It is Sunday the 2nd September 2007 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1460.
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 1460 for 2nd September 2007
To the time of preparing this bulletin, we have received 364 logs for the ANARTS WW RTTY Contest held 9th-10th June this year.
Logs received to 1st September
9A7R CO2IZ M0UNI VA3TTU YL3FW
Please remember – logs close on 1st September – any received after that time will not be eligible. Logs received by snail mail after this date must have been postmarked before the closing date.
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 24th to 30th August, issued on 31st August by the IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
10cm flux 72 72 70 69 70 70 72
AFr index 1 6 10 10 9 4 (5 estimated)
Aaus index 2 7 9 9 11 5 (7 estimated)
T index 8 13 15 13 9 2 4
Solar flare activity was low on 24th; and very low over the remainder of the period.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet on 24th; mostly quiet on 29th; quiet to unsettled on 25th, 26th and 30th; mostly quiet on 27th with isolated active periods; and quiet to unsettled on 28th with active to minor storm levels at some stations.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 24th; near predicted to 40 per cent enhanced on 25th; near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 26th; near predicted on 27th and 29th; and mostly near predicted on 28th and 30th. Spread F was observed during night hours on 28th and 30th.
Forecast for 31st August to 6th September
Solar activity should be low.
Geomagnetic activity should see isolated active periods late on 31st, 1st and possibly 2nd. There is a possibility of isolated minor storming on 1st; and mostly quiet to unsettled on other days.
Frequencies should see depressions on 2nd and 3rd and possibly 5th and 6th;
otherwise mostly near predicted monthly values. Spread F may degrade night communications.
For an explanation of some of the terms in this report, go to
http://www.ips.gov.au/1/2/1.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
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RTDX0830 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 30 AUGUST 2007 (BID RTDX0830)
This week our information came from AA5AU, GU0SUP, I5FLN,
and the Central Europe clusternode DB0SPC. Thank you all.
Friday 24
0405-14092 FO/N6JA
0543-10141 ZL4PW
0748-14088 KH6ZM
1314-14087 YV4GMG
1607-14085 YV5OHW
1723-14083 9G5ZS
1738-14085 UN3M
1804-14084 4Z5PN
1949-14087 UK8AKK
2212-14083 CN8KD
2315-14088 EA6BH
Saturday 25
0012--7042 PY2NY
0220-14073 FO/N6JA
1200-2400 SCC RTTY
Sunday 26
0000-1200 SCC RTTY
2002-18105 YV4BCD
2058-14084 HH2FYD
2109-14087 FM5AA
2129-14088 FG5LA
2215-14080 LU3DX
Monday 27
0220-14080 FO/N6JA
0406-14082 UN3M
1236-14083 XU7ABN
1330-14084 YV4GMG
1532-14085 TF3GC
1557-14082 UN3M
1716-14088 EA8PE
1844-14084 HH2FYD
1954-14087 UK8AKK
2143-14080 T94KC
2244-14083 EA6BH
Tuesday 28
0058-14085 HH2FYD
0232--7041 PZ5RA
1052-14086 4O4A
1207-14080 BD7JLR
1210-14087 UK8AKK
1225-14086 DU1UGZ
1309-14082 TA2KK
1501-14081 YV6BTF
1853-14088 EA6BH
2126-14081 EW1LN
2134-14089 J39BS
2140-14080 HC5T
2151-14087 J39BS
2238-14082 J3/DL7VOG
Wednesday 29
0119-14085 HH2FYD
0716-14082 TA2KK
1441-14087 UN1L
1633-14084 EW8CM
1721-14083 TF3PPN
1735-14087 UK8AKK
2014-14084 YV4GMG
2125-14080 HC5T
2142-14087 CO3CJ
2309-14087 SV9CVY
Thursday 30
0854-14085 UA0FAI
0945-14085 JD1BMM
1020-14090 BX5AA
1056-14089 UA2FX
1500-14088 YB0ECT
1821-14084 HH2FYD
2010-14082 ER3MM
2018-14084 YV4GMG
2110-14085 EA8AUW
2201-14083 CO6XN
2219-14084 4O4A
2225-14088 SV9CVY
2228-14085 CO2EL
Notes of Interest
The RUSSIAN "RADIO" RTTY WW Contest runs this Saturday 1 Sep
0000 - 2400 UTC. Send RST + CQ zone, Russian stations send
two-letter oblast designator, RTTY only on 80, 40, 20, 15
and 10m bands. Detailed rules can be found at URL:
http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index2.shtml.
J3 - Grenada: DL7VOG, Gerd has started his activity from
Grenada resp. the Grenadines as J3/DL7VOG. Look for him on
all bands CW or RTTY until 16 September.
QSL via homecall, bureau preferred.
JD1 - Minima Torishima: JA6GXK, Masa should be back on Minami
Torishima (OC-073) now and stay there until 18 September. He
shall operate as JD1BMM using CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY and SSTV on
10m - 80m.
SV9 - Crete: Expect G3URA, Dick using J49X form Crete in the
Russian WW RTTY contest. Outside the contest he will operate
mostly CW as SV9/G3URA (until Sep 4th).
QSL via G3URA, direct or via bureau.
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.
For next week's bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of
interest to Don, AA5AU, e-mail: aa5au@bellsouth.net
Goetz Linss DJ3IW
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 823 - excerpts
3DA, SWAZILAND
Operators Donovan/ZS2DL, Rhy/ZS6DXB and Daniel/ZS6JR will be active as 3DA0WW
during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry.
QSL via ZS6DXB. Look for more info on the Web site at:
http://www.zs6dxb.bravehost.com
3D2, FIJI (Just A Reminder)
Look for Tomas, VK2CCC (LY1F), to be active as 3D2MT between August 28th and
September 4th. Activity will be on 80-17 meters, mainly CW and an entry in the
All Asia DX Contest. QSL via the LoTW or via LY1F. Visit his Web page at:
http://www.qrz.lt/ly1df
5Z, KENYA
Operator Chris, DL2MDU, will be active as 5Z4/DL2MDU between September 10-24th.
Activity will be holiday style mainly on CW. Bands of operations were not
provided. QSL via the bureau to his home callsign.
A3, TONGA (IOTA Op)
Ron, ZL1AMO, plans to activate Lifuka (OC-169) between August 27th and September
16th. Activity will be holiday style, and he hopes to renew his old callsign
A35EA.
AT60, INDIA (Special Event)
Members of the National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR) in Hyderabad will
activate the special event station AT60MY to celebrate the 60th anniversary of
Indian's independence. Activity will last until November 17th. QSL via VU2NRO.
C5, THE GAMBIA (Update)
Members of the "Mosquitos Contest Club" (known as OM0C Contest Crew) continue to
prepare for their trip to The Gambia, that will take place between October
17-30th. The OM0C contest team will use the callsign C52C and C50C. Operators
mentioned are: Rich/OM2TW, Bob/OM1KW, Joe/OM5AW, Roman/OM2RA, Norbert/OM5NM,
Dano/OM1NW and Jan/OM2XW. Activity will be on all HF bands (160-10m) and 6m with
an emphasis on the lower bands, especially 160m. During their DXpedition, the
team will try to activate Bijol Island (AF-060). Currently, they still don't
have permission for landing or the licence for the island. (KYFC and stay tuned
for any news.) QSL via OM2FY, by the Bureau or direct to: Branislav Daras, P.O.
Box 6, Bratislava 28, 82008, Slovakia. The DXpedition will QSL all correct SWL
reports. For updates, visit:
http://www.om0c.com/gambia/index.html
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS
Heinz-Peter, DH1PS, will be active as EA8/DH1PS/p from Fuerteventura Island and
its Lighthouse (WLOTA 0883) between August 25th and September 8th. Bands and
modes of activity were not provided.
IOTA NEWS
EU-016. Alen, 9A4WW, plans to activate the Croatian Island/Lighthouse of Lastovo
(CI-051, MC-196, LH-0815) between August 27th and September 3rd. Activity will
be on 160, 80 and 40 meters SSB.
EU-016. Mladen, 9A2NA, will activate Korcula Island (CI-041, MC-163, WLOTA
L-1315) from September 1-10th. Activity will be on SSB and the HF bands. Also,
he plans to activate two new IOCA islands: Cerin and Prznjak Mali. He will use a
FT-897 and vertical/dipole antennas.
EU-037. Operators Mario/DL5ME and Guenter/DG3HWO will be active as SD7ME from
Oland Island, September 6-11th. Activity will be on the 40/30/20/17 meters on CW
and SSB. They plan to use a Butternut and Spiderbeam. QSL via SD7ME ((QRZ.com)
address).
EU-074. Bernardo, HB9ASZ, will be active as F/HB9ASZ/P from the Island of Brehat
in Brittany, France, between September 1-22nd. Activity will be CW only with a
very modest station (100w and a multiband-dipole). His operation will be mostly
in the evenings since it is a family holiday trip and he reports that he favours
30m.
EU-110. Operators Ruda/OK1HWS, Honza/OK1JK, Jiri/OK1JST and Vlasta/ OK1UXH will
be active as 9A/homecall from Porer Island (ACIA IC-46, CIA-35, IOCA CI-090, MIA
MC-313, WLOTA LH-0240), September 9-14th. Activity will be on
80/40/30/20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL all calls via
OK1JST.
EU-136. Francois, ON4LO, will be active as 9A/ON4LO from Losinj Island (ACIA
IC-116, CIA-25, IOCA CI-058, MIA MC-204, WLOTA LH-4295), September 8-28th.
Activity will mainly be on 10/15/20m SSB, VHF and 6m. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the bureau.
EU-170. Lada, OK1LO, will be active as 9A5LO/p from Pasman Island (CIA-34,
CI-085 and MIA MC-291), now through September 3rd. Activity will be on 80-10
meters including the WARC bands, and on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He will also
activate the following Croatian islands: Osljak (CI-081), Ugljan (CI- 134) and
Galovac (CI-604). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.
EU-170. Niko, DD1MAT, will be active as 9A/DD1MAT from Dugi Otok Island (ACIA
CI-367, CIA-10, IOCA CI-018, MIA MC-074, WLOTA LH-2375), September 1-15th. Look
for activity around the usual IOTA and island frequencies. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the bureau.
OC-022. Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as YB9/PA0RRS from Bali Island (LH-2589)
from August 26th to September 24th. Most activity will be on 40-10 meters, but
Rich will also give 80 and 6 meters a try. QSL via his home callsign. Rich
reports that on April 4th he started processing and mailing out the cards from
his recent activity as 9M2MRS.
J2, DJIBOUTI
Darko, T95A, is on assignment in Djibouti and expects to be there for at least a
year. He plans on setting up a station in the near future and will be operating
as time permits. Darko has been assigned the callsign J28OO, and K2PF will
handle his QSL cards.
J3, GRENADA
Look for Gerd, DL7VOG, to be active as J3/DL7VOG from Carriacou Island (NA-147),
an island in the Grenada group and be active from there until September
16th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, mostly CW and RTTY, with a little SSB.
QSL via his home callsign, direct or the bureau using E-mail requests to:
qsl@dl7vog.de
JD1/M, MINAMI TORISHIMA (OC-073)
Operator Masafumi, JA6GXK, will be active from Marcus Island as JD1BMM between
August 27th and September 18th. He seems to like PSK31 on 20 meters but plans to
be active on 80-10 meters on CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY and SSTV.
JW, SVALBARD (EU-026)
Operators Karl/LA8DW and Lars/OZ1HPS will be active as JW8DW and JW/OZ1HPS,
respectively, between October 1-7th. Activity will be on CW and SSB (bands not
provided). QSL via their home callsigns or by the bureau.
LIGHTHOUSE AND USI ACTIVATION
Look for special event station W3B to operate from the Blackistone Lighthouse
(ARLHS USA-060(H)) on St. Clements Island (USI MD-028R) from 1400-2000z on
September 15th. Activity will be on 40/20/17 meters CW/SSB and possibly PSK-31.
QSL with S.A.S.E. to KA3UNQ (See and follow QSL instructions on (QRZ.com).) You
will receive a photo QSL with a certificate on request.
SV/J4, GREECE
Geza, HA4XG, will once again return here for a family holiday. His first stop
will be in Corfu (Kerkyra) Island (IOTA: EU-052, MIA: MG-055, JM99WR ) between
August 31st and September 6th. He will operate on the HF bands, and 6 and 2
meters as J48XG and SV8/HA4XG. Look for him to enter the IARU VHF Contest
(September 1-2nd). Activity will be on Meteor Scatter transmitting (random) on
144.363 MHz. Geza will than move to Amaliapoli (KM19KE) in Thessalia, near
Volos, September 7-14th. His callsigns will be J44XG and SV4/HA4XG, and he will
be active on the HF bands, and 6 and 2 meters. He will again be active on 2
meters using Meteor Scatter. Look for him during his morning and evening hours
on CW. His rig is an IC-746 into DunaX verticals, preamp on 2 meters, and 10
element DK7ZB Yagi. QSL via the Hungarian QSL Bureau or direct to his (QRZ.com)
address.
VK9W, WILLIS ISLAND
Operators Tomi/HA7RY and George/AA7JV are expected to leave Cairns on September
22nd on the Motor Vessel Varzin (with George skippering), and hope to commence
an operation on Willis on September 25th. Their callsign will VK9WWI. They plan
to stay (depart) on October 5th. Please note that these dates are strongly WX
dependent. With the Varzin only being a 60 foot motor vessel, operators may
delay their departure and wait for favourable weather. Their intent is to set up
on the North Cay, but may land on Middle Cay instead due to some recent advice
they received.
They plan to play it by ear because navigating between coral heads is a scary
thing, so the ability to get close to the cay and a good anchorage will decide
where they end up. Tomi, HA7RY, will be working the high bands during the day
(while George is diving). Then George will work 160 and 80 meters at night. They
plan on using 500 watts into two vertical antenna systems. They have chosen the
Spiderbeam Telescoping 60 foot mast for the 60 foot inverted L on 160 and 80
meters, as well as the 40 foot Spiderbeam Telescopic mast for 40/30/20 meters.
George advises that they have not selected operating frequencies but are open
for ideas. STAY TUNED.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Operators Frank/WA2VYA, Tony/W2WAS, Ken/K2WB and John/N2VW will be active as
VP5T during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a
Multi/Multi/Dxpedition entry. QSL via N2VW or LoTW. Their activity will be from
Providenciales (NA-003), October 23-30th. Look for CW and operations on the WARC
bands before and after the contest. Operators will sign using VP5/homecall. QSL
to their home callsigns. No eQSLS. SWL QSLs are OK.
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Chris, GM0TQJ, will be active from East Falkland (SA-002) as VP8CXV during his
spare time between September 8th and January 15th (2008). Activity will be
mainly SSB but with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL via his home callsign.
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RTTY Contest Calendar
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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