
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]


ANARTS News Bulletin 836 20th November 1994

A get-well soon to Jim ZL1KN

We  have  heard that Jim ZL1KN has had a couple  of  weeks  in
hospital  with  pneumonia and is just starting to take  a  few
steps.

I  am sure that all RTTY users  and listeners wish Jim all the
best for a speedy recovery ...  get back on the airwaves  soon
Jim, and our relay officer hopes to hear you on the callbacks.

73 from all of us here at ANARTS.

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The next ANARTS meeting will be held on Friday 2nd December at
the  QTH  of  Keith  VK2ZZO in Lane  Cove.  The  meeting  will
commence  at  7.30  pm and will end with  tea  or  coffee  and
biscuits.  For  further information contact Jim VK2BQS or  Col
VK2CTD  at their QTH,  or phone Pat VK2JPA at work on (02) 230
3722.

Hope to see you there.

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Next week ...

Rules  for the TARA RTTY Sprint contest coming up on 10th-11th
December will be published here. Keep watching.

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P.S. For Sydney amateurs, the WIA has the new callbooks (1995)
for eleven db each for WIA members, twelve fifty db otherwise.

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                      IPS WEEKLY REPORT
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                  11 NOVEMBER - 17 NOVEMBER

ISSUE No 46

DATE OF ISSUE: 18 NOVEMBER 1994

INDICES:

DATE     11    12    13    14    15    16    17

10CM     79    80    81    79    79    79    79
A         6     4     6     8     9     3   (4 ESTIMATED)
T        35    28    54    33    45    45    31


SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW 11TH-12TH, AND 14TH-17TH NOVEMBER
AND LOW ON 13TH.

THE  GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH (WA) WAS QUIET  THROUGHOUT
THE  PERIOD EXCEPT FOR 15TH NOVEMBER WHEN THE FIELD WAS  QUIET
TO UNSETTLED.

IONOSPHERIC F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES RANGED FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE
PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES TO 15 PER CENT ABOVE.  SPORADIC E MAY
HAVE CAUSED DEGRADATIONS ON 12TH-13TH, 15TH AND 17TH NOVEMBER.
SPREAD  F WAS ALSO OBSERVED DURING LOCAL NIGHT ON 17TH.

                  FORECAST (18 - 24 NOVEMBER)

SOLAR:        VERY LOW.

GEOMAGNETIC:   QUIET TO UNSETTLED,  POSSIBLE ACTIVE PERIODS ON
               20TH AND 24TH NOVEMBER.

IONOSPHERIC:  NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES.


COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES


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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 18 NOV 94

VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 18 NOV 94 (BID RTDX1118)

WITH THE INCREASE OF MAILBOXES/BBS'S AND THE NEW DIGITAL MODES
IT APPEAR THAT LAST WEEK NOTES (RTDX1111) ARE NOT ARRIVED, AND
MANY READERS  ARE STILL LOOKING FOR.  BAND CONDITIONS DOES NOT
HELP EITHER AND FOR THAT I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO START AGAIN
USING A CARRIER-PIGEON FOR BULLETINS BETWEEN COUNTRIES.......
   (DE LUCIANO)

OUR THANKS THIS WEEK GO TO: ZS5S, WB2CJL, UA9UCO, I5IGQ, DJ3IW
AND THE CENT. EU. DX CLUSTER DB0SPC, AND IK5PWJ PACKETCLUSTER.

BANDPASS:
FRIDAY 11
1334-14090 A61AD
1336-14084 S57KW
1405-14082 A71EY
1622-14084 TK5MH
1815-21085 3DA0CA
2156-14081 HI8BG
2318-14083 V31JU

SATURDAY 12
0031-14086 PW2A
0136- 3576 UN8PYL
0156- 7030 UN8PYL
0156- 7035 UA9UCO SEE NOTE
0326- 3585 RK9CWA
0752-14092 ZD8X
0852-14081 T94DD
0944-14082 EM0F   QSL OE5EIN
1125-14082 UN5PR
1208-21085 PW2A
1221-14080 ZL2AMI
1311-21085 J6/DL3KDV
1313-14087 RK4LWZ
1316-14085 S56A
1319-21087 6Y5X   QSL DJ6QT
1325-14083 LY1BZB
1335-21085 S56A
1347-14088 UX2FXX
1421-21087 5X1XT
1457-21087 9G1BS
1532-14086 OS6AA
1538-14084 RU1A
1554-21080 6Y5X
1608-14091 ES4MM
1612-14085 S56A
1617-14091 OS6AA
1639-14079 3B8CF
1658-14095 S57W
1708- 7041 9K2WA

SUNDAY 13
0106- 7035 6Y5X
0306- 3585 UX2FXX
0737-21069 ST2AA PCT
0811-14083 T94DD
0846-14083 5W1MM
1036-21086 Z21HD
1124-14087 PJ9JT  QSL W1AX
1142-21095 A61AD
1443-14086 UX2FXX
1446-14081 ES4MM
1446-14083 TK5MH
1451-21089 S56A
1547-14080 RU1A
1607-14090 OM3RJB
1814- 7042 9K2WA
1826-14087 Z21HD
1838-14078 VP9MZ  QSL WB2YQH
1901-14085 6Y5X   QSL DJ6QT
1915-14080 J6/DL3KDV
1916-14083 CX7BF
2027- 7038 RU1A
2119-14081 9G1BS

MONDAY 14
0520-14069 ST2AA PCT
0945-14069 ST0K  PCT
1155-14086 VQ9TN

TUESDAY 15
0600-14069 ST2AA PCT
1112-14069 5X4B  PCT
1507-14069 ST2SA PCT
1146-14069 VQ9SS PCT

WEDNESDAY 16
1109-14069 5X4B
1420-14069 ST2SA
1550-14069 VQ9SS
1738-14082 FR5ZU/G  SEE NOTE

THURSDAY 17
0700-14069 ST2AA
1243-14069 ST2SA
1446-14081 OY1CT
1617-14069 VQ9SS

NOTES OF INTEREST:

GLORIOSO, FR/G. JACQUES, FR5ZU WILL BE SIGNING /G FROM NOVEMBER
16TH TO DEC. 8TH.  QSL FOR ASIA  VIA JA8FCG, AMERICA AND EUROPE
TO VE2NW.

ZONE 18. THOSE NEEDING THIS ZONE ON 40 METER LOOK ON 7036.5 KHZ
PLUS OR MINUS QRM FOR UA9UCO FROM 1800-0130 GMT.

SEYCHELLES, S79. A JAPANESE GROUP WILL BE ACTIVE FROM NOVEMBER
21TH TO 25TH ON ALL BANDS AND MODE. CALLS WILL BE S79CC, S79SS,
S79TR, AND S79XE. QSL VIA JI1NJC.

EASTER IS. CE0A.  JK2PKT FORMERLY  (A35MW) SHOULD  BE ACTIVE ON
RTTY AS CE0AJ FROM NOVEMBER 14TH.

MADEIRA, CT3.   DOMINIK,  DL5EBE ALONG  WITH FEW OTHERS WILL BE
ON MADEIRA FROM NOV. 25TH TO DEC. 1ST.  THEY WILL BE ACTIVE FOR
THE CQWW CW TEST. BEFORE AND AFTER THE TEST WILL BE RTTY, AMTOR
AND PACTOR ACTIVITY.

SEND BANDPASS AND NOTES  FOR NEXT WEEK BULLETIN TO JULES, W2JGR
AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA.

GL DE (DX2) LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF

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ARLD066 DX news

Thanks to Bob, WB2CJL, Gary, NI6T, Bob, W5KNE, QRZ DX, Chod,
VP2ML,  The DX Bulletin, Gary, K8BN, Don, WB2DND, Tedd, KB8NW,
the  Ohio/Penn  DX Bulletin,  the Yankee Clipper Contest  Club
PacketCluster  network and the Contest Corral column from  the
pages of QST.  Thanks.

SYRIA.   A eight member team will activate YK0A November 23 to
30.  Omar, YK1AO, arranged issuance of the license and secured
an operating site inside a Syrian PTT training facility on the
outskirts  of Damascus.   The primary objective is to make  YK
available on CW, RTTY and the low bands.  Secondary to that is
to operate a two or three transmitter Multi/Multi in the  CQWW
CW  Contest.   Some  SSB and WARC band operating is  possible.
QSL via W6OAT

CHAGOS ISLANDS ON 160 METERS.   VQ9SS and VQ9QM should soon be
active again on this band.  VQ9SS plans to be in both the CQWW
CW Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest.

TONGA.   Paul, KK6H, will sign A35RK from November 24 to some-
time early in February.  He will operate mostly 160 through 30
meter CW. Plans are to be active in the ARRL 160 Meter contest
and CQ World Wide DX CW on 160 meters.  QSL via KK6H or the W6
bureau.

ANTARCTICA.  Nigel, VP8CMR, has been worked on 14260 kHz after
2230z.   Plans  are  to be active on 17 meters  from  1500  to
1900z.   He  will be at the base until February 1995.   QSL to
Nigel, Halley Base, BAS, Via Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.

TAIWAN.   Tom,  WB4IUX,  has permission to sign BV/WB4IUX.  He
should be on the air in late November or early December,  with
plans  to operate 80 and 40 meter CW almost  exclusively.   He
may  get on 20 meter SSB to spread the word that he is up  and
running, and to provide his operating schedule.

ZAMBIA.   Ely,  IN3VZE, will be active as 9J2CE until November
20. Listen for his SSB on 20 and 40 meters.  QSL via IN3VZE.

MARIANA ISLANDS.  A group will sign KH0AM during the CQ WW CW
Contest.   Some activity will take place before the contest on
the WARC bands and some RTTY.   QSL via JE1CKA,  Tack Kumagai,
PO Box 22, Mitaka, Tokyo 181, Japan.

JAMAICA.  Walter DJ6QT is now signing DJ6QT/6Y5 until December
1.  Look for his print in the WAE RTTY contest using the  call
6Y5X.  QSL via his home call.

CARIBBEAN DXPEDITION.  Dieter, DL3KDV, will be active from J6,
J8 and J7 starting sometime this month.  Listen for him in the
CQWW CW contest.  Dieter prefers QSL cards via the bureau.

VIRGIN ISLANDS.  Listen for N9RJ/KP2, operated by N9RJ, N9KZJ,
WB9CEP and W2CGI,  from November 12 to 20.  Plans are to be on
80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 meters.  QSL via WB9CEP.

MARTINIQUE.   F6AOI,  F6BFH and F9IE will be on all bands with
CW  and SSB from November 11 to 27.   They will sign FM/ their
home calls.

ARUBA.   Jeff,  KR0Y, will sign P40F from Aruba November 21 to
29 including an effort in the CQWW CW Cont%st.

GAMBIA.   C56/G0MRF  is not listed in 1994  Callbook.   Direct
QSLing is via G8PDW, or bureau cards may go addressed to G0MRF.

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Coming events
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December               2nd             ANARTS meeting

                     10th-1th          TARA RTTY Sprint
                                       2100z Sat.-0100z Sun.
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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, or the  Secretary  (Pat) VK2JPA at
VK2RWI.

News  items  may  be  sent to  Broadcast  Officer  PO  Box  60
Blacktown  2148 Australia,  or by packet to VK2JPA at  VK2RWI.
Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are :
patl(at)pitt.conmusic.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
That concludes the broadcast for this morning/evening.
