[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]

ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 793 23/01/94  PAGE 1/5.

SUNDAY TRANSMISSION SCHEDULES.
  3.545 mhz                  0930 utc     VK2BQS (Jim)
  7.045 mhz -3               0030 utc     VK2CTD (COL)
 14.070 mhz (amtor/fec)      0030 utc     VK2DPM (ALAN)
 14.091 mhz                  0030 utc     VK2BQS (JIM)
146.675 mhz             0030/0930 utc     VK2JPA (PAT)
144.850 mhz (ax25 bbs)                    VK2JPA AT VK2RWI
146.675 mhz (rtty mmbbs/repeater)         VK2RTY

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

Local news for VK2 WIA members
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As a result of a meeting of concerned members of the WIA which 
was  held in Sydney recently,  a committee has been formed  to 
encourage  independent  candidates  to seek  election  to  the 
Council  of  the  NSW Division of the WIA at  the  forthcoming 
Council elections.

The  committee  consists  of Peter  Naish  VK2BPN,  Bob  Mayer 
VK2BMU, John  Brooke VK2FUR,  Alan Dark VK2XAT,  Roger  Henley 
VK2ZIG. No member of the committee will stand as a candidate.

The  committee  can be contacted at PO Box 372 West  Ryde  NSW 
2114.

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Guidelines for the preparation of programs for transmission by
--------------------------------------------------------------                    Amateur Radio Teletype
  ======================
                                             from Frank VK2FJL
    part 2.
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(2)      UNSHIFT-ON-SPACE.                                            
   Some RTTY machines and most computers  automatically change
   from  (FIGS)  to  (LTRS)  every time a (space) is received.
   To defeat this feature when text containing both spaces and
   figures is being prepared : e.g. Satellite predictions,  it
   is necessary to insert a  (FIGS)  immediately  before  each
   upper case character which follows a (space).
 
(3)      PARAGRAPHS.
   Commence each paragraph with an extra (CR)(LF) - i.e.double
   spacing - and type four spaces plus a (LTRS) or (FIGS)  be- 
   fore commencing the text. 

(4)      HEADINGS.
   Un-numbered headings should commence at the lefthand margin 
   and be underlined using the hyphen  on the next line,  with 
   double spacing both above and below the underlined heading.

(5)      PUNCTUATION.
   Your layout will look neater and text be  more  readable if 
   the following suggestions are used.

 (A)  FULL STOP -   This  follows directly behind the previous 
      letter,  but  allow  two  spaces  after  each full stop.
      This  may later  be expanded or contracted to  fill  the
      line to the right-hand margin.

 (B)  COMMA -  This  also follows directly behind the previous
      letter, but with only one space to follow.

 (C)  HYPHEN -  When  used  to  punctuate  a sentence  -  type
      (SPACE)(FIGS)(HYPHEN)(LTRS)(SPACE) and resume  the text.
      This can later be expanded to two spaces on either  side
      if required for line fill.
       
 (D)  QUESTION MARK -  This looks better  when  preceeded by a
      space and followed by two  spaces.  Like  the full stop,
      This may be expanded or contracted for line fill.

 (E)  COLON -  Also  provides clearer text  when preceeded and
      followed by at least one space.

(6)      TABOO'S.
   The use of the following  characters  should be  avoided as 
   different keyboards will them as print  different  things :
   semi-colon, equals, percent, dollar sign, pound sign, plus, 
   ampersand,  quotes,  maltese cross,  exclamation mark   and  
   the bell.
   The question mark, colon, hyphen and apostrophe also differ 
   on some keyboards, but as their  use  cannot  be restricted 
   entirely, it is obviously impossible to please  all of  the 
   people all of the time.

   more next week    

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                      IPS weekly report
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                14 January - 20 January 1994

Issue no.: 03

Date of issue: 21 January 1994

Date      14    15    16    17    18    19    20
10cm      90    96   100   105   101   103   105
A         18    18    14    23    21    21   (10 estimated)
T         63    42    11    41    59    25    29

             Summary of activity

Solar activity was very low 14th-15th January,  and 17th-20th. 
Activity was high on 16th with an M6 flare.

The  geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) ranged from unsettled 
to  unsettled to active with a minor storm period during local 
night on 19th.

Ionospheric  F2 critical frequencies at Sydney  were  slightly 
above  predicted values on 14th and 18th,  near normal most of 
15th,  17th and 20th,  and slightly below on part of 15th, and 
19th. Sporadic E blanketing was often present from 15th - 18th 
January.

Comment:
Sporadic  E was often observed this week.  HF  conditions  may 
have  been degraded due to mild geomagnetic activity which has 
more or less persisted since January 11th.  The source of this 
enhanced  geomagnetic activity is thought to be a broad  south 
polar coronal hole.

          IPS Monthly predicted smooth T-indices

Year JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV DEC
------------------------------------------------------------
1994       34   33   33   34   31   29   27   24   22   21  19
1995  19   18   17   16   15   14   14   13   12   11   11  10
1996  10    9    9    8    8    7    8    8    9   10   11  12
1997  13   14   16   18   20   22   25   28   32   35   40  46   

         Forecast for the next week (21 - 27 January)            

Solar   : Low, chance for isolated low level M class flare.

Geomagnetic:  Mostly  unsettled  with active  period  expected 
            during  January 22-23 and January  27-29  (coronal 
            holes). 

Ionospheric:  Propagation  conditions are expected to be fair, 
              with degradations expected on January 22, 23 and 
              27 to 29.

Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services

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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 14 JAN 94

VK2SG RTTY DXNOTES FOR WEEKENDING 14 JAN 1994 (BID RTDX0114)

OUR  INFORMATION  THIS WEEK CAME FROM:  9X5LJ,  DJ3IW AND  THE 
CENTRAL-EUROPE DX CLUSTER NODE DB0SPC,  I5FLN,  IK5AAX AND THE 
IK5PWJ PACKET CLUSTER, W2JGR AND THE NJ0M NODE THE TWIN-CITIES
DX PACKET CLUSTER, WA1MPB, WA4MCZ, W5KSI, WX5L AND ZS5S.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

BANDPASS

FRIDAY 7

0912-14080  5W1KT                 0942-14086  S53AX
1208-21084  VK6HD                 1235-14091  VK4FRT
1327-21091  FG5FI                 1335-21082  4U1ITU
1346-21085  4X6UO                 1354-21090  OD5PL
1545-21085  C6A/AA5AU             1607-21088  VP5/WA0VQR

SATURDAY 8

0336- 7080  VP5/WA0VQR            0942-14088  K5KWG/ZA
1109-14084  UX0KC                 1159-14083  US8AR
1252-21091  OD5PL QSL HB9CRV      1338-21090  5R8DS
1341-21087  4X6UO                 1423-14082  YL2GD
1425-14089  OK1AJN                1518-14090  LY1BZB
1630-14088  J28JJ                 1803- 7040  UR0HQ
1810- 7040  UN5PR                 1815- 7041  4X/OK1FGC
1819- 7035  S52OR                 1821- 3590  YL1ZR
1823-14084  WH6I                  1832- 7039  4Z85TA
1834-28082  PJ2MI                 1838-28084  A22MN
1841-28082  HP2CWB                1845-28077  HH2PK
1859- 7041  RZ1AWT                1908- 7033  TA2FT
1910- 7032  SV1ATS                2123-14101  C6A/AAAU
2127- 7038  CN8NP                 2134-21078  PJ0/N9FTC
2155-14076  A22MN                 2206- 3578  SV2BFN
2215- 7035  VK6HD                 2217- 7038  UZ9CWA
2241-21093  KP2N                  2309- 7037  HH2PK

SUNDAY 9

0012-14086  VP5/WA0VQR            0150- 7075  UR0HQ
0234- 7087  S57MM                 0234- 3590  C6A/AA5AU
0341- 3601  HP1XBH                0521- 7078  8P6AW
0637-14082  UU2JI                 0657-21084  UN5PR
0705-14083  UX0FF                 0900-14083  BZ1QL
0902-21086  HL9FC                 0941-14086  VK7YP
1053-21086  CU1AC                 1055-21091  UR5LBX
1101-21081  A45ZX                 1107-21078  UR0HQ
1115-14087  KP2N                  1142-28082  V50CM
1201-21081  S57MM                 1241-21082  J28JJ
1252-21084  9K2IC                 1329-21098  GU4RWP
1331-21085  PJ2MI                 1335-21088  A22MN
1351-21095  SV2BFN                1352-21082  4Z85TA
1356-21083  HH2PK                 1406-21098  HP1XBH
1414-21102  HP1AC                 1453-21075  C6A/AA5AU
1454-21082  XE1/DJ6OV             1600-21093  GI0KOW
2148- 7039  VK6HD                 2325-14092  HS0A

MONDAY 10

TYPICAL REPORT "THE DAY AFTER CONTEST"

1349-14084  LY2ZZ                 1720-14086  VP5/WA0VQR
1751-21088  PJ0/N9FTC

TUESDAY 11

1345-14088  RW6XW                 1434-14084  UX0KC UKRAINE
1440-14085  GI0AIQ                1452-14087  UT5RP
1556-21084  VQ9WL                 1626-21090  5R8DS
1652-21086  PJ2MI

WEDNESDAY 12

0109-14086  S92ZM                 1053-14085  LY2BBF
1142-28082  U50CM                 1303-14083  VQ9TS
1308-14083  A45XC                 1638-21088  S53J
1706-21083  5R8LD                 1909-14084  TZ6FIC
1913-14084  P4/W1EKT

THURSDAY 13

WWV A= 23 K= 3                    2153-14088  V50PV

NOTES OF INTEREST.

SAINT PETER / SAINT PAUL,  PY0. THE THREE WEEK DXPEDITION THAT 
WAS TO TAKE PLACE 10 JANUARY, WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL 20 JANUARY 
AND WILL BE FOR TWO WEEKS. QSL RTTY CONTACTS TO KARL, PS7KM.

PETER  1 ISLAND,  3Y.  THIS DXPEDITION IS ON SCHEDULE AND  THE 
FIRST  MEMBERS  OF THE GROUP SHOULD BE ON THE  FALKLANDS  NOW. 
LOOK FOR VP8BZL FOR A FEW DAYS FROM PORT STANLEY.  ARRIVAL  ON 
PETER 1 AROUND 1 FEBRUARY, DEPARTURE ON 16 FEBRUARY.

FOR  NEXT  WEEK'S BULLETIN,  SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND  NOTES  OF 
INTEREST TO JULES, W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SRQ.FL.USA.NA

REMEMBER, DX DON'T SLEEP.
GL DE BOB, WB2CJL AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA
[via HF PACTOR]

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Coming events
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1994
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February                 4th                   ANARTS meeting   

                         12th-13th             EA WW RTTY 
                                               Contest

March                    19th-20th             BARTG WW RTTY
                                               Contest

April                    16th-17th             SARTG WW AMTOR
                                               Contest                        

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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 @ VK2RWI.

News  items  may  be  sent to  Broadcast  Officer  PO  Box  60 
Blacktown  2148 Australia,  or by packet to VK2JPA @ VK2RWI. 

The Internet address for the Broadcast Officer is : 
       patl@extro.edu.su.oz.au  

The  Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects  from 
anywhere in the broadcast coverage area.  We know we reach New 
Zealand and many South Pacific islands,  and we are looking
forward 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 ANARTS NEWS 793 23/01/94.

Inserted by VK2BQS  Jim, Vice-President ANARTS.
