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Friday, February 14, 2025

14 February 2025
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 173, A-INDEX 23, K-INDEX 4

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 548 KM/s, PHI 257, DENSITY 0.38 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16, 118 nt, GOES 18, 108 nt




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: K5HFG 1710, KGØVL 1712, WW8II 1714

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SIG DETECTED @ W4DEX from K5HFG

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, hear keying in the noise, 15 dB peak

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 7db, 5db, det, 1 min det, 0, 0, 3db, det, EOT 2-3db

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: good visual trace, no tone. Peaked 10db

17:16 K5HFG-DON: WW8II very weak spotty trace, no tone 5 dB. QSB deep and long. A 10 dB peak at EOT

17:17 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 419 on peaks. Max signal around 28db above the noise with QSB

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II and KG0VL weak @W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:























Received at KG0VL:



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Thursday, February 13, 2025

13 February 2025
*2*
SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 166, A-INDEX 16, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 443 KM/s, PHI 55, DENSITY 4.46 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc GOES 16, 109 nt, GOES 18, 103 nt




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det, det, det-2db, 3-4db, 1 min 5db, NO tone, 4-5db, 5-6db, 6-7db, EOT 7db

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 some SW today fair local prop.

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 with QSB

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 519 steady. Peaked 27db with slight QSB near EOT.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX trace detected, no tone. 5 dB start, 10 dB EOT

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: fair visual detection first minute, then gone.

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 3-5db, 9db weak tone, 7db, 1 min 11db, 7db, det-3db, det, EOT det-4db

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual peaking 10+ dB over noise

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - weak intermittent visual detect in ARGO

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, no tone 15 dB peak

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II weak trace, no tone start 5 dB, EOT

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - fair visual detect first minute then faded

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaking 22 dB over noise

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak CW carrier heard, good visual detection. Peaked 25 dB with one big fade.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:


SSB Reports:
17:03 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 53, fair skywave copy

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 copy

17:05 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB 57 peak then into noise

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB initially heard the faded into the noise

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 32 copy at best

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE and K4CSO SSB still 53 to 55 copy

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

12 February 2025
*2*
SW1

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 153, A-INDEX 17, K-INDEX 2


WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 512 KM/s, PHI 295, DENSITY 0.17 P/cm3


WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 uC, GOES 16 107 nt, GOES 18 98.9 nt


CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 not much SW poor day for locals

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 6db, 8db, 8db real weak tone, -45db, 1 min 0, det, 0, det-3db, EOT 7db??

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 329 with several QSB dips into noise

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak CW carrier heard at EOT. Peaked 16db, slowly increasing from start to finish.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, static crashes to the SW, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:14 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX Good trace, no tone. 12 dB peak

17:15 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, no tone. 15 dB peak

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2db, 3db, 4-5db, 7db weak tone copy call 21, 1 min 12db weak tone, 8db, 7db, 8db, 12db no tone, 0, EOT 4-5db

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: very faint visual detection

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, brief weak visual near start for about 15 second

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - weak trace in ARGO

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II weak trace, no tone. 10 dB peak Deep long QSB

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak about 25 dB over noise

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw rising from noise midway to 229, overall weak 50%

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 529 with QSB. Peaked 32db above the noise
 level

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:


SSB Reports:
17:06 WA4LDU-JOE: very weak SSB in the noise - probably Dex - no copy

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 at best

17:09 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO and W4DEX 57 or better ssb

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

11 February 2025
*2*
SW2

Solar Wind Speed: 485 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 1 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 159 sfu



CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, WY3T 1712, K5HFG 1714, KGØVL 1716, NM8R 1718

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 qsb some SW not good as pre net sig.

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3, 329 AT EOT

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX, Bright trace, no tone, 10 dB peak @ beginning, 12 dB peak at EOT

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 519 steady, peaked 32db above the noise

17:14 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, several good visual peaks at 10 to 15 dB S/N

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: weak visual detection second minute

17:18 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, no tone, 15 dB at beginning, middle and EOT

17:18 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL keying heard but not copyable, visual peak near 35 dB over noise

17:20 K5HFG-DON: NM8R no detect

17:20 WY3T-TIM: NM8R cw no copy/detect

17:21 W4DEX-DEX: NM8R CW no signal detected

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: NM8R: faint CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 16db above the noise. Good show Scott

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:


SSB Reports:
17:02 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 copy on peaks

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 on peaks, fast fades to 43 copy

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Monday, February 10, 2025

10 February 2025
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 163, A-INDEX 18, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 546 KM/s, PHI 344, DENSITY 1.87P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc GOES 16 113 nt, GOES 18, 101 nt


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WY3T 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T audible but very weak, mostly in the noise today, no usable copy

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 349 with QSB - excellent trace in ARGO

17:14 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG no cw heard today

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: very brief visual detection at start, then gone.

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 15db 18 18 weak tone copy cal 519, 1 min 16db, weak tone copy call 418, 12db, 10db, 5db, EOT 15db weak tone

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL bright trace, no tone. 12 dB peak

17:16 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - fair trace in ARGO

17:18 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw very weakly heard at/in noise 50% time, no usable copy

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II Bright trace, no tone. 15 dB peak

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 529 peaked 35db above the noise.

17:19 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II seen @W4DEX 10-14bd

17:19 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL seen @ W4DEX spec lab 5-8db

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - fair trace in ARGO - faded out last 30 sec

Received at KG0VL:

Received at WA4LDU:


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Sunday, February 9, 2025

09 February 2025
*2*
SW 3

WW8II-SOLAR FLUX 173, A-INDEX 11, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 462 KM/s, PHI 306, DENSITY 4.20 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16 134 nt, GOES 18, 102 nt





CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, det-2db, det-2db??, det, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 17db above the noise.

17:12 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 10,12,20,15,1 min 10,3,5,8,8 599 on peak with deep fades

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det, 2db, 0, 0, EOT det??

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW brief 559 peak, visual peak near 50 dB over noise with very fast deep fades

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 10db, weak tone, 12db, 14db, still weak tone, copy call 4195db, 1 min 9db-11db, 7db, real weak tone, 15db copy call 519, 10db EOT 2-3db

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak questionable visual detection

17:17 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: peaked 18db above the noise floor. According to SpecLab, just a little stronger than W4DEX, yet no tone heard.

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak about 20 dB over noise floor

17:18 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 549 decent copy. Peaked 45db above the noise.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:



SSB Reports:
17:02 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 57, very good skywave

17:03 KG0VL-JEFF: Answered WW8II's SSB call twice, no reply. Weak here on SSB

17:08 W4DEX-DEX: local skywave holding up very well today

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB still good copy but weaker than earlier

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