Propagation was stable today on the distant paths.  More QSB was reported on the local paths than on the 500+ mile signals.  Again today the Iowa path to NC, SC, GA was much better than from Michigan.  For most of the year WW8II's signal was much stronger and consistent in the NC, SC, GA area.  
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17:32 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX just above the noise

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ at the noise

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI S7-S8

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE S8 with QSB

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 599 CW

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI, KP2AE and AB4AB SSB about S7

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: Copied KG0VL on SSB and Q5xS5-6 Solid

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S3

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 579 no QSB noticed

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NICE CRISP 599 SOLID COPY

17:37 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 549 entire 2 mins. No QSB

17:37 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am CW

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NICE SOLID 599 CW ON THE SAL AND 559 ON THE INVERTED V

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB TO THE NOISE

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AB 599 with slow QSB to 579 at end

17:39 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 539 w/QSB to nil and back to 539

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 579, best signals o' the year.

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG DETECT IN THE NOISE

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG just came out of the noise 519

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 539 qsb. Good signal

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG just in the noise

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599+ with rapid QSB to 559 and back up

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI (EM94) heard for duration, 529-539

17:42 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589 no QSB

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 519 TO START

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599+ with rapid QSB to the noise then back up to 599+

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX S5 on TX antenna.

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL JUST AT THE NOISE

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 539 AT THE END

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 579, good signal.

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy at first then 519

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II stronger on Vertical TX antenna with Qsb

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially very weak, peaked 549 then dipped into the noise, back up to 549 at end of transmission

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II faded in the noise

17:47 K5HFG: no copy on WW8II. 1746 just at the noise.

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE S7 SSB

17:50 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl-529, ab4am-599, ww8ii-419, k4fi-599

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: GOOD 2 WAY 55 SOLID SSB QSO WITH KG0VL

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WB4WCJ right at the noise on SSB

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM good signal now on SSB

17:52 K5HFG: hearing sporadic voice but no copy

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR DEX JUST ABOVE NOISE

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CALLING K5HFG 55 SSB

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S8 Q5 SSB

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG in the noise

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB SOLID 55 COPY

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEAR VOICE AT THE NOISE I COPY K5HFG

17:55 K5HFG: copy KG0VL SSB at 54. Good contact.

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPIED K5HFG ON THE QSB PEAK

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR KG0VL 55

17:56 WB4WCJ-PAUL: W2AZQ Q5

17:56 K4FI-DOUG: Hear Jeff in noise, some copy

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL AT THE NOISE

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 5-5 ssb, great signal.

17:58 AB4AM-ROB: W4AZQ S8 SSB

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 52 ON QSB PEAK
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Propagation seems to have improved today, at least on the path between South Carolina and Michigan-Iowa. KGØVL made a complete SSB exchange with K4FI, 838 miles. WW8II was also hearing K4FI. Both KGØVL and WW8II had partial copy on WB4WCJ. That's 932 miles from KGØVL!

W2AZQ reported: "hearing Jeff KG0VL today 569 to 579 1735-1737 including no QSB 1736-1737z"

A solar EUV wave has been crossing the solar disk for the past week and is about to disappear as the sun rotates. Perhaps this has been responsible for the poorer conditions than we experienced during early December. See the link below:

https://twitter.com/halocme/status/1210003033855315971

From this link the EUV wave can be seen crossing the sun by selecting the date:

http://suntoday.lmsal.com/suntoday/?suntoday_date=2019-12-31

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17:29 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing weak SSB now

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: iI am also hearing weak SSB

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW HEARING SSB LOUDER NOT SURE WHO

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 519 - 529 AT BEST

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 419 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 529 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:37 K5HFG: copy KG0VL @1736 RST 529

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG CAN DETECT BUT NO COPY

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 529 but signal is up and down

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 549 WITH SOME QSB

17:39 WB4WCJ-PAUL: k4fi weak CW

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NOW 559 ON QSB PEAKS

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY K4FI SOLID FULL 2 MIN

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing KF4FI EM94 about 529 with QSB

17:41 K5HFG: can detect but no copy on K4FI

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II is fairly strong and steady S4 - S5

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: solid copy on WW8II very little QSB

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II builds to 569 then fades back to the noise.

17:43 K5HFG: copy WW8II 319 now below the noise

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: Just heard K4FI call Bruce on SSB with a good signal.

17:47 K5HFG: can detect SSB but no copy

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: I WAS COPING KG0VL SSB 52 ON PEAKS

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: Just talked to K4FI on SSB 52

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR SSB IN THE NOISE BUT MY NOISE IS AT LEAST 10DB MORE THAN USUAL

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Was also hearing WB4WCJ in QSO with K4FI

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now very weak on SSB

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB RIGHT AT THE NOISE

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Still hearing Doug and Paul on SSB

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI-KGØVL 838 miles

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING KG0VL IN THE NOISE AND MY NOISE IS INCREASING IT IS ALL STATIC CANNOT BLOCK IT WITH THE NB..

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Propagation was about the same as yesterday.  Stations over a few hundred miles were heard on peaks but dipped into the noise on fades.  Some local paths exibited lots of QSB while other paths didn't.
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17:26 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ and AB4AM 5/8-5/9 SSB contact at 17:20

17:28 AB4AM-ROB: Good signal received at Birm. SDR

17:28 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 5/9 + SSB

17:29 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/9+ SSB

17:29 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S5

17:29 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI S8

17:29 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 51 on SSB

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S8

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S3

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING KG0VL SSB 55 AB4AM SSB IN THE NOISE

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE DEX IN THE NOISE

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 51 just above the noise

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 549 ON INVERTED V SOME QSB

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 579 ON INVERTED V

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL now Q4-5

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW lots of fast QSB, Q5 wthe whole time, 529 to 579

17:37 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL about the same on V and Flag only slight QSB

17:37 WB4WCJ-PAUL: K4FI CW

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 519 and Q5

17:37 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599++

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI I DETECT IN THE NOISE

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI now up to 529 on the TX antenna

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589, very little QSB

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 529

17:39 WB4WCJ-PAUL: AB4AM CW

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: CORRECTION AB4AM CW IS NOW 559 ON THE INVERTED V

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599 with one fade to 579

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 559 with fading

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI no QSB

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IS 51 JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW FADE TO THE NOISE

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599++

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: I only heard KG0VL second half and came up good.

17:42 WB4WCJ-PAUL: W4DEX CW QSB

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AGAIN BUILDING TO 529

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX also 559 with sharp fading

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no fade

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 559 on V and Flag

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: barely hear WW8II, but getting stronger, abt Q3

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II faded at the noise but, coming back up

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II is back into noise.

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 signal peaking 040 degrees

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: W8II 559 at start, fade close to noise then back up to 529 at end

17:46 K4DBK-DENNIS: 5/9 copy of WW8II @ 1745

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: SSB QSO WITH KG0VL 51 TO 52

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: I hear K4DBK SSB but poor copy

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE UNABLE TO COPY

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: I hear SSB but, no copy

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: Same here, not sure who

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing someone on SSB to my East (not Bruce) but unable to ident

17:52 K4DBK-DENNIS: that is me and KB3KYC who I have strong 5/9

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: SSB NOW I THINK IS W4DEX

17:53 K4DBK-DENNIS: KB3KYC is calling now

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 53 ON QSB PEAK

17:54 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ Now back to S5

17:55 W4DEX-DEX: Can detect KB4KYC but no copy

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: MOST INTERESTING ON THE SIGNAL DIRECTIONS TODAY I COPY BETTER ALSO OFF TO ONE SIDE OF THE DIRECTION I WOULD EXPECT

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: Just heard a long SSB sequence

17:57 K4DBK-DENNIS: KB3KYC in PA

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY KG0VL THE BEST WITH THE ANTENNA POINTED NORTH

17:59 AB4AM-ROB: No copy on K4DBK

17:59 K4DBK-DENNIS: KB3KYC is the only station I copy in SSB but did RX WW8II earlier in CW

17:59 W4DEX-DEX: Dennis, heard you call, I answered

18:00 KG0VL-JEFF: Bruce now 5-7 on SSB

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO WITH KG0VL EXCHANGED INFO ON SIGNAL DIRECTION 55 COPY WITH ANTENNA POINTED NORTH

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM and W4DEX, signal level has come way down in the past ten minutes

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: Just heard a carrier

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: OK MOST INTERESTING IS THE FACT I COPY BETTER WITH ANTENNA POINTED 45 TO 90 DEGREES OF THE STATION DIRECTION

18:02 K4DBK-DENNIS: KB3KYC did copy part of DEX last tx

18:03 K4DBK-DENNIS: I just sent 2 carriers of 700w

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard you Dennis

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: There is a carrier

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I JUST HEARD A CARRIER

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY KG0VL 73 CW 599

18:05 K4DBK-DENNIS: hear weak CW 44 or so...was that KG0VL?

18:05 KG0VL-JEFF: RR

18:06 K4DBK-DENNIS: my RX is tough today...hi noise floor... getting lots of rain

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Propagation was rather poor today compared to what we recently have had.  Most everyone was heard by all on peaks but the long haul paths were not SSB QSO quality.
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17:24 AB4AM-ROB: Just finished a SSB QSO with KG0VL he was at the noise

17:24: *** K5HFG is now online ***

17:24 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard AB4AM on CW about ten minutes ago, good signal.

17:27 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy w4dex at start

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing what sounds like w4dex in the noise

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 52 SSB

17:29 K5HFG: I copy AB4AM 53 and DEX 51 SSB

17:30 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM now weak on SSB

17:30 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S9 when first heard, some QSB down to S7

17:30 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ very weak

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX S9

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ S7

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB very weak

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II only 52 now on SSB

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: QUICK QSO WITH KG0VL 52

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I STILL COPY W4DEX AT THE NOISE MOST OF THE TIME

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 51 COPY

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S7 SSB at the noise

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 559 ON THE INVERTED V AND 579 ON THE SAL

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL started 559 then faded

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW STEADY FOR ENTIRE 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL barely detectable initially, 15 sec after start signal 539....then up to 559 at end

17:37 K5HFG: no copy on KG0VL. Hear some now about 30% down to noise

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 339 IN THE NOISE

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: kg0vl SLOW FADES BUT FULL COPY

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially not heard, detectable after 15 seconds....429 about the middle of transmission....then into the noiz

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG at the noise and fades into the noise

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: Copying HFG now Q3-4

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: K5HGF back up to 429 at end

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Was not able to hear K5HFG on CW. Strange conditions. Worked on SSB only yesterday.

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 549 entire transmission

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME QSB ON AB4AM NOW 589 ON THE SAL

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 549 ON THE INVERTED V AND 589 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 + with a slight fade

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME QSB ON W4DEX DOWN TO 519

17:43 K5HFG: copy W4DEX 529 with QSB down to 519 back up to 529

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599 with slight QSB at end

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard W4DEX for about the first 30 seconds around 529, then lost to noise for the duration.

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 559 with quick fades

17:44 K5HFG: can tell ww8ii is sending but no copy. Just at the noise. No longer hear him

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 579 hardly any QSB for the 2 min transmission

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: barely hearing II, extremely weak, picking up

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI S9 SSB

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 569 with QSB

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX S7 now

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM still weak on SSB

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AT 1745 W4DEX ON QSB PEAK CALLING K4FI 55 SSB THEN BACK TO THE NOISE

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY W4DEX 51 CALLING WB4WCJ I DO NOT HEAR WB4WCJ

17:50 K5HFG: I copy Rob about 40% to noise on SSB

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR W4DEX CALL KG0VL

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY KG0VL

17:51 K5HFG: I have the SSB filter pinched very tight and can no longer hear anyone but AB4AM

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY KG0VL 53 CALLING k5hfg I do not hear k5hfg

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Today reminds me of June.

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: indeed

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II on CW was so good I'm surprised SSB hasn't worked

17:52 K5HFG: I hear no one on SSB. Sorry, Jeff, not our day today.

17:53 WB4WCJ-PAUL: k4fi w4dex weak ab4am god copy

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING AB4AM SSB 52
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The test today provided many receptions and QSO reports between Michigan, Iowa, Mississippi and South Carolina.  
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17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing weak SSB

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSL WITH WW8II 52 WITH QSB

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: Copying KG0VL 459

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 569 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:38 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 539 entire transmission

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 339

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: Copying K5HFG 449 for the first time

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB K5HFG NOW 339 IN THE NOISE

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 519-529 stronger on the TX vertical

17:40 WB4WCJ-PAUL: K4FI 559 CW

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 339 TO 439

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NW 449

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI AT END 529

17:42 K5HFG: copy K4FI 539 1 minute then QSB to 519

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 519 just above the noise

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II 339 some slow QSB

17:44 K5HFG: copy WW8II 539 entire transmission

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II from 529 to 599 and back and forth

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear someone on SSB

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING BURST OF SSB

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Weak SSB here

17:49 K5HFG: Hear SSB but cannot copy

17:49 K5HFG: now copy KG0VL 53

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB QSO WITH WW8II 59 ON QSB PEAK

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR KG0VL IN SSB QSO WITH K5HFG BUT I DO NOT HEAR K5HFG

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Just worked Don KHFG on SSB. Amazing

17:50 K5HFG: SSB exchange with KG0VL 53 Q5

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: was hearing KG0VL, if my noise wasn't so bad could copy
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Good propagation between Michigan and the southeast appears to have returned while the Michigan to Iowa path has deteriorated.  W4DEX was not present for the test today but was recording in CW mode.  KGØVL was 539 with minimal QSB while WW8II was a constant 589, the same strength as AB4AM.  K5HFG was initially 529 but was covered by SSB during most of his transmission. 
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17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: SHORT CONTACT WITH KG0VL SSB 52

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 559 ON THE INVERTED V 599 ON THE SAL

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL GOOD SOLID NO QSB NOTED

17:39 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 519

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: CAN JUST DETECT K5HFG DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559 with QSB to the noise

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG gone for about 15 sec. then back up.

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 519, heard about 45 seconds of good copy, then lost to noise

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 559

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II about the same on Inverted V and the Flag

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529-559 with qsb

17:42 K5HFG: copy WW8ii 519 into the noise back and forth at 519

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM weak today, 529 to noise.

17:44 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 579 all 2 min

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II was steady for the entire 2 min.

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AMWAS 589 ON INVERTED V TO START AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: HALFWAY THRU AB4AM SLIGHT QSB 559 ON THE INVERTED V AND STILL 599 ON THE SAL

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing faint SSB

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SSB 55

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM TELLING K5HFG 57 REPORT AB4AM STILL 55

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II just detectable on SSB

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: Copy WA1AC 5/8 SSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM WAS QSB ON SSB FROM 55 TO IN THE NOISE

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM COPY AB4AM SOLID SSB 55 TALKING TO K4FI

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING AB4AM WITH WA1AC NOT HEARING WA1AC

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: WA1AC and K4FI had a good contact just before the CW segment

17:56 WA1AC-CLINT: hearing AB4AM and K4FI

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QUICK SSB QSO CHECK 52

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE
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Propagation today was erratic.  Very good signals on peaks with fast deep fades.  K7TOP's CW was detected by KGØVL (467 miles) and WW8II (755 miles).  WW8II's signal at W4DEX ranged from 589 to undetectable during a 2 min CW transmission.  
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17:33 K5HFG: I hear SSB sounds likeW4DEX

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR KG0VL

17:34 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX weak SSB QSO 52

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU S7

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Q5 briefly

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: Noise is elevated by less than 1 S-unit....maybe 2 dB

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: L1 magnetometers higher than normal

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL IS 599+

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL IS SOLID ON BOTH THE SAL AND THE INVERTED V ANTENNAS

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 559 initially, increasing to 589 at end of 2 min xmission

17:42 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL CW 519 middle to end. not there at first.

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG Initially nothing, 329 copy at end of transmission

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard CW at 1743, assume it was K5HFG. Too weak to copy.

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU 339

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU 579 no QSB

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WA4LDU 519, weak but in for the duration.

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON W4DEX 539

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 539

17:47 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex CW 599 - very little QSB

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 579 good signal level

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Initially 539 then deep fade down to noise floor, back up briefly.

17:49 K5HFG: had very light copy on DEX but it is gone now

17:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II readable starting a 17:49:10 - weak just above the noise

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Near end of xmission up to 589! Mucho QSB!

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 booming signal

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: I think this is the most QSB I've seen on WW8II

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: K7TOP now very weak on CW

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: K7TOP I THINK I DETECT THE SIGNAL

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: K7TOP IS 755 MILES FROM ME

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: K7TOP got much louder towards the end of the sequence.

17:55 K7TOP-BARRY:  started at 100W, increased to 600W in the last 30 secs.

17:55 KG0VL-JEFF: That concurs with what I heard Barry.

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: QUICK SSB QSO WITH KG0VL 55 COPY

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY KG0VL LOUD 55 OR BETTER BUT VERY WEAK COPY ON W4DEX IN THE NOISE
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Signal reports indicate propagation was not near as good as yesterday.  The chart below shows the solar x-ray flux was slightly higher than over the past few months. 
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160 METER MID DAY PROPAGATION 1899 KHZ 12-24-2019

17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing weak SSB, unknown origin

17:35 K5HFG: I hear SSB but too weak to copy

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: Anybody in the SE hearing anything?

17:37 WA4LDU-JOE: Jeff, we can hear voices in the noise from time to time but no copy

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I ONLY HEARD KG0VL ON SSB 57 COUPLE MINUTES AGO

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: YES I ALSO HEARD SSB BUT COULD NOT ID

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: I copy WW8II CW

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 559 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING QSB ON KG0VL NOW 559 ON THE SAL

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: BACK TO 599

17:41 K4FI-DOUG: I think I hear KG0VL but extremely weak today

17:42 WA4LDU-JOE: Jeff, KG0VL cw 519 some QSB

17:42 K5HFG: brief copy on KG0VL several seconds max

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 519 sailing in and out of the noise

17:43 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW detectable from time to time in the noise but no copy

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU 559

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU QSB NOW 579

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU QSB TO 529

17:46 K5HFG: no copy on WA4LDU

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: Copied WA4LDU for about the last 30 seconds, very weak

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: hearing WW8II very weak with some QSB

17:47 WA4LDU-JOE: Bruce, WW8II CW 539 to noise and back

17:48 K5HFG: copy WW8II 519 for a few seconds and then into the noise

17:48 WA4LDU-JOE: Doug K4FI CW 599 ++++++++ but he is only a few miles from me

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II very strong on CW

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 519 and right at the noise.

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing weak SSB now

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I ALSO HEAR WEAK SSB

17:52 K4FI-DOUG: Not a good day, could barely hear WW8II QSB

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: WELL I GUESS THE GOOD TIME WE HAD YESTERDAY HAS WENT AWAY

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO WITH KG0VL 55 AT BEST WAY DOWN FROM YESTERDAY
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Very good propagation today with activity from 8 states.  WW8II Michigan, KGØVL Iowa, WB8PMD West Virginia, K5HFG Mississippi, K7TOP Oklahoma, AB4AM Georgia, WB4WCJ SC and  WY3T Florida. 
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17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM and I were testing before the net his CW was 599 and he heard me same

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM starting the net on SSB good signal

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing ab4am solid 57 SSB

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: nice 59 SSB with kg0vl

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: listening to AB4AM telling KG0VL he was 59 on the inverted V and 58 on the loop

17:35 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 54 and AB4AM 55

17:36 K5HFG: no copy on WY3T SSB

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG up to 5/7-5/8 SSB

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM COPY KG0VL 59 BUT NO COPY ON K5HFG

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 5/8 SSB

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG about 52 on SSB here now, good SSB QSO. Tnx Don 592 miles.

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW IS 599 ++

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 599 ON THE SAL AND THE INVERTED V

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 589 slight fade the noise

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: SOLID 599 FULL 2 MIN

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 589 TO 599 CW

17:42 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 519 to 539 Minor QSB entire 2 Min

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 stations now on CW

17:43 WY3T-TIM: 599 on ab4am

17:43 K7TOP-BARRY: KG0VL copied in NE OK

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME QSB ON AB4AM TO 559

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 579 now in Iowa

17:44 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 549 to 569 slight QSB entire 2 min

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: Wy3T 599

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: DETECT WY3T IN THE NOISE

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: Slight QSB on WY3T very slight

17:46 K5HFG: no copy on WY3T, can see sig on scope

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T at noise level last 15 seconds

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559 with QSB

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: hearing 2 stations on CW

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD SOLID 599 I WILL TRANSMIT AT 1750

17:48 WY3T-TIM: k5hfg at noise level

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 559 on top of WB8PMD

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: ALSO HEARING SOMEONE ANSWER RODNEY

17:49 K7TOP-BARRY: hear K5HFG just barely above the noise...then again, my noise has noise...

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 589-599

17:52 K5HFG: copy WW8II 519 into noise and back 529

17:52 K7TOP-BARRY: WW8II here in NE OK gud sigs

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 loud now on CW

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: Only slight QSB on WW8II solid copy 2 Min.

17:56 K7TOP-BARRY: carrier on 1900 is +30-35

17:57 K5HFG: Bruce, you were 519 here

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: WB8PMD 5/7 SSB

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: WB8PMD S2 on SSB

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD SSB IS 52

18:00 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing K5HFG calling K7TOP on SSB

18:02 K5HFG: copied KG0VL 519 and gone

18:02 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ S9

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: OK AT 1757 I HAD COMPLETE QSO SSB WITH WB8PMD 52 COPY

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: ALSO HEARD AB4AM QSO WITH K5HFG

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: ALSO HEARD AB4AM COMPLETE GOOD QSO WITH WB8PMD

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING AB4am calling wy3t

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ QSO Q5 S7 with WY3T

18:06 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL COPY EVERYONE

18:10 K5HFG: Jeff, you are 55+ SSB right now

18:12 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG now 52 on SSB, says he is also hearing bits and pieces of WW8II on SSB

18:13 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HAVING A 4 WAY QSO ABOUT XMAS SHOPPING WITH K5HFG AB4AM KG0VL AND WW8II

18:14 K5HFG: kg0vl and ab4am are copied 55

18:15 K7TOP-BARRY: heard someone say AB4AM amongst some other chit chat...KG0VL came way up...59 here

18:15 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 55

18:15 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING WB8PMD GIVING KG0VL A 58

18:16 WW8II-BRUCE: NICE QSO KG0VL AND WB8PMD

18:16 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD IS 58

18:16 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S9 WB8PMD S7

18:17 WW8II-BRUCE: REPEAT NICE COMPLETE QSO CHAT KG0VL AND WB8PMD

18:18 WW8II-BRUCE: THERE IS SOME QSB GOES FROM 59 ON KG0VL TO 52

18:18 KG0VL-JEFF: QSO with WB8PMD on SSB, good signal from West Virginia.
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Propagation appears to have returned to the early December normal.  Both KGØVL and WW8II was copied in SC, GA and NC.

At W4DEX all stations that transmitted during the CW segment of the test were very close to the same signal strength with no noticeable QSB.  Below is a clip of each station with no amplitude adjustment:

KGØVL WA4LDU AB4AM WW8II all 579 CW

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17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: hearing AB4AM 52 TO 55 SSB

17:26 WA4LDU-JOE: Heard AB$AM QSB with WB4WCJ

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM IN THE NOISE NOW

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: DEEP QSB

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING DEX SSB 53

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: FAST QSB W4DEX EXCHANGE SSB 57 BOTH WAYS ON PEAK

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 51 SSB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 57

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU 51

17:31 WA4LDU-JOE: heard WW8II in the noise but no copy

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ and AB4AM SSB contact at 17:21 S8-S9

17:32 WA4LDU-JOE: heard KG0VL in the noise but no copy

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 44 ON PEAK

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: Good copy on WB4WCJ, W4DEX, K4FI, WA4LDU Q5

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II and KG0VL in the noise

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II S7 peak

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S6

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II and KG0VL 5/8 now

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AND WW8II SSB CONTACT 53

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 55 ON PEAKS

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 599

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU and K4FI S5, no QSB noted

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 579

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S2

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SLIGHT QSB TO 579

17:37 K4FI-DOUG: just barely hear KG0VL, no copy

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSB TO 519 THEN QUICK BACK TO 599

17:37 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL is getting stronger, copyable

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: QUICK QSB ON KG0VL DOWN THEN QUICK UP

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 579 no QSB

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 579-519

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 599 +5

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU NOW 519

17:39 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy wa4ldu CW

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU BUILDING QSB NOW 539

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU 579, same as KG0VL

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 579 TO 599

17:40 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy ab4am CW

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WA4LDU 529 good signal to Iowa

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 599

17:41 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL CW 539

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 579 very strong

17:41 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW 589 to 599 + with QSB

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 slight QSB to 559 briefly about the middle of the transmission

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM STILL 599

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 599

17:42 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex weak CW

17:43 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 slight QSB

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 to 519 back up rapid QSB

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: NOT HEARING ANY QSB ON W4DEX STILL 599

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: SLIGHT QSB ON W4DEX AT THE END

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: copying WW8II Good 4-5 x 5

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II stong 589 to in the noise

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX from 559 to noise and back again

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II strong as usual

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: still copying in fade,

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: now lost in fade

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II also 579 no noticeable QSB

17:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW in and out of noise - 529 on peaks

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II in the noise for about 15 sec. backup to 559

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S8 SSB

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: Copying KG0VL weakly on SSB

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II just above the noise.

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM WAS 59 TOTAL SSB

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI SSB WAS AGAIN 41

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WB4WCJ I CAN DETECT BUT NOT COPY SSB

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI very weak on SSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WAS 55 TALKING TO KG0VL AND KG0VL IS 55 ALSO QSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I DID NOT COPY AB4AM AND KG0VL DID

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM IS NOW 54 SSB

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM S2 on SSB

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The Michigan to the Carolinas path returned today.  WW8II and W4DEX had several SSB exchanges during the regular 1730 to 1800 UT test session.  WW8II was copied on CW and SSB by WA4LDU.  And WW8II had some SSB copy on WA4LDU, K4FI and WB4WCJ.  The WW8II / WB4WCJ path is 698.4 miles.  WA4LDU and WB4WCJ was operating with 100 watts.  KGØVL was not present so conditions between Carolinas to Iowa is unknown. 
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17:26 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II good CW copy, nice to see our path back to normal

17:27 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW good copy here also

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU and K4FI S7

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING SSB

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S3

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 55 SSB

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB S5

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: 55 COPY ON W4DEX SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: SOLID SSB COPY ON W4DEX

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: N4AOW SSB S5

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 579

17:42 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex W4DEX CW 599

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW UP TO 599

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:45 WA4LDU-JOE: Bruce WW8II CW 539 some QSB

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 589 very little QSB noticed

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU 589 no QSB

17:48 WB4WCJ-PAUL: cw w4dex wa4ldu

17:48 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy n4aow ssb

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU WAS 579 AT THE BEGINNING THEN QSB TO 519 TOWard the end

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4dex is still 55 SSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL COPY W4DEX IS 55 SSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON W4DEX NOW 44 SSB

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NOW 51 SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: WB4WCJ RIGHT AT THE NOISE LEVEL

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: DISTANCE FOR WB4WCJ TO WW8II IS 698.4MILES

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM COPY WA4LDU AND K4FI 44 SSB
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Propagation overall was rather poor today compared to the past few weeks.  What seems odd is the Iowa to NC path was the exception.  The KGØVL / W4DEX 808 mile path was still good, CW and SSB copy, except for an occasional fade.  What has been the most consistant paths over 300 miles, WW8II / KGØVL 443 mile and WW8II / W4DEX 510 mile was very poor today. 
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17:31 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX just above the noise @ S7

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 55 with QSB

17:32 WB4WCJ-PAUL: prop very poor

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX calling WB4WCJ @ S7 +

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: I hear very weak SSB, no copy

17:34 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex no copy

17:34 KG0VL-JEFF: Was hearing W4DEX on SSB, now signals are gone

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: OK NOW LISTENING CW MODE

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL VARY WEEK 449 TO 519

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 519

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL WEAK 519 AT BEST

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME QSB ON KG0VL

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 569 down to 529 at end

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 419 TO MAYBE 519 QSB

17:37 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy ab4am CW

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 519

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 529-539 with fading

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 539 FADING NOTED

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 just a little QSB

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 419 VERY WEAK

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW FADING UP TO 519

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 549 louder on vertical TX antenna than RX antenna

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559 to 519 some QSB

17:40 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex very weak

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX MOSTLY 419

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX lost to noise at end of transmission

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II came out of the noise 459 @17:41:45

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II from noise level to 549 and back to noise

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 529 with brief 559 peak then back down all the way into the noise

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II fading into the noise

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM now very weak on SSB

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL at the noise SSB but fades into the noise

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: IAM HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE FADING IN AND OUT

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Unable to raise WW8II on SSB after several attempts

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: I WILL TRANSMIT SSB AND CALL JEFF

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL consistent Q5 on SSB, about S5

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB detected, no copy

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QUICK 51 SSB CONTACT QUICK QSB

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Pretty rough going there with WW8II, worst copy in months.

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: Looks like I lost the pipeline to W4DEX

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: NEED TO PLOT THE LAST 2 WEEKS DATA AND THE LAST 3 DAYS DATA AND COMPARE TO ALL SOLAR DATA

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING CW

17:56 KG0VL-JEFF: That was me

17:56 W4DEX-DEX: Could tell WB4WCJ was replying to AB4AM but no copy
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Good but variable propagation continued today.  The geomagnetic field was still unsettled and the solar wind speed was around 500 km/sec.

Recently propagation on the more distant path between KGØVL and the southeastern stations has been much better than the shorter, more northern WW8II path.  For the past year, the shorter WW8II path was much better than what we have seen lately.  KGØVL was copied on SSB by KP2AE, WA4LDU, W4DCL, and W4DEX.

Today K5HFG reported several of those quick bursts of signal that have been heard by multiple stations over the past year.  The closest thunderstorms were well over 1000 miles to the southeast in the Caribbean.  

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17:29 W4DEX-DEX: W2AZQ S8

17:29 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU S5

17:30 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX S9 +20

17:31 K5HFG: I hear light SSB. sounds like W4DEX

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I NOW HAVE DETECT SSB IN THE NOISE DO NOT KNOW WHO

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: SSB SOUNDS LIKE W4DEX

17:33 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL 44 in NC

17:34 WA4LDU-JOE: copy KG0VL SSB

17:34 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl was 5x1 on SSB

17:34 K5HFG: heard KG0VL @ 529 for a moment

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S3

17:35 K5HFG: SSB 52

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T S1

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB 5x3

17:36 WA4LDU-JOE: copy KG0VL CW 539

17:36 W4DCL-CARROLL: KV0GL copy at 44

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 579

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL WEAK 51 TO 53 QSB

17:36 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl 529 on CW

17:37 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 529 faded but back to 529

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: Copy KG0VL 559 on a full-wave 28 MHz loop

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NO COPY ON K5FG

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially 539 then QSB into the noiz

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW JUST DETECT K5HFG IN THE NOISE

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG about 519 to noise

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB IN NOISE TO 519

17:39 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW intermittent copy in and out of the noise

17:40 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599

17:40 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 599

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW STEADY 519

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY W4DEX 539 IN I VERTED V

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX peaking 579 with fades to 519

17:41 K5HFG: copy W4DEX 549 faded to noise back to 529 at the finish

17:41 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX CW at 599

17:41 WB4WCJ-PAUL: dex cw 559

17:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 539, very fast increase to 579 with fast fades back to 539

17:42 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II CW at 338

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 569 with qsb

17:43 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II CW increased to 469

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 589 at end

17:43 K5HFG: copy WW8II 539 w/QSB to noise back up 539 w/QSB to noise at end

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WA4LDU weak, but Q5 signal

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU 579, very little if any QSB

17:44 WB4WCJ-PAUL: wa4ldu q5

17:44 WY3T-TIM: WA4LDU at 539

17:44 W4DCL-CARROLL: WA4LDU CW from 469 to 589

17:45 K5HFG: can see WA4LDU on scope but no copy.

17:45 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW intermittent copy in and out of the noise

17:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW weak - in and out of the noise and somewhat distorted

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: W2AZQ copied KG0VL SSB and CW

17:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW now 579

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 559

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IS NOW 51 JUST ABOVE THE NOISE WEAL

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard WW8II on SSB, but W4DEX was louder.

17:53 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE SSB 339 just inside the noise today

17:54 W4DCL-CARROLL: WA4LDU SSB 479

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING PROPAGATION TWICE THE DISTANCE NOTHING BETWEEN

17:55 K5HFG: just had a burst of SSB but no copy, less than a second

17:55 KG0VL-JEFF: Dexter was strong on SSB that last go-around

17:56 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW2AZQ SSB from 459 to 479 varying with the noise level

17:56 W4DCL-CARROLL: W2AZQ SSB up to 579

17:56 K5HFG: I have been looking for documentation of RF burst but can not find any. I think it is common and caused by the erratic prop we see

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE BUT CANNOT COPY

18:00 K5HFG:  I heard another SSB Burst that sounded like W4DEX 73 QRT

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: THE ONLY STATIONS I HAD COPY ON TODAY WAS W4DEX AND KG0VL

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING KG0VL 51 ON SSB

18:01 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL SSB down into my noise level now 348

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING KG0VL BETTER ON INVERTED V

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The Kp index was up to 4 and the solar wind speed was 504 km/sec today.  This seemed to produced some good signals on a few paths and poor propagation on others. 

• KGØVL on CW was detected by WY3T at 1012 miles.
• KGØVL on CW was 589 at W4DEX, the strongest heard so far during the test.
• The WW8II / WA4PGI path was very good while the WW8II / W4DEX path was very weak.

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17:31 K5HFG: I can tell people are talking but no copy

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S5

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU and KP2AE also S5

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T S3

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4PGI S5

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL initially 589!

17:41 WY3T-TIM: Can tell he is in there but cannot copy KG0VL

17:41 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL CW 529

17:42 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL from 589 slow QSB down to 559 then back up to 589 at end

17:42 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 519 for 30 seconds and then gone.

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing K5HFG 519 just above the noise

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially 319, fade into noise, up to 439 at end

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU 589, same as KG0VL peak

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU QSB down to 559

17:46 K5HFG: hear sporadic CW but no copy on WA4LDU

17:50 WA4LDU-JOE: Now I hear Dex 599

17:51 WY3T-TIM: Copying W4DEX at 599

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX now 569 with QSB

17:52 K5HFG: copy W4DEX 519 1 minute then QSB to nothing

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: nice 55 SSB QSO with KG0VL

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: hearing w4dex in the noise

17:58 WY3T-TIM: Only copying DEX on SSB now at 3 x 4

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: kg0vl was only 52 copy that transmission

17:58 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Q3 copy

17:59 W4DEX-DEX: WA4PGI QSO with WW8II 5x5

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4PGI 55 TO 59 SSB QSO WITH WW8II

18:00 KG0VL-JEFF: WA4PGI was Q5 during Bruce's QSO
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Today signals out to about 200 miles were strong and stable.  Beyond that propagation seems to have deteriorated compared to the past few weeks.  Both the WW8II and KGØVL 500+ miles paths were much weaker with fades into the noise received in GA, NC and SC.  
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17:28 KP2AE-JOE: had good QSO with AB4AM at 17:13:59

17:29 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE / W4DEX 5/9 with QSB to 5/7

17:29 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/9 SSB

17:30 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM, KP2AE, K4FI all very good copy

17:31 K4FI-DOUG: Paul is S9 with some QSB

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB CONTACT 52 TO 53

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING W4DEX DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ Q5 copy but way down from a few days ago

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL WEAK 519 TO START THEN QSB TO 559 THEN BACK TO 539QSB TO NOISE

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL BUILDING TO 559

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL was in the noise up to 519

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Initially 559, down to 539 at end

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QUICK QSB UP AND DOWN

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB TO 529

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM IN THE NOISE

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM about 529, not very strong

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 519 AGAIN

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM AT THE END BUILD TO 529

17:39 WB4WCJ-PAUL: AB4AM 559 QSB

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 + 10

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: NO COPY ON W4DEX CW AT FIRST THEN 419 BUT CLOSE TO THE NOISE

17:40 WB4WCJ-PAUL: W4DEX 539

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL IN THE NOISE NO COPY

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no QSB

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 1740:56 338

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519-529 weak, but like AB4AM, heard for the entire 2 minutes.

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II came out of the noise to 519- 529

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Initially very weak, 15 sec into transmission up to 579.

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II faded back in the noise

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: Nothing from WW8II

17:43 KP2AE-JOE: WW8II very weak here

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II from 579 to gone in a quick period of time. Almost sounds like he is changing power levels from 0 to 1 KW in mere seconds.

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE 5/8 5/9 SSB arm chair

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SSB 1744 WAS 31 THEN AT 1744:45 WAS 51 FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: ANOTHER SSB QSO WITH KG0VL 51 TO 52 COPY

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/8

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ 5/8

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: Absent are the SE stations on SSB now, not the usual routine. My 100 mile-distant TIS signal now S-5.

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW HEARING AB4AM 52 SSB

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM STILL 51 SSB

18:00 W4DEX-DEX  WB8PMD Good copy most of the time with fades into the noise

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Propagation was good on peaks again today but QRN from a Texas to Ohio storm line made copy difficult at times.  
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17:32 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI and WB4WCJ 5/8

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL at the noise

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 51 in the midst of static crashes

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 5/7 just above the noise

17:37 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 1738 AB4AM 1740 for CW WY3T 1742

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: Just hearing KG0VL, maybe S2-3

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559 to the noise

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL just detectable

17:40 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL got stronger Q5

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM now 529 in Iowa

17:41 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am 559 cw

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL had a strong finish 579

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 589-599

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T Q3-4-5 S- sometimes 5

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: Did not copy WY3T

17:45 WB4WCJ-PAUL: WY3T 599 CW

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI KG0VL slow fade, Q5 Some QSB on all sta.

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ same

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing Rob running the Net, but signal right at noise level

17:48 WY3T-TIM: Copied AB4AM CW at S6 good copy. Did not copy any others on CW.

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ copied CW all sta.

17:51 WY3T-TIM: Also copied AB4AM at 5 x 7 on SSB

17:52 WY3T-TIM: Copied WB4WCJ at 5 x 9 on SSB.
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We had very good propagation today except during brief fades.  The WW8II / KGØVL 444 miles path has been very reliable recently.  Usually, WW8II at W4DEX is mcuh stronger than KGØVL received at  W4DEX but recently that has reversed.  KGØVL at 808 miles has recently been much more consistent and stronger.

K5KB joined the test today.  His 100 watt SSB and CW was detected at 950 miles by W4DEX.  Audio file as heard at W4DEX:

N5KB at W4DEX

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17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX COPY 53 SSB

17:29 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB 5x3

17:29 W4DEX-DEX: N3EIO SSB 5x2

17:31 N3EIO-HARRY: I can tell your in there Bruce that's it

17:31 N5KB-MIKE-IOWA: KG0VL loud

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Wow! SSB 5x7

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO WITH KG0VL LOUD SSB 55+

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: Lot of deep QSB, KG0VL now in the noise

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: N5KB IN THE NOISE

17:34 N3EIO-HARRY: KG0VL SSB 52 WW8II LAST TIME SSB 55

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: I can detect SSB from N5KB

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL back up to 57

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON KG0VL DOWN TO A 51 FROM A 57

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING W4DEX IN THE NOISE

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 589 TO 599

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME QSB ON KG0VL 599 TO 519

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: BACK TO 599

17:39 N5KB-MIKE-IOWA: KG0VL 599

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CW 579 TO 599 ON THE SAL 569 ON THE INVERTED V

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559 with QSB

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB DOWN TO 529 BACK TO 579 ABOUT A 15 TO 20SEC CYCLE

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Now W4DEX completely gone

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 589

17:41 N5KB-MIKE-IOWA: I hear very lite CW now but no copy

17:42 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 589 peak, just a bit of QSB noticed during the middle of transmission

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now 579

17:43 N3EIO-HARRY: CW MAX 55 WITH LOT FADING

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: 1744:10 W4DEX FADED TO THE NOISE

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: 1744:10 KG0VL WAS 59

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOT HEARING N5KB HOW MUCH POWER AND WHAT ANTENNA

17:47 N5KB-MIKE-IOWA: 100 watts Inv L

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: N5KB CW 1747 for 2 minutes

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM LISTENING CW

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: N5KB now 599 on 1.899 CW

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: N5KB heard 329 CW at 950 miles

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: NO COPY ON N5KB CW

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING W4DEX 51 TO 41 AND KG0VL 53 TO 55

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: N3EIO SSB 53

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR KG0VL SOLID AND W4DEX IN THE NOISE NOW

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX now 55 on SSB

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 41

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 59

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IN THE NOISE

17:56 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 59 on SSB
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We had another very interesting midday 160M session.  KGØVL and K4FI made a partial SSB QSO at 840 miles.  KGØVL was copying K4FI running 100 watts.  K5HFG and W4DEX successfully made their first CW QSO at 520 miles.  Overall propagation seemed to be favoring different directions with varying signal strength more than usual.  Best summed up by "KG0VL-JEFF: Very odd conditions today".

Another interesting occurrence was K5HFG hearing one of those near-instantaneous signal peaks from W4DEX on SSB:

18:03 K5HFG: Had a short burst from W4DEX @ 57 and now back to 51

We've had multiple reports of this on CW but this is the first on SSB.  Hearing those peaks on CW left some question as to the actual source of the peaks, i.e. another station on frequency hitting their key.  Hearing the peak on SSB confirms the source.  Thunderstorms were well off the NC,SC,GA coast.

"COSMIC RAY UPDATE: Something ironic is happening in Earth's atmosphere. Solar activity is low--very low. Yet atmospheric radiation is heading in the opposite direction. Cosmic rays percolating through the air around us are at a 5 year high."
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/12/13/the-ironic-behavior-of-cosmic-rays/

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17:31 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX SSB 5/9 +5

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING W4DEX IN MY NOISE I HAVE A N ADDITIONAL NOISE TO THE SOUTH OF 20 DB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING AB4AM TALKING TO W4DEX

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: HERING KG0VL AVBOVE MY EXCESS NOISE TODAY

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL weak, about 50% SSB copy

17:32 K5HFG: I copy AB4AM and KG0VL

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S5 to S9

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL Q5 5/7 to 5/5

17:32 K5HFG: cpy W4DEX very light

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/9 +5

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM and W4DEX up and down on SSB from Q5 to noise and back

17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II is very weak here on SSB

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON EVERYONE

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 579 TO 599

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 579 ON INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING SLOW QSB ON KG0VL 549

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL nice solid 579, very little QSB detected

17:37 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing KG0VL about Q3

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL BACK TO 599

17:38 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 539/559 for 1 minute, now 529

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM STARTED AT 529 QSB NOW TO 579

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM STILL 579

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 539 on peaks

17:40 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 579/589 for the entire duration

17:41 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing K5HFG Q 2-3 First time

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: POSSIBLE K5HFG DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially 319, then QSB into the noise

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 579 - 599 on inverted V 579 on Flag

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG back up at end 539

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL constant

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559 ON THE INVERTED V

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard K5HFG at the initial 30 seconds then lost him altogether

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599+10 on inverted V

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard K5HFG better that time around

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX w/K5HFG

17:44 K5HFG: copy DEX 539/ 579/529

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG marginal but complete CW exchange for the first time

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 459 to the noise

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: Now hearing Bruce S2-3

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 and loud

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 579 with one fast QSB down to 539

17:47 K5HFG: Just heard WW8II briefly at the end

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB now S9+++

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM steady SSB signal now

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING KG0VL 59 AND DO NOT HEAR AB4AM

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: Copied KG0VL solid on SSB

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: Q5 copy on K4FI and KG0VL

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING KG0VL 57 K4FI IN THE NOISE

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL still good copy

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING W4DEX 51

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: LOTS OF QSB TO THE SOUTH

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY KG0VL CALLING K5HFG BUT NO COPY ON K5HFG

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: Very odd conditions today

17:57 W4DEX-DEX: Hearing K5HFG SSB but no copy

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL WAS 59 LAST HEARD

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: DEEP QSB BUT KG0VL IS ALWAYS Q5 +

18:01 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing W4DEX, K4FI, KG0VL, and WW8II now lol

18:03 K5HFG: Had a short burst from DEX @ 57 and now back to 51
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Present today for the test we had:  WW8II, WB8PMD, KGØVL, K4FI, K5HFG, AB4AM, WB4WCJ and W4DEX.  Propagation was good and there were several 600+ to 800+ mile QSOs made.  
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17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: I worked WB8PMD Rodney in WV at 1720 ut on CW 599 nice QSO

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Then at 1722 to 1723 I worked WB8PMD SSB 55 to 59 some QSB

17:29 K5HFG: I heard some of that I think. anyhow, I heard CW around that time

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: WB8PMD & WW8II Q5

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: I am copy W4DEX 55 OR BETTER ON SSB

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/9

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 5/8

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: WB8PMD 55

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: ww8ii 55

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: k4fi 58

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL at the noise

17:32 K5HFG: copy W4DEX SSB 53

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ 54

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 52

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM IS IN THE NOISE

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 58

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IS SOLID 55+ COPY

17:34 KG0VL-JEFF: I heard K5HFG answer Rob on SSB

17:34 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am 55

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL IS 599

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE:  GOOD 55 SSB COPY QSO WITH KG0VL

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559 constant

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID NOW SOME DEEP QSB NEAR THE END

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 579, slight QSB to 559 at the middle of his transmission

17:37 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 549 solid entire time

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: DETECTING K5HFG NOT ENOUGH TO COPY

17:38 K4FI-DOUG: Solid signal on KG0VL

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 519 with QSB

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 519 with QSB, stronger towards the end of transmission

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG barely detectable only during the last 30 seconds

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOLID 579 TO 599

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599

17:39 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 549/559 solid entire time

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW DEP FADE ON AB4AM AT 1740:20

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM from 549 to noise and gone, then back up to 549

17:40 WB4WCJ-PAUL: AB4AM 559 CW

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM BACK TO 579

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID 599

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL SOLID 599

17:42 WB4WCJ-PAUL: W4DEX 549 CW

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 549 for most of the two minutes

17:43 K5HFG: Copy W4DEX 549 at beginning and then gone. sig still on scope

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 +

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 589 to the noise and back up

17:45 K5HFG: copy WW8II 519 for 30 seconds then into the noise. @1744 he is again 519

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 599, QSB to 579 at end of transmission

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: Bruce, Q5 S5 One fade but still readable. Strong

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II took me by surprise with the headphones on. 599 good CW signal.

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: WB8PMD 599

17:47 K5HFG: not hearing any SSB right now, but see sigs on scope

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD IS SOLID 599 COPY

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WB8PMD in and out of the noise. Peaking 529

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD STILL 599

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WB8PMD back in there with W4DEX

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II at the noise

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB now S7

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: I NOW HEAR K4FI 44

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/9 +10

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAD K4FI 51 SSB

17:53 WB4WCJ-PAUL: K4FI Q5 Now

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING K4FI 53 TALKING TO WB8PMD

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NOW 57

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING WB8PMD REPORTING TO K4FI 55

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI STILL 55

17:56 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ 5/7

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: QUICK QSB ON K4FI FROM 55 TO 44

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 51

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW QSB TO 55

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 52 now on SSB

17:58 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB 55

17:59 K5HFG: hearing AB4AM @ 55 for 1 minute

17:59 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 5/7 to the noise

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSB NOW 53

17:59 AB4AM-ROB: QSB is long and deep currently

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IS STILL 58

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD IS STILL 55 COPY

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX JUST HIT S9+10db

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM STILL IN THE NOISE

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB NOW 55

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL ON THAT ONE WAS 53

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: WB4WCJ IN THE NOISE

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Very had very good propagation today, both near and far.   Best reception distance was from WY3T at  WW8II,  814 miles.  WB4WCJ was the best copy of the season at W4DEX and KP2AE.  K5HFG on CW was heard by KP2AE, W4DEX and WW8II.
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17:29 K5HFG: Can hear some chatter on SSB but cannot copy, sigs on scope

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: SOLID QSO WITH W4DEX 55 SSB

17:30 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB 5x5

17:30 K5HFG: QSB seems to be short and deep again today

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING QSB ON W4DEX

17:32 K5HFG: A solid tone on 1900 Khz

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ SSB 5x5

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HAVE A 55 SSB COPY ON W4DEX

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR WY3T IN FL 41

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW 539 very little QSB

17:36 WB4WCJ-PAUL: WY3T 10 over in SC

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I CAN POSSIBLE DETECT K5HFG BUY NO COPY

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID 599 CW COPY

17:37 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex 599

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: SOLID NO QSB NOTED ON W4DEX 599

17:39 K5HFG: copy DEX 419 now 51 using a tight filter

17:40 KP2AE-JOE: could tell k5hfg was there but no good copy...ww8ii is solid 559

17:40 WY3T-TIM: Copied W4DEX S6

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 599, no QSB for the full 2 min xmission

17:41 K5HFG: copy W8II 53 with tight filter

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T IS IN THE NOISE AT 33 TO 41

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T SSB 5x5

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KP2AE IN THE NOISE

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WB4WCJ IN TH NOISE

17:46 K5HFG: copy DEX SSB 53

17:46 KP2AE-JOE: WY3T is 5x3

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE:  814 MILES TO WY3T

17:52 K5HFG: Hear SSB and see sigs, no copy

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING WE HAD SOLID Q5 SSB WITH W4DEX FOR THE FULL 30 MINUTES OF THE TEST TODAY

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE DO NOT KNOW WHO IT IS
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Midday conditions remain good on signal peaks for receptions out to at least 800+ miles.  
Today KP2AE received several of those near-instantaneous signal enhancements that has been heard by different stations on different paths:

"17:40 KP2AE-JOE: I herd three 1sec. bursts of very strong signals from KG0VL during his 1st min."

A while back one blip on KG0VL was heard by both KP2AE and W4DEX but today it was heard only by KP2AE.  

For a short period, about 15 seconds,  WW8II on CW was extremely strong at W4DEX 

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17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I am copying w4dex SSB 53

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE and W4DEX Q5 SSB

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 5/8

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SSB 55

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 55 SSB

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 57

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ at the noise

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 5/7 SSB

17:33 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 55 and W4DEX 51 and KG0VL 53 SSB

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 53

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: KGOVL EXCHANGE 55 SSB

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: N3EIO at the noise

17:35 N3EIO-HARRY: got W4DEX and WW8II 55

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW IS 589 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 55 SSB

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: N4EIO 55 SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NO QSB NOTED ON KG0VL CW SOLID 599

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW initially 559 with QSB down to 529 at mid transmission, back up to 559 at end

17:37 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559 equal on both ant.

17:38 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 529 in and out now gone to noise

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 559 now on CW

17:38 K4FI-DOUG: Heard KG0VL at the very end.

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM CW 569 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: 17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: 2MIN CW KG0VL 1736 AB4AM 1738 K5HFG 1740 W4DEX 1742 WW8II 1744 OK

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599 with some QSB down to 579

17:40 KP2AE-JOE: I herd three 1sec. bursts of very strong signals from KG0VL during his 1st min.

17:40 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am 599 cw

17:40 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 539 solid some QSB now 559 solid now 579

17:40 N3EIO-HARRY: hear weak CW can't tell who it is

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: CAN DETECT K5HFG BUT NO COPY

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559 some QSB equal on both ant.

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially 429 with peak 559 at mid transmission and steady to end

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG about 529 and consistant

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG QSB 418

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 +5

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 539 ON INVERTED V AND 579 ON THE SAL

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 539 ON INVERTED V AND 589 ON SAL

17:43 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex 559 CW

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: SORRY I POINT THE SAL ATHIM AND W4DEX NO 599

17:44 K5HFG: copy W4DEX 539 for 30 seconds then gone. Back for ending at 539

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: WOW! WW8II 599

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 559 with QSB to the noise

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529 at the start then signal completely lost for about sixty seconds. Back up again at end of the transmission to 529

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing Bruce good

17:45 N3EIO-HARRY: ww8ii 559cw sounds good

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II QSB down to 559 at mid transmission, back up to 599 at end

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 good signal

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: Fade for about 1-3 sec. then back up

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II has slow QSB

17:46 K5HFG: copied WW8II 519 with QSB. signal on scope but no longer copy

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM now heard on SSB here in Iowa

17:47 K5HFG: AB4AM SSB now 53 to 55

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: Q5 on KP2AE SSB

17:48 N3EIO-HARRY: ab4am I can tell AB4AM but right at my noise

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: 1746 W4DEX WAS 59 +20 SSB THEN DEEP QSB TO THE NOISE

17:50 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am 10 to 20 over ssb

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOWIN THE NOISE

17:51 N3EIO-HARRY: WW8II Q5 SSB

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: NICE 55 QSO COPY SSB WITH N3EIO

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING W4DEX IN THE NOISE THEN QUICK QSB TO 55 COPY

17:53 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex in - out noise

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL QUICK QSB UP TO 55 THEN BACK TO NOISE

17:54 W4DCL: AB4AM 58 on CW Nice Signal!

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX poor copy for past ten minutes. Unusual.

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY RIGHT NOWW4DEX 57 SSB

17:54 W4DCL: W4DEX 59 on CW!

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM RIGHT NOW 51

17:55 W4DCL: WW8II 58 on CW!

17:56 W4DCL: KP2AE 44 just above noise improving toward the end

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID SSB CHAT WITH WW8II 59 COPY

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX UP AGAIN TO 53

17:56 W4DCL: K4FI 44 with QRM

17:57 W4DCL: K4FI 57 SSB at end

17:58 W4DCL: N3EIO 53 SSB at end

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 Bruce, welcome home.

17:58 K5HFG: AB4AM was 51 SSB at 1754

17:58 W4DEX-DEX: N3EIO 55 now

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY W4DCL
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