24 January 2020

For most of the test period today, local signals were stronger than usual with very little QSB.   We have seen several times when local conditions are very good distant propagation is poor ant that is what happen today.   Signal levels were at or near S9 between AB4AM, KP2AE, K4FI, WA4LDU and W4DEX.  Although during the last few minutes of the test we started experiencing more QSB.  

The distant paths produced either no or weak reports.  The KØAWU / WW8II path was weak.  There was no WW8II SSB contacts but his CW was readable at W4DEX.  K5HFG's only report was a weak signal from AB4AM.  WY3T was heard in the Carolinas but only on peaks.

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17:25 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU and KP2AE S9+ into Ga. SSB

17:25 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am and wa4ldu both real strong here

17:28 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM called WW8II and K5HFG no copy SSB

17:29 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX S9

17:30 K5HFG: Called AB4AM no response

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 57 WY3T 44

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T very weak

17:32 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM 5 6 some QSB

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM very strong

17:33 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T R 3-4 with QSB into noise

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE and K4FI S9 no QSB

17:35 WY3T-TIM: K4FI was also 56

17:37 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 4x6 With QSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM COPY NOTHING BUT AM MODULATION NOISE FROM LOCAL AM STATION

17:38 WY3T-TIM: Idle noise today is S4 SSB and S2 on CW

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX QSB in the noise

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: Noise S7 S6 S5 S4 on Flag

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 579 589 slight QSB

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CAN JUST DETECT A SIGNAL BUT NO REAL COPY

17:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 599 CW sight QSB at the end

17:41 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex CW 599 very little QSB - +10 to +20 over S9

17:42 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG no copy

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: Nothing heard so far here

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO COPY

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG just came out of the noise 229 then gone

17:43 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG no copy

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG not heard

17:44 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy K5HFG

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU CAN DETECT A SIGNAL BUT NO COPY

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 229 for about 4-5 sec then gone

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU no copy

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

17:45 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU no copy

17:46 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy K0AWU

17:46 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No copy

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 339-469 QSB

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 579 and a deep fade and back up

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY

17:48 WA4LDU-JOE: wy3t 559 with QSB to the noise and back

17:48 K5HFG: WY3T no copy

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T Initially 539 built up to 579

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM START 539 WOW MY RADIO NOT BROKE AFTER ALL

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 589

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM BUILD TO 559

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599+

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOME QSB TO 519 THEN BACK TO 559 AT THE END

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM a few quick fades to about 579

17:50 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM 599 slight QSB

17:50 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW 599 - very little QSB mostly +10 over S9

17:50 K5HFG: AB4AM very light copy to 519 w/QSB. Entire 2 mins.

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear WW8II, no copy

17:52 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy WW8II

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 539, peaked 559 with several fades into noise. 539 at EOT

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 529 signal 5 to 16db above the noise measured,

17:52 WY3T-TIM: WW8II no copy on cw

17:52 K5HFG: WW8II no copy

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: K5FI 599

17:52 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II peaked about 1min 30sec into the sequence and then fell back about 4db

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II came out of the noise to 539 QSB back to the noise

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 589 steady

17:53 WY3T-TIM: K4FI 559 on CW no QSB

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE 599 SSB

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: IK4FI DETECTED AT THE END OF TRANSMISSION

17:55 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 339 now

17:56 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 579 with QSB

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T in the noise

17:58 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Just to be clear, 539 overall and measured 5-16db

17:58 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM now fast QSB

17:59 WY3T-TIM: copy now on AB4AM, K4FI and WA4LDU

18:01 AB4AM-ROB: QSL WW8II 539 for about 15 sec then back to the noise

18:01 K5HFG: no SSB sigs detected since 1752 Z

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