It is Sunday the 13th April 2008 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY broadcast bringing you - cast 1490.
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 1490 for 13th April 2008
IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 4th to 10th April, issued by the IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
10cm flux 73 71 69 69 70 68 68
AFr index 8 9 11 9 6 9 ( 7 estimated)
Aaus index 9 11 12 10 8 10 ( 10 estimated)
T index 19 24 22 14 12 5 6
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet to unsettled on 4th; mostly quiet to unsettled with isolated active periods and storm periods at higher latitudes on 6th; quiet to active on 6th; mostly quiet to unsettled with minor storm periods at high latitudes on 7th to 9th; and mostly quiet to unsettled on 10th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted to 30 per vent enhanced on 4th; near predicted on 5th and 7th; near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 6th; near predicted to 30 per cent depressed on 8th; near predicted on 9th with spread F at Hobart and Learmonth; and near predicted to 30 per cent depressed with Spread F at Hobart.
Forecast for 11th to 17th April.
Solar activity should be low.
Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions.
Frequencies should be mostly near predicted monthly values.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat VK2JPA ANARTS Broadcast Officer
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RTDX0410 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 10 APRIL 2008 (BID RTDX0410)
This week our information came from AA5AU, GU0SUP, I5FLN, UT5DX
and the Central Europe clusternode DB0SPC. Thank you all.
Friday 04
0118-14081 HC2GF
0126--7040 VQ9LA
0131-14088 CE1VCZ
0555-14080 KH6ZM
0611-14086 JT1DN
0618-14082 SU1KM
0703-14080 R1FJT
0812-14082 AL7R
0852-18105 VK9NS
0918-18105 VR10XMT
0938-14083 HL0HQSC
1000-18101 JD1BMM
1001-21084 VQ9LA
1005-21083 HL0HQSC
1213-14080 VR10XMT
1238-14082 SU1KM
1254-14085 3V8CB
1257-18104 SV9CVY
1258-14085 HL2KV
1302-14082 TO1C Martinique
1336-14089 BD1BYV
1343-14086 UK8OAR
1408-14087 EP4SP
1410-14085 9V1UV
1501-14095 KP4ED
1513-18114 VP2ENK
1513-14088 VU2NKS
1621-14080 XU7MDY
1623-14081 E73CW
1640-14082 IS0XBS
1644-18105 D2NX
1644-14085 C91R
1706-18105 YV1FM
1738-14084 TA1DX
1744-14080 R1FJT
1813-14080 P41YL
1830-14094 CU2JT
1905-14087 OX3DB
1945-14090 WP3PK
2031-14082 JD1BMM
2106-14086 CO8LY
2138-14088 TO1C Martinique
2204-14086 EA6/I1RSA
2331-14086 XE1MW
Saturday 05
0018-14086 CE1VCZ
0041-14080 HC1HC
0049-14081 J69DS
0054-14083 HL0HQSC
0109-14080 XV1X
0230-21083 XV9DT
0321-18105 XU7MDY
0328-18103 VR10XLN
0339-18104 BX5AA
0450-18106 XV9DT
0500-18104 ZL1BYZ
0714-14084 HL0HQSC
0744-18105 VR10XMT
0801-14081 R1FJT
0919-21085 VQ9LA
0920-14082 SU1KM
0935-21080 VU2NKS
1213-14083 CO2EL
1228-14083 4K9W
1414-14085 9V1UV
1420-14082 XU7MDY
1514-18102 TR8CA
1600-2400 EA RTTY CONTEST
Sunday 06
0000-1600 EA RTTY CONTEST
1707-14080 C91R
1937-24908 LU7HF
2050-10143 KP4ED
2343-14080 HC1HC
Monday 07
0003-14081 HC1HC
0225--7033 P41YL
0910-24922 HL0HQSC
1110-14084 VP5/KZ8O
1147-14083 VR10XMT
1215-14089 YB0JI
1224-14089 BD1BYV
1315-14084 XU7MDY
1323-14087 UK8AKK
1326-14088 BD1BYV
1332-14081 BV4VR
1335-14083 IS0YEK
1349-14085 CT3KT
1405-14092 VU2NKS
1426-18105 ZS6GAV
1432-18105 A45WG
1921-14085 TO1C Martinique
1952-10143 SV9/SV1AVD
1957--7044 HZ1IK
2140-14086 CE1VCZ
2254-14080 HC1HC
Tuesday 08
0353-21082 HL0HQSC
0754-14088 OD5NJ
0841-21081 XU7MDY
0848-21082 HL0HQSC
0858-14085 JT1DN
0905-14080 R1FJT
1133-14083 J39/KZ80
1158-14080 VR10XMT
1226-14085 VK2KM
1240-14084 DS4DBF
1312-14086 E21YDP
1332-14085 6K5XZE
1404-14080 HL5BHX
1503-14083 IS0LFZ
1700-14088 HZ1PS
1729-14082 P41YL
1800-21083 WP4U
2009-14085 TO1C Martinique
2013-14082 E74KC
2103-14087 CO3CJ
2159-14086 CE1VCZ
2242-14082 HC2GF
2305-14086 CX6DAP
2306-14089 HK6P
Wednesday 09
0138--7035 HL0HQSC
0656-18105 ZL4PW
0830-14087 XW1B
0837-14082 EA6/I1RSA
0849-14086 JT1DN
1220-14085 VR10XMT
1245-14084 4L1BR
1247-14087 HK6P
1253-18104 A45WG
1303-14086 J39/KI4LUB
1321-14082 4D75T
1329-14094 VU2NKS
1343-14090 XW1B
1410-14086 ER1RY
1443-14085 EP4SP
1527-14079 XU7MDY
1552-14082 CO3CJ
1634-14087 YI1OM
1746-14092 SV9CVY
1947-14081 TO1C Martinique
Thursday 10
0010--7040 HK6P
0152-14086 XW1B
0701-14082 4K9W
0749-21082 HL0HQSC
0936-14085 JT1DN
1011-18102 XW1B
1022-14080 XU7MDY
1031-14086 BD1DQD
1137-14085 VR10XMT
1345-14082 KH2F/KH0
1411-14087 UA2FX
1430-14085 4D75T
1603-21083 TA1DX
1755-14082 4U1UN
1756-18104 WP4U
1814-14082 CO3CJ
1826-28080 WP4U
1858-10133 WP4U
2107-14083 HC2GF
Notes of Interest
The VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES are distributed every week via the
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For next week's bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of
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Goetz Linss DJ3IW
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 853 - excerpts
2M1, SCOTLAND (Satellites and Low-band)
Paul, 2E1EUB, will be active again as 2M1EUB from Cairngorms National Park near
Aberdeen (IO87RJ) beginning April 12th for 7 days. Activity will be on all
satellites (but mainly AO7 SSB), 160/80 meters and some other HF SSB. QSL via
his home callsign. Also, visit the (QRZ.com) Web page under 2M1EUB to see a
picture of the location and QSL info.
3V, TUNISIA
Operators Zoki/Z33F and Momo/Z31MM will be active from Sousse at the 3V8SS
Tunisian Scout Club Station between May 15-26th. Activity will be on all bands,
including 30/17/12 meters and on all modes (RTTY/PSK/CW/SSB/SSTV). There will
also be activity on 2 meters. Also, Zoki, Z33F, plans to be a
Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry in CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th), and
Momo, Z31MM, will be in the EU PSK Contest (May 17-18th). QSL 3V8SS via IZ8FWN.
For more and updated info, please visit the following Web pages at:
http://www.mdxc.org/z33f
http://www.z33f.blog.com.mk
A7, QATAR
Bill, NM7H (YI9WF), is expected to return to here sometime in early April and be
active as A7/G0MKT through the middle of June. Activity will be mainly CW on
40-6 meters with some SSB and PSK. QSL via NM7H, direct or by the bureau.
AH8, AMERICAN SAMOA
Dr. Gavin, W9EYE, will be going back here to do some missionary eye surgery from
April 21-27th. He hopes to be active as AH8/W9EYE during his spare time. Dr.
Gavin will try to be all bands 80-10 meters with high power as propagation
allows, SSB and hopefully RTTY. QSL via his home callsign as instructed on
(QRZ.com).
DXCC NEWS
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports that the following operation is
approved for DXCC credit:
G4GIR/KH9 - Wake Island; 2007 Operation
If you had this rejected in a prior application, please send a note to
dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list for an update.
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports:
"In follow up to the January 21, 2008, DXCC blog entry regarding St.
Barthelemy, DXCC has completed processing 2007 applications and St. Barthelemy
has now been added to the DXCC computer system, and, Logbook of The World.
This moves the #1 Honor Roll position to 338 current entities making entry
level Honor Roll 329.
While DXCC has completed 2007 applications, there are a number of application
returns still being mailed, so it may be another 2-3 weeks before applicants
receive their 2007 return.
Lastly, Logbook of The World is now accepting certificate requests for St.
Barthelemy, and once those logs are submitted the matches should occur and
applicants can claim DXCC credit.
For programmers who use the DXCC entity numbering system, the entity code for
St Barthelemy is 516."
FS, ST. MARTIN
Bob, N9QGU, will be active from here for about two weeks starting April 22nd. He
informs OPDX that he will be operational on 20-10 meters SSB, early mornings and
late afternoon. Bob states, "Last year during a two week period in May, I made
over 1000 contacts from St. Martin. I worked most of them on 17 meters. It had
the best band conditions."
GB1, ENGLAND (Special Event)
Look for special event station GB1SUN to be active until the end of the year
promoting the use of solar energy in amateur radio. The station will be powered
by solar panels and will operate on the HF and VHF bands. The location is
Ossett, West Yorkshire, the QTH of Mary and Robert Brown, M3XMW and M0JRB.
GB6, ENGLAND (Special Event)
Look for GB6GEO to be on the air from "The Prehistoric Caves", of "Kent's
Cavern", England's oldest home in Britain. GB6GEO will be situated in "The
English Riviera" (Torbay), that is recognized as having Geo Park status. There
are six in the UK, and fifty- three in the world. They hope GB3GEO will help to
promote geological heritage to the general public. There will be a special open
day at the caves on Sunday, May 25th, and GB6GEO will be on the air during the
weekend of May 24-25th. Operations will be on 80-2 meters. The station will be
run by Martin/G3VOF, with help from John/G7HIK, Paddy/M1EIW and Roger/2E0GHR.
There will be a special QSL card sent for all QSOs made with GB6GEO via the
bureau.
HL0, REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Special Event)
Look for special event station HL0HQSC to be active until April 30th. Operations
will be on all bands and modes, including the satellites. Activity is to
commemorate the first YL Korean astronaut, Yi So-yeon (DS3SYL), during her
mission on ISS (International Space Station) between April 8-19th, and to
celebrate ARISS School Contact that she will communicate with Korean youths
through HAM radio during her mission to Space. QSL via HL2CFY, direct or by the
bureau.
IOTA NEWS
EU-005. Members of the CQ CQ Portable Group, UK, will active as GB0PIA from Piel
Island, May 24-25th. Operators mentioned are: John/M0JFE, Ian/2E0EDX,
Brian/2E0OYG, Nathan/2E0OCC, Greg/ 2E0RXX, Sean/2E0BAX and Liam/M3ZRY. Activity
is planned for 160m-70cm (no 30m) with band conditions determining which will be
used. HF equipment consists of FT817 rigs with 80w linear and various antenna
systems. VHF/UHF equipment consists of various radios for 2m, 6m and 70cm, with
beams and verticals. Piel Island lies half a mile (1 km) off the southern tip of
the Furness Peninsula in the administrative county of Cumbria (WW Loc. IO84JB,
WAB square SD26). This operation will also count for the Piel Island 14th
Century Castle (CASHOTA reference G/151/C). For more information and updates,
visit the following Web page at:
http://www.hamuniverse.com/pielislanddxpedition.html
J3, GRENADA
Operator Hans/DL7CM and Siegfried/DM2AYO will be active as J3/homecall between
November 6-25th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. They
plan to have two stations on the air with 750 watts, yagis and GP. QSL via their
home callsign. Watch for more details at:
http://www.qsl.net/dl7cm
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (NA-106)
Glen/W5IF and his XYL will be visiting the WP2Z superstation on St. Croix
between April 23-30th. He will be operating as KP2/W5IF and plans to be active
on all bands with a special emphasis on RTTY and 30/17/12 meters. For RTTY skeds
and info, please contact Glen at: W5IF@valornet.com. He also tells OPDX,
"Looking forward to a week of R & R (rest and radio) Hi..." QSL via his home
callsign, LoTW or by the bureau.
P4, ARUBA (Date Change)
Garry/K9WZB and his wife Sharon/K7WZB will be active as P40ZB from May 6-15th
(not April 16-24th as first announced). Garry informs OPDX that the dates were
changed due to medical problems (Sharon/K7WZB broke her leg). OPDX and its
readers wish Sharon the best and speedy recovery. Activity will be on
40/20/17/15/10/6 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to K9WZB.
VU/VU4/VU7 NIARS NEWS
It was announced this past week that the National Institute of Amateur Radio
(NIAR) will be celebrating its "Silver Jubilee" in Hyderabad, India, between
October 18-20th. To help celebrate this event, look for some special amateur
radio activities to take place between October 24th and November 3rd from many
Indian locations which will include operations from the Andaman & Nicobar
Islands (VU4) and Lakshadweep Islands (VU7). NIAR will be assisting foreign
amateurs in regard to reciprocal licenses or operation permits for the VU4 and
VU7 activations. To receive details about license requirements, fill out the
registration form at:
http://www.niar.org/sj/form.html
More information is available at:
http://www.niar.org/sj/index.htm
XU, CAMBODIA
Retu, OH4MDY, is now active as XU7MDY from Sihanoukville until April 14th.
Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. He was
spotted this past weekend on 20/17 meters SSB/RTTY. QSL only direct to XU7MDY
address on (QRZ.com).
XU, CAMBODIA
Wim, ON6NP, will once again be active from here this time as XU7ADV from April
9-28th. Activity will be on SSB and the Digi modes (PSK31 and RTTY). His
equipment will be a FT857D, band pass filter, automatic antenna tuner CG-5000
and SB-1000 interface.
ZS8, MARION ISLAND
Petrus, ZS6GCM, is now on Marion Island. He arrived on the island on March 31st.
As reported last week, do not expect him to be on the air as ZS8T for about
three to four weeks. This is due to a changeover time in working patterns and
general settling in on the island. He is expected to be on Marion for at least a
year. For updates and the first offical announcement of ZS8T being on the air,
please visit the official ZS8T Web site at:
http://zs8t.net
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73’s from Pat VK2JPA broadcast Officer.