
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]

ANARTS News Bulletin 831 16th October 1994

Well,  this  weekend is JOTA.  I hope you have offered  a  few 
minutes  of  your time to help get young people interested  in 
Amateur Radio.  These youngsters are our replacements, and our 
growth  factor ...  How many amateurs do we need to  keep  our 
frequencies,  to stop the commercial grab? 

Remember,  amateurs  have  been responsible for many  advances 
used  for commercial radio application,  and also  that  these 
innovators need to have frequencies to experiment. If you have 
friends who have been inactive for a period, why not talk them 
into dusting off their gear and getting back up on air.  Usage 
is automatically recorded by the department off air, and every 
few  minutes being active on air helps maintain our  frequenc-
ies.  

Keep our frequencies -- use your radios.

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RTTY Digital Journal name and frequency change
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The new name for this magazine is now the Digital Journal  and 
it has gone from ten issues a year to twelve per year. 

If  you are thinking of subscribing,  there was word of a hike 
in  fees in 1995,  so do it now.  Cost per year is 35  dollars 
(US), in US funds. Address is PO Box 2550 Goldenrod, FL 32733-
2550 USA.

This is - the - journal for digital radio and is well worth  a 
subscription.  It has all the rules for contests,  articles on 
the  newest modes,  and comparisons with established ones,  dx 
news,  and lots more (no -- I do not get a free  subscription, 
hi hi -- I just think its worth it.).

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                      IPS WEEKLY REPORT 
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                   07 OCTOBER - 13 OCTOBER

ISSUE No 41

DATE OF ISSUE: 14 OCTOBER 1994

INDICES:

DATE     07    08    09    10    11    12    13

10CM     84    86    87    87    88    88    93
A        28    15    11    14    21    12  ( 10 ESTIMATED)
T       -30    01    22    16   -14   -20    06


SOLAR  ACTIVITY WAS LOW 7TH AND 9TH OCTOBER AND VERY  LOW  FOR 
THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

THE  GEOMAGNETIC  FIELD  AT LEARMONTH (WA)  WAS  UNSETTLED  TO 
ACTIVE,  WITH A SHORT MINOR STORM PERIOD, ON 7TH, AND QUIET TO 
UNSETTLED  GENERALLY AFTER THAT.  THERE WERE BRIEF  ACTIVE 
PERIODS ON 10TH-12TH DURING LOCAL NIGHT.

IONOSPHERIC  F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES WERE MOSTLY DEPRESSED  BY 
UP  TO  30 PER CENT,  EXCEPT FOR 9TH OCTOBER WHEN  FREQUENCIES 
WERE  NEAR  PREDICTED  MONTHLY VALUES.  STRONG  SPREAD  F  WAS 
OBSERVED DURING LOCAL NIGHT 12TH-13TH OCTOBER. 

              FORECAST (14 OCTOBER - 20 OCTOBER)

SOLAR:        LOW

GEOMAGNETIC:  QUIET TO UNSETTLED, WITH POSSIBLE ACTIVE PERIODS 
              ON 14 OCTOBER.

IONOSPHERIC:  NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES. 


COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES

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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 7 OCT 94

VK2SG RTTY DXNOTES FOR WEEKENDING 7 OCT 1994 (BID RTDX1007)

Make  note  of  the Japan Amateur  Radio  Teleprinter  Society 
JARTS) WW RTTY Contest, 15-16 October. Details of this 48 hour 
contest  are  on  page  22 of the October 1994  issue  of  the 
Digital Journal, and on page 126 of September QST.

Our  thanks  this week go to DJ3IW and the Central  Europe  DX 
Cluster DB0SPC,  DL7AFV,  I5FLN,  KA5CQJ,  NA2M,  N6GG, W5KSI, 
W5GAI,  W6/G0AZT,  W7DCR,  WB2CJL, 9K2EC, and the NJ0M Node of 
the Minnesota DX Packet Cluster Network.

Friday 30
1700-14085 SV2ASP/A Simplex, weak in USA. See Note.
2144-14091 5H3JA New to mode
2203-14086 EA8BHS
2205-14083 OS6AA
2222-14085 GI0KOW
2236-14084 PY2XB
2240-14086 PY2FR

Saturday 1
0155-14076 RA1AMW/MM Amtor FEC
0204-14073 ZL1BSG Pactor
1417-14088 VQ9TN QSL K5TNP
1540-21087 A71CW
2003-14086 5T5MS
2004-14088 J28JJ
2056-14083 CO2KG

Sunday 2
0041-14087 VR6BX
0109-10128 W6HDO/MM2 Amtor ARQ
1411-14083 RU3AT
1450-14084 RZ3AZO
1559-14088 VQ9TN
1725-14086 4X6UO
1726-14085 ZA1MH
1734-14088 UT5PF
1744-14089 5R8DS
1821-21087 VR6BX
1908-14087 9A2DQ
1914-14082 5H3JA
1937-14083 Z21H
2040-14084 FG5FI
2230-14085 HC5JI
2231-14085 HI8ERQ
2311-14085 V31AR

Monday 3
0100-14088 FO5EM QSL P.O.BOX 6345, FAAA, TAHITI, FR. POLYNESIA
0158-14085 CE3GN
0159-14083 ZP6CC
2135-14083 LU4AV
2136-14083 LU1CIB

Tuesday 4
0024-14082 FO5EM
1408-14087 VQ9TN
1636-14089 5T5MS

Wednesday 5
0104-14070 PP2ZDX Pactor
1227-14082 CO2KG
1231-14085 V31MP
1659-14085 55T5MS
2338-14085 V31MP

Thursday 6
1300-14086 UT5DX
1425-14087 VQ9TN

Notes of Interest:
If you have the good fortune to work SV2ASP/A,  please suggest 
to him that he work split.

Eddie,  W6/G0AZT  and  Glenn,  W6OTC,  will operate  from  8R, 
Guyana,  13-21 October. Look for them as 8R1TT in the JARTS WW 
RTTY contest 15-16 October. QSL to P.O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 
94805.

We  mourn the loss of Bob Poucel,  W2AYJ,  85,  who  became  a 
Silent Key on 15 September. Rest in Peace, old friend. 

As Bob, WB2CJL is still QRT with rig problems, for next week's 
bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of interest to Luciano, 
I5FLN at ZS5S.ZAF.AF.

73 es Good Hunting de Jules W2JGR at W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA
or at W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA

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ARRLDX061 DX news
 
Thanks to Tedd, KB8NW, the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin, Frank, AH0W/
OH2LVG, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club PacketCluster network,
Chod, VP2ML, The DX Bulletin, Bob, W5KNE, QRZ DX, G0MMI, Adam,
N7VEW, and the Contest Corral column from QST magazine.
 
RWANDA. It has been reported that Hartmut, 9X5HG, has returned 
to Rwanda and is active once again.   Several southeastern USA 
stations worked him on October 1 around 0330z on 7028 kHz
 
ETHIOPIA. ET3BT has been on the 14226 DX Net almost daily. Try
between 1800 and 2230z.
 
BURUNDI.   4U/F5NWB/9U  has been spotted on 14240  kHz  around 
2100Z.  QSL  via  UNSCF Radio Tech,  PO  Box  200,  Bujumbura, 
Burundi.
 
PACIFIC DXPEDITION DELAYED AGAIN.   Masa,  JE1DXC,  aka A35XC, 
continucs to have problems with flight reservations.  This has
caused delays in his 3D2, T30 and T2 DXpedition.
 
MOUNT  ATHOS.   Tokyo  PacketCluster spots show  Monk  Apollo, 
SV2ASP/A has been active on RTTY.  Listen for him around 14083 
kHz netween 0700 and 0730z.
 
MADEIRA.   DL8KWS/CT3  and  DL3KUD/CT3 will be active  on  all 
bands October 6 through 27.
 
ANGUILLA   AND  SINT  MAARTEN.    Warren,   WB1HBB,   will  be 
vacationing  with some operating from Anguilla as  VP2E/WB1HBB 
October 18, 19 and 20.  Sint Maarten is slated for  October 21 
through 28 using the call PJ7/WB1HBB.  Try 14.263 kHz at 1230z 
and 2100z.  QSL via WB1HBB.
 
REVILLA GIGEDO.   This is to correct some information released 
on  the planned DXpedition to XF4M by Frank,  AH0W/OH2LVG  and 
company.  Their 30 meter operation will not, repeat not be the 
first such operations from Revilla Gigedo.
 
QSL TIPS. G0MMI reports that he is the manager for LX1DM.  QSL
contacts from 1990 to 1993 to his Callbook address.   Also, he 
is  no  longer the manager for YI1RJ,  Qaid,  who  is  now  in 
Jordan.  Adam, N7VEW, is now the QSL manager for Randy, TJ1JR.  
Please QSL to Adam's current Callbook address with SASE.
 
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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 at 
VK2RWI.
  
News  items  may  be  sent to  Broadcast  Officer  PO  Box  60 
Blacktown  2148 Australia,  or by packet to VK2JPA at  VK2RWI. 
Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are : 

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 the broadcast for this morning/evening.
