BARTG * GB2ATG * NEWS * BARTG * NEWS * GB2ATG * BARTG This is the - British Amateur Radio Teledata Group - News Broadcast Service for all Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners interested in RTTY Amtor, Pactor and Packet Radio. This news is broadcast during the first full week commencing Monday each month, to the following schedule.. Evening transmissions at 1930 GMT. on 3.584 MHz. Mark. +/- for QRM. RTTY on Monday-AFSK, Wednesday-AFSK, and Friday-FSK. Pactor-FEC on Tuesday. Amtor-FEC on Thursday and Saturday. Morning transmission at 1000 GMT. on 7.041 MHz. Mark. +/- for QRM. RTTY on Sunday-AFSK. An edited version of this bulletin is available on the Packet network as a BARTG @ GBR. file thanks to: Andy (G3ZYP) @ GB7MXM.#36.GBR.EU. It is also posted on the "INTERNET" system via the INFO-HAMS list on UCSD.EDU. thanks to Iain (G6ARO) who is available on the "JANET" network as Iain@HUMBER.AC.UK News for February 1994. Bulletin No. 014. (all times are GMT). RTTY DX Activity. 3.5 MHz. 4U1ITU 1830, OH0MFP 2200, 7 MHz. GI4SRQ 14 MHz. ZL2JON 0800, LU8DGS 0900, PJ2MI 1000, ZL1AMO and T91ENS 1130, LI30OWG 1400, RA2FB 1430, OD5PL and SV5AZP 1500, 4U1ITU and A45ZX 1600, 5R8DG 1700, PJ0/N9FTC 2000, 21 MHz. TZ6FIC 1030, KG4HG and CU1AC 1330, VP5/WA0VQR, KP4GC and 4O9S 1400, 4U1ITU and PJ0/N9FTC 1430, KP4GC, C6A/AA5AU and HK1LAQ 1500, YV5KWS 1530, VE2MP 1600, CP1FF and VE9NC 1630, CU1AZ 1700. Pactor DX. 3.5 MHz. US5WV 1930. 14 MHz. VS6FN 1200, 1B1AD 1400, VQ9TN 1530, ZB2FU/MM 1630. 21MHz. LU1DO 1500. QSL Information. KG4HG was asking for cards via the Guantanamo Bay ARC listed as KG4AN in the callbook. 4O9S via YU7KMN. PJ0/N9FTC via home call. 4U1ITU via DK7UY. VP5/WA0VQR via home call. OH0MFP via OH3MFP. 1B1AD via DK7ZZ. TZ6FIC via F6KEQ. Contests. The BARTG HF RTTY contest starts 0200 Saturday March 19 until 0200 Monday March 21 on all 5 HF bands 80 through 10 meters. Single operator and SWL stations permitted a maximum 30 hours operating. Rest periods in blocks not less than 3 hours. Multi-operator stations may work the full 48 hour contest period. Categories: 1. Single operator all band. 2. Single operator single band. 3. Multi-operator all band. 4. Multi-operator Multi-transmitter. 5. Short Wave Listener. Categories 1, 2, and 3 may not transmit on 2 or more bands at the same time. No station may enter more than one category. Exchange message to consist of: RST plus a 3 figure group serial number starting with 001 QSO points: Each completed QSO scores one (1) point. Stations may be contacted again on other bands for QSO credit. All duplicate contacts on the same band must be clearly marked in the log. Multipliers: All DXCC countries (including W, VE and VK) and all W, VE and VK call areas count as multipliers on each band. Note:: Any country or W/K, VE/VO or VK area may be counted again if worked on a different band but continents are counted once only. Scoring: QSO points times multipliers times continents (max 6). Logs: Use separate log sheets for each band. Logs must show band, date, time GMT, callsign, message sent and received, countries and points claimed. SWL logs must contain date and time GMT of logging, callsign of station heard, report sent by that station and callsign of station being worked. Summary sheet. To show full scoring, times of operation and address for correspondence. In the case of multi-operator stations, the names and callsigns of all operators involved with the station operation during the contest. All logs must be received by May 31 1994 to qualify. Sample log and summary sheets are available from the contest manager. UK entrants send large (A4) S.A.E. outside UK please send 6 IRC'S to cover postage. Computer generated logs containing all specified information are welcomed. Please send your contest or check logs to: Contest Manager John Barber G4SKA PO. Box 8. Tiverton, Devon EX16 5YU, England. Certificates will be awarded to the top 3 stations in each category, the top 5 single operators in each continent and the top single operator in each W/K, VE/VO and VK area. Contestants contacting 25 or more DXCC countries on two-way RTTY during the contest may claim the Quarter Century Award (QCA) issued by B.A.R.T.G. for which a charge of 6 US. dollars or 30 IRC's is made. Existing QCA holders may add new countries to their existing records. A separate sheet showing bands, callsign and countries claimed must be included with the contest log. Comments on the contest would be much appreciated. Notes of interest. 1B1AD is Northern Cyprus which does not carry DXCC status at present. US5WV is a special call for CIS Europe. LI30OWG is a special call being used from Gjovik for the Olympic winter games in Norway. There is also LI20OWG and LI40OWG. Changes affecting the Russian CIS prefix allocation from January 1 1994 as follows: Republic. Old prefix. New prefix. ---------------------------------------------------- European Russia (UA1,3,4,6) RAA-RIZ, UAA-UIZ. Ukraine (UB,UT,UY) EMA-EOZ, URZ-UZZ. Byelorussia. (UC) EUA-EWZ. Azerbaijan. (UD) 4JA-4JZ, 4KA-4KZ. Georgia. (UF) 4LA-4LZ. Armenia. (UG) EKA-EKZ. Turkmenistan. (UH) EZA-EZZ. Uzbekistan. (UI) UJA-UMZ. Tadzhikistan. (UJ) EYA-EYZ. Kazakhstan. (UL) UNA-UQZ. Kirghizia. (UM) EXA-EXZ. Moldavia. (UO) ERA-ERZ. For Russian stations; UW => RU - UV => RX - UZ => RK Previous changes to other USSR prefixes include: Lithuania. (UP,RP) LY. SINCE 1990 Latvia. (UQ,RQ) YL. SINCE 1990 Estonia. (UR,RR) ES. SINCE 1990 To complete the list the following prefixes remain in force, (as far as I am aware): Franz Josef Land. 4K2, EK, UA1O Kaliningrad. UA2F,RA2F Asiatic Russia. UA7-UA0, UZ7-UZ0. During the ARRL Roundup contest a number of strange new CIS prefixes were being used. There is no doubt this will make the job of the contest manager more difficult until we can be sure which Republic the prefix in use represents. Some stations were informing contacts during the exchange. For instance RU3AT (ex UW3AT) avoided and doubt but others are going to be difficult to pin down. I can only suggest you add a note with your submitted log indicating areas of doubt. This should help the committee to locate and correct any misunderstandings. Thanks this month to:. G3ZYP, GW3LYF, DXNS. BARTG caters for all DATA interests with information-components-kits -ready built units and software from experts. Members receive a 120 page quarterly journal devoted to data modes. Beginners guides for most data modes are available. The group sponsors HF and VHF RTTY contests, administers its own DX and members award scheme and runs an annual rally. This copy of BARTG News is posted by Iain Kendall (G6ARO) who can be contacted via Internet e-mail at.. iain@humber.ac.uk Items for inclusion in the broadcast may also be mailed to this address, as well as any queries regarding membership or services offered by BARTG. Copy of the news bulletin as distributed by G0ARF 940201.