It is Sunday the 17th June 2007 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1449.
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. Contest item
2. IPS REPORT
2. VK2SG RTTY DX report
4. OPDX excerpts
5. Contest calendar
6. Anarts Information
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1449 for 17th June 2007
To the time of preparing this bulletin, we have received 211 logs for the ANARTS WW RTTY Contest held 9th-10th June this year. The Contest Manager has attempted to load a list of these logs to rtty@contesting but has been refused despite becoming a member. So, below is a list of those received in numerical/alphabetical order. Updates will be included each week until the closing date for logs of 1st September.
(The VK2SG station reported very bad conditions with few contacts.)
4L1BR 4X6UU 6I2YBG 6J3BA 7K3OZQ N2UQC A14G AA3B AA5VU AI9T AK9D CO2EL CT1AOZ CT3EE DD1JN DG0KS DH3RB DJ1OJ DJ3IW DL1KUR DL1THB DL3KVR DL5JWL DL5KUR DL5SWB DL6FSR DL6JZ DL6RBH DL8RCL DM5TI EA3FHP EI3GC EV7E F5CQ FM1HN G0MTN G3RSD G4DUM G6CSY GU0SUP HA5LZ HB9TOC HG4I HK6P IA0QBR IT9BLB JA1AYO JA1BWA JA1CPZ JA3JM JA5FNX JA7ZP JE8CLT JF1PJK JF2SKV JH3CUL JH3PTC JJ1WWL JL8MBF JO1WKO JP1QDH JR1BAS JR3NZC K0CIE K0COP K0JJR K1ZZI K4GMH K4HAL K4HMB K4RO K4SB K5DKH K5WW K6BIR K6GEP K6HGF K7QQ K9WX KA0EIC KA1C KC8UR KE5OG KH6FI KH6GMP KS0M LT0H M0DVV N0AC N1MD N1WQ N2BJ N3CHX N3NZ N4VZ N4XM N4ZZ N6OJ N8NCE N8PUG NJ4F OA4FX OH2LZI OH8VJ OK1UDJ OK2PQS OL5O OM3TLE ON3AD ON4CT ON5SV ON6LEO ON8RH OQ4B OZ1KWG OZ6TL PA0LOU PA0LSK PA2CVD PA3DBS PA3EWG PS7YL PT8CWA RA3BB RA3GBW RA3KGG RA6AFB RA9AFZ RA9CB RG3K RG3KGG RN4CA RU011 RV3BQ RV4LC RW0LZ RW3AI RW3DQC RW4PL RW6AH RW6CR RW9WF RX9FG S56A S57AM SM5OSZ SM7BJW SP2BAS SP3DOF SP3GXH SP9FT SQ7B SV5DKL TF3PPN UA0QBR UA4LU UN7CN UR5EIT UT1IA UT4UQ UT5JAB UU21G UW5U VA2UP VA7ALC VA7CPC VA7ND VA7RN VA7ST VE2FK VE3ESH VE3GSI VE3IAE VE3WDM VE3XD VE6CNU VE6DJT VE7AXU VE7BSM VE7CF VE7HL VK3KE VK4UC VY2LI W0RAA W1BYH W2NRA W3DQN W3MF W4BCG W4GAC W4LC W4UK W7DPW W7WHY WA2ETU WA3AAN WA5ZUP WA6BOB WA9IVH WX4TM YB2ECG YB3MM YB4IR YL2GC YO3APJ YU1KT YV5AAX ZC4LI ZM2B ZP9EH
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 8th to 14th June, issued on 15th June by the IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
10cm flux 84 79 76 73 70 71 69
AFr index 7 5 6 1 3 5 ( 12 estimated)
Aaus index 6 6 5 2 2 5 ( 15 estimated)
T index 12 19 11 14 15 10 24
Solar flare activity was low on 8th and 10th; moderate on 9th with one M1 flare; and very low 11th to 14th.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet on 8th, and 10th to 13th; quiet to unsettled on 9th; and quiet to active on 14th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 8th, and 10th to 13th; near predicted to 60 per cent enhanced on 9th; and near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 14th.
Forecast for 15th to 21st June
Solar activity should be very low.
Geomagnetic activity should be unsettled to active on 15th, 20th and 21st; and quiet to unsettled on 16th and mostly quiet on other days.
Frequencies should see some possibility of minor to mild depressions at times on
15th, 20th and 21st in the Southern Australia/NZ regions. Frequencies should be near predicted monthly values on other days.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
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RTDX0614 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 14 JUNE (BID RTDX0614)
This week our information came from K4GMH, UT5RP, AA5AU, GU0SUP, I5FLN, DJ3IW, and OH2AQ DX Summit.
Thank you all!
Friday 8
0001-14089 HZ1IK
1134-14084 OX3WS
1315-18102 6K2DFG
1456-18103 R1FJT
1639-14084 TI8II
1727-14088 TF3PPN
1926-24921 TI8II
1954- 7038 OY/PA0VHA
2053-14087 CO2IZ
2054-21089 4X6UO
2141-10140 OV1A
2157-14086 4L8A
2243-14081 EA6BH
2249-14085 EC8AUA
Saturday 9
0001- 7040 7X0RY
0046-14105 KH6GMP
0053-14073 ZC4LI
0146-14084 ZM2A
0236-21086 9M6XRO
0240-14088 ZL4PW
0300-14093 A45WD
0424-14085 EV7E
0426-14086 YB2ECG
0427- 7034 ZM2A
0439-14083 XU7ABN
0444-21092 YB3MM
0456-21089 VK4UC
0514-21079 E21YDP
0517-21082 DV1JM
0527-14080 7X0RY
0527-21079 ZC4LI
0529-21078 VU3DJQ
0545-14081 HP1DCP
0609-21084 VU2NKS
0647-21087 KH6GMP
0653-21084 DS5AAQ
0705-21093 DS5DYM
0727-14082 KH6FI
0744-28082 ZC4LI
0830-21094 VK6HD
0845-21084 YB0EIN
0847-21081 YB4IR
0928-28084 YB0EIN
1119-14087 OY/PA0VHA
1154-14097 9V1AP
1206-21084 A45WD
1213- 7036 VR2XLL
1249- 3523 6K5AYC
1303-14084 BD3APX
1324-14083 CN8KD
1338-14107 GU0SUP
1355-14106 9M2CCO
1550-14079 E21YDP
1629-21089 EC8AUA
1659-21082 UN7PBY
1707-14079 YV5AAX
1954-14090 EN8TID
2033-14103 VU2NKS
2052-14081 CT3EE
2053-14080 7X0RY
2151-14089 A45WD
2337-14080 OX3PG
Sunday 10
0134-14094 KH6GMP
0204- 7036 YV5AAX
0212-14082 8P6SH
0243-14090 KH6FI
0315-18104 3B7SP via SP9SX
0333-14087 ZM2B
0350-14080 OX3PG
0359-14089 VK2KM
0408-14083 XU7ABN
0434-14088 JT1CO
0500-18116 XW1A
0529-14085 4X6UU
0543- 7036 OA4AH
0554-21083 YB4IR
0556-21092 YC8EXL
0610-28083 VR2BG
0620-14082 7X0RY
0621-14085 VK2SG
0629-14087 KL2R
0635-18104 3B7SP
0642-18103 TR8CA via F6CBC
0644-28083 E21YDP
0654-21093 4L1BR
0734-21077 ZC4LI
0745-14086 OY/PA0VHA
0750-21088 4X6UU
0751-21099 E21DHQ
0805-21079 VR2BG
0847-21085 9M2MT
0851-21083 CN8LI via ON4ANT
0922-14087 Z31MM
0923-14088 TF3PPN
0953- 7031 VR2XLN
0959-28081 7X0RY
1001-18104 AN8TID via EA8NQ
1004-28086 CN8KD
0142- 7032 9M6XRO
1109- 7039 VK4UC
1117-18103 3B7SP
1136-14099 E21YDP
1214-14086 OX3PG
1217-21086 9M2CCO
1220-21087 CN8KD
1246-21082 A45WD
1333-21088 4X6UU
1402-14083 YB4IR
1410-18102 VQ9LA
1425-14079 DV1JM
1430-14087 UN7CN
1437-14108 VR2XLN
1437-14086 6J3RBA
1724-14097 KH6GMP
1801-14084 ZC4LI
1814-14084 TF3PPN
1915-18102 ER3ZZ
1920-18103 CX3CCC
1932-14076 CT3EE
2031-14093 CO3JN
2101-14083 FG5LA
2115-14076 YV5AAX
2118-14101 HK6P
2137-21083 ZM2A
2304-14089 8P6SH
2317- 7033 ZC4LI
2324-21084 9M6XRO
2337-14098 VR2BG
Monday 11
0117-14081 XW1A
0411-18104 3B7SP
0832-21087 VR2KW
1056-14086 OY/PA0VHA
1344-18105 TR8CA
1613-14083 OX3WS
1618-14085 9J2CA via G3SWH
1635-14084 IS0BNC
1710-14084 4Z5NF
1712-14086 KP4ED
1814-14083 XU7ABN
1919-14087 TA1CQ
1922-18102 TI8II
2044-14078 R1FJT
2320-14083 TF3PPN
Tuesday 12
0231-14083 3B7SP
0259-14082 XU7ABN
0355-14084 6J3RBA
1005-18105 BX5AA
1453-14083 OX3WS
1546-50250 JY4NE
1616-14084 GI4WXA
1718-14085 4L4BR
1740-18107 TI8II
1927-18083 EA9EU
1955-14081 KP4AH
2021-18102 ER3ZZ
2138-14080 OX3PG
2258-14089 SV9CVY
Wednesday 13
0001-14086 HK4QMH
0217-14084 3B7SP
0813-50250 JY4NE
1019-18104 BX5AA
1357-14084 3B7SP
1628-18105 TI8II
1925-14083 4L4C via DJ1CW
1929- 7040 3B7SP
1930-18103 ER3ZZ
2015-14084 TA1EE
2018-14087 TA1CQ
2110-14080 9K2YM
2115-14082 TF3PPN
2117-14080 OX3PG
2140-14084 TF3GC
2144-14086 IS0AFM
2151-14084 FG5FI
2211-14087 HP1DCP via EA5KB
2250-14081 KP4AH
2302-14088 CT3BD
2326-14083 ZL3RG
Thursday 14
0000- 7040 3B7SP
0954-14085 3B7SP
1730-14080 XU7ABN
2048-14083 HI0C via ON4IQ
2130-14086 TU5KC
2151-14082 EA8/ON4AAA
2259-14089 J39BS
Notes of Interest
Greenland, OX - Look for DB8JO DJ5HD DJ5ZWS signing OX/homecall 14-25 June. QSL via homecall.
The VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES are distributed every week via the Winlink network, and are also available on the Internet at URL
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/vk2sg-rtty/
For next week's bulletin send your bandpass and notes of interest to DJ3IW Götz [goetzlin@t-online.de].
GL with RTTY DX'ing!!!
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 812 - excerpts
3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLANDS (Not Agalega/DXpedition Update)
Dxpedition leader, Witek, SP9MRO, and his team encountered problems with their
catamaran on their way to Agalega Island (3B6) and had to head to St. Brandon
Island (3B7) instead. It seems their catamaran "Josephina", had lost one of two
engines and a sail which was torn due to high winds and bad seas. However, all
are safe and the catamaran was towed by a fishing vessel called "Covadis" to the
Island of Raphael (St. Brandon Island). OPDX was told that St. Raphael Island
"is like a football play ground with two buildings, one for the Coast guards and
the second, a 6 room bungalow for the Meteorological services, but with no water
and light, only one generator and two wideband G5RV and lots and lots of birds,
this place is more beautiful than Agalega." The team has received permission to
operate as 3B7SP while their catamaran is being repaired. Activity will possibly
last until June 19th. QSL via SP9SX. For more possible details and updates,
visit the 3B6SP Web page at:
http://3b6.godx.eu/
A2, BOTSWANA (Update)
Frosty, K5LBU/A25CF, informs that they have in hand their callsigns for the
Botswana operation this July. Their activity will start around July 5th or 6th
and last until the 20th. They plan to be active on all bands from 160-6 meters
on CW and SSB, with operations also on 6/2 meters and 70cm EME. Hal, ZS6WB
(A25HL), will do the Digi modes. They plan to have a M2 6 meter beam up on top
of one of the towers which will be about 60 feet high using at least 300-400
watts or more. Hal, who does most of the EME, is a retired American that lives
in South Africa. The whole team consists of: Dan/ZS6JR (A25DW), Frosty/K5LBU
(A25CF), Wayne/W5KDJ (A25KDJ), Jay/W5SL (A25SL), John/GM3OOK (A25OOK),
Lee/WA8QFE (A25LT), Jan/ZS6OB (A25OB), Hal/ZS6WB (A25HL) and Dick/ZS6BUN
(A25BUN).
CS6, PORTUGAL (Special Event)
Operators Jose/CT1EHX, Toze/CT1GFK, Goncalo/CT1GPQ, Miguel/CT1IUA, Rui/CT2IHP,
Jose/CT1DVG, Jose/CT1EPS, Arnaldo/CT2IOV and Antonio/CT2IOU will be active as
CS26X betwen July 16-22nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters including the WARC
bands, CW, SSB and RTTY. The activation is to celebrate the local meeting of the
26th International Motard Meeting of Faro (organization Moto Clube Faro). QSL
via CT1EHX, by the bureau or direct.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN
Look for six operators from the Flying Dutch DX Group to be active from
Triesenberg as HB0/PA0ABM, June 15-22nd. Their activity will be on 160-10 meters
CW, SSB and some digital modes with two stations. QSL via PA0ABM, direct or by
the bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and available online at:
http://www.logsearch.de/
IOTA NEWS
AS-151. Zhang, BD3APX, will be active as BD3APX/2 from Juhua Island between June
29th-July 1st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters on CW, SSB and Digital modes.
QSL via BD3APX.
EU-067. Members of the SV DX Group will be active as SY8AN from Antiparos Island
(MIA MG-016) between now and June 17th. Activity will be active on all bands CW,
SSB and RTTY. Operators mentioned are: SV1GE, SV1AAU, SV2DGH, SV1DPJ, SV2FWV,
SV2HNC, SV0XAD and DH9VA. QSL SY8AN via SV2DGH. Information can be found at:
http://www.sv2dgh.gr/sy8an
NA-122. Herman, ON4QX and a group from the Dominican Republic will activate
Cabras Island as HI0C between June 11-17th. Cabras has not been on the air for
at least 18 years. They plan to have fours stations on the air: HF, 6m, 2m, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via ON4IQ.
OC-185. Operators Stuart/VK8NSB and Joe/VK8VTX are expected to activate Elcho
Island, in the Northern Territory (Arafura Sea coast) East Group, between June
15-19th. The callsign has not been announced yet. Activity is planned for 80-10
meters CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY, with two stations on the air (1 digital and 1
CW/SSB). QSL via VK6NE (QRZ.com).
SA-089. Members of the 4M5DX Group will be active as YW1DX from Cayo Sombrero
during the next IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed-Mode/High-Power
entry in the DXpedition category. The team consists of: Alex/YV5SSB,
Jose/YV5TX, Julio/ YV1RDX, Jesus/YV5MSG, Olli/YV5WW (OH0XX), Greg/YV5OHW and
Pasquale/YV5KAJ. They hope to be on the island Friday the 26th in order to set
up and activate the island on WARC bands before the contest starts. Activity
during the contest will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. After the
contest, they hope to be on 160-10 meters and the WARC bands. Visit the group
Web page at:
http://www.yw1dx.4m5dx.org
Online log will be at: http://logsearch.de
QSL Manager is IT9DAA: Corrado Ruscica, P.O. Box 1, 96018 Pachino 1 (SR), Italy.
KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND
As this was being typed, Skipper of the USSV Dharma, Susan Meckley, W7KFI,
informed OPDX that she is enroute to Johnston Island and should be there by the
end of of week. Activity will be on 80-10 meters on SSB and CW, usually at 036
above the bottom of the band. Susan is expected to be here for about a week
before heading to Marshall Islands (3 weeks further south west). By the way,
Susan is a 70 year old grandmother who has been sailing all over the Pacific.
This amazing lady is an interesting story. It is highly recommend to visit the
following Web pages to see where she has been, and there is a Real Audio
recording of her radio interview with Art Bell. Visit the Web pages at:
http://ussvdharma.net
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/W7KFI
ADDED NOTE: Track her ship, the USSV Dharma, by putting in her callsign W7KFI at
the following Web page:
http://www.shiptrak.org
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES
Members of the Cofresi Radio Club will activate the "Los Morillos Lighthouse"
(WLOTA 2802 and ARLHS PUR-002), also known as "Cabo Rojo Lighthouse", located in
the city of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, as WP4NRT during the next WLOTA Contest
(June 30th-July 1st). Activity will be on 80-10 meters, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via WP4NRX.
OX. GREENLAND (NA-018)
Operators Jurgen/DJ5HD, Wolfgang/DJ5ZWS and Jan-Ole/DB8JO will be active as
OX/homecall, June 15-24th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via
their home callsigns.
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS (Pirate Alert)
Veronica, IK3ZAW/W6, writes to OPDX:
"Hi - I am writing on behalf of Fr. Apollo, SV22ASP/A. Last month he has been
quite active on SSB, CW, and RTTY (with over 1,500 QSOs in the log). HOWEVER
some idiot who did not have anything better to do with his time, transmitted
using his callsign on CW while Fr. Apollo was operating on phone! Fr. Apollo
thus asked me to clarify that on 5/16/07 11:00pm-2:00am he was operating
PHONE. CW CONTACTS AT THIS TIME ARE PIRATE.
TO5, MARTINIQUE (NA-107)
Alain, F5LMJ (ex-XT2C), will be active as TO5J from the city of the Francois
between July-14-28th. Activity will be mainly on CW and the digital modes. QSL
via his home callsign, but all QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau and LoTW.
V60, MICRONESIA
Six members of the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) Kyoto Club, will be
planning a DXpedition to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) this summer.
This is one of the events celebrating the club's 60th anniversary. Activity will
be from the South Park Hotel on Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between July 30th and
August 5th. Operations will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/FM/RTTY/PSK31, depending
on the band conditions. The team has been allowed to use the special, brand new
V60 prefix to celebrate their club's 60th anniversary (thanks to Mark DeOrio,
Frequency Manager at the FSM Department of Transportation, Communications &
Infrastructure). Look for the following callsigns (w/QSL routes) to be used:
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RTTY Contest calendar 2007
DL-DX RTTY Jul 7-8, 2007
NCJ NA QSO Party, Jul 21-22, 2007
SARTG DX Aug 18-19, 2007
SCC RTTY (Slovenia), Aug 25-26, 2007
Russian WW, Sep 1, 2007
CQ WW DX, Sep, 29-30, 2007
CIS DX RTTY, Sep 30-Oct 1, 2006
Makrothen, Oct 14-15, 2006
NCJ NA Sprint, Oct 15, 2006
JARTS (Japan), Oct 21-22, 2006
WAEDC (QTC), Nov 11-12, 2006
TARA RTTY Melee, Dec 2, 2006
OK RTTY, Dec 16, 2006
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