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CRRL BULLETIN NR 25 FROM CRRL HEADQUARTERS LONDON ONT
AUGUST 27 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
AMATEUR RADIO STATION VE3CNE...LOCATED AT TORONTO AT THE
WORLD'S LARGEST ANNUAL EXPOSITION...THE CANADIAN NATIONAL
EXHIBITION...IS LOOKING FOR WORLDWIDE CONTACTS ON ALL
BANDS...80 THROUGH 10 METERS... AND WILL CONFIRM ALL QSOS WITH
A SPECIAL CARD.
BULLETIN NR 73 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
AUGUST 25 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
SENATOR BARRY GOLDWATER...K7UGA...WILL BE FEATURED ON THE
SEPTEMBER 1 TELECONFERENCE RADIO NET AT 8.30 PM EDT. ROY
NEAL...K6DUE...WILL BE A GUEST AND WILL PRESENT AN UPDATE ON
THE STATUS OF OWEN GARRIOTT'S STS9 OPERATION.
OVER A HUNDRED REPEATERS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA WILL BE TIED
INTO THE NET. A COMPLETE LISTING OF PARTICIPATING STATIONS IS
CONTAINED IN THE COMPUSERVE HAMNET X10 DATABASE OR MAY BE
OBTAINED FOR AN SASE FROM NET MANAGER...
RICK WHITING W0TN
4749 DIANE DRIVE
MINNETONKA MN 55343
BULLETIN NR 74 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
AUGUST 29 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
ASTRONAUT OWEN GARRIOTT...W5LFL...WILL BE OPERATING AN AMATEUR
RADIO STATION ABOARD THE STS9 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION WHICH IS
SCHEDULED TO LIFT OFF OCTOBER 28. THERE WILL BE NO AMATEUR
RADIO OPERATION FROM STS8...WHICH IS LIFTING OFF THIS WEEK.
BULLETIN NR 75 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
AUGUST 30 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY...THE W1AW TELEPRINTER SCHEDULE WILL BE
TRANSMITTED WITH 45.45 BAUDOT FIRST...110 BAUD ASCII SECOND AND
100 BAUD FEC AMTOR WHEN TIME PERMITS. 100 BAUD FEC AMTOR WILL
USUALLY BE TRANSMITTED FOLLOWING THE FRIDAY UTC BAUDOT/ASCII DX
BULLETIN.
BULLETIN NR 76 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
AUGUST 31 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
THE SEPTEMBER 1ST TELECONFERENCE RADIO NETWORK...AT 830
EDT...FEATURING SENATOR BARRY GOLDWATER...K7UGA...WILL BE
RETRANSMITTED TO OSCAR 10 BY JACK COLSON...W3OZ. AREAS WITHOUT
TRN REPEATER COVERAGE MAY LISTEN TO THE NET ON THE SATELLITE
DOWNLINK FREQUENCY...AROUND 145.957 MHZ.
PROPAGATION BULLETIN NR 35 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
AUGUST 29 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
IN LATE AUGUST...AREAS OF THE SUN THAT PRODUCED HIGH FLUX
LEVELS ON THE PREVIOUS SOLAR ROTATION HAVE COME AROUND ALMOST
DEVOID OF ACTIVITY. THE RESULT IS THAT...IN THE SECOND HALF OF
AUGUST...SOLAR FLUX LEVELS HAVE BEEN AS MUCH AS 50 POINTS LOWER
THAN THEY WERE 4 WEEKS AGO. A LOW OF 101 ON AUGUST 28 WAS THE
LOWEST SINCE EARLY MARCH...BUT READINGS IN THE 90S WERE
RECORDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PEAK YEARS OF THIS SOLAR CYCLE.
THERE WAS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF NEW ACTIVITY ON THE SUN AS
THIS BULLETIN WAS IN PREPARATION...BUT SOLAR AREAS THAT
PRODUCED THE MAJOR AUGUST RISE ARE COMING INTO VIEW AGAIN ABOUT
SEPTEMBER 3. THEY COULD VERY WELL USHER IN THE AUTUMN DX
SEASON OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
THE PAST WEEK WAS MARKED BY SUDDEN INCREASES IN GEOMAGNETIC
ACTIVITY... AND RESULTANT POOR HF PROPAGATION IN THE HIGHER
LATITUDES. POOR CONDITIONS...LIKELY AUGUST 29 AND 30 WILL GIVE
WAY TO MUCH BETTER PROPAGATION...AND HIGHER MUF...SEPTEMBER 1
TO 3. SEE QST PROPAGATION CHARTS FOR OPTIMUM TIMES FOR YOUR
FAVORITE DX CIRCUITS AND FREQUENCIES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THE
CHARTS ARE CONSERVATIVE AS TO MUF FOR THE BEST DAYS...BUT QUITE
RELIABLE AS TO TIME AND PERIOD.
AMERICAN SUNSPOT NUMBERS FOR AUGUST 18 THROUGH 24 WERE BETWEEN
39 AND 64 FOR A MEAN OF 47.6.rjr@mgweed.UUCP (09/27/83)
BULLETIN NR 84 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
SEPTEMBER 20 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS B
THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN ELECTED WITHOUT BALLOTING AS SMS FOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE SECTIONS...
ALASKA...KL7EB
KANSAS...K0BXF
THOSE ELECTED WILL BEGIN NEW TERMS JANUARY 1 1984. A
BULLETIN NR 85 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
SEPTEMBER 21 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS B
TO COMMEMORATE THE 23RD OLYMPIAD DURING 1984...AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS
LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA WHOSE CALL SIGNS CONTAIN THE DIGIT 6 WILL BE
ALLOWED TO USE EITHER 23 OR 84 IN LIEU OF THE DIGIT 6 FROM JULY 1 1984
TO AUGUST 31 1984. A
BULLETIN NR 87 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
SEPTEMBER 22 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS B
THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN ELECTED WITHOUT BALLOTING AS SMS FOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE SECTIONS...
SANTA BARBARA...WB6HJW
TENNESSEE...NO4Q
THOSE ELECTED WILL BEGIN NEW TERMS JANUARY 1 1984. A
DX BULLETIN NR 37 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT
SEPTEMBER 23 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS B
THANKS TO N1AJO...W1TRC AND K1MM OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DX
ASSOCIATION FOR THE FOLLOWING DX INFORMATION.
ANTARCTICA. LOOK FOR VP8ANT AROUND 3795 KHZ AT 1030Z. 4K1GDW HAS BEEN
WORKED AT 2300Z ON 3503 KHZ.
TAIWAN. I2MQP/BV0 HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ACTIVE. CHECK 14195 KHZ AT 1100Z
AND 21295 KHZ AT 2400Z ON SSB. CW OPERATION IS BETWEEN 14020 AND 14030
KHZ AND BETWEEN 21025 AND 21030 KHZ.
MALAGASY REPUBLIC. 5R8AL CAN BE FOUND ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AT
1900Z BETWEEN 21330 AND 21335 KHZ.
TOGO. ALI...5V7RE...IS ON 21335 KHZ BETWEEN 1700 AND 2000Z.
CONGO. ROGER...TN8EE...MAY ALSO BE FOUND ON 21335 KHZ AROUND 1700Z.
DEPARTURES. LEE...TJ1AF...HAS RETURNED TO THE STATES AND 9Y4RD/ST0 HAS
GONE BACK TO 4X4.
SIERRA LEONE. LOOK FOR LA2WW/9L1 AROUND 21330 KHZ.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. C21BD...NAURU...AND ZL4OY/C...CHATHAM ISLAND...CAN
BOTH BE FOUND ON 3795 KHZ AT 1100Z.
160 METERS. THE TOP BAND HAS HAD LITTLE QRN LATELY. LOOK FOR
4U1ITU...EA3VY...GS...DLS AND OTHER EUROPEANS OPERATING IN THE WINDOW
STARTING AROUND 0330Z. SV0AA HAS BEEN WORKED IN THE U.S. AT 0330Z.
CHINA. TOM...VE7BC...REPORTS THAT HE WILL ACTIVATE BY1PK ON SSB
BEGINNING OCTOBER 4. HE PLANS TO WORK U.S. AND CANADIAN STATIONS BY
CALL AREA. HE WILL BEGIN AT 2 P.M. PEKING TIME ON 14145 KHZ...
LISTENING BETWEEN 14180 AND 14220 KHZ.
ST. PAUL ISLAND. THE CALL FOR THE ST. PAUL OPERATION BETWEEN SEPTEMBER
23 AND OCTOBER 3 HAS BEEN CHANGED TO VY0SPI. A
ARRL IL SECTION BULLETIN NR 8 FROM SECTION BULLETIN MANAGER
WHEATON IL SEPTEMBER 24 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS B
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION...OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO TRAFFIC
HANDLERS...HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM ILLINOIS STM KB9X.
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 1983 A NEW TRAFFIC NET WILL BE INITIATED. THIS
NET...CALLED THE ILLINOIS SIDEBAND NET /ISN/...WILL MEET DAILY AT 6 PM
LOCAL ILLINOIS TIME ON 3905 KHZ. THE ISN IS AN NTS NET.
READERS OF QST/S SECTION NEWS FOR OCTOBER 1983 WILL NOTE A DISCREPANCY
BETWEEN THE ISN/S ACTUAL STARTING TIME...6 PM...AND WHAT APPEARS IN THE
QST COLUMN. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STARTING TIME WAS CHANGED BY NET
OFFICIALS AFTER THE QST PUBLICATION DEADLINE.
ALL AMATEURS INTERESTED IN THIS IMPORTANT ASPECT OF AMATEUR RADIO
PUBLIC SERVICE ARE URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ISN. A