16 January 2020

Signals seemed to average a bit weaker today than it has been recently.  Also, QSB was erratic with no predictable time cycle. Just frequent quick deep fades.

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17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: so far hearing just static

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing w4dex 51 just about noise reading the log

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: w4dex qsb up 52

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX S7 with QSB in the noise

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE S7

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ S8

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S6 at the noise

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S7

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S2

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S5

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S4

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY KG0VL I CALLED TWICE NO RESPONSE

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL now S6

17:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-4 SSB no QSB yet

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing KG0VL & K0AWU at the noise SSB

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I CALLED QRZ NO RESPONSE

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX S5, KØAWU 5-4. Heard Bruce call on SSB

17:36 K5HFG: S3 noise. Hear some SSB but no copy

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE DO NOT KNOW WHO

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM weak but Q5 on SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 53 SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM CALLING K5HFG 53

17:38 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 54 and faded. Returned his call and no answer

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB JUST UNDER NOISE

17:38 K5HFG: copy KG0VL at the noise 53

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL Q5 S7

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 539

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 559

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX rapid QSB to the noise about 2 sec> then back up

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 519

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AT THE END 559

17:42 K5HFG: hear W4DEX CW note but no copy

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 519 THEN QUICK TO 559 QSB

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 589-599

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 559

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 569 very little if any QSB

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AT THE END ALMOST LOST THEN BACK TO 559

17:44 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 549 Entire Tx

17:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 589 40db above noise measured .. QSB to 30db above the noise twice

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL steady 2 MIN

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU peaking 569, nice loud carrier between calls.

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU DETECT IN THE NOISE FEW SEC JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No copy

17:46 K5HFG: no copy K0AWU

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU nothing heard

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 529 to the noise

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG DETECT BUT NO COPY

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG signal just detectable at start, fade into noise then back up to detectable at end

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 529-539 with qsb

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM START 559

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 529 ON INVERTED V BUT 559 ON SAL

17:49 WB4WCJ-PAUL: CW ab4am qsb to 559

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 539 with fading

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOME QSB NOW 579

17:50 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 559 w/ some QSB ETx

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 until near end, then fast fade to about 549

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 529 at first now 559

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II weak at start, up to 559 near end

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 559, then slow fade to 429 and back up slightly at end

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II fade in the noise

17:52 K5HFG: copy WW8II 519 w/ QSB for 30 seconds and then gone. Now detect but no copy at EOT

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: Very poor conditions today, only KG0VL heard

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE in the noise with W4DEX

17:53 K5HFG: now listening SSB

17:55 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 53

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SSB 55 TALKING TO W4DEX

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AT THE NOISE

17:56 K5HFG: W4DEX not detectable

17:56 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 54 SSB

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB QSO 52 2 WAY WITH WW8II

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL just above the noise

17:57 K5HFG: KG0VL QSB to 52

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL TALKING TO W4DEX 52

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IN THE NOISE

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: Was hearing AB4AM well on SSB, now gone

17:58 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL call Don K5HFG

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU still 53 on SSB. Bruce also 53 on SSB

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CALLING K5HFG 55 SSB

18:00 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG just above the noise QSO with KG0VL

18:00 K5HFG: Answered KG0VL no return

18:02 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG & AB4AM 5 X 4 SSB

18:03 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am is only copy here

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ in the noise

18:07 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM still Q5 on SSB

18:09 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING AB4AM 51

18:10 KG0VL-JEFF: Cannot hear the station he is talking with

18:11 WW8II-BRUCE: I ALSO DO NOT HEAR THE OTHER STATION

18:12 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM BURST TO 55

18:12 AB4AM-ROB: K4EMF good QSO with AB4AM

18:13 WW8II-BRUCE: JEFF I COPIED YOU BETTER TODAY WITH THE SAL POINTED NORTH RATHER THAN ON YOU

18:13 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM QSO S9 with N4XP

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