It is Sunday the 26th August 2007 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1459.
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 1459 for 26th August 2007
To the time of preparing this bulletin, we have received 361 logs for the ANARTS WW RTTY Contest held 9th-10th June this year.
Logs received 19th to 25th August
UA9AFS
Please remember – logs close on 1st September – any received after that time will not be eligible.
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 17th to 23rd August, issued on 24th August by the IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
10cm flux 68 68 68 69 69 70 71
AFr index 2 1 2 2 3 2 ( 2 estimated)
Aaus index 3 3 4 2 5 5 ( 3 estimated)
T index 8 6 4 6 6 5 6
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet all week.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 17th, 18th and 21st; near predicted to 25 per cent enhanced on 19th; near predicted to 30 per cent enhanced on 20th; near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 22nd; and near predicted to 35 per cent enhanced on 23rd.
Forecast for 24th to 30th August
Solar activity should be low.
Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions; with the chance of active periods mainly in high latitudes on 25th and 26th.
Frequencies should be near predicted monthly values.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
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RTDX0823 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 23, AUG 2007 (BID RTDX0823)
Our thanks this week go only to: AA5AU, DJ3IW, GU0SUP, UT5RP, OH2AQ DXSummit
Bandpass:
Friday 17
0006-14085 NY4FL
0022-14085 HP1DCP
0317--7044 OH0BP
0759-14083 YL2CC/P
1054-14083 4O/S59SV
1117-14085 PJ2MI
1124-14086 TG3GC
1201-14087 DU1UGZ
1233-14090 SV9CVY
1358-14085 VR10XLN
1454-14081 BD1BYV
1514-14082 HS0GBI
1538-21089 OH0BP
1542-14081 BX2AK
1549-14077 BD1BYU
1606-14086 UA9XKB/FJL
1716-14083 YL2GC/P
1722-14084 IY6GM
1820-14072 OS0S
1914-14087 HZ1IK
1922-14081 VP8DIZ
2051-14084 ER3ZZ
2201-14087 ZP6VO
2356-14081 7X0RY
Saturday 18
0017-21087 KH6FI
0020-14081 7X0RY
0028-14093 CO2IZ
0040-14082 8P2K
0054-21083 YC8EL
0104--3598 ZC4LI
0130-14094 UN7PBY
0139-14094 KH6GMP
0211-14092 KH6FI
0224-14086 6F75A
0248--7047 6F75A
0252--7040 OH0BP
0302--7033 ZC4LI
0328--7049 OJ0MI
0356--7053 OY3JE
0358--7054 J39BS
0502-14078 BD1BYV
0512-21083 UN7PBY
0522-14095 OJ0MI
0546-14081 YB2ECG
0550--7043 CO2IZ
0603-14104 ZC4LI
0604-14080 7X0RY
0632-21086 SV8CS
0634-21081 7X0RY
0643-14086 SV8CS
0648-14095 TF3KX
0659-21081 PF0R
0720-21095 OJ0MI
0736--7037 OY3JE
0748-28082 7X0RY
0815-14084 XU7ABN
1031-14080 IY6GM
1443-14082 UN1L
1543-14080 YL2GC
1618-14083 OJ0MI
1619-14075 DU1IVT
1624-14081 A45WD
1630-14090 9M2MT
1703-14081 7X0RY
1705-14085 BD1BYU
1718-14087 YB0EIN
1720-14081 VP8DIZ
1722-14078 ZC4LI
1729--7041 OY3JE
1730-14092 OH0BP
1748-14079 HS0GBI
1759--7036 YB4IR
1834-21091 OJ0MI
1907-14107 J39BS
1915-14109 E21YDP
2212--7033 E21YDP
2313--7041 EA6BH
2354--7039 4M5RY
2356--3582 TF3KX
Sunday 19
0608-14086 KH6ZM
0807--7041 ZM2A
0812-21079 UN7PBY
0813-21078 ZC4LI
0831-21078 DU1JM
0833-21075 E21YDP
0840-21077 DU/G4DUM
0900--7042 OY3JE
0906-14088 YL2KL
0908-21088 SV8CS
0908-14096 OH0BP
0909-14087 9M2MT
0933-21081 7X0RY
0956-14092 TF3KX
1011-14084 OJ0MI
1034-14074 GU0SUP
1044-14104 E21YDP
1052-14087 9V1VV
1058-14088 YL2TB
1058-14092 YL3FP
1105-14093 8S200TC
1106-21091 OH0BP
1112--7032 DU7/G4DUM
1130-14081 YB0KYM
1132--7037 OY3JE
1142-14101 BD1BYV
1143--7033 YB3MM
1156-14084 OJ0MI
1201-14091 J39BS
1233-14081 7X0RY
1258-21086 OJ0MI
1312-28085 OJ0MI
1325-14100 9M6XRO
1336-14096 VR10XLN
1348-14089 FG5LA
1415-14090 XE1KK
1427-14084 9M2MT
1445-14109 ZC4LI
1446--7037 OY3JE
1449-14096 8S20OTC
1451-21080 CX7BF
1454-14098 BD3APX
1508-14110 A45WD
1528-21085 SV8CS
1552-14103 E21YDP
1726-14088 ER3ZZ
1820-14080 TA3YJ
1825--7040 TA3YJ
Monday 20
0954-14084 CN8IG
1034-14085 ES3RFL
1100-14088 UA9XKB/FJL
1405-14086 UN1L
1437-14084 TF3GC
1511-14082 UN3M
1653-14086 SN100S
1735-14087 HZ1IK
1819-14085 SV8BUS
2213-14089 TK5IH
2232-14088 CO2EL
Tuesday 21
0557-14080 RW3AS
1444-14084 UR7ER
1518-14087 HZ1IK
1707-14083 OX3WS
1807-14081 UA2FBQ
1854-14083 TF3PPN
1857-14086 UK8AKK
1857-14089 EA6BH
1903-14088 ES1ABT
1932-14082 EU7SA
2059-14080 HP1DCP
2119-14081 CP6UA
2223-14083 A61TT
Wednesday 22
1141-14084 ZF1AMA
1542-14085 TF3GC
1744-14080 TF3PPN
2305-14089 ZP8AE
Thursday 23
1025-18104 R1FJT
1348-14080 UN1L
1500-14085 TF3GC
1521-14087 HZ1IK
1547-14086 UN3M
1620-14087 DH6BH
1643-14087 UK8AKK
1713-14087 A61Q
1910-10139 DH6BH
Note of interest:
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON, FP. Look for W9ILY and K9MDO active as /FP homecall
mainly SSB, RTTY and PSK from 80 to 10m between Spet. 12th to 18th. Qsl go
FP/W9ILY via LotW, Buro, or direct; FP/K9MDO via Buro or direct
BARBADOS IS. 8P6. G3RWL will be operating from IOTA NA-021 from Spet.27 to
October 14th. on CW and digital modes. Operator says duplicate qsos will
result in 'no QSL'. Activity will be also during CQ WW DX RTTY test.
You can also 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 Goetz DJ3IW
Gl de (DX2) Luciano, I5FLN
e-mail luciano.fusari@alice.it
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 822 – excerpts
CASTLE ACTIVITY
Club members of the UBA section CRD (Radio Club Durnal) will be active as OT2B
from "Terra Nova" on the citadel of Namur, September 8-9th. Activity will be on
all HF bands, CW, SSB, Digital modes and possibly on the VHF bands. Reference
number is NM-039 for the BCA (Belgian Castle Award). Visit the following link to
get all information, photos and videos:
http://www.roue-libre.be/article.php3?id_article=117
A special QSL card will be issued and will be sent only via the bureau for all
contacts.
IOTA NEWS
NA-110. Sixteen members of the Tennessee Valley DX Association (TVDXA) will
activate Folly Island, SC, using the callsign N4R. The island is part of the
South Carolina State Group (SC-015s). N4R plans on being active about 2300z on
Saturday, September 22nd and will go QRT sometime Saturday morning September
29th. The group will use 100 watt transceivers and plan to be active on 80-10
meters HF (SSB, CW and Digital) and 6 meters SSB and CW. Operators include:
N4HL-Alan, WA4RMC-Barbarra, AD4F-Charlie, WA4NFO-Greg, W4KRY-Kathy, AB4GG-Kenny,
WA4IVO-Larry, K0MAI-Lynn, K2NAN-Nancy, WA4AA-Paul, KB3PGU-Peter, K4VCM-Tom,
W4FOA-Tony, and KI4MPK-Virginia, Others involved with this activation include
Janet, XYL of N4HL and Janis, friend of KI4MPK. Please QSL via K4KWK direct
(SASE) or via the Bureau. Additional information will be added to their Web site
during and following the activation at:
http://www.tvdxa.com
OC-138. Nobi, JA1JCF, will be active as VK4JCF from Horn Island in Queensland,
Australia, August 31st to September 2nd. Activity may be limited because he is
there to sightsee, but look for him on 30/20/17 meters CW, if active. QSL via
the JARL Bureau or direct. PLEASE NOTE: Cards should not be sent to the VK
Bureau.
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Craig, AH8DX, will be active as KP2/AH8DX during the CQ World Wide DX RTTY
Contest (September 29-30th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AH8DX.
NEW DX RESOURCE WEB PAGE
Paul, K4UJ, has created a new Web page that is "Wiki based and intended to be
for community collaboration." On this page is a listing of each DXCC Entity,
each entity has its own page that contains several informational areas. Paul
states, "I am soliciting the amateur community for assistance in filling in the
information. I have provided an example to show how I would like for each to
look. Within each entry you will be able to understand its history, the current
DXCC status, challenges with obtaining permission to activate, the IOTA
reference, a list of all previous DXpeditions, links to other sites that contain
pertinent information.
For those of you that have used www.wikipedia.com, it is the same software they
use and will have the same look and feel. Please do not post copyrighted
material unless you have written permission to reproduce it and can provide it.
Please include links to the external sites as well. In order to contribute all
you have to do is click on the entity and click 'Edit' at the top of the page.
It would be really nice if you registered on the site so that your edits are
attached to a login. This will allow for us to send you an update if the
information you provide is disputed or is changed." Take a look at the Web page
at:
http://www.dxreference.com
NEW WAP WEB PAGE
Gianni, I1HYW, wants to inform OPDX readers that the WAP's (Worldwide Antarctic
Program) Web site has moved to:
http://www.waponline.it
"There are a lot of features on this Antarctic Web site which is fully
dedicated to Hams and Chasers. The WAP Antarctic QSL Gallery contains nearly
1000 QSLs including a special album of historical cards dated from 1945 to
1960 (before the Antarctic Treaty). The WAP Awards and a Gallery of the most
important Antarctic Awards worldwide is waiting your visits. You will find a
free download of the WAP Directory, a 40 pages book with the list of Bases
huts and Antarctic sites, a useful tool for those wishing to play DX with this
part of the world. The 5th Antarctic Activity Week (AAW) will be celebrated
next February 18-24th, 2008. OMs wishing to join with their special callsigns
are requested to check the list of the first ones already booked. Pay a visit
and enjoy it,...... 73 Gianni I1HYW"
R100, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event)
Look for special event stations R100AK and R100IF to be active until the end of
the year. These special callsigns are to recognize the 100th anniversary of
Alexander Kamalagin's, UA4IF, birthday. Alexander was HAM radio veteran since
1929; a famous contester, DXer and radio expert. QSL Manager for both callsigns
is RW4HB. Bureau QSL is OK. For direct QSLs, send to: Serge Golobokov, OP.O.Box
37, Samara 443099, Russia. There is an Alexander Kamalagin, UA4IF, Memory Award;
see the Web at:
http://www.samaraham.ru/main.php?d=awards/ua4if_memory_eng
SV5, DODECANESE
Dean, G0RIF, will be active as SV5/G0RIF on the Island of Rhodes (EU-001) for
the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as Low-Power entry. Activity
outside of the contest will be holiday style 20 and 17 meters. QSL via G0RIF.
T8, PALAU
Esa, OH7WV, will be active as T88WV during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Look for casual activity +/-
one to two days before and after the contest. QSL via OH7WV, direct or by the
bureau.
TC25, TURKEY (Special Event)
Look for special event station TC25SG to be on the air again between August
27-30th, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the foundation of Turkish Coast
Guard Command (Sahil Guvenlik). Look for Leonardo/TA1FR, Tevfik/TA1HZ and
Bekir/TA2RX to be the operators and to be active from some part of the Marmara
Straits Area Command's Coast Guard vessels. Activity will be on 40/20/17 meters
SSB. Detailed info is available on (QRZ.com). QSL direct via TA1HZ or via TA QSL
Bureau.
TI9, COCOS ISLAND (NA-012)
Andy, DH8WR/EA2CRX, informs OPDX that he is still looking for operators for a
DXpedition to Cocos Island to take place in February 2008 for 6 days. Details
are available at:
http://www.ti9.eu.com
TM0-TM9, FRANCE (Special Event)
Look for several stations to be active between September 7th and October 20th to
celebrate the World Rugby Association Championship in France and the U.K. Four
different levels and awards will be available. Details about the awards are
available at:
http://www.ref-union.org
Look for the following callsigns during the dates listed for activation:
TM0RWC - September 7-8th, 13-14th, 20-21st and October 6-7th, 12-14th and
18-20th.
TM1RWC - September 8-10th and 18-20th, September 27th-October 1st and October
18-20th.
TM2RWC - September 8-10th, 14-16th and September 24th-October 1st.
TM3RWC - September 7-10th and 17-29th.
TM4RWC - September 7-20th.
TM5RWC - September 7-9th, 11-12th, 21-22nd, September 30th-October 2nd and
October 5-9th.
TM6RWC - September 11-17th, 21-24th and September 30th-October 2nd.
TM7RWC - September 8-11th and 20-29th.
TM8RWC - September 8-12th and September 25th-October 3rd.
TM9RWC - September 11-17th and 23-29th.
UU7, UKRAINE
Operators Jim/UU1AZ, Serge/UT9NA, Alex/UR7EU, Ken/UR5NX, Andy/UU4JMG and
Andi/UU0JM will be active as UU7J during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September
29-30th) as a Multi/? entry. QSL via UU0JM.
VY2, PEI, CANADA
George, K3GV, will be active between September 2-15th as K3GV/VY2 from Prince
Edward Island (IOTA NA-029, CIA PE-001). Activity will be on 15 and 20 meters
around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
bureau.
WHAT IS LEFT?
The witty Susan, W7KFI, 73 year old grandmother and Skipper of the USSV Dharma,
waiting to sail to Johnston Island, informs OPDX this past week (on Thursday):
"Well, I guess this is it. Hawaii has a huge fire, and in the last few days,
earthquake, hurricane, and now the 7.5 earthquake in Peru gives us a
Tsunami...it is supposed to arrive at 2:14AM. Only thing left is a strike by
meteor. Although the seas are really daunting out there, the hurricane is
directly south of us, I am putting out to sea, the only way to survive an
Tsunami...if at 9pm they are still predicting it, I will go to sea...hope I
survive, .... Bye all".
YW6, VENEZUELA
Members of the Grupo DX Caracas are organizing the first ever DXpedition/Trek to
Triple Point, Mount Roraima, Venezuela, frontier landmark between Venezuela,
Guyana and Brasil. Look for special event station YW6R to be active through 3rd and 4th week of December, on HF and VHF. The Grupo DX Caracas DXpedition is open to all the radio amateurs of Venezuela and abroad, their families and friends, who wish to share a different adventure to the marvelous world of Venezuelan nature at the Gran Sabana. It will a non-forgetable experience. Complete details are available on the Web at:
http://gdxc.org
Those interested, please write to:
gdxcaracas@gmail.com
yv5lmw@gdxc.org
yv5eed@gdxc.org
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RTTY Contest calendar 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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