IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday 26 February 2023

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IRTS Radio News Bulletin Sunday 26 February 2023
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News from the IRTS

With the 2023 IRTS AGM taking place in April, the 2022 Cup and Trophy
award holders are asked to return their awards as soon as possible
please, so that the Awards Curator Mark Kilmartin Ei4FNB can prepare
them for the new recipients at the AGM 2023 awards ceremony in
Ballinasloe. For anyone wishing to contact Mark you can find his
details on the IRTS website. Cups and Trophies can also be returned to
any IRTS committee member.
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IRTS Examination Board Announcement

The Examination Board are pleased to announce the date for the next
HAREC examination will be Saturday 13th May 2013. The venue or venues
will be announced later, based on demand. We strongly urge all
intending applicants to get your applications in to us as soon as
possible, to allow adequate planning for venues and arrangements.
Details on how to apply can be found on the IRTS website under
"applying for an exam". The Exam Board will update all candidates
directly via email, once they have applied for an exam.

The Exam Board would also like to wish all recent exam candidates the
best of luck and hope to hear many new EI callsigns on the air very
soon. This recent exam was offered only to existing candidates, based
on very limited spaces being available, in an effort to help clear some
of the backlog. ComReg kindly offered the use of their facilities for
this exam, which is not available on a weekend.
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NSWLC Report February 2023

Rafal, Ei6LC reports as of today, NSWLC has 102 members, all of whom
are current IRTS members. Just under 50 members have left the NSWLC
last month, following the January renewal deadline. Every year NSWLC
requests that every member sends us a new, signed membership form to
explicitly indicate their wish to remain in the Club. HAREC Foxtrot
classes are continuing right on schedule and have just passed their
half-way point. Attendance has stabilised at approx. 40 students each
Thursday. The course is still planned to end on the 4th of May. Beside
the training sessions the Club has continued to meet every Sunday,
except the bank holiday weekend. Attendance has increased again, to
between 44 and 53 each Sunday, via Zoom. The theme of every Sunday is
announced ahead of each meeting, and ample time is allocated to answer
questions arising from the current HAREC course. The main themes of the
last three meetings were Homebrewing, with Keith Ei5KJ giving a live
demonstration of Making An Oscillator, followed by Aviation Ground
Systems, led by Simon Ei7ALB, and Flight Tracking with ADS-B and SDR,
led by Domhnall Ei9IMB.
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IRTS AGM Weekend 2023 Update

The 2023 IRTS AGM weekend will be held on April 29th and 30th. The
venue is the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. It is being
hosted by the Shannon Basin Radio Club who are looking forward to
warmly welcoming everyone to the event. The plans for the weekend's
short talks and radio rally are being finalised. Further details will
be issued in due course. Please note that the deadline for applications
for trader and club tables at the radio rally is Thursday March 16th.
If you wish to secure a table at the rally, contact Keith Ei5iN via
email at admin /at/ sbrc.ie for details as soon as possible and before
this deadline expires. The rally will appeal to anyone with an interest
in radio and electronics. It will also feature the popular monster
raffle. We are delighted to announce that so far, Long Communications,
MFJ Enterprises, Icom UK, Wescom Ireland Ltd., Messi & Paoloni, and
Airmast are among the companies that are very kindly sponsoring prizes
for this. Tickets are required for the gala dinner on Saturday April
29th. They are EUR35 each and selling fast. Gala dinner ticket
purchasing details, as well as accommodation information for the AGM
weekend are available on www.sbrc.ie/agmweekend There will also be a
limited number of dinner tickets for purchase at the IRTS table in the
Limerick Clare radio rally on Sunday.
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Lagan Valley ARS Rally

Reid, Mi0BOT sends an invitations to the Lagan Vally Amateur Radio
Society 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. More information will be posted on the Club's website at
www.lvars.uk as the event draws nearer.
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CQ WPX RTTY

The raw scores for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest a fortnight ago have been
published on www.cqwpxrtty.com . Congratulations to Mick Ei6IKB who may
be able to claim the World Winner spot in the Rookie overlay. He is
currently showing in the top spot, but the 2nd place is very close
behind, it now depends on the adjudication process to find out who made
fewer mistakes. Good luck, Mick!
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IRTS QSL Card service

Just a reminder that #9 Buro QSL cards will be available for collection
at the Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club Rally next Sunday 26th Feb.
Also any #9 non-members cards that I have, can also be collected,
before they get returned via the Bureau. I plan to locate near the IRTS
stand on the day, so please drop by. It's great to see some QSL cards
for some new #9 calls coming in on the last delivery.
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DX News

Thierry, F6CUK started his activity as FT8WW from Crozet Islands, IOTA
AF-008. FT8WW was already logged on 20m with good signals. He will
operate on 80 to 6m and possibly 160m and via the QO-100 Satellite.

Ulmar, DK1CE will is active again as TZ1CE from Mali, until the 16th of
March, again operating on 160 to 10m, SSB and FT8 on the side.

Hiro, JF1OCQ will be active as D67AA from Comoro Islands, IOTA AF007,
from the 9th to the 22nd of next month. He will operate on 160 to 10m,
mostly CW, SSB, and FT4, FT8.
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Nervous Novices CW Net on 80m

A new weekly CW net has been recently started by Eamo EI7LC. It is a
friendly place for inexperienced operators, for anyone still learning
Morse, and for those who would like to have a chat using CW without
feeling the pressure of a traditional QSO. This new net takes place
every Wednesday at 2030 Irish local time, somewhere between 3.550-3.555
MHz. Listen for the Nervous Novices call, which is "CQ NNCW". Good
operating practices and quality sending are highly encouraged but are
not required. There is no maximum speed, however, the net requires that
all operators QRS to the slowest participant so that everyone can copy.
If you are still new to CW, do not miss this opportunity for an
enjoyable way to improve your skills.

That is the news for this week. Items for inclusion in next week's
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