Dec 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          DECEMBER 1976

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

 7-25: 1312, KSK 348  156.80   Annapolis, MD (MD Marine Police; 50 watts)
  8-7: 2225, KUZ 443  156.80   Chester, MD (Piney Narrows Marina; 25 w)
                      156.425
   11: 0214, WL 4123  157.3    4.5 mi e Fair Haven(CAPTAIN CG, tug)
       1848, N8962T   128.1    200 mi Dulles(Trans International Air-
                               lines; DC-8-61F; 25 watts)
   12: 1716, N2253X   128.7    ov Dover,DE(Mr. Martin Fox, Twin Cessna
                               Skymaster; 7000 feet)
   13: 1250, "SBJ"    112.9    Solberg,NJ(FAA VOR; cw and vx ID;125 w)
   16: 1850, N7538R   119.7    10 mi s Bal.(Mr. Bruce F. Emge; Piper
                               Cherokee 140; 1-engine, 2-seat)
   19: 1147, N1502    127.9    (Continental Can Company, Inc.; Falcon
                               Fan Jet;route Richmond,VA-La Guardia)
   20: 1931, N8278U   119.7    ov Ches.Bay Br.(Mr. Michael Strachan;
                               Cessna 172 Skyhawk '65;1-e,4-s; 7 watts)
   22: 2043, N10AC    122.7    ov Richmond,VA(Ohio Art Company;Beech-
                               craft King Air C-90 Prop Jet)
   28: 1724, N80AC    118.6    30 mi n Westminster,MD(Allied Chemical
                               Corp.;Grumman G-159;2-e,21-s; 20 watts)
   29: 1424, N101RM   119.7    vic Annap.(Baltimore Birds Flying Club,
                               Inc.;Piper Cherokee, 1-engine,2-seat)
  9-6: 1407, N9645L   119.7    Ches.Bay Br.(Edmonsen Flight Training;
                               Grumman-American AA1B;1-e,2-s; 20 watts)
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 Now, my loggings. Hammarlund SP-600-JX-10, Hallicrafters SX-62, Allied
 A-2586; two 30' wires at 12' (ne-sw, nw-se runs). F2 unless noted, * Es;
 GMT used  - daily noted F2 MUF peak

 10-11: 2025, 35.28         16: 1850, 30.30         26: 1720, 30.30
    12: 2340, hi-37         17: 2230, 35.28         27: 0257, KME 438 *
    13: 0025, KSV 810       18: 2305, 35.28             1740, 30.30
              KDZ 385       19: 2125, 32.96         30: 1950, 30.30
        0040, KFS           20: 2035, 32.96         31: 1735, 30.30
        2020, 30.30         21: 0005, S Diego *   11-1: 1945, 35.28
    14: 2120, 32.82         22: 2120, 30.30          2: 1615, 30.30
    15: 2042, 37.35         24: 2045, 32.82         10: 1852, 32.96

 Oct 12-13 provided the highest US F2 MUF's since Nov 1975; other items
 noted were 30.66 harmonic (AFRTS ?);2358-0050, 30.80 VOA harmonic;
 2330-0120, 35.22 tent Honolulu pager

 KDZ 385  33.08  Coloma, CA-e            KSV 810  33.08  Portland, OR-h
 KFS      34.05  Palo Alto, CA-ha           -     35.38  San Diego, CA-mp
 KME 438  35.22  Orange, CA-(tone pager)

 e-emergency; ha-c.w. h.f. harmonic; h-hospital; mp-mobile phone

 addenda: 10-7: 0119, KAB 223  37.10  Newton, IA (police)
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 Maybe this spot should be retitled the WWV corner - The 18-minute past
 announcements now contain the Boulder K-Index (updated 00,06,12, & 18Z)
 --But, there are plans as of 1 February 1977 to delete 2.5, 20, and 25
 MHz outlets. If you want to comment on that, write:
                     Frequency and Time Services Section
                     National Bureau of Standards
                     Boulder, Colorado  80302

                                         73, Pat Signature, 1,689 bytes   WA5IYX


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