APRIL 1974

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

     6-30: 2041, Car 9010  42.30  Poughkeepsie, NY (state police, 100 watts)
           2043, Car 9019  42.30  vic same (both very short skip at 250 mile)
      8-3: 1603, KAA 986   37.10  Mason City, IA (police)
       10: 0100, Flt 976  128.3   vic JFK, NY (Braniff; DC-8; 25 watts)
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     Now, my loggings. Hallicrafters SX-62 with 50' long wire at 12' running
     nw-se; all are F2 unless noted (bs-backscatter) with the daily US and
     Latin American MUF noted if over 30 MHz; unID backscatter only if 35 MHz
     and higher than direct F2 peak; GMT used, new underlined; Sp-Spanish

     2-16: 2055, 35.28 Sp      26: 2005, 35.62-bs       5: 2035, 35.62-bs
       17: 2103, 35.28 Sp          2153, KLF 527           2115, 35.28 Sp
       18: 1735, 36.35 Sp          2205, KMA 829 (Es)   6: 0504, L Beach (Es)
       20: 1638, 33.00 Sp          2220, S Diego (Es)      0551, KME 438 (Es)
           1907, R Canada          2231, L Beach (Es)      2128, 35.28 sp
           2020, 31 + US           2353, KSC 645 (Es)      2240, 35.62-bs
       21: 2025, 41.01         27: 0005, KIY 508 (Es)      2248, KLF 527
       22: 2040, 35.28 Sp          0024, KSA 930 (Es)   7: 0033, KIY 508 (Es)
                 35.62-bs       *  0034, KSA 291 (Es)      1930, 37.00 Sp
       23: 1612, KIF 651 (Es)      2000, 41.01          8: 1723, 35.28 Sp
           1614, L Beach (Es)      2005, KIN 645 (Es)      1820, 35.62-bs
                 Los Ang (Es)  28: 1725, 41.01          9: 1555, KFL 943 (Es)
           1617, KAQ 606 (Es) 3-1: 2100, 33.00 Sp          1626, L Beach (Es)
           1630, KMA 829 (Es)      2135, 35.62-bs          1635, KQD 313 (Es)
           1745, 31 + US ne     2: 0127, L Beach (Es)            KQD 609 (Es)
           1828, 44.80             0334, KFL 943 (Es)      1642, Los Ang (Es)
           1853, KKV 690-bs        0457, Los Ang (Es)      1730, KSJ 815 (Es)
       24: 1608, KFL 880 (Es)      1526, KMA 829 (Es)      1820, R Canada
           1845, 36.45 Sp          1910, 34.89             1840, 31.98 US ne
           2030, 31 + SF Bay    3: 1715, 33.00 Sp          2028, 44.80
           2055, KKV 690-bs     4: 1817, KAA 893 (Es)  10: 1935, 43.18
           2129, KFL 527           2000, 35.28 Sp      11: 1700, 37.00 Sp
       25: 1925, 32 SF Bay      5: 0229, L Beach (Es)  12: 1720, 35.28 Sp
           2015, 37.00             0403, KME 438 (Es)
       26: 1945, 35.28 Sp    (* add 2-27: 0040, KFL 880 (Es))
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     KAA 893  35.22  St. Louis, MO        KQD 313  35.50  Dayton, OH
     KAQ 606  35.58  Denver, CO           KQD 609  35.22  Lansing, MI
     KFL 880  35.22  Greenville, SC       KSA 291  39.50  Sycamore, IL-cp
     KFL 943  35.58  Las Vegas, NM **     KSA 930  39.50  Morrison, IL-cp
     KIF 651  35.58  Ft Lauderdale, FL    KSC 645  35.58  Chicago, IL
     KIN 645  43.22  Miami, FL            KSJ 815  35.22  Ft Wayne, IN
     KIY 508  35.22  Orlando, FL *        R Canada 30.64  Sackville, NB-ha
     KKV 690  35.62  Houston, TX             -     35.58  Long Beach, CA *
     KLF 527  35.22  Honolulu, HI **         -     35.46  Los Angeles, CA-mp
     KMA 829  35.58  San Diego, CA           -     35.38  San Diego, CA-mp
     KME 438  35.22  Orange, CA

     cp-sheriff; ha-h.f. harmonic; mp-mobile phone rest are tone pagers
     except * voice, and ** tone message, voice ID.

     A timely discussion of transequatorial scatter was planned, but space
     this month does not permit it.

     F2 levels so far have been a bit above the expected, and a magnetic
     disturbance can always provide some excitement there.
                                            
                                            73,   WA5IYX