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Who we are...

 

 

The South Eastern Amateur Radio Group EI2WRC is a non-profit organisation based in Waterford city in the South-East of Ireland which caters for those with an interest in amateur radio. We currently have members in Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford & many other counties beyond the South-East with interests in a wide range of aspects of amateur radio including SSB, CW, Satellite Operation, VHF, Digital Modes, Foxhunts, Repeaters and SWL (Short Wave Listening). We have often been referred to as "Ireland's biggest & most active radio club" For more information about us and what we do, you can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. You can also download our information sheet here.

Membership/Donations...

Membership of South Eastern Amateur Radio Group is open to anyone with an interest in radio. Membership costs just €30 per year and concessionary membership (for unemployed, students & pensioners) costs €20 per year. Family membership (two or more people) is also available for €50. Membership is free to anyone under the age of 18. Membership runs from joining until the end of March of the following year. Membership fees go towards the running of the club (special event call signs etc). If you would like to join SEARG, simply download the required application form, single or family from our Downloads Page, complete and return it, along with the appropriate fee to our Treasurer, or any committee member listed on our Committee and Roles Page. You can also make a donation via our online membership/donations page. 

Events... 

Every year the group participate in a large number of events where we showcase to the public what is involved in amateur radio. We try to promote the hobby and get more people interested by doing these events. Our yearly events include Geoparks Weekend, Railways On The Air Weekend and Lighthouses On The Air Weekend. Club members do also take part in several "radio foxhunts" throughout the year from various locations throughout the south-east. The group also takes part in the yearly Jamboree On The Air event with scout groups from the locality.

These events, particularly the overnight ones, tend to be social occasions as much as technical exercises and apart from the transmitters, generators, antennas, and camping equipment that are brought on site, barbeque equipment, food and beer are brought along also! The group also participates in many of the yearly IRTS contests from various locations around the South-East. These competitions provide an ideal opportunity for club members to test out equipment and have some good fun trying to beat other contestants!



For more detailed information on our latest activities or events visit or Latest News Page. To view future planned events for 2024, you can download our 2024 Events Calendar here. As events not planned do sometimes take please check our social media and IRTS news bulletins for up-to-date information. To view previous years events, we have taking part in please click here.

Affiliations...

 

 

 

 

The group is affiliated to the Irish Radio Transmitters Society, the national society for Ireland of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).

IRTS Weekly News... 

Members of the EI2WRC group transmit the weekly IRTS radio news bulletin at 8.00 p.m. (local time) every Tuesday via the Southern Ireland Repeater Network, DMR Talkgroup 27240, EchoLink Node 225431, IRLP Node 5883 and also on the Southern Ireland Repeater Network channel on the Zello app. A live video feed is also available too on the TikTok app on TheIrishOutDoorCook channel. A report call-in net is held directly after the news broadcast. This call-in usually starts with RF callers and callers using Digital platforms like EchoLink and Zello are taken once the RF call-in has concluded. All reports are also very welcome and SWL reports can be sent to the news reader. The news readers number and email address will be given out at various times throughout the bulletin. A list of previous Tuesday callers to the net afte the news is available here.

Theory Classes For The HAREC Exam... 

Although the club has not run theory classes covering the HAREC syllabus for anyone who wishes to get an EI callsign in the past few years there may be classes run in the future if sufficient interest is in place. Theory courses only happen if enough people express interest in them so if you or someone you know might be considering studying for the HAREC exam please get in touch with any of the committee members so we can add your name to a list of people possibly interested in doing a theory course with us in the future. In recent years the IRTS have ran very successful Zoom classes for anyone wishing to do the HAREC course. These courses are run jointly between the IRTS and the National Shortwave Listeners Club. Keep an eye on www.swl.ie for upcoming courses and news.

Meetings... 

Our meetings take place at The New Community Men's Shed, Ozanam Centre, Coffee House Lane, Waterford (Eircode X91 FEK1) at 8.00 p.m. on the last Monday of each month. We do not have meetings on Bank Holidays. We do also have virutal meeting on the Zoom platform every other Monday night Check our latest news page, Facebook and weekly IRTS news bulletins for up-to-date information about meetings. Our committee meetings take place at the same location on an as-needed basis.

More Info... 

 

 

If you would like to find out more, please feel free to come along to any of our general meetings, talks or events. Meetings are normally held in Waterford while events may be held in various locations around Ireland. You can email us by going to the Contact Us page. Check our Latest News page, Facebook page and IRTS news bulletins for information on upcoming meetings and events.