12 August 2026

*1*

SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 449 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -2 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 96 sfu

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab.  Elevated noise floor here due to static crashes

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw heard 599 with 15 db dips qsb

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

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

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:47 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no singal detected

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 with QRN. Hard to define signal peak with strong static crashes

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 20db, 22-18db, 18-10db, at 1 MIN 8-4db, 10-19db, 19-10db, 10-4db, at END 4-10db QUICK deep QSB

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected. odd noise floor decrease ?

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SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB only 32

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB quick 43 peak

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11 August 2026

*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 95, A-INDEX 5, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 105 nt, GOES 19, 128 nt

WW8II- SOLAR WIND NOT REPORTING


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

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

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with up to 15db qsb dips, far less qrn than yesterday/a few distant crashes

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: brief visual detection around the one minute mark. Static crashes

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det, det, 0, det, 1 min 3 db, 3db, det, 2-3 db, EOT det all over the 10 db crashes

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard

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

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3Y 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

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 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 static crashes. Estimated peaks around 25db, QRN

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 12db, 12db, 10-12db, 10-5db, at 1 MIN 5db, 2-5db,det-10db,det-9db, at END 5-14db

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

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

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual 1st min peaking 10 dB then deep fade with signal returning near eot

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, 0, 0,0, at 1 MIN 0, 0-det,0-det,0-weaker det, AT END det

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard, qrn static crashes steadily increasing in intensity/frequency

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

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, estimated peak 10-12db with static crashes

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10 August 2026

*2*

SW1

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 94. A-INDEX 7, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1`641 UTC, 337.3 KM/s, DENSITY 2.57 P/cm3

WW9II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 99.7 nt, GOES 19, 104 nt

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 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 lots qrn copy locals at times not much SW

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected. Static crashes increasing

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX No signal detected EXTREME QRN to the SE direction

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw heard 599

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected also Excessive QRN off the side of the antenna system

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard, increasingly high qrn

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no signal detected QRM from local sweeping carrier plus S4 noise floor

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559 steady, peaks >35db above the noise, good copy

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START @ 6sec -- 20db, 20db, 20-17db, at 1 MIN 18db, 20db, 20db, 20db, at END 20-17db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL sweeping carrier no signal from KG0VL detected

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard, masked by qrn wall

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected.

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

116:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 15db, QSB. No tone heard

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, questionable very weak visual detection over the QRN

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SSB Reports:

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB barely detectable

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB only 32 copy so far

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 43 peak then into the noise

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy now

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO and WA1AC ssb 56 both with high static level

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09 August 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 94, A-INDEX 27, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 Uutc, 409.7 KM/s, DENSITY 4.04 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 96.2 nt, GOES 19, 105 nt

WW8II- C1.83 flare peaked 1640 utc 

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

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, possible det weak, weak det, 6db, 1 min 3-db to det, 0, 0, 0, EOT ??

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 5,3,3,0,1 min 0,0,0,5,6 419 on single peak. mainly detect only

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected

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

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

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 439 peak with a lot of QSB. Test at 1600 was near stable at 589

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 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: bright visual detection, peaked around 6db, no tone heard

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, det, 0-det, det, at 1 MIN det,det,det-0, det

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

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

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, several brief visual detections

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0,0,0,0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0 --- "outside chance" about 10deg of last 30 sec was weakly detected10 sec of last 30 sec

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak and broken visual detection, 5db, no tone heard

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SSB Reports:

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43, no skywave

16:38 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here so far

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08 August 2026

*2*

SW1

Solar Wind Speed: 360 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 15 nT, Bz -15 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 97 sfu

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

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, light qsb, much more stable than prenet

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

16:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 5,3,6,5,1 min 3,3,6,6,0 419 on peak in and out of the noise

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw heard 50% time from noise floor to 339 on several peaks, avg <50% copy

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 579 peak, 35+ dB visual fades

16:45 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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: k5hfg no copy/detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak about 5 second visual detection

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 13-20db, 20-22db, 20db, at 1 MIN 20-10db, 15-25db, 25db, 25-26db, at END 25-18db

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

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 steady, signal peaks 28db, very little QSB

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SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 to 43 peaks

16:40 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO ssb steady 56 with sharp static crashes 80 mi distant to 15 over S9

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

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