14 April 2026

*2*

SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 99, A-INDEX 3, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 355 KM/s, PHI 123, DENSITY 3.32 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 107 nt, GOES 19, 112 nt


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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 3db, 3db, 0, det, 1 min 3db heavy crashes , 2db, 3-4db, 2-3db, EOT 0

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 589 with QSB

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 at times wild SW peaks deep qsb swings

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected, along with low noise level

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with qsb, no problem

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: H5HFG no cw heard today

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no usable heard

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det, 3db, 6db, 1 min 0, det-2db, 0, 0, EOT det-3db-4db

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL 10 dB, no tone...10 dB...5 dB...5 dB...5 dB... 5 dB...<5 dB

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good 10 dB visual first min then into noise floor. Much better on loop than the vertical rx ant

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good 10 dB visual for over 1 min then into the noise

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II no usable cw heard, but noted varying noise floor conditions

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection. peaked 15db, weak carrier heard

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw fair visual detect last 45 sec

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SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 43

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 and rising

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX S4

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 57

16:35 WA4LDU-JOE: KW4DE S2

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now 57, lots of local QSB

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB now peaking 55

16:38 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE S1

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected today

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: KP2AE, K4CSO, WA4LDU all q5 then down to noise at various times, much qsb ssb

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13 April 2026

*3*

SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 99, A-INDEX 8, K-INDEX 0

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 416 KM/s, PHI 83, DENSITY 0.51 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 109 nt, GOES 19, 117nt



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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 8db weak tone, 11db, 14db, good tone, 14db, copy call 519, 1 min 12db, 15db, 14db, weak tone, 9db, 6db, EOT 5db

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 some good SW peaks fair day for locals

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, steady signal no static or qsb

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual trace considering the static crashes. Estimated peak 10db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL 5 dB, no tone...10 dB....10 dB... 15 dB...5 dB...10 dB EOT

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det??, 2db, 3db, det, 1 min 2db, 1-2db, det, 2db, EOT 4-5db

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW about 329 keying detected, 25 dB visual peak

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II brief visuals throughout Tx. <5 dB peaks

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 339 tone heard, 30 dB visual over noise

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw, heard noise change beginning of time slot, cw just below noise threshold... definite maybe 119

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, estimated signal peak 15db, no tone heard

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SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 with 55 peaks

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 with 57 peaks

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB steady 55 now

16:57 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB peaking 58

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12 April 2026

*2*

SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 93, A-INDEX 12, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR SIND @ 1640 utc, 525 KM/s, PHI 171, DENSITY 1.07 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 106 nt, GOES 19, 115 nt


CW Reports:

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

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 5db, det, det, 1 min 0, det-3-4, det-2db??, 4-5db, EOT 7db

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0,1 min 0,0,,0,0 no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual detection full period. Peaks close to 15db above the noise, very little QSB, no tone heard

16:43 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw detected during the 2nd min

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 5db, 6db, 7db, 8db, EOT 6-7db,

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak visual trace in waterfall, 6db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 56 and a 57 peak with fast fades to noise floor

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW detected the full 2 min

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual first min on both rx antennas

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

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519, peaked 22db with static crashes

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 4db, 5db, 3db, 2-4 db, 1 min det-2db, 0-det, 0, det?, EOT det-2db

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

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

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

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

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 12db, 13-10db, 13-10db, 10db, at 1 MIN 10-5db, 3-11db, 5-0db, 5-10db, at END 10db

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, bright near 15 dB visual peaks. much better on loop than vertical rx wire

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 10db weak tone, 13db, better tone, 12db, 11db, 1 min 10db, 6db, 7db, 3-4db, det??, EOT 0

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

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

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 5db, 5-2 db, 2db, det-3db, at 1 MIN det-2db, 1-2db, 1-3db, 1-3db, at END 2-4db

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 329 copy of ID at eot, near 30 dB visual peak

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: ww8ii no copy/detect

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 549! Peaks to 30db above the noise, good copy

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SSB Reports:

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 to fast 58 peaks, wild QSB

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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11 April 2026

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 581 km/sec

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

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 94 sfu

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual trace in waterfall, 5db

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419-519 QSB, peaked 20db with QSB

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START -- 0, 3-5db, 1-10db, 10-17db, at 1 MIN 17-10db, 10-13db, 13-15db, 15-17db, at END 17-13db

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual peaking about 5 dB S/N

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10 April 2026

*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 98, A-INDEX 7, K-INDEX 4

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @1640 UTC, 581 KM/S, PHI 305, DENSITY 5.75 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 116 nt, GOES 19, 149 nt 0.


CW Reports:

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539, bright visual detection, peaked 24db, slight QSB

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 17db, 17-20db, 20db, 20db, at 1 MIN 20-17db, 17db, 17-12db, 12-10db, at END 12db

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL 5 dB, no tone..0 dB..0 dB..5 dB EOT

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 8db weak tone 8db, 9db, weak call 10db, 1 min 8db, 6db, 7db, 6-7db, EOT 9db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II 0, 0, 0, 0 EOT

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, det, det, det-2db, at 1 MIN det, det, det, det, at END det (Weak detections but little QSB and "solid trace"

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection in waterfall, peaked 14db, no tone heard

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