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IRTS Radio NEws Bulletin Sunday 15January2023
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Tony Bluett EI6ES Silent Key

We regret to report on the death of Tony Bluett EI6ES of Clonakilty,
County Cork on January 10th in the Bons Secours Hospital, Cork. Tony, a
life long supporter of the IRTS, has not been active on the air in
recent times, but his antenna tower will have been a familiar landmark
to many on the Cork road into Clonakilty. We extend our deepest
sympathy to his children Peter EI2GI, Andre, Jacqueline Holland EI9GH,
Thomas and Alan and his extended family. There will be a Requiem Mass
on Monday, January 16th 2023 in the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Clonakilty at 12 noon. Funeral afterwards to St. Mary's
Cemetery, Clonakilty.
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Jim Bartlett EI2BB Silent Key

The death took place last Thursday 12th of January of Jim Bartlett
EI2BB, peacefully in Tullamore Hospital. Jim was the reader of the
first IRTS 80m news bulletin in January 1969. On January 20th 2019, to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of that event, Jim read out the then
current 80m IRTS news bulletin and also repeated the original 1969
bulletin. Jim was a member of the Baggot Street Radio Club while living
in Dean's Grange in Dublin. He was a keen CW operator, experimenter and
contester. When Jim retired, he moved QTH to Clonaslee in County Laois.
To his partner Georgina, son Philip, EI5EXB, daughters Ruth and Natasha
and to his extended family and friends, we extend our deepest sympathy.
May he rest in peace.
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Reopening of Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum

Saturday, January 15th saw the reopening of Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum
of Vintage radio at the Martello Tower in Howth. The museum had been
closed for the past two months for repairs. For now, the museum will
open at weekends from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The late Pat Herbert founded
the museum in 2003 to display his vast collection of vintage radios,
gramophones and related paraphernalia. It is his legacy to us and we
owe him a great debt of gratitude. The museum also houses amateur
station EI0MAR. The museum's website is found at
sites.google.com/site/hurdygurdymuseum , where there is a link to book
a visit online. EIs can also contact Tony, EI5EM by email ei5emtony
/at/ gmail.com or joe.ei2jz /at/ gmail.com for further information.
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News from the IRTS

The IRTS committee meeting on the 17th of December 2022 lasted over two
hours, and was very well attended by IRTS committee members, officers
of the society and many club representatives. The Zoom meeting was
chaired by IRTS Vice-President Enda EI2II and many topics were
discussed. With the 2023 IRTS AGM taking place in Ballinasloe, Co.
Galway, over the weekend of April 29th and 30th, 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 Saturday, February 5th. The working
groups for "SWOT Analysis" and "EMF" have now been formed and are
continuing with the work in hand in both areas. A big thanks to all who
volunteered for both working groups. The IRTS Archive working group had
a productive kick-off meeting on December 20th 2022, where the session
was primarily focused on outlining the society's current and past data
to establishing its importance in relation to backup and historic
value. Technology solutions to achieve proposed goals will need to be
researched in the new year. The IRTS are continuing to compile a panel
of newsreaders for the weekly Sunday morning 40m and 80m IRTS news
bulletins for 2023. If any fully licensed EI feels like that they would
be interested in becoming part of the IRTS News Readers panel, can they
please get in touch with the IRTS Public Relations Officer Seany EI2HZB
directly on 083 4713001 or by email to irts_pro /at/ irts.ie by Friday,
January 28th. The next IRTS committee meeting will take place on
Saturday, January 29th at 11 a.m. and will once again take place on the
Zoom platform.
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Scouts join IRTS

Radio Scouting Ireland are pleased to be applying for affiliation to
the IRTS. Radio Scouting Ireland are a group of amateur radio operators
and scout leaders who have been working over the last year at engaging
with scout troops to ensure that amateur radio is at the heart of
scouting activities. This means that instead of scouts only seeing our
great hobby at JOTA-JOTI, they will have the chance to incorporate
amateur radio in their regular scouting activities such as hikes, and
camps. Radio Scouting Ireland is lead by Marty Grady, EI2IAB and a team
of dedicated volunteers including John Holland EI3ISB, Albert White
EI6KO, Declan McGuire EI6IVB, Neil Goolding EI9IWB, and the IRTS youth
officer Niall Donohoe EI6HIB, to name but a few. To get in contact with
Radio Scouting Ireland send an email to radioscoutingireland /at/
gmail.com
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NSWLC Annual Dinner

The National Short Wave Listeners Club will be holding their annual
dinner on Saturday, the 25th of February at the Temple Gate Hotel in
Ennis, Co Clare. This hotel is also the location of the Limerick Clare
Radio Club radio rally, taking place the following morning. Everyone is
welcome to join NSWLC for their annual celebration of friendship,
teaching, and mentoring of future generations of Irish radio amateurs.
Please contact info /at/ swl.ie to reserve a place at the dinner table.
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LCARC Rally 2023

The Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club Rally 2023 will take place in the
Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis, eircode V95H0XK, on Sunday, the 26th of
February. The doors will open at 11.00 a.m. The usual traders,
including Long Communications and MakerShop, will be in attendance.
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, plese
have a look at the club's website 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. When making reservation for Saturday night please quote
reference number 84187 to get special Rally rate at 99 Euro for single
occupancy and 109 Euro for double occupancy, and a Dining room Dinner
for 35 Euro, good Bar food is also available in the Hotel. 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
club's web site in the lead up to Rally.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

The January meeting of the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC
will take place on Monday, the 30th of January 2023, at 8 p.m. sharp at
the New Community Men's Shed, Ozanam Centre, Coffee House Lane,
Waterford. The Ozanam Centre has no eircode, but it is easy to find it
directly behind the St. Vincent De Paul shop on Henrietta Street which
has the eircode X91FEK1. So that would be a good starting point for
anyone who might be interested in coming along and maybe not sure about
our new location. New members, or anyone interested in learning more
about amateur radio or the group are as always very welcome to attend.

Members of the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC will be QRV as
EI2IMD on Saturday, the 22nd of April for International Marconi Day
2023. The station will be active from Tramore, Co. Waterford. Tramore
has a direct connection with Marconi as he often stayed there with his
aunt, a Mrs. Cookman who resided at the Cove, Tramore. Special thanks
to the organisers the Cornish Radio Amateur Club for organising this
special event. More details will be made known in the coming days on
the SEARG Facebook and EI2IMD QRZ pages. For more information on the
International Marconi Day please see www.gx4crc.com For anyone wishing
to find out more about the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group and their
activities can drop them an email to southeasternarg /at/ gmail.com or
please feel free to go along to any of their meetings. You can check
their website www.searg.ie and you can also find them on Facebook.
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Lagan Vally ARS Rally

The Lagan Vally Amateur Radio Society will be holding it's annual rally
on the 4th of March 2023 at the Hillsborough Village Centre, 7
Ballynahinch Road, Hillsborough, BT266AR. THe doors will open at 10:30,
please note the earlier starting time. The Rally ends at 13:00. The
Hillsborough Village Centre is just off the main A1 road linking the
north and south of the island. Lagan Valley ARS hopes to welcome many
EI hams again.
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HF Activities

7U7C is the call-sign used by the members of the 7X2VFK club on the
occasion of the 7th African Nations Championship. The football
tournament takes place every two years and is organised by the
Confederation of African Football. This year it is held in Algeria
between January 13th and February 4th.

Ken K4ZW, Bob W9XY and Nodir EY8MM will be broadcasting from the ET3AA
club in Addis Ababa until next weekend. QSL via Club Log OQRS or N2OO.

Przemo SP3PS, operating as C5SP from the Gambia, is active on SSB and
FT8. Awaiting the arrival of more antennas and equipment, he expects
improved working conditions this week.

The TN8K Team reports rain storms, a broken generator and a flaky
internet connection, but that did not stop them from logging over
60,000 contacts so far. For their last week of operation in the Congo
Republic, the Czech TN8K team has installed Beverage receiving
antennas, and they are now also QRV on 60m on all modes.
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IARU Monitoring System

The latest issue of the IARU-MS newsletter reads almost like a DX
propagation report. Apart from detailing the recurring problems caused
by the over-the-horizon radars of various origins, mainly from Russia,
China, Iran and Cyprus, there are unusual reports about taxi radios and
fishermen on 10m, and village radios in Indonesia heard on the 40m
band. The IARU-MS reports can be downloaded from www.iaru-r1.org
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The Propagation Horoscope

Solar activity is set to remain high over the coming weeks as two large
active regions, designated NOAA 13169 and NOAA 13170, will re-appear on
the east limb of the sun, likely generating more X-flares. NOAA
predicts a solar flux index of 160 to 170 and a Kp index of 3 for the
first few days of the week. After sunrise the MUF will quickly rise to
above 30 MHz, at night the MUF this will occasionally dip below 7 MHz,
with excellent night-time propagation on 160, 80 and 60m.

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 Friday noon.

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