DX NEWS: 

ISLAND SAINT PAUL (NA094) - Steve VE2TKH writes us to the "DX Bulletin of XE1BEF" to tell us that he wants to share with the bulletin the pictures that you took its friend Dave VA2DV and him during the DXpedition to the Island St. Paul with the callsign CY9SS. And he informs us that Robby VY2SS is already in impression process the QSL and there are many shipment applications. http://cf.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ve2tkh/my_photos  (Vy best 73 of, Steve Toupin VE2TKH).

K1LZ, VY2SS, KY1V 80 M vert.

VERSION 5.9.1 DE WSJT - Joe Taylor K1JT, author of the software WSJT, he is informing us that the new version 5.9.1 of this program to work in digital ways FSK441, JT6M, JT65A, JT65B, JT65C and CW in VHF/UHF are available in http://pulsar.princeton.edu/~joe/K1JT/ But he has decided to put to disposition the codes of the design of their software so that it modifies it and improve all that that he wants to contribute to that this software of gratuitous distribution can improve in benefit of the radioaficionados of the world. He says Joe that up to now that software had been a single man's task. It asks that please they read the description in http://pulsar.princeton.edu/~joe/K1JT/WSJT_Source_Code.txt  and the code source is available in http://pulsar.princeton.edu/~joe/K1JT/WSJT591.tgz. he Says that if you want some extra information he writes him, but it will be outside of the reach of using electronic mail during two weeks. After this it will return to their house and it will be available. (With the best desires, Joe Taylor, K1JT).

ARMI INTERNATIONAL CONTEST - The Association of Radioaficionados of the Marina Italian, of the section "Gulf of Gaeta" he writes us to the "DX Bulletin of XE1BEF" to inform us that of the 0000z of December 3 to the 0000z of December 4 the 1er A.R.M.I will be carried out. I Compete International organized by the Association of Radioaficionados of the Marina Italian and several radioaficionados, also military and policemen and civil, to commemorate the Patron saint of the Armada, Santa Bárbara. The bands to use are 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters in the ways CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and S.S.T.V. Categories: N-naval, I - Independent. In both categories one can also work as SWL (radioescucha). The call should be CQ ARMI, CQ ARMI TEST. But the stations of the Armada should call for example: CQ ARMI TEST of IKØJFS/N. you Report: the stations of the Armada have to send the sign report and the code of the club and inscription number. The stations category "I" only RST and serial number. More information and logs reception with the Mánager of the Competition Cosmo gave Nitto - IKØJFS, Via Bachelet n.7/c, 04024 - Gaeta (LT) - Italy. e-mail: sparks_223@yahoo.co.uk

EA WW RTTY CONTEST 2006 - Antonio Alcolado EA1MV, Mánager of the Competition EA RTTY, writes us to the "DX Bulletin of XE1BEF" to inform us that the Union of Spanish Radioaficionados (URE), with the purpose of fomenting the communications in way I Radiate Tele Type (BAUDOT RTTY) between the Spanish radioaficionados and those of the rest of the world, the EA organizes RTTY CONTEST 2006, of world environment. He will begin at 1600z in Saturday April 1 and it finishes at 1600z in Sunday April 2 2006 and they will be able to participate all the operators or SWL of the world. The bands to use will be 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters, inside the segments recommended by the IARU for this modality. The categories will be: To: Monooperador multibanda. B: Monooperador monobanda. C: Multioperador multibanda (only a sign in the air in all moment). D: SWLs. The call should be CQ EA TEST. I exchange of report: the stations EA should pass RST and provincial registration. The stations outside of Spain should send RST and progressive number. They will be multipliers in each band: Each Country of the EA DX-100. Each Spanish county. Each district (call area) of it EE.UU., Canada, Japan and Australia. (For example, they will be multipliers VE6, VE3, W5, JA1, etc....). The SWL will only be able to report a maximum of 10 times to the same station in each band. Logs will only be accepted in format cabrillo sent by internet or in disket by mail. And the name of the file should only be the indicative one (example EA1MV.log) and the log should go as "attachment" and inside the text of the electronic mail. If he doesn't have a generating program of file Cabrillo, it can descend in http://www.ure.es/ftp/plantilla.zip  The logs shipment it should be made to rttycontest@ure.es  If it requires of more information, scribe to antonioalcolado@infoservicios.org  (73, of Antonio EA1MV, Mánager of the EA RTTY CONTEST).

TOP OF ISLANDS DE ITALY - The Mediterranean Island Award http://www.mdxc.org/mia/classifies.htm  is congratulating Dov 4Z4DX and to Giuliano IK2VUC to have overcome the threshold of the Honor Roll, in the category of MY Hunters, respectively with 213 islands the first one and 212 the second. Also, in the category of activators of M.I.A., Alessio has achieved IZ0CKJ it has been able to impose a record because it has activated 39 islands M.I.A. breaking the existent record of 30. (73 Corrado IT9DAA, Mediterranean Islands Award manager).

GALLERY OF PICTURES of the activity of T32S and T32SNW (OC084) in the island Fanning, is already disponble in the web of the Mediterranean DX Club http://www.mdxc.org/t32/

LOTW - The non official place of the Newspaper of Sailing of the World LoTW that Robert maintains Chalmas, HB9BZA in http://rchalmas.users.ch/lotw  has been able to list more than 10 thousand callsign. But Robert that with the participation of any user the list can be even bigger notices, sending him the list of credits of LoTW. [TNX HB9BZA].

It IS NOT QSL MANAGER - Phil Whitchurch G3SWH is informing that it continues receiving cards QSL for Z21CA, but he is not and it has never been the QSL Mánager of that station.

It IS NOT QSL MANAGER - Franco Armenghi I4LCK is informing that he is receiving cards for C8A (2004-November) and TY5ZR (2004-September), but he is not and it has never been the QSL Mánager for these stations. (The "DX Bulletin of XE1BEF" he informs that the correct mánager of TY5ZR is via IK2IQD).

SENT QSL - IK2DUW is informing that he has sent all the applications received via direct of Qsl for UE0LPI, UE0LBI and RK0LXD/p.

SENT QSL - Stefano IK5PWQ is informing that all the applications of QSL that he has received via direct for TK/IK5PWQ/P (EU164) and TK/IK5PWQ (EU014) they were already sent by mail. The remaining QSOs will be confirmed automatically via desk. The log is on-line in www.qsl.net/ik5pwq/logs/logs.html

LOG IN DE LINES P29NI of the recent activity of Derek G3KHZ/P29NI in the Island of Normanby (OC116) it is in http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/p29ni/ . Derek 2265 QSOs achieved in CW between October 22 and November 1. [TNX IZ1CRR].

LOG IN DE LINES R1MVW http://www.r1mvw.ra6lbs.ru/eng/log-search.php

LOG ON LINES OF: 3V8SM in www.ea4td.com/logs.php
LOG ON LINES OF: 4XØAI in www.mdxc.org/logsearch1.asp
LOG ON LINES OF: 5X1B and 5X1W in www.NDXA.jp/pedi/5x1w-2005/
LOG ON LINES OF: 6LØNJ/4 in www.dx.or.kr
LOG ON LINES OF: C93CW in www.dxer.com.ua/c9/log.html
LOG ON LINES OF: EA8/SP5MXZ in http://sp5xsd.za.pl/sp5mxz/ea8/
LOG ON LINES OF: RØK in www.r0k.ru
LOG ON LINES OF: T6X in www.cqdx.ru
LOG ON LINES OF: TAØ/YZ1SG (AS098) and TA4/YZ1SG in http://dx.qsl.net/logs/index.html
LOG ON LINES OF: TK/IK5PWQ in www.qsl.net/ik5pwq/logs/logs.html

PROPAGATION:

Current Solar Indicies from WWV

02-Dec-2005 at 0611 UTC

SFI = 98   A = 15   K = 4

Conditions during the last 24 hours

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.

Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred.

Forecast for the next 24 hours

Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor.

Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are expected.

Solar Wind Data

Provides solar wind velocity and energetic particle intensity

Updated at: 0711Z on December 2, 2005

 Velocity (km/s):           737.5

 Density (protons/cm3):             2.0

Penticton Observatory SFI Measurement

WWV only updates its SFI reading once a day at 2100Z

The Penticton solar observatory takes measurements at 1800Z, 2000Z, and 2200Z

(WWV uses the 2000Z Penticton measurement)

 The Penticton Observatory SFI value on 1-Dec-2005 at 2200Z was:              101

Three Day SFI and A-index Forecast

(updated daily after 2200Z)

This report issued on Dec 01, 2005 at 2204Z

  Date                SFI     A-index 

  01 Dec          100      15

  02 Dec          105      12

  03 Dec          105      8

Solar Activity Forecast

Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels. Region 826 has the potential to produce M-class flare activity.

Geophysical Activity Forecast

The geomagnetic field is expected to be at predominantly quiet to unsettled levels with isolated active conditions on 02 December due to a favorability positioned coronal hole. Conditions should decrease to quiet to unsettled levels on 03 and 04 December.

Recent Major Solar Flare Activity

(usually reported within 30 minutes of event peak)

  Date                       Time                Magnitude 

  30-Nov-2005         1752Z             M1.4 

NOAA (American) Sunspot Number

This number is reported daily around 0225Z and reports

the number of sunspots observed in the previous 24 hour period

 The NOAA Sunspot number for 1-Dec-2005 was:     79

 Most recent five days (oldest first):      30  26  27  27  57  

GOES-8 Background X-ray Flux

This value is reported daily around 0225Z and reports the

average background x-ray flux level as measured by the GOES-8 satellite

 The GOES-8 Background X-ray Flux level on 1-Dec-2005 was:        B2

 Most recent five days (oldest first):      A7  A5  A4  A4  B1 

CONTESTS:

ARRL 160 Meter Contest--CW, from 2200Z Dec 2-1600Z Dec 4. http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2005/160-Meters.html

Top Band Sprint--CW/SSB, sponsored by QRP ARCI, from 0000Z--0600Z Dec 1. Frequencies: 160-meters only. SO-CW, SO-SSB, SO Mixed-Mode categories. Exchange: RST, S/P/C and power or QRP ARCI number--work stations once per mode. QSO points: members--5 pts, non-members/different continent--4 pts, non-members/same cont--2 pts. Score: QSO points--total S/P/C--power multiplier (see Web site). Portable using battery and temp antenna add 5000 pts. For more information: www.qrparci.org. Logs due 30 days after contest to contest@qrparci.org or ARCI Fall QSO Party, c/o Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, ON L3C 4M3, Canada.

TARA RTTY Mêlée--sponsored by the Troy Amateur Radio Assn, from 0000Z-2400Z Dec 3. Categories: SOAB-HP (>150 W), SOAB-LP (<150 W), MOAB, SWL, 10 min band change rule for MO. Frequencies: 80-10 meters, operate 16 hours max. Exchange: RS + State/Province or serial number for DX. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO. Score: QSO points--S/P/C counted once only (US and VE only count as S/P). For more information: www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html. Summary sheets (no logs) due Dec 31 via on-line submission form at www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html.

Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint--sponsored by the QRP ARCI, from 2000Z-2400Z Dec 4. Frequencies (MHz)--1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060, 21.060, 28.060 kHz. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, SO20-10, SO160-40, MOAB, DX stations are SOAB only. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and Power or QRP ARCI number. QSO points: members--5 pts, non-members/different continent-- 4 pts, non-members/same cont.--2 pts. Score: QSO points--S/P/C (counted once per band)--Power multiplier (<250 mW-- ×15, 250 mW-1 W ×10, 1-5 W ×7, >5 W ×1) + Bonus Points (2000 for homebrew [HB] xmtr, 3000 HB rcvr, 5000 HB xcvr). For more information: www.qrparci.org. Logs due 30 days after contest to contest@ qrparci.org or ARCI Fall QSO Party, c/o Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, ON L3C 4M3, Canada.

NEXT WEEK: 

ARRL 10 Meter Contest--0000Z Dec 10-2400Z Dec 11. (See Nov QST, p 105, or www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2005/ 10-meters.html.)

Great Colorado Snowshoe Run--CW, sponsored by the Colorado QRP Club from 0200Z--0359Z Dec 10. Frequencies: 40 meters only. Categories: SO-QRP (Antenna classes of Wires, Verticals, or Beam) Exchange: RST + S/P/C + Antenna Class + CQC no. or Power. The same station may be worked up to three times, with 30 minutes between QSOs. QSO points: 1st QSO with station--3 pts, 2nd QSO--2 pts, 3rd QSO-- 1 pt. Score: QSO points--S/P/C--CQC members. For more information: www.cqc.org/contests/snow2005.htm. Logs due Jan 17 to contest@cqc.org (ASCII only) or Colorado QRP Club, PO Box 17174, Golden, CO 80402.

 
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