BARTG Bulletin 021
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This is the - British Amateur Radio Teledata Group - News Broadcast Service for all Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners interested in RTTY Amtor, Pactor and Packet Radio.
This news is broadcast during the first full week commencing Monday each month, to the following schedule..
Evening transmissions at 20:00 U.K. local time on 3.584 MHz. Mark.
RTTY on Monday-AFSK, Wednesday-AFSK and Friday-FSK.
Pactor-FEC on Tuesday.
Amtor-FEC on Thursday and Saturday.
Morning transmission at 10:00 U.K. local time on 7.041 MHz. Mark.
RTTY on Sunday-AFSK.
Both frequencies could be +/- for QRM.
An edited version of this bulletin is available on the Packet network as a BARTG at GBR. file thanks to:
Andy (G3ZYP) at GB7MXM.#36.GBR.EU.
It is also posted on the "INTERNET" system via the INFO-HAMS list on UCSD.EDU thanks to Iain (G6ARO) who is available on the "JANET" network as
Iain@UK.AC.HUMBER.
News for September 1994. Bulletin No. 021.
BARTG Information.
A last reminder about the BARTG Rally at Sandown Park on Sunday 11th September. Doors open at 10:30. Ample free car parking, on-site catering and stands providing something of interest for everyone. Receive the GB2ATG News on Saturday, see you all at the Rally on Sunday.
RTTY DX activity. (all times are GMT.)
14 MHz.
WL7EF 0700, AH6HH and SV1CER 0830, 3A2LZ/0S0D, EA6MP and S52GN 0900, 6W6JX 1000, UN8PYL 1100, EY8WW and IK2RZP/EA6 1230, EA8PDT 1300, ER1PE and SV3SJ 1400, AP2NK and 3B8CF 1430, FR5DX, 9M2MW and EA8ATE 1500, VK6GOM 1530, DL2RSI/TF 1600, 9N1AA 1630, P40S 1700, EA8VI 1730, SV5AZP, Z21HD and 9K2RA 1830, SV2ASP/A 2000, EA9NP, HK0DPA, FG5FI, JW4LN and 9K2ZZ 2100, OY1CT 2130, YW0RCV, PZ2AC, CO2KG and KP4VP 2200, TU4EI and ZD8X 2230, HK4ED 2330, 14 MHZ. Pactor, AH6HH 0830.
QSL information.
TU4EI via W3HCW. PZ2AC Box 4224, Nickerie, Suriname.
EA9NP P.O.Box 194, Melilla, North Africa, via Spain.
JW4LN via LA4LN. Tom Victor Segalstad. P.O.Box 15 Kjels, N-0411 Oslo, Norway. (not as CBA).
DL2RSI/TF to home call. P40S via JH4RHF.
Contests.
Alteration to the CQ-WW contest rule for Single Operators.
The 30 hours of operation for single operator stations no longer applies. All stations may now work the full 48 hours contest period.
The Japanese Amateur Radio Teletype Society (JARTS) RTTY Contest starts 0000 Saturday October 15 until 2400 Sunday October 16.
This is a 48 hour contest with no rest periods.
Bands.
All 5 HF bands 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz.
Mode.
Baudot only.
Classes.
A) Single operator all band.
B) Multi-operator all band (single transmitter only).
C) Short Wave Listener.
Exchange message.
All stations exchange - RST and Operator Age - (YL and XYL may send 00 if preferred).
QSO points.
One point for contact with own country.
Two points for contact outside own country but within own continent.
Three points for contact outside own continent.
Multipliers.
One multiplier for each DXCC country worked. All JA - VK - W - VE call districts count as separate countries. Each multiplier counts the first time worked only regardless of band.
Total score.
QSO points times total multipliers.
Short Wave Listeners use the same rules.
Logs.
Log sheets must contain Band, Date, Time GMT, Callsign, Message sent and received and points claimed. Use a separate sheet for each band and include a Summary sheet showing Scoring, Class, Your call, Name and Address.
multi-operator stations must include the Names and Callsigns of all operators.
Logs must be received by December 31 to qualify, to: JARTS Contest Manager, Hiroshi Aihara JH1BIH, 1-29 Honcho 4, Shiki Saitama 353, Japan.
Notes of interest.
Monk Apollo SV2ASP/A from Mount Athos was a welcome sight using RTTY on 14 MHz.
Western Samoa (5W). A group of JA operators will be active from 9-14 September on all bands and modes including RTTY. They will sign the following calls from Apia (Uphole Island IOTA OC-097).
JF2RZJ as 5W0JA, JF2GYH as 5W0HK, JH2ABL as 5W0BL and JA2FBY as 5W0BY. QSL to home call in each case.
Principality of Seborga. Prefix allocation as follows: Overseas operators with CEPT licence use 0S0* (class A) or 0S2* (class B VHF). Those without CEPT licence will sign own-call/0S** Daniel was signing 3A2LZ/0S0D RTTY on 14 MHz.
QSL his home call. Seborga is not recognised as a separate DXCC country at present.
The activity planned for September 19-25 by Randy N0TG from St. Paul Isl.
(CY9) has now been cancelled.
Thanks this month to..
G3ZYP, GU0SUP, OPDX (BARF80), DXNS and RSGB.
BARTG caters for all DATA interests with information-components-kits -ready built units and software from experts. Members receive a 120 page quarterly journal devoted to data modes. Beginners guides for most data modes are available. The group sponsors HF and VHF RTTY contests, administers its own DX and members award scheme and runs an annual rally.
This copy of BARTG News is posted by Iain Kendall (G6ARO) who can be contacted via Internet e-mail at.. iain@humber.ac.uk Items for inclusion in the broadcast may also be mailed to this address, as well as any queries regarding membership or services offered by BARTG.
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