Pat Dyer 5315 Silvertip Drive San Antonio, TX 78228 Deadline: 10th of month SEPTEMBER 1977 Hank Holbrook, 7211 Chestnut St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 QSLed, GMT 12-18: 1530, N1924V 133.5 vic DC(Genesco,Inc.;Falcon 10,2-e,7-s) 4-16: 2028, N7696J 119.7 ov Annapolis(Mitchell & Collins,Inc.; Piper Cherokee Arrow PA-180R,1-e,4-s) 2130, N34843 119.7 2 mi n Annap.(Blue Jay Flying Club; Cessna C-177;1-engine,4-seat) 2229, N8426R 119.7 ov Ches.Bay Br.(Lloyd D. Kauffman,Jr.; Piper Cherokee 140;1-engine,2-seat) 2306, N581FH 119.7 vic Balt.(Michael R. Nash;Fairchild FH 1100 helicopter;1-engine,4-seat) 5-7: 0130, KIH 28 162.475 Philadelphia, PA (NOAA Weather Radio;1 kw, 8-bay dipole about 550 feet ASL) 1922, N4554T 118.1 10 mi s Annap.(Robert A. Ross;Piper Cher- okee 180G, 1-engine, 4-seat) Martin J. Theil, 12 Princeton Drive East, Holiday, FL 33589 with a new Bearcat 210 scanner, rod antenna 35.66 New York (mobile phone) 37.575 Tampa (power) 35.26 Detroit (") 153.620 FL (power) 35.26 Philadelphia (") 156.21 Cape May, NJ (police) 35.26 Cleveland (") 38.75 Iowa (wx) KKC 374 37.26 OK Co, OK KSB 234 39.46 IL (police) KEE 720 33.78 Millburn, NJ KSA 358 39.46 Yorkville, IL (police) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My loggings, Allied A-2586 w 30' wire at 12' (nw-se run); VOR's on Heath GR-98 with 6-el FM antenna at 20 feet; all Es unless noted; new; GMT 7-23: 1853, KFL 936 35.58 (west) (tone pager) 26: 0645, KKI 445 35.58 Houston, TX (tone pager) (tropo) 29: 0225, KOA 796 35.58 Portland, OR (tone pager) (2Es) 2255, "ELW" 108.6 Electric City, SC (VOR, tone/voice) 2315, "FBG" 109.8 Simmons, NC (VOR, tone) 2332, "SOT" 108.8 Snowbird, TN (VOR, tone/voice) 2347, "CLT" 110.6 Charlotte, NC (VOR, tone) 8-5: 1548, KOE 257 35.22 Phoenix, AZ (tone pager) 6: 1932 - 30.30 (F2) Though I've managed to log several VOR's this season on Es, it was far from the simple task I'd expected it to be (e.g., easy-to-read Morse tone ID's every 10-15 seconds). Fading on these is usually rapid and that chops the ID to shreds very often. Most seem to have very poor modulation percentages to begin with. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ August QST has some of the details of the 50-MHz California-Japan Es opening of June 4. Later issues should fill in more on events that took place later in June and into July. Even into late July the Guam to Japan and to Alaska paths were often open on 6-m. --- Solar fluxes are running above last year at this time, so the prospects for something of a fall F2 season in 30-50 MHz appear good, though it may take some magnetic disturbances to really get the MUF's up much. We'll know a lot more about that in about 2 months or so. There may be some slim chances to Es-TE links in Sep-Oct for the southern US. 73, WA5IYX