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Monday, October 21, 2024

21 October 2024
*2*

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 162, A-index 7, K-index 1

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: magnetometers @ 1640 GOES 16, 133nt GOES18 124 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 slight QSB

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection around 10db

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 no fade, no static

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 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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


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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, det, det, 1 min det, 12db, 12db, 2db, EOT 0   (
KG0VL-JEFF: I stepped on Bill. started early)

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 13-20db, 20-22db, 22db, at 1 MIN 22db, 23db, 25-23db, 23-18db, at END 20db

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw heard at/just above noise at beginning time for about 15 sec. then faded to noise, 229 at best

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2db 0, 3db, 0, 1 min 7db 3db 5db, 7-8 db, EOT 10db

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual full transmission at about 10 dB S/N

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with QSB, good signal

16:49 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL spotty trace detected first minute, no tone. nothing seen second minute.

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: no cw detected from K5HFG, K0AWU, KG0VL, WW8II

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:51 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard. Good visual at about 7 dB over noise first min, fade to weak visual last min

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 419-519 with QSB. Peaked >25db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:
16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb weak in and out of noise

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

16:35 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX 59 ssb, K4CSO 43 ssb today

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

20 October 2024
*2*

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 162, A-index 23, K-index 1

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: magnetometers @1640 ut GOES 16 120nt, GOES 18 114nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 397 km/s, PHI 191, Density 3.11 p/cm3


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

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

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

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,5,3,5,1 min 3,8,0,3,8 519 on peak

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, fair visual detection, stronger second minute.

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 219 - good trace in Argo

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no signal detected

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW not heard, visual peaks about 22 dB over noise with deep fade

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0,det??, det, 4db, EOT 0,

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529-539 good copy. Signal >30db above the noise.

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 10-21db, 21-25db, 21-23db, at 1 MIN 21-15db, 15-10db, 16-21db, at END 10-12db

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 10, 5, 3-8db, 11db good tone copy 419,1 min 7db, 10db, 0-4db, 5db, EOT 15db 519 copy

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual most of the transmission expect during last 30 seconds of transmission on speclab?

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 6db, 2-6db, 5-7db, 3-7db, at 1 MIN 2-4db, 2-4db, det, det-0, det-1db

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak CW carrier heard, good visual detection. Peaked 25db with QSB

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair visual full period with 15 dB peak at eot

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SSB Reports:
16:30 AB4AM-ROB: Called w4dex and wa4ldu SSB, no copy

16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb very weak

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB initially 43 then several 54 skywave peaks

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: I hear Dex calling and answered

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB seen or heard here

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: Weak SSB detected, assume it was WA4LDU

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Saturday, October 19, 2024

19 October 2024
*2*

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flux 165, A-index 14, K-index 3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 105nt GOES 18, 99.4nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1643ut 442 km/s, PHI 112, Density 0.95 p/cm3




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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard. Very bright visual detection full duration. Peaked 13db above the noise level.

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

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

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: faint and broken visual trace

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, det, 1 min det-2db, 2db, det, 0, EOT 0

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 with QSB. Signal >25db above the noise. If conditions continue to improve, will have to re-scale signal level graph

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 21db, 19-21, 19-20, 19db, at 1 MIN 13-20db, 5-10db, 10-14db, 15db, at END 15-19db

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL good tone 17db, 19db, 17db, alcopy call 519, 17db, good tone , 1min copy call 519, 15db, 14db, copy 319, 10db, EOT 13db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL strong trace started at 16 46 45 to eot with P amp on

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, steady visual detection at about 12 dB over noise. CW IDs show up nicely

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, Good visual at start and end with deep long fade close to noise floor

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det?, det?, 0, det?, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0, 0-det, det, at END 0-det -- Only about 20sec of "real good visual trace"

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 decent signal. Peaked around 26db

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SSB Reports:
16:31 KG0VL-JEFF: No SSB here

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB big skywave S7 peaks

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO reported W4DEX 
S9+5dB on one brief skywave peak
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Friday, October 18, 2024

18 October 2024
*2*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 174, A-index 8, K-index 3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 132nt, GOES 18, 109nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 358km/s, PHI 141, Density 4.13 p/cm3



16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity still running low C1.3 to C1.4

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: The huge coronal hole in the NW part of the sun is still there

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

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: weak visual detection final 40 seconds of test.

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG no detect @ W4DEX

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 with QSB, decent signal.
 >30db

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no detect @ W4DEX

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 6-10db, 10-16db, 20db, at 1 MIN 20-15db, 16-20db, 11-16db, 10-4db, at END 10-11db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, det-8db, 11db, 1 min 13db, 9db, 10db, 10db weak tone EOT 7db

16:47 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL was weak det to 5db peak @ W4DEX

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II was weak det to 10db peak @ W4DEX

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection. Peaked around 27db above the noise floor

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: no cw detected here today

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

17 October 2024
*2*

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 168, A-index 15, K-index 1

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 112nt, GOES 18 106nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642 utc 401km/s, PHI 184, Density 0.10p/cm3

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: There was a small disturbance C3.2 1623 to 1636 utc


19gev_20241017_15402024/10/17 15:40:0015:53:0015:48:00C2.6N11W15 ( 3856 )
20gev_20241017_16232024/10/17 16:23:0016:36:0016:32:00C3.2S07E20 ( 3857 )

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 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 3db, det to 2db, 1 min det, 0, det, det, EOT 0

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 steady

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549 no SW poor day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: fair visual detection first minute, noise thereafter

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual last min with quick 10 dB peat near eot

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

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

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

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

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 5-10db, 10-13db, 10-13db, at 1 MIN 0-9db, 7-12db, 8-12db, 10-12db, at END 10-12db

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 12db, 13db, weak tone, 12db, 8db, 1 min 5-7db, det-2db, 0-3db,0, EOT 12db

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL fragmented trace through out Tx. Stronger last 30 seconds

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 on peaks with strong QSB. Peaked about 25db above the noise floor.

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START0, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN det, det-2db, det-2db, det-1db, at END 0-det

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, 10 dB visual peak at start, several deep fades but detected most of the transmission

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 on peaks, similar to KØAWU with peaks around 25db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:
16:34 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 copy, a bit better than it has been recently

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO 43 copy

16:36 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb barely detecteable

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

16 October 2024
*2*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 172, A-index 15, K-index 3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640 GOES 16 106nt, GOES 18 101nt

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 431km/s, PHI 156, Density 1.96p/cm3



18gev_20241016_14292024/10/16 14:29:0014:58:1914:42:00M1.3S07W44 ( 3852 )
19gev_20241016_14512024/10/16 14:51:0015:04:0015:00:00M1.3S09W46 ( 3852 )
20gev_20241016_15302024/10/16 15:30:0015:46:0015:38:00C6.1N09W03 ( 3856 )


16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: There has been 2 M3.2 events in the past couple of hours all seems to calming down now

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

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG no det @ W4DEX

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no det @ W4DEX

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 13-15db, 10-13db, 15db, at 1 MIN 13-15db, 11-13db, 10-13db, 10db, at END 10-13db

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 319-419 on peaks, bright visual detection. Peaked 18db above the noise.

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 5 db, 6db, 5-8db, 3-5db, 1 min 4-5db, 2-4db, 5db, 3-7db, EOT 8db no tone heard

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2db det @ W4DEX

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL light trace entire Tx

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: nearly identical to KØAWU. 319-419 on peaks, 18db above the noise floor.

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II det 2db, 4db, 5db, 0, 2db @ W4DEX

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: no cw detected here today

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