It is Sunday the 2nd March 2008 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1484.
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. News item
2. IPS REPORT
3. VK2SG RTTY DX news, inc. QSL routes
4. OPDX news
5. Anarts Information
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1484 for 2nd March 2008
After 13 days, 7 hours and 37 minutes of continuous operation, the VP6DX Team on Ducie Island <http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/index.php> made their 168,723rd contact. Valeri Koursov, RA0ALM, of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, contacted the Ducie Island expedition on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 0437 UTC on 30 meters. According to documents maintained by Jari Jussila, OH2BU, this contact breaks the record for the largest number of contacts made by any radio expedition. The previous record was held since February 8-28, 2001 by the Five Star DX Association's DXpedition to the Comoros Island, D68C.
The Ducie Island DXpedition has broken other expedition records throughout the course of the DXpedition, including:
* The largest number of RTTY contacts, previously held by the Swains Island N8S DXpedition in April 2007.
* The largest number of SSB (voice) contacts, previously held by the Comoros Island D68C DXpedition.
* The largest number of contacts on 40 meters, previously held by the Libya 5A7A DXpedition in November 2006.
* The largest number of contacts on 30 meters, previously held by the St Brandon Island 3B7C DXpedition in September 2007.
* The largest number of contacts on 17 meters, previously held by the Swains Island N8S DXpedition.
* The largest number of contacts with North America, previously held by the Comoros Island D68C DXpedition.
* The largest number of contacts with South America, previously held by the Peter I Island 3Y0X DXpedition in February 2006.
* The largest number of contacts with Africa, previously held by the Rodrigues Island 3B9C DXpedition in March-April 2004.
The Ducie Island DXpedition closed down operations on Wednesday, February 27. Amateurs who had QSOs with VP6DX can check the online logs <http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/onlinelog/index.php>. -- Information provided by VP6DX Team
from the ARRL Letter 29th February
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IPS Weekly Solar ans Geophysical Report for 22nd to 28th February, issued on 29th February by the IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
10cm flux 72 72 71 71 71 71 70
AFr index 3 3 2 1 2 6 ( 15 estimated)
Aaus index 5 6 5 4 5 7 ( 17 estimated)
T index -2 -4 0 -6 5 4 9
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet on 22nd to 26th; quiet to unsettled on 27th; and quiet to active on 28th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 22nd to 26th; near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 27th; and mostly near predicted with 20 per cent depressions after local dawn.
Forecast for 29th February to 6th March.
Very low solar activity is expected, with no significant active regions currently on the disk.
Geomagnetic activity should see mostly quiet to unsettled conditions expected for the forecast week, with isolated active periods for 29th and 1st.
Frequencies could see depressions of 20 per cent possible for 29th to 2nd, otherwise near predicted monthly values.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
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RTDX0228 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES for week ending 28 February (BID RTDX0228)
Our information this week came from AA5AU, I5FLN, DJ3IW, GB7DXG and
the OH2AQ DX Summit.
Thank you all.
Congratulations to the VP6DX team on doing a fine job for RTTY!
They have beaten many, if not all, previous records for RTTY QSO's.
Bandpass
Friday 22
0005-14081 XE1M
0012-14085 T32YA
0045-10142 XE1ILI
0058-10143 YV5JF
0124-18102 VP6DX
0252-10149 VP6DX
0259-10141 CT1FMX
0326-14089 VP6DX
0548-14094 HZ1IK
0848-14081 JT1KAA
0857-14082 SU1KM
0901-14080 UN3M
0922-10148 VP6DX
1013-18104 HZ1IK
1037-14087 UN7TF
1130-14083 J69DS
1141-18101 4K9W
1201-7034 JA6WFM/HC5
1205-18101 A92HB
1240-14084 3V8ST
1249-14086 R3ANT
1257-10149 VP6DX
1259-14082 UN3M
1315-14088 8S0PSK
1315-18101 3V8ST
1419-18102 ES1GE
1430-18107 SV2FTA
1440-18105 HZ1IK
1519-18106 C56JC via ON4LAC
1528-18101 PY2VA
1529-18106 C56JC
1530-14085 DL2008BY
1549-18103 YV4GM
1618-14081 3V8ST
1654-18107 C56JC
1721-14082 AO1WAP
1732-14088 C56JC
1812-18101 C56JC
1834-18100 VP6DX
2044-14083 CO2GL
2102-10142 EA9IB
2104-3586 DL2008BY
2110-10141 CN8IG
2149-14081 8P9RY
2151-14081 8R1PW
2200-14089 VP6DX
2206-14084 CO2AV
2221-14087 DH8WR/HC2
2222-3522 E21YDP
2236-10137 8P9RY
Saturday 23
0108-18101 T32YA via W7YAQ
0244-3587 KP4ED
0254-14089 VP6DX
0313-21085 T32YA
0517-14082 JT1KAA
0705-10144 R1FJT
0738-18103 E21YDP
0746-10148 YT8AW
0759-10141 V63ZM
0810-18104 UN7TF
0838-10145 MM5DWW
0941-28080 C91R
1004-18106 UN9PQ
1013-10149 VP6DX
1015-14081 J69DS
1024-14087 J28OO
1046-3523 JD1BMP
1056-18104 CT2IVH
1127-14084 TF3PPN
1143-7034 JA6WFM/HC5
1158-18098 PY2VA
1159-14083 ES90Z
1213-18102 4K9W
1222-18101 TF3PPN
1244-14091 XU7XRO via M5AAV
1314-18100 PY2MA
1319-18100 VP6DX
1340-14088 TM4WRC
1344-14084 YV4BCD
1348-18104 OH2LU
1404-14083 J28OO
1444-18086 NI5DX
1451-18103 D2NX
1503-18101 HP1AVS
1513-18110 C56JC
1522-14083 TF3GC
1558-18107 C91R
1642-14080 YV6BFE
1643-14085 TF3PPN
1650-10140 R3ANT
1658-14085 OX3DB
1705-14084 C56JC
1754-18100 VP6DX
1805-10143 F8BJI
1822-18102 C56JC
1902-18104 T32YA
1940-14110 KL8DX
2001-10143 EA5UB
2038-14083 WY7LL Wyoming
2051-14088 LW1DXH
2119-14111 N4AOE Montana
2237-14100 AL1G
2301-14080 VP6DX
2338-10141 XE1M
Sunday 24
0007-14085 V63ZM
0011-18101 YB0JIV
0036-14083 VR10XMT
0106-18100 VP6DX
0109-14081 XE1L
0216-18100 3V8ST
0229-14087 JD1BMP
0229-10149 VP6DX
0423-18103 UA0IT
0534-7039 R6ANT
0609-3584 ES90D
0627-14087 UK8OAR
0643-18103 OH7MN
0649-18103 RV9CPK
0700-14080 4K9W
0700-14082 R3ANT
0707-18103 XW1B via E21EIC
0718-18101 JT1BH
0718-14088 V63ZM
0726-18107 VR2PX
0742-14081 JT1DA
0811-18103 UK8FF via W3HNK
0827-10144 Z36N
0827-10141 T32YA
0828-18105 EA6BH
0829-10146 MM5DWW
0835-18104 UN7TF
0843-18103 EX2U
0852-10144 ES5RY
0857-18109 XW1B
0933-14088 PT7AZ
0937-18100 C56JC
0939-7027 JD1BMP
0940-14089 CT3BD
0949-18103 V55SRT
1027-21083 C56JC
1029-14088 TF3PPN
1048-18099 PY1/IV3GKE
1051-10146 OH3MB
1054-10143 R35NP via RW1AI
1055-14085 R3ANT via RN3ANT
1124-14080 NP2KW
1130-14085 EA8ATE
1131-18101 C56JC
1135-14086 VR10XMT
1143-7031 JA6WFM/HC5
1153-14083 EY8MM
1223-10145 ES5RY
1236-14085 UN7PBY
1325-18103 VP6DX
1339-14087 J28OO
1355-10144 OZ1BTE
1427-14079 XE1L
1431-14087 C31BO
1440-14088 OX3DB
1507-18102 D2NX
1607-14083 GM4WZL
1611-18103 XE1CT
1640-14092 SV9CVY
1641-10142 LZ130LO
1732-18101 VP6DX
1820-14086 C56JC
1832-10144 EA9IB
1946-10138 II2EFA
2041-14083 C91R
2125-14085 LW7EMM
2207-14088 VP6DX
2225-14088 FJ5DX
2300-14084 ZP8AE
2330-10142 IK1MNJ
2354-10142 KP4DS
Monday 25
0059-10149 XE1L
0154-18100 VP6DX
0431-10148 VK2HV
0557-21083 XW1B
0612-10141 V63ZM
0625-10142 R1FJT
0712-10149 VP6DX
0745-10139 R35NP
0830-14085 DU1IST
0902-14086 GW3YDX
0914-18098 C56JC
0916-14086 C56JC
0956-18101 UN7TF
1029-3523 JD1BMP
1109-10149 VP6DX
1133-3585 YB0EIN
1138-7034 JA6WFM/HC5
1143-14090 DV1JM
1254-18102 4K9W
1308-14087 EY8MM
1331-18101 C56JC
1405-18101 VP6DX
1413-14084 TF3GC
1416-14085 VE3YYK
1423-14089 R1FJT
1439-14080 C56JC
1446-14083 A92HB
1446-14081 XW1B
1507-14082 TF3GC
1542-14080 TF3PPN
1637-14089 EA8OM
1643-10143 CN8IG
1726-18101 VP6DX
1800-14089 VP6DX
1820-14085 C56JC
1833-14089 HH2FYD via F6FYD
1905-28083 VP8LP
1942-14085 NP2KW
2045-7040 CN8KD
2107-14087 FM5AA
2146-14081 J69DS
2155-14081 9L1BTB
2203-18100 YV4GMG
2217-14085 VK2KM
2237-10138 YT2T
2238-10142 IK1MNJ
2319-7039 TF3GC
Tuesday 26
0000-14085 FJ5DX
0012-14088 HH2FYD
0013-14089 VP6DX
0346-10149 VP6DX
0544-14084 JD1BMP
0623-14090 FK8GX
0630-14083 ZL4PW
0702-18102 R1FJT
0757-10139 R35NP
0910-10145 ZB3B
1028-14085 UN1L
1100-14083 CU2AO
1144-18099 PY2XU
1148-10141 JA6WFM/HC5
1148-14085 KP4ED
1153-14088 LX1EA
1157-14087 J28OO
1210-14083 EY8MM
1311-18104 PJ2MI
1316-14084 E20WXA
1326-14085 C56JC
1327-18104 KZ4V
1336-14079 HZ1PS
1349-14089 VP6DX
1351-18102 C56JC
1355-18103 4K9W
1359-14078 HZ1PS
1359-10149 VP6DX
1412-14087 VK3AMP
1416-14081 MW0CRI
1424-14085 J28OO
1431-18102 PA3EVY
1435-14085 TF3GC
1515-18100 ZB3B
1552-14088 A92HB
1652-10145 A45XR
1754-14083 C56JC
1958-14081 J6/W0SA
2024-14084 PP6PP
2119-10142 EA9IB
2127-14084 YV5JF
2138-10143 SV1GRE
2145-10141 CN8KD
2156-14086 9L1BTB
2202-14083 HK1KYR
2232-10138 FM5AA
2238-10140 IK1MNJ
2315-7039 TF3GC
Wednesday 27
0009-10149 VP6DX
0136-14081 XW1B
0242-14082 UN7PBY
0707-21080 XW1B
0732-21083 UN7PBY
0746-10149 VP6DX
0826-14089 9L1BTB
0828-18103 XW1B
0837-14079 R1FJT
0901-18105 ES90J
0914-14088 J28OO
0918-14082 JT1DN
0940-18105 E20WXA
1109-18100 PY2XU
1114-14085 UN1L
1228-14081 VU2NKS
1252-14081 ES90J
1252-14082 SU1KM
1321-14089 J6/W0SA
1332-14091 UN7PBY
1359-14090 EA8AGF
1420-14084 FM5AA
1457-14083 TF3GC
1525-14080 4K9W
1526-14086 S58F
1535-10146 A45XR
1603-18098 C56JC
1616-14078 A92HB
1647-14089 TF3AO
1649-10140 EW1ABA
1708-14083 FJ5DX
1716-14083 C56JC
1725-14085 TF3PPN
1914-10138 8P9RY
1931-24922 AD0K
Thursday 28
0025-7042 PR7AE
0820-18101 JT1DA
0823-10137 OZ1PMX
0843-14081 SU1KM
0908-18105 C56JC
0938-14080 UN1L
1000-14085 UN7TF
1005-18104 CT2IRY
1016-18103 SV1VS
1222-14086 G4CUS
1300-14081 EC8AFM/LH
1312-14087 VU2SWS
1314-14080 VU2NKS
1339-18098 C56JC
1350-14085 VK3AMP
1431-14082 2E0IJK
1433-14082 C56JC
1439-10146 A45XR
1447-14093 J6/W0SA
1521-14081 EC8AFM/LH
1522-14087 4S7BRG
1523-24922 T77NM
1532-14084 EK8ZZ
1611-14082 UK8AKK
1617-10142 3A2LF
1618-14086 MW0CRI
1651-14084 TF3GC
1710-10146 SP3GXH
1756-14083 C56JC
1824-10143 SV1GRE
1916-14087 J6/W0SA
2019-14081 J69DS
2155-7043 T77NM
Notes of interest:
VP8 Falkland Is Feb 26 - Mar 13 by DL2AH. Call not known. Some RTTY
possible.
QSL to home call
5Z4 Kenya Feb 27 - Mar 11 by DL7DF as 5Z4HW.
QSL to home call
V8 Brunei Mar 01 - 15 by SM5GMZ. Some RTTY possible.
QSL to home call
TX5 Clipperton Mar 07 - 17 by N6OX, N7QQQ, K4SV plus others as TX5C.
QSL route to be announced.
V25 Antigua Mar 11 - 17 by W4OWY W9OP as V25WY and V25OP
QSL to home call
HR Honduras Mar 15 - 23 by WQ7R KC4CD HR2DX HR2DMR HR7REA HR2J HR2PAC as
HQ8R
QSL to HR2RCH
9X Rwanda Mar 16 - 27 by International team as 9X0R
QSL to EA5RM
QSL Routes:
C56JC via ON4LAC
JOSE CAULIER
LARGE VOIE, 33
4845 SART-LEZ-SPA
BELGIUM
T32YA via W7YAQ
Robert S Norin
PO BOX 2188
Sisters OR 97759
USA
XU7XRO via M5AAV
GRAHAM RIDGEWAY
6 Pilgrim Street
NELSON - Lancashire - BB9 0JQ
England - U.K.
XW1B via E21EIC
CHAMP C. MUANGAMPHUN
P.O.BOX 1090 KASETSART UNIVERSITY
BANGKOK 10903
THAILAND
UK8FF via W3HNK
JOSEPH L ARCURE, JR
115 BUCK RUN ROAD
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PA 19352
USA
R35NP via RW1AI
MIKHAIL FOKIN
P.O.BOX 13
ST.PETERSBURG 193312
RUSSIA
R3ANT via RN3ANT
Vitaly Kuzmenko
P.O. Box 19
Moscow, 123458
RUSSIA
HH2FYD via F6FYD
YANNICK DELATOUCHE
Route de Montsegur
26230 CHAMARET
FRANCE
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73 es Good RTTY DXing
Phil Cooper GU0SUP email pcooper@guernsey.net
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 847 - excerpts
5Z4, KENYA
Remember to look for Sigi, DL7DF, who will be on holiday with his XYL Sabine at
Diani Beach at the coastline of Kenya. He will be active as 5Z4HW from February
27th to March 11th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV.
Operations will be limited (holiday style). He will use an IC-735 and Linear
TY900. Antennas will be a R7 vertical and 18m Tower for 160/80m. QSL via DL7DF,
direct or by the DARC Bureau. Visit his Web page at:
http://www.DL7DF.com
IOTA NEWS
OC-164. Operator John, VK6HZ, will be active as VK6ARI from Rottnest Island
(WLOTA LH-2197), March 27 to April-3rd. This will be a holiday style operation
using an IC-7000 on SSB, PSK and RTTY, possibly CW. Antenna will be a Buddipole.
Activity will be around the usual IOTA frequencies. He will also be active
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th). Look for him to be active on
the 17/12 meters bands before and after the contest. Online logs will be
available during his operation at:
http://www.vk6hz.com
Logs will also be uploaded to LoTW. QSL is via VK6NE.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND (EU-002)
Operators Steve/PA2A, Wim/PA2AM, Hans/PA0VHA, Jack/PA3BAG, Wil/PA3ALK and
Teun/PB5A will be active as OH0/homecall between May 24th and June 6th from
Aland Island (WLOTA LH-1373). Their activity will be on 160-10 meters, CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. They plan to have three stations on the air and also participate
in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th). QSL via their home callsigns, or direct
ONLY to PA0VHA: H. Vernhout, Ph. de Goedestraat 54, 3132 XR Vlaardingen, The
Netherlands. Please no eQSL!! Further information can be found at:
http://www.pa2am.nl/aland/index.htm
TF, ICELAND (EU-021)
Ric, DL2VFR, plans to activate various locations of Iceland (WLOTA LH-2975)
using the callsigns TF1/homecall, TF5/homecall and TF6/homecall between June
9-19th. He also plans to activate Hrisey Island (EU-168) from 1800z, June 10th
to 1200z, June 12th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via
the DARC Bureau to his home callsign. More information is available at:
http://www.iota-expedition.com/ice08/ice08.html
TK7, CORSICA (EU-014)
Members of the F6KOP Provins ARS will be active as TK7C between May 3-10th.
Operators mentioned are Thierry/F4TTR, Bruno/ F5AGB, Bernard/F9IE, Jean
Paul/F8BJI and Jean-Luc/F6BIV. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. QSL via Bernard, F9IE.
- If direct (SAE + postage, - 1 valid IRC or 1 USD for the European Community
(EEC) or 1 IRC or 2 USDs elsewhere - ). Bernard's address is "OK" in all of
the major callbooks and QSL Managers data bases.
- If bureau, via the French Ref-Union Bureau (please only this bureau).
VC2, CANADA (Special Event)
Members of the Club Radio Amateur de Quebec, Inc., (CRAQ) will activate special
event station VC2VQ between April 1-30th. Activity is to celebrate the 400th
anniversary of Quebec City. For more details, visit the CRAQ Web page at:
http://www.craq.qc.ca
VK4, AUSTRALIA
John/K8UP and Marsha/N8FE will be visiting their new granddaughter and son
James/VK4TJF and family. They received their licenses before the Aussie
government announced that you could operate with just the VK4 prefix and your
home license. Listen for John to sign VK4AIJ and Marsha to sign VK4AII. This
will be holiday style operation from March 3-13th, on 20/15/10 meters SSB. Logs
will be uploaded to LoTW, but they are avid card collectors and will answer
100%. QSL via N8FE; use info on (QRZ.com).
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS (SA-002)
Just a reminder to look for Ulli, DL2AH, to be active as VP8/DL2AH from Pebble
Island between February 26th and March 13th. Activity will be holiday style on
40-10 meters, mainly SSB with some RTTY, using a FT-897 and Windom antenna. QSL
via DL2AH, direct (QRZ.com) or by the bureau.
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