21 January 2020

Propagation for the test today was fair but was below what we experienced for the first ten days of this month.  KA9FTM, Indiana, again had the most stable signal into the Carolinas of any station over a few hundred miles distance.  K5HFG, Mississippi, was copied briefly into both NC and SC on CW.  

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17:27 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing very faint SSB

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing w4dex just above my noise 51

17:28 KP2AE-JOE: AB4AM 59 here

17:28 K5HFG: AB4AM 53

17:29 K4EMF-JAY: S9 noise here in N. GA

17:29 K5HFG: W4DEX SSB no copy

17:29 K5HFG: S2 noise on SSB here

17:30 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX very low in the noise on SSB

17:31 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX came up to 5 x 7

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: KA9FTM 58 SSB

17:32 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing KA9FTM weakly

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: KA9FTM as strong as locals

17:33 WA9FDO-MIKE: copying W4DEX about 54

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SSB AGAIN AT THE NOISE

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S5

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: Heard WW8II weak but readable

17:35 K4EMF-JAY: AB4AM 57, KA9FTM nothing heard

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: KA9FTM 58 & 57 exchange with AB4AM

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: WA9FDO 57-58

17:36 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM readable in the noise floor S5 on SSB and S3 on CW

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA9FDO S7

17:37 WA9FDO-MIKE: W4DEX is now at my noise level

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY WA9FDO

17:37 K5HFG: copied KA9FTM 55 and WA9FDO 55 and AB4AM 55

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE UNUSUAL HIGH NOISE TODAY

17:38 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy w2azq ab4am wy3t good others weak

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: No copy WA9FDO

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE UNABLE TO COPY WHO

17:39 K4EMF-JAY: so far I've only heard AB4AM

17:40 K5HFG: SSB sigs took a nose dive here.

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 589

17:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 599

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE:  W4DEX 559

17:42 K5HFG: W4DEX detected but no copy

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 579

17:43 WA9FDO-MIKE: copy dex at 3-3

17:43 WA9FDO-MIKE: copy AB4AM at 5-4

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME SLOW QSB ON AB4AM STILL 559

17:44 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM 599 no QSB S7 signal

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 590 with deep fades

17:44 K5HFG: AB4AM 569 entire transmission

17:44 W5WJN-DAGATOR: AB4AM 55 here in LA.

17:44 K4EMF-JAY: I did just hear CW after finally getting on the right freq

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU no copy

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU ONLY DETECT IN THE NOISE

17:45 WB4WCJ-PAUL: cw w4dex ab4am

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU not heard

17:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU no copy

17:46 WA9FDO-MIKE: K0AWU no copy

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG no copy

17:46 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 519 COPY FULL CALL

17:46 W5WJN-DAGATOR: K5HFG is 579 in La.

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 349

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG STILL COPY 519

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially 329, now building slightly

17:47 WB4WCJ-PAUL: cw k4fi

17:47 WA9FDO-MIKE: K5HFG - No Copy

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG SOME QSB BUT STILL 519 COPY

17:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cam tell he is in there but no copy until the end then 419

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 519 TO THE NOISE AND BACK

17:49 W5WJN-DAGATOR: No copy K4FI in LA

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 579 to 529

17:49 WA9FDO-MIKE: K4FI - No Copy

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589, a few very quick QSB dips

17:49 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY

17:50 WB4WCJ-PAUL: CW wy3t VG

17:50 W5WJN-DAGATOR: No copy WY3T in LA.

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 569

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T MAYBE IN THE NOISE

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T initially 559, slow fade to 539 then back up.

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing WY3T 459, with some QSB 339

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T QSB to the noise and back up

17:51 WA9FDO-MIKE: WY3T - No Copy

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO REAL COPY

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: Heard one of those quick peaks on WY3T

17:52 K5HFG: WY3T no copy

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 569

17:52 WY3T-TIM: K4FI 529 then QSB at the last 30sec.

17:52 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing WW8II 339 copyable, some QSB getting stronger 449

17:53 W5WJN-DAGATOR: No copy on WW8II IN LA

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II WSB to 439

17:53 K4FI-DOUG: Copied WW8II solid

17:53 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 539, peaking 559 then fade close to noise returning to 559

17:54 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 459 with quick QSB

17:54 W4DEX-DEX: Now back to SSB

17:54 K5HFG: WW8II 519 Entire Transmission

17:54 K0AWU-BILL: HORRID conditions, the only sig DETECTED was WW8II for about 30sec (first seq) slightly above the noise and never heard, just detected. OUCH!!

17:54 WY3T-TIM: WW8II no copy

17:55 K0AWU-BILL: Poorest conditions here in the last 10days

17:56 K0AWU-BILL: HAd it not been for the "slow waterfall" NO signals would have been detected. Sure hope tomorrow is better!

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX QSB in the noise

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI in the noise

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: NOT HAERING ANYTHING BUT STATIC

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SSB AT THE NOISE

17:59 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 4 x 6 some QSB WB4WCJ is 5 x 8

18:00 WA9FDO-MIKE: Have some sort of very bad hash here. Was copying DEX about 56, but now it covers up everything. Will see you Thursday, 73.

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: I ALSO HAVE THE HARD HASH NOISE HERE

18:02 AB4AM-ROB: I think signals are shifting..I'm hearing some signals better on the flag than the inverted V

18:08 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 589 SSB just now

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