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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