It is Sunday the 29th July 2007 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1455.
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 1455 for 29th July 2007
To the time of preparing this bulletin, we have received 349 logs for the ANARTS WW RTTY Contest held 9th-10th June this year.
Logs received 22nd to 28th July:
JE1LFX SM6GKT UU2JQ
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 20th to 26th July, issued on 27th July by the IPS Radio and Space Services
SUMMARY
Date 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
10cm flux 67 66 66 67 68 69 68
AFr index 9 10 3 4 2 2 (10 estimated)
Aaus index 14 9 3 3 2 2 ( 5 estimated)
T index 6 8 8 8 5 4 1
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet to active on 20th; unsettled on 21st; quiet on 22nd to 25th; and quiet to unsettled on 26th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted to 25 per cent enhanced on 20th, 21st and 23rd; near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 22nd and 25th; near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 24th; and near predicted on 26th.
Forecast for 27th July to 2nd August
Solar activity is expected to be very low over this forecast period.
Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions with isolated active periods for 27th and 28th; otherwise mostly quiet conditions.
Frequencies should have possible depressions of 20 per cent for 27th to 29th, otherwise near predicted monthly values. No Short Wave Fadeouts are expected.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
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RTDX0726 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 26, JULY 2007 (BID RTDX0726)
Our thanks this week go only to: AA5AU, DJ3IW, GU0SUP, UT5RP, OH2AQ DXSummit
Bandpass:
Friday 20
0127-14087 UN1L
0622-14086 SX5AS
0627-14083 EM50CW
0833-14083 IQ3GA
0856-18103 9A/VE3ZIK
0918-18101 EM50CW
1255-14078 1AOKM
1316-14085 FS/CT1BWW
1337-18103 1A0KM qsx up Qsl IK0FTA and LoTW
1508-18101 UT7UJ
1634-14081 ES1ABT
1714-14084 CS26X
1714-14082 UN8PIM
1737-14082 GJ0KYZ
1744-14085 LX1DA
1801-14084 YM1907FB
1938-14080 SU1KM
2028-14086 9G5ZS
2059-14087 HB4FV Qsl via HB9TJM
2125--7040 YM1907FB
2229-14083 NP2KW
2257-14091 SV9CVY
2305-14080 CT3DL
Saturday 21
0353--7039 YM1907FB
0745-14077 1A0KM
0839-14084 CS26X
0908--7036 1A0KM
1225-14089 6J3RBA
1229-14080 RX9JM/9
1241-10140 MJ0ASP
1248-14091 JY4NE
1315-18105 1A0KM qsx up
1324-14083 DV1JM
1325-14091 JY4NE
1326-14084 EU8RZ
1331-14080 YB4IR
1409-14082 LY1R
1410-14086 TI8II
1412-14092 YL2NN
1417-18108 MJ0ASP
1419-14089 LY2FN
1458-14094 VR10XLN
1516-21086 UT0SE
1622-14091 YB0EIN
1640-10140 MJ0ASP
1755-21085 TI8II
1845--7030 E21YDP
2247--7036 LZ170VL
2249-14109 KH6GMP
2334--7038 4O/EA1DR
Sunday 22
0004-14079 NP3D
0103--7085 9Z4FZ
0113--7034 LY1R
0148-14101 KH6FI
0149-14104 XE1L
0408-14084 LZ170VL
0649-21090 E21YDP
0651-14083 YL2CI
0652-21086 ER3ZZ
0653-21081 LY1R
0718--7039 IY0SMA
0738-21085 JY4NE
0859-14094 JY4NE
0912-21084 YC8EXL
1048-14079 ES1GF
1115-14084 UN8GCE
1133--7033 VR10XLN
1228-14086 A61CK
1324-28121 UM1970FB
1345-24921 ER3ZZ
1527-14085 ES0/IK3GES
1551-14086 ST2A
1626-24923 EW1KP
1954-14085 FS/CT1BWW
2012--7039 4O/EA1DR
2041-14088 EA6/I1RSA
2131--7040 4O/EC2ADN
2143-14089 CS26X
Monday 23
0407-10140 TG9AKH
0715-14083 YM1907FB
1239-28123 YM1907FB
1242-14086 CU8/CT3FN
1346-14085 UK9AA
1411-14087 SV9/SV1AVD
1544-14080 VQ9JC
1659-14085 UK8AKK Qsl EA5KB
2010-14084 EA6/I1RSA
2058-14082 HF1HF
2102-14080 EA8/DL3DRN
2120-14080 TF3PPN
2128-14085 KP4ED
2245-14080 WP3C
2254--7039 YM1907FB
Tuesday 24
010-14082 RK3MWI
0416-18102 8J6A/6
0453-14082 ES3RFL
0648-10138 YM1907FB Qsl TA3YJ
1005-14089 YM1907FB
1137-14081 TF3PPN
1146-18080 YM1907FB
1224-14082 OX3DB
1230-14082 YL2MR
1611-14086 A61CK
1613-14086 UK8AKK
1727-14089 CU1BP
2045-10145 5B4AHI
2301-10103 PJ7/EA3GHZ
Wednesday 25
0153-14088 XE1VY
0432-10140 YM1907FB
0705-14083 5B4AHI
0739-14083 YM1907FB
0952-14081 IM0MBP
1203-14085 CU8/CT3FN
1211-14075 JD1BMM
1255-14082 TI8II
1321-14084 FM5AA
1455-14082 XE1VY
1512-14083 9A6AA/P IOTA EU-136
1714-14083 P43W
1720-14082 EM50CW
1759-14080 UA9XKB/FJL Franz J.Land
1820-14090 EW8NR
1830-10145 5B4AHI
1856-14088 TF3PPN
1939-14084 KP4ED
1957-14083 OX3JB
2038-14087 YL2KF
2156--7037 HF1HF
2253-14084 TF3GC
Thursday 26
0141-14086 UA0ACG
0751-18099 5B4AHI
0800-14079 R1FJT
1046-18100 5B4AHI
1054-28080 5B4AHI
1106-18104 MW0CRI
1123-14084 CU8/CT3FN
1136-14083 MW0CRI
1221-14082 CU8/CT3FN
1232-14087 UT7GX/P IOTA EU-179
1247-14085 TF3PPN
1413-18107 UN9PQ
1414-14083 JT1BE
1511-14087 HZ1IK
1522-14082 UN3P
1551-14086 3B8/RX3DD
1642-14085 KP4ED
1702-14080 UA9XKB/FJL
1746-14080 un1l
1842-14084 cu8/ct3fn
Note of interest:
CAYMAN IS. ZF2. Look for David, K2DBK operating from Grand Cayman as
ZF2DK from 40m-5m between July 22nd to July 29. Qsl Buro or direct.
MARTINIQUE DM. The FM Ham Radio Association will be active from July
29th to August 5th as TO1YR on SSB, RTTY PSK31 from 80-2m.
MICRONESIA, V6. A team from Kyoto JARL will be on from July 30 to Aug
5th from OC-010 160-6m on all modes.
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 818 - excerpts
2M, SCOTLAND
Paul, 2E1EUB, will be active as 2M1EUB/p from north- east Scotland (IO87RJ)
beginning July 27th for 7 days. Activity will be mainly on the satellites (maybe
some HF too). QSL via 2E1EUB.
CU2, AZORES
Ann, WA1S, is expected to be active as CU2/WA1S this week between July 27th and
August 10th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, except for 30 meters. QSL via her
home callsign.
GB100, ENGLAND (Special Event)
Look for special event station GB100J to be activated by an international group
of Amateur Radio operators from the 21st World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park,
Chelmsford, in the United Kingdom between July 27th and August 7th. Operations
will take place on all bands and all modes including PSK31. For more
information, please visit:
http://gb100j.radio-scouting.org.uk
GB4, ENGLAND (Special Event)
David, M0XDF, suggests to listen on Wednesday, August 1st, for Scout stations to
be active from all over the world to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Scouting. His Scout groups will have a special event station on that day. Look
for GB4SBS (Second Bracknell Scouts) from a camp site near East Grinstead in
England. Activity will be mainly SSB (no bands provided).
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Operators Manu/LX2LX and Norby/LX1NO are now active as HC8/homecall from Isabela
Island (IOTA SA-004, WLOTA L-2957), the largest island within the Galapagos
group, until July 31st. Their activity will be low profile (holiday style)
mainly on CW with some SSB. QSL via LX1NO. An online log may be available at:
http://www.luxlog.info/hc.htm
Also check-out:
http://www.qsl.net/lx1no/ham/awards.htm#hc8
IOTA NEWS
IOTA SPECIAL NOTES: The 15th IOTA (Islands On The Air) Contest will take place
next weekend on July 28-29th. Rules for the contest are available at:
http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/riota.shtml
The SDI logging program by EI5DI uses custom Island/Prefix reference files and
is recommended for Single-Op entrants under the rules. SDI runs on any Windows
PC and is "FREE" from:
http://www.ei5di.com/sd/sdisetup.exe
AS-120. (UPDATE) Members of the Nicosia Amateur Radio Club (CARS) will be active
as C4MG from Agios Georgios [aka Kakoskaliou] (MIA MCI-001) during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th). This coastal island of Cyprus (AS-004) has not been
activated (as far as they know) since the previous expedition of the CARS
there in July 2001, so there should be quite a few island chasers that are in
need of this one. The group consists of George/5B4KH, Spyros/5B4MF, Paris/5B4XF,
Nestoras/5B4AHZ, Andreas/5B8AP, Cliff/SV1JG and possibly also Marios/5B4WN and
Stavros/5B4AFM. Cliff/SV1JG is participating in the expedition on behalf of
the Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG) of which he is the Vice President. The group hopes to land on the island on the morning of Friday, July
27th, and hopes to be on the air early in the afternoon.
Operations will cease shortly after the end of the IOTA contest on Sunday, July
29th. There will be 2 stations active, one with a linear amplifier. Antennas
include a 5-band Spiderbeam, a TA33Jr tribander and HF2V and R7000 verticals.
Operation will take place with the 5B4NC/P callsign outside the contest and with
the callsign C4MG during the IOTA contest - please update your contest logging
software. The QSL Manager for both callsigns will be George/ 5B4KH. QSL via
bureau or use the (QRZ.com) address for direct request.
AS-136. (UPDATE) Dale/BA4TB will be joined by Jiang/BG4TBC, Dai/ BG4TBJ,
Mi/BG4TQX and Yun/BG1LKK to be active as homecall/4 from Chongming Island, July
27-30th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest. They plan to operate on
CW, SSB and RTTY, on 80-6 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-008. Operator Jon, M0OVL, will be active as MM0OVL/P from the Island of Mull
in the Inner Hebrides, July 27-29th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters and as an
entry in the 2007 IOTA Contest. QSL via M0OVL (QRZ.com). Visit it his Web page
at:
http://www.2e0ovl.com
EU-011. Members of the Cray Valley Radio Society team will once again (5th trip)
activate St. Mary's Island in the Isles of Scilly as G3RCV/P during the IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th). In the past the team has operated on the WARC bands, 2m
and 6m prior to and after the contest using their callsigns as homecall/P.
EU-049. Operators George/SV1QN and Giannis/SV1GYG will be active as homecall/8
from Samos Island (MIA MG-099, WLOTA LH-4163), July 26th to August 4th. They
will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 160-10 meters, and will participate in
the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via their home callsign.
EU-088. Operators Jan/OZ5JR, Klaus/OZ7KDJ and Erik/OZ9V will be active as
homecall/p from Anholt Island (NK-001 for the Danish Islands Award), July
25-30th. Activity will include an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th),
using the callsign OZ8MW/p and on 80-10 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-122. Operators Allan/GM3OZB, Barry/GM3YEH, Steve/GM4OSS, John/ GM0DJG and
Gordon/MM0BIM will be active as GI3YS from Rathlin Island (WLOTA LH-0283) during
the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via the bureau to MM0DHQ.
EU-123. Operators Colin/G3VCQ, Steve/M1ERS, Trevor/2E0TWS, Sharon/ M3VCQ and
possibly others plan to be activate two islands in the Clyde Islands group
between July 26th and August 2nd. They will start with the Island of Arran (IOSA
CL-01,SCOTIA CS-14) using the callsign GS3RCM. They will also be an entry in the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) using the callsign MM3M. The group also intends
to activate the Island of Pladda (IOSA CL-07, SCOTIA CS-12), if possible. QSL
both callsigns via G3VCQ, direct or by the bureau.
EU-127. Andy, DA0T, will be active as DA0T/p from Neuwerk Island (N-12 for the
German Islands Award, WLOTA LH-2311), July 26-29th. Activity will include the
RSGB IOTA Contest and will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign to:
Andreas Kuelper, Curslacker Deich 362, D-21039 Hamburg, Germany.
EU-133. A group of Russian operators will participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th) as RI1AA from Bolshoy Berezovyy Island (RRA RR-01-02). Before the
contest they will be active as UE1CBB. QSL both stations via UA1AIR, direct or
by the bureau.
EU-158. A group of OM/YL German operators will active from Proti Island (MIA
MG-092) between July 26-31st. Their activity will also include the upcoming RSGB
IOTA Contest. Look for the OM operators Olaf/DJ7TO, Uwe/DK3WW, Frank/DK7AO,
Michael/DL6MHW, Holger/DL7AU and Holger/DL7IO to be active as J48IO. They plan
to run 2 stations simultaneously from 160-10 meters. Each station has its own
generator and antenna setup for 160-10 meters. The YL operators are
Katrin/DL1AXL, Andrea/DL3ABL and Birgit/DL7IQ, and they will be active as J48YL.
Activity will also include the RSGB IOTA Contest on all bands and modes. QSL
route for both callsigns is DK7AO. Bureau QSL cards are preferred. An E-mail
bureau request is also OK via: dl7io-at-qsl.net
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY
The Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club (GNARC) will be sponsoring a DXpedition
to activate Sheffield Island Lighthouse for International Lighthouse Weekend
(ILLW), August 18-19th. Operation of N1EV will begin 1600z, August 18th and end
around 1800z August 19th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB/CW/FSK.
Operations will take place in or around the IOTA calling frequencies. Plans are
to run at least 2 stations for the entire event. QSL direct to N1EV. SASE for
domestic QSLs; DX send green stamp or IRC. Sheffield Island reference numbers
are: IOTA-NA-136, USI-CT-008 and ARLHS-USA-753.
P4, ARUBA
John, KK9A, will be active as P40A during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via WD9DZV.
TK, CORSICA (EU-014)
Operators Tom/DL2RMC and Heiko/DL1RTL will be active as TK/homecall between July
30th and August 8th. Activity will be holiday style operations. Look for them on
160-6 meters on CW and the Digital modes. They will have vertical antennas for
the low bands. QSL via their home callsigns. ADDED NOTE: They may make a trip to
EU-164 for the IOTA Contest.
ZD7, ST. HELENA
Tom, KC0W, will be moving to St. Helena Island in early September and is
expected to be active as ZD7X. His activity will be on modes CW, SSB, RTTY and
PSK. Look for his operations on 160-6 meters. Special attention will be given to
40, 75/80 and 160 meters. ZD7X will be active in all major contests. Tom has
already announced that he will be active as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry in both
the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) and the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 24-25th). When not contesting Tom will be DXing in general.
His QSL Manager is WØMM.
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RTTY Contest calendar 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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