It is Sunday the 19th August 2007 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1458.
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 1458 for 19th August 2007
To the time of preparing this bulletin, we have received 360 logs for the ANARTS WW RTTY Contest held 9th-10th June this year.
Logs received 12th to 18th August
9A2DQ HA3LI WB6BFG
-----------
IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 10th to 16th August, issued on 17th August by the IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
10cm flux 68 68 68 68 69 68 67
AFr index 10 7 5 2 3 6 ( 8 estimated)
Aaus index 11 8 8 4 4 10 ( 6 estimated)
T index 1 8 8 9 5 15 13
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet to active on 10th; mostly quiet to unsettled on 12th with isolated active periods on some high latitude locations. Activity was quiet to unsettled on 11th, 15th and 16th; and quiet on 13th and 14th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th; near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 12th; and near predicted to 30 per cent enhanced on 15th and 16th.
Forecast for 17th to 23rd August
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.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
------------
RTDX0816 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES for week ending 16 August (BID RTDX0816)
Our information this week came from AA5AU, I5FLN, DJ3IW, UT5RP, GB7DXG and
the OH2AQ DX Summit.
Thank you all.
Bandpass
Friday 10
0128-14082 KH6ZM
0817-14086 CN8IG via EA7FTR
1253-14080 CU1BP
1402-14080 UN7PBY
1413-14081 DQ50SAAR via DK8VR
1507-14082 SU9GD via DJ2AVB
1631-14081 EM15B via UT1BC
1650-14080 UN3P
1650-24926 R1FJT
1737-18102 CT1XK
1739-18102 EC5CSW
1751-14084 VU2NKS
1831-14084 9G5ZS
1840-14085 CU3EQ
1856-10140 UT4EK
1929-14087 HZ1IK
2021-14083 TA1DX
2103-14088 OA4CN
2121-14089 E7/N4EXA via K2PF
2142-14084 FM5AA
2143-14079 HK6DOS via EA5KB
2152-14087 FG5LA
2204-14086 6F75A
Saturday 11
0045-14084 KL7WIC
0954-18102 CT1XK
0958-18102 UR7GO/P
1013-18102 EI8IQ
1028-18102 G3LHJ
1207-14084 TF3PPN
1424-10142 SK7IZ
1545-14086 E7/N4EXA
1548-14087 HZ1IK
1836-14085 IM0MBP
1837-14084 PT7AZ
2037-14083 YV1FM
2038-14085 6F75A
2120-14079 YV4BCD
2133-10142 JA1CLW
2258-14085 YV1FM
2308-14084 CU3EQ
Sunday 12
0025-14081 TG9AKH
0725-14084 R3AA
0830-14088 EI4AL
0942-18108 GI0DVU
0956-18106 EA5AXE
1153-14082 UN7PBY
1207-18099 OH3BHL
1507-14080 UN7PBY
1514-10140 DH6BH
1530-14085 UK8AKK
1713-14085 TF3PPN
1714-14084 SN50PTU
1736-14090 6W1SE
1754-14084 HH2FYD
1805-10141 9A/VE3ZIK
1811-14083 9G5ZS
1817-14086 OX3DB
1836-14085 UK8AKK
1912-14082 VP8DIZ
1942-14083 EI75IRTS
1955-14084 HK6DOS
2026-14083 CE3PG
2033-14083 HH2FYD via F6FYD
2055-14086 PY2FR
2059-14089 CU3EQ
2103-14087 TF3PPN
2106-14083 TA1DX
2107-14087 J39BS
2129-14086 GJ0KYZ
2139-14086 FM5AA
2223-14088 FG5LA
2226-14082 ZP6VT
2256-14083 ZL3RG
2309-14080 YV4GMG
2311-14082 MW0CRI
Monday 13
0639-14087 UA2FBQ
0854-14082 HG15SD - SES
1014-14081 A71EM via EA7FTR
1403-14082 UN7PBY
1632-14082 UN7PBY
1637-14079 UA9XKB/FJL Franz Jozef Land
1716-14081 2M0MZO
1739-14084 TF3PPN
1819-14083 3A2MW
1908-14082 PY2DN
1951-14086 SP0ARDF
1956-14090 SV9CVY
2019-10142 R1FJT
2051-10143 SP0ARDF
2116-14082 XE1YJS
Tuesday 14
0034-14085 KP4JRS
0632-3581 VP6TD
0857-18104 A71EM
0922-18104 F6BUM
1445-14086 A71EM
1502-14080 7X0RY
1554-14090 TA3J
1615-14093 HZ1IK
1648-14082 UA9XKB/FJL
1811-14078 TF3PPN
1826-14081 GW6LHF
1832-14081 IM0MBP
1838-14087 UK8AKK
1846-14083 CX7BF
1955-14082 EA9IB
2001-14085 ZP8AE
2008-10142 DH6BH
2029-14081 CN8IG
2048-14084 TF3GC
2206-14087 A71EM
2235-14088 YV4GMG
2257-14083 4N7AX
Wednesday 15
0444-10141 TA3J
0629-28082 HF15SZL
0815-14082 5B4AHL
1228-14088 GI0DVU
1257-14084 GM0VRP
1347-14082 DL40RRDXA
1354-14084 PY2DN
1440-14081 ON60AF
1631-14089 A71EM
1754-14083 UN1L
1956-1839 DH6BH
2019-14083 PT7AZ
2028-14085 HH2FYD
2037-1840 SP2HAI
2107-10142 G3UAS
2212-14090 FG5LA
2339-14080 EA6BH
Thursday 16
0149-7042 A71EM
0911-14086 DL40RRDXA
1052-14084 GI0DVU
1219-18099 ZC4LI
1410-14082 UN7PBY
1423-14086 UK9AA
1553-14086 TF3GC
1632-14081 BG7JSQ
1636-14082 UN7PBY
1732-14082 OJ0MI
1911-14084 VP8DIZ
1911-10140 SQ9HZM
1919-14087 LU3HY
1936-14089 PY7ZZ
Notes of interest:
This weekend is the SARTG WW RTTY contest.
For the full rules, see http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
OJ0MI Market Reef. There is a small chance that OJ0MI may be active
during the SARTG RTTY Contest!
A61AD UAE Aug 15 - 18 by N1DG
QSL via LoTW or direct to home call
Arpad YU7AM now has the new call of YT2U.
Also, YT7TY is now YU3A, and YU7AL is now YT3H
QSL Routes:
CN8IG via EA7FTR
FRANCISCO LIAÑEZ SUERO
ASTURIAS #23
ALJARAQUE,HUELVA 21110
SPAIN
DQ50SAAR via DK8VR
Eugen Duepre
Brunnenstrasse 1a
66265 Heusweiler
GERMANY
SU9GD via DJ2AVB
Dr. Giselher Dombach
Bergiusstr. 12
38116 Braunschweig
GEREMANY
EM15B via UT1BC
Ivanyuk Gennady G.
282006
Ternopol, ul. Zhivova, 14-27
UKRAINE
E7/N4EXA via K2PF
RALPH G FARIELLO
23 OLD VILLAGE RD
HILLSBOROUGH
NJ 08844-4008
USA
HK6DOS via EA5KB
JOSE ARDID ARLANDIS
P.O.Box 5013
VALENCIA 46080
SPAIN
HH2FYD via F6FYD
YANNICK DELATOUCHE
Route de Montsegur
26230 CHAMARET
FRANCE
A71EM via EA7FTR
See above
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/mailman/listinfo/vk2sg-rtty
and the digital-dx reflector.
To subscribe to the digital-dx reflector, send an e-mail
message to majordomo@mla.nifty.ne.jp as follows:
Subject:(blank) Message Body: subscribe digital-dx
For next week's bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of
interest to Luciano, I5FLN at e-mail: luciano.fusari@alice.it
73 es Good RTTY DXing
Phil Cooper GU0SUP email pcooper@guernsey.net
-------------
The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 821 - EXCERPTS
3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Elmo, EA5BYP, announces that a DXpedition to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko Island AF-010) will take place between October 5-14th. Operators will be
Fred/KH7Y, Luis/EA5BRE, Vic/EA5YN and Elmo/EA5BYP. The team will operate with
two stations and will sign 3C7Y for 10 days. Activity will be on all bands and
modes SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via EA5BYP.
4O & YT5, MONTENEGRO AND SERBIA
A team consisting of Pietro/I2MQP, Kan/JA1BK, Mike/K6MYC, Doug/N6TQS and
Nikolai/UT5UT will be guest operators from stations in Montenegro and Serbia
next month. They will first visit the QTH of Gojko/YU6AO in Montenegro between
September 17-21st, and operate as 4O1AO and 4O1M. The group will then
participate in the 2007 World HST Championship (Belgrade, Serbia), September
21-23rd. Their trip will end with a visit to Hrane's, YT1AD, station in Serbia
and operate as YT5A until the 26th. Look for activity to be on all HF bands
including 6 and 2 meters on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV and EME.
8P, BARBADOS
Richard, G3RWL, will be active as 8P6DR between September 27th and October 14th.
He plans to be active in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (September 29-30th). QSL via
G3RWL.
9H20, MALTA (Special Callsign)
Wim, PG9W/9H3ON, President of the Dutch Amateur Radio Society, informs OPDX that
a new callsign, 9H20 (NINE HOTEL TWENTY) will be used by their Dutch group to
commemorate the 20th year of being in MALTA (EU-023, JM75). The callsign 9H20,
with no suffix, has been issued to their group as of August 10th through
November 10th. However, the Dutch group will not be active until September 8-9th
through October 1st. Activity will be on all bands 80-6 meters. The Dutch
operators have also been issued individual 9H3 callsigns during that month. QSL
the individual 9H3 callsigns via the info on (QRZ.com). QSL Manager for 9H20
(NINE HOTEL TWENTY) is PB9ZR/9H3ZR: Ruben van der Zwet, Barentzstraat 1, 2161 TJ
LISSE, The Netherlands.
HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Ted, HI3TEJ, will be active as HI3T during the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (September
29-30th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via ON4IQ.
IOTA NEWS
AS-080. Members of Anseong DX Club will be active as HL0LPM/3 from Taenanji
Island (KDN F-17) between August 19-21st. Operators mentioned are Song/6K2BWA,
Lee/DS2GWM, Kwon/DS2GXU, Cho/DS2LLD and Kim/HL2CFY. Activity will be on 160-6
meters CW/SSB/RTTY with various beam and amplifiers. QSL via 6K2BWA, by the
Bureau or direct to: Song Jang Woon, 104-1004 Daewoo APT, Dangwang Dong,
Anseong, Gyeonggi 456-705, South Korea.
EU-156. Members of the Granville ARC (West Normandy, Manche Department), will
activate Tombelaine Island (MA-021 for the French Metropolitan Islands Award -
DIFM), a rock located in front of the Mont Saint Michel, from 1800z, August 24th
to around 1200z, August 26th. They will use the callsign F5KAQ/p on all HF
bands, using CW, SSB and Digital modes, and VHF 2m, using SSB. WWG is: IN98fp.
QSL via F5RJM, either by the French REF Bureau or direct (SAE + postage) to:
Denis Villemin, 4 Le Flaquet, F50470 Tollevast, France.
SA-051. The Association of Radioamateurs of Venezuela and the Grupo DX Caracas
are pleased to announce the celebration of the Venezuelan Navy Day 2007 with an
IOTA DXpedition to Las Aves Islands (Not Aves Island, DXCC YV0 and IOTA NA-20),
as YW5AS on August 27-31st. Activity will be on HF (SSB, CW, Digital) and VHF
(FM). They will also be activating Aves de Sotavento lighthouse (Admiralty
Reference Numbers: J-6491 and WW Loc. FK62DB).QSL Manager is DL3AMA. Also, check
the info at QRZ.com for YW5AS.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES (ILLW is August 18-19th)
Members of "The World Light House Foundation", "ARC Koprivnica" and the "All
Croatian Islands Award Group" will be active from many Croatian lighthouses and
islands between August 17-23rd. During the ILLW between August 17-19th, look for
activity from SUSAK lighthouse (Reference numbers: WLH 9A-016, ACIA IC-127,
CIA-45, CLH-31, CI-108, ARLHS CRO-50 and EU-136). The callsigns will be 9A60K/p,
9A0LH and 9A7K. QSLs for ALL contacts are via 9A7K. All information about this
activity is available on the Web page at:
http://www.9a7k.com
Members of the Radio Club Ushuaia will be active as AY7X from the Baliza
Escarpados Lighthouse (ARG-081) on Redonda Island (SA-049, WW Loc. FD55VE)
between 0001z, August 18th and 2359z, August 19th. The Isla Redonda qualifies
for "GACW Five Argentine Islands Award" with #ARXP6. Operations will be on CW,
SSB and PSK on the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 3550, 7020, 14010, 21010 and 28050 kHz
SSB - 3680, 7020, 14200, 21200 and 28300 kHz
PSK - 3610, 7038, 14070, 21070 and 28120 kHz
QSL via WD9EWK, by the Bureau or direct to: Patrick Stoddard, 4031 E. Aster
Drive, Phoenix AZ 85032-7417 USA.
Members of the Associacao de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria (ARAL) will be
active as CQ5N from the Lighthouse of the Nazare/Forte S.Miguel Arcanjo, during
the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) Contest. Activity will be
on various modes and bands (HF/VHF/UHF/SHF). QSL only direct to CT6ARL
(QRZ.com). The ARAL does not have access to the QSL service bureau.
Members of the "Radio Club Colonia" in Uruguay will activate Colonia City
Lighthouse(UR007) next August 18th and 19th. Their callsign will be CV7FARO. Ten
operators will be on the air with 3 stations operating on 80/40/20/15/10 meters
plus UHF/VHF. QSL Manager is CX1FA (QRZ.com).
A group of about 10 German operators will be active as DF0WFB/LH from the
lighthouse (#75 for the German Lighthouse Award - DLTD, ARLHS FED-174, TWLHD WLH
DL-022, WLOTA LH-0712) on Oland Island (EU-042, N-20 for the German Islands
Award), between August 17-20th for the ILLW. They will have three 100w stations
on the air: two for HF and one VHF. QSL via DF0WFB, by the DARC Bureau or direct
to: FH Wolfenbuettel, AFu-AG, Salzdahlumer Straße 46/48, 38302 Wolfenbuettel,
GERMANY.
The Scarborough Special Events Group will be active as GB2SCA for the
"International Lighthouse Weekend" (August 18-19th), from the lamp room in the
Scarborough Lighthouse (ARLHS ENG-121). Look for HF activity to be around 7055
or 3725 kHz SSB, and 7025 or 3525 kHz CW. QSL via the RSGB bureau.
Operators Henk/PA3FMC and Ruud/PE1BTV will be active as LA/PA3FMC from the
lighthouse (ARLHS NOR-264, WLOTA LH-2373, WW Loc. JP21GA) on Utvar Island
(EU-055), August 16-22nd. They will participate in the Inter- national
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Activity will be on all HF bands, SSB and
PSK, plus 2 and 6 meters with meteor scatter. QSL via PA3FMC (QRZ.com). Further
information can be found at:
http://la2007.dxpedition.nl/
Icelandic Radio Amateurs will operate once again as TF1IRA during the ILLW,
August 18-19th. As before, members will be at the Lighthouse of Knarraros; Ref
No. ICE012.
OJ0, MARKET REEF
On August 16th, OH2HAN, OH2MZB and OH2LU will be swapping the operating duties,
weather permitting, and will air OJ0MI focusing on RTTY but also the weekend's
(August 18-19th) lighthouse activity. QSL via OH2HAN.
CW at .025 kHz and on SSB 3790, 7040, 14190, 18140, 21290 kHz. Over the
lighthouse weekend 14250-14260 kHz will be used.
They will run the latest FT2000 radios and SteppIR antennas. The Finnish
Lighthouse Society has been active repairing the lighthouse for this summer, and
you may wish to follow their activities which include daily reporting and
interesting general details.
http://www.lighthousesociety.fi/eng/
If you are a stamp collector or wish to receive your QSL card with unique Market
Reef stamps, you may send SASE with 7 Euros (10 USDs) as your donation to the
Finnish Lighthouse Society through respective QSL managers."
If you wish to tour the Reef in the spirit of adventure, you may follow in the
footsteps of the 2005 OJ0B activity:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/oh2bn/pagemarket.htm
ADDITIONAL PRESS RELEASE (via Tim/N4GN). Teemu, OJØ/SMØW (on the OJØB team)
reports: "We have established the first Internet Service in history on Market
Reef, this allows us to send you pictures from our OJØB adventure. Follow the
Market Reef Magic on
http://www.sm0w.com
. We have had one station making some QSOs during the night and expect to be
fully operational by tonight with two stations. Stay tuned for more news on
the webpage.....73"
OX, GREENLAND (NA-018 and WLOTA LH-0072)
Roland, HB9FMD, will be active as OX/HB9FMD from the Hotel Hvide Falk in
Ilulissat, August 17-27th. Activity will be mainly CW on the WARC bands. QSL via
his home callsign.
SU, EGYPT
Gab, HA3JB, will be active as SU8BHI from Cairo between September 21st and
November 30th. Activity will be on CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB. Bands were
not provided. He also plans to be active in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (September
29-30th) and many of the other major upcoming contests. QSL via HA3JB. More
information will be available at:
http://www.qsl.net/ha3jb
-------------
RTTY Contest calendar 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
------------
The Society can be contacted in the following ways: To Pat VK2JPA via patleeper at optusnet.com.au, or you can drop a line to PO Box 93 Toongabbie NSW 2146.
73’s from Pat VK2JPA broadcast Officer.