04 May 2026

*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 143, A-INDEX 8, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 426 KM/s, PHI 344, DENSITY 1.16 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 107 nt, GOES 19, 129 nt

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, det, 0, det??,1 min 0, 0, det, 0, EOT det

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 QSB, peaked 25db with QSB

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, 5-10 db, 5-10 db, 10-12db, at 1 MIN det-5db, det, det-7db, 5-10 db, at END 5-10db

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 maybe a weak det but overall 0

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard (using 50hz wide filter, agc fast, full wave horizontally polarized/vertically hanging 510 ft rectangular loop for transmitting and receiving)

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0,0,0,0, at 1 MIN 0, 0-del, 0-del, 0-det at END det Best sig last 15sec

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 20db, carrier heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

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03 May 2026

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SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 159, A-INDEX 7, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 407 KM/s, PHI 334, DENSITY 2.50 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 96.3 nt, GOES 19, 105 nt


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

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual trace full duration! Peaked 14db, very little QSB, no tone heard

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

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

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 12db, 10db, 10-7db, at 1 MIM 8-10db, 10-12db, 10-12db, 5-10db, at END 7-10db

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 QSB, peaked 28db with slow QSB

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair near steady visual except for fade during last about 15 seconds

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, no visual for about the first 30 sec, then a near 10 dB peak with visual the rest of transmission

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 17db above the noise level, weak carrier heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:52 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 to 43 at best

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02 May 2026

*?*

SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 424 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 0 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 145 sfu

CW Reports:
W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today, PS send more rain northward.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:
16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO ssb 54, best readibility in over a week.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 to 43, slight up and down QSB

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01 May 2026

*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 143, A INDEX 15, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1646 utc, 448 KM/s, PHI 286, DENSITY 0.10 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 93.5 nt, GOES 19, 104 nt

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy - good visual detect

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

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 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: good visual detection, peaked 22db with QSB, weak carrier heard

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, det?, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 strange

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 11db, 12db, 11-13db, at 1 MIN 14db, 15db, 15db, 13db, at END 13-11db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL

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

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0-?, det, det, 0, at END 0db -- Detections real but VERY VERY weak

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaks to 15db with QSB, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

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30 April 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 143, A-INDEX 4, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 393 KM/s, PHI 298, DENSITY 0.52 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 88.6 nt, GOES 19, 101 nt


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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with qsb

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, det???,1 min det, det, det??, 2-3db, EOT 3-4db

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 at best qsb fades not much SW louzy day for locals

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very faint (at best) visual trace in waterfall

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

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

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T no audible copy today

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU no cw heard

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 18db, 17db, 10-15db, at 1 MIN 15-17db, 18db, 20db, 20db, at END 20db

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559, good signal. Peaked 40db slight QSB

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det-2, 3-5db, 4-5db, det-2db, 1 min 0, 0, det-2db??, 0, EOT 0

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection. one quick about 5 dB peak

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:52 WY3T-TIM: WW9II cw no copy/detect

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no audible copy

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual trace, peaked 18db, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 at best again today

16:34 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy at best

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here so far today

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