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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 94 08:07:26 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #786 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Wed, 13 Jul 94 Volume 94 : Issue 786 Today's Topics: A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 817 10th July 1994 Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 10 July Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 11 July Learning the dreaded CODE! Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 Jul 1994 20:03:28 +1000 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram.esi.com.au!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 817 10th July 1994 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu [ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ] A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 817 10th July 1994 3.545 MHz 0930 UTC VK2BQS (Jim) 7.045 MHz -3 0030 UTC VK2CTD (Col) 14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC VK2DPM (Alan) 14.091 MHz 0030 UTC VK2BQS (JIM) 146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT) 144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI (or VK2OP) 146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY There's not much news around this week ... Logs continue to come for the contest. If you have not sent in your log yet, dont leave it too long. With the vagaries of some of the postal systems, it is not worth risking your log arriving past the deadline. Some very interesting logs have come in and results promise to be to be surprising, unless changed by further entries still in transit. ---------------------------------------- News from W.A suggest the Old Timers Club over there is thriving. The club has found a couple of very friendly venues and they appear to have a good social gathering every fort- night. If you have any enquiries about the club, contact Ray VK6PW. ---------------------------------------------- And now news from WIA Federal Members transferring Divisions If a member of one Division wishes to transfer to another Division without changing their state of residence, it is now Federal policy that there is consultation between the Divisions, except where applicants reside less than 50 km from a State border or outside Australia. There has been for many years a "gentleman's agreement" between Divisions that there will be no "poaching" of members from one Division by another Division. The policy was formalised at the annual Federal Convention in Melbourne over April 30th-May 1st. The formal motion noted that the Federal Office had written a letter to certain members advising that they may join any Division regardless of their state of residence, and further noted the adverse effect of this on the Divisional structure. A WIA member belongs to an individual Division. The Federal WIA, on the other hand, has only the seven Divisions as members. It's a pretty simple structure. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 22:06:44 MDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 10 July To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 10 JULY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 10 JULY, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Energetic electrons returned to normal levels today. !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 191, 07/10/94 10.7 FLUX=086.0 90-AVG=080 SSN=092 BKI=0010 0111 BAI=001 BGND-XRAY=A6.9 FLU1=7.8E+05 FLU10=1.4E+04 PKI=1111 2222 PAI=005 BOU-DEV=004,002,006,004,004,005,008,008 DEV-AVG=005 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= B7.2 @ 0343UT XRAY-MIN= A6.2 @ 0313UT XRAY-AVG= A8.9 NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1215UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 2200UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.5% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2145UT PCA-MIN= -0.7DB @ 0115UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55253NT @ 1402UT BOUTF-MIN=55224NT @ 1909UT BOUTF-AVG=55242NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+085,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES6-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G6-AVG=+000,+000,+000 FLUXFCST=STD:086,087,088;SESC:086,087,088 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,015,015/012,015,015 KFCST=2223 1222 2234 1222 27DAY-AP=011,014 27DAY-KP=3223 2333 3333 3333 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 09 JUL 94 was 40.0. The Full Kp Indices for 09 JUL 94 are: 2- 1+ 0+ 1+ 2- 3- 2+ 2- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 09 JUL 94 are: 7 5 2 5 7 11 10 6 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 10 JUL is: 1.3E+07 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity was very low. Region 7746 (N12W30) decayed slightly in white light over the past 24 hours. The region displays three nearly-equal penumbral areas with the trailer polarity between the two larger and darker penumbral areas. Region 7749 (S08W39) had some growth this period. 7749 accounted for two B-class/SF flares with the largest, a B7, occurring at 10/0342Z. Six other uncorrelated weak B-class x-ray events were reported at various times throughout the period. No other significant activity was reported. Three new regions were numbered this period. Region 7750 (S16W40) and Region 7751 (S12E57) emerged as BXO beta groups. Region 7752 (N21W01) appeared as a faint two-spot AXX group but since its numbering, has decayed to a small, compact area of plage. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be low. Despite its slight decay, Region 7746 still displays good potential for C-class and possible M-class activity. Another area with good C and possible M-class potential is the two region complex 7749 and 7750. Their close proximity could produce significant activity. The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The GT 2 mev energetic electron flux was at normal to moderate levels. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled for the next 3 days. Event probabilities 11 jul-13 jul Class M 10/15/15 Class X 01/05/05 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 11 jul-13 jul A. Middle Latitudes Active 20/30/30 Minor Storm 05/10/15 Major-Severe Storm 01/05/05 B. High Latitudes Active 20/30/30 Minor Storm 10/15/15 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions. A mild enhancement of geomagnetic activity on 12 and 13 July could produce minor signal degradation on transauroral circuits, although nothing significant is expected. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 10/2400Z JULY ------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7746 N12W31 157 0130 DAI 07 014 BETA 7747 S15W20 146 0050 CSO 07 007 BETA 7749 S08W39 165 0060 DAI 08 013 BETA 7750 S16W41 167 0020 BXO 03 003 BETA 7751 S12E56 070 0030 BXO 03 005 BETA 7743 S10W91 217 PLAGE 7745 N08W91 217 PLAGE 7748 S03W62 188 PLAGE 7752 N21W02 128 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 11 JULY TO 13 JULY NMBR LAT LO 7740 S12 020 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 10 JULY, 1994 --------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 10 JULY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 10/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 90 N35W00 N25W23 N25W23 N41W10 136 ISO POS 005 10830A 92 N15E45 N01E37 N15E10 N27E42 097 ISO POS 013 10830A SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 09 Jul: 0026 0031 0033 B1.2 0931 0934 0940 B1.6 SF 7746 N11W13 1845 1857 1905 B4.5 SF 7749 S10W25 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7746: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (33.3) Region 7749: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (33.3) Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 (33.3) Total Events: 003 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 09 Jul: 0026 0031 0033 B1.2 III 0931 0934 0940 B1.6 SF 7746 N11W13 III,V 1845 1857 1905 B4.5 SF 7749 S10W25 III,V NOTES: All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max, and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After. All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times. Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include: II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event III = Type III Sweep IV = Type IV Sweep V = Type V Sweep Continuum = Continuum Radio Event Loop = Loop Prominence System, Spray = Limb Spray, Surge = Bright Limb Surge, EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb. ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 01:25:36 MDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 11 July To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 11 JULY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 11 JULY, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 192, 07/11/94 10.7 FLUX=085.6 90-AVG=080 SSN=102 BKI=2201 1112 BAI=004 BGND-XRAY=A6.9 FLU1=9.3E+05 FLU10=1.5E+04 PKI=1100 2222 PAI=005 BOU-DEV=014,011,004,006,14642,008,008,010 DEV-AVG=1837 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= B2.7 @ 0638UT XRAY-MIN= A6.5 @ 1234UT XRAY-AVG= A9.0 NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1630UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 1355UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.5% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2330UT PCA-MIN= -0.4DB @ 2350UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55253NT @ 1430UT BOUTF-MIN=55222NT @ 1900UT BOUTF-AVG=55240NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+094,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+148NT@ 1700UT GOES6-MIN=N:-037NT@ 2349UT G6-AVG=+138,+041,-020 FLUXFCST=STD:087,088,090;SESC:087,088,090 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,010,015/010,010,015 KFCST=2233 3222 2233 3222 27DAY-AP=014,009 27DAY-KP=3333 3333 3233 2222 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 10 JUL 94 was 45.0. The Full Kp Indices for 10 JUL 94 are: 1o 1- 1+ 1- 2- 2+ 2- 2- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 10 JUL 94 are: 4 3 5 3 7 9 7 7 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 11 JUL is: 1.8E+07 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity was very low. Activity this period consisted of 2 weak optically uncorrelated B-class x-ray events and a B6/SF from Region 7749 (S09W53) occurring at 11/1002Z. In white light, this region has grown slightly while overall spot count has declined. Just to the south, Region 7750 (S17W55) has shown the most growth of any region on the disk. Though stacked, both regions maintain a simple north to south magnetic inversion line so have been fairly quiet the past 24 hours. Region 7746 (N11W44) also indicated some growth this period in both areal coverage, spot count and mag complexity. Yesterday, 7746 had three distinct penumbral areas but has since lost the penumbra around the leader spot group while forming a delta magnetic configuration in the trailer group. Region 7753 (S12E68) was numbered as a simple AXX group. The remainder of the disk and limb was quiet and stable. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be low. Both Regions 7746 and 7750 display good potential for C-class and possible M-class activity. The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The GT 2 MeV energetic electron flux was at normal to moderate levels. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled for the next three days. Event probabilities 12 jul-14 jul Class M 05/05/05 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 12 jul-14 jul A. Middle Latitudes Active 20/20/30 Minor Storm 10/10/15 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 B. High Latitudes Active 20/30/30 Minor Storm 10/15/15 Major-Severe Storm 05/10/05 HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions. Near-normal propagation is expected to continue over all regions throughout the next 72 hours. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 11/2400Z JULY ------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7746 N11W45 157 0140 DAC 07 018 BETA-DELTA 7747 S16W38 150 0030 HSX 02 003 ALPHA 7749 S09W54 166 0080 DAO 08 007 BETA 7750 S17W56 168 0090 DSO 05 005 BETA 7751 S12E42 070 0030 CRO 05 007 BETA 7753 S12E67 045 0000 AXX 01 002 ALPHA 7748 S03W75 187 PLAGE 7752 N21W15 127 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 12 JULY TO 14 JULY NMBR LAT LO 7740 S12 020 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 11 JULY, 1994 --------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 11 JULY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 11/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 90 N43W14 N21W34 N21W34 N43W14 135 ISO POS 002 10830A 92 N01E37 S08E26 N10W03 N27E30 094 ISO POS 015 10830A SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 10 Jul: 0119 0123 0125 B1.3 0335 0342 0348 B7.2 SF 7749 S07W27 0434 0439 0442 B1.7 SF 7749 S09W32 0558 0601 0603 B1.6 0703 0706 0709 B1.5 0759 0804 0814 B1.6 0817 0822 0827 B2.8 1750 1753 1755 B1.1 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7749: 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 002 (25.0) Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 006 (75.0) Total Events: 008 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 10 Jul: 0434 0439 0442 B1.7 SF 7749 S09W32 III 0817 0822 0827 B2.8 III,V NOTES: All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max, and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After. All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times. Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include: II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event III = Type III Sweep IV = Type IV Sweep V = Type V Sweep Continuum = Continuum Radio Event Loop = Loop Prominence System, Spray = Limb Spray, Surge = Bright Limb Surge, EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb. ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jul 1994 11:08:44 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!ukma!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!trmmstocker.gsfc.nasa.gov!stocker@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Learning the dreaded CODE! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu > Organization: HP Sonoma County (SRSD/MWTD/MID) > X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL9.2] > Lines: 19 > > John Derry (derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu) wrote: > : Howdy, > > : When I hear a ham friend say, "I just can't learn Morse code.", I ask > : him, "What's this: dah di da dit dah dah di dah?" > > : They (almost) always say, "That's easy. It's CQ." > > : To which I replay, "See you CAN learn MC, now all you nead to do is learn > : the other 24 letters." > > For non-hams I point out that they probably already know "SOS", which > means they know S and O. And the first 4 notes of Beethoven's Fifth > (roman numeral V) are "dit dit dit dah" which is the "V" for victory > used in WWII. That means they already know 3 letters, more than > 10% of the alphabet, without even trying! > > AL N1AL > All these responses to YOU TOO CAN LEARN THE CODE, tend to paint simplistic pictures of ease that have at their heart that people who can't seem to learn the code are just lazy. Like any thing that one learns (or in this case memorizes), things come easy for some and not for others. For the past year I have been trying to get up to 13wpm. I practice every day for at least 30min and many days twice for 30min. I can, with 90% accuracy, take 5, 6 or 7 character random code groups (on my computer not with pencil) at 18wpm. However, when I shift to random length code groups, I have trouble even getting 10 wpm at a less than 90% accuracy rate. I dare defy any one to tell me that I have been lazy in learning the code. I also defy anyone to tell me that it is easy for me regardless of how easy it was for them. After a close to a year of being able to take fixed length random code groups at 18wpm and still not being able to complete 13 wpm transmission rate, I'm fairly bored with the entire process. Beeping away is not my idea of fun or challenge. Quite honestly, its just a big bore. Erich ******************************************* * Erich Franz Stocker * * N3OXM * * stocker@spsosun.gsfc.nasa.gov * * * * My ideas are my own and do not represent* * the opinions of the federal government, * * NASA or Goddard Space Flight Center. * ******************************************* ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jul 1994 11:15:32 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!ukma!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!trmmstocker.gsfc.nasa.gov!stocker@network.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <CstyJ4.Ctp@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com>, <Csu72u.69H@nntpa.cb.att.com>, <3000gt$eds@gap.cco.caltech.edu>.g Subject : Re: Lack of professional consideration for HAM operators In article <CstyJ4.Ctp@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com> Eric Bush, ericb@lestat.im.hou.compaq.com writes: > > It seems to me that the FCC (Government) does not understand the concept of > the Amateur Radio service. If they did, they would put a higher priority on > these issues. Everyone knows that Amateur Radio is responsible for providing > many hours of emergency radio service during disasters, etc. Well while I know the frustrations of waiting for the ticket, I have to say that the FCC has larger fish to fry than Ham radio. Also, the amateur service has no RESPONSIBILITY for emergency radio service. Hams provide such services but there is no legal expectation or requirement for it. The time waiting for the ticket can be put to very good use in research. I immediately began to study for the next license grade, plugged away at code, sharpened my understanding of theory, monitored my local repeaters to learn customs, procedures and styles, and research rigs. The FCC proposed an instant license mechanism to deal with waiting periods in light of the fact that they don't have direct computer on-line capabilities yet. Your fellow amateurs rejected their proposed scheme as dangerous and unpractical. No, alternative solution was provided that could be implemented in the short time. So, we just live with it. ******************************************* * Erich Franz Stocker * * N3OXM * * stocker@spsosun.gsfc.nasa.gov * * * * My ideas are my own and do not represent* * the opinions of the federal government, * * NASA or Goddard Space Flight Center. * ******************************************* ------------------------------ Date: (null) From: (null) (Hmmmmmm... Ed.) IPS weekly report ----------------- 01 July - 07 July 1994 Issue No 27 Date of issue: 8 July 1994 INDICES: Date 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 10cm 87 83 86 85 83 84 88 A 24 29 17 12 07 15 (15 estimated) T 39 22 25 30 33 35 46 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY Solar activity was very low 1st to 6th July and moderate on 7th. The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) was quiet to active 1st and 3rd July, unsettled to active on 2nd, quiet to unsettled on 4th and 5th, quiet on 6th, and unsettled to active on 7th. Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were mostly near predicted monthly values, with 15-40 per cent enhancement during local night on 1st, and about 10 per cent above on 7th. . FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK (8 - 14 July) SOLAR: Very low to low. GEOMAGNETIC: Unsettled to quiet by the end of the week. IONOSPHERIC: Near predicted monthly values to about 10 per cent above predicted values. Updated IPS Monthly Predicted Smoothed T-indices Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 38 36 35 34 32 30 26 24 22 21 20 1995 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 1996 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 1997 13 15 16 18 21 23 26 29 33 37 42 47 Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services, Sydney ---------------------------------------- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 1 JULY 94 VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 1 JULY 1994 (BID RTDX0701) JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT SYD, VK2SG IS BACK IN HOSPITAL WITH A FEW FRACTURED BRITTLE BONES. SYD IS SITTING UP GETTING SOME REHABILITATION AND IS A BIT SHORT ON BREATH. GET WELL SOON SYD, WE ARE ALL THINKING OF YOU. (EDITORS NOTE -- SYD IS BACK HOME AFTER THREE WEEKS IN HOSPITAL AND IS RECOVERING SLOWLY.) OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM: DJ3IW AND THE CENTRAL- EUROPE DX CLUSTER NODE DB0SPC, I5FLN AND THE IK5PWJ PACKET CLUSTER, N2DBI, W2JGR AND THE NJ0M NODE THE TWIN-CITIES DX PACKET CLUSTER VK2EG AND W5KSI. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. BANDPASS FRIDAY 24 0122-14081 YL1ZE 0130-14088 UN5PR 1457-14086 ZA1AJ QSL OK2PSZ 1509-14084 ZA1AJ 1601-14087 EW8OS SATURDAY 25 0518-14084 FO5MA 2046-14086 TZ6FIC SUNDAY 26 1221-14084 ZA1AJ 1515-14087 A45XC MONDAY 27 1757-14081 7Q7ZZ 1759-14087 SV1ADG 1801-14084 ZA1AJ 1801-14082 GM4SUC 1901-14084 9K2WA 2349-14087 EI3GZ 2356-14084 UA9QBM TUESDAY 28 0111-14087 EI3GZ 1926-14085 SV5AZP 2132-14073 ZA1MH PACTOR WEDNESDAY 29 2007-14084 SV1CER 2009-14088I3GZ 2356-14084 UA9QBM TUESDAY 28 0111-14087 EI3GZ 1926-14085 SV5AZP 2132-14073 ZA1MH PACTOR WEDNESDAY 29 2007-14084 SV1CER 2009-14088 SV5AZP 2117-14086 ZA1MH 2157-14089 GM4SUC 2157-14086 TI2YO 2202-14083 ER1PE THURSDAY 30 0220-14073 XE1VV PACTOR 2117-14091 OZ1GML NOTES OF INTEREST. CONGO, TN. RUDI, DK7PE WILL BE IN THE CONGO FROM 11 JULY FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS.. RUDI HAS APPLIED FOR THE CALL TN0CW. ALSO NO MENTION OF RTTY. NEPAL 9N. SATISH 9N1AA, HAS BEEN WORKED ON RTTY IN THE PAST, AND HAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE MODE PACTOR. SATISH IS HAVING A PROBLEM WORKING STATESIDE STATIONS AND IS LOOKING FOR ANYBODY THAT COULD HELP HIM SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN HELP, LEAVE A MESSAGE IN JA5TX'S MAILBOX, SATISH CHECKS STATESIDE STATIONS AND IS LOOKING FOR ANYBODY THAT COULD HELP HIM SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN HELP, LEAVE A MESSAGE IN JA5TX'S MAILBOX, SATISH CHECKS IT DAILY. FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN, SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND NOTES OF INTEREST TO JULES, W2JGR AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA REMEMBER, DX DON'T SLEEP. GL DE BOB, WB2CJL AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA ----------------------------------------------- As there has not been much DX around we are including the ARRL DX Notes for your interest. DX BULLETIN 38 ARLD038 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT JUNE 30, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS THE ITEMS IN THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN ARE COURTESY OF LARRY, WA9MAG, THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS DX ASSOCIATION, JAMES, 9V1YC, AND THE YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB PACKETCLUSTER NETWORK. THANKS. HUANGUAY DAO, AKA SCARBOROUGH REEF. THIS WEATHER HAMPERED OPERATION RAN ONLY 14 HOURS. THOUGH LIMITED TO SSB ONLY, NEARLY 2,000 QSOS WERE MADE, NEARLY HALF OF WHICH WERE WITH STATESIDE STATIONS. FOR THE LUCKY FEW, QSL VIA W6CF. MOROCCO. VALENTINI, IK4JQO, WILL SIGN CN2VA FROM AUGUST 6 TO 22. THIS SSB ONLY OPERATION WILL BE ON 80 THROUGH 10 METERS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE 17 AND 12 METER BANDS. QSL VIA IK4JQO. GLORIOSO ISLAND. FR5ZQ SHOULD BE ACTIVE DURING JULY AND AUGUST. HAITI. TELEVISION NEWS AGENCY EMPLOYEES N4MU AND W6RCL ARE ASSIGNED TO PORT AU PRINCE. THEY ARE BOTH ACTIVE SIGNING THEIR CALLS /HH2. BOTH OPERATE SSB ONLY. CHECK 14190 KHZ AT 0300Z. THE CONGO. RUDI, DK7PE, PLANS TO START HIS ONE WEEK TN OPERATION AROUND JULY 10. THE CALL TN0CW HAS BEEN REQUESTED. QSL VIA DK7PE. TANZANIA. R3ARES, THE CLUB STATION OF HQ RUSSIAN ARES, HAS MOVED TO TANZANIA FROM YUGOSLAVIA AND IS NOW ON THE AIR AS R3AREX/5H. THE RESCUE TEAM FROM THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IS PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN UN AID FOR RWANDA REFUGEES IN TANZANIA. CHECK THE RUSSIAN ARES NET ON 14292 KHZ AT 0700 AND 1700Z. QSL VIA RW3AH. VIETNAM. PAUL, AA2AV, AND MIKE N KM1R, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ACTIVE UNTIL JULY 2, HOWEVER OUR LOCAL PACKETCLUSTER NODE HAS NO QSNS AS YET. SINGAPORE. 9V1ARU OF THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR RADIO TRANSMITTING SOCIETY WILL BE ON DURING THE UPCOMING IARU CONTEST UNDER THE HQ CATEGORY, AN OFFICIAL IARU REGION 3 MEMBER ORGANIZATION. OPERATORS INCLUDE 9V1YC, 9V1ZB AND JE1JKL. THIS WILL BE THE VERY FIRST SINGAPORE MULTI-OP STATION IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. STATIONS HEARD OR WORKED FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS INCLUDE, 5N0/DL9GMM 7012 KHZ AT 0529Z 5W1GC 7003/1040Z X5EBL 7003/0026 6W6JX 10104/2232 HB0/DL8HWA 10103/0249 HK0ER 10102/0116 9K2MU 14179/0151 AND 14247/0013 C53HG 14198/2220 KH3AF 14247/0221 VO9TX 14258/0020 HP8ADU 18137/0155 VR6DX 28457/0135 VE6BPR 50165/0011 XE1J 50130/0013 ZF1DC 50125/0112 ------------------------------------------------ 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 know we reach New Zealand and many South Pacific islands, and we were reaching as far north as Japan when conditions were right. We are looking forward 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. -- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2AAB.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.6 dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #786 ******************************