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[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 843 29/1/95
Sunday Transmission Schedules.
3.545 MHz (Plus/minus 5) 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 VK2AAB
146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY
Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily
those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the
Society.
I HEARD A -SMALL WORLD- STORY LAST WEEK ... A NEW NOVICE HAD
HIS FIRST CONTACT WITH ITALY. IT WAS FROM THE TOWN HE WAS BORN
IN, (LEFT AT AGE 3), AND THE AMATEUR HAD BEEN TO SCHOOL WITH
HIS FATHER -- HE WAS SO UP IN THE AIR OVER THE COINCIDENCE --
WHAT A START TO HF WORKING. HE NEEDED A QSL ADDRESS AND I
HAPPENED TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL CALLBOOK WITH THAT INFO SO
WAS ABLE TO HELP AND SHARE IN HIS EXCITEMENT.
WHY NOT SHARE YOUR ANECDOTES WITH US AS WELL? DROP US A LINE.
ED.
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FIRST ANNUAL ADRS WORLD-WIDE DIGITAL WPX CONTEST PART 2
4TH-5TH FEBRUARY 1995
EXCHANGE: A RST REPORT PLUS A PROGRESSIVE THREE-DIGIT CONTACT
NUMBER STARTING WITH 001 FOR THE FIRST CONTACT. (CONTINUE TO
FOUR DIGITS IF PAST 1000.) MULTI-TRANSMITTER STATIONS MAY USE
DIFFERENT NUMBERS FOR EACH BAND.
POINTS:
A. CONTACTS BETWEEN STATIONS ON DIFFERENT CONTINENTS ARE
WORTH THREE (3) POINTS ON 28, 21 AND 14 MHZ AND SIX (6)
POINTS ON 7, AND 3.5 MHZ.
B. CONTACTS BETWEEN STATIONS ON THE SAME CONTINENT BUT IN
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ARE WORTH TWO (2) POINTS ON 28, 21
AND 14 MHZ AND FOUR (4) POINTS ON 7, AND 3.5 MHZ.
C. CONTACTS BETWEEN STATIONS IN THE SAME COUNTRY ARE WORTH
ONE (1) POINT ON 28, 21 AND 14 MHZ, AND TWO (2) POINTS ON
7, AND 3.5 MHZ.
MULTIPLIER: MULTIPLIER IS THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PREFIXES
WORKED. A PREFIX IS COUNTED ONLY ONCE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER
OF TIMES THE SAME PREFIX IS WORKED. BO NABD MULTIPLIERS.
A. THE LETTER/NUMBER; COMBINATION WHICH FORMS THE FIRST PART
OF THE AMATEUR CALL WILL BE CONSIDERED THE PREFIX.
EXAMPLES - N8, W8, WD8, Y22, Y23, HG1, HG19, WB2, WD200, KC2,
KC200, OE2, OE25, U3, GB75, ZS66, NG84.
ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBERING, LETTERING, OR ORDER OF SAME
SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE PREFIX. A STATION OPERATING FROM A
DXCC COUNTRY DIFFERENT FROM THAT INDICATED BY ITS CALLSIGN IS
REQUIRED TO SIGN PORTABLE, THE PORTABLE PREFIX MUST BE AN
AUTHORIZED PREFIX FOR THE COUNTRY OR CALL AREA OF OPERATION.
IN CASE OF PORTABLE OPERATION, THE PORTABLE DESIGNATOR WOULD
THEN BECOME THE PREFIX.
EXAMPLE - AB5KD OPERATING FROM WAKE IS. WOULD SIGN AB5KD/KH9
OR KH9/AB5KD, AND KH6XXX OPERATING FROM OHIO WOULD NOT SIGN
/KH8 WHICH IS NORMALLY ASSIGNES TO AMERICAN SAMOA, BUT COULD
SIGN /W8, /N8, /K8, ETC. OR ANY OTHER PREFIX AUTHORIZED FOR
USE IN THE U.S. 8TH CALL DISTRICT.
PORTABLE DESIGNATORS WITHOUT NUMBERS WILL BE ASSIGNED A ZERO
(0) AFTER THE SECOND LETTER OF THE DESIGNATOR TO FORM THE
PREFIX. WS7I/PA WOULD BECOME PA0. ALL CALLS WITHOUT NUMBERS
WILL BE ASSIGNED A ZERO (0) AFTER THE FIRST TWO LETTERS TO
FORM THE PREFIX.
EXAMPLE - XEFTJW WOULD COUNT AS XE0, RAEM WOULD COUNT AS RA0,
ETC. MARITIME MOBILE, MOBILE, /A, /E, /J, /P OR INTERIM
LICENCE CLASS IDENTIFIERS DO NOT COUNT AS PREFIXES.
SCORING:
1. SINGLE OPERATOR:
(A) ALL BAND SCORE: TOTAL QSO POINTS FROM ALL BANDS
MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PREFIXES WORKED.
(B) SINGLE BAND SCORE: QSO POINTS ON THE BAND MULTIPLIED
BY THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PREFIXES WORKED.
2. MULTI-OPERATOR STATIONS. SCORING IN BOTH THESE CATEGORIES
IS THE SAME AS THE ALL BAND SCORING FOR SINGLE OPERATOR.
3. A STATION MAY BE WORKED ONCE ON EACH BAND FOR QSO CREDIT.
MORE NEXT WEEK
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IPS WEEKLY REPORT
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20 JANUARY - 26 JANUARY
DATE OF ISSUE: 27 JANUARY 1995
INDICES:
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DATE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
10CM 93 96 96 96 97 90 86
A 5 7 5 6 4 6 ( 5 ESTIMATED)
T 10 20 32 38 36 37 22
SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW 22ND JANUARY AND LOW FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEK.
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED
20TH-24TH, AND QUIET 25TH-26TH.
IONOSPHERIC F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY WERE NEAR PRE-
DICTED MONTHLY VALUES 20TH-22ND JANUARY, 15 TO 20 PER CENT EN-
HANCED 23RD-25TH, AND NEAR PREDICTED VALUES ON 26TH. THERE
WERE POSSIBLE DEGRADED CONDITIONS ON 26TH DUE TO SPORADIC E AT
1-5UT.
FORECAST (27 JANUARY - 02 FEBRUARY)
SOLAR: 27-29 JAN: LOW
30 JAN - 2 FEB: VERY LOW
GEOMAGNETIC: 27-29 JAN: QUIET
30-31 JAN: ACTIVE
1 -2 FEB: QUIET TO UNSETTLED
IONOSPHERIC: PREDOMINANTLY NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES; 30-
31 JAN: SLIGHTLY BELOW PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES.
COURTESY OF THE IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
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RTDX0120 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 20 JAN 95(BID RTDX0120)
OUR THANKS THIS WEEK GO TO: ZS5S, W2JGR, WB2CJL, WX5L, AA5AU,
W5KSI, N5PSI, W5ZPA, K5KR, WS7I, JF1MGI, SP4CHY, I5IGQ,IK5ACO,
IK1CJO, DJ3IW AND THE CENTRAL EUROPE DX CLUSTER DB0SPC, THE
K5NV DX PACKETCLUSTER AND IK5PWJ PACKETCLUSTER.
BANDPASS:
FRIDAY 13
0251-10120 VP8SGP
0705-14069 TL8MS PCT
1147-14069 ST2SA PCT
1205-14078 NZ2P/DU1 PCT
1257-14085 VP29EI
1341-14082 9G1BS
1343-14069 ST2AA PCT
1412-14086 CO2KG
1427-14084 A45ZX
1522-14084 IS0FMI
1547-14087 GI4WXE
2201-10120 VP8SGP QSX UP 2
SATURDAY 14
1136-14076 EA8AFJ
1226-14080 CT3AR PCT
1318-14083 SP2EIW
1319-14084 GI4WXA
1331-14087 S57J
1335-14089 GW0PYT
1346-14079 9A1CEI
1349-14082 S57J
1355-14087 RA2FB KALININGRAD
1409-14087 IS0FMI
1410-14089 LX1DA
1411-14083 UN7GY
1447-14083 9A1CEI
1506-14086 4X6UO
1612-14085 FG5GI
2201-14086 8P6NC
2211-14087 AL7BB
SUNDAY 15
0019-14085 HC1SC
0720-14085 UN7GY
0724-14083 EW8OS
0913-14078 PK4TJ PCT
1110-14081 VK0FPS ANTARTICA
1333-14084 SV5AZP
1425-14086 ZC4ZZ
1509-14079 S57J
1540-14083 GI0LEC
1547-14084 CU3EM
1559-14081 OM3CPS
1606-14084 9A1AKL
1623-14088 LX1DA
1639-14082 EA6BH
1926-14083 PJ9JT
2002-14085 3DA0CA
2007-21086 A35RK
2052-14086 AL7BB
2120-14086 TY1PS
2125-14071 HP1KZ PCT
2147-14082 FG5GI
2229-14086 KL7WP
2241-14086 ZP6CC
2305-14083 AZ7FAF
2305-14085 VP8CKN
MONDAY 16
1020-14088 UN7GY
1258-14085 JW0I
1335-14084 GI0BQX
1455-14088 UT2UF
1533-14089 VK2KM
1930-14069 PA0CXC/5Z4 QSL JOHN FUNG-LOY
P.O. BOX 44145 NAIROBI KENYA
2143-14087 9J2HN
2214-14089 FG5FI AMTOR FEC
TUESDAY 17
0011-14084 VP8CKN
0100-14081 VI0ANT
0702-14087 UT5RP
0745-14088 A41KT
1130-14090 GI0BQX
1145-14069 TL8MS PCT
1324-14087 OY1CT
1431-14089 A41LS
1534-14086 GI4WXA
1616-14074 OE5KV PCT
2230-14074 PP2ZDX PCT
2302-14087 VP8CKN
WEDNESDAY 18
1540-14081 CT3AR G-TOR
0824-14069 5H3MS PCT
1035-14069 TL8MS PCT
1249-14088 EY8WW
1305-14083 YO3FRI
1328-14082 UX5HY
1329-14086 9G1BS
1516-14081 SV5AZP
1534-14086 CU3EM
1541-14089 JW0I
1555-14085 OD5PL
THURSDAY 19
0007-14077 PZ2AC
0647-14069 5H3MS PCT
1000-14087 UX2DZ
1135-14086 GW0PYT
1137-14069 TL8MS PCT
1429-14088 A45XC
NOTES OF INTEREST:
SOUTH GEORGIA, VP8. THE VP8SGP TEAM HAS LEFT ABOUT FIVE DAYS
EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED. NO REASON KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
SOUTH SHETLAND, VP8. WONDY, K5KR WORKED VP8CQS ON SSB AND AT
THE ENQUIRY OF RTTY ACTIVITY, THE OP. ANSWERED THAT THE RTTY
GEAR HAD NOT ARRIVED YET. THAT WAS 19TH JAN, KEEP YOUR FINGERS
AND WHY NOT TOES CROSSED, STAY TUNED ANYWAY.
BANGLADESH, S21. JOE, ZS5S INFORM THAT ANDREW, S21YE IS ACTIVE
FROM DHAKA USING A TS50, A KAM PLUS AND A DIPOLE AT 30 FEET.
HE IS NEW ON DIGI MODES AND DOES NOT LIKE PILE-UPS. THE ROUTE
FOR QSL IS TERRY, G0EHX & GB7MSF.#18.GBR.EU. ANDREW HOLDS THE
CALL G4VLV.
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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ARLD003 DX NEWS
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THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY TEDD, KB8NW, THE OPDX BULLETIN AND THE CONTEST
CORRAL COLUMN FROM THE PAGES OF QST MAGAZINE. THANKS TO ALL.
PHILIPPINES. ACCORDING TO THE DX NEWSLETTER, 4E7 PREFIXES
WERE TO START BEING ISSUED AS OF JANUARY 1, 1995. VS6VW
REPORTED HEARING SM0CNS/4E7 ACTIVE ON 160 METERS.
KENYA. 5Z4FO HAS BEEN ON 75 AND 80 METERS WITH CW AND SSB
BELOW 3800 KHZ. OPERATING HAS BEEN AS EARLY AS 2215Z AND AS
LATE AS 0415. HE HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING 160 METERS, MAINLY WITH
CW, ON 1832 KHZ AT 0100Z. QSL VIA KB4EKY. LISTEN FOR 5Z4DU ON
75 METER SSB AT ABOUT 0330Z. QSL VIA KG4X.
ZAIRE. JOE, G3MRC, IS SIGNING 9Q5MRC AND HAS BEEN OPERATING
MOSTLY 30 AND 20 METER CW BETWEEN 1900 AND 2200Z. QSL VIA
G3MRC. BJORN, LA9IY, IS ACTIVE AS 9Q5IY. HE HAS BEEN ON
18071 KHZ AT 1630Z. QSL DIRECT ONLY VIA LA1K.
SOUTH KOREA. HARRY, HL9HH, IS LOOKING FOR SOME HELP WITH LOW
BAND WAS. HE NEEDS CT, NJ, NC, RI, SC AND VT ON BOTH 40 AND
80 METERS. ON 80 HE IS LOOKING FOR DE AND MD, AND ON 40 HE
NEEDS MA, ME AND NH. LISTEN FOR HIM AROUND 3589 AND 7009 KHZ
AFTER 1030Z.
PACIFIC DXPEDITION. ED, K8VIR, WILL BE DOING A LOT OF
TRAVELING OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. HE SHOULD START AMATEUR
ACTIVITY FROM NEW CALEDONIA, FK. OTHER STOPS SHOULD INCLUDE
WESTERN SAMOA AND TONGA. QSL VIA CBA.
CURACAO. JOHN, W1BIH, WILL BE ACTIVE AS PJ9JT UNTIL MID
APRIL. TRY 3506 KHZ AT 0130Z AND 40 METER CW BETWEEN 0100 AND
0200Z, AND AGAIN AT 1130Z. CHECK 21279 KHZ AT 1430Z. QSL VIA
W1AX.
CAMBODIA. MIKE, VS6WV, REPORTS THAT SANYI, XU7VK, HAS BEEN ON
1829 KHZ AT ABOUT 1435Z.
ZIMBABWE. BILL, Z21CS, CAN BE WORKED ON 18124 KHZ AROUND
1715Z. WHEN QSLING, DO NOT SEND IRCS OR GREEN STAMPS. BILL
DOES REQUEST PACKETS OF FLOWER SEEDS FOR HIS XYL. QSL VIA
BILL TAYLOR, BOX 264, KWEKWE, ZIMBABWE.
Coming events
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February 4th-5th ADRS WW RTTY WPX contest
11th-12th EA WW RTTY Contest
26th Central Coast Field Day at Wyong
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STOLEN
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ONE YAESU 2M FM TRANSCEIVER FT-212RH, WITHOUT MICROPHONE,
SERIAL NO. 1C630025. IF YOU ARE OFFERED THIS PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT, PLEASE CONTACT PAT VK2JPA QTHR, OR PHONE BLACKTOWN
POLICE ON (02) 622 0000.
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FOR DISPOSAL
VK2SG HAS SOME JUNK FOR DISPOSAL, STUFF THAT HE THINKS HE WILL
NEVER NEED AGAIN, ITS YOUR FOR THE COLLECTION. THINGS LIKE
TRANSFORMERS 385/385 VOLTS, MOTORS FOR PRINTERS, THAT CAN BE
USED FOR OTHER THINGS, TUNING CONDENSERS, BOXES OF ELECTROLYT-
ICS, ETC ETC ETC. IF YOU CAN USE IT, COME AND GET IT. ALSO HAS
PRINTERS LIKE SAGEMS MODIFIED FOR 45/50 AND 75 BAUDS, SIEMEN
SET FOR 45 BAUDS WITH PAPER WIND UP MOTOR.
HE ALSO HAS A TELEREADER WITH POWER SUPPLY WHICH DOES CW/RTTY
(VARIOUS BAUD RATES), ASCII AND HAS BEEN MODIFIED FOR AMTOR,
ALL PAPERWORK AND HANDBOOKS INCLUDED PLUS A SPARE MK2 AMTOR
BOARD, NEGOTIABLE PRICE ... THERE ARE ALSO OTHER BITS OF JUNK
AS WELL, EVEN VALVES.
SOME RADIO CLUB MAY BE INTERESTED.
DE SYD VK2SG QTHR
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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 VK2XSB, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA
at VK2AAB.
News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60
Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA at VK2AAB.
Email address for the Broadcast Officer is :
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 ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 843 29th Jan. 1995.
Inserted by VK2BQS (Jim) ANARTS Vice-President.