22 January 2020

Signal reports between participating stations indicate propagation continues to decline.  On the less than 100 mile paths between KP2AE, K4FI, W4DCL, and W4DEX signals were about normal.  But at slightly over 200 miles from the above stations, AB4AM was weaker than normal.  The exception was between KP2AE and AB4AM.  KP2AE being about 50 miles closer to AB4AM had a very good signal copying AB4AM much better than the other stations.  

K0AWU reported WW8II's signal was down considerable from recent days and with considerable QSB.  One real surprise was during WW8II's two minute CW transmission.  Initially his signal was near 599 for a few seconds before starting a deep QSB cycle all the way into the noise.  Approximately a 50 dB fade befor recovering but not again reaching over about 549.  
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17:25 AB4AM-ROB: Noise S8 & S7

17:26 N4ACE-GREG-MO: s7/s8 sound floor in st Louis MO

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: high noise level today

17:28 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing some SSB down in the noise

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: I heard SSB at the noise level here

17:31 KP2AE-JOE: AB4AM has a good sig here

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE just above the noise 31 to 33

17:31 K0AWU-BILL: Band very quite today, now what will the signals be?

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I hear SSB in the noise

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: w4dex 21 to the noise

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 55

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE 57

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II barely detectable

17:33 K5HFG: I see sporadic sigs on the scope but no copy

17:33 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II in the noise .... too weak to copy

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy SSB

17:34 WG3FU-KEN: I copy WW8II on LSB 37

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: just worked W8PZW Fred in Oh

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 52 on a peak

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II a bit stronger but still neg copy :-(

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: W8PZW was 55 SSB copy

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 58

17:36 NZ5L-NORM: so far, only fragments of voices well under the noise floor. unable to copy anyone

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI in the noise

17:37 W8PZW: calling ab4am

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: W8PZW No Copy

17:39 K0AWU-BILL: A different voice ... no ID

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: w4dex 559 569

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB BUILDING TO 589

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX QSB to the noise

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW FADING 529 AT THE END

17:42 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG ONLY COPY COUPLE CHARACTERS AT THE NOISE

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No Copy so far

17:43 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX 599 S9+10

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG no copy

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG not detected

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU no copy

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No Copy

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU DETECT ONLY NO REAL COPY

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy

17:46 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: WAB4AM 579

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

17:47 K0AWU-BILL: A shame, noise floor 5db lower than last 11days but signals are lower too

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB FROM 559 TO 519

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 peaks with very fast deep fades down to 539

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 529 AT THE END OF TRANSMISSION

17:48 K5HFG: AB4AM 529 fade to light copy back to 529 rest of Tx

17:48 W4DCL-CARROLL: AB4AM 589 to 559

17:49 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI 599 to 589 very clean

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: WOW! WW8II initially 599, stronger than AB4AM

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI ON QSB PEAKS 519 THEN BACK TO THE NOISE

17:49 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI S9 to S9+10

17:49 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 569-579 with fast QSB to the noise and back up

17:50 W8PZW: only copied ww8ii. 59. very good audio.

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II now down a bit, maybe 579

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 559 initial now 529

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: Just Barely can tell WW8II is in there

17:51 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II 579 fade to noise

17:51 K0AWU-BILL: Copying Bruce WW8II 5-20db above the noise QSB

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II in the noise now

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II now a deep fade to 439

17:52 K5HFG: WW8II no copy

17:52 K5HFG: Welcome to Harry

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II about 50% of the time 20db above noise. One fade down to 5db and slow steady recovery to 20db

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II faded into the noise.......what a range...from 599 to noise

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II gone the last 30-40 sec

17:53 W5WJN-DAGATOR: Nothing but noise in LA.

17:53 N3EIO-HARRY: HI DON FROM LANC. CO.

17:54 N3EIO-HARRY: NOTHING HEARD HERE

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE up to S8 good sig. then gone

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX in the noise

17:55 N3EIO-HARRY: NOT EVEN A SPIKE ON PANADAPTER

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI in the noise

17:56 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI SSB 579 fade down to 529 near noise

17:56 W8PZW: I copy ab4am @ noise levei

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W8PZW STILL 59 ON SSB

17:57 K5HFG: copy AB4AM SSB just above the noise

17:57 W4DCL-CARROLL: WB8PMD SSB 559 fade down to noise

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: W5WJN WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ANTENNA

17:58 W5WJN-DAGATOR: 50 foot high inverted L.

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB JUST AT THE NOISE LEVEL

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: RR ON THE INVERT L

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: W5WJN CAN YOU DO CW HOW MUCH POWER

18:00 W5WJN-DAGATOR: Yes do CW at 300 watts.

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: SO SEND YOUR CALL FOR 2 MIN START AT 1802 OK

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: NO OFFSET

18:03 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II no copy

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: W5WJN No Copy

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: W5WJN NO COPY TNX FOR TRY

18:04 K5HFG: W5WJN no copy.

18:04 K0AWU-BILL: Only WW8II identified today -- 73 all and CU tomorrow

18:04 W4DEX-DEX: No copy here

18:05 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE SSB 589 then faded to noise
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