It is Sunday the 16th September 2007 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1462.
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. Other DX reports
5. Contest calendar
6. Anarts Information
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1462 for 16th September 2007
The ARRL Incoming QSL Service and 1X1 Callsigns (Bill Moore, NC1L): "When
sending cards to confirm 1X1 callsigns (Special Event callsigns), the ARRL QSL Service requests you note somewhere on the card the person who 'requisitioned' the callsign. This will expedite routing to the proper station and may result in quicker processing of cards handled through the ARRL US Incoming Bureaus. To locate the person responsible for a 1X1 callsign, please visit this site:
http://www.ncvec.org/1x1.php
Enter the 1X1 callsign. When the screen appears, select the 1X1 callsign based
on the event you worked. Click 'Details' on the right-side of the page to
determine the person responsible for the operation.
'See Requisitioned by'
Remember, callsigns may be issued more than once, so following the above
procedure will allow the QSL Service to direct it to the proper person. Direct
any questions to qsl@arrl.org"
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 7th to 13th September, issued on 14th September by the IPS Radio and Space Services
SUMMARY
Date 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
10cm flux 67 67 67 67 66 66 66
Afr index 10 3 2 2 2 2 ( 2 estimated)
Aaus index 8 6 4 3 3 2 ( 3 estimated)
T index -3 -10 -2 1 5 7 -0
Solar flare activity was quiet on very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet to unsettled on 7th; and quiet for the remainder of the period.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were depressed 15 per cent to near predicted on 7th and 8th; slightly below predicted monthly values on 9th; near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 10th; and near predicted on 11th to 13th.
Forecast for 14th to 20th September
Solar activity should be low.
Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions.
Frequencies should be near predicted monthly values.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA
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RTDX0913 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES for week ending 13 September (BID RTDX0913)
Our information this week came from AA5AU, I5FLN, DJ3IW, GB7DXG and
the OH2AQ DX Summit.
Thank you all.
Bandpass
Friday 07
0141-14078 FO/N6JA
0406-7041 PT8DX Special Event
0530-10140 ZL4PW
1005-14083 TA3/DL1OO/P
1052-14080 MD0LON via DF1LON
1115-14081 R450KB Special Event
1148-14088 GM4FAM
1307-14083 4L1QX
1431-14084 EP3PK
1518-14084 TF3GC
1713-14086 AO9IB via EA9IB
1949-14089 PT7AZ
2022-14083 4L1QX
2031-14081 J3/DL7VOG
Saturday 08
0306-7087 W6E Route 66 Special Event
0612-14082 TA3/DL1OO/P
0625-14085 EA6BH
0932-14084 EG8SDC Special Event
1001-14084 4K9W via DL6KVA
1010-14082 EP3PK
1041-14086 AO9IB
1118-14085 HB9IPA/P Special Event
1143-14083 A08ATE Special Event
1213-10141 EG3SDC Special Event
1256-14081 BX5AA
1515-18100 SJ9WL
1525-14084 ZS2DL
1646-14089 EA6BH
1720-14086 AO9IB
1733-14088 EG5SDC
1806-14090 K6VVA/KL7
1822-14083 AO8AUW
1903-14086 W6H Route 66 Special Event
1947-10143 9A/OK1JK
2002-14084 W6O Route 66 Special Event
2039-14090 CX4AAJ
2045-14087 FG5LA
2118-14083 YV4BCD
2209-14081 PA1000ZTM
2219-14081 EG8SDC
2223-14087 EI3JS
2249-14083 AO8AUW
2303-7042 AO8AUW
Sunday 09
0044-14081 W6E Route 66 Special Event
0107-14081 FO/N6JA
0110-14082 KP4SAT
0635-7034 TM8CDX via F5CQ
0852-10143 9A/OK1JK
0928-14085 TU5KC
0941-14081 EG8SDC
1021-18100 IR8DX
1025-18102 UN7PBY
1027-18101 IR8DX
1029-14081 JT1DN
1031-14086 UE3THN Special Event
1241-14078 CU1BP
1249-14080 OT2B/P
1301-14087 HF150TG via SQ9JKD
1439-14080 EP3PK
1443-18102 UN7PBY
1602-14078 PA1000ZTM
1634-14085 CQ4IPY via CT1BWW
1648-14085 UK9AA
1816-10140 4K9W
1907-3578 HF150TG
1911-7039 AO9IB
1956-14087 TA1CQ
2004-14086 CO3CJ
2028-14083 LW1DXH
2032-14082 4L1QX
2044-14088 AO1HS
2255-14084 CQ0ODX
Monday 10
0743-14082 TM8CDX
0838-14083 JT1DN
1006-14086 LX1GG
1017-14087 TM8CDX
1236-18102 DH6BH
1431-14086 IS0XBS
1455-14085 HZ1IK
1653-10140 9M6XRO
1710-14086 ZS2DL
1804-18100 4K9W
1915-14090 TM8CDX
2029-7038 TF3IGN
2044-14081 HK6DOS
2048-14090 TM8CDX
2219-14087 FG5LA
2220-14090 J3/DL7VOG
Tuesday 11
0147-14078 FO/N6JA
0844-18101 9H20 (9H twenty) via PB9ZR
0920-18101 4K9W
1013-14082 TM8CDX
1018-18102 4L1QX
1202-18101 UK9AA
1326-14082 BX5AA
1337-14083 TM6RWC SES Rugby World Cup
1357-10142 9A/OK1JK
1359-10143 RA1TS
1433-18103 EB1ISN
1757-14084 UN3M
1811-14083 IM0MBP
1817-10143 UK9AA
1839-7037 TM8CDX
1941-7037 TM8RWC
2239-14084 CT3KT
Wednesday 12
1049-14085 EI/M0VBY
1235-14087 EI5EV
1401-14084 IM0MBP
1420-14087 HZ1IK
1424-14085 SN1EG
1446-14085 UN3M
1529-10140 VK3AMA
1622-14082 3B7C
1627-14082 EP3PK
1632-14082 ZS6AYE
1635-14088 FR5MV
1651-14082 TM9RWC
1832-7038 TM8CDX
1909-14083 EA8PE
1921-14089 KP4DS
1941-14086 CO3CJ
1955-14088 J3/DL7VOG
2012-14085 6H1MW
2020-10133 W4OTN
2112-14084 TM6RWC
2150-14084 HR2/LU1DY
Thursday 13
0949-18101 9H20
1041-18101 4K9W
1053-14082 JT1DN
1240-18105 HZ1IK
1538-14084 6H1MW
1538-14085 W6B Route 66 Special Event
1838-14088 9Z4FZ
1855-10142 ES2BH
1928-7037 TM9RWC
1932-14086 R450KB
2002-10143 9A/OK1JK
2035-14086 CQ4IPY
2038-14086 6H1MW
2049-14080 J3/DL7VOG
2051-14083 EI/M0VBY
2053-14087 IS0YTA
Notes of interest:
Andrei, NP3D now has a website for the "RTTY DXCC via LoTW"
Go to http://www.k4fo.com/cqrtty/
and register, and you can then upload your details.
And don't forget AD1C Jim's page at http://www.ad1c.us/hamradio/rtty.htm
where you can enter your RTTY totals per band.
J3 Grenada. J3/DL7VOG Gerd is active until September 16
QSL via DL7VOG
3B7 Agalega & ST Brandon. 3B7C is active until September 24.
QSL via G3NUG
VP8 Falkland Is. VP8CXV. Sep 08 - Jan 15. Op is GM0TQJ
QSL is via his home call.
FP St Pierre & Miquelon. Sep 12 - Sep 18. Look for FP/W9ILY and FP/K9MDO.
QSL to home call. W9ILY will also upload his logs to LoTW.
9U Burundi. 9U0A. Sep 26 - Oct 09. By DL7DF DK1BT DL4WK DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3DOI
QSL to DL7DF, via bureau or direct.
CQWW DX RTTY Contest. Sep 29/30.
See www.cq-amateur-radio.com/RTTYDXContest.html
for the full rules.
QSL Routes
MD0LON via DF1LON
LARS OESTEN
Am Königshof 1
40472 Düsseldorf
GERMANY
AO9IB via EA9IB
PEDRO JEREZ RUIZ
P.O. BOX 213
52080 MELILLA
SPAIN
4K9W via DL6KVA
AXEL SCHERNIKAU
KURT-SCHUMACHER-RING 187
ROSTOCK D-18146
GERMANY
TM8CDX via F5CQ
Rafik Djandji
Les Revergis
35360 LA CHAPELLE DU LOU
FRANCE
HF150TG via SQ9JKD
Grzegorz Rymer
Ul. Rozdzienskiego 21
42-600 Tarnowskie Gory
POLAND
CQ4IPY via CT1BWW
Manuel Alberto Conceicao Marques
Rua S. Martinho
LT-270
2740-203 Porto Salvo
PORTUGAL
9H20 via PB9ZR
Ruben Van Der Zwet
Barentszstraat 1
NL-2161
TJ Lisse
Netherlands
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For next week's bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of
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73 es Good RTTY DXing
GL and GD RTTY DX de
Phil Cooper GU0SUP email pcooper@guernsey.net
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 824 - excerpts
3B7, ST. BRANDON
The 3B7C team is now active from Isle du Sud, St. Brandon (AF-015). It seems the
team arrived on the island on September 5th, apparently the boat trip wasn't
very pleasant due to high seas, but activity did not start until around 2000z,
September 7th. Here are the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 1822, 3502, 7002, 10102, 14022, 18072, 21022, 24892 and 28022
SSB - 1842, 3795, 7052, 14145, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495
RTTY - 3570, 7035, 10137, 14085, 18100, 21085, 24920 and 28075
PSK - 3580, 7037, 10140, 14071, 18100, 21071, 24920 and 28071
FM - 29580
6m - CW/50102, SSB/50145 and Beacon/50090z
The 3B7C team plans to have 12 stations on the air. There will be a station on
every band from 160-6 meters with second stations on 80 and 20 meters so they
can operate on CW and SSB at the same time. This should be a fun and easy
operation to work anywhere. Activity is expected to last until September 24th.
The 3B7C Web page is available at:
http://www.3b7c.com
Update-to-date news is at:
http://www.3b7c.com/news.htm
Daily log updates are at:
http://www.3b7c.com/logsearch/search.php
Pilot station for the operation is John, G3WGV, and his E-mail address is:
3b7c@g3wgv.com
4O, MONTENEGRO
To celebrate the admission of the Republic of Montenegro to the Council of
Europe, members of the radio club of the Council of Europe have organized an
expedition in collaboration with Ranko/4O3A, to air the special event callsign
4O0CE between October 17-21st. QSL via F5LGF. Logs will be available at:
http://ewwa.free.fr/
AO8, CANARY ISLANDS
Edu, EA8AUW, will be active as AO8X during the CQ World-Wide RTTY DX Contest
(September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. Activity will be
from the URE Las Palmas section radio club station EA8URL. QSL via EA8AUW.
D4, CAPE VERDE
Operators Girts/YL2KL and Vilnis/YL2KF will be active as D4C during the CQ World
Wide DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. For latest
information, check the Web page at:
http://www.d4c.cc
FH1, MAYOTTE (AF-027)
Alain, F4RPW, informs OPDX that he is now a resident of Mayotte, and has
received the callsign FH1LE. He has just arrived on the island about 3 weeks
ago. Alain is gradually getting all his equipment sorted and is planning to
install his station soon (possibly this week). He will use a vertical antenna to
begin with (a 4BTV) and will be using a FT-897 (100w). Alain plans to operate on
SSB, maybe CW if he can find the time to practice a little more. He also plans
to operate digital modes (PSK31, RTTY) with a Microham interface. Alain also
brought with him a beam antenna, a KT-34 upgraded with the latest kit, but he
needs more things arranged to get it erected (He states, "I'm not sure the
garden is large enough".).
HR2, HONDURAS
Gus, LU1DY, will be active as HR2/LT0E during the CQ World-Wide DX RTTY Contest
(September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via HQ2LAS.
IOTA NEWS
EU-137. A group of Swedish and German operators will be active from Ven Island
from October 6-13th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. The team plans on
using high power for this operation. At the moment, the team consists of:
Name/Homecall EU-137 Callsign QSL Route
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Fred/SM7DAY SM7DAY/7 QSL via homecall
Frank/DL2SWW SD7W QSL via DL2SWW
Tom/DL2RTK SE7TK QSL via DL2RTK
Ric/DL2VFR SD7V QSL via DL2VFR QSL all via the Bureau (preferred) or if really necessary via direct (they can
only accept new IRC; be aware please that 2 USDs barely cover the postage to
outside EU).
P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (New IOTAs)
Operators Luis/CT1AGF, Derek/G3KHZ, Steve/G4EDG and Hans/SM6CVX together with
two non-ham friends will make the journey by chartered boat from Buka Island on
September 22nd to Nukumanu Island (OC-284p). They should be active as P29VCX
from Nukumanu for about 6 days beginning September 23rd. The plan is then to
sail to Takuu Island (OC-283p) and operate using the callsign P29NI from there
for 6 days starting about September 30th. Finally, if time permits, they will
sail to Kilinalau Island (OC-256, aka Tulun Islands) and operate from there for
a few days, possibly as P29VLR, between October 6-9th before returning to Buka.
The dates may vary a little depending on the local weather. They expect to
operate on all bands, including 160 and 80 meters, with possibly 3-4 stations,
two amplifiers, verticals and a multiband dipole. Their plan is to run 4
stations simultaneously from 2 sites on each island. This should allow
simultaneous operation from two stations on the same band using different modes.
Two stations will use 500w linears and two stations will use 100w. QSL P29NI via
G3KHZ. QSL P29VCX and the Kilinalau Island operation via SM6CVX. The group is
looking for support from the ham community. More details and updates are
available on their Web page at:
http://www.rep.pt/P29-PapuaNewGuinea/
SV5, DODECANESE
Operators Luk/ON4BB and Bill/ON5JE will be active as SV5/homecall from the
Island of Rhodes (EU-001, MIA MGD-028, WLOTA LH-0045), September 11-25th. This
will be a holiday style operation. QSL via their home callsign, the bureau is
preferred.
SV9, CRETE (EU-015)
Steve, G0SGB, will be active as SV9/G0SGB/p, September 12-25th. He will also
activate various lighthouses during his travels. QSL via his home callsign.
TK, CORSICA (EU-014)
Heinz, DF6ZY, will be active as TK/DF6ZY, September 16-28th. Activity will be on
80-10 meters, mostly on RTTY, but he will switch to SSB or SSTV on request. QSLs
via the bureau to DF6ZY or direct.
VP9, BERMUDA (NA-005)
Operators Ted/W3TB and Blair/K3YD will be active as VP9I during the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest (October 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via N1HRA.
ZD7, ST. HELENA
Just a reminder. Tom, KC0W, who recently moved to St. Helena Island, and is
expected to be active as ZD7X possibly by September 15th. 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.
ZONE 2 (IOTA Op)
Three members of the Magnolia DX Association (MDXA) and one other operator will
activate Orleans Island (NA-128/QC-007) as VE2IDX for 2007 W/VE Islands QSO
Party and Zone 2 (Sept-Iles) as VE2Z for CQ World-Wide DX SSB Contest (October
27-28th). Operators mentioned are: Igor/VE3ZF/VE2IDX (MDXA - Team Leader),
Ken/VE3FDX, Travis/K5GED (MDXA) and Bill/K5YG (MDXA). This is an all-out, high
power operation, with an extensive array of antennas. Their goal is to "Set
World Record" for the QSO Party and "Set the Record" for Zone 2 for the CQWW
Contest. More details should be forthcoming.
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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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