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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 and Amtor.
This news is broadcast during the first full week commencing Monday
each month, to the following schedule..
Evening transmissions at 1930 GMT. on 3.584 MHz. mark.
RTTY on Monday-AFSK, Wednesday-AFSK, Friday-FSK, and Saturday-AFSK.
Amtor/FEC on Tuesday and Thursday.
Morning transmission at 1000 GMT. on 7.041 MHz. mark.
RTTY on Sunday-AFSK.
Stated frequencies could be plus or minus for QRM.
An edited version of this bulletin is available on the Packet network as a
BARTG @ GBR. file thanks to Andy (G3ZYP) @ G7BBS.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 1993. Bulletin No. 009. (all times are GMT).
BARTG information.
BARTG's own rally takes place on Sunday 12th September, doors open at 10:30
BST. The venue is 10 minutes drive from the M25 junction 10 in the Sandown
Exhibition Centre, Esher, Surrey. where you will find all the latest in DATA
modes and computing. Bring and buy stall for bargain hunters or hard up
vendors. Have a drink at the bar or enjoy on site refreshments. If your wife
plays golf bring her clubs. Volunteer stewards and helpers would find it worth
while contacting the rally manager, Peter Nicol (G8VXY) telephone 021 453 2676.
A date to pencil in your diary, Saturday 13th November for the 1993 BARTG AGM.
To be held at the Green Wine Bar and Restaurant, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield.
Order called at 14:00 GMT. More details next month.
DX. Activity.
7 MHz.
HH2PK 0230, KI4MI 0300, ZL3GQ and EA6MQ 0500. UN5PR 2130.
14 MHz.
FR5DX AND NH6XM 0500, VU2RAK 0530, ZL3AFT 0600, VE8EV (NWT) and VK5AJV 0700,
KL7IWC, V51GB AND VK7LZ 0630, VU2YK 0800, VK6HD 0830, HS0AC 1400, 4S7EA 1430,
BY1QH, 7Z2AB and UN5PR 1500, JT1CS, N6QLQ/YB5, VR2LC, OD5PL AND HL4GAH 1530,
YB6INU 1600, 9M2DW 1630, 9N1HL 1700, E31A AND UM8MUW 1730, XX9AS, JT1/JE7RJZ,
SV5BYR and UI8VL 1800, ZA/AA5TL and ET3SID 1830, SU1ER, CT3EE and EA8BZJ 1900,
N7CR/T5 1930, HH2PK and VP8CIL 2000. KP2N 2200.
21 MHz.
7Q7ZZ AND V51GB 0730, Z32JA 0930, UN5PR 1000, S57MM 1630, VE5SF 1700,
HK1LAQ and NP2EG 1730, HH2PK 1800.
QSL Information.
VP8CIL via G0EHR. XX9AS via KU9C. E31A via JH1AJT. HS0AC via W5VSZ. ZA/AA5TL
via K8JP. N7CR/T5 via WV7Y. JT1/JE7RJZ via JA7FWR. OD5PL via HB9CRV. 7Q7ZZ via
JA1UMN.
Contests.
The 2nd Japanese Amateur Radio Teletype Society (JARTS) RTTY Contest starts
0000 Saturday October 16 until 2400 Sunday 17. There are no rest periods so a
full 48 hours for all if you don't require sleep.
All 5 HF bands RTTY only.
Classes are:
A) Single operator all band.
B) Multi operator all band (single TX only).
C) Short Wave Listener.
Exchange message is RST plus operator age. (00 is acceptable for YL and XYL).
QSO points score: One (1) point for contact with own country. Two (2) points
for contacts outside own country. Three (3) points for contacts outside own
continent.
Multipliers: One (1) multiplier for each DXCC country regardless of band. Each
JA, VK, W and VE district count as separate countries.
Total score is total QSO points times countries worked.
Same rules apply for SWL.
Logs to arrive no later than December 1st 1993 to qualify. To:
JARTS Contest Manager, Hiroshi Aihara (JH1BIH), 1-29 Honcho 4,
Shiki Saitama 353, Japan.
Notes of Interest.
Mellish Reef (VK9M). This Island is due to be activated all bands all modes,
including RTTY from September 19 to 28 with two HF stations running
simultaneously.
Yemen (4W). Activity is expected from October 15 to 29 when a multi-national
team establish three HF stations to cover all bands and modes including RTTY.
Thanks this month to..
G3ZYP, DXNS, RSGB, VK2SG/RTDX, ARRL/ARLD, OPDX/BARF80.
Copy of the news as distributed by Bob G0ARF.
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.. ia...@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.