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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

19 May 2026
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WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 105, A-INDEX 0, K-INDEX 4

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 534 KM/s, PHI 339, DENSITY 2.27 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 85.6 nt, GOES 19, 109 nt


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

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw mostly 599 but wild qsb from 20over S9 down to S5...

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 deep qsb fades some SW fair locals

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 6,5,6,6,1 min 0,3,3,5,3,3 519 on peak

16:44 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 559 qsb fades into noise

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw heard 100% time but deep qsb from noise threshold to 549

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM 10 dB, no tone start, 0 dB, 5 dB midway, 0 dB, 10 dB EOT

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

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW near 569 peak with much slower and deep QSB that yesterday

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 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

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

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 QSB, peaked around 18db above the noise, sharp QSB

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 13-5db, 5-2db, det-10db, at 1 MIN 10db-det, 10db, 10db, 8-10db, at END 10-13db

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

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

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak visual trace second minute of test, <5db

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 to 54 copy

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 to 54 copy with QSB into the noise

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 to 55 QSB

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Monday, May 18, 2026

18 May 2026
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SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 104, A-INDEX 8, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 534 KM/s, PHI 339, DENSITY 2/27 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 19, 102 nt, GOES 19, 109 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 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex wild qsb swing 599 at best then 429

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

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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 6,8,8,3,1 min 0, 3,0,3,3 579 to the noise

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

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 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy FAINT DETECTION IN THE NOISE

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM 10 dB, no tone, 0 db, 5 dB, 10 dB EOT

16:44 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am more wild qsb swings 549 at best then gone

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 559 at start, very fast wild QSB.

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: very weak visual detection near EOT, <5db

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM 549 cw full time

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

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: weak carrier heard, bright visual detection, peaked 14db with QSB

16:52 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 7db, 7-2db, det, det, at 1 MIN 0-det, det-3db, 5-10 db, 5-7db, at END 3-4db

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

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det?, det, det-2db, 0, 1 min det, 0, 0, det-3db, EOT 3db-

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:53 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det?, 0,0,0, at 1 MIN 0, det, det, det,det, at END det VERY NARROW weak detections

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:54 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:54 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

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

16:55 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: broken visual detection, estimated peak 10db with static crashes, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 at best

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC 43 briefly

16:35 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

17 May 2026
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SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 109, A-INDEX, 34, K-INDEX, 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 605 KM/s, PHI 331, DENSITY 1.66 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 98.7 nt, GOES 19, 110 nt




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

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

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak visual detection at start and then at EOT, <5db signal with static crashes

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2db, 2db, 2db, det, 1 min weak det to 0, 0, 0, det, EOT det-3db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, one brief visual detection just a few dB over noise

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: good visual detection for the duration, estimated peaks 8-10db in static crashes. No tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 to 43 copy

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

16 May 2026
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WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 101, A-INDEX 35, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 660 KM/s, PHI 289. DENSITY 1.75 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 95 nt, GOES 19, 105 nt

WW8II- Flare in progress peaked M1.9 @ 1612ut




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

16:40 K5HFG-DON: 'So far NO signals CW or SSB have been detected here today

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

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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0, 1 min 0,0,0,0,0 even double checked my antenna

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no signal detected. Strong static crashes

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM Very weak visual to 5 dB by midway, no tone. Peaking to 10 dB at EOT

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW not heard, 15 dB visual peak with one fade to noise floor. earlier test was near 589

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 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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

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

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor to the WEST has dropped to S2

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

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaks estimated around 8db, good visual detection, no tone heard, static crashes

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 0, 0-det, det, at 1 MIN det, 0-det, det, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, det?, 1 min det, 0, det?, 0, EOT 0

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: very weak visual trace near the one minute mark, <5db with static crashes

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:35 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here. Called W4DEX SSB multiple times

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB detected

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Friday, May 15, 2026

15 May 2026
*2*

WW8II - SOLAR FLUX 106, A-INDEX 5, K-INDEX 5

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 641 KM/s, PHI 311, DENSITY 2.27 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 117 nt, GOES 19, 150 nt



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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, det??, 0, 0, EOT 0 ?? had what appeared to be a real weak detect

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no signal detected

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

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 QSB, peaked 26db above the noise level, Q5 copy for the duration

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 12db, 10db, 10db, at 1 MIN 9-13db, 13-15db, 11-14db, 12db, at END 14db

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL weak det??, 0, 0, weak det??, 1 min det, 0, 0, 0, EOT o

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: Definite det last 30 sec for WW8II

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: good visual detection, peaked around 6db above the noise, QSB, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

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