18 August 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 124, A INDEX 11, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR SIND @ 1644 UTC, 465.5 KM/s, DENSITY 8.43 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 114 nt, GOES 19, 132 nt

 WW8II- C.2.03 flare peaking @ 1654 ut


CW Reports:
16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 4db, 4db, det, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 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 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: bright visual detection, peaks around 16db with static crashes, weak CW heard

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 3db, 3-10 db, 10-2 db, 0 db, at 1 MIN det-2db, 2-4 db, det, 0-det, at END det-5db

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

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

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

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0,0-det, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0-det?, det?, det, det, at END stronger det

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: broken visual detection, weak around 5db

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB barely detectable

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17 August 2026

(Data lost due to power failure)

16 August 2026

*2*

SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 301 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 3 nT, Bz 0 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 117 sfu

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

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

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

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 12,10,10,12,1 MIN 8,10,6,10,8, 559

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

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 559 peak, 30dB visual fade

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

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

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: good visual detection, peaked around 15db above the noise. Weak tone heard

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 10-12db, 13-10db, 10-17db, at 1 MIN 17-20db, 15db, 7db, 7-0db, at END det-3db !!

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual detection. QRN building up

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB from 32 to 43 copy

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15 August 2026

*0*

SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 348 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz -2 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 114 sfu

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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with a few 12db dips, distant lightning static increasing in intensity

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected, QRN increasing fast

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB good 43 copy

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO ssb 56 today

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14 August 2026

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 380 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -3 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 114 sfu

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: K5HFG 1640, KGØVL 1642

16:44 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: possible faint detection in waterfall, <5db

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

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13 August 2026

*2*

SW3

Solar Wind Speed: 374 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 0 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 100 sfu

CW Reports:

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

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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 some good SW peaks fair day for locals

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected, static crashes

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

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

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

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

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

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419-519 QRN. Estimated signal peak 12-15db in static crashes

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

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 0-10db, 10-15db, 15012db, at 1 MIN 3-8db, 0-8db, 5-12db, 3-16db, at END 12-14db

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

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 copy

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB peaking 57

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now 55 copy, been a while since we had any skywave

16:36 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 59 peak

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 55 peak

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