BARTG Bulletin 027
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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-FSK.
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) BARTG Chairman and Publicity Officer 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@HUMBER.AC.UK
News for March 1995. Bulletin No. 027.
BARTG Information.
BARTG are proud to announce that their "New Improved Multyterm" Terminal Unit for Pactor, Amtor, RTTY, SSTV, CW and FAX has just passed the rigorous EMC testing in compliance with the EEC Standard EN 50082-1:1993. BARTG is an Amateur Radio Club and is believed to be the first to have obtained compliance to the EEC EMC standard which applies to Residential Environment. Further details can be obtained by contacting BARTG Components Manager: Ken Godwin (G0PCA). 11 St. Lukes Way, Allhallows, Kent. ME3 9PR.
Telephone 01634 271548.
RTTY DX Activity. (all times are GMT.)
3.5 MHz.
T94DD 1830, RA2FB 1900, EI3GZ 2000, IS0QDV 2100, LY1BZB 2130, 9A1BST and S57DX 2200.
14 MHz.
KL7XD and PY7AJI 0930, HI8BG and YL1ZE 1130, WP4Q 1200, DU1SAN 1230, UA2AO and J20UFT 1400, 9K2KF and VK6GOM 1430, 4S7/JA4FM and EW8AU 1530, JW0I 1600, XX9AS, VE6JO and WL7EF 1630, CU2GE 1700.
21 MHz.
VP8CKN, C91A, TY1PS, HK1LAQ and ZS6YA 1500.
QSL Information.
4S7/JA4FM via JA1FHK. XX9AS via KU9C. T94DD via K2PF.
J20UFT via F5LBM, Patrick LaBeaume, 38 Chemin du Plateau, F-67500 Hagueneau, France.
EW8AU to Vladimir N. Prihodko. Box 68, Gomel 246027, Belarus.
YL1ZE to Box 171, Bauska, LV-3900, Latvia.
JW0I (Henry SP3ASN) to Box 280115, Berlin 13441.
Contests.
The Spanish EA-RTTY Contest starts 1600 April 1 until 1600 April 2 on all 5 HF bands 80 through 10 meters according to IARU band plans. (Please note revised date for this contest.)
Classification:
- A) Single Operator All Band.
- B) Single Operator Single Band.
- C) Multi-Operator All Band only.
- D) Short Wave Listener.
Exchange Message:
RST plus CQ zone number.
EA stations send RST plus *Prefijo Provincial* and CQ zone number.
There are 52 Spanish *Prefijos Provinciales*
QSO Points:
On 10, 15 and 20 meter bands, score one point for QSO within own continent.
Score two points for QSO outside own continent.
On 40 and 80 meter bands, score three points for QSO within own continent.
Score six points for QSO outside own continent.
Contacts between stations in the same DXCC country are valid for Multiplier credit, but have Zero QSO points value.
Multipliers:
On each band, count one multiplier point for each CQ zone and each Spanish Province (*Prefijo Provincial*).
Final Score:
Total QSO points from all bands times total Multipliers from all bands.
Trophies:
Award and plate to winner in Class A).
Award to winners in Class B), C) and D).
Logs:
Use separate log sheet for each band. Include Summary Sheet showing, Scoring and other essential information. Official Log forms are recommended. Mailing deadline for all entries is May 5th 1995. Send completed logs to:
EA RTTY Contest Manager, Antonio Alcolado (EA1MV). P.O. Box 240, -9400 Aranda de Duero (Burgos), Spain.
Notes of Interest:
J20UFT was operating from Maskali Island in the Gulf of Aden. IOTA AF-053
South Shetland Isl. (DP1). RTTY activity is now reported from February 6 at 0030z on 14 MHz. QSL via DD6UAB.
Conway Reef (3D2). Plans to activate this one from March 24 until April 3 using all bands and modes. QSL RTTY contacts to SM7PKK.
Spratly Isl. (DU0). A team from the Philippines A.R.A. plan to run all bands and modes from April 10 to 16. QSL via DU9RG.
Thanks this month to..
G3ZYP, GU0SUP, DXNS, VK2SG/RTDX.
BARTG caters for all DATA interests with information-components- kits-ready built units and professional software for the P.C. and other computers covering all common data modes.
Members receive a quarterly journal devoted to data modes.
Beginners guides for most data modes are available which are currently being updated.
The group sponsors HF RTTY - Amtor - Pactor contests, administers its own DX and members award schemes and holds an annual rally.
Please address membership enquiries to :-
Membership secretary, Peter Adams (G6LZB), 464, Whippendell Road, Watford, Herts. WD1 7PT. enclosing SASE. Telephone - 01923 220774.
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 services offered by BARTG.
The news as distributed by G0ARF. 950227.
