A.N.A.R.T.S. News
Bulletin 1399 for 4th of June 2006
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2. IPS REPORT
3. VK2SG RTTY DX
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4. OPDX News
5. Anarts
Information
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Propagation
of Radio Waves.
Critical Frequency
The maximum electron
density of an ionospheric layer is commonly expressed
in terms of the 'Critical Frequency'. This is
the highest frequency that
the layer can return to earth when the wave
enters with vertical incidence.
The critical
frequency corresponds to a refractive index of zero at the
point of maximum electron density.
When the frequency
of the Sky Wave is less than the critical value, the
layer returns the wave to earth for all angles of
incidence, including
the vertical.
Each layer of the
ionosphere has its own critical frequency th
at
corresponds to its maximum electron density, and since
the electron
density of the layers goes through diurnal and
seasonal changes, the
critical frequency does likewise.
Since the daytime F2
and night-time F layers have the greatest density,
these layers have the highest critical frequency
and therefore
determine whether or not a sky wave of any particular
frequency will
be refracted back to earth when the wave
strikes the ionosphere with
vertical incidence.
Attenuation
of Radio Waves by the ionosphere.
A radio wave
entering the ionosphere exerts a force on the free electrons
which sets them in motion. Thus the energy
contained in the radio wave is
in part transferred into kinetic energy (energy
of motion) of the electrons.
If the free
electrons do not collide with gas molecules and other ions,
all of this energy is reconverted into
electromagnetic energy, and the
wave continues to be propagated with undiminished
intensity. However,
if the moving electrons collide with other
particles, part of their
energy is lost and an attenuation of the intensity
of the wave results.
More on this
attenuation next week
Please remember that
ANARTS WW RTTY Contest takes place next week,
I hope you are able
to take part in the contest, at least give a few
QSOs and fly the Aussie Flag. There are many,
many DX stations
waiting to work you.
73's
DID YOU KNOW
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Did you know that
ANARTS uses the CABRILLO format for processing logs
received from Contesters????
Once in Cabrillo
format, a log can be fully processed for such items as
Total score, Points
scored for each QSO, Checks each QSO for Country
and other Multiple scoring, Checks for duplicate
QSO's, and also Checks
for the time Contesters spent working the
Contest. This is only a
small part of what the Cabrillo Log Checking program
does, there are
many other things in a log that it checks.
If you wish to take
part in this years ANARTS WW RTTY CONTEST, please
check out the ANARTS Cabrillo Log Format at
http://www.anarts.com.au
You can also
download Cabrillo Log converters, do a search on google.
Colin VK2CTD
IPS Weekly Solar and
Geophysical Report 26 May/1 Jun
SUMMARY
Date 26 27
28 29 30
31 01
10cm flux 82 83
85 81 80
78 77
AFr index
1 1 5
1 7 4 8 est
Aaus index 3
2 5 2
6 3 6 est
T index 24 30
29 25 28 28 34
Solar flare activity
was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity
observed for the Australian Region was quiet on
26/29th
and 31st and quiet to unsettled on 30th and 1st.
Southern Australian
Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were mostly
near predicted on 26th near predicted to 20
percent enhanced on 27th
near predicted to 30 percent enhanced on 28/30th
slightly above
predicted values on 31st and enhanced to 15 percent on
1st. Spread F was reported on 28/30th and Sporadic E was reported on 28th.
Forecast for 2/8th
Jun
Solar activity
should be low.
Geomagnetic activity
should be unsettled to active on 2/3rd Jun
active on 7/8th and quiet to unsettled on other
days.
Frequencies should
be briefly depressed after local dawn 3/8th Jun
and near predicted monthly values on other days.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES
WEEKENDING 1ST JUN
Our
thanks this week to AA5AU DJ3IW GU0SUP UT5RP K3GP OH2AQ DXSummit.
Bandpass:
Friday 26
0257-14082 S79RS
0302-14083 VQ9NL
0318-14080 TI2CCC
0325-14082 ES3RFL
0334-14085 DR2006K
0358-14087 KP4JRS
0456-14085 EW1KP
0508-14083 LZ06KM
0634-14082 KP4AH
0649-14084 IM0MBP
0747-14085 OX3WS
0752-14983 IF9FI
0758-18100 JW4GHA
0844 18100 TF3PPN
0913-18108 HZ1IK
0935-14081 EX2M
1132-14086 OX3WS
1135-14085 JW0HZ
1233-14092 VR2XMT
1248-14080 KP4ED
1251-14086 YB1AD
1331-14083 XE3ISS
1406-24921
IS0/IK4LHC
1437-14085 E20WXA
1438-14089 YB0JIV
1500-14081 BX4AQ
1543-14085 TF3GC
1554-14078 TF3AO
1557-14080 BD7KLO
1641-10141 DQ2006F
1754-14087 LZ06KM
1818-14082 RZ9AP
1824-14084 XU7ABN
1852-21060 HC1FG
1856-14089 C31BO
2054-14081 TI8CBT
2118-14081 VK9NI
2122-10143 CN8KD
2158-21080 HC2NGF
2235-14081 CU5AM
2251-14093 SV9CVY
2330-14082 HK6PSG
2355-14080 FM/F5OIU
Saturday 27
0002--7039 9A150NT
0444-10135 KP4JRS
0653-14084 DR2006K
0756-18107 VR2XMT
0812-10145 DQ2006K
0913-14085 IF9FI
0928-21087 3B9FR
1227-14085 7L1WII
1242-14088 IS0AFM
1528-18104 DR2006K
1553-18105 VR2XMT
1616-21087 EC8CID
1620-18108 TR8CA
1754-10139 DR2006K
2336-14083 XU7ABN
Sunday 28
0636-14084 OX3WS
0640-14097 9H4C
0715-18099 SU9FL
0938-14081 EG8FAS
0957-14081 ER3MM
1007-14086 IS0QPA
1223=18105 ED8CID
1242-18104 PZ5RA
1253-21080 DV1JM
1310-14087 BD7KLO
1400-14083 ED4RL
1820==3585 DR2006S
1856-14092 EG8FAS
1910=18104 S79RS
2055-10115 DR2006N
Monday 29
0032-18096 KH6ND/KH5
0050-18104 YE6P
0545-14085 UT7CWW
0733-14090 KH6ND/KH5
0747-14087 UN8LF
0857-14084 DQ2006N
0933-14082 TM2CV
1049-18103 UN8LF
1107-14105 P29SS
1140-14088 HZ1NH
1227-14082 DQ2006X
1252-18107 VR2XMT
1253-14085 VI9NI
1326-14089 VR2XLN
1329-18105 JW4GHA
1338-14082 S79RS
1413-14080 XX9BB
1418-18106 ED8CID
1428-14086 YE6P
1429-14087 VR2XMT
1430-18108 HZ1IK
1433-14084 E20WXA
1444-18103 KP4SQ
1448-18100 DS5RYB
1510-18109 TI8CBT
1605-14085 TF3GC
1628-14084 OP7B
1631-14083 TF3PPN
1639-14083 UA0LH
1726-14085 E20WXA
1741-14084 DQ2006A
1743-14088 XX9BB
1744-14081 XU7ABN
1801-14090 J5UAP
1802-14082 S79RS
1833-14094 ED8CID
1839-14089 CN2WW
1840-14080 CN8KD
1849-14078 EX2M
1855-14095 OY/PA2AM
1953-14085 6Y5/NU9N
1954-14087 CO2IZ
2017-14085 OX3WS
2025-14087 4K8F
2034-14084 AL7R
2106-14092 TF3IGN
2129-14085 HK4QHD
2158-14082 HK6DOS
2212-14086 KP4FKN
2218-14079 C31BO
2245-14082 CU2/DL6OE
Tuesday 30
0227-18118 VI9NI
0306-14086 CX4SS
0323-14083 S79RS
0503-10137 KP4JRS
0516-10133 VI9NI
0540-14088 ED8CID
0700 14083 OY/PA2AM
0747-14083 OY/PA0VHA
0839-14080 DQ2006Y
0925-14087 OY/PA2A
1020-10141 VI9NI
1252-14083 YB1AD
1351-14085 E20WXA
1417-14091 ED8CID
1444-14085 TI8CBT
1513-14086 UN8PIM
151814089 LY8O
1543-14087 VR2XMT
1546-14090 KP4FKN
1632-14086 TF3GC
1737-14085 TR8CA
1830-14087 HL5BMX
1845-21083 CX4SS
1901-14086 OX3JZ
1912-14089 OY/PA2AM
2043-14088 OP0J
2058-14089 OY/PA0VHA
2105-14085 OX3WS
2152-10140 CN8NK
2244-21083 VI9NI
Wednesday 31
0352-21082 VI9NI
0709-14088 OY2/PA2AM
0926-14085 DR50BUND
1227-14087 DQ2006V
1230-14084 BD7KLO
1302-14087 UN8PIM
1322-14083 OY/PA0VHA
1342-14085 TF3GC
1421-14089 VR2XMT
1440-14086 DR50BUND
1459-14084 4L4KK
1503-24920 HZ1IK
1504-14088 BX4AN
1527-14086 OY/PA0VPA
1537-14082
HI8/IW2OAZ
1626-14087 JT1CO
1717-14086 OY/PA2AM
1731-21082 J6UAP
1732-14083 DQ2006I
1824-21084 CX4SS
1834-10139 J5UAP
1836-14084
HI8/IW2OAZ
1839-10137 YL2TW
1928-14083 EI6HBT
2021-10141 UN7PW
2025-14082 VI9NI
2104-14085 CX4SS
2134-14084 CP6UA
2142-14089 KP9FKN
2307-14084 OX3WS
2334-14088 ZK1YAN
Thursday 01
0001-14078 KP4JRS
0152-14083 KP4SQ
0227-14081 CX4SS
0256-14081 TI2TCC
0347-14086 CP6UA
0454-14086 CO2IZ
0633-14088 UX0FY
0749-14086 DQ2006N
0750-14084 VI9NI
0815-14083 OY/PA4VHA
1247-14084
HI8/IW2OAZ
1405-21071 5R8FL
1406-14080 BD7KLO
1419-14085 OX3IZ
1430-21084 CX4SS
1440-14085 9H4CM
1633-14087 TR8CA
1702-14089 HZ1IK
1740-10103 VI9NI
1744-14087 CN8YZ
1841-14090 FG5FI
1923-14085 9M6XRO
1927-14086 TI8CBT
2014--7041 OY/PA0VHA
2052-14082 HC5T
2106-14078 XE1ISS
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The Ohio/Penn DX
Bulletin No. 760 - excerpts
8R,
Craig AH8DX will be
active as 8R1EA during the CQWW DX SSB Contest Oct
28-29
as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
Look for RTTY activity before and
after the contest. QSL via
AH8DX.
B1,
A group from
Radio Sports
Association from their club station 'B1Z' during the 2006
CQWW
SSB Contest. Hopefully
more details will be forthcoming.
DXCC NEWS
Looks like a new
DXCC entity is on the horizon. Montenegrins voted last
week to end its union with
probably be added to the DXCC List as a new entity.
Stay tuned for more
details.
Bill Moore NC1L ARRL
DXCC Branch Manager informs OPDX that the following
operations are approved for DXCC credit
4W6AAB - Timor-Leste
Current operation effective May 22 06
6O0M -
A6/OD5TX -
HN0Z -
J5DOT -
S01R -
TT8WL -
YI9HU -
YI9NS -
ZV0F -
DXCC FEES GOING
UP...The ARRL DXCC Desk has announced DXCC program fees
will rise slightly when a new awards fee schedule
goes into effect Jul 1.
The fee for a basic
DXCC application (including certificate and pin for
initial applications only, 120 QSO maximum) and for
first endorsement
applications within a year will increase to 12USD for
ARRL members and
to 22USD for foreign nonmembers.
Second and subsequent endorsements (120
QSO maximum) within
a year will be 22USD for ARRL members and 32USD for
foreign nonmembers. The
10USD fee for a basic DXCC application (120-credit
maximum) was established in 1990 and the current
overall fee schedule has
been in effect since 1998.
E51,
Victor ZK1CG/ZK1USA
reports that as of Jun 1st the ZK1 prefix will
change to a new prefix E51. He will try and be on June
1st with his
new callsign E51CG and later with E51USA from
South Cooks.
FS, SAINT MARTIN
Craig AH8DX will be
active as FS/AH8DX during the CQWW CW Contest as a
Single-Op/All-Band
entry. Look for RTTY
activity before and after the
contest. QSL via AH8DX.
IOTA NEWS
AS-008. Operators JM1VQJ JO1IRO and JF1IZM will be
active as homecall/1 from
To
home callsigns, direct
or by the bureau.
EU-124. Glyn GW0ANA informs OPDX that he will be
mounting a small trip to
So he will be going
live calling CQ from
of the documentary on 'Ham Radio'. Glyn states,
'So if you guys would care
to call me it would be most helpful for the
documentary.' His callsign on
the island will be GW4BRS/P. QSL via GW0ANA.
EU-174. Operators Laci/HA0HW Tomi/HA4DX and Ivan (Johny)/LZ1PJ will be
going to Skala Rachoni (KN20HS)
Activity will be on
HF and 6M with operations on CW SSB RTTY and PSK31.
NA-144. Operators Terry/W6WTG Larry/KF6JOQ and
Mark/KG6ZBL will be active
from Santa Cruz Island (USI CA-012S
They will be using
the special callsign W6C. Activity will be on 14260
kHz (+/-), 50.130 MHz (+/-) and also 144.210 MHz
SSB. QSL via N2OWL. More
information is available at: http://www.w6wtg.com
OY,
Operators Wim/PA2AM
Steve/PA2A Hans/PAOVHA and Martin/PA2VMA will be on a
holiday trip to Eysturoy
Faroe Islands (EU-018) May 29/Jun 8. Look for them
to be signing OY/homecall.
Activity will be on all bands CW SSB PSK31 and
RTTY. QSL all callsigns
direct to PA0VHA (QRZ.com)
PJ2,
Members of the
Caribbean Contesting Consortium (CCC) will activate Signal
Point
Station on
Steve/N8BJQ and
Geoff/W0CG will be active as PJ2T during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest as a
Multi-Single entry, possibly a Multi-2 if the team increases.
QSL
via N9AG.
PJ4,
Look for Glen K0JGH
to be active as PJ4/K0JGH from
He will be there
with his XYL Pamela N0ICF. Glen will operate SSB CW and
RTTY
on a casual schedule. QSL via his home callsign K0JGH.
SPECIAL EVENT
The Texas DX Society
(TDXS) and friends will be celebrating the 20th
anniversary of the Great Armadillo Run of 1986 with
special event station
K7A. The operation
and reunion will be held in Virginia City
(
weekend Jun 24-25.
TK,
Gerry IZ1DSH will be
active as TK/IZ1DSH from Porto Vecchio Aug 3-15.
Activity will be on
40/20M SSB. QSL via his home callsign or by the ARI
Bureau.
VI9,
The VI9NI team is
now up and active until Jun 21. A press release by Bill
Horner VK4FW states
that there have been major problems with gale force
winds since their arrival. However all operators
are in good health and
they do have all the antennas up. Bill also
mentions that their Internet
connection there has failed them on at least 50 times.
They hope to change
things there to improve access/connection. He asks
that no one bothers to
send them Emails at this time. For more details
visit the following Web page
at http://odxg.org/expedition.html
The Society can be
contacted in the following ways
To Pat VK2JPA via patleeper at optusnet.com.au or
Col VK2CTD via
ctdavies at bigpond.net.au or
you can drop a line to PO Box 93 Toongabbie NSW
2146.
73’s for this week
from Pat VK2JPA broadcast Officer.
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