A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1400 for 11th of June 2006
Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily
those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of
the Society.
Items in this broadcast include
1. Cols column
2. IPS REPORT
3. VK2SG RTTY DX report
4. OPDX News
5. Anarts Information
Col's Column
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One of the big weekends of the year for ANARTS is on this weekend,
yes I am talking about our WW RTTY Contest that is running now,
even as this cast goes to air...Please Please.. Give it a go....
Go on you know you will just love it...
Rules can be found at http://anarts.com.au or
http://users.bigpond.net.au/ctdavies
Propagation of Radio Waves.
Attenuation of Radio Waves by the Ionosphere continued...
The degree of attenuation is partially dependent on the number of
free electrons present and the frequency of collision. Because of
the decrease of atmospheric pressure with height, and ionisation
is greatest at the centre of layers, most of the energy lost by the
waves take place in the D layer and at the lower edge of the E
layer where there is a large amount of gas present.
Once the wave penetrates well into the ionised regions, the atten
-uation is small despite the high electron density because there
is little gas present with which the electrons can collide.
Besides being related to the electron density and collision freq
-uency, the attenuation of a radio wave is also inversely related
to the frequency and directly related to the angle of incidence.
Thus low frequencies are attenuated to a greater extent than high
frequencies, while the attenuation increases as the angle of
incidence is increased.
Since the attention is related to layer conditions, it will be
greater during the day, when the ionisation is at a maximum, than
at night. For the same reason, the attenuation of a given wave
will be greater in summer than in winter. Under certain conditions
of electron density, frequency, etc, a radio wave will be totally
attenuated by the ionised layers, the upper limit of frequencies
which are totally attenuated being higher during the day than at night.
Next week Skip Phenomena and Skip Distance.
73's...Don't forget the Contest
DE Col VK2CTD.
IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 2/8th Jun
SUMMARY
Date 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
10cm flux 75 76 76 78 78 83 80
AFr index 5 2 1 2 15 18 22 est
Aaus index 6 4 2 2 15 14 14 est
T index 31 32 18 15 23 15 15
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet
tob unsettled on 2nd and 7th quiet on 3/5th and quiet to active on
6th and 8th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near
predicted to 40 percent enhanced on 2nd near predicted to 30 percent
enhanced on 3rd near predicted on 4th slightly below predicted
values on 5th slightly above predicted values on 6th depressed 15
percent to 25 percent enhanced on 7th and mostly near predicted on 8th.
Forecast for 9/15th Jun
Solar activity should be very low to low.
Geomagnetic activity should see mostly quiet to unsettled conditions.
Frequencies should be mostly near predicted monthly values, with
minor to moderate depressions possible on 9th especially at high and
some mid-latitude locations.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES WEEK ENDING 8 JUN
This week our information came from AA5AU, GU0SUP, I5FLN, UT5RP,
and the Central Europe clusternode DB0SPC. Thank you all.
Friday 2
0009-14082 VI9NI
0103-14084 XE1ZVO
0144-14083 TG9ANF
0158-14085 CP6UA
0545-14083 A72OO6 via EA7FTR
0922-14087 TI8CBT
0953-14084 OY/PA0VHA
1225-14084 OY/PA2AM
1233-14083 LU3DJS
1345-14080 MU0FAL
1453-14087 HS0ZBS
1522-14083 VR2XLN
1556-14081 TF3GC
1753-18103 TR8CA via F6CBC
1818-14083 OY/PA0VHA
2010-10138 OY/PA2AM
2045-14085 KL7WIC
2048-14086 FM/F5OIU
2054-14083 TG9ANF
2110-14082 CP6UA
2117-14092 6W2SC
2120-14080 HK6DOS
2159-10144 TK5IH
2203--7041 TF3GC
2228-14080 P29ZAD
2239-14087 MU0FAL
2250-10138 OY/PA2AM
2303-14088 PT7AZ
cq cq de vk2tty vk2tty
Saturday 3
0203-14082 VQ9NL
0216-14081 TI2CCC
0229-18101 VI9NI
0258-14080 FR5AB
0337-10138 EU7SA
0519-24932 ZS6HD
0531-10135 VI9NI
0614--7040 VI9NI
0804-14088 OY/PA0VHA
1251-21086 OY/PA0VHA
1354-14087 ZF2JO
1401-18102 J5UAP
1412-18104 TR8CA
1413-14087 CP6UA
1421-14084 OY/PA2AM
1521-28082 J5UAP
1547-14086 UN8PIM
1556-14088 J5UAP
1651-14083 HS0ZBS
1742-24922 ER3MM
1810-14090 C56W
1844-14091 E21YDP
1936-14083 FG5FI
2008-14085 PT7AZ
2035-14092 UA0FAI
2156-14082 FM/F5OIU
2208-14085 HK3SGP
2211-14086 XE3ISS
2219-14089 T94KC
2259-14080 MU0FAL
2309-14080 KP4ED
2314-14082 9K2YM
2315-14081 9Z4FZ
2352-14081 HK4QHD
Sunday 4
0038-14085 BW3/JD1BKQ
0050-14085 CP6UA
0313-14086 ER2NB
0349-14082 P29ZAD
0350-14086 EW3BF
0421-14082 EU7SA
0436-21085 BW3/JD1BKQ
0446-10135 VI9NI
0617-14087 IS0YTA
0625-14085 OY/PA2AM
0634-14085 BW3/JD1BKQ
0640-18104 KH6ZM
0720-18104 TR8CA
0850-28083 YB0COU
0954-14084 P29ZAD
1058-14089 KL7IWC
1153-14081 BD7KLO
1230-18109 HK4QHD
1312-18107 VR2XMT
1430-14085 KP4ED
1436-14083 YB0IR
1440-14081 9Z4FZ
1450-14090 MU0FAL
1454-24919 CN8NK
1538-14086 EK3GM
1615-24924 EW1KP
1648-24924 CN8KD
1717-14085 OX3DB
1739-14092 EW3LW
1902-14083 4L4KK
1946-14083 XE1ZVO
1949-21083 FM5AA
2019-14083 FM5AA
2030-14084 KL7IWC
2125-14091 C56W
2131-14087 CE6ABC
2132-14085 HL1AQ
2156-14081 6W2SC
2158-14084 OY/PA0VHA
2251-14081 HK6PSG
2344-14083 OX3WS
2354-14082 TF3GC
Monday 5
0013-14082 TF3GC
0019-14085 OX3WS
0220-14082 EU7SA
0306-14084 VI9NI
0850-18103 UN8LF
0916-18105 YB5AQB
1116-14080 OY/PA2A
1308-14087 DS5BRE
1314-14085 BD7KLO
1357-18106 DS5RYB
1411-21080 OM7AG
1425-14083 OY/PA0VHA
1457-14084 E20WXA
1652-14087 OX3DB
1706-14080 VR2UW
1811-14080 CN8YZ
1927-14080 TA1EE
1932-14084 LU5DIT
1958-10140 EU7SA
2034-10139 OY/PA2AM
2045-14089 UA0FO
2121-14087 T94KC
2153-14085 TI2KAC
Tuesday 6
0046-14084 VI9NI
0132-14080 XE1ZVO
0139-14083 EU8RZ
0635-14085 KP4ED
1051-18100 C56W
1110-14081 Z31MM
1221-14086 OY/PA0VHA
1321-14080 VR2XLN
1345-14084 KL7IWC
1406-14085 IS0YTA
1638-14086 EA6/I2RSA
1716-14083 TA1EE
1743-14086 CN8YZ
1951-14082 LU5DIT
2018-14087 HK6PSG
2020-14085 XE1EK
2025-14081 TI8CBT
2148-14087 EA8RA
2201-14084 CP6UA
2306-14082 V44KJ
2336-14083 VI9NI
Wednesday 7
0030-14085 VI9NI
0107-14084 V44KJ
0137-14086 KP4SQ
0431-14084 EA8RA
0806-14088 ER1AO
1251-14088 EP3PTT
1312-14083 4S7AB
1441-14087 IS0YTA
1502-14088 EA6/I1RSA
1503-14082 TF3GC
1905-14092 HS0ZEU
1944-14090 SV9/ON6MX/P
2133-14087 LU5DIT
2144-14085 CP6UA
2153-14080 SV9CVY
2244-14086 EA8RA
2253-14086 HK6PSG
Thursday 8
0044-14084 LU7EH
0346-14087 EA8RA
0911-21083 XX9BB
1348-14087 HZ1IK
1411-18099 C56W
1527-14084 TI8CBT
1830-14088 HZ1IK
1850-14082 4Z5AV
1929-14086 EA8AG
2028-10139 TR8CA
2101-14084 HK6DOS
2114-10135 LW9JX
2123-10140 FM5AA
2127-14089 MU0FAL
2143-14080 XE1L
2147-14084 YV1FM
2216-14086 HK4QMH
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For next weeks bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of interest to
Don AA5AU aa5au at bellsouth.net
73's Goetz Linss DJ3IW
The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 761 - Excerpts
A7, QATAR
Operators Juma/A71EM, Ali/A71BX and possibly others will be active as A72OO6
(Alfa Seventy Two Oscar Oscar Six) to commemorate the 15th Asian Games 2006 to
be held in Doha, Qatar. The special callsign will be activated between now and
July 31st. Activity will be on all bands and modes. The special event station
was heard this past weekend on 20/15 meters SSB and 17/10 meters CW. QSL via
EA7FTR.
CU8, AZORES (Update/Correction)
The Portuguese DX Group (GPDX) is proud to announce another IOTA and Lighthouse
Azores DXpedition. Activity will be from Flores Island (IOTA EU-089) during the
IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as CU8T and as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via CT1GFK
(the Bureau is OK). Outside of the contest (July 29th-Aug 8) the group will be
active as CU8F from Farol do Albarnaz Lighthouse. Also QSL via CT1GFK
(the Bureau is OK). Activity will be on 160-6M CW SSB RTTY and PSK31.
DAYTON PHOTOS
Once again Tom, K8CX, has announced for DXers/Contesters to visit his famous
Photo Web site and see the Dayton 2006 Photo Gallery at
http://hamgallery.com/dayton2006/
This years gallery has 214 photos.
E5, NORTH/SOUTH COOK ISLANDS
It seems that the new prefix for the Cook Islands did not happen just yet.
According to Bernie W3UR Editor of The Daily DX Jim Ditchburn ZK1JD
confirms that no written notification was received from Cook authorities. He
checked with the governing body and was advised that no decision had been made
on prefixes and that the changeover date was likely to be 1 Jul.
HH, HAITI (Update)
Glauber PS7EB is now active as HH/PS7EB until Nov 25. Activity will be on
80-10M SSB RTTY and CW (QRS), during the free hours of his work as a
member of the Brazilian Army in the Peace Force of UN - MINUSTAH. He was
heard on 20M SSB this past week after 1930z on various frequencies.
INTERESTING WEB PAGE TO VISIT
Willy ON4AW informs OPDX that at the beginning of this year he has been
licenced for 52 years as a Radio Amateur. He succeeded in passing the
exams in 1954. He has collected some interesting QSLs photos of 4U1ITU
and from ON4UB at the International Exhibition (1958) in Brussels. Please
visit his Web page at http://blog.seniorennet.be/paintinghistory/archief.php?ID=40
If clicking on the Morse key (image) at the upper left of the page, you will go
to a different link which will provide a lot of radio-amateur information (in
English) photos of older radio-amateur receivers and transmitters and hundreds
of quite rare QSL cards.
IOTA NEWS
AF-078. Didier F6ELE he will be active as 6W2/F6ELE from Carabane Island
between Jun 9-15th (for 3-4 days). Activity will be on 40/20/15M. QSL via
F6ELE: Didier Bas, 11 Rue des Petites Maisons, F-17230 St. Ouen D'Aunis,
FRANCE.
EU-124. Twelve members of the Grantham ARC will be active as GW0GRC (or
possibly GB0SK) from Skokholm Island, Aug 26-29. Bands/modes of operations
were not provided. QSLs will be sent out automatically or you may QSL
direct to G0RCI.
EU-175. Operators Manuel/CT1BWW Juan/EA2RC and Joan/EA3GHZ will activate
three islands from this island group during the month of Jul. Look for
CU7X to be active from Faial Island, Jul 10-16. Look for CU6X to be active
from Pico Island (LH 1321) Jul 17-21. Look for CU5X to be active from
S. Jorge Island Jul 21-25. Activity will be on 160-6M CW SSB and RTTY.
They plan to have two stations on. QSL via EA3GHZ direct or by the bureau.
ONE STEP CLOSER (To Become a New One)
It was reported today in the newspaper that 'Montenegros parliament declared
independence for the tiny Balkan republic Saturday, forming a new European
state and dissolving what was left of the former Yugoslavia.' It also
mentioned that The declaration says Montenegros strategic national goal
is integration into the European Union and NATO, and the new country will
immediately apply for admission into the United Nations and other
international organizations. This is good news for DXers. Once Montenegro
becomes a UN member or is assigned a prefix block from the ITU, it will be
added to the ARRL DXCC List. The official start date for DXCC purposes
should be the date that Montenegro joins the UN or ITU.
ADDED NOTE Ranko YT6A announced late Sat Jun 3 'As soon as we become new
DXCC country a large international team will activate a DXpedition as
inaugural operation from Montenegro. More to come later...'"
SPECIAL EVENTS (Japan)
8J5TOSA - Special event station will be active between now and Augt 31 to
celebrate the Tosa (240,000-koku) Expo. Tosa is an old name of Kochi
Prefecture. A koku is a unit for measuring rice that is about 180 liters
150 kilograms or 5 bushels which is enough to feed one person for one year.
Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via the JARL Bureau.
8N4OKI - Special event station will be active between now and July 31st to
commemorate the opening of the new Oki Airport. Look for activity on all
bands SSB CW FM and PSK31. QSL via the JARL Bureau.
SV5, DODECANESE
Ermanno IK2WZD is active as SV0XAN/5 from Lipsi Island (EU-001) until Jul
31st. Activity will be on all modes and bands. He was spotted on 40M
(7053 kHz at 1555z) this past weekend. QSL via his home callsign.
T61, AGHANISTAN
Ross EX1UN (4W6UN) who has been in Kyrgyzstan for the previous 2 years, is now
in Kabul. He told Kan JA1BK that he was issued the first official license of
the Afghan Amateur Service T61AA and they will no longer be using the YA
prefix. Ross is in Kabul for the Union Nations as a Project Coordinator
(Customs Modernization and Trade Facilitation Project). He currently has just
set up a long wire to start operations and will hopefully be improving on
antennas and a bit more power. Ross could not bring all of his equipment on
deployment. However he will bring back a FT-100 and/or IC-706 Mk IIG when he
goes home for a short trip in July.
VI9, NORFOLK ISLAND (A Note From VK9NS)
Jim VK9NS reports 'As you know Kirsti and myself both applied and were issued
two licences for the callsigns VI9NL and VI9NS to be used for the upcoming
celebrations on Norfolk Island. HIDXA received a letter yesterday from National
Licensing and Allocations Branch - basically saying in part 'it has been brought
to our attention' that the ACMA does not usually allow more than one Special
Event Licence to one organization for the same event. Which I suppose is a fair
comment. We have relinquished the use of VI9NL basically as Kirsti will not be
here for the complete month. HIDXA retains the use of VI9NS for the month of
June 2005.'
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS
Look for Hector EA3EKS to be active this week as ZK1EKS from Jun 8-13.
Activity will be on 20/15/10M. Suggested frequencies are 14275 21275 and
28275 kHz. QSL via EA3EKS Hector Guasch PO BOX 855 43080 Tarragona SPAIN.
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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