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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday 19 Feb 2023
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SOTA Goats

Congratulations to Declan Craig EI6FR who became a SOTA Mountain Goat
on February 11th after activating Scarr, Co.Wicklow EI/IE-012 for his
1000th point. Declan is one of only three amateurs in Ireland to
achieve Mountain Goat status, it involved 163 SOTA activations over 5
years. He was accompanied on the activation by John Holland EI3ISB who
clocked up his 500th point on Scarr where they shared a bottle of
champagne. Well done to John on his "half Goat".
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Lagan Valley 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. Several EI's attended the rally last
year, Lagan Valley ARS hopes to welcome many EI hams again.
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Tipperary Amateur Radio Group

The next meeting of the Tipperary Amateur Radio Group will be held at
The Talbot Hotel, Clonmel on Tuesday the 28th of February 2023 at 8pm.
This Hotel was formerly known as the Park Hotel. The 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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Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club Rally 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. LCARC welcomes the South Eastern Amateur Radio
Group to the Rally. The usual traders including Long Communications,
AirMast, and MakerShop Ennis will be in attendance. Laser Cutting and
3D printing will be on display at the MakerShop stand. The Maker Shop
stand will also include a Boeing 737 games flight simulator panel.
Tables can be booked by contacting Dermot EI2GT via an email to
dermotgleeson1 /at/ gmail.com. Intending traders and individuals should
contact Dermot immediately as there are only a limited number of tables
left. 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 Lists of equipment for sale by
individuals can be seen on the clubs website www.limerickclareamateu
rradioclub under market place drop down menu. 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 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
web site in the lead up to Rally.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC AGM

The 2023 AGM of the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC will take
place at 8 p.m. 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 in attending.
Places are limited and people will be allocated a place upon a first
come basis. Anyone interested is asked to get in touch to the above
email before tomorrow Monday, February 20th. The South Eastern Amateur
Radio Group EI2WRC will be in attendance at the Limerick Clare Amateur
Radio Club rally at the Temple Gate Hotel, in Ennis. Drop by the SEARG
stand and get your free EI2WRC pen, there is a limited stock so come
early, because once they're gone they're gone! Also, EI2WRC mouse mats,
azimuthal maps and club mugs will be available for purchase. The group
will also have a special incentive in place on the day. Any new member
that joins on the day will receive a complimentary mouse mat, azimuthal
map or club mug, and also enter a draw. The winner of the draw will
receive their membership fee back. This offer only applies to new
members joining and not to existing members who renew their membership
on the day. The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group look forward to
meeting many friends both old and new on the day. Everyone in EI2WRC
wishes the Limerick and Clare Amateur Radio Club the very best of luck
with the event and continued success with your club in the future. For
anyone that 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 or follow them on Twitter /at/ seargnews .
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The Propagation Horoscope

Taking advantage of improved propagation conditions on the way to the
peak of the current solar cycle, the Irish Net has moved back from 20m
to the 15m band. The Irish Net runs daily from 17:00 zulu on 21.317
Mhz. However, this weekend signals will struggle to make it across 'the
pond', as a G2 moderate geomagnetic storm picked up pace throughout
Friday evening, combined with radio blackouts triggered by a X2.2 flare
from region 2339 on Friday at 12:15 UTC. This active region has just
rotated into view over eastern limb of the sun and is likely to cause
more flares and quickly changing hf conditions. It's again time to have
a closer look at the lower VHF bands, there is a lot of local activity
coordinated on irts.groups.io, with Robbie Ei2iP reporting astonishing
openings on 8m and 6m. Robbie would be delighted to receive further
reception reports, especially since we can expect this weekend's Aurora
Borealis to affect the northern paths across the Atlantic.

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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