JANUARY 1976
Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 QSLed, GMT
5-4: 0210, KWX 598 155.22 Annapolis, MD (Annap. Gen. Hospital)
6-20: 1625, KKA 720 39.30 Bossier City,LA(Dpt Pub Saf,Trp G;500 w)
7-10: 0246, KIC 432 37.26 Columbia, TN (law; 150 watts)
9-13: 2032, N459BB 134.0 20 mi s Salisbury,MD(Edward C. Brostek;
Cherokee Arrow,1-engine,4-seat; 8 watts)
14: 1747, N15704 119.7 20 mi se Bal(Rbt A. Strohmaier;Pip Arrow)
20: 1718, N6150N 119.7 ov Bal-DC Arpt(Amos B. Jones;Beech B23,
1-engine, 4-seat; 1800 feet)
2212, N10765 119.7 (Hinson Airways,Inc;Cessna 150;1500 ft)
21: 1506, N5099D 122.8 Bay Bridge Airport,MD(Jeannine A. Phipps;
Cessna 182; 1-engine, 4-seat)
Ron Wing, 520 East Central - Apt 111, Wichita, KS 67202 Regency
ACT-R 1OH/L/U;Realistic PRO-7B;indoor antennas; with some trop
9-7: 0630-0730, WDAF (Kansas City) traffic reporter keying into KFH's
450.95 repeater, apparently using a different private-line tone
though as no one at KFH noticed it.
The Wichita Eagle Beacon reported receiving KSW 913, 173.375,
Lincoln, NE, the Nebraska Journal Star.
Ken S. Simon, 528 Pilgrim Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405 Laffayette
HA-520 with indoor whip until 11-29, then VHF TV antenna
11-14: 1415, KRZ 469 152.0075
1422, KEC 50 162.40 West Palm Beach, FL (NOAA, weather)
1425, KGB 803 152 / " (Southern Bell)
2309, KWO 531 155.370 Lake Clarke Shores (Police)
2312, KIS 458 155.370 Belle Glade (sheriff; QSL)
2315, - 155.370 Palm Beach (sheriff)
21: 1712, KQY 301 34.5/
22: 0925, - 162 Palm Beach
29: 1506, KIB 482 45.060 West Palm Beach (FL Hiway Patrol)
1508, KLJ 220 155.565 " (sheriff)
30: 0001, KTX 803 155.280 " (Civil Defense)
1558, KIC 274 159 / " (police)
1603, KIA 608 155.43? Lake Worth (police)
1604, ? 743 155.43? (KJW 743 ? Universal Ambulance)
Solar flux/A-Index for November 1975
1: 72/6; 2: 73/25; 3: 74/40; 4: 77/32; 5: 80/15; 6: 82/12; 7: 82/8
8: 83/5; 9: 80/18; 10: 80/10; 11: 80/12; 12: 81/9; 13: 81/4; 14: 85/2;
15: 86/2; 16: 90/6; 17: 91/11; 18: 96/6; 19: 96/8; 20: 93/8; 21: 89/16;
22: 84/36; 23: 79/7; 24: 77/7; 25: 76/15; 26: 74/12; 27: 73/3;
28: 72/8; 29: 73/28; 30: 73/27
Avg.: 81.1
As will be evident from the loggings of Nov 17 on the next page, my
rather downbeat comments at the end of the December column were a bit
premature. They were written just a matter of hours before that open-
ing was upon us. The US F2 MUF was at or over 35 MHz here for some-
thing like 2 hours. Overall, the best display since the Oct 1974 per-
iod (when the solar fluxes reached into the 140 range).
VHF UTILITY DX JANUARY 1976
Now, my own loggings. Allied A-2586, Hallicrafters SX-62; Hammarlund
SP-600JX-10 (with ICM BAX-1 tuned preamp); 30' long-wires at 12', run
ne-sw and nw-se; peak F2 MUF's noted daily; bs-backscatter; GMT used;
new underlined; all F2 unless noted otherwise
11-11: 1737, KSB 233 (Es) 17: 1842, KCF 313 24: 1735, BBC
2040, 35.28 1851, KEG 776 2105, 35.28
13: 0403, KFL 943 (Es) 1856, KCJ 825 25: 1825, 32.96
0540, KME 438 (Es) KGD 942 27: 0340, KMA 829 Es
14: 1610, 32.07 KGC 524 29: 1515, 32.000
15: 1625, 35.22 1902, KGD 951 30: 1535, 35.58 (bs)
16: 1600, 32.96 1912, KCE 518 1537, 32.000
1850, KSA 838 (Es) 1916, KCA 695 12-1: 0354, KMA 829 Es
1921, KSA 837 (Es) 1925, KCB 979 0404, L Ang Es
17: 1734, low-37 Can ? 1936, KCC 921 0455, KOE 257 Es
1750, 35-NY KCD 344 2: 0100, KQD 609 Es
hi-35 US KCC 748 1900, 35.62 (bs)
1757, KRG 767 18: 1855, 35.28 2005, 32.96
KEE 720 19: 0334, KQC 884 Es 3: 2019, KAG 793 Es
KGE 831 1725, 32.000 2029, KAE 869 Es
KGC 676 20: 0340, KQD 313 Es KAF 474 Es
1803, KCE 816 21: 2343, KAA 203 Es KSB 229 Es
1815, KCF 596 22: 1920, 33.04 US 2035, KKH 300 Es
1817, KCD 845 1940, 42.30 4: 0145, KIE 953 Es
KCE 457 2007, OK City (bs) 5: 0302, KAA 893 Es
1839, 37.33 2040, KKI 445 8: 1757, 30.42
tentative loggings of the 17th also included -
KCC 482 35.22 Concord, NH - 35.50 New York, NY-mp
KCB 897 35.66 Portland, ME
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KAA 203 42.06 Kirkwood, MO-sp KGC 676 33.8- Hagerstown, MD-f
KAA 893 35.22 St. Louis, MO KGD 942 33.78 Seaford, DE-f
KAE 869 37.10 Ida Grove, IA-cp KGD 951 33.78 Wilmington, DE-f
KAF 474 37.10 Grinnell, IA-cp KGE 831 33.78 Wilmington, DE-cf
KAG 793 42.58 Belmond, IA-p KIE 953 35.58 Atlanta, GA
KCA 695 33.78 Manchester, NH-f KKH 300 37.10 Bentonville, AR-cp
KCB 979 33.90 Norwich, CT-f KKI 445 35.58 Houston, TX
KCC 748 33.94 Windsor, CT-f KMA 829 35.58 San Diego, CA
KCC 921 33.90 Old Lyme, CT-f KME 438 35.22 Orange, CA
KCD 344 33.94 Bloomfield, CT-vf KOE 257 35.22 Phoenix, AZ
KCD 845 33.70 Brewster, MA-f KQC 884 35.58 Detroit, MI
KCE 457 33.-- Newton, CT-f KQD 313 35.50 Dayton, OH
KCE 518 33.86 Shelton, CT-f KQD 609 35.22 Lansing, MI
KCE 816 33.94 Southington, CT-f KRG 767 33.90 Easton, MD-f
KCF 313 33.66 Andover, MA-f KSA 837 42.42 Connersville,IN-sp
KCF 596 33.86 Brookfield, CT-cf KSA 838 42.42 Putnamville,IN-sp
KCJ 825 33.94 Bedminster, NJ-f KSB 229 42.-- Rock Island, IL-sp
KEE 720 33.78 Millburn, NJ-f KSB 233 42.62 Elgin, IL-sp
KEG 776 33.82 Edison, NJ-f - 35.38 Los Angeles, CA-mp
KFL 943 35.58 Las Vegas, NV ** - 35.58 OK City, OK *
KGC 524 33.78 Dover, DE-sf BBC 30.21 Ascension Isl.-ha
c-county; f-fire; ha-h.f. harmonic; mp-mobile phone; s-state;
v-volunteer; rest 35 MHz are tone pagers with A2 ID, except * voice
and ** tone message with voice ID
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Several of the fire departments above hadn't been logged since the fall
of 1972 (fluxes then were as high as the 170's).
It is suspected that KCC 482 may have changed over to a tone format;
info from members on this (and other paging stations who have changed
format, or moved to hi-band) is requested.
73, WA5IYX