
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]

ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 842  22/1/95

The usual preliminaries and post-scripts which precede  and
follow the  RTTY/FEC  versions of the  Australian  National
Amateur  Radio Teleprinter Society news broadcasts, will be
included with the Packet version this week  as a "one off",
in the hope  that  within the larger audience reached there
may be  amateurs  who wish to follow up a  contact with the
organisation.

If  only  some of  the hundreds  of members  who cut  their
digital teeth on RTTY through ANARTS responded, we could be
able to provide a wider spread of items to interest others.

SUNDAY BROADCAST 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


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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  @
VK2AAB.    if  you  have  any    news   or   information   for
inclusion  in  a  subsequent broadcast then please send to the
Broadcast  Officer,  PO  Box 60 Blacktown  2148 or address  to
VK2JPA @  VK2AAB on 144.850 MHz. QSL  cards  can  be  obtained
by   applying   to   the   Broadcast  Officer   at  the  above
address with   station   identification, bulletin  no.,   date
and    the  first   news   item    or   part   thereof.     In
Australia    include  s.a.s.e.,    if   overseas include 1 IRC
for air mail.

Views  expressed  in  this news bulletin are  not  necessarily
those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the
Society.


BBC AND DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING

THE BBC CARRIED OUT MUCH OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON
DAB,  AS PART OF A CONSORTIUM THAT INCLUDES EUROPEAN ELECTRON-
ICS COMPANIES. THE PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED FROM EUREKA, THE PAN-
EUROPEAN  TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME.  THE CONSORTIUM RECENTLY BEGAN
SELLING  MANUFACTURING LICENCES FOR DAB RECEIVERS TO  JAPANESE
COMPANIES  SUCH AS PIONEER,  AND WILL BENEFIT FROM  ROYALTIES.
JAPANESE  MASS PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE  PRICE
OF RECEIVERS.

THE  BBC HAS BEEN LOBBYING THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO  RELEASE
FREQUENCIES  FOR  THE  NEW  SERVICE.  LAST  MONTH,  TRADE  AND
TECHNOLOGY  MINISTER  PATICK MCLOUGHLIN RESPONDED WITH A  12.5
MEGAHERTZ  SLICE OF THE VHF BAND FROM 217.5 TO 230  MEGAHERTZ,
WHICH  WAS  PREVIOUSLY  USED BY THE  MILITARY.  THIS  BAND  IS
DIVIDED  INTO  SEVEN 1.75 MEGAHERTZ BLOCKS,  EACH  CAPABLE  OF
CARRYING FIVE OR SIX HIGH-QUALITY STEREO CHANNELS.

UNDER  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE BROADCASTERS BBC WILL  HAVE  ONE
BLOCK  FOR  ITS  NATIONAL NETWORKS  AND  THE  RADIO  AUTHORITY
ANOTHER,  FOR CLASSICFM, VIRGIN'S ROCK STATION AND THE PLANNED
SPEECH CHANNEL. THE REMAINING BLOCKS WILL BE USED BY LOCAL AND
REGIONAL SERVICES.

THE  BBC PLANS TO "SIMULCAST",  TRANSMITTING ITS PROGRAMMES IN
THE  DIGITAL FORMAT AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE BROADCAST ON  FM
AND  AM  WAVEBANDS.  THE RADIO AUTHORITY HAS  TOLD  COMMERCIAL
RADIO  STATIONS THAT THEY TOO CAN "SIMULCAST" THEIR  PROGRAMES
WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY EXTRA FEES TO THE AUTHORITY.

COURTESY OF VK7PU PHIL

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RNARS CONTACT NUMBER de ZL2JON (John).

IF  YOU  NEED  AN RNARS NUMBER,  LOOK FOR JOHN  AS  ZL2RN.  AT
PRESENT HE IS NOT ON RTTY BUT IS HOPING.

IF YOU  CANNOT FIND  HIM, TRY TO CONTACT HIM AS ZL2JON ON RTTY
(OFTEN ON 20M)  AND SEE  WHAT CAN BE ARRANGED. HE HAS THE CALL
UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY.
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FIRST ANNUAL ADRS WORLD-WIDE DIGITAL WPX CONTEST

TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR.

STARTS - 0000 UTC SATURDAY.  ENDS 2400 UTC SUNDAY 4-5 FEBRUARY
         1995.

FOR  SINGLE OPERATOR AND MULTI-SINGLE ONLY 30 HOURS OF THE  48
HOUR CONTEST PERIOD ARE PERMITTED. OFF PERIODS MUST BE A MINI-
MUM OF 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH AND BE CLEARLY MARKED IN THE  LOG.
MULTI-MULTI OPERATOR STATIONS MAY OPERATE THE FULL 48 HOURS.

OBJECTIVE  - THE OBJECT OF THE CONTEST IS FOR AMATEURS  AROUND
THE  WORLD  TO CONTACT AS MANY AMATEURS IN OTHER PARTS OF  THE
WORLD  AS POSSIBLE DURING THE CONTEST PERIOD USING  A  DIGITAL
MODE.  RTTY,  AMTOR,  PACTOR,  G-TOR  AND CLOVER MODES ARE ALL
ENCOURAGED.


BANDS - THE 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28 MHZ BVANDS MAY BE USED. NO WARC
BANDS.

TYPES OF COMPETITION
  1. SINGLE OPERATOR  (HIGH POWER ALL BAND, LOW POWER ALL BAND
     AND A SINGLE BAND.)
   A.  SINGLE OPERATOR STATIONS ARE THOSE AT WHICH ONE  PERSON
      PERFORMS ALL THE OPERATING AND LOGGING FUNCTIONS.
   B.  LOW POWER - SAME AS 1(A) EXCEPT THAT OUTPUT POWER SHALL
      NOT  EXCEED  150 WATTS.  STATIONS IN THIS CATEGORY  WILL
      COMPETE WITH OTHER LOW-POWER STATIONS ONLY. (ONLY FOR AN
      ALL BAND ENTRY).
   C.  SINGLE  BAND STATIONS ARE HIGH POWER ONLY (EVEN IF  LOW
      POWER IS USED).

  2.   MULTI-OPERATOR  (ALL  BAND  OPERATION  ONLY)  NO  POWER
     CLASSES.
   A.  SINGLE TRANSMITTER - ONLY ONE TRANSMITTER AND ONE  BAND
      PERMITTED  DURING  THE SAME TIME PERIOD (DEFINED  AS  10
      MINUTES.

   B.  MULTI-TRANSMITTER - NO LIMIT TO TRANSMITTERS,  BUT ONLY
      ONE SIGNAL AND RUNNING STATION PER BAND.

NOTE  -  ALL TRANSMITTERS MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN A  500  METRE
DIAMETER  OR  WITHIN  PROPERTY LIMITS OF THE STATION LICENSEES
ADDRESS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. ALL ANTENNAS MUST BE PHYSICALLY
CONNECTED BY WIRES TO THE TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS.

DX PACKET CLUSTERS, AND DX ALERTING ASSISTANCE IS PERMITTED IN
ALL CLASSES OF OPERATION.

MORE NEXT WEEK
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                      IPS WEEKLY REPORT
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                   13 JANUARY - 19 JANUARY

DATE OF ISSUE: 20 JANUARY 1994

INDICES:
DATE     13    14    15    16    17    18    19
10CM     75    77    81    83    84    87    90
A         9     2     2    15    22    19   ( 4 ESTIMATED)
T        28    17    42    36    21   -14    33

SOLAR  ACTIVITY  WAS VERY LOW 13TH-17TH JANUARY AND LOW  18TH-
19TH.

THE  GEOMAGNETIC  FIELD AT LEARMONTH WAS  QUIET  TO  UNSETTLED
13TH-16TH, UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE 17TH-18TH, AND QUIET ON 19TH.

IONOSPHERIC F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY WERE NEAR NORMAL
TO 15 PER CENT ENHANCED 13TH-16TH.  ON 17TH-18TH,  FREQUENCIES
WERE DEPRESSED BY UP TO 25 PER CENT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, AND
NEAR  NORMAL TO 15 PER CENT ENHANCED DURING  LOCAL  NIGHT.  ON
19TH,  FREQUENCIES  WERE  ENHANCED  BY 15-20 PER  CENT  DURING
DAYLIGHT HOURS, OTHERWISE NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES.

              FORECAST (20 JANUARY - 26 JANUARY)
SOLAR:        LOW
GEOMAGNETIC:  ACTIVE 20 JANUARY, THEN UNSETTLED.
IONOSPHERIC:    DEPRESSED  BY  15  PER  CENT  ON  21  JANUARY,
               OTHERWISE NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES.

COURTESY OF THE IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
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RTDX0113 RTTY DX

VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 12 JAN. 1995 (BID RTDX0113)

OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM: I5FLN AND THE IK5PWJ
PACKET CLUSTER, W2JGR AND THE NJ0M NODE THE TWIN-CITIES DX
PACKET CLUSTER, W5ZPA, AA5AU, WX5L AND THE K5NV DX CLUSTER,
W5KSI AND ZS5S.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

BANDPASS
FRIDAY 6
1329-14089  VP29EI
1450-14080  V31RY
1525-14082  UX0KX
1527-14080  3C0N/D2SA QSL F6FNU
1839-14087  VP2E/NM7N
1842-14083  ZS6YA
1843-14084  8P6SG

SATURDAY 7
0134-14087  VP8CKN QSL P.O. BOX 470, PORT STANLEY,
                   FALKLAND ISLANDS,VIA UNITED KINGDOM
0240-14082  VI0ANT DAVIS BASE QSL VK4EET
1304-14086  V31RY
1305-14083  CO2KG
1422-14087  LX1DA
1429-14083  J68BU
1450-14088  3A2LZ
1520-21086  EA6BH
1521-21087  S57J
1540-14090  4X6UO
1936-21073  8P6SG
1948-21087  V31RY
2247-21081  5W1MM

SUNDAY 8
0110- 7040  VP8SGP SEE NOTE
0228- 7043  J68BU
0945-21095  9Q5PL
0951-21095  C91A
1049- 7079  8P6SG
1206-14087  VP29EI
1317-14080  V31JU
1337-14065  8P6SG
1338-14071  J68BU
1341-14078  HH2PK
1342-14081  EA6BH
1344-14083  S57U
1345-14084  LY1BZB
1550-14097  SV2BFN
1352-14094  LX1DA
1357-14095  A45ZX
1406-14090  VP5JM
1423-21084  KP2N
1425-21089  LX1DA
1440-21083  8P6SG
1449-14090  LX1B
1455-21080  ZS6YA
1456-21081  V31RY
1457-21088  GW5NF
1523-14071  J28BU
1528-21084  KP2N
1534-14065  VP29EI
1539-21078  HH2PK
1555-14086  4X6UO
1601-14098  TA2II
1604-21080  V31JU
1632-14083  J68BU
1636-14085  EA8RA
1652-14078  S53MJ
1717-14088  VP5JM
1721-14086  HP1XBH
1805-21077  5W1MM
1815-21074  VP29EI
1823-14085  HH2PK
1909-21082  J68BU
1915-21077  5W1MM
1912-21083  8P6SG
1920-14090  CU3EM
1931-21080  KP2N
1926-21088  V31RY
2018-21087  A35RK
2119-21077  ZL3GQ
2143-21089  AH6JF
2353-14094  AH6HH

MONDAY 9
0007-14083  VI0ANT
0016-14086  VP8CKN
0132-14081  VI0ANT
2106-14084  FG5FII

TUESDAY 10
0344-14085  ZL3GQ
0351-14087  LU1EKS
1325-14086  GI0LEC
1718-14083  EA8AFJ
2209-14082  FG5GI
2258-14087  CO2KG
2328-14089  CX5CJ

WEDNESDAY 11
0105-14083  VI0ANT
0125-14084  AH6HH
0135-14084  LU4FZM
1327-14086  CT1EIF
1330-14085  J68BU
2147-14083  CO2KG
2307-14089  P43DWC

THURSDAY 12
1314-14083  SV1ADG
1316-14086  OK2TB
1318-14086  CO2KG
1605-14088  GI0BQX
1630-14084  LX1DA

NOTES OF INTEREST.

SOUTH GEORGIA, VP8. VP8SGP, WAS ACTIVE UNTIL 20TH JANUARY.
THEY WERE ON ALL BANDS, CW, SSB AND RTTY. QSL W4FRU,
INDEXA POB 5127, SUFFOLK, VA 23435

TONGA, A3. A35RK, PAUL, KK6H IS NOW ACTIVE AS A35RK AND
WILL BE UNTIL 7 FEBRUARY. QSL VIA HOME CALL.

UNITED NATIONS HQ, 4U1UN. THIS STATION WILL BE SIGNING
4U50UN, UNTIL THE END OF 1995, CELEBRATING THE 50TH.
ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1945.

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


ARLD002 DX NEWS

THIS  WEEK'S  BULLETIN  WAS  MADE  POSSIBLE  WITH  INFORMATION
PROVIDED  BY  FRANK,  AH0W/OH2LVG,  TEDD,  KB8NW,  THE  YANKEE
CLIPPER  CONTEST  CLUB PACKETCLUSTER NETWORK AND  THE  CONTEST
CORRAL COLUMN FROM THE PAGES OF QST MAGAZINE.  THANKS TO ALL.

LIBYA.   EUROPEANS  HAVE  REPORTED HEARING A  STATION  SIGNING
F5HV/5A  OR 5A/F5HV/M ON 14120 AND 14140  KHZ.   THE  OPERATOR
GAVE  HIS NAME AS JACQUES AND SAID TO QSL VIA F5PFP.   HE  WAS
ALSO  HEARD  TO SAY HE HAD NO LICENSE.   NO DOCUMENTATION  HAS
BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DXCC DESK FOR THIS ONE.

TONGA.   PAUL, KK6H, WILL BE ACTIVE AS A35RK UNTIL FEBRUARY 7,
WITH MOST OPERATING ON CW BETWEEN 160 AND 30 METERS.   HE  WAS
HEARD  THIS PAST WEEK ON 40 METER CW AROUND 0700Z AND AGAIN AT
1130Z.   PAUL  WAS ALSO HEARD BRIEFLY ON 15 METERS.   QSL  VIA
KK6H.

HONG KONG.   MIKE,  VS6WV,  NOW HAS ANTENNAS UP FOR 160 AND 80
METERS.  HE SUGGESTS TRYING 1829 TO 1832 AND 3506 KHZ AS THESE
ARE  CLEAR FREQUENCIES FOR HIM TO LISTEN ON.   TRY  80  METERS
FROM 1130Z ON.

EAST MALAYSIA AND NORTHERN MARIANAS.  FRANK, AH0W/OH2LVG, WILL
BE  ACTIVE  IN EARLY MARCH FROM THE NORTHERN  MARIANAS/SAIPAN,
INCLUDING  A  SINGLE-OP ENTRY IN THE ARRL SSB  DX  CONTEST  AS
AH0W.  HE WILL STOP FOR A FEW DAYS ON BUSINESS IN MALAYSIA AND
ACTIVATE EAST MALAYSIA, 9M8.  BOTH OPERATIONS WILL CONCENTRATE
ON LOW BANDS, 20 METERS AND WARC.  QSL VIA KE7LZ.

GUATEMALA.   JACK,  KE4LWT,  WILL  START OPERATING SOMETIME IN
LATE JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY AND HOPEFULLY BE ACTIVE THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.  NO CALL SIGN HAS BEEN ISSUED YET.  LISTEN
FOR  JACK BETWEEN 0000 AND 0600Z IN THE US  NOVICE  SUB-BANDS,
ESPECIALLY 80 AND 40 METERS.
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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,  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 @ 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

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 NEWS842 22/1/95..

Inserted by VK2BQS (Jim)  Vice President ANARTS.
