30 April 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 143, A-INDEX 4, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 393 KM/s, PHI 298, DENSITY 0.52 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 88.6 nt, GOES 19, 101 nt


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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 at best qsb fades not much SW louzy day for locals

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very faint (at best) visual trace in waterfall

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T no audible copy today

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

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

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

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU no cw heard

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 18db, 17db, 10-15db, at 1 MIN 15-17db, 18db, 20db, 20db, at END 20db

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559, good signal. Peaked 40db slight QSB

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det-2, 3-5db, 4-5db, det-2db, 1 min 0, 0, det-2db??, 0, EOT 0

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection. one quick about 5 dB peak

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:52 WY3T-TIM: WW9II cw no copy/detect

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no audible copy

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual trace, peaked 18db, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 at best again today

16:34 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy at best

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here so far today

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29 April 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 149, A-INDEX 3, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 UTC, 300 KM/s, PHI 139, DENSITY 3.65 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 122 nt, GOES 19, 137 nt



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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549 no SW only GW terrable day for locals

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, light qsb

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected. (good visual detection here at 1620utc)

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 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: good visual detection, peaked 16db, was able to hear callsign several times

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 9db, 7-9db, 10db, 10db, at 1 MIN 5-10db, 5-10db, 5-10db, 5-11db, at end 5-12db

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak intermittent visual just a few dB above noise floor

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det, det, 0-det, 1 min 0, 0, 0, det-2db,??, EOT 0

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, 5 dB visual peaks during second minute

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0-det??

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: get data now

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: very weak visual detection in waterfall, <5db

Received at W4DEX:


Received at KG0VL:


SSB Reports:
16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 at best, now skywave

16:36 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 42 on ssb maybe

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43, just slightly better than first transmission

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28 April 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 142, A-INDEX 7, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 367 KM/s, PHI 250, DENSITY 3.96 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 106 nt, GOES 19 111 nt


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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 GW only no SW terrable day for locals

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with no qsb today

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard

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

16:46 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL no cw heard

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det-2db, det, 0,det, 0, 1 min det?, 0, det?, 0-det?, det, EOT 0

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, only three brief visual traces detected.

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good near 5 dB near stable visual during first min, then nil during second min

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB only 32 at best

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: been listening and watching NO SSB detected here today

16:36 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:36 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 43 on ssb no SW

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27 April 2026

*1*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 156, A-INDEX 14, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 451 KM/s, PHI 43, DENSITY 2.23 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 108 nt, GOES 19, 119 nt




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

16:41 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 at best some deep fades not much

16:41 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, det, det, det-2db, 1 min det-2db, det-2db, det??, det-3db quick QSB, EOT det

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: Not much SW poor day for locals

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with moderate qsb variations

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: faint visual trace final minute, very weak

16:43 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab -- Igore above post ALL ERROR

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

16:45 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: bright visual detection, estimated peaks 10db with static crashes

16:47 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, det-2db, 2-5db, 2-10db, at 1 MIN 10-2db, det, 0-det, --- NOW WASHING MACHINE!

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, det, det, 1 min det-2db, det, 5db, 0, EOT 0-det??

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, short weak visual peaks

16:49 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, just a few weak visual peaks

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, det, det, det-1db, NOW WASHING MACHINE --- ARGH

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, estimated peak 15db, weak carrier heard with static crashes

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from nil to a 32 peak

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 to 43 copy

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: Near-constant static crashes here

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here today

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26 April 2026

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 148, A-INDEX 9, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 448 KM/s, PHI 154, DENSITY, 5.41 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 102 nt, GOES 19, 116 nt




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

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

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual trace full period, peaks to 10db, no tone heard

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

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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, peaked 12db, no tone heard

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START Wideband noise obscured and possible signal

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

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, det-2db, 1-2db, 1 min 0, 0-2db, det??, 0-2db, EOT 0

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection during last 30 sec of transmission

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START Wideband noise obscured and possible signal

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual near eot

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 near EOT. Peaked 18db near end of test, able to hear callsign.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 at best, no skywave noticed 

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