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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday August 27th, 2023
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IRTS SSB Field Day

Good luck to everyone taking part in the IRTS SSB Field Day next
weekend. It will take place from 13:00 UTC next 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 enter
the open section or choose either the 6- or 24-hour restricted
sections. Further details including the rules may be found at
www.irts.ie/contests
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Amateur Radio Exhibits at Dublin Maker

Dublin Maker is a free to attend, community run event taking place at
Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8 on Saturday September 2nd.
Organised by fellow radio amateur, Jeffrey EI7IRB, it takes the form of
a "show and tell" experience where inventors/makers were sourced
through an open call. They will have an opportunity to showcase their
creations in a carnival atmosphere. It is a family-friendly showcase of
invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the
maker movement. It's a place where people show what they are making and
share what they are learning. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to
crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, science
clubs, students, authors, and commercial exhibitors. They are of all
ages and backgrounds, coming from all over Ireland and beyond. This
year there will be over 40 exhibitors with three that will be
especially interesting to radio amateurs. Radio Space by South Dublin
Radio Club EI2SDR will feature software-defined radio and live QSOs.
Tony EI5EM will showcase some of his amateur radio home construction
projects. Howard EI9LC will demonstrate LoRaWAN, which is a long-range
wide area networking technology. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. The Eircode for Richmond Barracks in Dublin is D08 YY05.
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South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC

The August meeting of the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC will
take place tomorrow, Monday, August 28th at 8 p.m. sharp at the New
Community Men's Shed, Ozanam Centre, Coffee House Lane, Waterford.
Everyone is welcome to attend. On the 2nd and 3rd of September, Seany,
Shirley, Keith, and the entire EI2WRC team invite everyone to come to
Bagenalstown in Carlow for a fun day out as part of the IRTS 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. Anyone who may be attending on the Sunday morning is asked to
please let Seany know as soon as possible please by phone on 083
4713001 or email to ei2hzb /at/ gmail.com To find out more about EI2WRC
and their activities or for contact details please see www.searg.ie
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Cork Radio Club Update

Cork Radio Club continue to meet on the Zoom platform every two weeks
with the next meeting on Monday night August 28th. The meeting starts
at around 8.30 p.m. when the IRTS news transmission by Vincent EI7HN on
the Cork repeaters concludes. A link to the meeting is circulated by
email and if you wish to be included, send an email to info /at/
corkradioclub.ie. The link is also posted on the Cork Radio Club
Facebook page, and everybody is welcome to join in.
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Galway Radio Club Trip to Inishbofin

Members of the Galway Radio Club will be taking their annual trip to
Inishbofin, starting on Saturday August 26th, and will remain on the
island until the following Saturday. They will have a number of
different antennas set up covering both HF and VHF/UHF and can be heard
on different bands on CW, SSB, and FT8 depending on the propagation.
The callsign used will be EJ4GRC, and they will be on air from Sunday
to the following Friday morning. The club wish to note that this is not
a DXpedition; it is a mix of radio, walking and socialising. They
welcome any contacts from other operators around the country and even
further afield.
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North Dublin Radio Club 50th Anniversary

The North Dublin Radio Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this
year. Last weekend, the club activated its special callsign EI50NDR at
the Baily Lighthouse in Howth during the International Lighthouses on
the Air event. The tail-end of Storm Betty made it a little difficult
to erect the two vertical masts on Saturday morning at this elevated
and exposed location. The antenna was a 40m long end-fed wire. The
station was QRV from about 10 a.m. as the fun began. Band conditions
were quite good, particularly on twenty metres. The activation was very
well supported by club members and several visitors. The sun shone for
the two days presenting spectacular views across Dublin Bay. Over 300
QSOs were made on SSB, CW, and FT8. The club wish to thank everybody
who supported the activation, especially Mick Cahill, EI6IKB who was
the main organiser of the weekend, and to the staff of Irish Lights for
facilitating the event.
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Propagation Update

Solar activity has been relatively stable over the past week and is
expected to remain so over the coming days. The planetary K-index,
which characterizes the magnitude of geomagnetic storms, has remained
under five indicating relatively calm conditions. This means that
propagation conditions should be reasonably good on the HF bands with
little risk of radio blackouts. Noise on the bands due to solar
activity is expected to increase later in the week however due to new
active sun regions. On the VHF bands, Sporadic E conditions favouring
the 6-meter band have been reported generally from solar noon onwards.
The tropospheric ducting forecast indicates a short opening for 2-metre
band enthusiasts early on Monday only this week.
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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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