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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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