Pat Dyer
           5315 Silvertip Drive
          San Antonio, TX 78228
         Deadline: 5th of month

APRIL 1978

Jeff Lord, XE1GE, of Cuernavaca, Mexico via 20-m phone patch passes

2-28: 2115-2245 Z, 50.750 TV audio from New Zealand
      2130         50.104 Hawaiian beacon (KH6EQI, c.w.)
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Other 6-m highlights (via KG6JIH, Guam; KH6IAA, Hilo,HI; KZ5NW,Canal
Zone; et al.)  Mar 2-3 Hawaii to Chile, Argentina, Japan, Australia,
and New Zealand. Mid-late Feb, KZ5 nightly (TE) to Brazil, Argentina,
Paraguay. Feb 24, 1900-2030 CST, XE to Argentina and Chile (TE);
late Feb early March, KG6 almost daily to Japan, and tentative Japan to
Chile  (which, if so, would be the first time since the late 1950's)
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Neil Dickerson, 426 State Street, Sharptown, MD 21861 Realistic PRO-1
with 30-50 MHz antenna at 40 feet; * taped; EST used

2-8: 1206, KME 585  39.82  Los Angeles, CA  (city fire)
 12: 1245, KMA 628  39.82  "                (county police)
     1249, KRB 521  39.82  Altadena, CA     (county police)
     1330, KRB 523  39.82  Temple City, CA * (county police)
     1345, KCU 751  33.70  Loleta, CA  (fire)
     1410, KTG 484  33.70  Hawthorne, NV
     1430, KTS 672  39.02  Malibu, CA (county police)
     1435, KEP 615  33.70  Glendale, CA (LA City fire)
     1450, KCX 345  37.98  Pine Valley, CA (county police)
 15: 1245, KPC 75   33.98  Santa Barbara, CA*(state fire)
     1246, KGV 28   33.98  San Luis Obispo, CA*(state fire)
 16: 1201, KPB 66   33.98  Orange, CA (state fire)
     1215, KLB 98   33.98  Redwood City, CA (state fire)
     1330, KTZ 347  33.44  Wendell, CA*(county fire)
     1338, KPB 337  37.98  Solana Beach, CA
     1520, KJG 936  39.82  Condon, OR (county police)
     1525, KOB 304  39.82  Pullman, WA (local government)
 17: 1310, KMA 706  33.70  Los Angeles, CA (city fire)
 25: 1315, KPC 42   33.98  Camino, CA (state fire)

Thomas J. Yingling, Jr., 221 Pinewood Road, Baltimore, MD 21222 Bearcat
101 and 210;"Big Stick" Shakespere CB half-wave colinear vertical 18'
tall; all new except *; EST used

1-28: 1530,    -     35.66  Wilmington, DE (mobile phone)
      1545,    -     35.50  Philadelphia, PA (mobile phone)
      1600, KEA 860  35.22  New York, NY (voice ID pager)
      1601, KGC 223  35.22  Philadelphia, PA (voice ID pager)
  31: 1624,    -     35.38  Los Angeles, CA (mobile phone)
               -     35.38  Sacramento, CA (mobile phone)
               -     35.46  Los Angeles, CA (mobile phone)
      1640,    -     35.46  San Diego, CA (mobile phone)
 2-1: 1600,    -     35.26  Portland, OR (mobile phone)
      1615,    -     35.26  Bend, OR (mobile phone)
      1630,    -     35.38  Oakland, CA (mobile phone)
      1635, KKM 248* 35.58  Oklahoma City, OK (pager)
   2: 1550,    -     35.38  Bakersfield, CA (mobile phone)
      1600,    -     35.38  Modesto, CA (mobile phone)
      1630,    -     35.26  Bellingham, WA (mobile phone)
      1700,    -     33.70  Los Angeles, CA (fire)
      1720, unID     33.76  (Spanish)
      1730, KGI 789  43.58  Ephrata, PA (voice ID pager)
      1800, KKU 200* 33.70  Metairie, LA (parish fire)
            KFM 440* 33.86  Hammon, LA (parish fire)
      1830, KAA 754* 33.82  Minneapolis, MN (fire)

    -cont-
VHF UTILITY DX                                                 APRIL 1978

 7: 2230,    -     47.14  Nottingham, PA (state highway, snow trucks)
    2340,    -     47.28  Columbia, PA (county highway,snow trucks)
21: 1730-1800 unID 32.82, 32.61, 32.53  Spanish pagers
24: 1650,    -     35.38  LA, CA-mp     32.82 Sp pager
    1733,    -     35.22, 32.96, 32.68  Spanish pagers
    1759,    -     30.02, 30.22, 30.42  English pagers  (Canada, ed.)
25: 1200,    -     32.82, 32.68; 34.15, 34.06 Spanish
    1400     -     35.46  LA, CA-mp     32.96 Sp pager
             -     35.38  San Diego, CA-mp
28: 1600     -     35.38  LA, CA-mp     35.46 Oakland, CA-mp
                   35.62  Alpine, TX-mp
                   35.46  San Diego, CA-mp  35.38  Salinas, CA-mp
                   32.96;31.82;32.81;32.87;32.72;32.68 Spanish
    1700,    -     38.86  Spanish (police ?)
    2050, KTD 310  33.94  Los Angeles, CA (city fire) 33.52/.48/.60 also
          KSU 411  33.44  San Bernardino, CA (county fire)

Bill Grant, 67 Brattle Street, Worcester, MA 01606  GMT

R-390A, longwire; 2nd harmonics from 19-m sw bc band 
2-26: 1530, 30.25  Portugal           1800, 30.43  Portugal (RFE)
      1545, 30.36  Great Britain            30.51  "
      1555, 30.14  "                  2215, 30.28  Asc. Is.?(BBC)
      1600, 30.80  Ascension Is(BBC)        30.98  Asc..Is.?(BBC)
      1715, 30.68  Portugal           2-27: 2130, 30.52 Asc. Is.(BBC)
      1745, 30.21  Ascension Is(BBC)   3-1: 1235, 30.39 Asc. Is.(BBC)

Tennelec MCP-l, Cobra PF-VHF monitor; Channel Master VHF TV;
Starduster CB   MUF's  
2-26: 1340, 35.075 Italian to e      2-28: 2130, 43.22 English to w
      1705, 38.2   Spanish to s                   43.8  Spanish to s
  27: 2130, 36.6   English to w        3-1: 1740, 39.5  English to w
            39.0   Spanish to s             1750. 41.5  Spanish to s
"Still waiting for TV audio from France & England on 41.25 & 41.5.I've
 been surprised by the high MUF's. The next sunspot peak may surprise
 everyone."

Linda Brodsky, 245-16 149 Avenue, Rosedale, NY 11422 Bearcat 210 with
built-in rod antenna; GMT used

2-6: 2120,    -     35.38  Los Angeles, CA (mobile phone)
     2240,    -     35.46  Oakland, CA (mobile phone)
  7: 2110,    -     35.38  LA, CA-mp
     2120,    -     35.46  "
     2140,    -     35.46  San Diego, CA-mp
 13: 2100-2200      35.46  LA & San Diego;  35.38 LA
 27: 2110,    -     35.26  Eugene, OR-mp
 28: 1730, KKT 531  33.18  Eldorado, TX (petroleum)
              -     35.26  Portland, OR-mp
     2030,    -     35.38  LA, CA-mp
     2040, KRB 523  39.82  Temple City, CA (county police)
                           others in LA area to 39.88
     2320,    -     35.46  LA, CA-mp
3-1: 1800,    -     39's   LA area police
     2050, KKX 326  35.76  Los Indios, TX (business)

 Al H. Ellis, 19 McClure Avenue, Brantford, Ontario, Canada N3R 4L7
 SP-600-JX-17, sent along a tape of his logging

 2-28: 0850-0910 EST  6WW  33.90  Senegal, Africa (cw harmonic)
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 Feb 10.7-cm solar flux avg highest for any month (145) since Jan 1971,
 and highest for a Feb since 1970. No doubt that Cycle 21 is off to a
 lot better start than many expected a few years ago.
VHF UTILITY DX                                                APRIL 1978

Reports thru various amateur newsletters note the increase in the
TE (transequatorial) scatter mode being used on 2-m (144-148 MHz)
with February providing    Puerto Rico to Argentina and Japan to the
northern part of Australia. These are all 3000-mile plus paths.
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Now, my loggings. Hallicrafters SX-62, Hammarlund SP-600-JX-10;two 30'
wires at 12' run ne-sw,nw-se;F2 unless noted (b-backscatter,e-Es);daily
F2 MUF peaks noted;new underlined;GMT used

2-6:                              2-22:
1630 35.58                        1759 6WW    33.90 Senegal,Africa-hac
1710 32    US                     1806 WCC    33.86 S Chatham,MA-hac
2-7:                              1812 KEG722 33.86 Ramsey,NJ-f
2117 KLF527 35.22 Honolulu,HI-tp  1840 KEC515 35.58 Albany,NY-tp
2135 low-33 US                         KCC266 35.58 Springfield,MA-vp
2230 35.58                        1843 37.88 US ne
2-8:                              1858 KCC957 33.70 Bethel,CT-f
1820 35.78  Brazil ?              1900 KEE873 33.86 Salem,NJ-cf
2025 35.22  US nw                 1905 KCE457 33.86 Newtown,CT-f
2-9:                                   KJH232 33.78 Jackson,NJ-f
2125 31/ US                       2-23:
2218 KLF527                       1659 KDC288 33.90 Hollis,NH-f
2300 39.16                             KBZ283 33.90 Orford,NH-rf
2309 KFL936 Phoenix,AZ-tp(e)      1700 KCA695 33.78 Manchester,NH-f
2-10:             35.58           1724 KCE579 33.78 Keene,NH-f
1815 31/ US                       1727 42.30
2102 KLF527                       1748 KCA627 33.50 N Easton,MA-f
2145 35.62(b)                          KCA661 33.90 Carver,MA-f
2-11:                             2-24:
1845 30/ US                       1645 40.67
2115 35's(b)                      1825 CWA    33.74 Uruguay-hac
     32.82  Argentina ?           1828 KLD863 33.70 Rockland,ME-f
2-12:                             1829 R Can  35.64 Sackville,NB-ha
1600 31/ US                       1845 KKI445 35.58(b)
2150 32.96  Argentina ?           2008 KLF527 35.22
2-13:                             2039 WCC    33.86
1755 35.28  Argentina ?           2-25:
2000 35.62(b)                     1445 39.70
2030 32 US                        1640 low-33 US
2-14:                             2-26:
2005 31/ US                       1642 KCH209 33.96 Waterford,CT-f
2030 35.28  Argentina ?           1700 KCA410 33.92 Wareham,MA-f
2-15:                                  KCA695 33.78
2015 40.67                             KCD915 33.90 Wareham,MA-f
2-16:                             1708 KSV810 33.08
2104 KLF527                       1704 KCC284 33.80 Tolland,CT-f
2110 35.78  Brazil ?              1714 KCD697 33.70 Provincetown,MA-f
2115 30.42  Canada                1716 6WW    33.90
2-17:                             1721 KUA288 35.22 Portland,OR-tp
1700 35.78  Brazil ?              1725 37.66 US
1943 KSV810 33.08 Portland,OR-ho  1738 KOE257 35.22 Phoenix,AZ-tp(e)
2-18:                             1922 WCC    33.86
1718 hi-33 US                     1930 42.30
1736 39.62                        2017 KOB683 33.98 Klamath Falls,OR-cpf
2-19:                             2022 KIB278 33.84 Plymouth,NH-f
1610 38.85                        2030 KOP303 35.46 Langley,WA-mp
1615 31/ US                       2313 KSS922 33.10 Ipswich,MA-ambulance
1745 BBC  30.21 Ascension Is-ha   2341 KLF527 35.22
2-20:                             2-27:
1639 39.18                        0003 OK Cy  35.58 OK City,OK-vp(b)
2-21:                             1553 KCC482 35.22 Concord, NH-vp
1740 37.000                       1601 KCC672 33.90 S Windsor,CT-f
1705 low-33 US                    1604 KCB979 33.90 Norwich,CT-f
2332 KKI445 35.58 Houston,TX-tp(b)1659 6WW    33.90
2-22:                             1700 KCA378 33.82 New Haven,CT-f
1750 42.32                             KCD582 33.70 Harvard, MA-f
VHF UTILITY DX                                                APRIL 1978

2-27:                                3-1:
1703 KBG804 33.70 Oxford,CT-f        1715 KDB386 33.66 Pepperell,MA-f
1850 41.63                           1720 CWA    33.74
1859 KDC288 33.90                    1728 KEE909 33.78 Verona,NJ-f
     KBZ283 33.90                    1730 KCA378 33.82
     KJR354 33.90 Seattle,WA-f       1732 KCC482 35.22
1900 KCA585 33.90 Plymouth,MA-f      1748 37.80 US ne
1918 37.84 US                        1759 KDA383 33.90 Milford,NH-f
1939 KBH354 33.90 Rockvil'Ctr,NY-f        KJY884 33.90 West Chester,PA-cf
1945 Seattl 35.26 Seattle,WA-mp                  33.96 
2001 KOP303 35.46                         KGC755 33.90 Lancaster,PA-cf
2024 KCD472 33.94 WindsorLocks,CT-f  1800 6WW    33.90
2027 KCE576 33.70 FallsVillage,CT-vf 1915 KCA305 37.54 Eddington,ME-u
2029 KCB217 33.96 Niantic,CT-f       1943 45.13
2046 KCE518 33.86 Shelton,CT-f       2010 KOP303 35.46
2054 KVA379 33.84 W Albany,NY-f      2011 KOA796 35.58 Portland,OR-tp
2100 KCC960 33.72 Bloomfield,CT-f    2136 KCI310 35.58 Bridgeport,CT-tp
     KCF325 33.70 Norfolk,CT-cf      2152 KEJ451 33.78
2125 KLF527 35.22                    2201 KCC921 33.94 Old Lyme,CT-f
2139 KCD411 33.94 Unionville,CT-f    2202 KCD384 33.94 Manchester,CT-f
2142 KUB896 33.78 E Longmeadow,MA-f  2217 KCL540 33.90 Halifax,MA-f
2154 WCC    33.86                    2218 KCE691 33.86 Weston,CT-vf
2300 KCF314 33.66 Tyngsborough,MA-f  2221 KCD453 33.90 Hanson,MA-f
     KCA627 33.50                    2239 KCE579 33.78
     KCB951 33.70 Wells Beach,ME-f   2245 KCD497 33.64 BuzzardsBay,MA-f
2301 KIB278 33.84                         KCF582 33.70 Thomaston,ME-f
2302 KFT468 33.96 Moultonboro,NH-f   2259 KDA381 33.90 Wilton,NH-f
2309 KDX459 33.50 Medway,MA-f        2301 KCD244 33.70 Falmouth,MA-f
2311 KCD246 33.58 S Yarmouth,MA-f    2306 KCC672 33.94
2-28:                                     KCE287 33.94
0000 OK Cy  35.58 (b)                2310 KCB364 33.70 Hubbardstown,MA-f
1455 6WW    33.90                         KCE816 33.58 Southington,CT-f
1657 KDC288 33.90                    2315 KDC288 33.90
1700 KCI233 33.66 Watertown,CT-f     2317 KCD454 33.94 Hyannis,MA-f
     KCA410 33.92                    2325 KCD492 33.86
     KCC988 33.78 Rutland,VT-f       2328 KCD271 33.96
     KCA378 33.82                    2330 KCD915 33.90
     KEE873 33.86                    2331 KCD845 33.70
1702 KCG964 33.76 Terryville,CT-f    2345 KLF527 35.22
     KCE518 33.86                    addendum, 2-22: 1912 KOP303 35.46
     KCE288 33.76 W Tisbury,MA-cf    ------------------------------------
1735 37.86 US                        tp-tone pager;ho-hospital;ha-harmonic
2011 KOP303 35.46                    (hac-cw ha);f-fire(c-county,r-regional,
2230 46.95                           v-volunteer);vp-voice pager;p-police
2257 KCO382 33.94 Warren,NJ-vf       (c-county);mp-mobile phone;u-utility
2259 KEF954 33.86 Mahwah,NJ-f
     KCE287 33.94 Rocky Hill,CT-f    KCC482 is now an "intermittent" voice
2300 KCE457 33.86                    message-ID (unlike OK City tape loop);
2303 KCD471 33.70 Wells,ME-f         KCC266 had just a loop ID
2305 KCC672 33.94                    --------------------------------------
     KCD594 33.62 Chatham,MA-f       Feb 28 produced such weird things on
2319 KEJ451 33.78 Toms River,NJ-cf   Latin American repeaters as: 43.90
2325 KCG249 33.70 Southbury,CT-vf    relaying 43.22 NYC pager;45.13 with
     KCC825 33.70 Kennebunk,ME~f     Kansas police;46.15 with Wisc police
2326 KCD492 33.86 Dennis,MA-f        -all indicating that MUF's well into
     KTJ537 33.86 Fairview,NJ-f      the 40's were getting up north well.
2327 KCE527 33.70 Woodbury,CT-f      ------------------------------------
2328 KCD271 33.96 Harwich,MA-f       Tnx to Tom Yingling for a new FCC
2329 KDB457 33.80 Vernon,CT-f        list of 35-MHz pagers. It solved a
2329 KBG804 33.70                    10-yr-old mystery of where KFL936
2330 KCF801 33.70 E Haven,CT-f       is. Maybe more when I check my old
     KCN689 33.54 Norfolk,MA-f       logs out a bit better.
2332 KCD845 33.70 Brewster,MA-f      ------------------------------------
3-1:                                          73,    WA5IYX
0000 KLF527 35.22                             
1659 KCB526 33.70 Kennebunkport,ME-f