It is Sunday the 11th January 2009 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY news bringing you - cast 1526
.
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. HA Contest
2. IPS Report
3. VK2SG RTTY DX Notes
4. OPDX Bulletin excerpts
5. ARRL DX News
6. Anarts Information
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1526 for 11th January 2009
on behalf of the contest committee of HA-DX contest we would like to remind you that the next HA-DX contest is going to be organized between 17th January 1200 GMT and 18th January 2009 1159 GMT.
We ask you to take part in the contest and propagate and popularize the contest among your radio amateur friends.
The most important issues regarding the contest:
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,15 and 10 m.
Mode: CW and SSB.
Contest exchanges for non HA stations: RST + serial number from 001.
HA stations send their county abbreviations.
Cabrillo logs can be sent to hadx@mrasz.axelero.net as attachment
or can be submitted on the contest home page: http://www.ha-dx.com
The e-mail address above is only for submission of Cabrillo logs, if you have any questions or remarks please send it to contestmanager@mrasz.axelero.net
If someone cannot create a Cabrillo log he/she also can type the QSOs into a handy form on the home page.
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 2nd to 8th January, issued on 9th January 2009.
SUMMARY
Date 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
10cm flux 70 70 69 69 69 69 69
Afr index 3 8 5 3 2 1 ( 1 estimated)
Aaus index 6 9 4 5 3 4 ( 5 estimated)
T index -19 -1 -9 2 -13 -28 -19
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet to unsettled on 3rd; otherwise quiet during the period.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were depressed 20 per cent on 2nd; near predicted to 20 per cent depressed on 3rd; depressed 15 per cent to near predicted on 4th; mostly near predicted on 5th; depressed 15 to 20 per cent on 6th and 7th; and variable conditions during local day to depressed 20 per cent during local night on 8th.
Forecast for 9th to 15th January
Solar activity should be very 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 Leeper VK2JPA
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RTDX0108 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 8 JANUARY 2009 (BID RTDX0108)
This week our information came from AA5AU, GU0SUP, I5FLN, UT5DX,
425DX, DX-NL and the DX Summit. Thank you all.
Friday 02
0013-14084 XE3DX
0023--7041 4A1DXXE
0230--7051 P49X
0241--7049 XE1YK
0325--7044 PY2DN
0326--7044 XE3DX
0339--7052 PY3KN
0344--7046 PY3MSF
0345--7049 PU3CAL
0552--7046 4A1DXX
0743-14080 TM4IPY
0806-14084 JD1BMH
0907-18104 XW1B
0918-14088 4Z8BB
0921-14089 J5UAP
0953-18105 EA8UP
1049-14078 SU1KM
1132-14082 VK6IR
1147-14083 DS5QLJ
1154-18105 E44M
1159--7037 UN1L
1213-14086 TI8II
1222-18103 4Z4TL
1229-14081 VK2KM
1302--7031 VK6IR
1327-10145 XW1B
1332-14095 A71CV
1339-14081 EP3SMH
1351-14086 ET3SID
1407-14093 E44M
1421-14095 VK0MT
1427-14082 CU3CC
1432-10145 XW1B
1433-21085 P49X
1508-14085 TF3PPN
1515-14088 CN8KD
1521-14085 J28KO
1523-14087 MI0BPB
1533-14080 ZF2NN
1534-10139 UK9AA
1555-10140 E44M
1609-14081 EK6TA
1704-14083 5D0IPY
1742-14088 J5UAP
1749-14086 ET3SID
1839--7039 JD1BMH
1858-14082 LW1DXH
1913-14084 ZS2EZ
1919-21085 P49X
1930-14083 OX3DB
1954-14082 YV5SSB
2006-14086 PT7DX
2013-14088 EA8BLU
2038-14081 VK2KM
2040--7040 EK6TA
2050--7038 YV5SSB
2202--7052 P49X
2217-14084 KH6MB
2220-14079 ZF2NN
2233-14081 OA4CN
2307--7040 FM5AA
2321--7040 EA6BH
2325--7038 YV4TX
Saturday 03
0033--7041 ET3SID
0112--7042 TG9AHM
0120--7040 ER0WW
0126--7039 KP2N
0140--7043 WP4U
0249--7040 ZF2NN
0340--7038 UN9PQ
0359--7047 4A1DXXE
0525-18107 JD1BMM
0550-18104 XU7ABN
0635-14085 JD1BMM
0654-14090 E44M
0702-14090 9K2HN
0712-18103 UK9AA
0806-14086 5D0IPY
0852-14079 UN1F
0852-14083 ER0WW
0908-14089 VR2XMT
0933-18102 XW1B
1127-21083 4Z8BB
1155-21089 CX7TT
1214-21086 EA8OM
1224-21081 J5UAP
1242-14080 CU3CC
1252-10139 TA2MW
1308-14089 EU1PA
1314-21080 HZ1PS
1325-14092 E44M
1402-14080 SV9COL
1407-14082 E74KC
1412-14085 TI8II
1437-14085 VK6IR
1510-14084 A61CK
1534-10145 4A1DXXE
1553--7031 VK6IR
1600-24920 TI8II
1604-14082 ZB2GG
1615-10141 E44M
1638-21085 TI8II
1648-14092 J5UAP
1652-21090 HI3TEJ
1655-14080 HC2GF
1702-14086 4A1DXXE
1707-14078 YV5SSB
1736-14086 HI3TEJ
1805-14097 ZS2EZ
1807-14088 KL5O
1811-14081 KH6FI
1829-21083 J39BS
1830-14117 KH6GMP
1830-21085 P49X
1830-21087 LU8ADX
1831-21096 HP1AC
1833-21084 CX7TT
1834-14084 P49X
1841-14078 4M5DX
1858-21093 HI3TEJ
1858-21094 LT0H
1902-14091 KH6MB
1911-14081 ZC4LI
1911-21098 ZX2B
1926-21102 PT8DX
1931-21085 P49X
1934--7050 5C5W
1957--7027 4Z8BB
1957-21085 PX2T
1959--7034 UP6P
1959-21085 ZL1BYZ
2001-21098 4M5DX
2002-14084 P49X
2002-21080 KH6MB
2003-14112 ZS2EZ
2013-21081 KH6FI
2014-14078 KP2D
2015-21090 PZ5RA
2025-28090 LU8ADX
2042-18098 4A1DXXE
2045-21103 KH6GMP
2048--7046 GI5K
2052-14057 KP4VP
2054--7036 UN1L
2054-21074 XE1YK
2055-14102 KL5O
2101--7056 ZC4LI
2102--7042 E21YDP
2102-21093 LT0H
2104--7041 SV9COL
2108-21090 PZ5RA
2110-21084 KP2D
2113-21110 KL8DX
2117-21085 P49X
2120-21081 KH6FI
2126-14084 P49X
2140--7069 ER0WW
2145-21105 PT8DX
2152-10143 4A1DXXE
2157--7041 YV1JGT
2159--7038 4M5DX
2200--7056 VU2NKS
2201-21090 PZ5RA
2204-14090 SV9OFS
2205-21095 PU2MJU
2207--7063 J39BS
2213-21093 HI3TEJ
2218-14085 XE1ZVO
2222-21087 XE2YWH
2239--7031 EA6BH
2240--7050 PZ5RA
2240-21097 LV5V
2242-21077 ZM2B
2243-14117 KH6MB
2244-14084 P49X
2245--7033 FG5LA
2246-21096 FM1FV
2304--7050 5C5W
2304-21090 CX7TT
2306--7038 4M5DX
2309-14069 KH6FI
2312-14116 KL5O
2313-14080 KP2D
2317-14060 CO8ZZ
2318-21081 TI8II
2319--7058 4M5RY
2319-21082 XE1CT
2323-18102 4A1DXXE
2327--7049 EI6HB
2328--7085 FM/F5IRO
2335-14138 KL8DX
2337-14069 DV1JM
2350-14097 VR2XMT
2350-14116 KL7AC
2352-10139 UK8FF
2353-14120 KL5O
2354-10139 EA6AEZ
Sunday 04
0000-14110 ZX2B
0004--7050 5C5W
0004--7056 P49X
0012-14095 VR2XMT
0014--7088 KP2D
0014-14069 KH6FI
0018-14104 LT0H
0021--7049 KL5O
0022--7071 KP4VP
0033-14115 TI8II
0035-14108 XE2RV
0056--7027 CO8ZZ
0056--7050 PZ5RA
0126-14081 KH6MB
0142-21086 VK5NPR
0147-14087 TI2KAC
0148-14099 LU8ADX
0149--7046 KP2BH
0150-21082 ZM2B
0153-21079 ZL3TE
0212--7043 TI2KAC
0220--7066 PZ5RA
0229--7041 HI3TEJ
0237--7076 4A1DXXE
0239-14087 VK6IR
0240-14078 KH2JU
0249--7050 5C5W
0249--7056 P49X
0301--7055 KH6FI
0311--7056 YV6BTF
0318--7060 LT0H
0327--7055 4M5RY
0328--7065 LW9EOC
0335--7029 ZX2B
0338--7032 KP2D
0417--7035 J39BS
0420--7036 YV1JGT
0503--7040 NH7O
0511-21084 UP0EPC
0511-28085 ZL3TE
0513--7073 NP2KW
0552--7069 FM1FV
0606--7038 YV1JGT
0616--7044 YV1FM
0636--7028 TK5IH
0645--7083 KH6MB
0705--7033 KH2KU
0706--7030 ER0WW
0736-14096 ZC4LI
0742-14091 9H3HOD
0801--7051 XE1SVT
0813-21084 UP6P
0822-21090 E44M
0823-21092 VK5NPR
0826--7068 XE1GRR
0834--7043 BD1BYV
0835--7034 ZM2B
0835-14104 E73Y
0839-21087 VK7GN
0846-14094 9V1UV
0902--7037 VR2XLN
0904--7044 EI6HB
0922-14106 ZX2B
0955-14081 5C5W
0958-21095 EI6HB
1029--7029 P29X
1030-14110 GU0SUP
1032-14107 SV9COL
1032-21090 E44M
1038-14081 5C5W
1041-21077 ZC4LI
1042-14113 EI6HB
1046-14107 PZ5RA
1058-21086 VU2NKS
1114-21082 TA2MW
1127-21080 ZS2EZ
1128-21079 7Z1SJ
1204--7034 4A1DXXE
1206--7026 VK5NPR
1206--70429 UN1L
1210--7043 DV1JM
1210-14078 HI3TEJ
1224--7026 9M2CNC
1242-14063 TI8II
1257-14092 TF3AM
1306--7036 DU1BP
1311-14117 VK6IR
1312-21085 EW4AA
1313--7047 BD1BYV
1325-21087 PT8DX
1329-21089 EA8BEX
1345-21093 JY4NE
1352-21085 P49X
1413-14119 FG5LA
1414-14128 TR8CA
1419-14085 P49X
1422-21090 PZ5RA
1425--7031 DS5DYM
1426-14078 HI3TEJ
1427-14081 KP2D
1437-14118 ZC4LI
1445--7046 XE2YWH
1455-10142 E44M
1509-14085 FM1FV
1511-14127 E74EBL
1517-14079 2I0SAI
1552-21078 FG5LA
1558-14116 XE1CT
1614-14110 6W2FC
1617-14120 HP1AC
1619-14063 J39BS
1620-21080 FG5LA
1637--7025 KH6MB
1640-18101 4A1DXXE
1643-21084 KP2D
1643-21085 P49X
1643-21086 NP2KW
1652-21091 HI3TEJ
1653-21092 PX2T
1656-14088 PZ5RA
1656-21080 LV5V
1656-21096 PT8DX
1658-21098 TI8II
1705-14085 P49X
1708-14085 5C5W
1713--7047 ZC4LI
1716-10140 4A1DXXE
1724-14078 4M5DX
1725-14058 KH6MB
1730-21084 KP2D
1735-18103 CX4AAJ
1738--7042 EW8CY
1748--7028 4Z4DX
1751--7035 TA1DX
1803-14088 PZ5RA
1806-21095 TI2KAC
1807-21096 XE1ZVO
1809--7048 EI6HB
1814-21079 FG5LA
1829-14076 YV6BTF
1833-14083 KL5O
1834--7043 6W2SC
1834-14085 KP2D
1835-21091 4A1DXXE
1838-21092 LT0H
1850-14140 KL8DX
1851-21101 YV6BTF
1927-21098 4M5DX
1928-21079 CX7TT
1930-21080 6W2SC
1931--7032 4Z8BB
1939-14085 TI2KAC
1954-14069 YV1FM
2002-14112 J39BS
2003-14082 HI3TEJ
2006-14089 PZ5RA
2012--7044 5C5W
2023-21086 P49X
2034--7028 EA8/DL3KVR
2037-14078 NP2KW
2038--7030 FG5LA
2041--7047 ZC4LI
2042-14118 KH6GMP
2044-21085 KH6FI
2058--7059 EA8OM
2114-21103 TI8II
2121-21092 PZ5RA
2122-14087 6W2SC
2140--7034 HI3TEJ
2141-21104 LV5V
2146-21086 ZL1BYZ
2148--7042 YV1JGT
2149--7038 4M5DX
2155-14133 FM/F5IRO
2155-14140 KP3Z
2156-21077 LU8ADX
2157-14129 NL7V
2159-14057 CO8ZZ
2208-21094 XE3N
2212-14069 KH2JU
2215--7058 IS0LFZ
2234--7046 EA8CNB
2234--7052 5C5W
2237-14125 XE1CT
2241-14087 J39BS
2241-14118 YV6BTF
2242--7046 6W2SC
2250--7050 VR2XLN
2251--7049 EA6BH
2253-14091 FM1FV
2306-14102 NH7O
2312--7030 EA8/DL3KVR
2313-14110 XE1ZVO
2325-14084 LU8ADX
2336--7062 KP2D
2337--7063 J39BS
2354-14099 CX5TR
2359--7034 YV1JGT
Monday 05
0009--7044 4A1DXXE
0639-10141 E44M
1055-21084 VK6IR
1117-24920 E44M
1152-18102 E44M
1337-14087 YI1RAZ
1407-14092 EP3SMH
1431-18102 E44M
1559-14088 HK3LGO
1605-21085 4A1DXXE
2108-14081 5R8GZ
2147-14082 TG9AHM
2245-10141 4A1DXXE
2304-10143 T77NM
Tuesday 06
0019--7044 4A1DXXE
0646-14086 E44M
0705-21090 E44M
0730-10141 E44M
1029-14090 E44M
1147-18105 UK9AA
1204-18103 J5UAP
1300-14090 E44M
1325-14089 EP3SMH
1401-14086 EW3BF
1412-10143 TA2MW
1439-14080 HZ1PS
1507-14083 4A1DXXE
1539-10141 E44M
1645-14082 5R8GZ
1902-10141 E44M
1912--7045 XW1B
1940-10137 ZS2EZ
2005-10138 YV5SSB
2205--7044 XW1B
2230--7041 UK9AA
2243-14082 XE1M
2258-14086 4A1DXXE
2303-14087 FM5AA
Wednesday 07
0001-14085 4A1DXXE
0020--7044 4A1DXXE
0147--7040 5R8GZ
0730-10141 E44M
0953-14085 E44M
1113-14085 YI1RAZ
1120-24920 E44M
1205-14083 E20WXA
1217-21090 E44M
1230-21082 J5UAP
1252-14084 FM1FV
1324-10143 4L1FP
1334-14086 E74KC
1359-14090 FM5AA
1414-14089 EW3BF
1743-14080 5D0IPY
1808-14082 V55BF
1940-21086 4A1DXXE
Thursday 09
0906-18102 4L1FP
0910-18102 E44M
1040-14085 E44M
1150-14084 YI1RAZ
1254-10141 E44M
1306-14091 A71CV
1347-14084 LX1CW
1349-14081 EP3SMH
1351-14089 IS0YTA
1355-14085 E74KC
1445-14086 J28KO
1543-14087 EA8SA
1747-14084 ZS2Y
1801-10141 E44M
1923--7040 A71EM
2158-10138 YV5SSB
2244-14087 YV5JF
2316-14082 UA0FAI
Notes of Interest
3V - Tunisia: a large multi-national team should be on the air by now from
Chergui Island, Kerkennah AF-073 as TS7C. Activity is expected on all HF
bands using all modes with special attention to 160 and 80 meters.
QSL via F4EGD. More details on http://www.ts7c.net/.
P4 -Aruba: P40PZ will be the call of Peter, EA5GVH January 12-28. He plans
to operate most modes and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL home call.
ZD8 - Ascension: G3ZVW, Steve will operate as ZD8N using CW, RTTY and SSB
mainly on 30 to 10 meters January 12 to 27. QSL to G3ZVW.
The VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES are distributed every week via the
Winlink network, and are also available on the Internet at
URL http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/vk2sg-rtty.
For next week's bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of
interest to Don, AA5AU, e-mail: aa5au@bellsouth.net
Goetz Linss
DJ3IW BBS: DJ3IW@DB0MRW.#BAY.DEU.EU
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 891 - excerpts
A35, TONGA (6m History Continues)
Paul, A35RK, continues to be active on 6m enjoying the sporadic E season in the
South Pacific. As well as making the first A3/VK 6m digital QSOs on December
26th and the 27th, Paul made the first 6m A3/ZL digital QSO with Duncan, ZL3JT,
followed on the 28th with John, ZL3AAU. A35RK to ZL3JT on RTTY is another 6m
"first" in amateur radio milestones.
E4, PALESTINE (Update)
The E44M is now active until January 11th. Activity will be on 160-2 meters
using CW, SSB, RTTY and all the digital modes with a maximum power of 1KW. They
will have 3 stations on the air active with beams, verticals and wire antennas.
The E44M arrived late on January 1st, but did not start setting up until the
next day. Arturo, IK7JWY, has been named as their pilot station for their
activity. They state,
"The function of the pilot station will be to collect requests and suggestions
relating to the DXpedition, and then forward them to the team, and communicate
to the public any instructions or information from the team." The pilot station
will be only using the forum at
http://www.hamradioweb.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39
to receive messages from users in the special area of discussion.
The E44M Web page is at: http://www.dxcoffee.com/e44m
GB40, ENGLAND (Special Event)
Look for special event station GB40WAB to be aired between January 1st and
December 31st to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Worked All Britain Awards
Group (WAB). Activity will not be at a permanent location and may be used from
any of the 7 UK countries.
IOTA NEWS
NA-076. Wade, AA8LL, will be active as AA8LL/4 from Cedar Key, FL, between
2200z, January 17th and 1700z, January 20th. Activity will be holiday style on
80-17 meters, mostly CW on the IOTA frequencies and RTTY using only 100 watts
and wire antennas. This operation also counts for USI: FL041S as Way Key. QSL
direct or by the bureau to AA8LL. Logs will also be uploaded to the LoTW.
P4, ARUBA (SA-036)
Peter, EA5GVH, will be active as P40PZ and on holiday between January 12-28th.
Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and the digimodes (PSK, Olivia,
FeldHell, SSTV, RTTY and possibly others). QSL via EA5GVH. Visit his P40PZ Web
page at:
http://www.mydarc.de/df7dq/aruba2009.htm
TS7, TUNISIA (Update/IOTA Op)
Members of the France Provins ARC (F6KOP) and some international operators will
activate Kerkennah Island (AF-073) using the callsign TS7C between January
8-19th (2009). For the new bands and/or modes hunters, we will be
operating on the HF bands, 160-10m, using CW, SSB, FM, and the Digital modes
(RTTY, PSK31, BPSK, SSTV).
V6, MICRONESIA
Paul, A35RK, informs OPDX that Mike/KM9D and Jan/KF4TUG are on the move again.
The "SV Don Henry" is now enroute to Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
Their ETA is currently unknown, operation plans unknown, possible callsigns
unknown, and their possible length of stay unknown.
V8, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Sam, G4OHX, reports that he expects to fly into Brunei on February 11th (from
Singapore where he will be on holiday for a day or two) and will be active as
V8FHX until February 23rd. When he leaves, he will fly to Kuala Lumpur, the
capital of Malaysia, and fly home on the 25th of February.
ZM1, NEW ZEALAND
Operators Jacky/ZL3CW, Akinori/ZL1GO, Romeo/ZL2RU and Robert/ZL1AIH will be
active as ZM1A during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) and ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Multi-Single entries. QSL via ZL1AMO.
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