Pat Dyer
                         327 Solar Drive
                San Antonio, Texas 78227
                 Deadline: 15th of month

                                SEPTEMBER 1970
                                                            

        The question of QSL's from pagers has come up. I haven't person-
     ally tried to do this. You have to be careful about the Secrecy of
     Communications Act, and I'm not sure how it applies to paging mes-
     sages. Some give company ID with the call. They should be easy to
     write to (e.g., KIF 653, Alexander Radio Page, Memphis, TN). Most
     give only call-city so a report addressed that way might be OK. A
     check with the phone directory (or thru the free long-distance infor-
     mation service) for the city in question might get an exact address.

        Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut Street, Chevy Chase, MD 20015 does
     his DXing from a cottage at Fair Haven, MD. A Regency DR-200 is used
     with indoor antennas, 8-foot for 30-50 MHz and 19-inch for 152-174
     MHz. Hank only reports stations that have QSLed. GMT used.

     June 28:
     0109, KAA 985  37.10  Marshalltown, IA (police)
     0118, KAF 228  37.10  Manchester, IA (police)
     1730, KAA 203  42.06  Kirkwood, MO (state police; 2 kw)
     1734, KAB 302  42.06  Jefferson City, MO (state police, 3 kw)
     July 2:
     0100, KGA 845  37.2   Washington, DC (Potomac Electric Power; 75 w)
     0125, 6ZKL    156 /   Annapolis, MD (Oswego Independence, ore and
                                          coal ship at anchor)
     July 3:
     0230, KEB 523  154.43 New York, NY (fire; 350 w)
     July 4:
     0317, KGC 220  154.31 Baltimore, MD (fire)
     1435, KSB 235  42.52  Maryville, IL (state police; 2 kw)
     1647, KAA 243  42.06  Springfield, MO (state police; 2 kw)
     July 5:
     0401, KDD 601  156.90 Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Maritime Exchange)

     Hank considers trop more challenging, with KEB 523 the best catch
     of the above.
     
        Well, it's my turn again. Allied A-2586 with built-in whip and
     30 feet of indoor random wire. All Es unless noted otherwise. 50-MHz
     Es deleted. CST used.

     Jul 20: 1110, KIQ 999              Jul 25: 1320, KDN 492
             1125, KSC 645                      1325, KFL 936
             1235, Long Beach                   1415, Long Beach
             1845, WWA 335 (F2)         Jul 27: 1000, KIN 645
     Jul 21: 1100, KOE 257                      1120, KIY 508
             1110, Long Beach                   1300, KIE 367
             2215, KIF 650                      1800, KDN 492
     Jul 24: 1330, KFL 936              Jul 28: 1310, Long Beach
             1930, KIY 508              Jul 29: 1100, Mexico City
     Jul 25: 1245, KAD 931                      1120, KAD 931
             1315, Mexico City                  1125, Oklahoma City
     

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 Jul 29: 1130, KIY 508             Aug  3: 0900, KIF 650
         1205, KSC 645                     1140, Mexico City
         1215, KIE 367             Aug  4: 1055, KOE 257
         1220, KIQ 999                     1330, KSC 645
         1225, KIF 650                     1735, KIF 650
               KIG 300                     1740, KIM 905
         1240, KIF 653             Aug  6: 1400, WWA 335 (F2)
         1325, KDN 492             Aug  9: 1800, Long Beach
         1410, KSC 644                           KDN 492
         2330, KFL 936                     2135, KSC 645
 Jul 30: 1145, KIY 508             Aug 11: 0905, KIY 508
         1535, KIM 905                     1040, KSC 645
         1550, KIF 650                     1220, KAD 931
 Jul 31: 0750, KIF 650                     1230, KSC 644
               KIY 508                     1725, WWA 335 (F2)
         1450, KIM 905                     2025, KFL 936
 Aug  1: 1140, KIY 508                     2030, Long Beach
         1735, KIN 645             Aug 12: 2120, KIM 905
 Aug  2: 1215, KIM 905                     2125, KIF 650
         1320, KAD 931             Aug 13: 0800, KAD 931
         1450, KIF 650                     0810, KIM 905
         1505, KIY 508                     0830, KIE 953
 Aug  3: 0600, KSC 645                     0840, KIF 650
         0700, KSC 644                     1200, Long Beach
         0715, KIY 508                     1540, KIE 367
         0735, KIF 653                           KIY 508
  
 KAD 931  35.58  Kansas City, MO   KIY 508  35.22  Orlando, FL
 KIE 367  43.58  Miami, FL         KOE 257  43.58  Phoenix, AZ
 KIE 953  35.58  Atlanta, GA       KSC 644  43.58  Chicago, IL
 KIF 650  35.58  Birmingham, AL    KSC 645  35.58       ''
 KIF 653  43.58  Memphis, TN       WWA 335  35.22  San Juan, PR
 KIG 300  43.58  Atlanta, GA          -     35.58  Long Beach, CA
 KIM 905  35.22  Charlotte, NC        -     43.57  Mexico City
 KIN 645  35.22  Miami, FL            -     35.58  Oklahoma City, OK

 KDN 492, KFL 936, and KIQ 999 all ID by Morse tone (A2).
    
    The summer 1970 Es season is quickly drawing to a close. As
 far as 30-50 MHz I can't make comparisons with other years. In
 1968 I didn't keep a log, and last year I had no equipment.
    F2 on 35 should perk up in the next 30 days or so with WWA 335
 assuming its daily role here. Unlike Es, there isn't much variety
 on F2 with 35-MHz pagers with only about 10 different ones that
 make it in here. Those members on either coast have a much wider
 variety because of their larger range of skip distances.
    With the more consistent F2 coming up, I hope that I might be
 able to get more reports to this column. At least Es wont be keeping
 everyone at the TV.
    This summer I noted a lack of pagers from Michigan. KQD 303 in
 Detroit use to be very common. Any members with information on
 pagers that have left the air, please report it. Also, locations
 for most of the A2 code IDing stations are lacking. Many times
 these are in for hours with nothing else. It would be nice to know
 where they are.
                                    73, Pat      WA5IYX/5