A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1413 for 10th of September 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
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Sorry I missed last weeks broadcast, due to family commitments.
I will repeat last weeks column to make amends.
Propagation of Radio Waves.
Ionospheric Irregularities.
2. Sporadic E.
Sporadic E layer conditions cause the E layer to refract radio waves above
the normal E layer MUF and at times even well above the F2 layer MUF.
The nature and cause of the Sporadic E phenomena is not as yet understood,
although it is believed in some quarters to be caused by Meteors.
During the daytime in the lower latitudes, Sporadic E conditions usually
bring about a weak and partial refraction of all frequencies up to 10-15 Mhz,
with the remainder of the energy of the wave being refracted from the higher
layers. At higher latitudes, Sporadic E generally results in almost total
refraction of all sky wave signals by the E layer, this condition being
noticeable during both day and night.
Not only does Sporadic E affect HF transmissions, but on occasions causes
VHF contacts over considerable distances on frequencies up to about 60 Mhz.
Next week Sudden Ionospheric Storms (SID's).
As you know, I shall be leaving
If you are able to do one of the following, ANARTS is looking for you.
1. We need a Relay Officer to transmit ANARTS RTTY Broadcast on Sunday
mornings. The cast is approximately 30 to 40 mins in duration. The cast would
be sent to you on Saturdays by Email. If you are at all interested please
contact either Pat VK2JPA or myself VK2CTD at the addresses shown at the
end of this broadcast.
2. We will also need a Contest Manager to oversee ANARTS WW RTTY Contest,
which is very popular with overseas stations. This year approximately 400
entries were received by Email, and probably 1500 Amateurs around the World
took part. You do not need to do any Transmitting or Receiving.
The logs are converted into ANARTS format by a converter program and then
can be put through a checking program that checks the log and provides the
Manager with several pieces of information, including the number of QSO's,
Points, Multiples, Continents worked and the Grand Total Points scored by
each Contester, plus much, much more. The Contest is held each year in June.
If you would like to try this task, you will be provided with the programs
involved and some tuition. If you are at all interested in RTTY and its
related digital modes, you will really enjoy taking part in either of these
two activities, and for the Contest Managers job you do not need to be in
Hope to hear from you
73's
ANARTS WW RTTY Contest 2006.
Here are the first ten places for the Single Operator Category.
CALL QSO VK GRAND
SIGN QSO'S POINTS MULT CONT BONUS TOTAL AWARD
1. RD3A 1,326 14,467
289 6 1,000 25,086,778 1ST WORLD, 1ST
2. 7X0RY 1,337 14,612
237 6 100 20,778,364 2ND WORLD, 1ST
3. ZL2AMI 547 21,221
145 6 2,100 18,464,370 3RD WORLD, 1ST
4. JA6GCE 672 13,882
177 6 1,300 14,743,984 4TH WORLD, 1ST
5. SP4MPG 1,066
9,210 252 6
1,700 13,927,220 5TH WORLD, 2ND
6. K4GMH 869 10,518
184 6 1,200 11,613,072 6TH WORLD, 1ST
7. SP4TXI 811
7,533 215 6
800 9,718,370 3RD
8. ZL4BR 368 13,433
118 6 2,700
9,513,264 2ND
9. UA3QDX 822 7,168 215 6 500 9,247,220 2ND UA
10. JF1PJK 451
9,647 147 6
800 8,509,454 2ND
The complete list is almost ready for publication to the RTTY Reflector
and to ANARTS Web Site.
IPS Weekly and Geophysical Report for 1/7th Sep
SUMMARY
Date 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
10cm flux 77 76 77 79 80 84 87
AFr index 8 6 6 15 7 6 6 est
Aaus index 11 6 6 14 8 6 7 est
T index 9 8 14 19 21 15 16
Solar flare activity was low on 1st; and very low thereafter.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet to
nsettled on 1st and 5/7th quiet on 2/3rd and unsettled to active on 4th.
Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted to 20
percent enhanced on 1st and 5th and near predicted otherwise.
Forecast for 8/14th Sep
Solar activity should be very low to low.
Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions.
Frequencies should be near predicted monthly values.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES WEEK ENDING 7 SEP
This week our information came from AA5AU GU0SUP I5FLN DJ3IW UT5RP
OH2AQ DX Summit and NG3K. Thank you all!
Friday 1
0002-14079 3XM6JR
0030-21089 CX4SS
0035-14084 TI2KAC
0052-14087 ZP6EM
1345-14089 BD3APX
1410-14090 HZ1IK
1430-14082 5B4AGE
1515-14083 E21YDP
1630-14089 TX5NK
1709-14085 SV9/SV8DTL
1730-14081 3XM6JR
1822-14082 7X0RY
1827-14083 XU7ABN
1930-14083 CO2IZ
2038-14085 9G1UW
2105-14088 TX5NK
2132-14088 6W1SE
2141-14275 CN8SG
2143-14083 PJ2/LU1DY
2204-14084 HC5T
2209-14087 FM5AA
2247-14083 EA6BH
2247-14086 ZP8AE
2355-14080 3XM6JR
Saturday 2
0007- 7044 7X0RY
0016-14080 HK6PSG
0201- 3590 7X0RY
0256-14097 VR2BG
0316- 7032 TF3KX
0319-21081 YB2ECG
0344-14086 FO5PS
0443-14096 ZC4LI
0630-21086 VQ9LA
0734-14074 T93Y
0756-28089 Z36W
0813-14084 UN1EE
0833-14089 H2E
0900-21091 A45WD
0935-28081 7X0RY
0956-21088 TU5JM
0958-21088 UN6G
1021-21081 UP6P
1028-14089 9V1UV
1038-14085 GD0TEP
1048-14093 ZC4LI
1215-14091 TF/DO3MSH
1252-14108 TF3KX
1355-14085 CO2IZ
1520-14096 E21YDP
1610-14080 A45WD
1615-14096 3A2MW
1912- 7030 4X6UU
1941-14086 CN8LI
1942-14087 KP4FKN
2042-10144 6W1SE
2125-14086 9G1UW
2128- 7039 7X0RY
2130- 7043 HZ1IK
2144-14077 8P6SH
2247-14092 LW9ETQ
2330- 7044 NP4BM
1331- 7034 HK6PSG
1334-14087 HR2/LU1DY
1346-14082 HP1AC
Sunday 3
0008-14080 CX4AAJ
0132- 7040 PZ5RA
0633-14085 5B4AHL
0658-14083 4Z4DX
0743-14083 4Z5PM
0837-14084 R860T
1314-14087 UN1EE
1321-18102 ZS6SIG
1338-18081 VP8DIC
1357-14083 HS0ZBS
1412-18103 PZ5RA
1501-18105 HK6PSG
1513-14087 HZ1IK
1640-14089 7P8DJ
1724-14085 9G1UW
1745-14087 EF8RHG
1746-14081 ZS2EZ
1958-14090 TX5NK
2100-10144 6W1SE
2308-14084 6Y5WJ
2346-10134 YV5YMA
Monday 4
1003-14082 EF8RHG
1200-14082 KP4ED
1257-14083 CN8SG
1415-14086 HS0ZBS
1429-14086 7P8DJ
1437-14085 R860T
1451-14091 TX5NK
1458-14087 3B9FR
1513-14087 TF3GC
1524-14084 VK6DU
1525-14086 7P8DJ
1531-14082 6K2DFG
1536-14086 VU2WMY
1539-14091 TX5NK
1603-18077 ZS6WN
1614-14082 EX15ID
1614-14083 UN7QN
1726-14086 CU2AF
1735-18101 VQ9LA
1757-14083 SV5/SV1LK
1808-10137 7P8DJ
1935-14086 9G1UW
1958-14090 TK5NK
2041-14088 EF8RHG
Tuesday 5
0115-14088 XQ1KY
0240-14081 UN1EE
0850-21083 7P8DJ
1017-14085 R860T
1026-21090 TX5NK
1137-14083 EF8RHG
1155-21080 6K5AYC
1222-18102 7P8JF
1249-14088 9K2CQ
1350-14083 IS0AFM
1436-14086 HZ1IK
1508-14081 7P8JF
1513-14085 TF3GC
1602-14086 EF8RHG
1650-14087 UN8PIM
1713-10138 7P8WO
1831-14081 EK6TA
1848-14089 CU2AF
1942-10140 TX5NK
1952- 7040 VQ9LA
2107-14086 HK4QHD
2245-14080 TI2CCC
2305-10134 YV5YMA
2319-14083 HR2/LU1DY
2348-14088 6Y5WJ
Wednesday 6
0009-14088 6Y5WJ
0906-21083 7P8JF
0954-14083 XU7ABN
1041-14080 SV5/PA3GCV
1110-18100 VQ9LA
1204-14086 9K2CQ
1219-14087 UN8PIM
1429-14089 TX5NK
1444-14083 HS0ZBS
1458-14083 6K2DFG
1502-14087 EX8AB
1512-14084 EF8RHG
1528-14080 SV5/PA3GCV
1634-14078 7P8DJ
1819-14086 CU2AF
1832-14089 TX5NK
2038-14083 9G1UW
2049- 7037 TX5NK
2134-14087 6Y5WJ
2200-14093 HC5T
2225-14086 ZL3RG
2353-14088 XQ1KY
Thursday 7
0006-14083 XU7ABN
0022- 7037 TX5NK
0034-14082 HP1DCP
0833-18101 EK6TA
0859-18100 7P8DJ
0921-18100 9K2YM
1115-24920 7P8JF
1239-14086 EF8RHG
1431-14082 SV5/SV1LK
1521-14086 7P8JF
1536-14085 FM5WD
1539-14084 TF3GC
1540-14082 VK6DU
1555-14087 EX8AB
1559-14090 HZ1IK
1739-10138 7P8DJ
1912-10140 TX5NK
2037-14084 FM5AA
2100-14087 9G1UW
2112-14080 CT3DL
2204-14083 OX3WM
2243-14081 CE1VCZ
Notes of Interest
QSL via home call.
until Sep 12. QSL via DL7JAN.
Market Reef, OJ0 - A group of Norwegian amateurs is expected to be active
as OJ0LA Sep 8-14. QSL via LA9VDA.
QSL via DJ8NK.
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For next weeks bulletin send your bandpass and notes of interest to
Phil GU0SUP pcooper at guernsey.net
GL with RTTY DXing Don AA5AU
The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 774 - excerpts
5A,
Andy DJ7IK Team Coordinator for the DXpedition
to
there is an appeal for funds/hardware and equipment for setting up a club
station in
microphone headphones (or headset) morse key GP-vertical coax cables and
antenna wire. An international
team will activate
The callsign will be 5A7A. Activity will be on all bands with CW and SSB
and for the first time ever digital modes on RTTY SSTV and PSK plus another
first will be FM. Club and personal sponsors are welcome. If you can help
out with a donation please contact the 5A7A team at 5a7a at gmx.de Please
visit their Web page to see their sponsors page at http://5a7a.gmxhome.de
Several members of the Dutch Vereniging van Radio Zend Amateurs (VRZA) will be
active from Qawra
(JM75fw) on
thru the morning of Oct 3. The callsign for the group will once again be
9H0VRZ. However group members will also use their individual 9H3 callsigns,
activity will be on all bands from 80-6M CW SSB and Digital modes. They will
try to activate their special callsign 9H0VRZ for the whole period and hope
for good conditions. Also they will try to be active during the WAE-SSB
Contest with their VERY special callsign 9H9PA on 20M ONLY for stations outside
the operators are inexperienced in working/giving QTCs.
As of Sept 1 2006 German 'DO' prefix stations (CEPT Novice class E) are allowed
to transmit on some HF bands. Look for them on the following bands:
1810-1850 kHz with 100 W PEP 80/15/10 meters band with 100 W PEP
1850-1890 kHz with 75 W PEP 2m/70cm with 75 W PEP
1890-2000 kHz with 10 W PEP 10 GHZ with 5 W PEP
Germam class A's are allowed to transmit now even on 7100-7200 kHz with 250W
PEP and on 50 MHz.
IOTA NEWS
EU-008. The Sands Contest Group will activate the Isle of Mull from Sep 24-29.
They hope to be operational on most modes and most HF bands. The callsign to be
used will be the club call MS0SCG.
OH0,
Hadi DJ2PJ will be active as
OH0JWH again from
until Oct 8. His focus will be on the low bands especially 160M. Modes will be
CW and everything except SSB (Hadi states he is microphone allergic) even
OLIVIA CONTESTIA etc. QSL via DJ2PJ by the bureau or direct using the QRZ.COM
address. Email bureau requests with log extract are also welcome and go to
oh0 AT dj2pj.de This is a holiday operation with plenty of ham radio. Visit
Hadi's Web page for more details and pictures at http://www.dj2pj.de
P4,
Larry WO0Z will operate as P40LL from Sep 30 thru Oct 6. Activity will be on
80-10M CW SSB and perhaps RTTY. QSL via WO0Z.
TA4,
Sei JF1SQC/KH0DQ will active as TA4/KH0DQ from Sep 9-15. Activity will be on
all HF bands with 100w on SSB CW and possibly RTTY. He will also participate
in WAE SSB Contest. QSL via JF1SQC.
TK,
Members of the 'Dx4Dx Team' will operate from here between Sep 28 and Oct 5th.
Callsigns have not yet been announced. Activity will be on 160-10M including
the WARC bands SSB CW RTTY and PSK. Operators mentioned are Pere/EA3CUU
Paco/EA4BT Emilio/EA7AAW Julio/EA7JB Jose/EA7LS and Ramon/EB4EPJ. QSL via EA4BT
direct or by the bureau. Visit Dx4Dx Web page at http://www.dx4dx.com
V3,
Larry WO0Z will be active as V31LL Oct 7-21. Activity will be on 80-10M CW SSB
and perhaps RTTY. QSL via WO0Z.
XF4, REVILLAGIGEDO
A Mexican and German team of operators are planning a DXpedition to Socorro
Island (NA-030 in the
The announced callsign will be XF4DL and the team members mentioned are
Joe/DF7TH Gerhard/DJ5IW Franz/DJ9ZB Karl/DK2WV Dietmar/DL3DXX Juergen/DL8LE
Markus/DL9RCF Ismael/XE1AY Fabian/XE1FRF Daniel/XE1FXF Saul/XE1FXM Victor/XE1FXZ Rafael/XE1GRR Parcival/XE1HBU Margarito/XE1MMB Yuri/XE1UN and Hector/XE2K.
Activity will be on all bands CW SSB Digital EME and the satellites. QSL via
N6AWD for North-America and DL9NDS for the rest of the world. Visit Web page at
http://www.xf4dl.xedx.org/
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 from Pat VK2JPA broadcast Officer
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