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Friday, April 24, 2026

24 April 2026
*0*

Solar Wind Speed: 418 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz 5 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 146 sfu


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

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

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, det, det, det-5db, at 1 MIN 2-5db, 2-5db, 2-5db, 2-6db, at END 4-5db

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: good visual detection, peaked 20db, weak CW heard

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Received at KG0VL:

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

23 April 2026
*0*
SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 116, A-INDEX 5, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 441 KM/s, PHI 353, DENSITY 3.21 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 102 nt, GOES 19, 111 nt





CW Reports:
16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:40 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect, no SSB here

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

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

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with qsb 9-15 dips, all local signals weaker than usual

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak visual detection final 15 seconds of test

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

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

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T no cw heard today

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

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

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START WW8II START

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: Weak CW heard, bright visual detection, peaked 16db with QSB

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

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

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

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected. Odd varing noise floor

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

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak visual detection first minute of test, <5db

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SSB Reports:
16:39 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB only 32 copy, unusually weak

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

22 April 2026
*2*
SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 112, A-INDEX 19, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 488 KM/s, PHI 49, DENSITY 2.03 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 109 nt, GOES 19 118 nt


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

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

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak visual detection in waterfall near EOT, <5db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, veak visual on loop, barely detectable on vertical rx

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 2db, 0, 0, 1 min det??,-0, 0, 1-2db??, 0, EOT 0, I WAS GETTING STATIC CRASHES

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, just a few weak visual peeks on loop, nothing on vertical

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: good visual detection, peaks to 10db, QSB. No tone heard

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SSB Reports:
16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 at best

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 at best

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

21 April 2026
*2*
SW2

Solar Wind Speed: 549 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz -4 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 105 sfu



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

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

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

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

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection with strong static crashes. Estimated peak 5db

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

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:46 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB so far near steady 54 copy

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB also near steady 54

16:37 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

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Monday, April 20, 2026

20 April 2026
*2*
SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 105, A-INDEX 23, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc 543 KM/s, PHI 333, DENSITY 3.28 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 92.4 nt, GOES 18, 112 nt




CW Reports:

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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 some qsb fades not much SW poor day for locals

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy . faint detection 2nd min

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

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

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak brief visual detection on loop, slightly better on vertical

16:46 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weal visual detection most of transmissin. Slightly better on loop than vertical rx ant

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected on either rx antenna

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked around 15db above the noise, weak carrier heard

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Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from undetectable to 43 copy

16:35 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 to 57


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