Pat Dyer 5315 Silvertip Drive San Antonio, TX 78228 Deadline: 10th of month NOVEMBER 1976 Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 QSLed, GMT stations in the Sept column that have now QSLed - NRCB (25 w); IABJ; NRKK; C.G. 40572; NRKC (Tug; 10/2.5 watts) 7-17: 1915, WZA 6124 157.075 2 mi w Poplar Is.,MD(QUEEN ANNS II; Marine Police;32' steel Clipper; 25 w) 23: 2041, N6243F 119.7 30-40 mi sse Bal.(Tasty Baking Corp.) 24: 1834, N33HM 133.8 Del.Bay area(Southeastern Jet Corp; 21w) 25: 1531, N430C 128.1 16 mi s Dover,DE(State of SC; Jet Com- mander; 2-engine, 10-seat; 20 watts) 8-4: 2348, KKC 520 39.50 Coushatta, LA (sheriff; 150 watts) 2351, KCL 509 39.50 Sicily Is., LA (police; 60 watts) 2352, KKD 590 39.50 Harrisonburg, LA (100 watts) 2356, KKF 269 39.50 St. Joseph, LA (sheriff; 500 watts) 5: 0004, KKD 335 39.50 Winnsboro, LA (sheriff) 0006 KKA 569 39.50 Winnfield, LA (sheriff) 0006 KKC 593 39.50 Alexandria, LA (Troop E) 8: 1242, WQ 3804 156.30 3.5 mi W Poplar Is.,MD(AMACITA III, Yacht; 25 watts) 11: 2343, N54OG 128.3 35 mi sw Kenton,DE(Continental Oil Co.; Lockheed LI 329; 33,000 feet) 12: 0311, C.G.30508 157.075 Parkers Shoal Light, Herring Bay,MD (30' patrol craft;3/4 mi fm cottage;25w) 16: 1849, N15811 119.7 32 mi s Bal.(Van Dusen Aircraft Supplies; Piper Cherokee 180; 1-engine,4-seat; 8 w) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now, my loggings. Hallicrafters SX-62, Allied A-2586; Hammarlund SP-600- JX-10; 30' long wires at 12' run ne-sw, nw-se; peak F2 MUF for day noted; bs-backscatter; * Es; GMT used 9-12: 2255, 35.22 23: 1908, 35.58 bs 27: 2130, 35.28 15: 1945, 35.22 bs 2040, 35.28 28: 2055, 35.28 16: 2020, 32.000 24: 2245, 32.96 30: 2035, 35.28 2355, 35.62 bs 25: 2248, OK City bs 10-1: 2100, 35.28 17: 2055, 32.000 2250, 35.62 be 2: 2140, 37.35 19: 2120, 35.28 2332, KFL 943 * 4: 2110, 35.28 35.58 bs 2355, KKI 445 bs 5: 2255, 35.22 20: 2310, 35.28 26: 0057, KOE 257 * 6: 2315, 35.28 21: 1840, 35.28 0113, KFL 943 * 7: 0119, KIE 953 * 22: 2323, 38.50 2020, 35.28 1545, 32.000 add, 10-8: 2135, 35.28 9: 2250, 35.28 10: 2125, 35.28 evening of Oct 12 provided some of the higher US F2 MUF's of the year; details next time KFL 943 35.58 Las Vegas, NV (tone pager, voice ID) KIE 953 35.58 Atlanta, GA (tone pager) KKI 445 35.58 Houston, TX (tone pager) KOE 257 35.22 Phoenix, AZ (tone pager) OK City 35.58 OK City, OK (voice pager) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WWV again in the news - effective October 1, without much advance publicity, the 18-minute-past-the-hour Geoalerts were reinstated. Solar flux and A-Index data is being carried as before with a general solar activity and magnetic field summary and prediction. However, as previously announced, the 14-minute past propagation forecasts were deleted as of Oct 1. 73, WA5IYX