It is Sunday the 16th March 2008 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1486.

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 1486 for 16th March 2008

ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2007 ZL1GO/8 DXpedition to Kermadec Island has been approved for DXCC credit. "If you had cards rejected for this operation, please send an e-mail <dxcc@arrl.org> to the ARRL DXCC Desk to have your DXCC record updated," Moore said.

from the ARRL Letter March 14th 2008-03-15

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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 7th to 13th March, issued on 14th March by the IPS Radio and Space Services.

SUMMARY
Date 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
10cm flux 71 70 70 70 70 69 70
AFr index 1 6 14 12 7 9 ( 10 estimated)
Aaus index 3 11 20 12 15 9 ( 14 estimated)
T index 8 -2 15 -16 1 9 -9

Solar flare activity was very low all week.

Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet on 7th; quiet to active on 8th, 11th and 13th; unsettled with a minor storm period on 9th; quiet to unsettled on 10th and 12th.

Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th; mostly near predicted on 9th; depressed 30 per cent to near predicted on 10th; and near predicted to 15 per cent depressed on 13th.

Forecast for 14th to 20th March.

Solar activity should be low.

Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions.

Frequencies should be near or only slightly below predicted monthly values.

courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services

summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer

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RTDX0313 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 13 MARCH 2008 (BID RTDX0313)

This week our information came from AA5AU, GU0SUP, I5FLN,
and the Central Europe clusternode DB0SPC. Thank you all.

Friday 07
0012--7037 J8/DL7AFS
0220--7041 PZ5RA
0702-14082 JT1DN
0746-14081 SU1KM
0815-14086 HL5YI
1219-14085 VR10XMT
1311-14082 4K9W
1337-14083 SU1KM
1338-14088 DV1JM
1340-14089 VU2SWS
1429-14085 E20WXA
1433-14080 R1FJT
1522-14087 HZ1IK
1523-14087 P41YL
1851-14081 J8/DJ7ZG
1859-14080 C91R
1953-14086 H7/IV3IYH
2052-10131 J8/DJ7ZG
2231-14081 VK2KM
2232--7038 J8/DL7AFS
2309--7039 P41YL
2331-18097 ZP9EH

Saturday 08
0047-18109 ZP9EH
0057--7038 J8/DL7AFS
0157-14089 KL7DX
0559-14083 EK8ZZ
0807-18105 EY8AW
0826-14082 4K9W
1112-14085 FG5FI
1129-18103 XW1B
1142-14087 6W/RW3TN
1235-14085 KP4ED
1357-14089 DV1JM
1408-14080 FH1LE
1423-18104 J8/DJ7ZG
1442-14083 E20WXA
1505-14080 5Z4HW
1534-14083 A92HB
1603-14081 ER1RY
1610-14081 J8/DJ7EG
1610-14080 C91R
1642-10145 EA9IB
1653-14088 C31BO
1738-18107 J8/DJ7ZG
1740-24923 WP3C
1759-14082 EA6BH
1909-14086 P41YL
1924-14081 D2NX
2021-10132 J8/DJ7ZG
2030-14086 KL7DX
2032-14080 H7/IV3IYH
2122-18101 JA6WFM/HC5
2140-18102 XE1YJS
2146-10143 EA9IB
2146-18096 ZP9EH
2152-10143 CN8KD
2153-14091 YV4FJK
2209-14086 CO2GL
2320--7039 J8/DL7AFS
2325-14085 VR10XMT
2338-14080 DS3KLX

Sunday 09
0012--7039 J8/DL7AFS
0016--7039 TF3GC
0151--7079 KL7FH
0414-14081 EK8ZZ
0515-18107 VR10XMT
0529-18105 EY8AW
0744-21082 E20WXA
0932-18103 VU2NKS
0946-18107 XW1B
1510-14086 A92HB
1514-18104 5Z4HW
1545-18102 PZ5RA
1619-14086 ER1RY
1641-14083 P41YL
1653-14083 FH1LE
1713-14084 XE3RBA
1726-14083 SU1KM
1759-14080 YV4FJK
1851-14080 J8/DJ7ZG
1901-14084 CO2GL
1928-14083 H7/IV3IYH
2020-14080 V73RY
2029--7040 HZ1IK
2032-14080 FG5FI
2101-24945 TX5C
2122-14083 TI4DJ
2249--7040 J8/DL7AFS
2302--7043 P41YL

Monday 10
1210-14085 VR10XMT
1335-14082 SU1KM
1338-14090 XW1B
1422-18105 HZ1IK
1509-14086 E20WXA
1804-10137 A45XR
1937-10143 CN8KD
2044-10138 J8/DJ7ZG
2121--7037 J8/DL7AFS
2127-28075 TX5C
2316-14081 J69DS
2328-24900 TX5C

Tuesday 11
0001-24900 TX5C
0043-10127 TX5C
0633-10127 TX5C
1000-14081 JT1DN
1250-10128 TX5C
1318-14080 4K9W
1331-14080 TX5C
1534-14081 HZ1IK
1852-14081 P41YL
1942-14080 TX5C
2002-14092 9L1BTB
2050-14083 J69DS
2104-10139 J8/DJ7ZG
2302-14080 YV1FM

Wednesday 12
0857-18102 4K9W
0943-18101 CT3/DL3KWF
1109-10127 TX5C
1141-14087 XW1B
1143-14086 SU1KM
1149-18104 E20WXA
1338-14084 R1FJT
1408-18105 HZ1IK
1451-14081 A92HB
1500-24920 TX5C
1537-14080 P41YL
1604-14087 YI1OM
1630-14085 C91R
1650-14084 ZB2GG
1708-14087 V25WY
1728-14084 XE2WWW
1829-14087 C31BO
1832-18104 V25WY
1851-14085 FG5FI
1936-14088 SV8CS
1953-14081 FG5LA
2241--7040 J8/DL7AFS
2333-14084 P41YL

Thursday 13
0030--7038 P41YL
0039--7037 J8/DL7AFS
0042--7038 KP4ED
0050--7036 T77NM
0120-14080 TX5C
0406--7039 TX5C
0903-14082 SU1KM
0915-14081 JT1DN
1052--7039 TX5C
1138-14086 VR10XMT
1200-14089 VU2SWS
1307-14088 DV1JM
1322-14083 PJ2MI
1342-18103 E20WXA
1402-14082 TX5C
1412-18102 4K9W
1417-18104 9M6XRO
1417-14077 FG5LA
1459-10137 A45XR
1525-14084 A92HB
1531-14080 C91R
1634-14080 R1FJT
1738-14082 TX5C
1907-14090 FG5FI
1909-10138 A45WD
2029-14080 J8/DJ7ZG
2037-18103 VK9NS
2112-14080 HP1AML
2130-14080 CO3CJ
2151-10141 ZB3B
2158--7037 TX5C

Notes of Interest

6Y - JAMAICA: Look for K3TRM/6Y5, Frank on 80m to 10m SSB, CW and RTTY
March 14 to 23. QSL via homecall.

9X - RWANDA: A major group of Spanish hams will be active as 9X0R
March 16 to 27. Announced RTTY frequencies are: 7035, 10140, 14080,
18100, 21080, 24920 and 28080 kHz. QSL vis EA5RM.

CE0Z - JUAN FERNANDEZ: DL2AH, Ulli plans some RTTY and SSB operation
as CE0Z/DL2AH March 18 to April 7 on 40m to 10m. This is a holiday
style operation. QSL via DL2AH.

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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. 849 - excerpts

6Y, JAMAICA (60m Activity)
Frank, K3TRM, informs OPDX that he is returning to Lucea, Jamaica (NA-097),
again for vacation and will be active as K3TRM/6Y5 from March 14-23rd. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters SSB, CW, and RTTY. He has also received permission from
the Jamaican authorities to activate 60 meters for the first time from Jamaica.
QSL via his home callsign direct (w/SASE), by the bureau or LoTW. Additional
information is available on his Web site at:
http://www.k3trm.com/

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 (See details in
OPDX.848).
Ed (now in BY-land) informed OPDX this past week that both operators now have
permission from the Navy to use the callsign 9M6/N1UR. He is also looking for
any donations (if possible) to help defray the significant "Extra Baggage"
charges to Spratly. There are lots of coax and wire going over to the island to
put up the best TX and RX antennas possible with their limited budget. Ed
mentioned that he will be updating their Web site regularly as it gets closer to
their arrival on Spratly. He is not sure if they will be able to post updates
from Spratly itself, but they will try. 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/

9X, RWANDA (Update)
The multi-national DXpedition team scheduled to be active as 9X0R this coming
weekend between March 16-27th, has added another operator to their team. The new
operator is Benard, F9IE. The 9X0R team plans to have at least 3 stations on the
air on the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 1824, 3504, 7004, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894 and 28024
SSB - 1845, 3795, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495
RTTY - 7035, 10140, 18100, 21080, 24920 and 28080 kHz
QSL via EA5RM. For more info on the DXpedition, please visit their Web page at:
http://www.9x0r.com

FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLANDS
Jean-Michel, F6AJA, editor of Les Nouvelles DX, informed OPDX on Monday last
week that after many years of effort, the permission has finally been received
and an operation to Glorioso (Glorieuses) Islands will take place, probably
early May (possibly between May 5-9th) for some weeks. At the moment, operators
mentioned are Pascal/F5PTM, Freddy/F5IRO, Stephane/F6KIN, David/F8CRS,
Yves-Michel/ F5PRU and possibly 3 others. The team plans to have 3 or 4 stations
on the air. They are currently looking for sponsors, and if you would like to
help, please contact Didier, F5OGL. Presently, Glorioso is ranked 4th in "DX
Magazine's 2007 Most Wanted Countries World-Wide" in the mixed modes (EU 7th,
Asia 9th and NA 4th). There is no Web page currently available for this
operation.
ADDED NOTE: Jean-Michel, F6AJA, provides DXers with an interesting Web page that
(probably) has the most complete QSL collection (28 different QSL) from
Glorioso. Take a look at:
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=topten&pfx=FRG
He still needs some cards for his collection: FR5ES/G, FR5HG/G and FR5KH/G.

HH, HAITI
Operators Jan/K4QD and Don/AF4Z will be active as HH4/homecall from the
Northwest Haiti Christian Mission (www.nwhcm.org) between March 24th and April 4th. They will operate 80-10 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY as time permits. They will also participate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest March 29-30th). QSL via their home callsigns. Operators prefer direct or LoTW, but the Bureau is "OK".

J8, ST. VINCENT
Operators Babs/DL7AFS and Lot/DJ7ZG are now active as J8/DL7AFS and J8/DJ7ZG,
respectively, until March 20th. Activity will be 80-6 meters, mostly on RTTY,
PSK31 and SSB. QSL via DL7AFS.

MEGA DX PEDITIONS HONOR ROLL
Jari, OH2BU, has put together and maintained an interesting Excel spreadsheet
over the last 12 years called - The "Mega DX Peditions Honor Roll". This Honor
Roll listing currently includes data of 114 DXpeditions that have worked 30,000
or more QSOs since 1979. This unique listing includes data on:
- A summary on the DXpedition (dates, length, QSOs, stations..etc.)
- Information on Logs, Web site, QSL routes and if it is in LoTW
- List of operators of the DXpedition
- QSO statistics per continents, modes and bands
- Also continental, band and mode records
The whole purpose of this listing is to help future DXpeditions in planning
their next operation, and to understand the possibilities in making QSOs to
different continents and to optimize their efforts.

The following is the currently "TOP TEN DXPEDITIONS ON THE HONOR ROLL":
Length QSO total
Pos. Call DXCC Entity (days) Dates Year with dupes Stns
1 VP6DX Ducie I. 17 Feb 11-27 2008 183,686 7
2 D68C Comoros Is. 20 Feb 8-28 2001 168,722 10
3 3B9C Rodrigues I. 24 Mar 19-Apr 12 2004 153,113 10-12
4 3B7C St. Brandon 15 Sep 9-24 2007 137,500
5 4O3T Montenegro 24 Jul 20-Aug 13 2006 120,000
6 N8S Swains I. 11 Apr 4-15 2007 117,205 7
7 5A7A Libya 14 Nov 16-29 2006 112,232 7+1(6m)
8 VU7RG/VU7MY Lakshadweep Is.14 Jan 15-29 2007 110,201 13
9 ZL9CI Campbell Is. 17 Jan 7-24 1999 96,004 6+(1)
10 K1B Baker & Howland 9 Apr 28-May 7 2002 95,127 6The above is just a very small sample of this unique listing. If you are
interested in the complete Excel spreadsheet (4 MB), contact Jari, OH2BU at:
jari.jussila@oh2bu.pp.fi

OJ, MARKET REEF (EU-053, ARLHS MAR-001)
A Swedish team will activate the reef during the first week of June 2008.
Activity will be on 160-2 meters CW/SSB/RTTY/WSJT and also the satellites. The
callsign(s) and the operators (as well as QSL routes) are to be announced later.

TK7, CORSICA (Update)
Members of the F6KOP Provins ARS, who will be active as TK7C between May 3-10th
(see OPDX.847), have named Laurent, F1JKJ, as the final 6th operator of their
team. The group plans on having 3 stations on the air, on 80-10 meters, with
Acom 1010, Spider- beams, dipoles and verticals. Modes will be CW, SSB and the
Digitals modes.QSL via Bernard, F9IE.

TX5C, CLIPPERTON ATOLL DXPEDITION UPDATE
The Clipperton team is now on the air!. Looks like activity by TX5C started
around 0000z, March 9th. Reports indicate the team battled sea sickness getting
there and are now fighting the heat (110 deg. F). Because of the heat, the team
was approximately 24 hours behind their intended schedule during the set up.
Their Web site stated,
"The heat has compounded our work load and Arnie, N6HC, had his hands full
dealing with sunburns and mandatory work and water breaks every 30 minutes to
ensure each team member's safety."
As this bulletin was being prepared, it seemed that they were on all bands
except 12m and 60m. 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

V2, ANTIGUA (NA-100)
Operators Mark/W9OP and Bob/W4OWY will again be active as V25WY and V25OP,
respectively, from Gunthroppes (WLOTA LH-1118, WW Loc. FK97BC), March 11-17th.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to be very active
on 50.110 MHz using an OMNI-7 at 100 watts with a 3 element yagi at 40 feet. QSL
via their respective home callsigns.

VP2E, ANGUILLA
Operators Franz/DL9GFB (VP2EFB) and Jan/DJ8NK (VP2ENK) will be active from
Anguilla between March 26th and April 6th. Jan tells OPDX that their activity
will include the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th). They plan to operate on
160-10 meters, CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. The final decision about their equipment
is yet to made, but for sure they will have a quarter wave antenna for 75/80m
and an Inverted L for 160m. They also plan to have 2 stations with linears. The
QTH is placed in the north part of the island at "Island Harbour" overlooking
the sea. QSL via their home callsigns.

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