
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]


ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 797 20/02/94

Sunday Broadcast Schedules (Note 80 metre change)

  3.545 MHz                  0930 UTC     This relay is in
                                          recess from end of
                                          November until be-
                                          ginning of April.
  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 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.

Special reminder
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As  next weekend is Central Coast Field Day at  Wyong,  please 
note  that the usual Sunday morning broadcast will go  out  at 
the same time a day earlier on the Saturday...

Repeat,  the  morning  broadcast will take place at 0030UT  on 
Saturday 26th February.

Of  course,  this  is so ANARTS relay officers can go  to  the 
Field Day along with the rest of the East Coast amateurs. Look 
for us there, and say hello. 

Back to normal the following Sunday ...

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Change in 80m broadcast relay
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Due  to very poor propagation in this part of the cycle during 
summer  months,  it has been decided to drop the 80m relay  of 
the  cast  from December to March inclusive.  The  relay  will 
resume  on  the first Sunday in April,  which is the 3rd  this 
year.

This could be reviewed in future years, but should be in force 
until  at  least 1997,  judging by the way the  current  solar 
cycle  is progressing.  The minimum for the cycle is estimated 
variously  to come from late 1995 to around April  1996.  This 
presumes  that  the cycle length will continue to  shorten  to 
under 10 years,  the last cycle being 9.6 years in length. The 
decline of the present cycle is running three to eight  months 
ahead  of cycles 18,  19,  and 21 (cycle 20 was of much  lower 
amplitude).  

Something  good  to remember -- the present cycle  (cycle  22) 
reached its maximum in the record short interval of 2.8 years.
Perhaps this next one will be similar.


Estimates  courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services Solar-
Geophysical Summary January 1994.


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A reminder for the Gosford - Central Coast Field Day
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Don't forget the Central Coast Field Day on 27th February,  at 
the  prestige  venue  of the Wyong Racecourse in  Howarth  St. 
Wyong.

There  you  will meet the committee of ANARTS  -- Col  VK2CTD, 
President, Jim VK2BQS, Vice-President, Alan VK2DPM, Treasurer, 
and  Pat VK2JPA,  Broadcast Officer,  will be floating  around 
somewhere  with  a video camera.  (I am also a member  of  the 
Gladesville Amateur Radio Club Inc. specialising in ATV, and I 
have been told that I don't float! Pat)

Don't forget to enter the Morse contest ANARTS will be running 
again.  It  was  such a success last year that it  will  be  a 
feature of the stand again this year.  Polish your sending and 
receiving  skills and come along and participate in this  most 
historic method of amateur digital transmission.
             

A late amendment to our previous announcement of a display  of 
computer  pictures.  Murphy has struck again and the hard disk 
crashed  rather  permanently by the sounds of  things,  so  we 
can't  show the fractals and other images we had lined up  for 
display. There's always next year. 

See you there.

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DARC HF RTTY Contest (cont.)
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Date: February 19-20, 1994

Sponsored by Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e V.                

Multipliers:  Each DXCC/WAE country,  and each USA state,  and 
each call district in JA, VE, and VK, (NOT USA), regardless of 
band. (NO band multipliers). For USA stations,  count only the 
FIRST   QSO  with  a  USA  station  as  a   DXCC/WAE   country 
multiplier, regardless of band.

QSO points:  Count 1 point for QSO with own country (States of 
USA are not counted as countries).

Count  2  points for QSO outside your own country, but within 
continent.

Count 3 points for QSO outside your own continent.

Final score: Total QSO points x total of multipliers. 

Awards:  To  top stations in each class,  country and district 
mentioned above.

Logs:  Logs must contain:  Date,  Time UTC,  Callsign, Message 
sent/received, name, US-state, first-time-mult prefix, and QSO 
points.  Also  required  is  a Summary sheet with  a  list  of 
claimed multipliers.  If entry is multi-op,  please list names 
and callsigns of all ops. Comments are very much appreciated.

Deadlines; Part 1: May, 1994. Part 2: September 1, 1994.

Mail entry to: 
               Werner Ludwig, DF5BX
               P.O. Box 12 70   
               D-49110 Georgsmarienhutte
               Germany          

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                      IPS weekly report
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                    11 - 17 February 1994

Issue no.: 07

Date of issue: 18 February 1994

Date      11    12    13    14    15    16    17
10cm      93    98    98   101   104   105   106
A         38    27    30    28    26    16   (12 estimated)
T         20    26    36    48    72    41    54

             Summary of activity

Solar  activity was mostly very low except for 13th  and  17th 
February when activity was low. 

The  geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) from 11th to 15th was 
mostly  unsettled  to active with storm levels at  periods  on 
11th,  and  minor  storm  levels at times  on  the  12th-15th. 
Conditions  on  16th were unsettled to active,  and  quiet  to 
unsettled on 17th. 

Ionospheric  F2  critical  frequencies  at  Sydney  were  near 
predicted levels 11th to partway through 13th when frequencies 
were firstly enhanced by up to 40 per cent,  then depressed by 
up  to 30 per cent after 1700UT.  Frequencies on 14th to  15th 
ranged  from  near  normal  to up to  60  per  cent  enhanced, 
returning to near predicted values on 16th,  then up to 15 per 
cent enhanced on 17th February.  There was Sporadic E blanket-
ing at 0800UT on 11th and some spread F during local night  on 
16th.  

         Forecast for the next week (18 - 24 February)

Solar   : Low.

Geomagnetic:  Active 20-23 February due to a coronal hole.

Ionospheric:  Near  predicted  monthly values,  MUFs are  then 
              expected  to be depressed 15-20 per cent  during 
              the coronal hole activity.

Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services

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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 11 FEB 94

VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 11 FEB 93  (BID RTDX0211)

OUR  INFORMATION  THIS WEEK CAME FROM  9X5LJ,  I5AAX  AND  THE 
IK5PWJ PACKET CLUSTER,  I5FLN, WB2CJL, AA5AU, W5KSI, ZS5S, AND 
THE  NJ0M  NODE OF THE TWIN CITIES DX  PACKETCLUSTER  NETWORK. 
THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP.
 
BANDPASS:
FRIDAY 4
0735-14084 FK8GS REV.             0939-14082 YL1ZE
1142-21083 UN8PFE                 1302-14085 4S7RM
1320-14089 SO6AD/9                1340-14091 HK0DPA
1348-14088 9H1ET                  1500-21085 TZ6FIC
1510-21089 XE1SRF                 2350-14089 JA3DLE/1

SATURDAY 5
0245-14086 VQ9TV                  0835-14082 6W6JX
1257-14087 YV5KAJ                 1304-21085 TZ6FIC
1316-21082 TU4EV                  1400-21088 ZD7DP
1435-21085 CU3EM                  1525-14086 J88BS
1543-14081 4U1ITU                 1707-14083 XU7VK
1817-14082 J28JJ                  1918-14086 EA8AK
1922-14088 ZA1MH                  2008-14092 FG5FI
2149-14085 FM5GN                  2156-14087 LU4DXU

SUNDAY 6
0006-14085 S92ZM
0042-21076 3Y0PI FEC QSL KA6V SEE NOTE
0103-21076 3Y0PI ARQ              0620-14079 UA0ST
0624-14086 TR8MD QSL F6FNU        0648-14082 S53X
0756-14079 4U1ITU                 0756 14079 4X/OK1FGV
0800-14080 T91ENS PACTOR          0826-14090 ER1PE
0830-14071 OD5ZZ PACTOR           0921-21086 EA6VS
0926-14083 UX0KC                  0930-14085 6W6JX
0950-14090 UY7LT                  0951-14090 RW8LZ
1035-14086 RV9CX                  1050-14086 XU7VK QSL HA0HW
1053-14085 UN5PR                  1053-14085 UH8WAD
1340-21085 ZS5J                   1343-21083 SV9CAG
1400-14085 BV7WB                  1400-21086 ZD7DP
1403-14087 4U1ITU                 1405-14085 XU7VK
1415-14088 CU3EM                  1431-14089 HP1XVI
1440-14091 YB3AQF                 1441-28083 V50CM
1454-14086 TA5C                   1506-21076 TU2BB PACTOR
1509-14091 UT2UZ                  1533-14087 5B4VX
1538-21083 V50CM                  1532-14080 VU2YK PACTOR
1705-14083 XU7VK                  2226-14087 FM5GN
2322-14087 HP1XVI
 
MONDAY 7
1107-14085 XU7VK                  1711-14089 CO2AW
1829-14083 C91AI QSL CT1DGZ       1900-14084 3Y0PI INVERTED
2007-14083 CX3ABE                 2021-21085 ZD7SM
2148-14084 CO2AW                  2206-14084 YN4JAR
2224-14084 HK0DPA                 2239-14084 S92ZM 
2340-14084 ZP6EM                  2354-14086 KP4SQ

TUESDAY 8
0002-14088 PJ2MI                  0026-14083 VP8CIL
0030-14083 FY5FG                  0032-14085 ZP6EM
0039-14080 3Y0PI QSX UP           0119-14076 3Y0PI 
0302-14081 3Y0PI                  0048-14082 CE3NDN PACTOR
1721-14090 HK0DPA                 1822-14086 CO2AW
1857-14083 CX3ABE                 1904-14085 5Z4FO
1930-14083 YN5JAR                 2153-14070 V31AR FEC/ARQ
2218-14084 9Y4VU                  2230-14082 CO2AW
2235-14080 3Y0PI PACTOR QRM
2300-14082 3Y0PI QSY'D TO ESCAPE PACTOR QRM

WEDNESDAY 9
0102-14082 3Y0PI STILL GOING STRONG

THURSDAY 10
0100-14081 V31JU

NOTES OF INTEREST:
TNX  TO  TONY WA4JQS,  AT 3Y0PI,  FOR HIS VALIANT  EFFORTS  IN 
SUCCESSFULLY  REPAIRING  THE RTTY GEAR UNDER THE MOST  ADVERSE 
CONDITIONS.

A35JJ,  TONGA  - LOOK FOR A35JJ BETWEEN 12 AND 20 FEBRUARY  ON 
ALL BANDS. QSL TO JR2KDN.

FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN, SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST TO LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF OR
AT 9X5LJ.#KGL.RWA.AF.

73 ES GOOD HUNTING DE JULES W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA
(VIA HF PACTOR)
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Coming events
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1994
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February                 19th-20th             DARC HF RTTY
                                               Contest

                              27th             CCARC Field Day
                                               at Wyong

March                    19th-20th             BARTG WW RTTY
                                               Contest

April                    16th-17th             SARTG WW AMTOR
                                               Contest

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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, or the Secretary (Pat)VK2JPA @ VK2RWI 

News  items  may  be  sent to  Broadcast  Officer  PO  Box  60 
Blacktown  2148 Australia,  or by packet to VK2JPA @  VK2RWI. 

Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are : 

patl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au    or   VK2JPA @ VK2OP nsw.aus.oc

The  Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects  from 
anywhere in the broadcast footprint.  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 ANARTS NEWS797 20/02/94.

Inserted by VK2BQS Jim, Vice-President ANARTS.
