We had several DX SSB QSOs and many DX CW receptions today.  QSB on distant paths was minimum while we saw several fast deep fades on the shorter paths.

Over the past 22 months of our daytime test, there have been multiple reports of quick bursts of signal enhancement. Some of these bursts occurred during transmission to weak to detect other than during the burst.  Below is an example that occurred today while K5HFG was transmitting as heard by W4DEX.  The first part of the recording below is KGØVL ending his two-minute CW sequence.  Then K5HFG started his two-minute transmission at 17:37 UT.  K5HFG's signal was not heard at W4DEX other than the burst that occurred at 17:37:14 UT.

K5HFG Signal Burst received at W4DEX

This sounds very much like meteor trail ionization enhancement heard on VHF.  Meteor scatter on 160 meters?

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17:31 K5HFG: I hear SSB

17:31 K5HFG: I hear KG0VL

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Q5 S3 SSB QSO

17:35 K5HFG: I copied KG0VL 519 SSB

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 559

17:36 KP2AE-JOE: KG0VL CW 519

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 539 CW AT DAWSONVILLE GA

17:37 K5HFG: copy KG0VL CW 539 solid the entire time. no QSB

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG now Q5 on CW

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 529 IN DAWSONVILLE GA

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: Also no QSB on KG0VL here

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: Heard one strong blip from K5HFG at 17:37:14 UT

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: COPIED K5HFG ENTIRE TIME

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W2AZQ NOW 559 IN DAWSONVILLE GA

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: W2AZQ 589 with deep quick fades

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W2AZQ JUST TOOK A QUICK FADE

17:41 K5HFG: no copy on W2AZQ

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX's beginning carrier about knocked my headphones off.

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 519 IN DAWSONVILLE GA

17:43 KP2AE-JOE: WW8II/4 CW 539

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II/4 589 with quick fades to noise floor

17:45 K5HFG: copy WW8II/4 539 solid. no QSB

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II/4 consistent 519 with similar results on vertical TX antenna

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: IT APPEARS LIKE THERE WAS A QUICK OPENING IN THE FIELD THEN GONE

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: I can hear WW8II/4 calling CQ on SSB now

17:50 K5HFG: I can make out a few words on the SSB QSO

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEARD SOMEONE CALLING ME I AM MISSING THE CALL

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: AGAIN WAS JUST A QUICK BURST OF 5 SEC SSB THEN GONE

17:55 K5HFG: Copy WW8II calling QRZ and then talking with KG0VL both 539 SSB

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: GOOD 51 SSB CONTACT WITH KG0VL INTO DAWSONVILLE GA
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