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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

02 April 2025
*2*
SW2

Solar Wind Speed: 435 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 10 nT, Bz 0 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 182 sfu


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, K5HFG 1644, KØAWU 1646, KGØVL 1648

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with 6-9db fading, multipath at 16 mi

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

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 fast deep qsb some SW fair day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: fair visual detection second minute. Strong static crashes

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with qsb

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T no cw heard, local noise here

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

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today, local noise

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard, local noise

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419 with QSB. Estimated peak 30db with static crashes.

16:50 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 18db, 17-11db, 15-2db, at 1 MIN 17db, 17-det, det-10db, 10-15db at END 14-19db

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual at start and near eot

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard, washing machine qrm :>)

Received at W4DEX:

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SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 to 56

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 to 55 peaks

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO copied KP2AE SSB

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE and K4CSO SSB still fair to good copy

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

01 April 2025
*2*
SW3

NOTE : SOLAR ACTIVITY STARTED AN UPWARD MOVE @ 1644 utcJUST IN TIME FOR OUR 2 MIN CW TESTING

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 172, A-INDEX 6. K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 412 KM/s, PHI 130, DENSITY 0-1. P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc GOES 16 117 nt, GOES 18, 112 nt




19gev_20250401_14582025/04/01 14:58:0015:11:0015:02:00C2.1N18W14 ( 4044 )
20gev_20250401_16442025/04/01 16:44:0016:58:0016:52:00C3.5N18W15 ( 4044 )


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

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: ready for the start of the 2 min CW Carrier tests

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0 1 min ??det??, 0, det ??, 0-2db?, EOT 0

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 with qsb little SW poor day for locals

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 steady

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual detection, no tone heard. Peaked 10db above the noise.

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWUcw no detect

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 with QSB. Peaked 26db above the noise floor

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 15db, 14db, 15db, 17db, at 1 MIN 18db, 18db, 17db, 17db, at END 16-15db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 5db, 6db, no tone 7db, no tone , 2-3-0 db, 1 min 0, 0, det??, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual detection near start of transmission

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0, 0- weak det, det, at END det (last 15sec strongest of 2m)

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, steady visual detection peaking 5 dB over noise

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak carrier heard, good visual detection. Peaked 20db with QSB

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

Received by W4DEX:

Received by KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 to 54 copy

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 55 on peaks, QSB to noise

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 on peaks

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB now peaking 55

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Monday, March 31, 2025

31 March 2025
*2*
SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 171, A-INDEX 6, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 463, PHI 135, DENSITY 1.65 p/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 16, 110 nt, GOES 18, 104 nt


20gev_20250331_16312025/03/31 16:31:0016:41:0016:37:00C4.5S16E59 ( 4048 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, K5HFG 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 mostly GW real louzy day for locals

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 229

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 steady, no qsb

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection first 30 seconds then gone

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG no usable cw heard

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no 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: K0AWU cw no detect

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 QSB. Peaked 22db with fast QSB

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, 5-10db, 11db, 10db, at 1 MIN 8-10db, 10-2db, 5-10db, det-7db, at END det-4db

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 5db, 5db, 6db, 3-2db, 1 min 2-4db, 4-7-2,7-10db weak tone, 3db, EOT 3-7db

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL several bright lines on trace last 20 seconds of Tx.

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8IIcw no detect

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

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Collecting data now

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II no cw heard

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Received at KG0VL:


SSB Reports:
16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 copy at best

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB just detectable

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: SSB detectable but not identified

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

30 March 2025
*1*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 157, A-INDEX 9, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1639 utc, 453 KM/s, PHI 70, DENSITY 0.49 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 16, 115 nt, GOES 18, 106 nt



19gev_20250330_15352025/03/30 15:35:0016:06:0915:50:00C3.8S15E74 ( 4048 )
20gev_20250330_16272025/03/30 16:27:0016:58:1216:42:00M1.6S15E71 ( 4048 )


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, WY3T 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det?0, det, det, 1 min det-2db, 0, det?, 0, EOT 0

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no copy/detect I think my receiver is broke

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw no copy - good visual detection

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: Static crashes increasing, now >10db

16:43 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: 
AB4AM No SIG detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw no copy - good visual detection

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW not heard, visual peaked 30 dB near start with fades to noise floor

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no signal detected

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T No signal detected

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 3db, 6db, 5db, 5db,1 min 4 , 5, 0, 7db, EOT 2db

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

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very questionable weak visual detection

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: no other cw detected

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak carrier heard, good visual detection. Estimated max signal around 20db in static crashes

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

29 March 2025
*2*
SW0

NOTE: EVERYONE TODAY WAS REPORTING LOWER THAN NORMAL NOISE FLOORS

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 160, A-INDEX 16, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 UTC, 510 KM/s, PHI 124, DENSITY 0.10 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 16, 115 NT, GOES 18, 108 NT



CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, WY3T 1644, K5HFG 1646, KØAWU 1648, KGØVL 1650, WW8II 1652

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

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW no copy/detect

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

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0,1 min 0,0,0,0,0,

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: bright visual detection, no tone. 10db above the noise floor.

16:45 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM brief visuals every few seconds not above 5 dB. completely gone at EOT

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 539 just on very quick peaks, very fast QSB. Strong visual peak up to 45 dB

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy - detected deep in the noise

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:46 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:49 WY3T-TIM: K6HFG cw no copy/detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, det??, 0-det?, 1 min 0, 0, det?, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529-539 with QSB. Peaked 40db above the noise. Sharp QSB

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU CW no copy/detect

16:52 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW no copy/detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 7db, 7db, 2-5db, 2-6db, at 1 MIN 5-10db, 10db, 10db, 11db, at END 11-12db

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 5, 7, 4, 0-quick 3db, 1 min 2-3db, 0, 2-3 to 0, 2-3db, EOT 5-0

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:52 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL brief visual at 17 50 45 15 seconds no tone less than 5 dB

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:54 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:54 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, det, det, det, at 1 MIN det, det, det, det, at END 0-det -- All weak -- Last 1 min looked like a very slight freq shift down

16:56 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 with QSB. Peaked 25db. Signature much like that of KØAWU, deep fading near one minute and back up again.

16:56 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

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Received at KG0VL:



SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 copy at best, groundwave only


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