20 March 2023

*1*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 143, A-index, K-index 3

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity we are coming down off a LONG DURATION event that started around 1410ut with C1.52 and reaching a peak of C4.44 @1539ut currently down to C 3.99 @1611ut with a D layer absorption of 14 to 15 db

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers@1640ut GOES 107nt, GOES 17, 101nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1443ut 413 km/s, PHI 201, Density 3.71p/cm3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event @1643ut was C3.23 with a D layer absorption of about 12db

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual at start with deep fade into noise on both rx antennas at end of transmission

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det-2db, det, det, det, at 1 MIN det-1db, det, det-4db, det-4db, at END 2-5db

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw barely detectable at noise floor, no usable copy

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 full period, steady.

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual at start with deep fade into noise on both rx antennas at end of transmission

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no audible copy today

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 12db, 12-6db, 3-9db, 3-10db, at 1 MIN 3-11db, 6-12db, 3-6db, 3-7db, at END 6-12db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 10db, 5-10db, 6-10db 419 copy, 7=10db, 1 min det 0, 3-5db, 0-4db, EOT 2-5db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual, better on loop than vertical

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard above noise floor today (noise floor is S1)

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, det, 1 min det, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: K0AWU CW 419-519 slow qsb

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb, solid copy

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: no dx today w4dex 569 at best deep qsb louzy day for locals

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, det -3db, 0, det, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 4-5db

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX NIL

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak trace on SpecLab, stronger first minute, nil last 30 seconds.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

W4DEX-DEX:  K4CSO SSB 4x1, KP2AE SSB 4x1 just on peaks

19 March 2023

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16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 109nt, GOES 17 100nt

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1647ut 411 km/s, PHI 90, Density 5.63p/cm3

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: solar event @1651 was C1.27 with about 6db D layer

CW Reports:

W4DEX-DEX: 2 min CW: K0AWU 1640, WY3T 1642, W4DEX 1644,  WW8II 1650,  K)AWU 1652

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:42 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, positive visual on vertical wire, very weak on loop

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

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual on both rx antennas

16:51 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, 0-det, det, 0-det, at 1 MIN det-2db, 2-4db, 1-4db, 1-3db, at END 1-3db

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

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0 , 0, 0, 0,EOT 0

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU 2nd CW run, no signal detected

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:30 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 41, down from the usual 52 after his recent antenna improvement

PRENET TESTING 1899KHz for 03-18-2023

WW8II transmits a5 to 7 second 1 KW CW carrier with ID every 0ne minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

WW8II NOTES:

1525ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event B9.55
1530ut D layer 4.25db, Solar event B9.32
1535ut D layer 4.25db, Solar event B9.34
1540ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.26
1545ut D layer 4.25db, Solar event B9.15
1550ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event B9.36
1555ut D layer 4.25db, Solar event B9.09
1600ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.21

18 March 2023

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 134, A-index 7, K-index 2

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event activity moderately low, but check out the massive CORONAL HOLE IN the SE corner of the sun plus a smaller one in the W side 

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 17, 99.9nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 426 km/s, PHI 117, Density 4.34p/cm3

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, 0-det, 0-det, 0, at 1 MIN det, 0, det, 0, at END 0

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW barely heard carrier at start, visual fade all the way to noise floor on loop but not on vertical wire.

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw at noise, in and out, very weak==no usable signal

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect


16:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:43: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 419-519 with qsb

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min ??det, 2db, quick 2db

16:43 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min ??det, 2db, quick 2db, 0, EOT 0

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

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

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 average with 549 peaks in rolling qsb

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K6HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, very weak visual on loop, high noise now on vertical wire

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: very faint trace on ARGO and SpecLab. Just a few Hz South of 1.899

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T-- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no detect

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 429 up to 439

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, 0, 0, ??det, 1 min 0, 0, det, 3-4db EOT 0

16:50 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw at noise most of transmission, no usable copy

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb or static, solid

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, det, det, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 2-3db

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: visual detection final 5 seconds of period.

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:52 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX No copy/detect ????

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: visual detection full period, stronger second minute

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX no copy SSB

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB not heard.  Called AB4AM

16:32 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB heard so far

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here today any direction

16:42 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX SSB QSB 59 to 20 over

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB wild QSB, 52 to 58 very quick

PRE NET TESTING 1899KHz 03-17-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier with ID every one minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

Start 1515ut
End 1600ut

WW8II notes:

1515ut D layer 14.00db, Solar event C3.82
1556ut D layer 14.00db, Solar event C3.67
1520ut D layer 13.00db, Solar event C3.20
1525ut D layer 11.00db, Solar event C2.88
1530ut D layer 11.00db, Solar event C2.67
1535ut D layer 10.00db, Solar event C2.49
1541ut D layer 09.75db, Solar event C2.30
1545ut D layer 09.25db, Solar event C2.21
1550ut D layer 09.00db, Solar event C2.08
1555ut D layer 09.00db, Solar event C2.01
1600ut D layer 09.00db, Solar event C1.97

17 March 2023

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 135, A-index 8, K-index 2

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 105nt, GOES 17 100nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer about 5-6db solar event @1647 was C1.27

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1643ut was 427km/s, PHI 188, Density 3.93p/cm3





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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual on both rx antennas, loop about 5 dB better than vertical wire

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0-det

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 529 full period, decent signal, light qsb.

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0 to det 2db, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 534-549 light qsb, good copy for 323 miles.

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, det-3db, EOT 0

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

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

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

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no detection

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 339 avg with qsb up/down

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: detect trace of wy3t no real copy

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy - detected faintly during the 2nd min

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 329 on peaks, good visual

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw 339 avg with qsb up/down

16:50 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 519 at best qsb into noise

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, det, EOT 0

16:52 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy - faint detection at eot

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 solid, no qsb, no static

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 8,10,10,15,12,10,15,15,10 579-599

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no tone heard, bright but broken trace on SpecLab.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: Somebody (KP2AE) called W4DEX SSB

16:33 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:33 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX SSB 51

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB initially barely detectable, up to S2 now

16:36 K5HFG-DON: No SSB detected

16:36 AB4AM-ROB: Tried Calling W4DEX and KW4DE no copy

PRENET TESTING 03-16-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier with ID every one minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 5110 mile path

Start 1530ut
End 1600ut

1530ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.39
1535ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.72
1540ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.46
1545ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.24
1549ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event B8.00
1556ut D layer 3.00db, Solar event B7.81
1600ut D layer 3.00db, Solar event B7.88

1602ut D layer 5.50db, Solar event C1.20 NO TRANSMIT
1605ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event B7.78 NO TRANSMIT

16 March 2023

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 139 A-index 29, K-index 0

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event activity had a little blip C1.2 @1603ut but calm down now

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 17 98.3nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642ut 462 km/s, PHI 174, Density 6.23p/cm3

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, 0-det, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair to good visual on both antennas. Steady signal increase during the two minutes

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: peaked about 6db above the noise, good visual full Tx.

16:43 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 light qsb

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no detect

16:47 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW keying heard at start. Fade into noise, fair visual on both antennas

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no detect

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

16:49 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy - faint detection in the noise

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 559 to 569 on both antennas. fade near eot

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 539 good cpy

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no detect

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start det-2db, 0-2db, 0, det, 1min det, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no detection

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 good day for locals

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 6,6,5,8,10,8,12,14,15

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:29 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: Mumbles in the noise only

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3

16:33 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am copy your SSB 52

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB detected, no copy

16:35 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX maybe deep in the noise no real copy SSB

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52, all groundwave