It is Sunday the 19th October 2008 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY news bringing you - cast 1517.
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Items in this broadcast include
1. IPS Report
2. VK2SG RTTY DX Notes
3. OPDX Bulletin excerpts
4. ARRL DX News
5. Anarts Information
A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1517 for 19th October 2008
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from the ARRL Letter 17th October
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IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 10th to 16th October, issued on 17th October 2008.
SUMMARY
Date 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
10cm flux 69 71 70 71 70 71 72
AFr index 2 20 10 7 3 7 ( 5 estimated)
Aaus index 3 16 11 6 4 6 ( 3 estimated)
T index -18 -9 -24 -30 -15 -8 -8
Solar flare activity was very low all week.
Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian Region was quiet on 10th, 13th, 14th and 16th; quiet to major storm on 11th; quiet to unsettled on 12th and 15th.
Southern Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 10th and 16th; mostly near predicted on 11th and 15th; depressed 20 per cent to near predicted on 12th; and depressed 25 per cent to near predicted on 13th and 14th.
Forecast for 17th to 23rd October
Solar activity should be low.
Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions.
Frequencies should be near predicted monthly values.
courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services
summary by Pat Leeper VK2JPA
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RTDX1016 RTTY DX
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEKENDING 16, OCTT 2008 (BID RTDX1016)
Our thanks this week go only to: AA5AU, GU0SUP, UT5RP, OH2AQ
DXSummit
Bandpass:
Friday 10
0021--7037 Z36N
0119--7036 EG5SAV
0225--3580 EG5SAV
0631-14086 JT1DN
0914-18106 EA6BH
1026-14083 DS5QLJ
1109-14083 7L1WII
1239-14085 CK9NC
1327-14083 E20WXA
1501-14086 GD3YUM
1406-18101 CO8LY
1421-14087 XU7ABN
1457-14086 RL6YXX
1526-18104 ZS2EZ
1551-10142 UN7PBY
1600-14078 TF3AO
1751--7038 RN3ZC
1907-14076 CN8IG
1908-14082 T77NM
1914-14087 FM5AA
2005-14086 FM1FV
2013-14086 TI8II
2141-14088 KP3S
2237--3584 MJ/SQ4MP
2335-10148 T77NM
Sunday 11
0019--7042 5C5W
0023-14089 KH6FI
0031-14095 KL8DX
0118--7039 6Y5WJ
0124-21089 9M6XRO
0201--7051 XE1KK
0210-14089 E21YDP
0216--7042 J39BS
0244--7039 CJ7GEM
0308-14083 XU7ABN
0311-21087 E21YDP
0311--7039 J39BS
0401-21086 VR2XLN
0444--3591 J39BS
0525-14098 ZC4LI
0530-14081 VR2XLN
0554-21089 ZC4LI
0605-21088 YL2PA
0635-21085 9M6XRO
0637-14081 EA6BH
0655-14098 YL2PA
0656-10142 D2NX
0914-18098 A71EM
0951-18102 MJ/SQ4MP
1030-18104 UN9PQ
1142-18103 CO8LY
1310-14090 9L1X
1441-14084 XU7ABN
1502-21083 7Z1HB
1514-24921 Z29KM
1514-21921 FM5AA
1559-14085 TF3PPN
1610-21085 J39BS
1624-14081 9L1X
1629-14096 ZC4LI
1643-14082 5C5W
1657-14078 TR8CA
1725-14103 J39BS
1745-14078 KH6FI
2002--7034 E21YDP
2009--3582 UX2X
2043--3587 ZC4LI
2112--7044 E21YDP
2126-18102 XE1YJS
2152--7046 J39BS
2308-24922 TI8II
Sunday 12
0019--7036 Z32ID
0054--7037 UN1L
0220-24925 VR2XLN
0655-10142 D2NX
0737-11811 E21WXA
0813-21082 YB0EIN
0825-21079 ZC4LI
0825-14082 5C5W
0831--7035 J39BS
0900-21092 5C5W
0909-21094 E21YDP
0922-14091 9M6YBG
0936-14081 4L1BR
0944-21078 ZC4LI
0944-21092 9M6XRO
0959--7032 9M6XRO
1027-21081 E21YDP
1109-14093 TF3PPN
1130-21087 4L1BR
1155--7035 KH6FI
1214-14105 VU2PTT
1217-14103 UR6EO
1244-18102 4K9W
1259-18111 E20WXA
1259-21084 D2NX
1309-14104 9M6XRO
1334-21083 XU7ABN
1334-14089 4L1BR
1345--7038 UY8IF
1405-21091 YL2NN
1421--7041 9M6XRO
1517-14104 J39BS
1659-14083 IF9/I4GAD
1712-24921 TI8II
1740--7042 MJ/SQ4MP
1748--7043 IP9IPY
1752-14083 IP9IPY
1904-14084 IM0MBP
1958-24922 FM5AA
2034-10145 T77NM
2123-14083 CU2JT
2225-14090 9L1BTB
Monday 13
0605-10145 D2NX
0932-14084 9L1X
1116-14080 IP9IPY
1121-18100 4K9W
1322-14086 HG100WTE
1332-14087 E20WXA
1344-18103 VU2NKS
1403-14083 NP2KW
1406-18104 FM5AA
1712-14088 EA8AOP
1837-14080 CT95EE
1857-10142 EA9IB
1924-14085 OX3DB
2000-14086 XE1CT
2114-14082 KH7XS
2316-10133 PZ5RA
Tuesday 14
0339-21079 VK9DWX qsx up Willis Is.
0351-14080 VK9DWX qsx up
0735-21080 VK9DWX
1009-14080 VK9DWX
1147-21081 DV1JM
1203-21082 VU2PTT
1224-21084 EA8BLU
1323-21084 E21EDP
1324-14084 CK9NC
1412-21085 PU5OGE
1426-21087 FM5AA
1441-14086 TF3GC
1530-14082 9L1X
1711-14082 TI8II
1855-14082 UA2FFW
2017-14081 VK9DWX
2115-10141 CN8KD
2128-10144 EA9IB
2131-10140 CO8LY
Wednesday
0132-21080 VK9DWX
0431-21080 VK9DWX
1031-14081 SV9CJO
1136-14080 9L1X
1313-18106 CO8LY
1325-14080 9L1X
1339-14080 DV1JM
1341-21085 7Q7HB
1356-21085 7Z1HB
1412-21085 VU2PTT
1453-21086 TI8II
1458-14087 EA6/I1RSA
1504-21085 TI8II
1518-14084 TF3GC
1602-10139 VK9DWX
2112-14086 6Y5WJ
2131-14084 CU2JT
2225-21080 VK9DWX
Thursday 16
0220-18090 VK9DWX
0607-18091 VK9DWX
0806-14081 HG100WTE
0926-10140 T22ZL
1026-14086 JT1DN
1111-18102 UN7PBY
1220-14084 PJ2MI
1225-14090 UN1L
1229-18091 VK9DWX qsx up
1324-21084 7Q7HB
1343-14087 OD5PL
1418-14087 EA8AJ
1428-14082 TI8II
1440-14083 4L1BR
1517-14083 TF2GC
1637-14083 9L1X qsx up
Note of interest:
DESECHEO, KP5. Finally a good news this DXtrip is expected to take
place sometime between Jan. 15 2009 and March 30, 2009. Plan involves
a team of fifteen operators for a 14-day operation. Stay tuned.
A website is being planned and will be announced in the near future.
ANDAMAN IS, VU4. The Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Radio
Club (NIAR) at Hyderabad will be during 18-20 October, 2008. There is
now the good news about activity after the event from the 24th of Oct
to Nov. 3RD, 2008. NIAR had informed us today about the successful
licenses and operation permits for VU4 or VU7 activations. There are
two callsigns for the VU4-DXpedition:
VU4MY will be the call for the Indian Team.
VU4RG will be the call for the two German HAMs oper.with two stations
All modes: CW, SSB, BPSK, RTTY into the allowed bands.
They will take part at this Contest from the October 25-26th,as VU4RG
DL5DSM with the Indian callsign VU3NLG and DJ7JC with the Indian call
VU3NLF will be on the air from GOA between the 6th to14th of November
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For next week's bulletin, send your bandpass and notes of
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Gl de (DX2) Luciano, I5FLN
e-mail luciano.fusari@alice.it
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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 879 - excerpts
5J0, SAN ANDRES ISLANDS (NA-033)
Dennis, K7BV, will once again return to San Andres and be active as 5J0M between
June 19th and July 5th, 2009. He will again be concentrating on 6 meter Sporadic
Es. HF bands will be activated as well. QSL direct to W1JJ via the QRZ.com
address. For more details and update, visit the following Web page at:
http://www.qth.com/k7bv/caribe2009
8Q, MALDIVES
"Oku" Seiji, JK1KSB, will be active as 8Q7SO from Mirihi Island (AS-013), a
south Ari Atoll (LOC:MJ63jo), between October 26th and November 1st. Activity
will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via
JK1KSB, by the bureau or the address on (QRZ.com).
9L, SIERRA LEONE
An Italian team of operators is now active as 9L1X from Sherbro Island (AF-056)
until October 23rd. Operators are: Silvano/ I2YSB (9L1M), Vinicio/IK2CIO (9L1X),
Angelo/IK2CKR (9L1A), Marcello/IK2DIA (9L1K) and Stefano/IK2HKT (9L1E). QSL via
I2YSB, direct only. For updates on the DXpedition, visit:
http://www.i2ysb.com
AH8, AMERICAN SAMOA
Ulrich, DL2AH, was active this past weekend as AH8/DL2AH on 40/20/17 meters. He
is on Ofu Island (OC-077). Length of stay is currently not known. ADDED NOTE:
Surprise operation by former QRZ-DX editor Bob Winn, W5KNE, who was active as
W5KNE/NH8 for a one day operation on October 9th. Bob is currently on a cruise
with his XYL in the Pacific.
C5, THE GAMBIA
Just a reminder that Andre, ON7YK, will once again be active as C56YK this week
between October 13th and November 9th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, perhaps
also 160m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He will only have 100 watts and will
use a Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/12/10m and a dipole for 80/40/30 meters. This will
be a holiday style operation. For more details and updates, visit the Web site
at:
http://www.on7yk.net
C5, THE GAMBIA
Also active this week from C5-land are members of the Spanish "DX4DX TEAM" who
will possibly be signing as C56EA between October 14-24th. Operators mentioned
are: Paco/EA4BT (Team Leader), Ramon/EA4NA, Emilio/EA7AAW, Julio/EA7JB,
Salvador/EA7SB and Jose/EA7LS. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY modes. For more details and updates, visit their Web page
at:
http://www.dx4dx.com
HC5 & HC8, ECUADOR AND GALAPAGOS ISLAND
Operators Nobuo/JA6GCE, Shinichi/ JA6SOV and Naomi/JM6EBU (YL) will operate from
Ecuador between October 24th and November 2nd. Hiro/HC5WW and the above three
JAs will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a
Multi-Op/Single-TX/High- Power entry. Their contest callsign will be HD5J.
Outside of the contest they will operate as homecall/HC5 on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY. After the contest they will travel to Galapagos Island, and
they hope to operate from there as homecall/HC8 until November 1st. However,
their operations will be limited because of sightseeing.
IOTA NEWS
EU-124. An eleven man team will be on the air as GB4HI from Holy Island, Wales,
between October 24-31st. Activity will be on all bands and modes, and they will
try to activate some lighthouses. Operators mentioned are: MW0DOL, MI0TMW,
MM0DHQ, G8LGC, 2E0NNH, M0RGB, SP3CW and possibly others.
EU-169. Last week we mentioned that a group of Italians would be active from
Albania as ZA0/homecall between October 23-29th. We learned this past week that
they plan to be active from Sazan Island. Activity will be on all HF bands
including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK13 and meteor scatter.
Operators are Alfredo/IK7JWX, Nicola/I0SNY, Pino/I8YGZ, Leopoldo/I8LWL and
Oscar/IK2AQZ. QSL via their home callsigns. QSL Manager is IK7JWX, but "only for
DL stations".
KH2, GUAM (OC-026)
Operators JA1OZK, JA1CGC, JF1TAB, JH1FUD, JL1LOW, JK1DRM and 7N1AZY will be
active from November 8-12th. Activity will be on all HF bands including
30/17/12m using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. JA1OZK will be signing as K6Y
(1x1 callsign). Other operators will possibly be using their own callsigns
(probably portable KH2). QSL via operator's home callsign, by the bureau or
direct to their callbook addresses.
ON50, BELGIUM (Special Event)
Look for members of Belgium's UBA Waasland section (WLD) to be active using
special callsign ON50WAASLAND to celebrate their club's 50th anniversary through
the end of the year. Activity this past week has been on 30/20/6 meters. Modes
have been RTTY and CW. A QSO counts for 10 points towards the "WLD Award". Make
two QSOs on two different bands or two different modes with ON50WAASLAND, and
you can apply for the "WLD Award". Rules and information can be found on the
following Web page at:
http://www.wld.uba.be/
T6, AFGHANISTAN
Frank, PA2MRX, will be active as T6/PA2MRX between October 17th and November
2nd. Activity will be limited to every day between 1900-2200 (T6 local time),
weekends, also other times when time and work permits. Operations will be on 20
meters/QRP using PSK31, RTTY or CW (via computer). QSL via PA2MRX.
T33, BANABA ISLAND
By the time you read this, Toshi, JA8BMK, should be active as T33ZZ through
October 23rd. Toshi operates on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. He will
concentrate on EU and USA openings on the lower bands and the 30/17/12 meter
bands. He will use a FT-897D (w/HL-1.2Kfx) into a vertical, a yagi and an
Inverted V antennas. QSL via JA8BMK, direct.
TO5, ST. BARTHELEMY (Update)
It was announced this past week that the stateside team is ready for their 10
day operation from St. Barths, and they will be active as TO5DX from October
16-28th. Their activities will include the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October
27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are: Team leaders
Janet/W8CAA & Joe/W8GEX, Dave/K4SV, Phil/W9IXX, Jim/K0RH and Joe/AA4NN. They
plan to be on CW, SSB, SSTV, PSK and RTTY before the contest. The crew will be looking hard at the Pacific for VK, ZL and JA stations.
VK9D, WILLIS ISLAND (OC-007)
Operators Markus/DJ7EO, Heye/DJ9RR, Chris/ DL1MGB, Dietmar/DL3DXX, Tom/DL5LYM,
Ben/DL6FBL, Dieter/DL8OH, Robert/SP5XVY and Joerg/DL8WPX are now active as
VK9DWX until October 27th. Four stations should be on the air with amps on 160-6
meters using CW/SSB/RTTY. The team so far has been very active on all bands
except 6 meters. As this bulletin was being typed, the team has made 13,406 QSOs
at 0533z, October 12th. QSL via DJ2MX. There are some updated pictures available
on their Web page. For more information and updates, visit their Web page at:
http://www.vk9dwx.de
VU4, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS/VU7, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS (Update)
If you missed OPDX.878.2, permission has been given to activate this once very
very rare islands again by the Indian Government. Both VU4 and VU7 used to be
ranked in the "Top Ten Most Wanted" by "The DX Magazine", but now rank 38th and
64th, respectively. Press releases by Mr. S. Suri, VU2MY, Chairman of the NIAR,
and Bharathi, VU2RBI, states that a team of seven Indian operators will activate
the callsign VU4MY from "Circuit House Haddo" in Port Blair, Andaman Island,
between October 24th and November 3rd. Also, a German team of two operators
(Helmut/DL5DSM and Norbert/DJ7JC) will activate the callsign VU4RG during the
same time from Hotel Sinclair in Port Blair.
XU, CAMBODIA
Retu, OH4MDY, will once again be active as XU7MDY from Sihanoukville between
October 23rd and November 8th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. Suggested CW frequencies are: 1822, 3502, 7006, 10104, 14007,
21007, 24897 and 28020 kHz. Also, look for activity on 6 meters. QSL only direct
to XU7MDY address on (QRZ.com).
YJ, VANUATU
Operators Mat/JA1JQY and Kuni/JA8VE will be active from here between October
31st and November 6th. Callsigns will be given when they visit the telecom
office on Vanuatu. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly
RTTY. They will try 160m if local situation permits.
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