[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ] ANARTS BULLETIN 805 17/04/94 SUNDAY TRANSMISSION SCHEDULES 3.545 MHz 0930 UTC VK2BQS (Jim) 7.045 MHz -3 0030 UTC VK2CTD (Col) 14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC Not this week. 14.091 MHz 0030 UTC VK2BQS (JIM) 146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT) 144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI 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. Please note -- there will be no FEC relay 17th and 24th April. ------------------------------------------------------------- ARTB032 RESOLUTION GAINS MAJORITY --------------------------------- QST DE W1AW ARRL BULLETIN 32 ARLB032 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT APRIL 12, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS ARLB032 RESOLUTION GAINS MAJORITY THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE JOINT RESOLUTION, H. J. RES. 199, NOW HAS A MAJORITY OF THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS COSPONSORS. ON APRIL 11, FOUR ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF COSPONSORS BROUGHT THE TOTAL TO 220, (OF WHICH THREE ARE NON VOTING DELEGATES). THE FOUR ARE: REP. JAMES TALENT (R-MO), DEL. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON (D-DC), REP. THOMAS RIDGE (R-PA), AND REP. DON YOUNG (R-AK). THE RESOLUTION SEEKS FORMAL RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF AMATEUR RADIO TO THE COUNTRY, WOULD SUPPORT AMATEUR RADIO AS ''NATIONAL POLICY,'' AND WOULD ENCOURAGE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO FACILITATE AMATEUR RADIO AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENCOURAGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES. INCLUDING RESOLUTION SPONSOR JIM COOPER (D-TN), THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING SPONSORS IS 218. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 434 REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE. MORE ON THE RESOLUTION AND THE LEAGUE'S EFFORTS IN WASHINGTON WERE IN APRIL QST, PAGES 47 TO 50. (This sounds very interesting. Is it possible to have something similar happen here? The Amateur Service has just proved its worth with the drastic bushfires ... only the Amateurs held the communication systems together on the Central Coast in New South Wales, for instance. Previously Amateurs have helped with the big storms that went through central coastal districts in New South Wales. Maybe the WIA (Federal) could start working in this direction ???) ------------------------------------------- SP DX RTTY Contest April 23-24, 1994 part 2 Sponsored by: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow (PZK). Organised and run by Polish Radiovideography Club (PKRVG). Multipliers: Count each DXCC country and each SP province on each band. (Band multipliers). Also, each continent (6) will count once, not once per band. Note: CQ zones do not count as multipliers. QSO points: 1. Count 2 (two) points for QSO with your own country. 2. Count 5 (five) points for QSO with countries on your continent. 3. Count 10 (ten) points for QSO with countries not on your continent. Final score: Total QSO points x total multipliers x number of continents (max 6). SWL rules apply as above. Logs: Use separate log sheets for each band. Logs must show Band, Date and Time in UTC, Callsign, Message sent and received, country multiplier and points claimed. Entries with more than 100 QSOs must submit duplicate check sheets. Multiple operator stations should include names and callsigns of all operators. Those submitting logs on disks: please send us your computer disk. IBM, MS-DOS compatible disks are encouraged. The format we prefer is your CT.BIN file, for example; SP2JPG.BIN, or your K1CC.DAT file, or your SP1LOP.DBF files. If you use a different program than mentioned above, the generic format we want is a separate file for each band, containing vertical single column of calls in chronological order. Disqualification: Violation of the rules of the contest or taking credit for incorrect QSOs or multipliers, or duplicate contacts in excess opf 3 per cent of the total made, will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. The decisions of the SP DX RTTY Contest Committee are final and not contestable. Deadline: Logs must be received by 15 June 1994 to qualify. An extension may be granted if requested. Mail logs to: CQ SP RVG Test SP DX RTTY Contest Manager Christopher Ulatowski, SP2UUU P.O. Box 2530 81-963 GDYNIA 1 POLAND Please assist this new Contest to get off the ground. (Ed). Good Contesting. IPS weekly report ----------------- 8 April - 14 April 1994 Issue No 15 Date of issue: 15 April 1994 INDICES: Date 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 10cm 073 073 075 074 074 074 079 A 29 39 31 29 23 24 (20 estimated) T 36 18 09 02 12 20 22 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY Solar activity was very low throughout the period. The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) was active on 8th April, Active to minor storm on 9th, unsettled to active with occasional minor storm periods 10th-11th, unsettled to active 12th-13th, and mostly unsettled with brief active to minor storm periods on 14th. Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney on 8th were near predicted monthly values. Frequencies then became depressed at times by up to 30 per cent, otherwise near normal, until the end of the period. Spread F and strong sporadic E were observed at times on 11th-12th April. FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK (15 - 21 April) SOLAR: Very low to low GEOMAGNETIC: Unsettled, then coronal hole induced active to minor storm levels are expected to start on 17 April. IONOSPHERIC 20 per cent depressions are expected on 18 April, otherwise near normal to 15 per cent depressed. Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services ---------------------------------------- There are neither VK2SG RTTY DX notes or ARRLDX notes available this week due to poor propagation, we presume. Sorry about that, although I have had someone search on the Universities system in the Ham files and the notes are not there either ... So this will be a short broadcast. --------------------------------------- Coming events 1994 April 23rd-24th 1ST WW SPDX RTTY Contest May 14th-15th Volta RTTY WW Contest Paper for Teleprinters ---------------------- Please, PLEASE, does anyone want some teleprinter paper, I have boxes of it. It is triplex paper (three sheets of paper, two sheets of carbon paper), you can have it for the cost of freight (you pay the freight). This paper will work in any pressure machine, or even typewriters, no good for tractor machines. When you unroll it you finish up with three rolls of paper and two rolls of carbon paper. The paper you can use, the carbon -- well you can give it to the children to mess up the house. Don't worry about the amount you want, I have enough. Contact Syd VK2SG, phone 02-631 2576 or ok in the call book. --------------------------------------- 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 @ VK2RWI or whatever substitute is being used at present. News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60 Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA @ VK2RWI. Email address for the Broadcast Officer is : patl@conmusic.pitt.su.oz.au The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from anywhere in the broadcast footprint. We know we reach ZL and sundry South Pacific islands. 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 ANARTS BULLETIN 805 17/4/04/94. Inserted by VK2BQS Jim, ANARTS Vice-President.