Dec 1974 VUD VHF
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                                DECEMBER 1974

      Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut Dr., Chevy Chase, MD 20015  QSLed, GMT

      6-8: 2312, I-DIWW   127.7  39-30N, 74-05W (ALITALIA Flight 681;
                                 Douglas DC-8/62; 25 watts)
      8-8: 1427, N20W     121 +  nr Martinsburg, WV (C.J. Langenfelder & Son,
                                 Inc.; Fairchild F-27; 2-engine, 61-seat)
       15: 1501, N4144J   122.8  Bay Bridge Apt., MD (Joseph L. Ivins; Piper
                                 Cherokee PA-28-140; 1-engine, 2-seat)
           1516, N6969P   122.8  vic Cambridge, MD (Peninsula Distributing
                                 Co.; Piper Commander PA-24-250;1-e,4-s; 10w)
       16: 1222, KGW 378  161.9  Atlantic City, NJ(NJ Bell Tel.; marine; 50w)
       19: 1610, N5472S   119.7  vic Baltimore, MD (Miller & Long, Co.; Ces-
                                 sna 337; 2-engine, 6-seat)
       24: 1708, N6260L   122.8  Easton Apt., MD (Friendship Flying Associ-
                                 ates, Inc.; Grumman American AA-18)
           1939, N3244L   119.7  ov Dover, DE (Frederick E. Harlow; Cessna
                                 172 Skyhawk; 1-engine, 4-seat; 8 watts)
      9-2: 1633, N6831N   119.7  ov Swan Point, MD (Barclay Bloomgarden;
                                 Mooney Ranger; 1-eng, 4-seat; 2100 feet)

      Robert Hartmann, 16 Marvin St., Mayville, NY  14757  GMT

      10-19: 1845, AA 820   126.5  nr. Buffalo, NY (Boeing 727; 25 watts)
                   UAL 343  127.15 nr. Cleveland, OH (Boeing 727)
             1850, CCA      134.5  nr. Cleveland, OH
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      Now, my loggings. Hallicrafters SX-62, with 2 long wires (30' at 12'
      with n.e.-s.w. and n.w.-s.e. runs); 50-MHz with Swan 250, 3-element
      CushCraft horizontal Yagi antenna at 15 feet; daily peak F2 MUF listed
      (* backscatter), for US if near or above 32 MHz; all F2 unless noted;
      GMT used; new underlined

      10-14: 1542, KMA 829 (Es)  22: 2030, 37.000        6: 1905, KCC 482
                   S Diego (Es)      2255, KLF 527          1908, 35.98 US
             1552, Los Ang (Es)  23: 1735, 38.50         7: 1450, 37.000
             1603, KOE 257 (Es)  24: 1700, 50.12            2025, 31.92 US
                   KME 438 (Es)      1840, KIE 953 (Es)     2102, WYFR-b
             2055, KCD 471           1910, KMB 306          2159, KLF 527
             2059, KCC 907                 US 35.8+      8: 2245, KSV 810
             2107, KCE 763       25: 1550, 37.000           2323, KOK 418
             2200, KCD 511       26: 2020, 37.60            2355, AFRTS
             2205, 50.030            2358, KDN 407 (Es)  9: 0001, 37.77 US
             2210, W5EUB *       27: 0104, KQC 884 (Es)     0020, KOA 796
                   WB4NDT *          1610, KAA 893 (Es)     0116, KLF 527
                   WB4WXZ *          1930, 40.35            1420, 37.000
         15: 1930  45.70         28: 1620, 37.000           1955, KLF 527
         16: 0229, L Beach (Es)      2016, KKI 445 *    10: 1610, 36.25
             0242, KME 438 (Es)      2024, KMA 829 (Es) 11: 1830, WYFR-a
             0243, KOE 257 (Es)      2207, KIQ 999 (Es) 11: 1840, UN Radio
             2033, 34.89         29: 1655, KQC 877 (Es)     1855, 33 US
         17: 1920, 43.70             1657, KGA 805 (Es)     1930, 40.10
             1940, 33.04 US          1801, KIM 905 (Es) 12: 1717, R. Canada
         18: 2000, 42.30             1910, 40.36            1730, KCC 482
         19: 0614, KGA 805 (Es)  30: 0107, KMA 829 (Es)     1735, 35.95 US
             1605, KQC 884 (Es)      2025, 35.28            1743, KEH 367
             1640, KQD 607 (Es)  31: 1815, 37.000           1750, KCB 897
             1655, 40.94       11-1: 2045, 35.28            1823, KSV 810
         20: 1615, 38.85          2: 1525, 37.000           1824, KRW 461
             2201, KMA 829 (Es)   3: 1845, 34.89            1828, Portland
         21: 0133, KME 438 (Es)   4: 1430, 32.000           1840, 37.62

VHF UTILITY DX DECEMBER 1974 add: 10-9: 2350, AFRTS 11-5: 1902, 33.5 12: 1845, WYFR-a 21: 0141, KOE 257 (Es) 6: 1840, 35.98 2125, WYFR-b 2130, 37.000 (US 37 F2 highest since Feb 1973) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AFRTS 30.66 California-ha KOE 257 35.22 Phoenix, AZ KAA 893 35.22 St. Louis, MO KOK 418 35.46 California?-mp KCB 897 35.66 Portland, ME KRW 461 33.04 Walnut Creek, CA-h KCC 482 35.22 Concord, NH * KQC 877 35 + Cincinnati, OH KCC 907 33.70 Blue Hill, ME-f KQC 884 35 + Detroit, MI KCD 471 33.70 Wells, ME-f KQD 607 35.50 Grand Rapids, MI KCD 511 33.70 Camden, ME-f KSV 810 33.08 Portland, OR-h KDN 407 35.22 Co. Springs, CO WB4NDT 50.11 Georgia-a KEH 367 33 + Johnson City, NY-f WB4WXZ 50.11 Florida-a KGA 805 35.22 Pittsburgh, PA W5EUB 50.11 Houston, TX-a KIE 953 35.58 Atlanta, GA WYFR a-30.22 Scituate, MA-ha KIM 905 35.22 Charlotte, NC ** b-30.26 KIQ 999 35.34 Mobile, AL - 35.58 Long Beach, CA * KKI 445 35.58 Houston, TX - 35.46 Los Angeles, CA-mp KLF 527 35.22 Honolulu, HI ** - 35.26 Portland, OR-mp KMA 829 35.58 San Diego, CA - 35.38 San Diego, CA-mp KMB 306 35 + California? R. Can. 35.64 Sackville, NB-ha KME 438 35.22 Orange, CA UN Rad. 30.82 Greenville, NC ?-ha KOA 796 35.58 Portland, OR a-amateur, f-fire, h-hospital; ha-h.f. harmonic; mp-mobile phone; rest are A2 tone pagers, except, * voice and ** tone messages with voice ID ----------------------------------------------------------------------- As mentioned in the prior two columns, Boulder has ceased the free issue of weekly solar data and forecasts. Space permitting, this column will present A-Index and 10.7 cm Ottawa solar-flux data as given daily by WWV (revised 0418 Z, repeated hourly). Aug flux A Sep flux A Oct flux A 1 83 8 1 76 15 1 93 18 2 83 17 2 78 21 2 95 16 3 81 23 3 78 13 3 93 11 4 84 16 4 80 15 4 101 6 5 84 15 5 80 15 5 109 6 6 85 15 6 81 13 6 115 10 7 83 20 7 84 11 7 116 7 8 87 20 8 92 8 8 126 5 9 85 10 9 95 5 9 129 27 10 86 19 10 101 7 10 132 30 11 92 11 11 103 5 11 144 3 12 97 5 12 104 5 12 145 15 13 93 7 13 106 12 13 127 57 14 91 5 14 103 8 14 117 20 15 90 4 15 102 35 15 105 33 16 84 9 16 98 54 16 96 37 17 96 6 17 99 5 17 84 45 18 94 8 18 102 10 18 82 29 19 87 28 19 91 22 19 76 26 20 81 37 20 86 28 20 76 30 21 81 30 21 82 25 21 78 7 22 79 32 22 80 25 22 73 17 23 79 32 23 74 12 23 75 3 24 76 23 24 72 22 24 76 31 25 74 15 25 72 21 25 78 19 26 72 6 26 75 28 26 82 19 27 71 17 27 77 17 27 81 18 28 70 10 28 81 12 28 83 20 29 71 26 29 90 10 29 83 14 30 73 15 30 91 13 30 84 9 31 74 12 31 93 6 Plotting these will give the 27-day cycle very well. 73,Pat Signature, 1,689 bytes WA5IYX

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