NOVEMBER 1973
Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 QSLed; GMT
6-6: 0148, KKJ 460 35.22 Fort Worth, TX (pager; A2 ID; 250 watts)
24: 0128, KGB 476 154.235 Philadelphia, PA (fire; 480 ft; 330 w)
7-1: 1526, FBHSG 129 vic Washington, DC (Air France 012;707;25w)
12: 0143, KAA 982 37.10 Mount Pleasant, IA (police)
0152, KAD 472 37.10 Osceola, IA (sheriff; also Car 20 rcvd)
13: 2221, N228G 133.9 vic Wash., DC(W.R. Grace & Co.;De Haviland
125; twin engine, 10-passenger)
15: 0039, N4323Q 119.7 14 mi s Baltimore (Fetskd Aircraft Sales &
Trans.,Inc.;Cessna 172 Skyhawk; 2000 ft)
1624, N44AC 118.6 20 mi ne Easton, MD (A.C. Forr Corp.; Beech
Baron, 2-engine, 6-seat; 2000 feet)
22: 1559, KIC 231 37.10 Greenville, SC (sheriff;200 w;ant 1000' AAT)
1608, Car 22 37.10 vic Greenville,SC(sheriff;30-w; ¼l-whip)
1640, - 37.26 Sevierville, TN (sheriff; also Cars 4&6 hrd)
2035, KKC 591 39.50 Franklin, LA (sheriff; 330 w; closing 7-31)
8-1: 2242, N710MR 128.7 ov Albany, NY (Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.;
Falcon Fan Jet, 2-engine; 12-seat)
3: 1512, KAA 879 37.10 Adel, IA (sheriff)
4: 1943, N8976W 128.1 44 mi ne Baltimore (Taft Investment Co.;
Piper Cherokee 235;single-engine, 4-seat)
1953, N266US 128.45 (Northwest Airlines 361, Boeing 727-200;25 w)
1954, N737N 128.3 NYC (Piedmont Airlines 30; Boeing 737; 25 w)
5: 2348, KAB 817 37.10 Le Mars, IA (sheriff; 100 watts)
6: 0021, KIP 834 37.26 South Fulton, TN (police; 500 watts)
Richard T. Colgan, PO Box 18268 - Serna Station, San Antonio, TX 78218
Realistic PRO-2; Midland 13-920; Petersen HL-44;A/S Mon-8 @ 40 ft; GMT
5-30: 0209, KJS 876 37.10 Storm Lake, IA (police)
0301, KAD 472 37.10 Osceola, IA (sheriff)
0401, KFZ 783 37.10 Onawa, IA (local government)
0415, KAG 283 39.90 Wahoo, NE (sheriff)
0422, KJN 908 39.90 Seward, NE (local government)
1549, KSL 253 37.20 Wynne, AR (police)
1607, KSB 926 39.50 Shelbyville, IL (sheriff)
31: 2355, KAD 864 39.58 Smith Center, KS (police)
6-1: 0021, KAD 833 39.58 WaKeeney, KS (police)
2: 2050, KAP 321 37.18 Maquoketa, IA (sheriff)
2106, KAP 259 44.98 Kansas City, KS (state police)
3: 1437, KIB 491 45.06 Ocala, FL (state police)
1619, KJW 727 42.34 Cactus City, CA (state police)
1658, KIG 813 37.26 Greeneville, TN (sheriff)
1910, KJY 643 39.90 Davenport, NE (local government)
1943, KFB 833 44.98 Hays, KS (state police)
1951, KGC 712 33.82 Butler, PA (county fire)
4: 0106, KRB 411 45.02 Los Angeles, CA (state police)
2332, KOA 745 42.88 Portland, OR (state police)
5: 0144, KLR 460 42.02 Eastman, GA (sheriff)
6: 0029, KAP 734 42.58 Van Wert, IA (state police)
8: 2355, KQA 783 39.90 Mt. Clemens, MI (sheriff)
9: 0001, KCL 758 33.86 Westerville, OH (fire)
0119, KQA 488 42.10 Shinnston, WV (state police)
10: 1648, KAE 695 39.58 Atchi son, KS (sheriff)
12: 1720, KSA 358 39.50 Yorkville, IL (sheriff)
13: 0158, KTN 273 42.12 Commerce, GA (state police)
0304, KJN 758 42.94 Sober Peak, WY (state police)
VHF UTILITY DX NOVEMBER 1973 My loggings. Hallicrafters SX-62 with International Crystal SAX-1 pre- amps, Allied A-2586, 30-ft indoor random-wire antenna; F2 (* F2 back- scatter) unless noted; daily peak Latin American MUF noted if 35 MHz or more; CST used; Sp.-Spanish, t-tones, h-harmonic 9-13: 1459, KKV 690 * 23: 1559, KMA 829 * 29: 1702, KMA 829 * 1600, 48.1-Sp. 1602, OK City 10-2: 1250, R. Canada-h 14: 1325, 36.9-Sp. 1608, 36.9-Sp. 1435, 42.1-Sp. 15: 1600, 45.5-Sp. 1700, 37.1 * 3: 1028, KFJ 891 (Es) 18: 0943, KQC 877 (Es) 24: 1529, KKV 690 * 1029, KSC 645 (Es) 0945, KFJ 891 (Es) 1615, 39.8-Sp. 1034, KQD 313 (Es) 1037, KQC 884 (Es) 1643, OK City * 1610, 36.9-Sp. 1114, KSC 645 (Es) 1730, KMA 829 * 4: 1700, 37.5-t 1136, KQD 607 (Es) 25: 1445, JA2ICE/MM 5: 1400, 36.3-Sp. 20: 1714, KKV 690 * 1720, WB4OQT * 6: 1525, 37.5-t 1730, 35.2-Sp. 1749, KLF 527 7: 1510, 35.7-t 1744, KMA 829 * 1755, KKV 690 * 8: 1500, 36.9-Sp. 1758, OK City * 26: 1705, 35.2-Sp. 9: 1400, 36.9-Sp. 21: 1515, 44.9-Sp. 27: 1405, 46.6-Sp. 10: 1505, 38.7-Sp. 1720, KKV 690 * 28: 1510, 36.9-Sp. 11: 1500, 35.58 * 22: 1530, 35.2-Sp. 1645, OK City * 12: 1335, 36.5-Sp. 23: 1548, KLF 527 29: 1520, 36.3-Sp. 1556, KKV 690 * 1624, KKV 690 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- JA2ICE/MM 50.1 0° N - 85° W-a KQD 313 35.50 Dayton, OH KFJ 891 35 + Columbus, OH KQD 607 35.50 Grand Rapids, MI KKV 690 35.62 Houston, TX KSC 645 35.58 Chicago, IL KLF 527 35.22 Honolulu, HI ** WB4OQT 50.1 Birmingham, AL-a KMA 829 35.58 San Diego, CA - 35.58 OK City, OK * KQC 877 35 + Cincinnati, OH R. Can. 30.8x Sackville, NB-h KQC 884 35 + Detroit, MI a-amateur; h-h.f. harmonic; rest are tone pagers, except * voice, ** tone messages with voice ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The principal ionic constituents of the F region are O+ and N+ (singly ionized atomic oxygen and nitrogen). The molecular ions (e.g., O2+ in the E region) have been further acted on by solar radiation, with the 910- 980 Ångstrom (Lyman continuum) and 350-200 Ångstrom ranges being the most responsible. Temperatures of 1400-1500° K are found, but this isn't much in terms of calories with so few particles involved. Unlike Es, the F2 layer shows a wide variety of heights (250-400 km) that depend on time of day, season, solar level, and geomagnetic latit- ude. Thus angles of incidence (and M factors from the Secant Law) are not as simply arrived. In addition, signal reflection (more properly "refraction") takes place over depths of tens of kilometers compared to the 1 km or so depth found in Es. All else being equal, DX signals via F-layer propagation will normal- ly be stronger than Es ones since the neutral particle density is much lower (i.e., fewer electron collisions and thus less absorption). This is easily attested to by those who have heard a 35-MHz pager by each mode. (e.g., from here KMD 342, Fresno, CA). Solar activity control of the F2 layer over a sunspot cycle is such that the typical maximum electron densities may vary from a low of some 500,000 per cc to a value 2 or 3 times that (or, as the case with the very large Cycle 19, a factor of 6 or 7 times it). These higher densit- ies occur at progressively higher altitudes. The limit for F2 MUF's (not counting transequatorial scatter, to be covered later) have ranged up in the 70 MHz region. The Japan-Okinawa region is well noted for such high levels due to a proper combination of geomagnetic and geographic location. -to be continued- 73,
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