18 April 2024

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 217, A-index 7, K-index 1

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers GOES 16 110nt, GOES 18 102nt

THE FLARE IN {3645} peaked @ 1646ut C9.88  a nice steady movement  of the ionosphere  just for the entire test period today 

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C9.9

S10E10 ( 3645 )

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det???, det?? 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, det-3db, det, 0, EOT 0

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W8II cw no copy/detect

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, peaked 12db near start, fast QSB as well as static crashes. Signal near 6db at EOT.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

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17 April 2024

*2*

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 199, A-index 31, A-index 1

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 102nt, GOES 18, 94.5nt

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1639ut 322km/s, PHI 347, density 1.11p/cm3

19	gev_20240417_1545	2024/04/17 15:45:00	15:52:00	15:48:00	C6.6	N29E31 ( 3639 )
20	gev_20240417_1642	2024/04/17 16:42:00	16:52:00	16:48:00	C5.2	S18E21 ( 3638 )

CW Reports:

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

(WW8II was receive only during test today due to a local thunderstorm.  Sprectum Lab prenet test at 1615 UT included below) 

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX no signal seen too much static

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 429 with QSB

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection with 6-8db peaks

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 mostly GW little SW poor day for locals

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw rst 599 with 6-12 db fading----distant t'storms, over the mountains--150 mi just beginning to cause crashes

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen lightning crashes

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

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

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 15db, 15db, 15-10db, 10-5db, at 1 MIN 0-4db, 3-5db, 2-5db, 3-4db, at END 1-4db --- ARGH

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 at start, peaked 26db and then went into a big fade with loss of signal. Slowly back up again after on minute ending around 22db above the noise.

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL possible signal detected a couple of times in between crashes

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: possible very faint SSB signal in the noise

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 42

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 peak

16:39 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO 55 ssb today, KP2AE 50% 53 copy ssb

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 53 skywave peak

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16 April 2024

*2*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 192, A-index 8, K-index 3

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 112nt, GOES 18, 82.2nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 384km/s, PHI 168, Density 11.80p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW test sched. W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, K0AWU 1644, WW8II 1646

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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 no SW real louzy day for locals

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 329 - good trace in ARGO

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, very weak visual peaks during last minute

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min -0, det-3db, 0, dt, EOT det-2db

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, det, 0-det, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, det, at END det -- weaker than yesterday

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaking 10 dB S/N

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 41

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 52

16:34 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

16:35 WA4LDU-JOE: no ssb here

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: No skywave detected on locals

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15 April 2024

*2*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 178, A-index 6, K-index 1

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 123nt, GOES 18 114nt

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1645ut , PHI 192, Density 1.64p/cm3



16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Sunspot regions 3634 and 3639 are active

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare started 1622ut was C1.74, peaked out at 1705ut @C5.09 end 1744ut C1.85

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

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: 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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flare activity increasing just for us

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with QSB, peaked 26db above the noise

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 11-8db, 8-6db, 8-12db, at 1 MIN 12-6db, 8-12db, 8-3db, 3-12db, at END 12db

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, det, det, 1 min 3db with vert rec antenna, 2db, 2db, EOT det all with vert rec antenna

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, det, det, det, at 1 MIN det, det,det, 0-det, at END det --- Stronger than yesterday but too weak to measure strength

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, peaked about 10db above the noise

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL detected weak @ W4DEX and WW8II not seen

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I called SSB for 1 min no response

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14 April 2024

*2*

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 161, A-index 5, K-index 1

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 121nt, GOES 18, 114nt

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1640ut 354km/s, PHI 2, Density 0.46p/cm3




CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW W4DEX 1640, K0AWU 1642, WW8II 1644

16:41 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX CW 589 at S9

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:44 W4DCL-CARROLL: K0AWU nothing heard. S5 noise floor here

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual 1st min then into the noise. returning slightly during last minute

16:46 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II nothing heard

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at END det --- Very weak detections but stronger the last 30sec

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: W4DCL SSB 52

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52, no skywave detected

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected today

16:38 W4DCL-CARROLL: k4cso S9 +10 here in Thomasville

16:38 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX S9 over S5 noise

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13 April 2024

*2*

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 152. A-index 6, K-index 1

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 111nt, GOES 18, 106nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1640ut 418km/s, PHI 164, Density 0.74p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, WY3T 1644, K5HFG 1646, KGØVL 1648, WW8II 1650

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with light qsb fluctuations

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 strange NO signal detected tried 3 different antennas

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no copy/detect

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 steady today

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, very bright visual detection peaking 12db above the noise.

16:43 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw 339 for most of transmission today

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 119 in and out of noise - solid trace in Argo

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM Steady trace, no tone, Some quick QSB entire TX

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 329 copy on peaks, visual peaking 20 dB over noise

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no CW heard. Weak, but defined visual detection around 5db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy - slight visual detection in Argo first minute only

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 229 on best peaks, mostly at noise

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, one weak very brief visual peak

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no singal detected

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual peaking 8 dB over noise

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 3db, 0, 4db, 4db, 1 min 0, 0, 0, det, EOT 3-5db

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw heard just above noise on several peaks 229 at best, generally in noise

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

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

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection peaking 24db above the noise. 

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb barely detectable

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX SSB no copy

16:35 AB4AM-ROB: Called WA4LDU SSB no copy

16:36 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

16:57 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52

16:58 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO ssb 55 at best today, generally about 75% copy

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