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Friday, March 27, 2026

27 March 2026
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 152, A-INDEX 10, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 408 KM/s, PHI 25, DENSITY 0.11 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 101 nt, GOES 19, 111 nt



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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0,0, 0, 1 min 0, 2db, det, 0, EOT 0

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy- excellent visual detect in Spec Lab

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

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559 good copy, peaks 35db with some QSB

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 18db, 18db, 19db, 20db, at 1 MIN 20db, 22db, 22db, 22-25db, at END 25db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

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

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 9db weak tone 8db, 9db, 6-7db, 1 min 7-8db, 4-5db, 6db, 3-4db, EOT 5db

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 10db, 10db, 10db, 10-11db, at 1 MIN 10db, 11db, 11db, 11db, at END 11db

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

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

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

26 March 2026
*2*
SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 140, A-INDEX 17, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc 421 KM/s, PHI 21, DENSITY 0.10 P/cm3

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



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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 wild qsb some good SW now fair day for locals

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

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

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 329, 3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 0, 0, DET ONLY AT EOT

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 peak with QSB dips

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual trace first minute, very weak thereafter. 5db

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw detectable, no copy - excellent visual trace

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, interesting about 10 second 10 dB visual near start and another near eot

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T no usable cw heard, just below noise floor?

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

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

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

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU no cw heard today

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 549, decent copy, peaks 38db, slight QSB

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 4db, 6db, 4db-det, 1 min 0, 0, 0-det??, det, EOT 0

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, no visual most of first min, weak but building up visual second minute

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cwburst heard light and brief midway thru, generally no copy heard

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 2db, 2db, 2db, det-2db, at 1 MIN det, det, det, det-0, at END 0-det

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW tone detectable near eot, near 20 dB visual peak last minute

16:52 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: will collect data now, MY noise floor is now at least 15 dB below normaL s1-2

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 15db above the noise at start, slowly increasing and ending around 25db above the noise. Copied callsign at EOT

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 to 56

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 55 peak

16:55 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE ssb weak copy

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX copy ssb but much weaker than before cw session

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB now just detectable


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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

25 March 2026
*2*
SW1

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 128, A-INDEX 28, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1643 utc, 564 KM/s, PHI 330, DENSITY 1.03 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 102 nt, GOES 19, 113 nt





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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 5db, 5db, 6db, 7db, 1 min 3db, 2db, 4db, 3db, EOT det0

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual trace in waterfall, peaks to 10db above the noise, no tone heard

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: .W4DEX cw rst 599 with lite qsb, no static

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 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today, weaker signals locally noted today too

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 16-18db above the noise, weak carrier heard, good visual detection, QSB

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, det-5db, 3-6db, det, at 1 MIN det-5db, 0-2db, 2-6db, 1db-det, at END 5db-det

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, near steady visual at about 7 to 8 dB S/N

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

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW tone detectable, fairly steady visual for most of the transmission. QSB the last 30 seconds

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 no skywave noticed

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 with very fast short 55 peaks

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

24 March 2026
*2*
SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 124, A-INDEX 28, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 570 KM/s, PHI 330, DENSITY 0.10 P/CM3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 102 nt, GOES 19, 113 nt


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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 at times big qsb swings on locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 with QSB dip to noise midpoint of 2nd minute

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual detection, peaks around 6db, no tone heard

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: weak visual trace, peaks around 5db above the noise, no tone heard

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, visual peak about 5 dB over noise but fairly stable

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual at about 15 dB over noise floor

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no signal for about the first minute, then up to 519. Peaks around 22db, slight QSB

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 43 copy

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB S9, KW4DE and KP2AE in and out of noise

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 up to 55

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here so far

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 to 56 copy......just now peaking 58!

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB last heard was 55 copy



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Monday, March 23, 2026

23 March 2026
*2*
SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX, 120, A-INDEX 75, A-INDEX 4

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1638 utc, 647 KM/s, PHI 279, DENSITY 0.10 P/CM3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 103 nt, GOES 19, 111 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 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599+, no qsb or qrn

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 some SW low noise fair day at times for locals

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 DB AT EOT

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual trace in waterfall, around 6db above the noise level

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

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: Big drop in solar density

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signal detected

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T no cw heard today, signals becoming weaker daily---seasonal cycle

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no heard, possible very weak visual detection

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG no signal detected

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

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

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

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

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 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 16db above the noise, weak CW heard, QSB

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, 2db, det-2db, 0-det, at 1 MIN 2-5db, 5-13db, 10-13db, 15db, at END 15-17db

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

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

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

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

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 2db, 1db, 1db, 2db, at 1 MIN 3db, 3db, 4db, 3db, 3db, at END 2db-det

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good near stable visual at about 10 dB S/N

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard---noise floor anomalies from time to time, but no clear cw

16:52 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak visual detection, max peak around 6db, no tone heard

16:58 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO reports he had some tone from WW8II

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
6:34 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 54 to 55, fair skywave signal

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 to 57 peaks

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB down to 43 on last transmission

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