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[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
ANARTS News Bulletin 908 12TH MAY 1996
Australian National Amateur Radio Teleprinter Society,
which includes all digital modes, with the weekly broadcast
on the following frequencies:
3.545 MHz (Plus/minus 5) 0930 UTC COL VK2CTD
7.045 MHz -3 0030 UTC COL VK2CTD
14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC
14.091 MHz 0030 UTC
146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT)
144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2WI
146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY
INTERNET RADIO-INFO-DIST AT UCSD.EDU
Enquiries to the society should be addressed to
the Secretary A.N.A.R.T.S., PO Box 860, Crows Nest,
N.S.W. 2065, accompanied by s.a.s.e., or to VK2JPA at
VK2WI.
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 908 12TH MAY 1996
Cols column. de Col VK2CTD
I took a Siemens 100 teleprinter to the Central Coast Field
Day earlier on this year, I got quite a few comments from
passers by as I wheeled it on my trolley to the ANARTS stand.
Things such as, Where did that come from, Noahs Ark,
or, Crikey, never thought I'd see one of those again. I told
anyone interested that it was being displayed in our history
section.
Something jogged my memory today regarding the old mechanical
teleprinters and it took me back to the days I spent in
the London Central Telegraph Office, or rather the six month
course I did before being let loose among all those
telegrams. The passing out speeds were to put it mildly,
very high, I expect the same or similar standards applied here
too.
The machines used in the Telegraph Office were made by Creed,
from memory, don't quote me, they were Creed model 7B's.
Instead of the normal page copy plus the five unit code
reperforator that the Siemens has, the 7B had a narrow tape
that came out of one side of the machine with the message
printed on it. The back of the tape had a thin layer of glue.
The receiving operator ran the tape over a water wheel
and stuck it to the Telegram form cutting it where necessary
with a device that he/she wore on the left index finger
called a thimble cutter.
At the end of the Telegraph course each student was required
to send or transmit 80 (eighty) telegrams in one hour. Now I
know that you may think 'ah yes but telegrams are not very
long', but you are probably programmed to think in terms of
domestic Telegrams. Such as 'arriving home 8pm, love Fred'
etc, but commercial Telegrams could be quite long and with
the Preamble, address, text and collation, (collation meant
repeating all numerals and unusual words), and then signing
each one to say you had transmitted it, believe me you had to
move yourself to finish the pile of 80 telegrams before
the examiner shouted 'time up'. The standard was a maximum of
7 corrected errors and zero uncorrected errors.
But the student was not yet finished. The machine used for
this test had the normal page copy and five unit code
reperforator. The examiner took this tape and kept it with
your name and date written on it till the next day when you
were required to take the test a second time. After the test
was finished the examiner first checked the page copy for any
mistakes and then compared the two five unit code tapes. If
there was an extra letter or figure shift, carriage return, in
fact any extra non printing characters, these were
counted as an uncorrected error. If one was detected, you
failed. That of course was the transmit or typing test, each
student had to have a receive test. The standard was to gum 43
telegrams in half an hour. That is you had to run the tape
over the water wheel and stick the tape to the form 43 times
in half an hour. Each telegram had a word count which had
to tally correctly and the student had to carry out the
collation, checking each numeral and unusual words. There
were always 3 errors that you had to detect and fill in a
small form requesting a repeat.
It was amazing just how fast a speed you could attain after
a few years in the job, up to 80 telegrams each half hour was
no problem to some of the operators. Unfortunately Telegrams
are no longer with us, the authorities in both the U.K. and
Australia decided some years ago now that just about everyone
has at least one phone in their house making Telegrams
redundant. Most of the circuits were landlines rather than
RTTY, but the technology was the same except that a telephone
line was connected to the Teleprinters instead of a Radio. I
wonder if some crafty inventor might one day come up with an
idea that makes the Telephone redundant, I wonder.
See you all next week, 73s for now de col vk2ctd.
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VOLTA RTTY WW CONTEST
11-12 MAY 1996
CONTEST PERIOD: FROM 1200Z SATURDAY TO 12OOZ SUNDAY (24 HOURS,
NO REST PERIODS REQUIRED).
MULTIPLIERS: DXCC COUNTRY LIST PLUS EACH CALL AREA IN VK, VE,
AND USA. DO NOT COUNT VK, VE, OR USA AS SEPARATE COUNTRY. (USA
STATIONS WITH CALLSIGN FROM ONE DISTRICT BUT ARE NOW LIVING IN
A DIFFERENT DISTRICT SHOULD GIVE PROPER IDENTIFICATION, SUCH
AS: K6WZ/O.) THE SAME MULTIPLIER COUNTS AGAIN ON A NEW BAND.
AN ADDITIONAL MULTIPLIER IS GIVEN FOR EACH INTERCONTINENTAL
COUNTRY WPRKED ON AT LEAST FOUR BANDS. CONTACTS BETWEEN
STATIONS WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY WILL NOT BE VALID , SUCH AS :
A W2 STATION CAN WORK W1, W3, W4, ETC. BUT NOT W2. CONTACTS
MADE OUTSIDE ONES OWN CONTINENT ON 80 OR 10M ARE WORTH DOUBLE
QSO POINTS. A CONTACT WITH A STATION THAT WOULD COUNT AS A
MULTIPLIER WILL ONLY BE VALID IF THAT STATION APPEARS IN AT
LEAST 4 OTHER LOGS, OR A CONTEST LOG IS RECEIVED FROM THAT
STATION.
FINAL SCORE EQUALS TOTAL QSO POINTS X TOTAL MULTS (BAND MULTS
PLUS EACH INTERNATIONAL COUTRY WORKED ON 4 BANDS) X TOTAL
NUMBER OF QSOS. USE EXCHANGE POINTS TABLE TO DETERMINE POINTS
FOR EACH QSO.
AWARDS: A SPECIAL TROPHY WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP STATIONS
IN EACH CLASS. IN ADDITION, A CERTIFICATE WITH SPECIAL STICKER
TO ALL ENTRANTS.
LOGS: USE SEPARATE LOGSHEETS FOR EACH BAND. LOGS MUST SHOW:
BAND, DATE AND TIME (UTC), CALLSIGN AND MESSAGE SENT AND
RECEIVED., POINTS AND NEW MULTIPLIER PREFIX. SUMMARY SHEET
MUST SHOW FULL SCORING, AND LIST OF MULTIPLIERS WORKED.
LOGS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 30, TO QUALIFY. SEND LOGS TO:
FRANCESCO DI MICHELE, I2DMI
P.O. BOX 55
22063 CANTU
ITALY
HAPPY CONTESTING
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WEEKLY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
( 03 MAY - 09 MAY)
ISSUED ON 10 MAY 1996
SUMMARY
Date 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10cm 68 69 70 74 74 76 76
A 8 10 9 6 6 8 ( 8 ESTIMATED)
T 2 2 5 6 6 8 15
SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW 3RD AND 4TH MAY, AND LOW FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH W.A. WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED
FROM 3RD TO 7TH MAY, BECOMING QUIET 8TH AND 9TH.
MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY WERE NEAR PREDICTED
MONTHLY VALUES ON 3RD, AND 8TH TO 9TH MAY; MOSTLY ENHANCED 15
TO 30 PER CENT DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.
FORECAST (10 MAY - 16 MAY)
SOLAR: VERY LOW TO LOW.
GEOMAGNETIC: MAINLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED, UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE 14 TO 15 MAY.
FREQUENCIES: NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES.
COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
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ARLD022 DX NEWS
THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH INFO PROVIDED BY
CHRIS, G4BUE, TEDD, KB8NW, THE OPDX BULLETIN AND CONTEST
CORRAL FROM QST. THANKS TO ALL.
CENTRAL AFRICA, TL. ERIC, F5SEC, WILL BE ACTIVE AS TL8ED
UNTIL THE END OF MAY. CHECK BETWEEN 1530 AND 1700Z ON 20
METER SSB. HE SOMETIMES OPERATES AS LATE AS 1930Z. QSL VIA
F5SEC.
CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. MIKE, W5ZPA, WILL SIGN ZF2PA MAY 19 TO
25. HE WILL BE ON CW, RTTY AND SSB. QSL VIA W5ZPA.
KERMADEC ISLANDS, ZL8. ZL8RI SHOULD BE ON THE AIR FROM MAY 4
TO 14. CHRIS, ZL2DX, ONE OF THE OPERATORS, HAS SUGGESTED THE
FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES. FOR CW TRY 5 OR 20 KHZ UP FROM THE
BOTTOM OF THE BANDS. RTTY WILL BE ON 7040, 14080 AND 21080
KHZ.
MONACO, 3A. IK1QBT, IK1HLG AND IK1CJO WILL SIGN 3A/HOME CALLS
MAY 11, 12 AND 13 ON ALL BANDS WITH CW, RTTY AND SSB. QSL VIA
HOME CALLS.
TUNISIA, 3V. YT1AD WILL OPERATE FROM CLUB STATION 3V8BB MAY
23 TO 30. QSL VIA HOME CALL.
CROATIA, 9A. PREFIX HUNTERS NOTE THAT 9A0CW WILL BE IN THE
CQWW WPX CW CONTEST. QSL VIA 9A2AJ.
WESTERN MALAYSIA, 9M2. BETWEEN 1200 AND 1700Z LISTEN FOR
9M2JJ ON 40 METER CW, WHILE 9M2IY AND 9M2/G4JVG FREQUENT 20
METER SSB. ALL ARE ON THE AIR ALMOST DAILY.
EASTERN MALAYSIA, 9M8. CHANG, 9M8FC, OPERATES 20 AND 30 METER
CW BETWEEN 1330 AND 1830Z. QSL VIA 1995 CBA.
MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. JG8NQI/JD1 IS ON THE AIR FROM MARCUS
ISLAND. TRY 30 METERS BETWEEN 1000Z AND 1330Z, OR 20 METER SSB
OR CW AROUND 0745Z. QSL VIA JA8CJY. JD1YBJ WAS ON 21177 KHZ
AROUND 0550Z OVER THE WEEKEND.
MARION ISLAND, ZS8. CHRIS, ZS6RI, IS ENROUTE TO MARION ISLAND
WHERE HE WILL BE UNTIL JUNE OR JULY 1997. HE PLANS TO BE
ACTIVE ON CW, RTTY AND SSB AS ZS8IR.
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THE OHIO/PENN DX PACKETCLUSTER
DX BULLETIN NO. 252 - EXCERPTS
THANKS TO THE NORTHERN OHIO AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY, NORTHERN
OHIO DX ASSOCIATION, OHIO/PENN PACKETCLUSTER NETWORK, WA2FIJ,
KQ4QM, WA4JQS, AA5AU, W5ZPA, DF4RD, DL7VOA, DL9GOA & DX NEWS
LETTER, F6AJA, G4BUE & DX NEWS SHEET, I1JQJ, IK1DPA, JR0GFM,
ZL2DX AND ZS1AFZ FOR THE FOLLOWING DX INFORMATION.
3V, TUNISIA
HRANE, YT1AD, WILL BE ACTIVATING THE CLUB STATION 3V8BB FROM
MAY 23-30TH. BAND ACTIVITY AND OPERATIONS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS
TIME. QSL TO HIS HOMECALL.
9A0, CROATIA (ATTENTION PREFIX HUNTERS!)
THE DXNS REPORT 9A0CW WILL BE ACTIVE IN THE CQWW WPX CW
CONTEST. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THE 9A0 PREFIX IS TO
BE USED). QSL VIA 9A2AJ.
9M2, WEST MALAYSIA
PRESENTLY THERE ARE PLENTY OF 9M2 STATIONS ACTIVE DAILY
BETWEEN 1200 AND 1700Z ON 20 AND 40 METERS. 9M2JJ CAN BE FOUND
ON 40 METERS CW, WHILE 9M2IY AND 9M2/G4JVG CAN BE FOUND ON 20
METERS SSB SOMEWHERE ON THE BAND.
9M8, EAST MALAYSIA
CHANG, 9M8FC, CAN BE FOUND OPERATING CW ON 20/30 METERS
BETWEEN 1330 AND 1830Z. QSL VIA CBA (1995).
FO, CLIPPERTON ISLAND DXPEDITION 1997
JAY, WA2FIJ, HAS REPORTED HE IS INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO
CLIPPERTON (PROJECTED DATE IS AROUND MARCH OF 1997). IT HAS
BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE THE ACTIVATION OF CLIPPERTON. JAY IS TRYING
TO KEEP COSTS DOWN BY LOOKING FOR HAMS OR FRIENDS OF HAMS WITH
BOATS CAPABLE OF MAKING THE TRIP. THE LAST TRIP WAS ON AN 88
FT. POWER VESSEL AND WAS COMFORTABLE, BUT EXPENSIVE. IF A FEW
45/55 FT. SAILBOATS COULD BE FOUND, A FLOTILLA COULD BE
ESTABLISHED WHICH WOULD RESULT IN (1) CAPABILITY TO CARRY
ENOUGH GEAR AND PERSONNEL AND (2) IMPROVED SAFETY.
IF YOU KNOW OF ANY HAMS OR FRIENDS THAT MAY HAVE ACCESS TO A
BOAT THAT CAN MAKE THE TRIP AND WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
PARTICIPATING IN SUCH AN ADVENTURE, PLEASE DROP JAY A LINE VIA
INTERNET: PCB4UIX.NETCOM.COM
F6EXQ AND SOME OTHERS WILL BE ACTIVE AS F6KSA/P FROM CORDOUAN
ISLAND (IOTA EU-159) LOCATED IN THE AQUITAINE REGION GROUP,
FROM JUNE 28TH TO JULY 5TH.
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COMING EVENTS
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MAY 11TH-12TH VOLTA RTTY DX
JUNE 8TH-9TH ANARTS WW DIGITAL
CONTEST
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society information
The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA
at VK2WI.
Email address for the Broadcast Officer is :
patl(at)pitt.conmusic.su.oz.au
or patl(at)extro.ucc.su.oz.au
73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer