Both local and DX propagation was fairly good today.  WW8II on CW was very good copy at KP2AE, WA4LDU, AB4AM and W4DEX at over 500 miles.  KGØVL was good CW copy at W4DEX and heard by KP2AE and WA4LDU.
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17:32 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S5, WALDU, and KP2AE S8

17:33 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM very good SSB here today 5-9

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: I have been hearing W4DEX on SSB (albeit very weak) for the past few minutes.

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX, WA4LDU, KP2AE all Q5 S5

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: OK NOW HEARING SSB SOUNDS LIKE W4DEX

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 559 right out of the gate

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 529

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 559

17:37 WA4LDU-JOE: light copy on KG0VL CW... not very strong but readable in and out of the noise

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOLID 599

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 519 now in Iowa

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL steady 559, very little is any QSB

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM STILL SOLID 599

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: MAKING MY S METER BOUNCE

17:38 WA4LDU-JOE: Rob CW 599 to 579 and back

17:39 K5HFG: AB4AM 539 with fades to noise and back to 519

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID 559 V VV V

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID 559 TO 579

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 599, double with W4DEX 599

17:43 K5HFG: I see Dex signal on scope but no copy

17:43 K4DBK-DENNIS: copy CW

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: Dex about S-1 but steady signal level for the two-minute duration.

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II RST 589 !!!

17:44 WA4LDU-JOE: copy Bruce CW very light in and out of the noise

17:44 K4DBK-DENNIS: 100% copy on WW8II

17:45 K4DBK-DENNIS: on L and LOG ants

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II up and down, from loud to in the noise.

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II very little if any QSB.....strong signal

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II IN the noise to 559

17:45 K4DBK-DENNIS: better on LoG

17:46 K5HFG: I see ww8ii signal and hear occasional tones but no copy

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG started out 589 then nothing

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: QSB is very deep and fast today here... Signals are 599 Q5 to nothing in a couple of seconds

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW SOILD W4DEX SSB

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB W4DEX

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WW8II SSB CONTACT EXCHANGE SOLID 55

17:53 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II S5 quick SSB QSO

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL COPY W4DEX SSB 6db +ABOVE THE NOISE

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM now good on SSB
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