Pat Dyer
327 Solar Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78227
Deadline: 15th of month
OCTOBER 1970
It appears that at last I'm getting some reports to the column.
I hope that it will continue. So, without any further ado:
Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut Street, Chevy Chase, MD 20015 has
some more DX from his Fair Haven, MD cottage. Regency DR-200 with
19-inch vertical for hi-band, 8' for low; Regency AR-136 10-el FM
Yagi & rotor. Only QSLed stations reported. GMT used.
June
21: 0112, GPZA 157.3 Annapolis, MD (BUCCLEUCH, bulk car., 20 w)
30: 0817, KJE 545 173.375 Washington, DC (Washington Post)
July
3: 0020, WX-6259 157.3 Whitehall Ck, MD (MISTRESS,40' Ketch,25 w)
5: 0403, KEAG 156.90 Chesapeake Bay (ESSO CHESTER, tanker)
11: 0918, KGC 223 43.22 Philadelphia, PA (350 w)
1352, KAA 609 42.58 Cedar Falls, IA (Dpt of Pub Safety, 3 kw)
18: 0349, NMK 157.1 Cape May, NJ (USCG)
2054, KAB 435 42.82 Rochester, MN (Dpt of Pub Safety, 330 w)
2206, KAA 974 42.58 Maqueketa, IA (Dpt of Pub Safety, 3 kw)
2207, KAA 970 42.58 Des Moines, IA (Dpt of Pub Safety, 3 kw)
2337, KAB 308 42.46 Lincoln, NB (state patrol, 3 kw)
19: 2300, KGB 419 156.21 Severna Pk, MD (Anne Arundel cnty police)
20: 1047, KEA 693 161.90 New York, NY (NY Marine Op. 600w,500'ant)
22: 1634, KGG 518 44.56 Washington, DC (DC Transit, 500w,280'ant)
23: 2158, KGB 788 166.925 Washington, DC (US Park Police, 300 w)
27: 1157, KIC 338 154.13 Arlington, VA (fire, 150 w)
30: 1000, KEB 257 154.19 New York, NY (Richmond fire, 350 w)
Dennis Park Smith has been doing some traveling around California
lately and making good use of his new Allied A-2586.
San Francisco, 43-MHz voice pager
Oakland, 35-MHz tone pager, ID every 30-min
Sacramento, 35-MHz voice pager, ''Electro-Page''
Stockton, 35.58-MHz voice pager, KMD 377
Fresno, 35.22-MHz voice pager, KMD 342
Bakersfield, 35.58-MHz tone pager
Long Beach, 35.58-MHz voice pager
?, 35.22-MHz tone-voice pager, maybe in Ventura-Oxnard area
Santa Barbara, 35.22-MHz tone-voice pager, KUA 300, 30-min ID's
Dennis also noted numerous unidentified tone pagers from the Los
Angeles-San Diego area. Reception in north CA ranged from 50 to 125
mile trop. A strange 4-kHz tone near 50 MHz noted during the day may
have been something of Stanford. Much 40-MHz repeater activity (most
likely military) in all parts of the state, FM voice and RTTY. Some
faint 35-MHz skip was noted but no ID's. Many 35-MHz region mobile
telephone stations were picked up. They simply ID by giving the city
at the conclusion of a call, e.g., ''Oakland off''.
Dennis finds that the tone pagers use tones resembling sine waves
(or something approaching what sound like square waves). KUA 300 uses
a two-tone pattern instead of the usual three.
VHF RADIO Page 2 OCTOBER 1970
Ferdinand Dombrowski, 1311 West Madison, Apt. 11, Milwaukee, WI
53204 is back with some DX. Times are in CDST.
Jul 15: 1840, Wilkes-Barre Jul 18: 1935, KIG 300
KGC 223 KIF 653
Scranton KIY 508
Jul 16: 2010, KIY 508 Jul 19: 1000, KCC 482
K-- 345 KIY 508
Jul 18: 1645, Oklahoma City KGA 804
On his convention travels, Ferdie noted that Detroit might still
be active with pagers on 35.58 and 43.58. At Dunkirk Es from KIY 508
and Oklahoma City was picked up.
My turn now. Allied A-2586 with its built-in whip and 30-feet of
indoor random wire. Es unless noted otherwise. CST used.
Aug 18: 0725, KIY 508 Sep 1: 0850, KIY 508
0755, KIE 367 0925, KIE 367
0800, KIN 645 0935, KIN 645
Aug 19: 1920, KIM 905 1755, KIF 650
1925, KIF 650 1910, KQC 881
Aug 22: 0150, KMA 829 KSC 645
1725, WWA 335 (F2) 2010, KSC 644
Aug 23: 0610, KIY 508 2130, KIM 905
2115, KIM 905 2225, Oklahoma City
Aug 24: 0925, KFJ 921 2240, KIG 300
2130, KSC 645 Sep 2: 0005, KFL 936
2245, KIM 905 0010, KIN 645
Aug 25: 2050, KSC 645 0130, KSC 864
2152, KAI 927 1540, WWA 335 (F2)
Aug 26: 2130, KSC 645 Sep 4: 1450, WWA 335 (F2)
2330, KIM 905 1850, KUA 217 (F2)
2340, KIF 650 1950, KOE 257
Aug 27: 0000, KIF 650 Sep 5: 1850, KUA 217 (F2)
KIG 300 Sep 6: 1720, WWA 335 (F2)
Aug 31: 2030, KIM 905 Sep 7: 1230, WWA 335 (F2)
2040, KIF 650 Sep 8: 1155, WWA 335 (F2)
2135, KIY 508 1735, KUA 217 (F2)
2140, KIQ 999
While in Boulder, CO Aug 27-28 for an ESSA-ITS conference on Es,
I noted that KAI 927 was a nearby local. That takes care of one of
those A2 tone pagers that I mentioned in the last column.
KAI 927 35.58 Colorado KOE 257 43.58 Phoenix, AZ
KCC 482 35.22 Concord, NH KQC 881 43.58 Cleveland, OH
KGA 804 43.58 Philadelphia, PA KSC 644 43.58 Chicago, IL
KGC 223 35.22 '' KSC 645 35.58 ''
KIE 367 43.58 Miami, FL KSC 864 35.58 Peoria, IL
KIF 650 35.58 Birmingham, AL KUA 217 35.58 Honolulu, HA
KIF 653 43.58 Memphis, TN WWA 335 35.22 San Juan, PR
KIG 300 43.58 Atlanta, GA - 35.58 Oklahoma City, OK
KIM 905 35.22 Charlotte, NC - 35.58 Scranton, PA
KIN 645 35.22 Miami, FL - 35.22 Wilkes-Barre, PA
KIY 508 35.22 Orlando, FL K-- 345 35.5 Vicksburg, MS
KMA 829 35.58 California (mobile phone)
73, Pat WA5IYX/5
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