It is Sunday the 21st March 2010 and here is ANARTS with our weekly RTTY news bringing you - cast 1585.

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
2. ARLDX News
3. OPDX Bulletin
4. Anarts Information

A.N.A.R.T.S. News Bulletin 1585 for 21st March 2010

IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report for 12th to 18th March 2010, issued on 19th March by IPS Radio and Space Services.

SUMMARY
Date 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
10cm flux 90 92 89 86 85 87 86
AFr index 6 2 2 2 3 5 ( 6 estimated)
Aaus index 9 5 6 4 5 6 ( 5 estimated)
T index 27 27 32 21 22 32 35

Solar flare activity was low 12th to 14th; and very low thereafter.

Geomagnetic activity observed for the Australian region was quiet to unsettled on 12th, 14th, 16th and 17th; and quiet otherwise.

Southern Australian ionospheric F2 critical frequencies were near predicted to 15 per cent enhanced on 12th and 17th; mostly near predicted on 13th; enhanced 15 to 25 per cent on 14th; mostly near predicted to 25 per cent enhanced on 15th; near predicted to 30 per cent enhanced on 16th; and near predicted to 45 per cent enhanced on 18th.

Forecast for 19th to 25th March

Solar activity is expected to be low.

Geomagnetic activity should see quiet to unsettled conditions.

Maximum usable frequencies should be near predicted monthly values. Periods of significant enhancement are possible.

Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services

Summary by Pat Leeper VK2JPA

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ARLD011 DX news for 18th March 2010

AZERBAIJAN, 4J. Operator 4J0WFF will be QRV from the National
Reserve ''Yanar Dagh'' Burning Hill from March 20 for at least three
days. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters, including the newer
bands, using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via operator's instructions.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO, 9Q. Anton, ON6NL and Henk, ON4AHF are
working for the organization ''Doctors Without Borders'' and are
active using club calls 9Q0AR/6 and 9Q0HQ until March 22. Activity
is on all bands using CW and SSB. QSL 9Q0AR/6 via ON6NL and 9Q0HQ
via ON4AHF for this operation only.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Operator RV6AJJ will be QRV as A65CA in
the Russian DX contest as a Single Op/All band entry. QSL via
operator's instructions.

ANGOLA, D2. Vasiliy, D2QMN will be QRV as a Single Op/Low Power
entry in the Russian DX contest. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters.
QSL via RZ3EC.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Tim, NL8F will be QRV as E51COF from
Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, from March 20 to 30. This includes an entry
in the upcoming CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL via K8NA.

IRELAND, EI. Olivier, ON4EI will be QRV as EJ8GQB from Bere Island,
IOTA EU-121, from March 21 to 29. Activity will be on 160 to 10
meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.

MARTINIQUE, FM. Alain, F6BFH and Serge, F6AUS will be QRV as
TO5SM/p from Tintamarre Island, IOTA NA-199, on March 21. Activity
will be on 20 and 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via F6BFH.

HAITI, HH. Operators Jan, K4QD and Don, AF4Z will be QRV as
HH4/home calls from the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission from March
22 to April 2. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY as time and the availability of AC power permits. This
includes being active along with HH2JR and the Radio Club of Haiti
in the upcoming CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL to home calls.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Yoshi, JE2EHP will be QRV as K1HP/KH0 from
Saipan, IOTA OC-086, from March 21 to 25. Activity will be on the
HF bands plus 6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.

BONAIRE, CURACAO, PJ2. Michal, OK7MT and Vit, OK5MM are QRV as
PJ4/home calls from Bonaire, IOTA SA-006, until April 1. This
includes being an entry in the Russian DX contest and also as PJ4L
in the upcoming CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL direct to home calls.

SEYCHELLES, S7. Gav, GM0GAV and Rob, GM3YTS will be QRV as S79GM
from March 21 to April 1. Activity will be on the low HF bands
using CW and possibly RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions.

EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Operators Steve, 9M6DXX, Derek, G3KHZ, Steve,
G4EDG and Mike, K9AJ will be QRV as T32MI from Malden Island, IOTA
OC-279, T32SI from Starbuck Island, IOTA OC-280, T32CI from Caroline
Island, IOTA OC-281 and T32VI from Vostok Island, IOTA OC-282.
Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB with four
stations activity on each island. QSL all calls direct via SM6CAS.

TOKELAU, ZK3. Operators Bill, N7OU and Bob, W7YAQ are QRV as ZK3OU
and ZK3YA, respectively, from Nukunonu, IOTA OC-048, until March 25.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home
calls.

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The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 951 - excerpts

4J0, AZERBAIJAN (WFF Op)
Look for 4J0WFF to be active from the National Reserve "Yanar Dagh" (4JFF-016,
New One), Burning Hill, starting March 20th, and be on the air no less than 3
days depending of local conditions. Activity will be on 40-10 meters (including
30/17/12m) using CW, SSB and PSK-31. Equipment will be a home-made transceiver
by UW3DI (w/PA-3xGU-50) into Inverted "V's" and a multi-band Loop with P=43m.
QSL via: Box 86, Baku, Az-1000, Azerbaijan.

4S7, SRI LANKA (AS-003)
Alexander, UX4UL, is now active as 4S7ULG from Colombo on the main island
(AS-003) until April 7th. Activity has been mainly on 20 and 17 meters PSK. QSL
via UY5ZZ.

5C, MOROCCO (Reminder)
Alfredo, IK7JWX, and a team of operators will activate the city of Essaouira
(Cap Sim Lighthouse ARLHS MOR-019, Grid Square IM51), Agadir (Grande Jetee/Jetee
Ouest Lighthouse ARLHS MOR-040, Grid Square IM50) and Marrakech between March
16-23rd. Operators mentioned (with callsigns) to be active are: Alfredo/IK7JWX
(5C2J), Leo/I8LWL (5C2L), Simon/IZ7ATN (5C2SG), Ruggero/IK2PZC (5C2P),
AntoNello/IK2DUW (5C2W) and Michele/IK2GPQ (5C2Q). Activity will be on all HF
bands and 6 meters, using CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via their home callsign.

9Q, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Operators Anton/ON6NL and Henk/ON4AHF have been on the air as 9Q0AR/6 and
9Q0HQ/6, respectively, using the club station's callsigns in South Kivu region.
They plan to be there for about another 10 days. Both are currently working
in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the organization "Doctors Without
Borders" (Medecins Sans Frontieres - http://www.msf.org) for about the past two weeks. Activity has been mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB using a FT-897 and wire antennas. There is a possibility of some CW. It has been reported that their workload includes setting up repeaters within the DRC. Over the past weekend, they conducted classes for the locals who are interested in Ham Radio, and the classrooms had about 20-25 individuals. QSL 9Q0AR/6 via ON6NL and 9Q0HQ/6 via ON4AHF.

A3, TONGA (Update/Pacific Tour Continues)
Hugh, K6HFA, is on his second leg of his South Pacific tour (see OPDX.948/950)
and is now active as A33A until April 2nd. Remember he plans to activate IOTAs
OC-049, OC-064 and OC-123. He is now on OC-049. Activity will be on CW, SSB and
possibly RTTY using 100 watts into a multi-band vertical antenna (for 80-15m).
Look for him on the IOTA frequencies or possibly other frequencies. Hugh plans
to call by areas (EU, NA, SA, ASIA... etc..) per propagation. QSL via K6HFA. His
next stops will be:
Wallis (FW)- April 6­12th; IOTA OC-054
Tuvalu (T2)- April 13­21st; IOTA OC-015
Fiji (3D2) - April 23­26th; IOTA OC-016 or OC-156

CE0Z, JUAN FERNANDEZ (Aid ­ Special Website Launched)
Stan, SQ8X, has circulated the following important information (*Please forward
to all DX bulletins and circulate as widely as possible.*): "I'd like to inform
the ham radio community about a *special website* dedicated to help islanders of
Archipelago Juan Fernandez, CE0Z. The site is intended to inform people about
what happened at the island with the tsunami in February and how to help collect funds to restore the island's infrastructure and islanders' lives. We really hope this will help them as they have helped so many times to numerous hams visiting the island. In our opinion it's ham's turn to help now. The website is available at: http://help-juan-fernandez.org

CR1, AZORES
Polish operators Marcin/SP5ES and Tom/SP5UAF will be active as CR1M and CR1Z,
respectively, from Sao Miguel (EU-003) during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) as Single-Op (?) entries. QSL CR1M via SP5ES. QSL CR1Z via SP5UAF.

CT9, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014)
Operators Hardy/DL3KWF and Rosel/DL3KWR (XYL) will once again be active as
CT9/homecall from the Hotel Royal Orchid between now and March 25th. Activity
will be mainly CW on 30/17/12 meters. Hardy is expected to try some RTTY and
PSK-31. QSL via their home callsigns. E-mail requests for Bureau QSL cards can
be sent to:
dl3kwr@darc.de --or-- dl3kwf@darc.de
Visit their Web site at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl3kwr

E20, THAILAND
Members of the HSDXA (Thailand DX Association) will be active as E20AS in the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) from club's HS0AC station as a Multi/Single
entry. Operators mentioned are: John/ HS0ZDJ, Swen/HS0ZFZ, Nathan/HS0ZHG,
Cy/HS0GBI, Winit/HS1CKC and Champ/ E21EIC. QSL via HS1CKC.

EE2, SPAIN
Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W from Ondarroa City (WW Loc.
IN83SH, DME: 48073, Province of Biscay) during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via EB2BXL.

HH, HAITI
Operators Jan/K4QD and Don/AF4Z will once again be active as HH4/homecall from
the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission
http://www.nwhcm.org
between March 22nd and April 2nd. They will operate 160-10 meters on CW, SSB and
RTTY as time permits. Usually nighttime low band operations will be limited to
the availability of AC power. They will also participate in the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 27-28th), along with Jean-Robert, HH2JR, and the Radio Club of
Haiti in an attempt to again obtain the special prefix and callsign 4V4JR for
the contest (like last year). QSL via their home callsigns. Operators prefer
direct or LoTW, but the Bureau is "OK".

HQ2, HONDURAS
Operator Dan/HR2DMR and his son Daniel(JR.)/HQ2DMR, will be active as HQ2W
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. They will use monobander antennas on 20/15/10m and sloper antennas on
160/80/40m. QSL via HR2DMR. QSL via address on (QRZ.com).

OA, PERU
Daniel, DL5YWM, will once again be active as OA4/DL5YWM from Lima between March
20th and May 15th. Activity will be limited to his free time. Daniel may
possibly travel to a different part of Peru and be active as OA*/homecall. He
may also activate a Peruvian island, but this depends on the local conditions.
This will be a last minute decision. QSL via his home callsign.

OX, GREENLAND (Update)
Reid, N0RC, will be active as OX3/K0KU from Thule, Greenland (NA-018), between
March 23rd and April 24th. Activity will be limited as work permits, but Reid
plans to be on every other day and try to get on the air for contest weekends,
but he cannot guarantee this. Reid informed OPDX this past week that there is a
possibility his trip will be extended for another 2 to 4 weeks after the stop
date, so operations past that date may be possible. He also informed that he
will make an effort to be on during the contest weekends including the CQ WPX
SSB Contest (March 27-28th).

P3, CYPRUS
Operators Alex/5B8AD, Tony/RX9TL, Mike/RK3QS, Max/RV3BA, Vadim/UA9SCX and
Jack/RW3QC will be active as P3N during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th)
as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via RW3RN.

S7, SEYCHELLES
Operators Gav/GM0GAV and Rob/GM3YTS will be active as S79GM between March 21st
and April 1st. Activity will be on all bands with an emphasis on the lower
bands. Operations will be mainly CW with a possibility of some RTTY. They have
tried to gain access to 7000-7050 kHz without any success, so look for them on
7050 or above and listening around 7025 kHz. They do have full access to 80m.
There is a S79GM blog and the operators plan to update their QSX frequencies on
that page. The blog page is:
http://s79gm.blogspot.com

T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI (Update/Delay)
Operators for the major DXpedition to activate 4 uninhabited IOTAs in the
Southern Line Islands group, expected between March 17th and April 18th, have
announced this past week that their boat "S/V Kwai" will be diverting to Fanning
Island to pick up some passengers for Christmas Island. They expect a delay of 2
or 3 days. This will probably reduce the time on some islands. For more details, visit the T32 Southern Line Islands DXpedition's Web page at:
http://t32line.webnode.com

TG, GUATEMALA
Roberto, IV3IYH, will be active as TG9IRP between March 20th and April 1st.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY. He will also be in the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th). QSL via IK2ILH, by the Bureau or direct.

TO7, MARTINIQUE (NA-107)
Dim, UT5UGR, will be active as FM/KL7WA between March 19-29th. Activity will be
on all bands except 30/17/12m and the Digital modes. His activity will include the CQWW WPX SSB Contest March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All- Band/High-Power entry. During the CQWW WPX SSB Contest he will sign TO7A. QSL FM/KL7WA and TO7A via UT5UGR.

XR1, CHILE
Members of the Radio Club La Portada and the Atacama Desert DX Group will be
active as XR1A during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-?
entry. QSL via XQ1IDM.

YI, IRAQ (Update)
A group of multi-national operators are planning to operate from Northern Iraq
(Kurdistan) and will be active between April 2-12th. The team has received a ten
day visa issued by the Government of Kurdistan. A band/mode survey is available
on their Web site at:
http://www.yi9pse.com/survey.html

ZS8M, MARION ISLAND (Update)
Pierre, ZS1HF, will activate Marion Island (AF-021) as ZS8M at the end of April.
Activity will be mainly SSB and Digital (He states, "Sorry, no CW".). He will be
working on the island for one year as a radio/electronics technician once the
supply ship "SA Agulha" returns to Cape Town. Pierre informs OPDX that he is
currently still very busy with some technical and team training. Training
includes maintenance on the Wx equipment and hydrogen generator, with team
training including fire fighting, cooking and first aid.
On Marion Island, Pierre's job will be the resident radio and electronics
technician for; HF, VHF, Wx station, Hydrogen generator, IT LAN, satellite
system and all the other smaller systems that use 12 or 220V. He will be
assisting the engineers with technical support. Pierre states, "One of the
engineers will be writing her exam on the island, which will be a first for the
island."

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