Nov 1976-A VUD VHF Utility DX
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               Pat Dyer
   5315 Silvertip Drive
  San Antonio, TX 78228
Deadline: 10th of month
         
White Dot, 43 bytes            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)
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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)
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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,   Pat Signature, 1,689 bytes       WA5IYX


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