
[ 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
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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
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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.
