[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
ANARTS News Bulletin 908  12TH MAY 1996

Australian   National   Amateur  Radio  Teleprinter   Society,
which includes  all digital modes,   with the weekly broadcast
on the following frequencies:

  3.545 MHz (Plus/minus 5)   0930 UTC     COL VK2CTD
  7.045 MHz  -3              0030 UTC     COL VK2CTD
 14.070 MHz (amtor/fec)      0030 UTC
 14.091 MHz                  0030 UTC
146.675 MHz             0030/0930 UTC     VK2JPA (PAT)
144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs)                    VK2JPA AT VK2WI
146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater)         VK2RTY

        INTERNET         RADIO-INFO-DIST AT UCSD.EDU
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  at
VK2WI.

A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 908  12TH MAY 1996

Cols column.                                    de Col VK2CTD

I   took a Siemens 100 teleprinter to the Central Coast  Field
Day  earlier  on this year,  I got quite a few  comments  from
passers  by as I wheeled it on my trolley to the ANARTS stand.
Things  such as,   Where  did  that  come  from,  Noahs   Ark,
or,  Crikey,  never thought I'd see one of those again. I told
anyone  interested that it was being displayed in our  history
section.

Something  jogged my memory today regarding the old mechanical
teleprinters  and  it  took  me  back to the days I  spent  in
the  London Central Telegraph Office,  or rather the six month
course  I  did  before  being let   loose   among  all   those
telegrams.   The   passing out speeds were to put  it  mildly,
very high, I expect the same or similar standards applied here
too.

The machines used in the Telegraph Office were made by  Creed,
from memory,   don't  quote me,  they  were  Creed model 7B's.
Instead  of  the  normal  page copy plus the  five  unit  code
reperforator that the Siemens has,  the 7B had a narrow   tape
that   came  out  of one side of the machine with the  message
printed on it.  The back of the tape had a thin layer of glue.
The  receiving   operator  ran the  tape  over  a water  wheel
and  stuck it to the Telegram form cutting it where  necessary
with  a device that he/she wore on  the  left   index   finger
called  a  thimble  cutter.

At  the end of the Telegraph course each student was  required
to  send or transmit 80 (eighty) telegrams in one hour.  Now I
know   that  you may think 'ah yes but telegrams are not  very
long',  but  you are probably programmed to think in terms  of
domestic  Telegrams.   Such  as 'arriving home 8pm, love Fred'
etc,  but commercial Telegrams could be quite long  and   with
the Preamble,  address,  text and collation,  (collation meant
repeating  all numerals and unusual words),  and then  signing
each one to say you had transmitted it,  believe me you had to
move  yourself to  finish  the pile  of  80  telegrams  before
the examiner shouted 'time up'.  The standard was a maximum of
7 corrected errors and zero uncorrected errors.

But  the  student was not yet finished.  The machine used  for
this  test  had  the  normal page  copy  and  five  unit  code
reperforator.  The  examiner took this tape and kept  it  with
your name and date written on it till the next  day  when  you
were  required  to take the test a second time. After the test
was  finished the examiner first checked the page copy for any
mistakes  and then compared the two five unit code  tapes.  If
there was an extra letter or figure shift, carriage return, in
fact   any   extra   non  printing   characters,  these   were
counted  as an uncorrected error.  If one  was  detected,  you
failed.  That  of course was the transmit or typing test, each
student had to have a receive test. The standard was to gum 43
telegrams  in  half an hour.  That is you had to run the  tape
over the water wheel and stick the tape to the form 43   times
in  half  an  hour.   Each telegram had a word count which had
to  tally  correctly  and the student had to  carry  out   the
collation,   checking  each  numeral and unusual words.  There
were  always  3 errors that you had to detect and  fill  in  a
small form requesting a repeat.

It was amazing just how  fast  a  speed you could attain after
a few years in the job,  up to 80 telegrams each half hour was
no  problem to some of the operators.  Unfortunately Telegrams
are no longer with us,  the authorities in both  the U.K.  and
Australia decided some years ago now that just about  everyone
has  at  least  one  phone in  their  house  making  Telegrams
redundant. Most  of  the circuits  were  landlines rather than
RTTY,  but the technology was the same except that a telephone
line  was connected to the Teleprinters instead of a Radio.  I
wonder  if some crafty inventor might one day come up with  an
idea that makes the Telephone redundant, I wonder.

See you all next week, 73s for now de col vk2ctd.

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VOLTA RTTY WW CONTEST
11-12 MAY 1996

CONTEST PERIOD: FROM 1200Z SATURDAY TO 12OOZ SUNDAY (24 HOURS,
NO REST PERIODS REQUIRED).

MULTIPLIERS:  DXCC COUNTRY LIST PLUS EACH CALL AREA IN VK, VE,
AND USA. DO NOT COUNT VK, VE, OR USA AS SEPARATE COUNTRY. (USA
STATIONS WITH CALLSIGN FROM ONE DISTRICT BUT ARE NOW LIVING IN
A DIFFERENT DISTRICT SHOULD GIVE PROPER  IDENTIFICATION,  SUCH
AS:  K6WZ/O.)  THE SAME MULTIPLIER COUNTS AGAIN ON A NEW BAND.
AN  ADDITIONAL MULTIPLIER IS GIVEN FOR  EACH  INTERCONTINENTAL
COUNTRY  WPRKED  ON  AT LEAST  FOUR  BANDS.  CONTACTS  BETWEEN
STATIONS WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY WILL NOT BE VALID , SUCH AS :
A W2 STATION CAN WORK W1,  W3,  W4,  ETC. BUT NOT W2. CONTACTS
MADE  OUTSIDE ONES OWN CONTINENT ON 80 OR 10M ARE WORTH DOUBLE
QSO  POINTS.  A CONTACT WITH A STATION THAT WOULD COUNT  AS  A
MULTIPLIER  WILL  ONLY BE VALID IF THAT STATION APPEARS IN  AT
LEAST  4 OTHER LOGS,  OR A CONTEST LOG IS RECEIVED  FROM  THAT
STATION.

FINAL  SCORE EQUALS TOTAL QSO POINTS X TOTAL MULTS (BAND MULTS
PLUS  EACH  INTERNATIONAL COUTRY WORKED ON 4  BANDS)  X  TOTAL
NUMBER OF QSOS.  USE EXCHANGE POINTS TABLE TO DETERMINE POINTS
FOR EACH QSO.

AWARDS:  A  SPECIAL TROPHY WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP STATIONS
IN EACH CLASS. IN ADDITION, A CERTIFICATE WITH SPECIAL STICKER
TO ALL ENTRANTS.

LOGS:  USE SEPARATE LOGSHEETS FOR EACH BAND.  LOGS MUST  SHOW:
BAND,  DATE  AND  TIME (UTC),  CALLSIGN AND MESSAGE  SENT  AND
RECEIVED.,  POINTS  AND NEW MULTIPLIER PREFIX.  SUMMARY  SHEET
MUST SHOW FULL SCORING, AND LIST OF MULTIPLIERS WORKED.

LOGS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 30, TO QUALIFY. SEND LOGS TO:

    FRANCESCO DI MICHELE, I2DMI
    P.O. BOX 55
    22063 CANTU
    ITALY

HAPPY CONTESTING

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                WEEKLY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT

                      ( 03 MAY - 09 MAY)

ISSUED ON 10 MAY 1996

SUMMARY

Date     03    04    05    06    07    08    09
10cm     68    69    70    74    74    76    76
A         8    10     9     6     6     8 (  8 ESTIMATED)
T         2     2     5     6     6     8    15

SOLAR  ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW 3RD AND 4TH MAY,  AND LOW FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH W.A. WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED
FROM 3RD TO 7TH MAY, BECOMING QUIET 8TH AND 9TH.

MAXIMUM  USABLE  FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY  WERE  NEAR   PREDICTED
MONTHLY VALUES ON 3RD,  AND 8TH TO 9TH MAY; MOSTLY ENHANCED 15
TO 30 PER CENT DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

                  FORECAST (10 MAY - 16 MAY)

SOLAR:        VERY LOW TO LOW.

GEOMAGNETIC:   MAINLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED,  UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE
               CONDITIONS POSSIBLE 14 TO 15 MAY.

FREQUENCIES:  NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES.

COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES

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ARLD022 DX NEWS

THIS  WEEK'S BULLETIN WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH INFO PROVIDED  BY
CHRIS,  G4BUE,  TEDD,  KB8NW,  THE  OPDX BULLETIN AND  CONTEST
CORRAL FROM QST. THANKS TO ALL.

CENTRAL  AFRICA,  TL.   ERIC,  F5SEC,  WILL BE ACTIVE AS TL8ED
UNTIL  THE  END OF MAY.   CHECK BETWEEN 1530 AND 1700Z  ON  20
METER SSB.   HE SOMETIMES OPERATES AS LATE AS 1930Z.   QSL VIA
F5SEC.

CAYMAN ISLANDS,  ZF.   MIKE,  W5ZPA, WILL SIGN ZF2PA MAY 19 TO
25.  HE WILL BE ON CW, RTTY AND SSB.  QSL VIA W5ZPA.

KERMADEC ISLANDS,  ZL8.  ZL8RI SHOULD BE ON THE AIR FROM MAY 4
TO 14.  CHRIS,  ZL2DX, ONE OF THE OPERATORS, HAS SUGGESTED THE
FOLLOWING   FREQUENCIES.   FOR CW TRY 5 OR 20 KHZ UP FROM  THE
BOTTOM OF THE BANDS.   RTTY WILL BE ON 7040,  14080 AND  21080
KHZ.

MONACO, 3A.  IK1QBT, IK1HLG AND IK1CJO WILL SIGN 3A/HOME CALLS
MAY 11, 12 AND 13 ON ALL BANDS WITH CW, RTTY AND SSB.  QSL VIA
HOME CALLS.

TUNISIA,  3V.   YT1AD WILL OPERATE FROM CLUB STATION 3V8BB MAY
23 TO 30.  QSL VIA HOME CALL.

CROATIA,  9A.   PREFIX  HUNTERS NOTE THAT 9A0CW WILL BE IN THE
CQWW WPX CW CONTEST.  QSL VIA 9A2AJ.

WESTERN  MALAYSIA,  9M2.   BETWEEN 1200 AND 1700Z  LISTEN  FOR
9M2JJ  ON 40 METER CW,  WHILE 9M2IY AND 9M2/G4JVG FREQUENT  20
METER SSB.  ALL ARE ON THE AIR ALMOST DAILY.

EASTERN MALAYSIA, 9M8.  CHANG, 9M8FC, OPERATES 20 AND 30 METER
CW BETWEEN 1330 AND 1830Z.  QSL VIA 1995 CBA.

MINAMI TORISHIMA,  JD1.   JG8NQI/JD1 IS ON THE AIR FROM MARCUS
ISLAND. TRY 30 METERS BETWEEN 1000Z AND 1330Z, OR 20 METER SSB
OR CW AROUND 0745Z.   QSL VIA JA8CJY.  JD1YBJ WAS ON 21177 KHZ
AROUND 0550Z OVER THE WEEKEND.

MARION ISLAND, ZS8.  CHRIS, ZS6RI, IS ENROUTE TO MARION ISLAND
WHERE  HE  WILL BE UNTIL JUNE OR JULY 1997.   HE PLANS  TO  BE
ACTIVE ON CW, RTTY AND SSB AS ZS8IR.

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THE OHIO/PENN DX PACKETCLUSTER
DX BULLETIN NO. 252 - EXCERPTS

THANKS  TO THE NORTHERN OHIO AMATEUR RADIO  SOCIETY,  NORTHERN
OHIO DX ASSOCIATION,  OHIO/PENN PACKETCLUSTER NETWORK, WA2FIJ,
KQ4QM,  WA4JQS,  AA5AU, W5ZPA, DF4RD, DL7VOA, DL9GOA & DX NEWS
LETTER,  F6AJA,  G4BUE & DX NEWS SHEET, I1JQJ, IK1DPA, JR0GFM,
ZL2DX AND ZS1AFZ FOR THE FOLLOWING DX INFORMATION.

3V, TUNISIA
HRANE,  YT1AD,  WILL BE ACTIVATING THE CLUB STATION 3V8BB FROM
MAY 23-30TH.  BAND ACTIVITY AND OPERATIONS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS
TIME. QSL TO HIS HOMECALL.

9A0, CROATIA (ATTENTION PREFIX HUNTERS!)
THE  DXNS  REPORT  9A0CW  WILL BE ACTIVE IN THE  CQWW  WPX  CW
CONTEST. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THE 9A0 PREFIX IS TO
BE USED). QSL VIA 9A2AJ.

9M2, WEST MALAYSIA
PRESENTLY  THERE  ARE  PLENTY OF  9M2  STATIONS  ACTIVE  DAILY
BETWEEN 1200 AND 1700Z ON 20 AND 40 METERS. 9M2JJ CAN BE FOUND
ON 40 METERS CW,  WHILE 9M2IY AND 9M2/G4JVG CAN BE FOUND ON 20
METERS SSB SOMEWHERE ON THE BAND.

9M8, EAST MALAYSIA
CHANG,  9M8FC,  CAN  BE  FOUND  OPERATING CW ON  20/30  METERS
BETWEEN 1330 AND 1830Z. QSL VIA CBA (1995).

FO, CLIPPERTON ISLAND DXPEDITION 1997
JAY,  WA2FIJ,  HAS  REPORTED HE IS INTERESTED IN RETURNING  TO
CLIPPERTON  (PROJECTED DATE IS AROUND MARCH OF 1997).  IT  HAS
BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE THE ACTIVATION OF CLIPPERTON. JAY IS TRYING
TO KEEP COSTS DOWN BY LOOKING FOR HAMS OR FRIENDS OF HAMS WITH
BOATS CAPABLE OF MAKING THE TRIP.  THE LAST TRIP WAS ON AN  88
FT.  POWER VESSEL AND WAS COMFORTABLE, BUT EXPENSIVE. IF A FEW
45/55  FT.  SAILBOATS  COULD  BE FOUND,  A FLOTILLA  COULD  BE
ESTABLISHED  WHICH  WOULD RESULT IN (1)  CAPABILITY  TO  CARRY
ENOUGH GEAR AND PERSONNEL AND (2) IMPROVED SAFETY.

IF  YOU KNOW OF ANY HAMS OR FRIENDS THAT MAY HAVE ACCESS TO  A
BOAT  THAT  CAN  MAKE  THE TRIP AND  WOULD  BE  INTERESTED  IN
PARTICIPATING IN SUCH AN ADVENTURE, PLEASE DROP JAY A LINE VIA
INTERNET: PCB4UIX.NETCOM.COM

F6EXQ AND SOME OTHERS WILL BE ACTIVE AS F6KSA/P FROM  CORDOUAN
ISLAND  (IOTA  EU-159) LOCATED IN THE AQUITAINE REGION  GROUP,
FROM JUNE 28TH TO JULY 5TH.

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COMING EVENTS
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MAY                 11TH-12TH         VOLTA RTTY DX

JUNE                 8TH-9TH          ANARTS WW DIGITAL
                                      CONTEST
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society information

The Society may be contacted at :  PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA
at VK2WI.
Email address for the Broadcast Officer is :

       patl(at)pitt.conmusic.su.oz.au
or     patl(at)extro.ucc.su.oz.au

73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
