It is Sunday the 11th October 2009 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY news bringing you - cast 1564.
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1. IPS Report
2. ARRL DX News
3. OPDX Bulletin
4. Anarts Information
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1564 for 11th October 2009
IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 2nd to 8th October 2009, issued on 9th October by IPS Radio and Space Services.
SUMMARY
Date 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
10cm flux 72 72 71 70 69 69 69
AFr index 0 1 4 2 1 1 ( 1 estimated)
Aaus index 3 2 7 5 3 3 ( 2 estimated)
T index 1 -15 -6 -2 2 -5 -4
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian region was quiet to unsettled on 4th; otherwise quiet.
Southern Australian ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 2nd; near predicted to 25 per cent enhanced on 3rd and 4th; near predicted to 20 per cent enhanced on 5th; near predicted to 45 per cent enhanced on 6th; and near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 7th and 8th.
Forecast for 9th to 15th October
Solar activity should be very low.
Geomagnetic activity should be mostly quiet through this period; with unsettled conditions possible on 14th.
Maximum usable frequencies should be near predicted monthly values.
Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services
Summary by Pat Leeper VK2JPA
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ARLD040 DX news for 8th October 2009
MALDIVES, 8Q. Andrew, G7COD will be QRV as 8Q7AK from Embudu
Island, IOTA AS-013, from October 11 to 25. Activity will be on 80
to 12 meters using CW and SSB at various times throughout the day.
QSL to home call.
BHUTAN, A5. Yasuo, JA1FJJ is QRV as A52FJJ until October 20.
Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to
home call.
CUBA, CO. Members of the Camaguey City Radio Club will be QRV as
T47C during the 7th conference of the ''Federacion de
Radioaficionados de Cuba'' on October 10 and 11. Activity will be on
160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via operators'
instructions.
CROZET ISLAND, FT/W. Flo is QRV as FT5WO and has been active on 20
and 17 meters using SSB around 0900 to 1300z. He is here until the
end of October. QSL via F4DYW.
HUNGARY, HA. Special event call HG0WFF is in use for the next 12
months from different Hungarian National Parks. Activity will begin
with an operation from the Hortobagy National Park from October 12
to 18. QSL via HA0HW.
GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Jose, CT1DSV plans to be QRV as J5S from October
12 to 18. Activity will be during his evening hours for one to two
hours. QSL to home call.
SVALBARD, JW. Arne, LA7WCA, Maurits, LA3XIA and John, G4ATA are QRV
as JW7WCA, JW3XIA and JW/G4ATA, respectively, until October 13.
Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home
calls.
MIDWAY ISLAND, KH4. A large group of operators are QRV as K4M from
Sand Island, IOTA OC-030, until October 19. Activity is on 160 to 6
meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with five to six stations active
simultaneously. See the K4M website for QSL information.
BULGARIA, LZ. Members of the Balkan Contest Club are QRV as LZ44WFF
until October 11 during a World Flora Fauna expedition from the
Biosphere Reserve Srebarna. Activity is on all HF bands using CW,
SSB and various digital modes. QSL via LZ1KZA.
CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Special event station OL22ASE is QRV until
October 15 during the ASE XXII Planetary Congress taking place in
Prague until October 10. QSL via OK1TIR.
ANTARCTICA. Station R1ANB from the Nirny Base club has been active
on 40 meters around 1330z. QSL via RN1ON.
CORSICA, TK. Operators IK2SNG, IK4RQJ and IZ4BBF are QRV as
TK/homecalls from Calenzana until October 12. Activity is on 40 to
10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to home calls.
BENIN, TY. Operators PA8AD, PA3AN, PA3AWW and PD0CAV are QRV as
TY1MS from Grand Popo until October 30. Activity is on 160 to 10
meters with three stations active simultaneously. This includes an
entry in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via PA3AWW.
INDONESIA, YB. Hotang, YC0IEM will be QRV as YC0IEM/8 from Ambon
Island, IOTA OC-070, from October 12 to 30. QSL via IZ8CCW.
VENEZUELA, YV. Members of the Radio Club Venezolano are QRV as
YW8AJ from Monagas State until October 12. Activity is on all HF
bands, including possibly 2 meters, using all modes. QSL via YV5AJ.
OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are
approved for DXCC credit: Nigeria, 5N0EME, 2009 operation; Nigeria,
5N0OCH, current operation (logs in LoTW); and Angola, D2QMN, current
operation.
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 928 - excerpts
4U1UN ACTIVITY WEEK (October 19-25th)
A press release by Jarmo, OH2BN, states (edited): "4U1UN - United Nations
Headquarters, New York - This DXCC entity will be active from October 19-25th,
on all bands, all modes, with a team of well-known DX and contest operators:
OH2BH, OH0XX, OH2NB, OH6LI, G3SXW, F5CWU, F4EGD, PY5EG, JK3GAD, UA9AB, LA5IIA
LA4OFA, NN1N, K2QI, KA2RTD, K2LE, N2UN, N2GA, K2DO, N2YBB, KA2D, WQ2N and W2VQ.
Antennas and security access to the building are heavily restricted but the team
will do their best to make this rare station available to all.
Activity will be from 8AM until midnight local time (1200-0400 UTC) each day.
ADDED NOTE: Look for 4U64UN to be active until mid-November. Activity is to
celebrate the 64th annual UN General Assembly. Activity is expected to be on all
band and modes. QSL via HB9BOU or LoTW. Please note that the logs will be
uploaded to LoTW once this event is over. QSL cards are expected to be mailed
out sometime in December 2009.
9H, MALTA
Andreas, DL9USA, will be active from Comino Island (EU-023) between October
15-22nd. Bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via his home
callsign.
A5, BHUTAN
Just a reminder that Yasuo, JA1FJJ, will be active as A52FJJ between October
8-20th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He plans to
use 500 watts into a G5RV antenna. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.
AH6, HAWAII
Once again the members of the "Coconut Wireless Contest Club" will be active as
AH6XX in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry.
Operators mentioned are: Rich/K2WR, Tetsuo/AH7C and Kan/JA1BK (KH6BK). QSL via
LoTW, or direct to K2WR.
AM3, SPAIN
Members of the AM3SSB Contest Team will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via EA3JW. Operators mentioned
are: Eugeni/EA3QP, Marcel/EA3IN, Jaime/EA3JW, Joan/EA3GEG, Martin/EC3ACS,
Albert/YV3AZC and Jose/EA5DFV.
CR2, AZORES
Toni, OH2UA, will be active as CR2X from Ribeira Grande during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 24-25th) and the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via OH2BH. For more details, visit the
Web page at:
http://www.cu2a.com
FY, FRENCH GUIANA
Operators Marc/F1HAR, Herve/F5HRY, Gerard/F6FGZ, Laurent/ F6FVY, Sebastien/F8CMF
and Didier/FY5FY will be active as FY5KE during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via FY5KE, by the Bureau or
direct.
G6, ENGLAND
Operators Paul/G6PZ, Mark/M0DXR, Simon/M0CLW, Peter/M3PHP and Simon/2E0CVN will
be active as G6PZ during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via G6PZ, by the Bureau or direct. Visit the G6PZ
contest station Web site at:
http://www.g6pz.com
II1, ITALY (Special Event/WAP Station)
Look for special event station II1CAM (WAP-177) to be on the air until October
15th. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the airport at Cameri,
logistic and technologic pole of the Italian Air Force
(see the following Web page:
http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/SitoAM/Default.asp?idsez=3D2956&idente=3D=412 )
More info and WAP news can be found on the WAP Web site at:
http://www.waponline.it
IOTA NEWS
EU-011. Operators Dave/G4IAR and Judith/G4IAQ will be active as G4LAB/p from the
Isles of Scilly between October 9-19th. Activity will be on the HF bands, on or
near the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via G4IAR, direct only
(QRZ.com).
OC-070. (Postponed) Hotang, YC0IEM, will be active as YC0IEM/8 from Ambon Island
between October 12-30th (not October 4-12th as first announced). Bands and modes
of activity were not provided. QSL via IZ8CCW.
J45, DODECANESE
Martin, ON4PO, will be active as J45PO between October 21-29th. Operations will
be from the SX5P contest station on Rhodes Islands, so look for activity before
and after the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th), especially on 40 meters.
During the contest, Martin will be the 40m operator. QSL via J45PO via ON4PO.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY
Keith, KJ5YU, is currently in GITMO and will be there until February 2010. He is
expected to sign KG4YU. No QSNs have been reported yet nor what bands or modes
he will be using. QSL via KJ5YU.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLANDS (OC-030)
Just a reminder that a multi-national team of 18 operators will activate Midway
Island (OC-030) between October 9-19th. The team will sign K4M and will operate
from Sand Island (Reference numbers: USI OI-011S and Grid AL18). The U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service has authorized this amateur operation from this rare U.S.
entity for only a 10 day period -- the first radio activity in almost 10 years.
Midway Island ranks number 24 world-wide and number 13 in Europe on the DX
Magazine’s “Most Wanted List”.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters with 5 to 6 stations. Suggested frequencies
are:
CW - 1826.5, 3504, 7004, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894 and 28024 kHz
SSB - 3799, 7078, 14200, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28475 kHz
RTTY - 7040, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080 and 28080 kHz
6m - 50115/CW and 50118/SSB
For more details, updates, online log, frequencies and bios, go to:
http://www.midway2009.com
QSL via online QSL Service, direct (Midway 2009, Box 333, Bethlehem, GA
30620-9989 USA) or LoTW.
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA (Ops are safe!)
Lee, KH6BZF, informs OPDX this past week that Larry, AH8LG, "American Samoa
Amateur Radio Association" (ASARA) President, his XYL Uti/KH8FO and family are
safe and sound after the tsunami hit KH8-land. He is currently on P/V solar
power as the island power is spotty at best. Larry's shop in Pago Pago harbor
did sustain some damage. KH8AA is reportedly also safe.
OL7, CZECH REPUBLIC
Members of the Czech HF Contest Team (OL7R) will be active using a special
callsign, OK0K, in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Multi
entry in Zone 15. QSL via OK1WMV, direct is preferred.
PA9, NETHERLANDS
Marcel, PA9M, will be active from PA6Z superstation during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single- Band (80m) entry. QSL via PA9M.
Visit the PA6Z superstation Web page at:
http://www.pa6z.nl/index.html
RARE SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Members of the Kristianstad Radio Amateurs Awards Group (SK7BQ) in Kristianstad
(A city in former "Eastern Denmark", Sweden since 1658) inform that the most
wanted station for the "Roskilde 1658 Award", SK1658DK, from Lund in the former
Danish Province of Scania in southernmost Sweden will be active during the first
weekends of October, November and December. There are a couple of hundred
stations missing this station for the award. To qualify for this award, four out
of seven callsigns in Sweden and Denmark with 1658 in their callsign have to be
worked. On February 26th, special rules were applied to the award. For details,
visit the award Web site at:
http://www.sk7bq.com/roskilde (entirely in English)
T6, AFGHANISTAN
Pascal, F5PTM, is now active from Afghanistan as T6YA until sometime in
December. Activity over the past weekend was on 40/30/ 20/17 meters CW. He is
reportedly using a TS-850 into a G5RV antenna. QSL via F5OGL: Didier Senmartin,
Box 7, 53320 Loiron, France.
TWO NEW COUNTRIES?
It was reported this past week that St. Maarten (PJ7) and Curacao (PJ2) will
become separate countries within the Dutch Kingdom on October 10, 2010, and this
date is irrevocable. HOWEVER, the two new countries are subjected to meet
certain conditions before that date. If the two countries can meet these
conditions, the Netherlands Antilles will officially cease to exist.
TX5, AUSTRAL AND MARQUESAS ISLANDS (Update)
Operators Les/SP3DOI, Jan/ SP3CYY, Wojciech/SP9PT, Jozef/SP9-31029 and
Michel/FO5QB are now active as TX5SPA from Tubuai Island (OC-152) in the Austral
Island group until October 12th. As this was being typed, the team has made
about 9k QSOs. Remember, their goal is to make as many QSOs as possible, mainly
with Europe on the lower frequency bands. If possible (propagation), they will
also be working on all the higher bands. They are planning to be active on CW,
SSB and RTTY (maybe PSK31). The QSL Manager for their DXpeditions is Wojciech,
SP9PT. For more details and updates, go to:
http://fo2009sp.pl
V6, MICRONESIA
Operators Sho/JA7HMZ (V63DX) and Keiichiro/JA7GYP will be active from Pohnpei
(OC-010) between October 25-31st. Activity will be focused on the lower bands.
QSL via their home callsigns. They will also be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry; possible part time participation. QSL
via LoTW.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Operators Frank/WA2VYA, Tony/W2WAS, John/W2GD and John/N2VW will be active as
VP5T during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a
Multi/Multi/Dxpedition entry. QSL VP5T via LoTW, or via N2VW (by the Bureau or
direct). Their activity will be from Providenciales (NA-002). Look for CW and
operations on the WARC bands and 60 meters before and after the contest.
Operators will sign using VP5/homecall. QSL to their home callsigns. No eQSLS.
SWL QSLs are OK.
VP9, BERMUDA (NA-005)
Ted, W3TB, will once again be active during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th), but this time signing as W3TB/VP9 (or possibly VP9I again) and will be
a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Also, look for operations before and after the
contest. QSL via N1HRA.
XR6, CHILE
Members of the Radio Club Temuco (CE6TC) will be active as XR6T from the QTH of
Gaston, CE6DBI, for the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-?
entry. Operators mentioned are: Alex/CE6SAX, Alex/ CE6DFY, Carlos/CE3AQI,
Carlos/CE6CP, Marco/CE6VMO and Ramiro/CE6VMR. QSL via CE3FED, by the Bureau or
direct to: Radio Club Temuco, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile.
ZS9, SOUTH AFRICA
Members of the Bloemfontein Defence Amateur Radio Club members will be active as
ZS9X from Bloemfontein during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a
Multi-? entry. Operators mentioned are: Bernie/ZS4TX, Berney/ZS4U, John/ZS4S,
Ronnie/ZS4RY, Jan/ZS4JAN and Denis/ZS4BS. QSL only via K3IRV. Read the
interesting write-up at:
http://www.qrz.com/db/ZS9X
ZY0T, TRINDADE AND MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS (Update/Delay)
Four members of the Rio DX Group will activate Trindade Island (PY0T/SA-010) as
ZY0T now scheduled for October 17-20th (not 11-16th as first announced, due to
the Brazilian Navy schedules - and these days can be shifted 1 day either way).
QSL via PY1NB DIRECT ONLY. See OPDX.927 for more details or visit their Web page
at:
http://riodxgroup.dxwatch.com/trindade-2009
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