[DX-NEWS] ARLP038 Propagation de K7RA
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP038 ARLP038 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP38 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 38 ARLP038 From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA September 18, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP038 ARLP038 Propagation de K7RA The STEREO mission (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) web site shows a new display, in which the Sun is visible via an animated image that rotates to show the whole Sun. The small portion on the Sun's far side--which is not yet visible to the spacecraft--is shown as a dark area. Currently (early Friday, September 18) the animation shows an emerging bright spot, just beyond the direct view from Earth. Check the animation at http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/. The zero degree meridian represents the area closest to Earth, appearing in the center of the solar disk as viewed from Earth. The two 90-degree meridians represent the eastern and western horizon, and of course the 180 degree meridian is directly opposite Earth's view. A full rotation of the Sun relative to Earth takes slightly less than four weeks. The bright spot appears around 120 degrees, or 30 degrees short of the eastern limb, and may represent a new sunspot group. This would be a wonderful event coinciding with the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of Fall, which starts next Tuesday afternoon (September 22) in North America. Helioseismic readings also show an active region in that area, at 30 degrees south latitude. Go to http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/where.shtml to see the current position of the two craft relative to Earth. Eventually they will be 180 degrees relative to each other and 90 degrees relative to Earth. Thursday's prediction shows solar flux values at 70 beginning tomorrow, September 19, and continuing through September 24, then rising to 72 September 25-28. We haven't reported a weekly solar flux average above 70 in this bulletin since Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP020 on May 19, and prior to that there were only four more weeks above 70 in 2009. These predictions are from NOAA and the US Air Force, which also predicts a planetary A index of 8 for September 18, and only 5 from September 19 to more than a month after. Geophysical Institute Prague also predicts nothing but quiet geomagnetic conditions for September 18-24. Steve Jones, N6SJ of Woodside, California hopes to work FT5GA, the Glorioso DXpedition. Glorioso is northwest of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean at approximately 11.5 degrees south latitude, and 47.33 degrees east longitude. The expedition is expected to be on the air until October 5, and you can look at http://www.dxwatch.com/dxped/ft5ga/# to see who is currently working them. From California, this weekend Steve's best bet may be 20 meters from 2100-2330z, and possibly 1600-1700z with lower signals. If we get some sunspot activity next week, for the following weekend 20 meters looks good 1430-1930z, and then 2100-z. 15 meters with no sunspots looks bad for this weekend, but on the following weekend if there is more solar activity 1900-2130z looks possible. 17 meters looks very good that following weekend, (September 26) 1630-2300z. For September 19, 40 meters is possible 0130-0300z, and the following weekend 2330-0330z, again assuming some solar activity in the days prior. If you live in the Southeast United States, based on projections from Atlanta, your chances look much better than from the West Coast. On both weekends from Atlanta, 40 meters looks good 2230-0230z, and 20 meters on this weekend 1930-2300z, and lasting an hour later on the next weekend. 15 meters looks promising, assuming some sunspots, 1530-1900z on the next weekend. From Ohio, 20 meters looks good both weekends 1900-2300z, and 40 meters 2200-0330z. Bobby Raymer, N2BR of Cookeville, Tennessee says he enjoys working distant stations despite lack of solar activity. Running 100 watts into a vertical dipole, he usually has better luck with CW than phone. On 17 meters on September 9 he worked OJ0B on CW on Market Reef, and on September 11 using SSB he worked St. Helena Island. He said he works more stations outside the USA than stateside. Dennis Reagin, W7KB of Vail, Arizona was running 10 watts SSB into a portable vertical antenna on September 6 and enjoyed JA0JHA, getting an S8 report, XE1REM who said he was 10 dB over S9, DL8OBQ/PJ2 in Netherlands Antilles, who gave him an S6 report. He notes he is having fun and working distant stations with no sunspots, low power, patience and persistence. If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, k...@arrl.net. For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service web page at, http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. For a detailed explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin, see http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html. An archive of past propagation bulletins is at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/. Monthly propagation charts
[DX-NEWS] [425ENG] 425 DX News #959
425 DX NEWS _ 19 September 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 959 === *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** DX INFORMATION === Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3W- The 3W6C team members are starting to make the extensive preparations necessary for the 10-18 April 2010 DXpedition [425DXN 948] to Con Co (AS-185), Vietnam. A large group of operators will be running four stations 24 hours a day, with a target of 60,000 QSOs on as many different bands as possible, including 160 and 80 metres. Such an extensive operationrequiresconsiderable financial resources, and fund raising has just started. Detailed information on how contribute to the expedition can be found at www.3w6c.qrv.ch [TNX HB9DST] 7Q - Barrie, G4AHK will operate holiday style as 7Q7BJ while travelling around Malawi, from 23 September through 12 October. He plans to focus on 160, 80 and 40 metres. QSL via G4AHK. [TNX The Daily DX] 9M6- Steve, 9M6DXX, will operate (SSB only) as 9M8Z from Sarawak, East Malaysia (OC-088) on 22-26 October, including a SOAB HP unassisted entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via M0URX direct, bureau or LoTW (see www.m0urx.com for details on e-mailing requests for bureau cards). [TNX 9M6DXX] 9M6- Steve, 9M6DXX, and John, 9M6XRO will be active from Pulau Labuan (OC-133) on 6-8 November (and possibly for one or two hours from 00.00 UTC on 9 November). Look for 9M6DXX/p on 10-80 metres SSB, and for 9M6XRO/p on 10-160 metres CW and RTTY. They will be using linearamplifiers to a multi-band vertical and a 160m inverted-L, both mounted very close to the ocean. They hope it will be possible to operate on 160m CW at the same time as SSB on the other bands. QSL both 9M6DXX/p and 9M6XRO/p via M0URX, direct or bureau or LoTW. [TNX 9M6DXX] A4 - San/A45WH (VU2CEO) and Manoj/VU2MCJ, along with a couple of SWLs, will be active as A45WH/p from Masirah Island (AS-014) on 22-24 September. Expect activity on 160, 80, 40, 30 and 20 metres CW, SSB and didgital modes. QSL direct to A45WH. [TNX The Daily DX] C3 - A large group of operators from Spain will participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest as C37URE from Andorra. This operation is a joint effort between the two IARU societies of Andorra (URA) and Spain (URE) in celebration of URE's 60th anniversary. QSL via EA4URE,directorbureau.Furtherinformation at http://c37ure.ure.es/ C9 - Marco, IK1RAE says he will be active as C91VM from Mozambique on 5-23 October. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres running 100 watts into a vertical antenna. Side trips to one or more IOTA groups (AF-061, AF-066, AF-072, AF-088) are also being planned. QSL direct only, as proceeds will be donated to charity project in the village of Malangute (QSLling policy details to be announced on qrz.com under C91VM). ET - Jim, WU0I is a US Foreign Service Officer presently stationed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He expects to be QRV as ET3JD by about October, and to operate PSK31 and possibly RTTY (for contests mostly), SSB and CW (my CW is pretty rusty, he says, so please be patient with me!). He will try to get on 40, 20 and 15 metres, plus 30 and 17 metres, using home-made wire antennas. QSL direct to Jim DeLoach, 2030 Addis Ababa Place, Dulles VA 20189-2030, USA (please indicate if you would like his card to come via U.S. mail or Ethiopian mail; no preference stated means he will use whicheverischeapestforyourQTH).Bookmark http://www.deloach.net/ET3JD.html for updates. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] G - The Bittern DX Group will operate special event station GB2TX on 19-20 September as part of Transmission 2009 to raise money for theBritishWirelessfor theBlindFund (http://www.blind.org.uk/). QSL via M0CNP. [TNX VA3RJ] G - Kevan, 2E0WMG will be active from St. Agnes, Scilly Isles (EU-011) on 22-23 September. He will operate SSB only on 80, 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or
[DX-NEWS] [425ENG] 425 DX News #959 [Calendar]
425 DX NEWS _ 19 September 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 959 === *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** CALENDAR *** === Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW PERIOD CALL REF till 15/09 TK/DL2JRM/p: San Cipriano (EU-164) 957 till 16/09 3D2GM: Fiji Islands (OC-016) 947 till 19/09 9A/DG7XO and 9A/DL7CB: Ugljan Island (EU-170) 958 till 19/09 TM9CDX: special event station 952 till 20/09 5R8UO: Madagascar (AF-013) 958 till 20/09 OZ/DL2JRM/p: Romo Island (EU-125) 958 till 20/09 TM150RPC: special station (France) 956 till 22/09 CT8/DK5FT: Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores 953 till 22/09 JD1BLP and JD1BLY: Chichijima (AS-031) 958 till 22/09 TM2NN: special event station (France) 957 till 23/09 T2G: Tuvalu (OC-015) 948 till 25/09 5Q5NA: Romo Island (EU-125)957 till 25/09 T31AA: Central Kiribati (OC-043) 957 till 25/09 ZK2BJ: Niue (OC-040) 956 till 25/09 ZK2NX: Niue (OC-040) 957 till 26/09 OZ/DL8AAV/p: Laeso Island (EU-088) 958 till 26/09 V5/DJ2HD, V5/DK1CE, V5/DH3WO: Namibia 956 till 27/09 9H3S, 9H3X, 9H3YM, 9H3ZR: Malta (EU-023) 955 till 27/09 9H9PA, 9H3AB, 9H3DZ, 9H3FD, 9H3ON: Malta (EU-023) 955 till 27/09 ON65POL: special callsign 949 till 28/09 K3GV/VY2: Prince Edward Island (NA-029)955 till 29/09 PH75AJU: special station 956 till 30/09 LZ8WHST and LZ17ARDF: special event stations 924 till 30/09 ZL7/N7OU: Chatham Islands (OC-038) 958 till 02/10 CE73RG: special callsign 950 till 02/10 SV8/PA1FJ/p: Samos Island (EU-049) 958 till 03/10 4W6AL: East Timor (OC-148) * by CT1GPQ 952 till 03/10 TK/DF6ZY: Corsica (EU-014) 953 till 04/10 FT5GA: Glorioso Islands (AF-011) 958 till 05/10 SV9/WB2GAI/p: Crete (EU-015) 945 till 06/10 HF70NMW, SN70NMW, SO70NMW: special stations956 till 06/10 HF70x, SN70x, SO70x: special stations 956 till 10/10 IY1NGM: special callsign 952 till 10/10 SV0XAN/5: Dodecanese (EU-001) 949 till 15/10 Z29KM: Zimbabwe958 till 31/10 4W6FR: East Timor (OC-148) 948 till 31/10 SN120OSP: special event station953 till 13/11 HL9QST: Korea 957 till 30/11 2A, GA, MA: Scotland (special prefix) 954 till 30/11 FT5WO: Crozet Islands (AF-008) 916 till 30/11 SN40DVP: special callsign 959 till November OD5/W5YFN: Lebanon 915 till 31/12 9A09P: special event station 932 till 31/12 9A48IFATCA: special event station 926 till 31/12 9A800VZ: special event callsign933 till 31/12 GB250RB: special event call (Scotland) 925 till 31/12 GB40WAB: special callsign 922 till 31/12 HE8 and HB8: special prefixes (Switzerland)921 till 31/12 IA3GM: special callsign927 till 31/12 II2RAI: special callsign 924 till 31/12 IY7GM: special callsign953 till 31/12 IY7NGM: special callsign 944 till 31/12 LZ50BNT: special event station 940 till 31/12 VR2009EAG: special event callsign 947 till 31/12 YL90AIR: special callsign 948 till 31/12 Z30MCWG: special callsign 928 till 31/01/10 IY2M: special event callsign 955 till 30/06/10