24 March 2026

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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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23 March 2026

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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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22 March 2026

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SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 107, A-INDEX 44, K-INDEX 6

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 583 KM/s, PHI 12, DENSITY 1.97 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 87.1 nt, GOES 19, 116 nt

WW8II note: THERE WAS A MINOR UPWARD DISTURBANCE DURING THE 2-MINUTE TESTING TODAY, as seen in the Solar activity graph


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

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual detection full period, peaked 10db, very little QSB. No tone heard

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

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

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

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

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 25db, fair copy first minute.

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

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det, 2-3db, det??, 1 min 6db-7db, 7db NO tone, 8db, 4-5db, EOT 6db

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, 5-8db, 5-7db, 0-det, at 1 MIN 5db, 5-7db, 9-11db, 10-12db, at END 10-12db (What a difference from before)

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual detection

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, det, 2db, at 1 MIN 2db, 2-5db, 2-6db, 3-6db, at END 6-8db

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good stable visual detection

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

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: peaked 25db, fast QSB. Weak carrier heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received by KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB fairly stable 57

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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21 March 2026

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SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 102, A-INDEX 34, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 506 KM/s, PHI 134, DENSITY 5.61 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 136 nt, GOES 19, 156 nt

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, WY3T 1644, K5HFG 1646, K0AWU 1648, WW8II 1650

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 det, 2, 0, 0, 1 min 0, det, 3-5db, 4-5db, EOT 3-4db,

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0,1 min 0,0,0,3,0 unusual

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM det, 2db, 0, , 0, 1 min det??, 0, 0, 0, EOT det

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM 10 dB no tone start...10 dB midway...nothing after 43 00

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 579 on one brief peak, fast deep fades to noise floor

16:46 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:47 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy . . detected faint in the nois ethe second min

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

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

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

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

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

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual from 5 to 15 dB over noise floor

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0,0-det, det, det, at 1 MIN det, det, 0-det, 0-det. at END det -- Detections were VERY weak but "clean"

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

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 to 57, good local skywave

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:37 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here. Called twice

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB not heard

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB signals here today

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20 March 2026

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WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 106, A-INDEX 3. K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 473 KM/s, PHI 281, DENSITY 9.02 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 126 nt, GOES 19, 145 nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity FLAT B2.95

WW8II-BRUCE: EQUINOX OCCURRED 1446 UTC TODAY

18	gev_20260320_0115	2026/03/20 01:15:00	01:28:00	01:20:00	B3.4	N14E56 ( 4397 )
19	gev_20260320_0628	2026/03/20 06:28:00	06:54:14	06:37:00	B5.0	N17E53 ( 4397 )
20	gev_20260320_0953	2026/03/20 09:53:00	10:54:00	10:14:00	B5.0	N25E86

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WY3T 1640, K5HFG 1642, WW8II 1646 and 1648

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT O

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

Received at W4DEX:

 

NOTE: WW8II ran another 5-minute 1 KW CW carrier from 1716 UTC to 1722 UTC. Most interesting results as seen @ W4DEX spec lab below:



WW8II: I'm not sure if this had anything to do with the equinox, but I documented as much as I could, since we don't get a second chance.

I also included a second solar activity graph at the end of this report that ended @ 1724 utc

The only anomaly I can say I noted was the rapid changing and higher than normal SOLAR WIND DENSITY

1626 ut 3.39 P/cm3

1640 ut, 9.02 P/cm3

1645 ut 7.55 P/cm3

1655 ut 12.45 P/cm3

1709 ut 8.03 P/cm3

1716 ut 6.09 P/cm3

1718 ut 9.66 P/cm3

1723 ut 7.07 P/cm3

1725 ut 8.78 P/cm3

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