Fred, you might also try something like Ilford PQ Universal. The "operating principle" underlying usage of things like Ansco 130 or D-72 etc. is essentially to develop more density/contrast with lower fog - because print or universal/multi-purpose developers need to be balanced for minimal chemical fog. You typically pay a penalty in emulsion speed but it's probably not huge.

Quote Originally Posted by Fred L View Post
I'm going to have to try 130 as others have mentioned this as well. My expired 7x17 HP5 has the expected fbf and exposure times for Pt are quite long, when processed in Pyrocat. I really should have done side by sides with HC 110 etc. in the beginning, to have a kind of baseline for comparisons.

as for the OP, if this is base fog, I'd gladly take this