Propagation was better today for a change.  Just before 1630 UT WW8II heard a CW test transmission by W4DEX.  WW8II initiated a QSO and a solid 559 510 mile contact was made.  Audio file of WW8II as heard at W4DEX:

WW8II CW at W4DEX

Conditions between KGØVL and WW8II was also good.  Initially a 443 mile CW QSO was made.  Reports between the two were so good a mode change to SSB also netted a solid QSO.

Short range propagation was also better in the GA, NC, SC and VA area.  AB4AM on SSB was solid S3 at W4DEX and a QSO was made.  AB4AM also completed a SSB QSO with WA4LDU.  WA4PGI and WA4LDU was S5 at W4DEX.  WB4EZ at 202 miles was just slightly better at W4DEX today averaging S2, peaking S3.  The shortest path between KP2AE and W4DEX with is usually S7 peaked well over S9 on several transmissions.  

Solar X-ray flux was very log and the geomagnetic field was quite.