[DX-NEWS] ARLP046 Propagation de K7VVV
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP046 ARLP046 Propagation de K7VVV ZCZC AP46 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 46 ARLP046 >From Tad Cook, K7VVV Seattle, WA November 9, 2001 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP046 ARLP046 Propagation de K7VVV The big news this week is the huge geomagnetic storm that hit on Tuesday. Conditions were good last weekend for the ARRL CW Sweepstakes, but at 0150z on November 6 energy from a coronal mass ejection hit the earth's magnetic field. Planetary A indices rose to 8 and then 7 for several 3-hour reporting periods, and the planetary A index for Tuesday was a very high 112, indicating a severe geomagnetic storm. Results included not only awful HF radio conditions, but dramatic auroral displays as far away as Southern California and Alabama. But by late Tuesday the radiation storm had subsided. The Kansas City Star reported that local residents, unfamiliar with aurora borealis, kept law enforcement busy quieting their fears of a chemical spill or a ''nuclear death cloud.'' The same article quoted Bill Murtagh of the NOAA Space Environment Center, saying that this event might be the 6th or 7th largest in the last 10 years. Average daily sunspot numbers fell this week by over 44 points, but average daily solar flux actually rose three points. On Wednesday solar flux jumped over 31 points to 268.6, then dropped 21 points on Thursday. Over the next few days, Friday through Monday, solar flux is predicted to be 245, 250, 250 and 255, and the planetary A index is predicted at 10, 15, 15, and 15, indicating unsettled conditions. Right now there is a growing sunspot moving into view, sunspot 9690, which is now about 10 earth diameters long. Check out a fascinating story titled ''What Lies Beneath A Sunspot,'' which you can find on NASA's Science web site at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast07nov_1.htm . Sunspot numbers for November 1 through 7 were 157, 164, 162, 186, 159, 189 and 230 with a mean of 178.1. 10.7 cm flux was 235.6, 213.5, 216, 227.3, 234.6, 237.4 and 268.8, with a mean of 233.3, and estimated planetary A indices were 25, 6, 3, 7, 13, 112 and 15 with a mean of 25.9. /EX --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/
[DX-NEWS] VK 80 meter DX Window
WIA papers delivered at the IARU RIII Conference Report on the Expansion of the Australian 80 metre DX window As has been discussed in previous WIA submissions, the Australian 80 metre DX window allocation is presently limited to a 4 KHz segment around 3798 KHz. Adjacent commercial allocations effectively limit operation to one frequency - in Australia, the band 3700 - 3800 KHz is allocated to the commercial land mobile service. The WIA approached the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with a view to expansion of the window through the creation of a sharing arrangement with present commercial users. After considerable dialog between commercial users, the WIA and the ACA, the ACA has decided to proceed with a change in the allocation of the band 3776-3800 KHz. The ACA's intention is to reallocate this band to the amateur service on a primary basis from 1 January 2004. Commercial incumbents will be moved to existing land mobile spectrum adjacent to the new amateur band by the end of December 2003. The WIA is cooperating closely with commercial users and the ACA with a view to expediting the clearing of the band. Several WIA members who are professionals in the HF land mobile industry have offered to assist in the re-allocation of commercial equipment to adjacent land mobile channels. >From the WIA VK3 web site http://www.wiavic.org.au 73 David VK3EW --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/
[DX-NEWS] 425 DX News #549
10 November 2001 No 549
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>>> DUCIE ISLAND 2001 <<<
Ducie Island (24.40.00S - 124.47.00W, OC-182, WAZ 32, ITU 63) should be the
next new Entity to be added to the DXCC List [425DXN 545]. The main part of
the team (JA1BK, JF1IST, JA1SLS, K9AJ, K5VT and FO3BM) expects to leave
Mangareva (Gambier Islands, French Polynesia) on 13 November in the local
evening, to stop at Pitcairn and pick up other two operators (team leader
Tom, VP6TC, and Dave, VP6DB) and then to sail immediately for Ducie. They
will be active with four stations and a VP6 callsign to be announced when the
operation starts, i.e. at 00.00 UTC on 16 November. The team must be back on
Mangareva on 28 November.
The two main frequencies - 21020 kHz (CW) and 21295 kHz (SSB) - will be used
24 hours a day. Other prime frequencies include 28495 kHz and 14195 kHz for
SSB and 14020 kHz for CW, but some activity is planned to take place on the
other bands (160-6 metres) and on RTTY as well. It is expected that low band
and WARC operations are more likely to take place in the last days of the
operation, as the initial emphasis will be to allow as many operators as
possible to work this rare IOTA and probable new DXCC Entity.
The team will have 2-element beams for 10 and 15 metres, a 4 Square for 20
metres and wire and vertical antennas for the other bands. There will be a 6
meter beacon on 50.110 Mhz. 160 metres are not a priority. Nevertheless, the
team is taking an inverted L 160 antenna and if the weather and other factors
cooperate there may be 160m operation nearer the end.
The pilot station is Bill Avery, K6GNX. QSL via VE3HO (HF QSOs: Garth
Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, Canada) and JA1BK (6m
QSOs: Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragaoka 4 Chome, Tama-City, Tokyo 206-0013,
Japan). Logs will be available at http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/dx.html. [TNX
K6GNX and The Daily DX]
3W - Hans, WA1LWS plans to operate (on 10-20 metres) as 3W2LWS from
Vietnam for three weeks starting on 11 November. QSL via WA1LWS.
[TNX The Daily DX]
6Y - The guys of "Team Vertical" will be active from Jamaica on 20-26
November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest, going for
North American QRP single band records: look for 6Y1A on 10m
(operated by K2KW), 6Y9A on 15m (KE7X), 6Y2A on 20m (N6XG), 6Y4A on
40m (N6BT), 6Y8A on 80m (W0YK) and 6Y0A on 160m (K2KW). Pre-contest
QRP activity will be on 10-160 metres and there will be a dedicated
6m rig running high power. Outside the contest, operators will sign
homecall/6Y5. QSL all callsigns via WA4WTG. For additional
information, including how to win 25 bags of Jamaican Blue Mountain
Coffee, please visit http://www.k2kw.com [TNX K2KW]
9M8- After attending the SEANET Convention in Kota Kinabalu (9-11
November), JA3AA, JA3UB, JA3AER, JA3ART, JH3GAH, JR3MVF, JA4HCK will
go to the Mulu National Park, East Malaysia and will operate (on
10-160 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as 9M8/JA3AA (QSL via JA3AA),
9M8/JA3UB (QSL via JA3UB), 9M8/JA3AER (QSL via JA3AER), 9M8/JA3ART
(QSL via JA3ART), 9M8/JR3MVF (QSL via JR3MVF), 9M8/JA4HCK (QSL via
JA4HCK) and 9M8TG (QSL via JH3GAH) between 11 and 14 November. [TNX
JH3GAH]
C6 - Ed, K8EP will be active (SSB and CW) as C6A/K8EP from Treasure Cay
(NA-080), Bahamas on 20-27 November, including an entry in the CQ WW
DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX K8EP]
DL - Dina/DJ8OK, Dietmar/DL7OK and Bjoern/DJ4OK will be active from
EU-042 on 11-23 November. [TNX The Daily DX]
ER - Club station ER3KAZ will use special call ER373R on 21 November to
celebrate the 373rd anniversary of the town on Rybnitsa. QSL via
ER3DX either dirrect (Anatoly Nimirski, P.O. Box 12, K
[DX-NEWS] T2 will be QRT at 18z
T2T and T2SIX will sign off tonight(around 18z). They says "Thank you for your many calls." --- "Tad" Tadao Yamamoto JF6OJX / JD1BJT / KH7J [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://qsy.to/dx --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/
[DX-NEWS] Still have IRCS 4 sale
Yes, believe it or not, I still have a bundle of IRCS for sale. They are: -all airmail -all correctly stamped They're $1.00 each, and if you need 20 or more, I'll ship them to you. Less than that, the postage is on you! As always, the 'extra' does not go into my beer fund, but rather, is used to help with the pretty QSL cards, and helps out with the awards and equipment for the folks I manage. 73 Steve KU9C --- Steve Wheatley KU9C PO Box 5953 Parsippany NJ 07054-6953 U.S.A. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ku9c.com/ --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/
