It is Sunday the 16th August 2009 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY news bringing you - cast 1556.

Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the Society.

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1. IPS Report & Course news
2. ARRL DX News
3. OPDX Bulletin
4. Anarts Information

A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1556 for 16th August 2009

IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 7th to 13th August, issued on 14th August by IPS Radio and Space Services.

SUMMARY

Date 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
10cm flux 68 67 67 67 67 67 67
AFr index 8 2 6 3 2 2 ( 6 estimated)
Aaus index 6 3 6 3 4 4 ( 3 estimated)
T index -3 3 11 -4 -2 2 4

Solar flare activity was very low all week.

Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian region was quiet to unsettled on 9th; otherwise quiet over the period.

Southern Australian ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted on 7th, 10th and 11th; near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 8th; near predicted to 30 per cent enhanced on 9th and 12th; and near predicted to 40 per cent enhanced on 13th.

Forecast for 14th to 20th August.

Solar activity should ne very low.

Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions, other than 18th and 19th August which have possible active conditions.

Maximum usable frequencies should be near predicted monthly values.

Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services

Summary by Pat Leeper VK2JPA

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A one day HF Radio Propagation course is scheduled for Sydney on 3rd September 2009. Cost is $190 per person (including GST).

Information about the course and the registration form may be downloaded from:

www.ips.gov.au/Products_and_Services/2/2

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ARLD032 DX news for 13th August 2009

AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6. Rachid, 3B8FQ is QRV as 3B7FQ
from St. Brandon Island, IOTA AF-015, until the end of August and
possibly into early September while here on work assignment.
Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct via
K5XK.

CYPRUS, 5B. Terry, 5B/G4MKP is QRV from the village of Tsada until
August 25. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mostly CW. QSL via
M0URX.

BOTSWANA, A2. Les, W2LPL and Dan, W2DBL will be QRV as A25/W2LPL
from August 16 to 19. Activity will be on 20 meters using SSB and
PSK31. QSL via W2LPL.

CHINA, BY. A group of operators are QRV as BA7IO/4 from Heng Sha
Island, IOTA AS-136, until August 17. QSL direct via BA7IO.

NAURU, C2. Dani, EA4ATI will be QRV as C21TI from August 17 to 23.
He will eventually be joined by Ruben, C21RK. Activity will be with
two stations on 160 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EA4ATI.

CHILE, CE. Hector, CE3FZL will be QRV as CE2P from the Punta Paneul
Lighthouse, ARLHS-073, in San Antonio harbor, on August 15 and 16.
Activity will be on 40 meters using SSB. QSL via EA5KB.

URUGUAY, CX. Members of the Radio Club Uruguayo are QRV as CW1R
until August 16 from the Punta del Este Lighthouse, ARLHS URU-008.
Activity is with two stations on 80 to 15 meters using CW, SSB and
various digital modes. QSL direct via bureau.

GERMANY, DA. Operators HB9DLO, HB9OMI and HB9SMU are QRV as
DL/HB9LH until August 16 from the Schleimunde Lighthouse, ARLHS
FED-217, on Lotsen Island. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW
and SSB. QSL via HB9DLO.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Operators EA8DP, EA8CAC, EA8ANE, EA8AZM will
be QRV as AO8FLH from Fuerteventura Island, IOTA AF-004, from the La
Entallada Lighthouse, ARLHS CAI-041, on Fuerteventura Island, IOTA
AF-004, during the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend on
August 15 and 16. QSL via EA8AKN.

ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ. Operators Gary, W2VQ and Paul, WQ2N will be QRV
as FJ/W2VQ and FJ/WQ2N, respectively, from August 18 to 25.
Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and possible
PSK31. QSL via operators' instructions.

PANAMA, HP. Look for special callsign H81L to be QRV from the Canal
Miraflores Lock Lighthouse, ARLHS PAN-030, on August 15 and 16. QSL
via HP1RCP.

ARGENTINA, LU. Members from the Radio Club Argentino are QRV as
LR5D from Martin Garcia Island, IOTA SA-055, until August 17. They
plan to activate its lighthouse during the International Lighthouse
and Lightship Weekend. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, including 70
cm, using CW, SSB and FM. QSL via LU4AA.

MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo has been active using RTTY on 20
meters around 1900 to 2130z. QSL direct.

TURKEY, TA. Members of the Turkish Special Wireless Activity Team
will be QRV on August 15 and 16 as special event station TC99Y from
the Bozburun lighthouse in Yalova and TC99K from the Yelkenkaya
lighthouse in Kocaeli to honor the lives lost in the August 1999
earthquake in northwest Turkey. QSL via TA1HZ.

UKRAINE, UR. Several members of the Ternopil amateur radio club are
QRV with special event station EM360B until August 18 to remember
the battle of Zboriv 360 years ago. QSL via UY5BC.

INDIA, VU. Special event station AT8LHC is QRV until August 16 from
the Centenarian Kadalur Point Lighthouse, ARLHS IND-013. Activity
is on all bands and modes, propagation permitting. QSL via VU2JHM

OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are
approved for DXCC credit: Prince Edward and Marion Island, ZS8T,
recent operation conducted by ZS6GCM; Yemen, 7O1YGF, operation from
April 16 to 26, 2000.

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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 920 - excerpts

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND
Ron, K5XK, updates OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ, will leave Mauritius by boat on
Tuesday, August 11th, enroute for St. Brandon (AF-015). Rachid will operate solo
as 3B7FQ from August 12th through the end of the month--and possibly a few extra
days in early September. Look for him on all bands, 30-10 meters, although
Rachid expects 40 and 20 meters to be most productive. He will use both CW and
SSB, as conditions allow. As in Rachid's earlier travels to 3B6 and 3B7,
operating time will be shared with his primary mission of performing maintenance
on the island's meteorological equipment. He expects to use the island's G5RV
and a vertical with a 100 watt trans- ceiver powered by a 12 volt battery that
will be charged daily. Rachid likes to use "the 8s" whenever possible on CW.
Here are his anticipated frequencies:
CW - 7008, 10108, 14008, 18078, 21008, 24898 and 28008 kHz
SSB - 7050, 14191, 18141, 21241, 24941 and 28491 kHz
If future plans come together, Rachid may operate from 3B9 sometime after his
return and hopes to operate from 3B6 again in November. QSL via K5XK, direct
preferred.

4J, AZERBAIJAN
Operators Gerard/F2VX and Yanick/FYFYD will be active as 4J/homecall, August
11-29th. Activity will be mainly HF bands using SSB. QSL via their home
callsign, direct (SAE + postage) or by the French Ref- Bureau (please only this
bureau).

4W, TIMOR-LESTE
No QSNs reported yet on Al, CT1GPQ, as 4W6AL from Timor Lorosae. He will be
there until October 3rd. Remember, this is "NOT A DXpedition"! CT1GPQ will be in
Timor-Leste with a Medical Team and radio operations will take place only during
his spare time. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters SSB, RTTY and preferably
CW. Pilot station and QSL Manager is Toze, CT1GFK. The pilot station will be in
daily contact with CT1GPQ. Any questions or suggestions should be sent to:
star@algarvedx.com Activity logs will be online (possibly daily) on:
http://algarvedx.com

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Update)
Philippe, F5LTB/9Q1TB, is now active on the air as A65BI thanks to Abdullah,
A61Q, for the support he gave to obtain the necessary authorization from his
landlord to erect an antenna on the roof of the building. His activity has been
on 20 meters SSB at various times during the day. His QSL Manager will continue
to be SM5DJZ, direct ONLY (eQSL are welcome for eDX100, eWAS and eZ40). QSL
design for a standard QSL and an eQSL will be ready shortly. Watch QRZ.com for
updates.

CQ NEWS
A press release by Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editor of CQ Amateur Radio, dated
August 4th, states: "2008 CQ World Wide CW Contest Marks Major Milestone for
K0DQ Becomes Possibly the Only Person Ever to Win All Six Major Ham Radio
Contests -- Scott Redd, K0DQ, operating the 2008 CW weekend of the CQ World Wide
DX Contest from Aruba as P40Q, racked up over a million more points than his
closest competitor in the Single- Operator Low Power Class, and became perhaps
the only person ever to win single-op world championships in all six major ham
radio DX contests.
'I don't know of anyone else' who has won all the major contests, said CQWW
Contest Director Bob Cox, K3EST, in announcing the results, which will be
published in the September issue of 'CQ' magazine.
Scott had his first taste of contest victory back in 1966, as a young Navy
officer posted to Uruguay and operating CX2CO in the phone weekend of the CQ
World Wide DX Contest. Over the succeeding years, Scott worked his way through
the Navy ranks to Vice Admiral and became Commander of the Fifth Fleet, then
served as a civilian in the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority and as Director
of the National Counter terrorism Center before retiring in late 2007. But ham
radio and contesting were never far away, and operating from Mexico as XE1IIJ in
the early 1970s, Scott won single-op world championships in the CQWW Phone
Contest, the ARRL DX Phone and CW Contests and the CQ WPX Phone Contest. Thirty
years later, when his professional life permitted a little more hamming time,
Scott added the WPX CW crown as P41P, operating from P43P's station in Aruba, in
2002. The only prize that eluded him -- until now -- was the CQWW CW.
'I've been trying like a son-of-a-gun to win (the) CQ World Wide CW,' Scott
commented in a 2008 interview with 'CQ'. 'I've come in number two, I've come in
number three, but I've never won that one.... so that's still my goal, every
time I get close, in CQ World Wide CW, to win the world.'
When informed that he had finally achieved that goal, K0DQ said, 'I guess the
message is if you keep at it long enough good things happen. In this case, four
decades. It's been a great ride ... and it's still magic!'
CQ congratulates Scott -- already a member of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame,
for his contesting achievements on top of all his other achievements."

FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY (NA-146)
Operators Gary/W2VQ and his son Paul/WQ2N will be active as FJ/W2VQ and FJ/WQ2N
between August 18-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY
(possible PSK31). They will be using only 100 watts into dipoles and beams. An
online log will be available during and after the operation at:
http://www.logsearch.org/lsd/logsearch.php?Switch=46
They will be listening for JA/AS and EU a lot, so listen!

FO8, FRENCH POLYNESIA
Phil, F5PHW, who will be in Tahiti for the next two years starting this month,
has received his new callsign on his 40th birthday - FO8RZ. He was on the air
this past week using a vertical antenna. He was heard on 30 and 20 meters CW. He
has other antennas that will be set up later (wires for 80-40m, and a triband
beam 20/15/10m). Phil is still moving in, so they have a lot of things to do
before being active on the radio. QSL via LoTW or via F8BPN, either direct or
via the French Ref-Union Bureau. His Web page will be updated sometime soon at:
http://f5phw.chez.com

IOTA NEWS

EU-051. Giorgio, IZ4AKS, will be active as IE9X from the Island of Ustica (IIA
PA-001, MIA MI-116) between August 16-21st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters
(mainly SSB, but also RTTY and CW) with 100w and vertical antenna. QSL Policy: A
special QSL in advance to all via Bureau.

EU-055. Operators Henk/PA3FMC, Ruud/PE1BTV and Hans/PH0V will be active as
LA/homecall from Utvaer Island, August 10-18th. QSL via their home callsigns,
direct or by the bureau.

EU-126. Mario, DL5ME, will be active as OH9AA/p from the Lappi Province Group
for only a few hours on August 19th. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters using
CW and SSB. QSL direct ONLY to DL5ME (address on (QRZ.com)).

EU-172. Ric, DL2VFR, will be active as OZ0FR/p from Samso Island (DIA JY-008,
WLOTA 0726) between August 22nd and September 4th. Activity will be on all HF
bands, mostly CW. QSL via DL2VFR, by the bureau or direct.

EU-174. Members of the J42ARET club will be active as SX8DI from Penna Island
(GIOTA NAS-045, WLOTA 2124, WW Loc. KN10XH), one of the Drenia Islands between
August 28-31st. The group also plan to activate the lighthouse on Frini Island
as SX8DI/LH. Operators mentioned are: Demetrius/SV2GWY, Angelo/SV2GWR,
Cleanthis/SV2XI, Dimitris/SV7HRJ, Nick/SV7HVI, Themistokles/SW2HQF and Nikos/
SW2HVD. Activity will be on HF, VHF and UHF, and all modes. QSL via the Bureau,
eQSL or direct (enclose 1 IRC or 2 GSs + SAE) to SV2GWY. For more information
and log search, visit the Web page at:
http://sx8di.blogspot.com

NA-230. (Update/Change) Cezar, VE3LYC, will attempt his most difficult operation
to date: activating for the first time the Ottawa Islands (IOTA NA-230) group in
Hudson Bay. Name of the specific island is not available at this time, but the
dates have been announced, August 31st to September 3rd. The callsign will be
VY0O. Cezar is still looking for financial support for this project. Information
for donors as well as QSL information will be posted in due course on VY0O page
at (QRZ.com). For more information see OPDX.916.

OH0, ALAND ISLANDS
Alexander, DL4NO, is expected to be active as OH0/DL4NO from Finstoem on the
main island of the Alands (EU-002) between August 10-21st. Activity will be
limited because he is on holiday, but look for him on CW on the usual QRP
frequencies for 40/30/20 meters mainly during his evening hours. He will be
using a FT-817 and a GP antenna. QSL via his home callsign.

WFF ACTIVITY
(Update) Plamen, LZ3FM, plans to activate the Biosphere Reserve Kamchia
(LZFF-011) during his holiday between August 11-18th. Callsign to be used will
be LZ02WFF, not LZ01WFF/2. Equipment will be IC-746 plus a 4-band GP and dipole
antennas. Activity will be on HF + 6m, mainly CW with some SSB. QSL via LZ1PJ,
direct or by the Bureau. E-mail requests for Bureau cards are accepted ( via
lz1pj@bfra.org ). Write QSO details and callsign worked, since Ivan, LZ1PJ,
manages other callsigns too.

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