Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site mgweed.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5g!hou5h!eagle!mhuxi!houxm!ihnp4!we13!mgweed!rjr From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: ARRL BULLETINS Message-ID: <3750@mgweed.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Sep-83 12:36:56 EDT Article-I.D.: mgweed.3750 Posted: Tue Sep 27 12:36:56 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Sep-83 02:48:44 EDT Organization: Western Electric - Montgomery Illinois Lines: 88 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