JUNE 1978
Glenn Hauser, c/o WUOT, Univ. of TN, 232 C&E Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37916
FRG-7, HQ-160; random short in-/exterior wire antennas; GMT used
3-20: 2222 30.275 Antigua or Ascension Island (5th harmonic BBC)
23: 2100 30.840 Antigua (2nd of BBC)
25: 1415 30.360 Ukogbani ? (2nd of BBC)
26: 1436 30.690 (2nd of ?) 1720,30.210 Ascension (2nd of BBC)
1719 30.720 Morocco ? (2nd)
28: 2243 30.275 (as prior)
30: 2225 30.975 Antigua (5th of BBC)
Neil Dickerson, 426 State St., Sharptown, MD 21861 Realistic PRO-1
with 30-50 MHz antenna at 40'; EST used
3-4: 1410 - 35.38? Oakland,CA-mp
1140 KPC36 33.98 Belmont,CA-sf 1413 - 35.38? LA,CA-mp
1147 KPC48 33.98 Fairfield,CA-sf 3-15:
1148 KPC98 33.98 Modesto,CA-sf 1306 KSV810 33.08 Portland,OR-ho
1202 KZE69 33.98 Groville,CA-sf 1321 KMF619 33.78 Beverly Hills,CA-f
1204 KPC97 33.98 Clear Lake,CA-sf 3-21:
1206 KPB96 33.98 Weaverville," " 1206 KPB77 33.98 Perris,CA-sf
1207 KMJ876 33.98 Sacramento,CA-sf 3-24:
1212 KSU412 33.44 Strawby Pk,CA-cf 1502 KCW413 39.24 PtReyesStn,CA-p
1215 KET47 33.98 Chico,CA-sf 1510 KMA224 39.24 San Rafael,CA-p
1220 KGJ704 33.70 Scotia,CA-f 4-2:
1223 KDG872 33.70 LA,CA-f 1721 KKA569 39.50 Winnfield,LA-p
3-8: 1736 KKC223 39.50 Crowley,LA-p
1306 KLF527 35.22 Honolulu,HI-tp 1737 KRX511 39.82 Krotz Spgs,LA-p
Albert H. Ellis, 19 McClure Avenue, Brantford, ONT, Canada N3R 4L7 GMT
4-5: 2210-2230 L.A., San Diego, and Modesto,CA-mp's
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Donald L. Blevins, 407 Langley Road, Baltimore, MD 21221 in the May VUD
was scheduled to start a new column "IN SEARCH OF PSB". It will deal
with how to secure QSL's, communications systems, etc. He would like
members to send information on their own local/area police/fire Systems.
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Linda Brodsky, 245-16 149 Avenue, Rosedale, NY 11422 GMT Bearcat 210
3-8: 2250 33.83 Seattle,WA-mp 3-13: 1720 35.03
14: 1715 33.89 Augusta-mp
33.93 & 35.46 LA,CA-mp
35.38 LA,CA-mp
Regarding the 33-mp's "..I often hear 33.83, 33.93, and 33.89 when
frequencies in the 35 MHz band are not coming in. Occasionally...same
transmission on 35.46 and 33.93 but at times ...different...Also hear
technicians working on ... 33 MHz ... while the 35 MHz...mobile traf-
fic." Has anyone else noted these ?
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LU3EX, Buenos Aires, during the month of March had some form of 50-MHz
DX (F2 or TE) every day except - 1,2,16,17,18,25,31.
ZE2JV, Rhodesia, 4-8: 1726-1810Z, 144-MHz TE contacts into Cyprus
12: 1800-1805Z, " " " contact into Greece
ZS6LN, S.Africa, 11: 1659 " " " beacon from Cyprus
G4BPY, England, 9: 1220 50.029 (F2) beacon from S.Africa
FX3VHF, France, 1200-1500 50.1 (F2) beacon into SW Africa
1450-1620 " " " " S.Africa
(England-S.Africa path apx 9185 km)
VHF UTILITY DX JUNE 1978 Many large solar flares (with radio noise bursts) causing h.f. blackouts and magnetic storms (with aurorae) during April. VHF F2 activity wont be much affected during the summer months by these though ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martin J. Theil, 12 Princeton Drive E., Holiday, FL 33589 Bearcat 101/ 210; GMT 4-1: 2140 33.94 LA,CA-f 20: 2030 39.82 Temple Cy,CA-cp 2240 39.46 "
" 22: 2030 35.46 LA,CA-mp
(2110 32.96 Sp pager) 24: 1800 " " " "
12: 1715 35.38 S Diego,CA-mp 1810 35.26 " " "
2120 35.76 Los Indios,TX 30: 1815 35.46 " " "
2140 33.89 LA,CA-mp
Hauser addenda, harmonics
4-4: 2340 30.275 Antigua (5th BBC) 9: 1552 30.710 Portugal (2nd RFE)
30.875 " " " 1600 30.870 France
8: 1615 30.870 France (2nd RFI) 1605 30.800 Ascension(2nd BBC)
1730 30.140 Ukogbani (2nd BBC) 29: 2255 30.875 Antigua (5th BBC)
9: 1415 30.720 Morocco (2nd VOA) 2259 30.275 " " "
Bill Grant 67 Brattle St., Worcester, MA 01606 GMT
2nd harmonics, R-390A & longwire
3-24: 2200 30.278 Ascension (BBC) 31: 2155 30.980 Ascension (BBC)
30.980 " " 2200 30.278 " "
25: 1155 30.370 Antigua (DW) 4-1: 1600 30.230 Ecuador (HCJB)
Cobra PF-VHF monitor,Tennelec MCP-1 scanner;Channel Master VHF TV,
Starduster CB antennas
3-4: 1545 35.28 Sp pager 14: 2120 35.46 LA,CA-mp
2115 35.38 LA,CA-mp 2125 35.28 Sp pager
2205 35.46 " " " 2130 35.38 Modesto,CA-mp
5: 1910 35.38/.46" " 2135 35.46 Oakland,CA-mp
1945 35.28 Sp pager 15: 2155 33.0 w
2100 35.38 S Diego,CA-mp 16: 1935 35.28 Sp pager
2115 35.46 " " " " 17: 2130 35.38/.46 LA,CA-mp
6: 2215 "/.38 " & LA,CA-mp 2140 36.5 Sp
7: 2115 35.38 LA,CA-mp 18: 1635 36.45 Sp
35.46 S Diego,CA-mp 19: 1605 36.45 Sp
2130 35.28 Sp pager 22: 2125 35.38/.46 LA &SD,CA-mp
8: 2145 35.38/.46 LA & SD-mp 2135 36.5 Sp
2214 42.56 LA area 2150 35.96 SF Bay area
2215 44 w & sw 2155 36.33 w
9: 1630 41 Spanish 23: 1230 32.96 Sp pager
1730 35.38/.46 LA,CA-mp 24: 2145 36.45 Sp
10: 2045 36.0 Spanish 2150 35.38/.46 LA,CA-mp
11: 1513 41.62 Sp 2230 35.38 S Diego,CA-mp
2030 35.46 LA,CA-mp 25: 1230 35.28 Sp pager
12: 1945 35.38 " " " 26: 1600 36.355 Sp
1950 35.28 Sp pager 27: 2230 35.28 Sp pager
13: 2130 35.38 LA & SD,CA-mp 28: 2140 " " "
2145 35.38 Imperial,CA-mp 29: 2140 " " "
2150 35.28 Sp pager 30: 2145 32.96 " "
2155 35.46 LA,CA-mp 4-1: 1455 41.62 Sp
14: 2115 35.38 " " " 2: 1430 35.28 Sp pager
Rick Stein, 456 Barrymore Place, N. Brunswick,NJ 08902 Regency Touch,EST
3-11: 0920 40.46 Sp & Eng 1002 31.84 sw US
12: 1052 30.70 sw US
13: 1115 30.70 sw US 1217 40.46 Sp
14: 1315 40.46 Sp 1434 KJA348 31.84 Chesterville,TX
15: 1424 31.84 sw US
16: 1500 31.16 " "
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VHF UTILITY DX JUNE 1978 (Stein, contd) 17: 1127 31.84 US sw 22: 0925 31.84 US sw 28: 1308 45.385 Sp/Eng 1154 43.025 23: 1015 31.16 Sp 29: 1158 40.46 Sp 18: 1223 31.84 US sw 24: 1318 31.84 US sw 1209 30.70 US sw 1318 40.46 26: 1154 40.46 31: 1139 40.46 Sp 20: 1220 40.46 27: 1226 40.46 4-1: 0940 40.46 Sp 1400 31.84 US sw 28: 1238 30.82 US sw Lots of US feed into the Latin American 40.46 repeater. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now my loggings.Hallicrafters SX-62, Hammarlund SP-600-JX-10; 2 30' wires at 12', ne-sw/nw-se runs;49.5-50 MHz on Swan 250 with Ameco nuvistor pre- amp, 5-el Cushcraft horiz Yagi at 23'. All F2 (bs-backscatter) with peak daily MUF noted. GMT used, new underlined 4-6: 1832 42.12 13: 1745 30.42 Can 21: 1855 32-US west 1850 30.42 Can 1930 45.27 1940 45.08 2336 OK City-bs 14: 1535 45.10 22: 1730 36's 7: 1930 low-30 Can 2242 KLF 527 23: 0012 KLF 527 1932 KLF 527 2349 KME 438-bs? 1943 49.58 2000 50.120 15: 2100 LU3EX 25: 2015 35.78 8: 1650 30.42 Can 2106 LU8AHW 26: 1900 35.78 1945 37.11 2117 LU1DAU 27: 2105 37.34 9: 1715 41.50 2140 XE1GE-bs 28: 2215 36's 1935 low-30 Can 16: 1940 49.58 29: 1445 35.78 10: 1915 32 US 17: 1735 38.50 30: 1805 30.30 1946 LU8DIN 18: 1945 38.50 5-1: 1705 35.78 11: 0308 KZ5NW 19: 2005 38.35 2: 1905 45.30 0320 YV6ASU 20: 1740 30.42 Can 5: 0012 35.22 1710 37.000 1905 49.58 1915 35.78 12: 1835 38.58 2100 KLF 527 2002 BBC BBC 30.85 Ascension?-ha LU8AHW 50.1- B.A.,Argentina-a KLF 527 35.22 Honolulu,HI-tp LU8DIN 50.1- Mar del Plata,"" KME 438 35.22 Orange,CA-tp XE1GE 50.1- Cuernavaca,Mex.-a LU1DAU 50.1- B.A.,Argentina-a
35.58 OK City,OK-vp
LU3EX 50.1- " " " YV6ASU 50.1- Barcelona,Venez.-a
KZ5NW 50.1- Coco Solo,C.Zone-a
(a-amateur, ha-harmonic, tp-tone pager, vp-voice pager)
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correction to my last loggings (May issue) 3-10: 1702, KQY 588
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April 10.7-cm (2800 MHz) solar flux avg 152; the highest since early 1971
and the highest April since 1970.
May issue of Sky & Telescope begins a series on homemade radio telescope
systems. Solar effects (e.g., noise bursts) are covered.
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Frank Aden, Jr., 1535 NW Ithaca Ave., Bend, OR 97701
3-2: -- 35.-- GA (Forestry)
soon will have the Radio Shack programmable scanner in use for Es Season
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Again, to those who have sent in reports that are not as yet in the
column - they have been held back since they were essentially non-DX
in nature (i.e., local/semi-local, line-of-sight, etc.). As the load
of DX reports permits, these will be tried to fit in. Don Blevins'new
column (see earlier) may be a better place for a lot of that variety.
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KH6HI (Ewa, HI) figures that MUF's to 50-MHz on F2 ought to be possible
to the mainland by November. The KH6EQI beacon is on 50.104 MHz. Its
power/antenna system is much improved over a few years ago. It's also a
target for multi-hop Es in the summer season.
Late word has that some VK2's (Australia) were heard in Apr in CA above
52 MHz at 0200 PST. More details when possible.
73, 
WA5IYX