22 April 2024

*2*

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 , 97.3nt, GOES 18, 94.1nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1643ut 418km/s, PHI 295, Density 0.20p/cm3

18	gev_20240422_1508	2024/04/22 15:08:00	15:32:00	15:19:00	M1.6	N21E05 ( 3646 )
19	gev_20240422_1541	2024/04/22 15:41:00	15:58:00	15:50:00	M2.8	S11E68 ( 3656 )
20	gev_20240422_1626	2024/04/22 16:26:00	16:36:00	16:30:00	M1.1	S12E67 ( 3656 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 no SW poor day for locals

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 319 with QSB

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no CW heard, good visual detection peaking 10db above the noise.

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, det?, 1 min 0, det-2db, det?, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, 2db, det-3db, 1-2db, at 1 MIN det-2db, 2-det, det-3db, det-2db, at END 1-3db

16:48 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det??, 0, 2db, 1 min DET??, 0, 0, 3db, EOT 0

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0,0,0,0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:50 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard good visual detection that peaked at 12db above the noise.

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, only a few visual specks seen

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:32 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 52 on SSB

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 42 no skywave

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO 52 no skywave

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: possible SSB in the noise but not identified

16:34 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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21 April 2024

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 465 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -5 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 210 sfu

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646

16:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, weak visual detection that peaked about 5db above the noise.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no CW heard, weak visual detection that peaked around 10db above the noise.

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 2db, 2db, 3db, 3-7db, at 1 MIN 7-10db, 10-6db, 6db, 4-7db, at END 5db

16:48 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:49: *** WY3T is now offline ***

16:49 WY3T-TIM: 73s to all

16:49: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very questionable few visual peak

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 ground wave only

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20 April 2024

*2* 

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 213, A-index 41, K-index 2

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 98.2, GOES 18, 91nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642 ut 454KM/s, PHI 350, Density 0.42p/cm3

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: The solar activity today 14 sun spots active today currently level C2.95 and moving slowly but movining

20

gev_20240420_1635

2024/04/20 16:35:00

16:46:00

16:41:00

C4.9

S17W21 ( 3637 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, KØAWU 1642, KGØVL 1644, WW8II 1646

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 Strange no signal seen

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection peaking 6-8db

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: weak CW heard, good visual detection that peaked near 20db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, det, 0, DET??, 1 min 0, det ??, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 0-det, det, det, at 1 MIN det-3db, 3db, 3-4db, 3-2db, at END det-0db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 3db, 0, 1 min 0, 2db, det, det, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual at 10 dB over noise

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaking about 8 dB over noise, fade near eot

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0-det, at END det

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: No CW heard, no signal detected first 30 seconds. Up to 15db thereafter and bright visual detection.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 groundwave only

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here today

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19 April 2024

*2*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind 227, A-index 4, K-index 4

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 95.4, GOES 18 84.1

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642ut 464km/s, PHI 19, Density 10.64p/cm3

20

gev_20240419_1540

2024/04/19 15:40:00

15:53:00

15:46:00

C3.2

S17W02 ( 3638 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 319 with fades into noise - solid trace in ARGO

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549 no SW this time poor day for loclas

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det, 0, det??, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection with 10db peaks

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, possible brief visual detection?

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 with QSB Peaked 25db above the noise

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 3db, 3-5db, 5-6db, 6-8db, 8-10db, 10-2db, det-2db, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:48 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det-3db, 2-3db, det, 5-7db, 1min 10-7-10, 12db, 13db tone , 8-10db, EOT det

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual detection over the QRN

16:49 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:50 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual at start then nothing. Interesting that the 808 mile path is much better than at 510 miles.

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519-529 with QSB, peaked 26db above the noise. Good signal.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: no SSB here

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 at best, no skywave peaks detected

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18 April 2024

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 217, A-index 7, K-index 1

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers GOES 16 110nt, GOES 18 102nt

THE FLARE IN {3645} peaked @ 1646ut C9.88  a nice steady movement  of the ionosphere  just for the entire test period today 

20

gev_20240418_1616

2024/04/18 16:16:00

17:04:19

16:46:00

C9.9

S10E10 ( 3645 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WY3T 1640, KGØVL 1642, WW8II 1644

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det???, det?? 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, det-3db, det, 0, EOT 0

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W8II cw no copy/detect

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, peaked 12db near start, fast QSB as well as static crashes. Signal near 6db at EOT.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

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17 April 2024

*2*

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 199, A-index 31, A-index 1

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 102nt, GOES 18, 94.5nt

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1639ut 322km/s, PHI 347, density 1.11p/cm3

19	gev_20240417_1545	2024/04/17 15:45:00	15:52:00	15:48:00	C6.6	N29E31 ( 3639 )
20	gev_20240417_1642	2024/04/17 16:42:00	16:52:00	16:48:00	C5.2	S18E21 ( 3638 )

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, KØAWU 1642, KGØVL 1644

(WW8II was receive only during test today due to a local thunderstorm.  Sprectum Lab prenet test at 1615 UT included below) 

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX no signal seen too much static

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 429 with QSB

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection with 6-8db peaks

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 mostly GW little SW poor day for locals

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw rst 599 with 6-12 db fading----distant t'storms, over the mountains--150 mi just beginning to cause crashes

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen lightning crashes

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual detection

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 15db, 15db, 15-10db, 10-5db, at 1 MIN 0-4db, 3-5db, 2-5db, 3-4db, at END 1-4db --- ARGH

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 at start, peaked 26db and then went into a big fade with loss of signal. Slowly back up again after on minute ending around 22db above the noise.

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL possible signal detected a couple of times in between crashes

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: possible very faint SSB signal in the noise

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 42

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 peak

16:39 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO 55 ssb today, KP2AE 50% 53 copy ssb

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 53 skywave peak

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