07January 2020

We saw lots of propagation changes during the half-hour test session today.  For most of the period the Michigan to NC path was very strong while the Michigan to Iowa path was very poor.  At times WW8II (510 miles) was stronger than K4FI (95 miles) at W4DEX.  By the end of the test period, the MI to NC path had weakened and the MI, WW8II, to Iowa, KGØVL, path was good.   WA9FDO whos signal usually is good at WW8II and W4DEX was initially almost nonexistent but by the end of the session that path was good.

WY3T, Florida, was initially good copy at W4DEX but signal weakened toward the end of the test session.  WW8II may have heard WY3T (814 miles).   
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17:30 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II very nice 57 QSO

17:31 WA9FDO-MIKE: copy WW8II 3/3 with QSB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NICE QSO 55 TO 57

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T good 55 SSB copy on first few transmissions, now competing with my elevated noise

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP3AE and K4FI S8, No QSB noted

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 599 ON THE SAL AND 579 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX AT 599

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX maybe 419 on peaks, hard to hear and poor copy

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID COPY FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:42 WA9FDO-MIKE: w4dex 459

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 519 AT THE NOISE QSB BUILD TO 529

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL solid copy 559,  down to 539 at end

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL is in there, but just barely, no copy.

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 549 ON THE INVERTED V AND 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID COPY FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI START 519 AT THE NOISE

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI SOME QSB TO 539

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599, no QSB

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 519 AT THE END

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY, POSSIBLE DETECT BUT NO REAL COPY

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard K4FI just above the noise for about 30 seconds, very weak.

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T is in there, get few letters, not complete call, Qsb

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 559 with QSB into the noise about middle of transmission

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II, Some QSB, Can copy Call

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II slow QSB fairly good copy now

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 599 very little if any QSB !!!

17:50 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 5/6/9 solid copy

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529-549 with qsb

117:51 WY3T-TIM: k4FI at 419 with QSB

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING K4FI SSB IN THE NOISE

17:52 WA9FDO-MIKE: Copy W4DEX on SSB 5/6 with some QSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO 59 ++ SSB

17:53 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WA9FDO a little.

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 52

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO is now Q5

17:55 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX was 4 x 5 but QSB takes it into the noise level which is S4 on SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO NICE 59 QSO

17:56 W4DEX-DEX: WA3LKT heard, very little copy

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX DEX YOU ARE NOW IN THE NOISE

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO, good SSB signal here

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: Sorry,

18:01 WY3T-TIM: Now copying W4DEX at 4 x 5 but much QSB

18:02 WB4WCJ-PAUL: WY3T very weak band poor

18:03 WY3T-TIM: Most days I can usually copy W4DEX. The QSB is bad today.

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD 55 COPY RODNEY W. VA

18:05 KG0VL-JEFF: Sounds like WB8PMD is on ssb

18:06 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW NICE QSO 55 COPY

18:06 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now 55 on ssb

18:07 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL COPY WB8PMD NOW IN THE NOISE

18:08 W4DEX-DEX: WB8PMD solid S7 QSO

18:08 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX LAST TRANSMISSION TO WB8PMD WAS 55 COPY
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