Friday's Blog Log's, are from the radio DXers of the Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts. This sample edition focuses on DXing the utility bands, and looks like the gang was busy at the radio dials. Hope you're weekend is filled with plenty of time for DXing.
Gayle VH
All freqs are in KHz and times/dates UTC unless otherwise noted. Two-digit time indications for logs means the station was logged during that UTC hour.
a/c: Aircraft a/p: Airport ATC: Air Traffic Control
meteo: Meteorology (p): Presumed ID tfc: Traffic
USCG: US Coast Guard volmet: a/c wx wefax: Weather FAX
wkg: working wx: Weather #: number
2500 WWV Fort Collins CO; time stn., 04 Jul, 23 Dec (KZ),
13 Dec (LC)
2582 Bermuda Radio; 00 Mar (RL)
3330 CHU Ottawa ON; time stn., 01 Aug, 17 Dec (KZ)
3452/U San Franscisco CA ATC; 04 Nov (HF)
3455/U New York Radio wkg a/c; 00,03 Oct, 04 Nov (HF)
3485/U New York Radio; Volmet, 04 Jul (JW), 05 Jul (KZ)
" Gander Radio; Volmet, 04 Nov (HF), 05 Jul (KZ), 06 Feb (JW)
4316/U NMN Chesapeake VA; Marine wx, 05,21 Jan (HF)
4318/U NMN Chesapeake VA; Volmet, 05 Aug (JW)
4469/U Civil Air Patrol, Gulff Coast Hurricane Net; 01 Mar (HF)
5450/U RAF Volmet, UK; 04 Oct, 20 Dec, 23 Feb (HF)
5505/U Shannon Volmet, Ireland; EE, 04 Oct (HF)
5547/U San Francisco Radio, ATC; 05 Feb, 11 Mar (HF)
5649/U Gander Aeradio, NL, Canada wkg a/c; 04 Oct (HF)
6230/U WMW Wiluna, Australia, marine wx; 12 Mar (HF)
6270/AM ULX2 Mossad, Israel (p); 22 Nov (HF)
6411/CW KLB Seattle WA; 02 Jul (JM)
6474/CW KSM Bolinas CA; 02 Jul (JM)
6477.5/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
6628/U Santa Maria Radio ATC, Azores; 05 Feb (PD)
6679 Auckland NZ Volmet; 13 Dec (LC)
6754/U Trenton Military Aviation Wx Rpt, Canada; 00 Oct, 23 Feb (HF)
6840/U W/EE 6L; 01 Mar (HF)
7335 CHU Ottawa ON; time stn., EE/FF, 01 Aug, 14 Oct, 17 Dec,
22 Mar w/o anmts (KZ)
8010/AM 5d SS #s; 08 Aug (KZ)
8176/U VMC Charleville, Australia (p), marine wx; 20 Mar (HF)
8642/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
8879/U Gander NL, Canada ATC; 19 Mar (HF)
12580/CW WLO Mobile AL; 17,20 Dec (HF)
12660/CW WLO Mobile AL; 02 Jul (JM)
12808.5/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
13264/U Shannon, Ireland volmet; 17 Mar (HF)
13270/U Gander Radio, NL, Canada, aviation wx; 20 Mar (HF)
17016.8/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
VHF/UHF in MHz
145.530 N8UDK Clawson MI; Detroit Amateur TV Society; 02,03 Dec (JM)
154.235 Mt. Pleasant MI Fire; 07 Jul (LR)
155.430 Shiawassee county MI; 03 Jun (LR)
161.650 Sault Ste. Marie ON (p); marine wx, 14 Jul (KZ)
162.400 MJ373 Sault Ste. Marie ON, EE/FF wx, 15 Jul (KZ)
162.450 WXM78 Bloomington IN; NOAA, 04 May (KZ)
162.500 WWG72 Georgia IN, NOAA; 04 May (KZ)
162.525 WWG73 Seymour IN, NOAA; 04 May (KZ)
162.550 KIG74 Sault Ste. Marie MI; wx, 15 Jul (KZ)
Amateur Radio activity
1975/L N1LD Lepanto AR; 23 Feb (HF)
" W2ATO Gouverneur NY; 23 Feb (HF)
1985/AM W0BBT Douglas KS; 00 Feb (HF)
" WA0FBQ Long Lane MO; 00 Feb (HF)
4030/U MARS Net, AAA's; 00 Feb, 21 Dec (HF)
4036/L MARS Net, AAA's, AAR's; 22 Dec (HF)
4024/L MARS Net, AAT3FD control; MD? net; 23 Mar (HF)
4041/U MARS Net, NNN0ANN control, 00 Feb, 22 Dec (HF)
4051/U CFARS Net, CIW607 Trenton ON control; 23 Mar (HF)
7290/L K4GDT Vienna GA; 17 Feb (HF)
" W5PU Rockwall TX; 17 Feb (HF)
" WB4SUR Irmo SC; 17 Feb (HF)
14155/U G1UPX Oxford, England UK; 17 Mar (HF)
14160/U K7IMO Bend OR; 17 Mar (HF)
" VA3GZ Napean ON; 17 Mar (HF)
14170/U VE6POL Mundare AB; 17 Mar (HF)
7290/L K4GDT Vienna GA; 17 Feb (HF)
" W5PU Rockwall TX; 17 Feb (HF)
" WB4SUR Irmo SC; 17 Feb (HF)
14155/U G1UPX Oxford, England UK; 17 Mar (HF)
14160/U K7IMO Bend OR; 17 Mar (HF)
" VA3GZ Napean ON; 17 Mar (HF)
14170/U VE6POL Mundare AB; 17 Mar (HF)
(Source: MARE Summary 5/16/07)
Gayle VH
All freqs are in KHz and times/dates UTC unless otherwise noted. Two-digit time indications for logs means the station was logged during that UTC hour.
a/c: Aircraft a/p: Airport ATC: Air Traffic Control
meteo: Meteorology (p): Presumed ID tfc: Traffic
USCG: US Coast Guard volmet: a/c wx wefax: Weather FAX
wkg: working wx: Weather #: number
2500 WWV Fort Collins CO; time stn., 04 Jul, 23 Dec (KZ),
13 Dec (LC)
2582 Bermuda Radio; 00 Mar (RL)
3330 CHU Ottawa ON; time stn., 01 Aug, 17 Dec (KZ)
3452/U San Franscisco CA ATC; 04 Nov (HF)
3455/U New York Radio wkg a/c; 00,03 Oct, 04 Nov (HF)
3485/U New York Radio; Volmet, 04 Jul (JW), 05 Jul (KZ)
" Gander Radio; Volmet, 04 Nov (HF), 05 Jul (KZ), 06 Feb (JW)
4316/U NMN Chesapeake VA; Marine wx, 05,21 Jan (HF)
4318/U NMN Chesapeake VA; Volmet, 05 Aug (JW)
4469/U Civil Air Patrol, Gulff Coast Hurricane Net; 01 Mar (HF)
5450/U RAF Volmet, UK; 04 Oct, 20 Dec, 23 Feb (HF)
5505/U Shannon Volmet, Ireland; EE, 04 Oct (HF)
5547/U San Francisco Radio, ATC; 05 Feb, 11 Mar (HF)
5649/U Gander Aeradio, NL, Canada wkg a/c; 04 Oct (HF)
6230/U WMW Wiluna, Australia, marine wx; 12 Mar (HF)
6270/AM ULX2 Mossad, Israel (p); 22 Nov (HF)
6411/CW KLB Seattle WA; 02 Jul (JM)
6474/CW KSM Bolinas CA; 02 Jul (JM)
6477.5/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
6628/U Santa Maria Radio ATC, Azores; 05 Feb (PD)
6679 Auckland NZ Volmet; 13 Dec (LC)
6754/U Trenton Military Aviation Wx Rpt, Canada; 00 Oct, 23 Feb (HF)
6840/U W/EE 6L; 01 Mar (HF)
7335 CHU Ottawa ON; time stn., EE/FF, 01 Aug, 14 Oct, 17 Dec,
22 Mar w/o anmts (KZ)
8010/AM 5d SS #s; 08 Aug (KZ)
8176/U VMC Charleville, Australia (p), marine wx; 20 Mar (HF)
8642/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
8879/U Gander NL, Canada ATC; 19 Mar (HF)
12580/CW WLO Mobile AL; 17,20 Dec (HF)
12660/CW WLO Mobile AL; 02 Jul (JM)
12808.5/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
13264/U Shannon, Ireland volmet; 17 Mar (HF)
13270/U Gander Radio, NL, Canada, aviation wx; 20 Mar (HF)
17016.8/CW KPH Bolinas CA; 03 Jul (JM)
VHF/UHF in MHz
145.530 N8UDK Clawson MI; Detroit Amateur TV Society; 02,03 Dec (JM)
154.235 Mt. Pleasant MI Fire; 07 Jul (LR)
155.430 Shiawassee county MI; 03 Jun (LR)
161.650 Sault Ste. Marie ON (p); marine wx, 14 Jul (KZ)
162.400 MJ373 Sault Ste. Marie ON, EE/FF wx, 15 Jul (KZ)
162.450 WXM78 Bloomington IN; NOAA, 04 May (KZ)
162.500 WWG72 Georgia IN, NOAA; 04 May (KZ)
162.525 WWG73 Seymour IN, NOAA; 04 May (KZ)
162.550 KIG74 Sault Ste. Marie MI; wx, 15 Jul (KZ)
Amateur Radio activity
1975/L N1LD Lepanto AR; 23 Feb (HF)
" W2ATO Gouverneur NY; 23 Feb (HF)
1985/AM W0BBT Douglas KS; 00 Feb (HF)
" WA0FBQ Long Lane MO; 00 Feb (HF)
4030/U MARS Net, AAA's; 00 Feb, 21 Dec (HF)
4036/L MARS Net, AAA's, AAR's; 22 Dec (HF)
4024/L MARS Net, AAT3FD control; MD? net; 23 Mar (HF)
4041/U MARS Net, NNN0ANN control, 00 Feb, 22 Dec (HF)
4051/U CFARS Net, CIW607 Trenton ON control; 23 Mar (HF)
7290/L K4GDT Vienna GA; 17 Feb (HF)
" W5PU Rockwall TX; 17 Feb (HF)
" WB4SUR Irmo SC; 17 Feb (HF)
14155/U G1UPX Oxford, England UK; 17 Mar (HF)
14160/U K7IMO Bend OR; 17 Mar (HF)
" VA3GZ Napean ON; 17 Mar (HF)
14170/U VE6POL Mundare AB; 17 Mar (HF)
7290/L K4GDT Vienna GA; 17 Feb (HF)
" W5PU Rockwall TX; 17 Feb (HF)
" WB4SUR Irmo SC; 17 Feb (HF)
14155/U G1UPX Oxford, England UK; 17 Mar (HF)
14160/U K7IMO Bend OR; 17 Mar (HF)
" VA3GZ Napean ON; 17 Mar (HF)
14170/U VE6POL Mundare AB; 17 Mar (HF)
(Source: MARE Summary 5/16/07)