VHF UTILITY DX APRIL 1973 25: 1425, KLF 527 3: 1234, KQC 877 (Es) 7: 1702, KME 438 (Es) 1500, KBZ 283 1257, KFL 936 (Es) 1708, Los Ang.(Es) 1504, KCH 209 5: 1430, 40.5-Sp 1719, KMA 829 (Es) 1508, KKJ 460 * 1459, KJR 354 8: 1249, L Beach (Es) KIN 645 (Es) 1500, KOG 634 1302, KME 438 (Es) 3-2: 1417, 46.7-Sp 6: 1308, 47.3-Sp 11: 1350, 40 + Sp 3: 1149, KFL 880 (Es) 7: 1405, 45.1-Sp 12: 1400, 40.3-Sp KIF 653 (Es) 1656, KFL 936 (Es) 1216, KMA 829 (Es) 1658, L Beach (Es) February 21 brought US F2 levels the best since January 1971 and maybe even since late 1968 with west coast military above 40 MHz. Several likely solar noise bursts in March will be listed next column. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KAI 927 35.34 Denver, CO * KKV 690 35.62 Houston, TX * KBZ 283 33.9 Gilford, NH-f KLF 527 35.22 Honolulu, HI KCA 695 33.78 Manchester, NH-f KLL 390 35.26 Langley, WA-mp* KCB 844 33.70 Greenfield, MA-f KLR 503 33.02 Boston, MA-h KCC 482 35.22 Concord, NH KMA 829 35 + San Diego, CA * KCD 346 33.90 Tolland, CT-f KMB 305 35.22 San Fran., CA * KCD 384 33.94 Manchester, CT-f KME 438 35.22 Orange, CA * KCD 395 33.90 Brooklyn, CT-f KOG 326 39.82 Lane County, OR-cp KCE 287 33.94 Rocky Hill, CT-f KOG 634 33.82 Kent, WA-f KCH 209 33.78 Waterford, CT-f KOK 418 35 + (west) * KDE 245 33.5 Millis, MA-f KOP 303 35.46 Langley, WA-mp* KDN 402 35.54 Omaha, NE * KQC 877 35 - Cincinnati, OH * KFL 880 35.22 Greenville, SC * KQD 607 35.50 Grand Rapids, MI * KFL 936 35 + (west) * KSC 645 35.58 Chicago, IL * KFL 943 35.58 Las Vegas, NM KSD 326 35.58 Indianapolis, IN * KGC 226 35.34 Allentown, PA * - 35.26 Bellingham, WA-mp KGD 214 33.90 York, PA-cf - 35.26 Eugene, OR-mp KGD 273 33.98 Bel Air, MD-cf - 35.58 Long Beach, CA KIF 653 35 + Memphis, TN - 35.38 Los Angeles, CA-mp KIN 645 35.22 Miami, FL * - 35.46 Oakland, CA-mp KIQ 999 35.34 Mobile, AL * - 35.58 Oklahoma City, OK KIY 508 35.22 Orlando, FL - 35.26 Portland, OR-mp KIY 757 35.22 Montgomery, AL - 35.58 Scranton, PA KJR 354 33.90 Seattle, WA-f - 35.22 Wilkes-Barre, PA KKJ 460 35.22 Dallas, TX * c-county; f-fire; cp-sheriff; mp-mobile phone; h-hospital rest are pagers; * A2 Morse code tone ID used ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A note of correction to Part II of my series on Es (January 1973 VUD, p. 5) the paragraph beginning ''In 1968...'' the 4th line should end ''...it appeared not to''. My apologies for any inconvenience to readers. For members seriously interested in a weekly ''Preliminary Report and forecast of' Solar Geophysical Data'' they should contact: Space Environment Services Center Space Environment Laboratory, ERL National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admn. Boulder, Colorado 80302 Telecommunications Research and Engineering Report 13 (OT/TRER 13) with contour maps of F2 MUF's (zero and 4000 km) and E (2000 km) is available from the Superintendent of Documents, US Govt. Printing Office, Wash., DC 20402 in 4 volumes; Vol. 1 instructions (Stock # 0300 0318) at 30 ¢, Vol 2-4 for sunspot levels of 10, 110, 160, respectively (#'s 0300 0319 thru 0321) at $ 3.00 each. This replaces the old monthly ESSA maps. Reprints of my March 1972 Radio Science Es article are still available for an s.a.s.e. 73,
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