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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday June 18th, 2023
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Tom McNamara EI8DD Silent Key

Galway Radio Experimenters Club regret to announce the sudden passing
of their member of over 40 years, Tom McNamara EI8DD, on Thursday the
15th of June 2023. A native of Achill, Co. Mayo, Tom settled in Galway
and made it his second home following a career as a Merchant Navy Radio
Officer. Tom was an avid CW operator, often preferring a straight key
and his Morse was instantly recognisable. Tom was a keen DX chaser and
served as QSL manager for the club for many years. GREC sends its
deepest sympathies to his wife Teena, daughter Aideen, son Ronan, and
his extended family. May he rest in peace.
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EI7FR/WB2EZM Silent Key

We also regret to announce that Harry McGrath EI7FR/WB2EZM passed away
in Port Washington, New York on Thursday last June 15th in his 97th
year. Harry was well known to many older EI amateurs as he was a
regular participant in the Irish Hour on 20m and 15m over the years. He
was a native of Wexford and made an annual trip home until the start of
the Covid pandemic. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family, both
here and in the USA, and to his many friends on both sides of the
Atlantic. May he rest in peace.
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HF Newsreaders Urgently Required

HF newsreaders are urgently required for the weekly Sunday morning 40m
and 80m IRTS news bulletin rota. The rota is to share the news reading
duties amongst the entire panel of newsreaders and it ensures that the
workload is evenly spread out. The more people that volunteer the less
often each individual reader will have to do the reading. There is very
little involved in the reading and no experience is necessary. If any
licensed IRTS member living in 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 News Coordinator Seany EI2HZB
directly on 083 4713001 or by email to irts_pro /at/ irts.ie.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

EI2WRC is delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new initiative
titled "Sponsor A SWL". The initiative will see the group reaching out
to a selected SWL from the southeast area each year who has shown
serious interest in completing the online HAREC course and getting
their licence. As part of the venture, the club will give free
membership to the person to the EI2WRC club for one year. In addition,
the club will pay the person's membership of the IRTS to complete the
online HAREC course with the short-wave listeners club and pay the exam
fee for the chosen SWL to sit their exam. Club members will also act as
mentors and assist the SWL while doing the HAREC course if they are
having issues or difficulties with any aspect of the course.

The chosen SWL for this year's launch has already been picked and will
be announced soon! The June meeting of the South Eastern Amateur Radio
Group EI2WRC will take place on Monday the 26th of June 2023 at 8 p.m.
sharp at the New Community Men's Shed, Ozanam Centre, Coffee House
Lane, Waterford. New members, or anyone interested in learning more
about amateur radio or the group are as always very welcome to attend.

Information about the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group can be found on
their website www.searg.ie, via email to SouthEasternARG /at/
gmail.com, Facebook, or /at/ seargnews on Twitter. In addition, please
feel free to go along to any of their club meetings or events.
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IARU Monitoring System Newsletter

The role of the IARU Monitoring System is to search and identify
transmissions sent by intruders on our bands. The May edition of the
IARUS Monitoring System Region 1 newsletter has been published. In
this, they note a return of seasonal behaviour associated with enhanced
propagation and other factors. Examples include large numbers of
illegal fishing buoys in the lower part of the 10m band, and military
stations operating in the 20m band. Michael EI3GYB is the IARU Region 1
coordinator for Ireland and a regular contributor to the monthly
reports. The report and further information may be found at
www.iaru-r1.org
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Contests & Events

HAM RADIO will take place in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance next
weekend. This year's event will see a mixture of commercial exhibitors,
associations from around the world, and the largest radio flea market
in Europe.

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) field day takes place next
weekend. Over June 24th and 25th, more than 40,000 hams throughout
North America will set up temporary transmitting stations in public
places to demonstrate ham radio. Modes used on the HF bands will be CW,
digital, and SSB.

The same weekend will feature the His Majesty King of Spain SSB
contest. This HF band contest will run from midday UTC next Saturday
until midday UTC on Sunday. The exchange must include a signal report
and serial number.

The 2023 IRTS VHF/UHF Field Day takes place over the weekend of
Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of July, from 1400 UTC Saturday
until 1400 UTC Sunday. There will be five separate contests covering
the 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cm, and 23cm bands. The event will feature a 24 hour
section and a restricted 6 hour section. A station may enter a contest
on one or more band. More details and a full list of rules can be found
at www.irts.ie/rules

The Alexander Association preserves, documents, and displays the unique
Alexanderson alternator at the old radio station in Grimeton, Sweden.
This is an UNESCO World Heritage station. Alexanderson Day will be
celebrated on Sunday, July 2nd. Using the callsign SAQ, the
transmitter, which is almost 100 years old, is planned to be activated
for two CW transmissions on 17.2 kHz. A half-wave antenna for this
frequency is over 8700m long but you don't need to go to that extreme.
A simple active antenna connected to the sound card of a computer is a
common method to try and receive the transmissions and may be an
interesting construction project to consider. Further information about
the station may be found at www.alexander.n.se
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Items for Inclusion in Next Week's Radio News

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/dot/ie for
automatic forwarding to both the radio and printed news services. The
deadline is midnight on Thursday.

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