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Sunday, March 22, 2026

22 March 2026
*2*
SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 107, A-INDEX 44, K-INDEX 6

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 583 KM/s, PHI 12, DENSITY 1.97 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 87.1 nt, GOES 19, 116 nt

WW8II note: THERE WAS A MINOR UPWARD DISTURBANCE DURING THE 2-MINUTE TESTING TODAY, as seen in the Solar activity graph


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

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual detection full period, peaked 10db, very little QSB. No tone heard

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

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

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

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 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

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 25db, fair copy first minute.

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

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det, 2-3db, det??, 1 min 6db-7db, 7db NO tone, 8db, 4-5db, EOT 6db

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, 5-8db, 5-7db, 0-det, at 1 MIN 5db, 5-7db, 9-11db, 10-12db, at END 10-12db (What a difference from before)

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual detection

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, det, 2db, at 1 MIN 2db, 2-5db, 2-6db, 3-6db, at END 6-8db

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good stable visual detection

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

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: peaked 25db, fast QSB. Weak carrier heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received by KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB fairly stable 57

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

21 March 2026
*2*
SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 102, A-INDEX 34, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 506 KM/s, PHI 134, DENSITY 5.61 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 136 nt, GOES 19, 156 nt


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

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 det, 2, 0, 0, 1 min 0, det, 3-5db, 4-5db, EOT 3-4db,

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0,1 min 0,0,0,3,0 unusual

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM det, 2db, 0, , 0, 1 min det??, 0, 0, 0, EOT det

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM 10 dB no tone start...10 dB midway...nothing after 43 00

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 579 on one brief peak, fast deep fades to noise floor

16:46 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:47 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy . . detected faint in the nois ethe second min

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

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

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

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual from 5 to 15 dB over noise floor

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0,0-det, det, det, at 1 MIN det, det, 0-det, 0-det. at END det -- Detections were VERY weak but "clean"

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

Received at W4DEX:


SSB Reports:
16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 to 57, good local skywave

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:37 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here. Called twice

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB not heard

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB signals here today

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Friday, March 20, 2026

20 March 2026
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 106, A-INDEX 3. K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 473 KM/s, PHI 281, DENSITY 9.02 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 126 nt, GOES 19, 145 nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity FLAT B2.95

WW8II-BRUCE: EQUINOX OCCURRED 1446 UTC TODAY



18gev_20260320_01152026/03/20 01:15:0001:28:0001:20:00B3.4N14E56 ( 4397 )
19gev_20260320_06282026/03/20 06:28:0006:54:1406:37:00B5.0N17E53 ( 4397 )
20gev_20260320_09532026/03/20 09:53:0010:54:0010:14:00B5.0N25E86

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WY3T 1640, K5HFG 1642, WW8II 1646 and 1648

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT O

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

Received at W4DEX:

 

NOTE: WW8II ran another 5-minute 1 KW CW carrier from 1716 UTC to 1722 UTC. Most interesting results as seen @ W4DEX spec lab below:



WW8II: I'm not sure if this had anything to do with the equinox, but I documented as much as I could, since we don't get a second chance.

I also included a second solar activity graph at the end of this report that ended @ 1724 utc

The only anomaly I can say I noted was the rapid changing and higher than normal SOLAR WIND DENSITY

1626 ut 3.39 P/cm3
1640 ut, 9.02 P/cm3
1645 ut 7.55 P/cm3
1655 ut 12.45 P/cm3
1709 ut 8.03 P/cm3
1716 ut 6.09 P/cm3
1718 ut 9.66 P/cm3
1723 ut 7.07 P/cm3
1725 ut 8.78 P/cm3

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

19 March 2026
*1*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 113, A-INDEX 5, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 339 KM/s, PHI 153, DENSITY 1.12 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1630 UTC, GOES 18, 110 nt, GOES 19, 116 nt

NOTE: THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CORONAL HOLE OPENINGS ON THE SURFACE OF THE SUN FACING THE EARTH

NOW THERE ARE *TWO* CMEs: NOAA's latest forecast model predicts two CME impacts this week--the first on March 19th and the second on March 21st. The timing of this double-blow is perfect for amplification by the "Russell-McPherron effect, which boosts storms that happen around the vernal equinox. Moderately strong G2-class geomagnetic storms are possible every day for the rest of this week.


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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, det, det-2db, at 1 MIN 5 db, 3 db, 5db, 2-4 db, at 1 MIN 2db

16:49 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

Received at W4DEX:

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

18 March 2026
*2*
SW2

NOTE: 1654 UTC SOLAR UPWARD ACTIVITY REACHED A C1.02

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 111, A-INDEX 4, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 419 KM/s, PHI 79, DENSITY 1.35 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1740 utc, GOES 18, 112 nt, GOES 19, 120 nt


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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 qsb some SW not as good as pre-test poor day for locals

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, det, det 1db, 2db, 1 min det, det-2db, 6db, 6db, EOT 4db,

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START -- 0,0,0,0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0 -- Tough day!

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: collecting data now

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW tone detected, no copy. Good visual peaking 20+dB

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 with 56 peaks

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 with 57 peaks

16:37 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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

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