
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]

ANARTS News Bulletin 901 24TH MARCH 1996

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 077.01 FROM AMSAT HQ

William A.  (Bill) Tynan, W3XO, has been named HamVention 1996
Amateur  of the Year by the Dayton Amateur Radio  Association.
Bill   has  championed  the  cause  of  VHF/UHF   enthusiasts,
worldwide.  He had been contributing editor for QST Magazine's
"World  above 50 MHz" column for eighteen years,  providing  a
medium to nurture new communication techniques,  encourage  DX
performance and improve contesting rules on the VHF/UHF bands.

He  pioneered the establishment of the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation  (AMSAT).  From  the founding days  of  the  first
OSCAR-6  launch to his present post as President of  AMSAT-NA,
Bill  has  sacrificed much of his personal  time,  talent  and
resources  to  the  promotion and development of  the  amateur
satellite  program.   His vision continues with the advent  of
the  Phase  3-D project,  scheduled for  launch  in  December,
ushering  in  an  entirely  new  dimension  of  amateur  radio
operation.

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EA WW RTTY CONTEST                                   PART 1

6-7 APRIL 1996

SPONSORED  BY SECCION TERRITORIAL COMARCAL DE ARANDS DE DUERO.
THE FIRST FULL WEEKEND IN APRIL.

CONTEST  PERIOD:  FROM  1600Z  SATURDAY TO  1600Z  SUNDAY  (24
HOURS).

BANDS: 80, 40, 20, 15 AND 10M (FIVE BANDS).

CLASSES:   A) SINGLE OP, ALLBAND    C) MULTI-OP, ALL BAND
           B) SINGLE OP, SINGLE BAND   D) SWL

EXCHANGE:  EA  STATIONS SEND RST PLUS CQ ZONE PLUS  PREFIX  OF
PROVINCE.
           ALL OTHERS: SENT RST PLUS CQ ZONE

MULTIPLIERS:  EACH DXCC COUNTRY, CQ ZONE, AND SPANISH PROVINCE
ON EACH BAND. SPANISH PROVINCES ARE: A, AB, AL, AV, B, BA, BI,
BU,  C,  CA, CC, CE, CO, CR, CS, CU, GC, GE, GR, GU, H, HU, J,
L, LE, LO, LU, M, MA, ML, MU, NA, O, OR, P, PM, PO, S, SA, SE,
SG,  SO,  SS,  T,  TE,  TF,  TO,  V,  VA,  VI,  Z,  ZA. (52 EA
PROVINCES).
 NOTES.
       1)   ALL   MULTIPLIERS  COUNT  ONCE  PER   BAND   (BAND
            MULTIPLIERS).

       2)    FIRST QSO WITH EA STATION ON EACH BAND COUNTS  AS
            AN ADDITIONAL MULTIPLIER, ALONG WITH PROVINCE
       3)   CQ ZONES NOW COUNT AS MULTIPLIERS.
       4)    QSOS WITH STATIONS IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY ARE  VALID
           FOR MULTIPLIER CREDIT BUT HAVE ZERO QSO POINT VALUE.

MORE NEXT WEEK

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                WEEKLY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT

                     (15 MARCH - 21 MARCH)

ISSUED 22 MARCH

SUMMARY

Date     15    16    17    18    19    20    21
10cm     70    71    71    71    70    69    70
A         6     9    12     9    12    19  (22 ESTIMATED)
T         8     1     3     3     1     0   -14


SOLAR  ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW ALL WEEK.

THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH W.A. WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED
15TH,   16TH,  AND  18TH  MARCH;  MAINLY  UNSETTLED  ON  19TH;
UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE 17TH,  AND 20TH TO 21ST.  THERE WERE MINOR
STORM  PERIODS ON 20TH AND 21ST.

MAXIMUM   USABLE  FREQUENCIES  AT  SYDNEY  WERE  MOSTLY   NEAR
PREDICTED  MONTHLY  VALUES.  THERE WERE DEPRESSIONS OF 15  PER
CENT :  FROM 9-12 UT ON 17TH; TO 5 UT ON 19TH; AND TO 11 UT ON
21ST.  SPREAD F WAS REPORTED ON 18TH AND 21ST,  AND SPORADIC E
NOTED ON 18TH MARCH.

                FORECAST (22 MARCH - 28 MARCH)

SOLAR:        VERY LOW TO LOW

GEOMAGNETIC:   UNSETTLED  TO ACTIVE ON 22-23 MARCH,  QUIET  TO
               UNSETTLED THEREAFTER.

FREQUENCIES:  DEGARDED HF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 22-24 MARCH,
              NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES OTHERWISE.


COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES


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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 15 MAR 96 (BID RTDX0315)

OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM: DJ3IW AND THE
CENTRAL EUROPE CLUSTER DB0SPC, I5FLN AND THE IK5PWJ
PACKET CLUSTER, KD2YG, SM5EIT, W2JGR AND THE NJ0M NODE
THE TWIN-CITIES DX PACKET CLUSTER, W5KSI, AND ZS5S.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

BANDPASS
FRIDAY 8
1309-14086  4X6UO
1311-14088  RW6BK
1750-14086  KE6GEM/5N6
1829-14081  EV1OD See Note

SATURDAY 9
0046-14084  UA0JV
0248- 3595  PJ9/N1TKZ
1259-14085  EW8OF
1300-14086  UU2JWA
1300-14086  OK2PEF
1301-14088  OK2PCL
1632-14093  KG4GC QSL KQ4GC
1710-14084  SV2TX
1733- 7044  FT5WF
1854-14077  C56CW
1947-14076  C56CW
1956-14082  EA8AW
1957-14083  Z21CA
2005-14088  CP1PY
2050-14087  KG4GC
2103-14083  CP1PY
2133-14083  HC1JQ
2151-14086  V31AR
2203-14084  CU1AC
2206-14082  LU9GCX
2225-14077  C56CW
2312-14084  LU2BBK
2330-14084  LU3GCX

SUNDAY 10
0031-14086  UA0SMF
0846-14084  HL1IWS
0859-14091  UA0SMF
0944-14084  LU1DJH
1242-14084  T77WI
1300-14088  CU3CC
1303-14086  UT5DX
1305-14083  UT2UF
1309-14083  ES7FQ
1417-14090  KG4GC
1420-14088  CO2RA
1430-14085  9K2ZC
1435-14085  CU3CC
1448-14084  UR5EDU
1653-14089  CO2RA
1732-14082  KG4GC
1903-14082  Z21CA
1922-14085  C56CW
1931-14082  C56CW
2004-14084  S59A
2106-14085  CO2KK

MONDAY 11
0106-14085  LU9GBR
0110- 7021  C56CW
0136-14081  KL7KJ
1433-14088  AP2SD
1452-21081  C94AI
1559-14086  C94AI
1719-14084  KG4GC
1941-14082  C56CW
2025-14087  Z21HD

TUESDAY 12
1311-14083  YI1ZN
1313-14086  C94AI
1333-14083  YI1ZN
1349-14085  VU2AVG
1420-14090  VU2AVG
1420-14088  4X6UO
1648-14083  CU3CZ
2049-14082  KG4GC
2105-14086  C94AI QSL CT1CKP
2118-14087  CN8LI

WEDNESDAY 13
1240-14086  OH2/W2JGR
1249-14084  YL2DX
1322-14086  ES7FQ
2152-14084  C94AI
2223-14083  KG4GC
2228-14087  CU1AC
2230-14085  C94AI
2313-14084  S92JR
2337-14087  HL0Y

THURSDAY 14
0117-14082  C56CW
1254-14087  PJ2MI
1323-14081  EI5IF
1325-14083  KG4GC
1328-14086  YL2DX
1330-14086  J28JY INVERTED

SVALBARD, JW. Erik and John, SM0AGD AND SM0DJZ, will be Active
14-18 March.  Plans are to be in the RTTY BARTG  contest.  QSL
via home call.

BELARUS,  EV.  This is a special event station,  EV1OD marking
the 10th anniversary since the Chernobyl Nucular Power Station
disaster.

THE VK2SG RTTY DXNOTES are also available on Internet at
reflectors dx@ve7tcp.ampr.org, and digital-dx@st.rim.or.jp.
See also the OH2BUA WebCluster at URL
http://www.clinet.fi/~jukka/webcluster.html

For next week's bulletin send your bandpass to
Jules, W2JGR at W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA

REMEMBER, DX DON'T SLEEP.
GL DE BOB, WB2CJL AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA

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ARLD014 DX NEWS

THIS  WEEK'S BULLETIN WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH INFO PROVIDED  BY
MAURO,  I1JQJ,  JOHNNY,  LA5IIA,  MORTEN,  LA9GY, UWE, DL9GOA,
TEDD,  KB8NW,  THE  OPDX BULLETIN AND CONTEST CORRAL FROM QST.
THANKS TO ALL.

TONGA, A3.  MORTEN, LA9GY, WILL OPERATE FROM TONGA MARCH 16 TO
APRIL 4,  INCLUDING ACTION IN THE CQ WW WPX CONTEST.  HE HOPES
TO SECURE USE OF THE CALL A35GY.   MORTEN PREFERS CW BUT  WILL
OPERATE SOME SSB. QSL VIA LA9GY.

WESTERN  SAHARA.   EA3NY plans to operate in the CQWW SSB  WPX
contest  March 30 and 31 on 80 through 10 meters,  probably as
S01EA.

SOMALIA,  T5.   I4LCK  and  IK4SDY will be  active  from  Majo
Island,  IOTA  AF-052,  March 27 to April 3 on 160 through  10
meters with 500 watts to vertical and dipole antennas.

FALKLAND ISLANDS,  VP8.   DA4RG, will sign VP8BPZ from mid-May
to mid-September.   He plans to operate SSB only,  not nets or
lists. QSL via GW8VHI or DA4RG.

MYANMAR,  XZ.   According to Wayne,  KF7AY,  things still look
very  promising  for the April XZ1N  DXpedition,  though  some
regulatory  matters  between the Myanmar military and  related
ministries  need  to  be ironed  out.   Word  from  Yangon  is
encouraging, however.

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COMING EVENTS
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MARCH               16TH-17TH         BARTG SPRING RTTY
                                      CONTEST
APRIL                6TH-7TH          EA WW RTTY CONTEST
                    27TH-28TH         SP DX RTTY
MAY                 11TH-12TH         VOLTA RTTY DX

JUNE                 8TH-9TH          ANARTS WW DIGITAL
                                      CONTEST
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Society information

The Society may be contacted at :  PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
Australia,   for   such  matters  as  membership  and  general
enquiries.  Enquiries  can  also  be made  by  packet  to  the
President(Col) VK2CTD at VK2DAA, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA
at VK2WI.

News  items  may  be  sent to  Broadcast  Officer  PO  Box  60
Blacktown  2148 Australia,  or by packet to VK2JPA at  VK2WI.
Email address for the Broadcast Officer is :

       patl(at)conmusic.su.oz.au
or
       patl(at)extro.ucc.su.oz.au

The  Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects  from
anywhere in the broadcast coverage area.  We are looking  for-
ward  to news from your areas to let other  amateurs know what
you are doing in the hobby. Hope to hear from you.

73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
