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   Collective Communication Update   
      
      Next Saturday, the 28th of September, Collective Communication will be   
      trying out their Es'Hail-2 satellite equipment from the exact QTH that   
      they'll be using next month during JOTA. They want to ensure that   
      contact with the satellite can be made from the intended location.   
      According to the club, this is not to cause disappointment for the   
      scouts that has happened in the past due to unfavourable HF   
      propagation.   
      
      EI3CC will be at the scout campground at Ballyscanlan Lake, Waterford   
      from around 10 a.m. local time on the Saturday until approximately 4   
      p.m. local time. They have already arranged scheduled contacts with   
      other scout related amateurs at three scout camp sites around Europe.   
      These are in England, Portugal, and Luxembourg. In addition, a scout   
      related station, A75GM in Qatar, is also hoping to join them along with   
      stations in Serbia and Hungary if those stations have their satellite   
      equipment set up by then.   
      
      EI3CC hope other stations with the ability to use ESHail-2, which uses   
      the call sign QO-100, will join in the on-air fun as well. If you don't   
      have equipment suitable for operating through Es'Hail-2 there is a   
      dedicated webSDR that will enable you to listen to the satellite at   
      eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/.   
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   DX Féile 2024   
      
      DX Féile which is organised and run by the EIDX Group takes place on   
      Saturday October 5th in the Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis. Due to the   
      enormous interest in this year's event, all accommodation packages are   
      now fully sold out. Convention day tickets are still available, but   
      these still need to be pre-booked in advance.   
      
      See presentations from the $500,000 N5J DXpediton to Jarvis Island, the   
      hugely successful CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island, the 8R7X team   
      from Guyana, and not forgetting EIDXG's own 7P8EI activity from Lesotho   
      earlier this year. You are invited to come and meet Ireland's DXers and   
      have a great day out with the ever-popular CW and SSB simulated pileups   
      and a fun DX quiz to name a few. For further information, please   
      contact David via email to ei9fbb /at/ gmail.com or telephone 087   
      7444777.   
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   Shannon Basin Radio Club SSB DX Nets   
      
      Shannon Basin Radio Club's 80m SSB DX net recommences on Thursday night   
      next, the 26th of September. It starts at 9 p.m. local time on 3.770   
      MHz +/- QRM. All are very welcome to join in. Information about their   
      topband DX net will follow in due course.   
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   145 Alive Event Next Weekend   
      
      The next 145 Alive event takes place next Sunday, the 29th of   
      September. It runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is not a contest but is a   
      fun activity to promote experimentation and use of 2-metre FM simplex.   
      David Gardiner EI3IXB is coordinating net control locations and   
      frequencies. Anyone interested in getting involved as a net control   
      station should contact David via email at ei3ixb /at/ gmail.com.   
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   Artic 252 starts test transmissions on October 1st   
      
      Just over one year ago, the longwave radio mast at Summerhill, Co.   
      Meath was demolished ending the broadcasts on 252kHz from Ireland.   
      However, long wave listeners may be interested to learn that new   
      activity may start to be heard from the start of October from an   
      Artic-based radio station in Finland. Test transmissions commence on   
      October 1st. It may be challenging to receive it given the existing   
      strong signals from Radio Algeria's Tipaza station on the same   
      frequency, however. You can learn more about this initiative at   
      www.arcticradio.net   
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      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 midnight on Thursday.   
      
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