27 August 2026

*2*

SW2

Solar Wind Speed: 251 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -1 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 131 sfu

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 at best wild qsb swings into noise locals some good peaks qrn from storms

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 459

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual detection, peaked around 8db

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with deep qsb brief dips

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, looks like a valid weak signal just a few hz low

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb detectable but no copy yet

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: KW4DE ssb 5x1

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 copy

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB nice 55 skywave peak

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 54 skywave

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 53

16:39 WA4LDU-JOE: Heard W4DEX and KW4DE call - brief peaks

16:39 KP2AE-JOE: wa4ldu 52 on ssb

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA4LDU 53 ssb with dips

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: KP2AE ssb about 50% 53

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO ssb 54 with dips and peaks, distant lightning

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26 August 2026

*1*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 132, A-INDEX 4, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1641 utc, 287.8 KM/s, DENSITY 1.83 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 109 nt, GOES 19 111 nt


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

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX 599 cw with increasing lightning qrn intensity

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 429 then 579 short peak more qrn from storms poor locals

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak visual detection final 30 seconds

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard, losing battle with lightning qrn

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signal detected

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected. QRN building up fast

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

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today, just snap/crackle/pop

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: kg0vl signals were all quick bursts

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected.

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect, Noise S5 to 7 some S9 spikes

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

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard, but Thor 599, 73

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, signal peaks to 16db above the noise, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB barely detectable

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 copy

16:37 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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25 August 2026

*1*

SW0

WW8II= SOLAR FLUX 143. A-INDEX 6, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1645 UT, 334.3 KM/s, DENSITY 1.91 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 107 nt, GOES 19 111 nt

CW Reports:

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

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 with dips to noise

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with deep qsb dips below S9

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal detected

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard, avg noise floor sounds like the Atlantic surf at times

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard. One brief visual detection at expected frequency but not long enough to suspect a valid signal

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal detected

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

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

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 549 at start of test, peaked 35db with slow and deep QSB. 30db at EOT

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 30db, 30db, 30db, 30db, at 1 MIN 28db, 28db, 28-30db, 26-25db, at END 25-20db

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

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

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no usable signal heard

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection for entire duration, peaked around 16db above the noise, weak tone heard

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, one quick visual detection exactly on expected frequency. Need more than one speck to have any confidence it was a valid signal

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb in and out of noise

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: KW4DE ssb identified but no copy

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24 August 2026

*2*

SW1

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 128, A-INDEX 6, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1540 UTC, 334.4 KM/s, DENSITY 2.26 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1649 utc, GOES 18, 105 nt, GOES 19, 110 nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Interesting 300 to 400 mile North South path during polar cap absorption in progress

CW Reports:

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

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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 no real SW mostly just GW lo qrn cpy locals on GW

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

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no static, no fading, 85degrees

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

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

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

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 549, good copy, peaks to 35db above the noise

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 22db, 24db, 22db, 16db, at 1 MIN 16db, 20db, 21db, 21db, at END 20db

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL 229 tone burst early in transmission heard but faded into noise later-----definately a signal heard (but can't confirm it was KG0VL)

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, possible extremely weak visual near eot

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 14db with QSB, no tone heard

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw heard midway transmission just above noise, 129 rpt

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb weak in the noise

16:33 KP2AE-JOE: wa4ldu 55 on ssb

16:37 KP2AE-JOE: wa1ac 54 on ssb

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB just detectable

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 copy

16:38 KP2AE-JOE: WA1AC has Q5 copy on W4DEX

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