It is Sunday the 9th March 2008 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1485.

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. IPS REPORT
2. VK2SG RTTY DX news, inc. QSL routes
3. OPDX news
4. Anarts Information

A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1485 for 9th March 2008

IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 29th February to 6th March, issued on 7th March by the IPS Radio and Space Services.

SUMMARY
Date 29 01 02 03 04 05 06
10cm flux 70 69 69 68 68 69 70
AFr index 18 13 8 4 3 7 ( 3 estimated)
Aaus index 18 19 8 5 4 10 ( 4 estimated)
T index -4 12 -4 -11 -5 1 -3

Solar flare activity was very low all week.

Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was unsettled to active on 29th; quiet to active on 1st; quiet to unsettled on 2nd; quiet on 3rd, 4th and 6th; and quiet to unsettled with an isolated active period on 5th.

Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were depressed 20 per cent to near predicted; and near predicted for the remainder of the period.

Forecast for 7th to 13th March.

Solar activity should be low.
Low

Geomagnetic activity should be at active to minor storm levels on 8th; and quiet to unsettled on other days.

Frequencies should be briefly depressed after local dawn on 8th, and near predicted monthly values on other days.

courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services

summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer

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RTDX0306 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 06, MAR 2008 (BID RTDX0306)

Our thanks this week go only to: AA5AU, DJ3IW, GU0SUP, UT5RP,
OH2AQ DXSummit

Bandpass:

Friday 29
0506-14085 UA0SR
0516-14085 HL5YI
0603-14083 UN7CS
0623-14080 JT1CN
0644-14084 SU1KM
0809-14083 SU1SK
0911-14086 J28OO
1035-18106 HZ1IK
1041-14085 DU1IST
1118-14081 A61CK
1130-18103 DU1IST
1152-14081 VU2RBI
1229-18104 A92HB Qsl via GM6TVR direct only
1323-14082 HB10DX
1337-10143 CN8IG
1341-14087 7L1WII
1341-10143 CN8IG
1350-18100 9L1BTB
1407-14082 8Q7YT
1423-14086 4S7BRG
1522-18103 C56JC
1608-14086 C56JC
1612-14085 HZ1IK
1624-14087 SV8DOU
1700-14088 EC8ADW
1802-21083 C56JC
2010-24925 FM5AA
2013-24920 8P9RY
2044-24910 J69DS
2112-14080 TE1ST
2116-24908 XE1CT
2152-14083 ZP8AE

Saturday 1
0017-18108 ZP9EH
0628-14085 RZ3ATE
0911-18104 EY8AW
1012-14083 SU1KM
1019-18101 C56JC
1024-14086 UN8PIM
1026-14082 UN1L
1030-14082 E20WXA
1048-10101 C56JC
1106-18100 4K9W
1222-18106 SV9CJO
1310-14085 VR10XMT
1332-14085 KP4ED
1349-14087 3B8CF
1409-18105 HZ1IK
1417-10143 3A2MW
1431-21086 C56JC
1444-10143 RV9CPK
1527-18090 D2NX Qsl via JH7FQK qsx up 5
1541-14084 EK8ZZ
1723-14086 HH2FYD Qsl via F6FYD
1733-14088 C56JC
1737-14080 C91R
1754-14080 5Z4HW
1825-10146 A45XR
1855-24925 8P9RY
1919-18103 8P9RY
2051-24925 FM5AA
2105-10147 C56JC
2152--1838 UX1UX

Sunday 2
0001--3586 UX0FF
0022--1841 ZC4LI
0025-18101 ZP9EH
0055--1843 UT8NT
0416-14087 UN1L
0520-18107 EK8ZZ
0718-18105 EY8AW
0753-18105 VR2PX
0818-14083 UW8I
0919-14084 UX0FF
1100-21088 UR4EWT
1140--7038 ER5DX
1204-14083 VR10XMT
1439-18104 CT3CD
1442-18106 HZ1IK
1443-14084 E20WXA
1531-18109 C56JC
1558-14080 FG5FI
1559-10146 A45XR
1606-14077 5J0E
1622-14083 CO2GL
1636-14085 HH2FYD
1646-14085 XE3RBA
1652-14072 EA8AOC
1910-14082 C91R
2146-10140 J8/DL7AFS
2158-10144 C56JC
2238-10135 ZP9EH

Monday 3
0836-14086 EA8AOC
0933-14080 C56JC
1030-18100 C56JC
1044-14080 JT1DN
1201-14083 VR10XMT
1221-14086 DV1JM
1259-14081 J8/DJ7ZG
1314--7061 5J0E
1420-18101 5J0E
1428-18100 C56JC
1531-14089 SV8FMY
1547-14081 J8/DJ7ZG
1551-14089 TF3GC
1556-14082 CO3TJ
1641-24925 8P9RY
1641-14085 C56JC
1652-18103 8P9RY
1711-14083 EA8OM
1839-14082 5J0E
1842-10144 5Z4HW
1947--7037 5Z4HW
2007-14080 VP5/K0MD
2028-10132 J8/DJ7ZG
2201-10147 A45XR

Tuesday 4
0111--7038 J88DR
0504-14081 JT1DA
0827-18102 5Z4HW
0925-14082 YN7CS
0958-14087 DS5ANY
1025-14083 TF3GC
1028-14081 JT1DN
1055-14081 C56JC
1113-18102 C56JC
1041-14080 JT1DN
1055-14081 C56JC
1108-14085 TF3GC
1113-18102 C56JC
1118-14083 TF3GC
1454-18102 J69DS
1502-14079 HI8LAM
1506-14088 J69DS
1507-18101 A92HB Qsl GM3TVR
1529-14088 A92HB
1642-14081 C56JC
1702-14086 P41YL
1714-14082 TF3PPN
1728-14082 J69DS
2124-10142 J8/DL7AFS
2125-14080 5J0E Qsl via W5PF
2236-14085 FM5AA
2247--7035 T77NM
2313-18100 ZP9EH
2346--7037 J8/DL7AFS
2358-14081 ZP5CGL

Wednesday 5
0001-14079 ZP9CGL
0009--7037 J8/DL7AFS
0056--7037 P41YL
0141--7042 5J0E
0753-14082 JT1DN
0927-14082 C56JC
1035-14085 OL30SPACE Qsl via OK1TIR
1049-14081 SU1KM
1136-14079 5J0E
1139-21079 R1FJT
1143-14089 VR10XMT
1237-18102 4K9W
1306-14085 J7/W0SA
1341-10146 A45XR
1347-21083 HZ1PS
1401-18104 VQ9LA
1412-18100 5Z4HW
1446-14085 C56JC Qsl via ON4LAC
1459-14091 HZ1PS
1505-14087 HG100WTE
1511-14079 5J0E
1520-21085 C56JC
1542-14083 ER1RY
1547-18103 C56JC
1610-14085 9M2MT
1611-14083 9M6MZ
1620-14081 CO3CJ
1633-14087 TA7KA
1701-14085 J6/W0SA
1721--7040 R35NP
1726-14087 TA7KA
1811-18103 J8/DJ7ZG
2038-10141 J8/DL7AFS
2038--3585 OL30SPACE
2112-10143 3A2MW
2200-10144 CN8KD
2228-14080 C21DL
2258-10142 A45XR
2320-14087 5J0E
2344-21079 C21DL

Thursday 6
0004-14080 C21DL Qxl via DJ2EH
0016--3591 J8/DL8AFS
0757-14087 OL30SPACE
1138-18101 4K9W
1153-14082 FG5FI
1222-14081 DV1JM
1311-18102 J8/DJ7ZG
1400-14087 HG100WTE
1404-14087 R1FJT
1406-14084 UN7PBY
1426-14082 ES1GE
1437-18103 J8/DJ7ZG
1629-10147 A45XR
1648-14089 J6/W0SA
1900-10146 5z4hw
1951-10144 cn8ig

Note of interest:

NICARAGUA, YN. Look for activity from Mar 17th to Mar 21st by YV5SSB
and YV5TX 160-6m, focus on low bands + WARC and 60m; SSB RTTY PSK;
QSL also OK via IT9DAA

ARUBA, P40. Garry, K9WZB will sign P40ZB between April 16th to 24th
on 40 20 17 15 10 and 6m; CW SSB RTTY.

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Gl de (DX2) Luciano, I5FLN
e-mail luciano.fusari@alice.it

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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 848 - excerpts

9M0, SPRATLY ISLANDS (Update)
Operator Ed/N1UR and his xyl Christine/ KB1PQN (her first DXpedition) are still
expected to be active from Layang- Layang Island Resort, Spratly Islands
(AS-051) between 0800z, March 22nd and 0000z, March 30th. The duo have already
received their 9M6/N1UR and 9M6/KB1PQN licenses. Once they get permission from
the Navy, they will apply for a special 9M0 callsign. Activity will be on 160-10
meters, CW and SSB. There will be a station on 160m or 80m CW from 1030-1300z
and 2100-2300z daily.
At other times in darkness, they will be on various bands at different times.
Sunset on Spratly is 1040z and Sunrise is 2240z by the middle of that week.
Since omnidirectional verticals on the beach will be used, please be sure to
check long path and short path for the strongest signals. The operators will be
moving bands frequently to take advantage of any shorter band openings. They
will only be using 100 watts. QSL via K2RET: Bob Tomkovich, Jr., 405 Hemlock
Dr., Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734 USA. More information, as well as a "needs and
wants" mode/band survey can be found at:
http://www.n1urspratly.com/

CS9/CT3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS
Operator Helmut, DF7ZS, will be active as CS9L (or CT9L) during the CQ WW WPX
SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. He is also planning
to be active before and after the contest if time permits as CT3/DF7ZS. QSL via
DJ6QT (Bureau).

DXCC NEWS
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports that the following operation is
approved for DXCC credit:
3C7Y - Equatorial Guinea; 2007 Operation

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Operators Edwin/HI3K, Tino/HI3CCP and Dani/EA4ATI, who were active in this past
weekend's ARRL DX Contest as HI3C, will also be active in the upcoming CQ WPX
SSB Contest (March 29-30th) from Lomas del Toro in Santiago (Lomadeltoro Contest
Team's HI3CCP station):
http://www.lomadeltoro.com

IOTA NEWS

EU-128. Operators Axel/DH8AK, Sebastian/DO6ELW, Dirk/DK4DJ and Henning/ DK9LB
will be active as homecall/p from Fehmarn Island (O-01 for the German Islands
Award) from March 14-21st. They will also activate two lighthouses:
Marienleuchte - Old Tower (ARLHS FED-151) and Marienleuchte - New Tower (ARLHS
FED-016, WLOTA LH-0637). Activity will be on 80-10 meters, SSB, PSK31 and 2m
SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

NA-035. (Update) Operators Ray/WQ7R/HR9, Lane/KC4CD/HR2, Antonio/HR2DX,
Daniel/HR2DMR, Ramon/HR7REA, Javier/HR2J, Pedro/HR2PAC, Vinicio/ HR2MD,
Oscar/HR9OGS, Boyd/HR9BFS, Tom/W4JKC, Bill/NZ5N, Jim/W9GL, Ted/K9IMM and
possibly more will activate Swan Island as HQ8R between March 15-23rd. They plan
to be active on 160-10 meters with two stations on phone, one on CW and one on
the Digital modes (RTTY and PSK31). They plan to have four stations with ten
operators. Bill/NZ5N announced this past week that he will be active on the
satellites from Swan Island (Grid EK87), using a FT-817 and an Arrow antenna.
Time permitting, Bill will also try to make a few contacts before and after the
expedition from the Honduran mainland, EK55, EK65 and EK75. Weather permitting,
they may also try to give out EK76 from the boat on the way to and from the
island. QSL via HR2RCH: Radio Club de Honduras, PO Box 273, San Pedro Sula,
Cortes, HONDURAS (Information from (QRZ.com)). Visit their Web site at:
http://www.hondurasdx.com

KH9, WAKE ISLAND
Colin, WA2YUN, currently on a work assignment on Wake Island (OC-053, USI
OI-012S, WLOTA LH-2293) for an extended period, will operate as time permits as
WA2YUN/KH9. QSL via K2PF. He was heard this past week on 60 meters (5403.5 and
5371.5 kHz) between 1100-1200z and 20 meters usually after 0715z.

SU0, EGYPT (Possible 80m!)
Mustapha, DL1BDF, will be active from the Egyptian Amateur Radio Assembly ARC
(EARA) station, SU0ARA, in Cairo, between March 11-19th. Activity will be on all
HF bands. For the first time there "could" be some activity on the 80 meters
(permission is pending). Usually in Egypt this band is reserved for the military
authorities. QSL via SU1KM.

T8 & V6, PALAU AND MICRONESIA
Members of the Yamato Club (JA1ZEK) will be active from Yap Island (OC-012)
between April 9-16th. Look for the following operators to sign: Sasi/JA1KJW
(V63JQ), Mat/JA1JQY (V63JY) and Kuni/JA8VE (V63VE). The group will then move to
Palau (OC-009) and be active from April 16-19th as T88KJ (JA1KJW), T88VE (JA8VE)
and T88JY (JA1JQY). Activity will be on the HF bands, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL
V63VE and T88VE via JF1OCQ. QSL all others to their home callsign, direct or by
the bureau.

TF, ICELAND
A Russian team of operators will be active as TF/RK3MWL and homecall/TF from
here between March 11-18th. Operators mentioned are Alex/RA3MR, Artem/RD3MA,
Dmitry/RA3MF, Helen/RV3ACA (YL), Valery/ RZ6AU and Serge/UA1ANA. The group will
be active with an emphasis on the low band and 30/17/12 meters using all modes.
Also, look for them to be active in the Russian DX Contest (RDXC - March
16-17th) as TF4Y. Visit the RDXC Web page at:
http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/news.asp
QSL via RV3ACA.

TK, CORSICA (EU-014)
Members of the Radio Club Pazin (9A7P) will be active as TK/homecall between
March 13-17th. Operators mentioned are Dragan/9A2SX, Igor/9A3AXX, Hrle/9A6XX and
Marko/9A8MM. Activity will be on 80-10 meters and include an entry in the
Russian DX Contest (March 15-16th) as TK/9A8MM. The group will be operating from
Sisco valley in the north part of the island just outside Bastia. The equipment
that they will be using is a TS-440S + FT-857D, SB-220, 2 laptops, Spiderbeam
(20/15/10m) and an Inverted Vee for 80/40m. Other Corsica reference numbers are:
DIFM TK-001, MIA MCO-001 and WLOTA LH-1390. All QSL cards will be sent via the
bureau (per their other previous two operations). You don't have to send your
QSL cards to them. For more info, visit:
http://www.rkp.hr/active/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=473&Itemid=90

TX5C, CLIPPERTON ATOLL DXPEDITION UPDATE
The TX5C team is now heading toward Clipperton aboard the "Shogun" and has been
active on the air as FO5A/mm. The team set sail from San Diego during their
evening, February 27th, a day ahead of schedule. If everything goes as planned
and weather permitting, the team should be active from the island March 7th for
ten days. Here are the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 1827, 3507, 7007, 10107, 14027, 18078, 21027, 24897, 28027, 50107
SSB - 1847, 3797, 7057, 14197/14227*, 18147, 21295, 24947, 28497, 50127
RTTY - 3577, 7037, 10127, 14077, 18107, 21077, 24927, 28077 * 14227 for U.S.
Generals
Their goal is to make over 100,000 QSOs, and they will pay special attention to
working some of the more difficult areas like Europe and the Middle East. Pilots
stations for this operation are Dave/K4SV (k4sv@yahoo.com), Jean-Michel/F6AJA
(f6aja@escaut.net) and Chris/DL5NAM (force12@web.de).
QSL via N7CQQ, by the bureau or direct to: John Kennon, P.O. Box 31553,
Laughlin, Nevada 89028, USA. The log will also be uploaded to LoTW once the
official log has been certified. For more information, online log and updates,
visit the TX5C Web page at:
http://www.clipperton2008.org

VP6DX NOW QRT
After breaking several QSO records (including the most QSOs by a DXpedition),
the VP6DX operation from Ducie Island went QRT at 1359z, February 27th. The team
made a total of 183686 QSOs (CW - 87294, SSB - 86140 and RTTY - 10252). The
complete breakdown (by band and mode), as well as the log and updates on their
trip home, is available on their Web page at:
http://www.vp6dx.com
ADDED NOTE: On February 21st, the Ducie Island expedition submitted data for
over seven thousand VP6DX contacts to the ARRL robot. These contacts were with
over 900 stations whose owners made financial contributions of at least five
U.S. dollars to the expedition through February 24th.

WEB PAGES OF THE WEEK
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enjoyed building it."

DXCLUSTER INFO. Jim, AD1C, has been maintaining a Web site with a wealth of
information on DXcluster nodes at: http://www.dxcluster.info He has been trying
to update it at least monthly. If you find any information missing or incorrect,
please let him know at:
jjreisert@alum.mit.edu

YN, NICARAGUA
Members of 4M5DX Group (Alex/YV5SSB, Jose/YV5TX and possibly others) will be
active as YN2YV from Granada between March 17-21st. Their goal is to have at
least 2 stations on the air on different bands during all of the operation. They
want to be active on 160-6 meters, as well as 60/30/17/12 meters and the lower
bands. Modes mentioned are: SSB/RTTY/BPSK31/BPSK63 and possibly CW. QSL via
IT9DAA. They plan to upload their log to the LoTW. The YN2YV Web page is
available at:
http://www.yn2yv.4m5dx.info/
ADDED NOTE: They are looking for more operators.

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