[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ] ANARTS News Bulletin 836 20th November 1994 A get-well soon to Jim ZL1KN We have heard that Jim ZL1KN has had a couple of weeks in hospital with pneumonia and is just starting to take a few steps. I am sure that all RTTY users and listeners wish Jim all the best for a speedy recovery ... get back on the airwaves soon Jim, and our relay officer hopes to hear you on the callbacks. 73 from all of us here at ANARTS. --------------------------------------- The next ANARTS meeting will be held on Friday 2nd December at the QTH of Keith VK2ZZO in Lane Cove. The meeting will commence at 7.30 pm and will end with tea or coffee and biscuits. For further information contact Jim VK2BQS or Col VK2CTD at their QTH, or phone Pat VK2JPA at work on (02) 230 3722. Hope to see you there. ----------------------------------------- Next week ... Rules for the TARA RTTY Sprint contest coming up on 10th-11th December will be published here. Keep watching. ------------------------------------ P.S. For Sydney amateurs, the WIA has the new callbooks (1995) for eleven db each for WIA members, twelve fifty db otherwise. ------------------------------------------- IPS WEEKLY REPORT ----------------- 11 NOVEMBER - 17 NOVEMBER ISSUE No 46 DATE OF ISSUE: 18 NOVEMBER 1994 INDICES: DATE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10CM 79 80 81 79 79 79 79 A 6 4 6 8 9 3 (4 ESTIMATED) T 35 28 54 33 45 45 31 SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW 11TH-12TH, AND 14TH-17TH NOVEMBER AND LOW ON 13TH. THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH (WA) WAS QUIET THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD EXCEPT FOR 15TH NOVEMBER WHEN THE FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. IONOSPHERIC F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES RANGED FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES TO 15 PER CENT ABOVE. SPORADIC E MAY HAVE CAUSED DEGRADATIONS ON 12TH-13TH, 15TH AND 17TH NOVEMBER. SPREAD F WAS ALSO OBSERVED DURING LOCAL NIGHT ON 17TH. FORECAST (18 - 24 NOVEMBER) SOLAR: VERY LOW. GEOMAGNETIC: QUIET TO UNSETTLED, POSSIBLE ACTIVE PERIODS ON 20TH AND 24TH NOVEMBER. IONOSPHERIC: NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES. COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES --------------------------------------- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 18 NOV 94 VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 18 NOV 94 (BID RTDX1118) WITH THE INCREASE OF MAILBOXES/BBS'S AND THE NEW DIGITAL MODES IT APPEAR THAT LAST WEEK NOTES (RTDX1111) ARE NOT ARRIVED, AND MANY READERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR. BAND CONDITIONS DOES NOT HELP EITHER AND FOR THAT I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO START AGAIN USING A CARRIER-PIGEON FOR BULLETINS BETWEEN COUNTRIES....... (DE LUCIANO) OUR THANKS THIS WEEK GO TO: ZS5S, WB2CJL, UA9UCO, I5IGQ, DJ3IW AND THE CENT. EU. DX CLUSTER DB0SPC, AND IK5PWJ PACKETCLUSTER. BANDPASS: FRIDAY 11 1334-14090 A61AD 1336-14084 S57KW 1405-14082 A71EY 1622-14084 TK5MH 1815-21085 3DA0CA 2156-14081 HI8BG 2318-14083 V31JU SATURDAY 12 0031-14086 PW2A 0136- 3576 UN8PYL 0156- 7030 UN8PYL 0156- 7035 UA9UCO SEE NOTE 0326- 3585 RK9CWA 0752-14092 ZD8X 0852-14081 T94DD 0944-14082 EM0F QSL OE5EIN 1125-14082 UN5PR 1208-21085 PW2A 1221-14080 ZL2AMI 1311-21085 J6/DL3KDV 1313-14087 RK4LWZ 1316-14085 S56A 1319-21087 6Y5X QSL DJ6QT 1325-14083 LY1BZB 1335-21085 S56A 1347-14088 UX2FXX 1421-21087 5X1XT 1457-21087 9G1BS 1532-14086 OS6AA 1538-14084 RU1A 1554-21080 6Y5X 1608-14091 ES4MM 1612-14085 S56A 1617-14091 OS6AA 1639-14079 3B8CF 1658-14095 S57W 1708- 7041 9K2WA SUNDAY 13 0106- 7035 6Y5X 0306- 3585 UX2FXX 0737-21069 ST2AA PCT 0811-14083 T94DD 0846-14083 5W1MM 1036-21086 Z21HD 1124-14087 PJ9JT QSL W1AX 1142-21095 A61AD 1443-14086 UX2FXX 1446-14081 ES4MM 1446-14083 TK5MH 1451-21089 S56A 1547-14080 RU1A 1607-14090 OM3RJB 1814- 7042 9K2WA 1826-14087 Z21HD 1838-14078 VP9MZ QSL WB2YQH 1901-14085 6Y5X QSL DJ6QT 1915-14080 J6/DL3KDV 1916-14083 CX7BF 2027- 7038 RU1A 2119-14081 9G1BS MONDAY 14 0520-14069 ST2AA PCT 0945-14069 ST0K PCT 1155-14086 VQ9TN TUESDAY 15 0600-14069 ST2AA PCT 1112-14069 5X4B PCT 1507-14069 ST2SA PCT 1146-14069 VQ9SS PCT WEDNESDAY 16 1109-14069 5X4B 1420-14069 ST2SA 1550-14069 VQ9SS 1738-14082 FR5ZU/G SEE NOTE THURSDAY 17 0700-14069 ST2AA 1243-14069 ST2SA 1446-14081 OY1CT 1617-14069 VQ9SS NOTES OF INTEREST: GLORIOSO, FR/G. JACQUES, FR5ZU WILL BE SIGNING /G FROM NOVEMBER 16TH TO DEC. 8TH. QSL FOR ASIA VIA JA8FCG, AMERICA AND EUROPE TO VE2NW. ZONE 18. THOSE NEEDING THIS ZONE ON 40 METER LOOK ON 7036.5 KHZ PLUS OR MINUS QRM FOR UA9UCO FROM 1800-0130 GMT. SEYCHELLES, S79. A JAPANESE GROUP WILL BE ACTIVE FROM NOVEMBER 21TH TO 25TH ON ALL BANDS AND MODE. CALLS WILL BE S79CC, S79SS, S79TR, AND S79XE. QSL VIA JI1NJC. EASTER IS. CE0A. JK2PKT FORMERLY (A35MW) SHOULD BE ACTIVE ON RTTY AS CE0AJ FROM NOVEMBER 14TH. MADEIRA, CT3. DOMINIK, DL5EBE ALONG WITH FEW OTHERS WILL BE ON MADEIRA FROM NOV. 25TH TO DEC. 1ST. THEY WILL BE ACTIVE FOR THE CQWW CW TEST. BEFORE AND AFTER THE TEST WILL BE RTTY, AMTOR AND PACTOR ACTIVITY. SEND BANDPASS AND NOTES FOR NEXT WEEK BULLETIN TO JULES, W2JGR AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA. GL DE (DX2) LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF --------------------------------------- ARLD066 DX news Thanks to Bob, WB2CJL, Gary, NI6T, Bob, W5KNE, QRZ DX, Chod, VP2ML, The DX Bulletin, Gary, K8BN, Don, WB2DND, Tedd, KB8NW, the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club PacketCluster network and the Contest Corral column from the pages of QST. Thanks. SYRIA. A eight member team will activate YK0A November 23 to 30. Omar, YK1AO, arranged issuance of the license and secured an operating site inside a Syrian PTT training facility on the outskirts of Damascus. The primary objective is to make YK available on CW, RTTY and the low bands. Secondary to that is to operate a two or three transmitter Multi/Multi in the CQWW CW Contest. Some SSB and WARC band operating is possible. QSL via W6OAT CHAGOS ISLANDS ON 160 METERS. VQ9SS and VQ9QM should soon be active again on this band. VQ9SS plans to be in both the CQWW CW Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. TONGA. Paul, KK6H, will sign A35RK from November 24 to some- time early in February. He will operate mostly 160 through 30 meter CW. Plans are to be active in the ARRL 160 Meter contest and CQ World Wide DX CW on 160 meters. QSL via KK6H or the W6 bureau. ANTARCTICA. Nigel, VP8CMR, has been worked on 14260 kHz after 2230z. Plans are to be active on 17 meters from 1500 to 1900z. He will be at the base until February 1995. QSL to Nigel, Halley Base, BAS, Via Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. TAIWAN. Tom, WB4IUX, has permission to sign BV/WB4IUX. He should be on the air in late November or early December, with plans to operate 80 and 40 meter CW almost exclusively. He may get on 20 meter SSB to spread the word that he is up and running, and to provide his operating schedule. ZAMBIA. Ely, IN3VZE, will be active as 9J2CE until November 20. Listen for his SSB on 20 and 40 meters. QSL via IN3VZE. MARIANA ISLANDS. A group will sign KH0AM during the CQ WW CW Contest. Some activity will take place before the contest on the WARC bands and some RTTY. QSL via JE1CKA, Tack Kumagai, PO Box 22, Mitaka, Tokyo 181, Japan. JAMAICA. Walter DJ6QT is now signing DJ6QT/6Y5 until December 1. Look for his print in the WAE RTTY contest using the call 6Y5X. QSL via his home call. CARIBBEAN DXPEDITION. Dieter, DL3KDV, will be active from J6, J8 and J7 starting sometime this month. Listen for him in the CQWW CW contest. Dieter prefers QSL cards via the bureau. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Listen for N9RJ/KP2, operated by N9RJ, N9KZJ, WB9CEP and W2CGI, from November 12 to 20. Plans are to be on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 meters. QSL via WB9CEP. MARTINIQUE. F6AOI, F6BFH and F9IE will be on all bands with CW and SSB from November 11 to 27. They will sign FM/ their home calls. ARUBA. Jeff, KR0Y, will sign P40F from Aruba November 21 to 29 including an effort in the CQWW CW Cont%st. GAMBIA. C56/G0MRF is not listed in 1994 Callbook. Direct QSLing is via G8PDW, or bureau cards may go addressed to G0MRF. ------------------------------------------- Coming events ------------- December 2nd ANARTS meeting 10th-1th TARA RTTY Sprint 2100z Sat.-0100z Sun. ---------------------------------------- Society information The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065 Australia, for such matters as membership and general enquiries. Enquiries can also be made by packet to the President (Col) VK2CTD, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA at VK2RWI. News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60 Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA at VK2RWI. Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are : patl(at)pitt.conmusic.su.oz.au The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from anywhere in the broadcast coverage area. We are looking for- ward to news from your areas to let other amateurs know what you are doing in the hobby. Hope to hear from you. 73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer That concludes the broadcast for this morning/evening.