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[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
ANARTS News Bulletin 845 12/2/1995
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.
SORRY WE DID NOT MANAGE TO SQUEEZE IN THE RULES FOR THE EA
RTTY CONTEST THIS WEEKEND. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN
IF THE CONTEST MANAGER HAS CHANGED, BUT JUDGING BY MAILINGS TO
OUR OWN CONTEST, THE LOG WILL GET TO WHERE IT MUST GO.
THE ADDRESS IS: EA RTTY CONTEST MANAGER
ANTONIO ALCOLADO, EA1MV
P.O. BOX 240
09400 ARANDA DE DUERO (BURGOS)
SPAIN
ANYONE WISHING FURTHER INFO, PLEASE CONTACT PAT VK2JPA
(ADDRESS IN CALL BOOK) AND WE WILL SUPPLY SAME.
DEADLINE APPEARS TO BE 8 WEEKS AFTER CONTEST. BEST OF LUCK
-------------------------------------
FIRST ANNUAL ADRS WORLD-WIDE DIGITAL WPX CONTEST PART 4
4TH-5TH FEBRUARY 1995
LOG INSTRUCTIONS:
1. ALL TIMES MUST BE IN UTC. ALL RESTS MUST BE CLEARLY
MARKED. SINGLE OPERATOR LOGS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. MULTI-MULTI LOGS MUST BE SUBMITTED
CHRONOLOGICALLY BY BAND. MULTI-SINGLE CAN BE SUBMITTED EITHER
WAY.
2. PREFIX MULTIPLIERS SHOULD BE ENTERED ONLY THE FIRST TIME
THEY ARE CONTACTED . THEY MUST BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED.
3. LOGS MUST BE CHECKED FOR DUPLICATE CONTACTS, CORRECT
POINTS, AND PREFIX MULTIPLIERS. DUPLICATE CONTACTS MUST BE
SHOWN.
4. AN ALPHA/NUMERIC CHECK LIST OF CLAIMED PREFIX MULTIPLIERS
MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR LOG. UNLESS DISK OR ELCTRONIC
ENTRY.
5. EACH ENTRY MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SUMMARY SHEET LISTING
ALL SCORING INFORMATION, THE CATEGORY OF COMPETITION, AND THE
CONTESTANTS NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS. MAY BE ELCTRONIC. ALSO
SUBMIT A DECLARATION THAT ALL CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR AMATEUR RADIO IN THE COUNTRY OF THE CONTESTANT HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED.
6. OFFICIAL LOGS AND SAMPLE SUMMARY SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
adrs. a LARGE SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH SUFFICIENT POSTAGE
OR IRCS MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR REQUEST. CONTEST SOFTWARE BY WF1B
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST CONTEST, AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED ADEQUATE LOGGING SOFTWARE FOR THIS CONTEST.
7. CONTEST LOGS MAY BE SUBMITTED ON DISK, E-MAIL, OR
INTERNET. LOGS SUBMITTED ON DISK MUST CONTAIN ALL REQUIRED
INFORMATION. (TIME, BAND, CALL, RST, RST AND NR SENT, RST AND
NR RECEIVED, MULTIPLIER, AND QSO POINTS). FILES MUST BE IN
ASCII FORMAT AND CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOR SINGLE OPERATORS AND
MULTI-SINGLE OPERATORS. MULTI-MULTI ENTRANTS MUST SUBMIT LOGS
CHRONOLOGICAL BY BAND. A SORTED MULTIPLIER FILE IS ALSO
REQUIRED. ONLY MS-DOS COMPATIBLE DISKS WILL BE ACCEPTED9
EITHER 5 1/4 OR 3 1/2 INCH). A SASE WITH QSL CARD WILL GET A
REPLY THAT YOUR LOG HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
DISQUALIFICATIONS APPLY ON THE USUAL LINES.
DEADLINE:
ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
AFTER THE END OF THE CONTEST. THE ADRS WORLD WIDE RTTY WPX
CONTEST WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE FIRSR (1ST) FULL WEEKEND OF
FEBRUARY.
MAIL CONTEST ENTRY AND LOGS OR DISKS TO:
JAY TOWNSEND, WS7I
P.O. BOX 644, SPOKANE, WA 99210-0644 U.S.A.
VIA INTERNET JAYT AT COMTCH.IEA.COM
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IPS WEEKLY REPORT
-----------------
03 JANUARY - 09 FEBRUARY
DATE OF ISSUE: 10 FEBRUARY 1995
INDICES:
DATE 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10CM 83 86 81 84 84 86 84
A 21 21 4 10 10 19 ( 4 ESTIMATED)
T 23 12 31 21 31 45 -9
SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS MODERATE 3RD-4TH FEBRUARY, LOW 5TH-7TH, AND
VERY LOW 8TH-9TH. THERE WAS AN M4 FLARE ON 3RD, AND AN M2
FLARE ON 4TH.
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT MUNDARING NEAR PERTH WAS AT QUIET TO
UNSETTLED, WITH BRIEF ACTIVE PERIODS ON 3RD-4TH, AND MINOR
STORM LEVELS 12-15 UT ON 3RD. THE FIELD ON 5TH, RECORDED AT
MUNDARING, WAS QUIET. LEARMONTH (WA) WAS BACK ON LINE FROM 6TH
AND RECORDED QUIET TO UNSETTLED CONDITIONS UNTIL THE END OF
THE PERIOD.
IONOSPHERIC F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY WERE NEAR PRE-
DICTED MONTHLY VALUES 3RD-4TH FEBRUARY WITH DAYTIME SPORADIC E
ON 3RD. ON 5TH VALUES WERE ENHANCED BY UP 30 PER CENT AFTER 10
UT, RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL FOR 6TH AND 7TH WITH BRIEF
PERIODS OF BLANKETING SPORADIC E ON 7TH. FREQUENCIES ON THE
8TH WERE NEAR NORMAL WITH 20-40 PER CENT ENHANCEMENTS FROM 02-
04 UT AND 08-09 UT, WITH 30 PER CENT DEPRESSION AT 12 UT.
THERE WAS A DEPRESSED PERIOD OF UP 50 PER CENT 10-12 UT ON
9TH, AND SPORADIC E WAS OBSERVED AT TIMES DURING THE DAY.
FORECAST (10 FEBRUARY - 16 FEBRUARY)
SOLAR: VERY LOW TO LOW
GEOMAGNETIC: MOSTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED. POSSIBLE ACTIVE
PERIODS LATE ON THE 12TH TO 14TH.
IONOSPHERIC: NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES. DEPRESSIONS TO 25
PER CENT ON 13TH AND 14TH, AND DEGRADED COMMS IF
GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE EVENTUATES.
COURTESY OF THE IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 3 FEB. 1995 (BID RTDX0203)
AGAIN HAVE BEEN ASKED, 'WHY THE INTRUSION' OF AMTOR AND PACTOR
OF THE BBS SYSTEMS INTO THE 14080-14090 BAUD RTTY FREQUENCIES?
COME ON GENTLEMEN, RTTY IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE ES YOU ARE
TAKING UP FROM 14065-14085 PLUS HIGHER. THIS IS BETTER THAN 20
KC OF THE BAND NOW. RTTY USED TO BE FROM 14075-14100, BUT SOME
HAD OTHER IDEAS. DO YOU REALLY NEED MORE?
OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM: DJ3IW AND THE CENTRAL-
EUROPE DX CLUSTER NODE DB0SPC, I5FLN AND THE IK5PWJ PACKET
CLUSTER, W2JGR AND THE NJ0M NODE THE TWIN-CITIES DX PACKET
CLUSTER, WX5L AND THE K5NV DX CLUSTER, W5KSI AND ZS5S.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
BANDPASS
FRIDAY 27
0824-14087 VP8CQJ
1250-14083 JW0I
1322-14085 P43DWC
1324-14085 LX1TI
1449-14085 GI4WXA
1530-14082 LA1K
1605-14083 UX5HY
2009-14085 EA8PDT
2039-14085 9Q5MRC
2114-14087 9X5EE
SATURDAY 28
0038-14083 VI0ANT
0228-14080 LU8VCC
1216-14085 A71EY
1327-14082 RW3PF
1327-14084 JX7DFA
1342-14089 GI4WXA
1337-14084 A45ZX
1339-14089 TA2KK/P
1345-14088 EA6CP
1350-14083 UX5HY
1431-14084 A45ZX
1508-14089 LX1DA
1647-14085 WL7EF
1723-14089 GI4WXA
2327-14087 HI8EL
SUNDAY 29
0739-14086 VP8CQJ
0931-21086 UN5PR
1006-21082 9X5EE
1012-14084 YL2KF
1110-21087 TR8MD
1154-14085 WP4Q
1226-14089 EI5EV
1248-14086 GU0SUP
1255-14087 UT2IZ
1302-14088 VK6RJ
1305-14086 EW8AU
1310-14082 V31JU
1313-14082 UX5HY
1318-14083 V31JU
1323-14086 EI5EV
1325-14087 UT2IZ
1331-14086 EW8AU
1341-14087 4X6UO
1436-21085 J20UFT
1450-21087 IS0MVE
1504-21089 S55OO
1547-21084 J20UFT
1535-21086 UT2IZ
1643-14083 J20UFT
1623-14083 GI4WXA
1646-14086 XX9AS
1653-14083 J20UFT SEE NOTE
1703-14090 JW0I
1712-14087 J20UFT
2133-14085 9X5EE
2223-14083 FG5FT
1822-14086 NL7WM/VP9 QSL LCDR MIKE UHALL, USNAS, PSC
1002, BOX 1948, FPO AE 09727
2240-14085 VP8WA
MONDAY 30
1153-14087 UN7GY
1324-14081 WP4Q
1354-14082 J20UFT
1503-14084 US9QA
1531-14089 J20UFT
1506-14085 LX1TI
1606-14085 EA6MQ
1611-14087 OD5PL
2310-14082 XE1XOE
2321-14086 P43DWC
TUESDAY 31
0145-14083 UA0FZ QSL W3HNK
1326-14090 UX7IU
1331-14085 LX1TII
1341-14082 SV1BSX
2059-14085 ZD8X
2213-14083 8P6SM
2254-14085 FG5GI
2254-14085 P43DWC
2318-14087 HI8BG
2339-14083 UA0FZ
2343-14082 CX7BF
WEDNESDAY 1
DULL DAY
THURSDAY 2
1323-14087 HA5AEK
1326-14084 RA2FB
1328-14088 US9QA
1333-14082 SV1BSX
1928-14085 IT9PKO
1930-14082 CT1ALX
NOTES OF INTEREST.
DJIBOUTI, J2. FOR QSL J20UFT IS F5LBM, NOT IN CALLBOOK. SEND
TO PATRICK LABEAUME, 38 CHEMIN DU PLATEAU, 67500 HAGEUNEAU,
FRANCE.
FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN, SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND NOTES OF
INTEREST TO LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ITOS.ITA.EU
REMEMBER, DX DON'T SLEEP.
GL DE BOB, WB2CJL AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA
==========================
Footnote to the first paragraph, by VK2BQS...... Yes, AMTOR
and PACTOR do need more, but equally importantly RTTY needs
more also, or at least a return to the 14.080-14.100 which
existed back in the early eighties..The difficulty does not
lie with the operators as the hobby has literally grown too
big for its shell. The solution lies with the authorities,
who must be made aware of the problem by national bodies.
They should also be made aware that there is no glib fix,
such as the classic "move to bands where there is space",
after all, the most probable reason for there being space on
any given band, is that it is not suitable for the task re-
quired. A problem much too broad to be addressed in a
comment as simple as this must be.
In countries where the licensing system is such that a
proportion of the license fee goes to ---pay(??)--- for the
use of the spectrum, it is perhaps logical to ask that we be
allocated spectrum of use, and that we desire, for the
activity proposed. In VK I suggest that the SMA and WIA act
accordingly.
73 es enjoy RTTY de Jim, VK2BQS...
(Thought for the season:---does the value of the radio
spectrum lie in its pecuniary gain for the Government, for the
pecuniary gain of its primary users, or in the "real" value to
the community which benefits from its use? The community under
reference may be using the facility for entertainment, welfare,
private affairs, relaxation, hobby or training purposes, etc.
Note - corporate business is not considered "community", it is
a primary user as are Government Services or Operations.
However, I accept that the primary users may provide some value
to a community, but 'tain't necessarily so..... Solomon come
forth.....(please).....)
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Coming events
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February 11th-12th EA WW RTTY Contest
26th Central Coast Field Day at Wyong
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WANT TO GET STARTED IN RTTY?
GORDON VK2AVU HAS SOME RTTY GEAR FOR DISPOSAL. IT CAN BE USED
TO GET YOU UP ON AIR OR AS SPARES FOR YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT.
GORDON HAS A SIEMENS 100 AND A TTY MODEL 32 WITH MANUALS, AND
10-12 ROLLS OF PAPER.
CONTACT GORDON MAXWELL VK2AVU QTHR
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FOR DISPOSAL
VK2SG HAS SOME JUNK FOR DISPOSAL, STUFF THAT HE THINKS HE WILL
NEVER NEED AGAIN, ITS YOURS 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 @ VK2XSB, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA
@ VK2AAB.
News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60
Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA @ VK2AAB.
Email address for the Broadcast Officer is :
patl(at)pitt.conmusic.su.oz.au
73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
That concludes ANARTS News 845 12/2/1995.
Inserted by VK2BQS (Jim) Vice President, A.N.A.R.T.S.