800+ mile contacts are beginning to be normal.  Until proven otherwise it is assumed the recently improved propagation is due to less D-layer attenuation because of the lower sun angle and shorter daylight hours.

On today for the test:  WW8II, KGØVL, AB4AM, K4DBK, N3EIO, WA4LDU, K4FI and W4DEX.  Everyone copied everyone else Q5 on SSB on signal peaks.
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17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: copy AB4AM SSB 51 52 JUST ABOVE NOISE

17:29 KG0VL-JEFF: Good signal from AB4AM on SSB

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: NO COPY ON AB4AM SSB ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA BUT STILL 51 COPY ON THE SAL

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL IS 57 SSB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY AB4AM 57 ALSO

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL REPORTING Q5 TO AB4AM

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY KG0VL NO COPY ON K4FI

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: ww8ii 5/7 and 5/7 in the noise on KG0VL

17:34 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM's signal still holding steady

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SSB IS UP AND DOWN FROM NOISE TO 55

17:35 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 4/7

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK QSO WITH WW8II 57 SSB

17:36 K4DBK-DENNIS: faded towards the end.. ant = inv L

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW NOW 599

17:37 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 549 on Inverted V and 569 on Flag

17:37 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL good on CW, very steady no QSB

17:37 K4DBK-DENNIS: I detect the washing machine noise modulator in background

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 599 ++

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: WA4LDU 449 IN THE NOISE

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: WA4LDU now 529 in Iowa, good signal

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 579

17:40 WA4LDU-JOE: copied KG0VL CW 539 at end

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Wow, big CW signal from AB4AM now, 579

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 589 ON SAL 519 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:41 WA4LDU-JOE: copy AB4AM 599+

17:43 WA4LDU-JOE: copy complete call from WW8II but in and out of the noise

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 559 on Inverted V and 579 on Flag with some QSB to the noise

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529 to 579 and back quickly

17:44 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 59 cw on LoG ant

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 58 SSB

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU 57 SSB

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 57 SSB

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAD NO COPY ON K4FI

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM AND W4DEX SSB GOOD COPY QSB

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard K4FI talking with AB4AM

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU had a good copy on all stations. WW8II had QSB to the noise

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE A CONTINUOUS COPY ON KG0VL

17:49 K4DBK-DENNIS: Heard W4DEX 57 and WW8II 59

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: GOOD SSB CONTACT 53 BOTH WAYS WITH W4DEX

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II goes from strong to no copy

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB W4DEX NOW 55 SSB

17:50 N3EIO-HARRY: hear WW8II and I think AB4AM

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 55 SSB

17:50 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II is 57 and N3EIO is very strong, 59

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 53 SSB

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB IS QUICK TODAY

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX loud now on SSB

17:51 N3EIO-HARRY: WW8II up and down up 53

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: HEAR DEX CALL N3EIO

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK IN THE NOISE NOW

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR DEX CALLING DBK THEN INTO THE NOISE

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: N3EIO peaked 53 SSB

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: N3EIO NOW 55 SSB

17:52 K4DBK-DENNIS: N3EIO still 5/9

17:53 WA4LDU-JOE: copy N3EIO just above the noise

17:53 W4DEX-DEX: N3EIO SSB 55 peak

17:53 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II calling N3EIO both 59...

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: N3EIO AND WW8II QUICK QSO 55 BOTH WAYS

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: N3EIO IS HEARING AB4AM ALSO

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO IS DEEP TO REAL LOUD

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: Hear what appears to be a washing machine

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: N3EIO is in and out of the noise.

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: YES ON THE WASHING MACHINE

17:54 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM at noise floor...can tell its Rob but unintelligible

17:54 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK now S3

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL N3EIO 54 TALKING TO K4DBK 53

17:55 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX heard calling me 44

17:56 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX to K4DBK 53

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW S9+5

17:56 AB4AM-ROB: Still good copy between W4DEX n KG0VL

17:56 N3EIO-HARRY: W4DEX S3 at times

17:58 N3EIO-HARRY: WW8II S8-S9 at times

17:58 K4DBK-DENNIS: N3EIO still strong 59...W4DEX 55

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB STILL QUICK

17:59 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 57

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 57

18:00 N3EIO-HARRY: K4DBK sound like night net strong

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL LOUD NOW 57

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM still good signal, W4DEX up and down.

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK NOW QUICK QSO 59 BOTH WAYS

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEAR N3EIO 53 TALKING TO K4DBK

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK NOW 51 AT THE NOISE

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL COPY K4DBK 53

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: N3EIO CALLING W4DEX 55

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: N3EIO QSO SSB NOW 58 CONTACT

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK 57 QSO

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