs from 00:00 UTC on the 17th to 23:59
UTC on the 18th, 48 hours in total, using CW only on the 1.8 to 28MHz
bands. The exchange is signal report and age. The SSB Leg will be held
on the first weekend in September.

The "Worked All Britain" 50MHz phone contest takes place next Sunday,
the 18th of June, from 09:00 UTC to 15:00 UTC. The exchange is signal
report, serial number and WAB square for UK stations. Entries need to
be with the contest manager by the 9th of July. Details at
www.worked-all-britain.org. uk

The DL0IMO club station will use the DR50BWA call-sign for the
remainder of 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of
the "Bandwatch" intruder monitoring services on the amateur bands. More
information is available at www.intruder-monitoring.de , QSL via
bureau.

Alex Frolov, 4J3DJ is combining "Formula One" and ham radio. He is
active as 4JF1EU until Wednesday on the occasion of the Formula 1 Grand
Prix which takes place for the sixth time in Baku, the capital of
Azerbaijan, from the 10th to the 12th of June. QSL for 4JF1EU
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Call for Volunteers

The IRTS are currently trying to coordinate the weekly Sunday morning
40m and 80m news bulletins and form a panel of newsreaders so as to
make sure that there is always someone available to read each bulletin
and, most importantly, to spread the workload evenly among the
newsreaders. Ideally, if we had a list of six to eight, or more people
who would be willing to read one of the bulletins it would spread out
the workload considerably. If any fully licensed EI feels like that
they would be interested in becoming part of the IRTS News Readers
panel, please get in touch with the IRTS Public Relations Officer Sean
EI2HZB directly on 083 4713001 or by email to irts_pro /at/ irts.ie .
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The Propagation Horoscope

Last Wednesday no sunspots were visible. Despite this, Solar Cycle 25
activity exceeds the official forecast. During May the sunspot activity
was the highest it's been in the past eight years. New spots have been
observed near the Sun's central meridian. In addition, NASA's STEREO-A
spacecraft is monitoring the sunspot groups 3014 and 3017 approaching
from beyond the northeastern limb of the Sun. This will increase solar
activity again. The average daily solar flux is predicted to rise from
around 100 this weekend to around 110 until next weekend, and possibly
close to 125 thereafter. The Solar wind speed is rising to above 400 km
per second, accompanied by an elevated proton count of about 10
particles per cubic centimeters, the kP index will be at a low one or
two, since no G1 or greater geomagnetic storms are expected. This will
bring good to excellent HF conditions on all bands up to 50MHz,
Sporadic-E can be expected soon after sunrise each day.

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 for next week's news bulletin is midnight on Friday.

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