17 January 2020

Propagation on the longest paths available to test seemed even weaker again today:

• The most distant path, 323 miles, that produced strong signals was between KGØVL and KØAWU.  KØAWU reported stronger signals today from KGØVL up to 45dB above the noise.  
• Iowa to Michigan (KGØVL-WW8II) path, 443 miles, was improved producing strong signals on peaks with fast deep QSB.
• Michigan to the North Carolina (WW8II-W4DEX 510-mile) propagation that has been recently poor was better today but still far from what it was for months prior. 
• Iowa to North Carolina (KGØVL-W4DEX 808-miles) that has been very good recently has gotten weaker each day.  
• Florida to South Carolina (WY3T-WA4LDU/K4FI) propagation was good today.   
• Signals from Michigan and Iowa seemed to fade fast past North Carolina.  Also from Florida signals were much better in South Carolina than in North Carolina.  It appears there was much more attention over that 100 mile division than usual.  

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17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: hearing someone on SSB do not know who

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing w4dex 51 SSB then fade

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX right at noise level on SSB

17:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-8 SSB -- Stronger than last several days

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Q5 but very weak.....been getting weaker each day

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II S2

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 5-2 SSB

17:35 K4FI-DOUG: Not hearing Bruce or Jeff

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSO WITH WW8II 59

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY K0AWU SSB

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X6 on SSB good signal

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II close to 59 on SSB

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: Not copying Jeff or Bruce

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SSB 41

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:39 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 5 x 6 on SSB now

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529-539

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SLIGHT QSB 549 ON INVERTED V STILL 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 599 on CW

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 579 IN THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:42 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex CW 599 no noticeable QSB

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-9-9 45db above noise and no QSB

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON KG0VL ALL THE WAY TO THE NOISE

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear Jeff, I have too much noise

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T SSB last heard weak but readable

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KM4PFF S5

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL QSB second min

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW BUILDING BACK TO 539 AND UP TO 599 AGAIN AT THE END OF THE TRANSMISSION

17:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL no copy

17:44 K4EMF-JAY: Nothing here so far but S20 noise

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 559 no QSB

17:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL no copy on CW

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: No copy on K0AWU

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 599 on TX antenna

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 419 TO NOISE AND BACK SLOW QSB

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU not heard

17:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU no copy on CW

17:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU no copy on CW

17:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI DETECT ONLY NO COPY

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI Initially 599 then quick fade all the way down to 539. Back up to 589 at EOT

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI AT THE END 519

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Did not hear K4FI

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T R 3-4 S 3-4, some qsb, getting stronger 569

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY

17:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T - CW 559 to 579 slow QSB

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 539 at start, peaked 559 about middle of xmission, slight QSB near EOT

17:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI 599 on CW some QSB at the end

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from WY3T

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: Might hear WW8II but not sure

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from WY3T

17:51 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 549 20-24db above the noise -- nice to hear Bruce again

17:52 WY3T-TIM: WW8II can detect there is but not readable there

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 569, quick fade then a bit stronger, peaked 589 and held there until EOT

17:52 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW very light copy in and out of the noise

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 559 with fading

17:55 WY3T-TIM: idle noise today is S4 on SSB and S2 on CW

17:55 K4EMF-JAY: so far still nothing but S20 noise here

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB STILL HEAR FAINT SSB IN THE NOISE

17:56 KG0VL-JEFF: Can no longer hear W4DEX on SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 51 BRIEFLY

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL WAS 59 THEN QSB TO THE NOISE

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: K4AWU BRIEFLY 51 THEN NOISE

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL UP AND DOWN QSB 59 TO NOISE

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NOW 51

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QRM 55 WITH

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING QSB

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX at noise level on ssb

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II good signal on SSB

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST HAD ANOTHER 59 QSO WITH KG0VL HEARING W4DEX 51

18:04 W4DEX-DEX: Looks like maybe some one-way prop today....was copying KG0VL WW8II QSO but could not break-in

18:05 KG0VL-JEFF: I was taking "8's" only. (hi hi)

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