Pat Dyer 5315 Silvertip Drive San Antonio, TX 78228 Deadline: 10th of month AUGUST 1976 Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 GMT, QSLed 3-14: 1508, N5293Q 119.7 ov Severna Park, MD (Flight Training, Inc.; Cessna 150L; 1700 feet) 4-25: 2106, N4622 134.0 vic NYC (National; Boeing 727-35) 26: 1448, N1863T 127.1 vic Salisbury, MD (Westinghouse Electric Corp.;Sabreliner N265;2-eng,6-seat;5500 ft) Martin J. Theil, 12 Princeton Dr. E., Holiday, FL 33589 (934-5843) Bearcat 101 scanner with rod antenna - June KTO 500 Lakeland, FL KIB 660 Tampa, FL KAA 522 Willow Spgs., MO KIA 653 Tampa, FL (fire) KAA 203 Kirkwood, MO KYE 234 Tampa, FL (beverage) KEQ 213 Grand Rapids, MI KAG 793 Belmond, IA KAA 201 Jefferson, MO KAA 958 Rolla, MO KDZ 422 Pasco Co., FL - Scranton, PA 35.58 pgr KIB 480 Lakeland, FL mobile phones: KIB 662 Pasco Co., FL 35.42 Columbus, OH KAA 202 Lees Summitt, MO 35.26 Detroit, MI KSB 926 Shelbyville, IL 35.26 Philadelphia, PA good results considering Ch 10 only 2 blocks away. Would like to hear from members about indoor antennas and noise filters for scanners ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now, my loggings. Allied A-2586, Hallicrafters SX-62, Hammarlund SP-600 JX-10, two 30' long wires at 12 ' (ne-sw and nw-se runs); except as noted, all are Es (2Es-double hop); tr-tropo; new underlined; GMT used 6-11: 1538, KMA 829 20; 1928, S Diego-a 21: 1607, KAD 308 1539, KFL 943 2009, KME 438 KAD 761 1812, S Diego-b 2025, L Ang-a 22: 0325, KMA 829 1828, L Ang-a 21: 0437, KAE 697 1915, KIF 651 13: 1950, KL7IBG (2Es) 0439, KAB 490 KIE 953 15: 1610, S Diego-a KAA 486 1935, KQC 884 17: 1515, KOE 257 0440, KAB 574 1955, L Ang-a 1825, KAD 756 KAF 228 2316, KQI 316 1831, KAD 761 0456, KAB 468 25: 0948, KSA 877 1839, KAE 869 KAA 241 1000, KSA 994 1840, KAA 585 0611, KQC 884 26: 0531, KIF 651 KAB 223 0724, KEU 928 1657, OK City 1852, KAD 447 0727, KGT 462 27: 0754, KKI 445 (tr) 1855, KBW 426 0736, KAA 860 7-3: 2325, S Diego-a 1856, KAA 521 1528, KAD 505 6: 1530, S Diego-a 20: 0318, KIE 953 KAD 471 1539, KSC 645 0530, KFL 943 1535, KAD 472 7: 1949, KQC 877 0645, KOE 257 1543, KAA 979 1950, Cleveland 0822, KAA 948 1551, KAB 233 2002, KQI 316 0834, KAA 474 1554, KAA 441 8: 1732, KUA 288 (2Es) 0843, KSC 770 1557, KQL 757 9: 0306, L Ang-b KSB 220 1603, KRB 460 0312, KME 438 1754, KSC 645 1604, KBX 623 1825, KIF 651 1605, KAA 985 50-MHz logging with Swan 250, Ameco nuvistor preamplifier, 3-element horizontal CushCraft beam at 18' 2Es on 50-MHz noted on 15 days in June - 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28; and July 3, 4, 7, 8 .
VHF UTILITY DX AUGUST 1976 KAA 241 37.10 Nevada, IA-cp KEU 928 37.10 Cedar Rapids, IA-cp KAA 441 37.10 Sidney, IA-cp KFL 943 35.58 Las Vegas, NV * KAA 474 37.10 Washington, IA-cp KGT 462 37.10 Johnson Co., IA-cp KAA 486 37.10 Sigourney, IA-cp KIE 953 35.58 Atlanta, GA KAA 521 37.10 Spencer IA-cp KIF 651 35.58 Ft Lauderdale, FL KAA 585 37.10 Marshalltown,IA-cp KKI 445 35.58 Houston, TX KAA 860 37.10 Grundy Center,IA-cp KMA 829 35.58 San Diego, CA KAA 948 37.10 Clinton, IA-p KME 438 35.22 Orange, CA KAA 979 37.10 Oskaloosa, IA-p KOE 257 35.22 Phoenix, AZ KAA 985 37.10 Marshalltown,IA-p KQC 877 35.58 Cincinnati, OH KAB 223 37.10 Newton, IA-p KQC 884 35.58 Detroit, MI KAB 233 37.10 Clorinda, IA-cp KQI 316 33.90 Cincinnati, OH-f KAB 468 37.10 Albia, IA-p KQL 757 37.10 Monona, IA-p KAB 490 37.10 Oelwein, IA-p KRB 460 37.10 Alta, IA-p KAB 574 37.10 Marengo, IA-cp KSA 877 39.50 Princeton, IL-cp KAD 308 37.10 New Hampton,IA-cp KSA 994 39.50 Pekin, IL-cp KAD 447 37.10 Bloomfield, IA-cp KSB 220 39.50 Eureka, IL-cp KAD 471 37.10 Mt Pleasant,IA-cp KSC 645 35.58 Chicago, IL KAD 472 37.10 Osceola, IA-cp KSC 770 39.50 Toledo, IL-cp KAD 505 37.10 Garner, IA-cp KUA 288 35.22 Portland, OR KAD 756 37.10 Waterloo, IA-cp - 35.42 Cleveland, OH-mp KAD 761 37.10 Onawa, IA-cp - a-35.38 Los Angeles, CA-mp KAE 697 37.10 Anamosa, IA-cp b-35.46 " KAE 869 37.10 Ida Grove, IA-cp - 35.58 OK City, OK ** KAF 228 37.10 Manchester, IA-cp - a-35.38 San Diego, CA-mp KBW 426 37.10 Missouri Val.,IA-p b-35.46 " KBX 623 37.10 Spirit Lake, IA-p KL7IBG 50.103 Ketchikan, AK-a a-amateur, cp-sheriff, f-fire, mp-mobile phone, p-police rest are pagers, tone, except * tone message/voice ID and ** voice messages and ID _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Effective July 1 WWV is no longer broadcasting the Geophysical Alerts at 18 minutes after the hour. They are still giving the propagation conditions/forecast etc at 14 minutes after. Thus we can no longer obtain advance warning of possible flares, magnetic storms, etc. The Weekly Solar Bulletin from Boulder is now disclosing a larger amount of new Cycle (Cycle 21) active regions. As they occur at higher solar latitudes (i.e., more distant from the solar equator), they are easily noted among the Cycle 20 regions that virtually hug the equator now. However, Swiss forecasts still have the smoothed numbers going down as of October. Ottawa 10.7-cm solar flux/Boulder A-Index May 1: 76/8; 2: 73/22; 3: 71/58; 4: 70/20; 5: 70/10; 6: 69/12; 7: 69/8; 8: 69/11; 9: 69/5; 10: 71/5; 11: 71/10; 12: 71/8; 13: 72/4; 14: 73/4; 15: 75/3; 16: 77/4; 17: 75/4; 18: 75/2; 19: 72/8; 20: 71/14; 21: 72/10; 22: 71/10; 23: 70/11; 24: 69/8; 25: 68/10; 26: 68/6; 27: 68/6; 28: 67/18; 29: 66/17; 30: 66/16; 31: 66/9 avg.: 70.6 Jun 1: 67/6; 2: 66/6; 3: 66/7; 4: 66/20; 5: 67/18; 6: 67/9; 7: 67/11; 8: 69/10; 9: 68/6; 10: 69/5; 11: 69/25; 12: 70.9; 13: 70/6; 14: 71/5; 15: 72/3; 16: 75/8; 17: 75/14; 18: 75/20; 19: 74/8; 20: 74/6; 21: 75/4; 22: 76/3; 23: 74/4; 24: 73/11; 25: 72/14; 26: 72/5; 27: 70/8; 28: 69/6; 29: 69/9; 30: 68/- avg.: 70.5 The magnetic storm of early May is very evident in the above. 73, WA5IYX