26 January 2020

Another day of sightly improved propagation from the low four days ago.  But signals did seem to decline during the last minutes while approaching 1800 UT.  KØAWU, Minnesota, reported KGØVL, Iowa, was better copy today but his path to WW8II, Michigan, was weaker than normal.  Both KGØVL and WW8II were copied Q5 at W4DEX, NC, and K4FI, SC.  KA9FTM, IN, was the strongest and most consistent copy of any distant station at W4DEX, NC, at 379 miles.  KA9FTM is not far from being in line with the KGØVL-W4DEX path but KGØVL reported no signal heard from KA9FTM while having Q5 copy from W4DEX.  We've seen that happen before.  After several tries, a Q5 K4DBK- W4DEX SSB exchange was made.

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17:31 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 54 SSB

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 54 SSN

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: KA9FTM QSO 55 BOTH WAYS

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: KA9FTM 55 SSB

17:31 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X4 on SSB

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 51 SSB

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 54 SSB

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSO 55 SSB

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AND WA9FTM GOOD SSB QSO

17:37 K4DBK-DENNIS: Hear weeak un-ID SSB

17:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL is much better copy today, QSB 52 to 54 SSB

17:39 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II copied calling KG0VL 44

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID QSO WITH WW8II 55

17:39 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II just at the noise SSB

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK 53

17:39 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II copied 57, copied me 55

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: Noise level S-0 on RX antenna, and S-3 on TX antenna

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK QSO HE WAS 55 I WAS 57

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 579

17:41 K4DBK-DENNIS: Noise floor S9 on Inv=L, below S meter reading on LoG rx ant

17:41 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5x7-8x9

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539, weaker than normal

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 519 THEN BACK QUICK TO 559

17:42 K9TXJ-TOM: Noise level here S9+10 - heard a voice print a moment ago. Otherwise nothing.

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: No copy on K0AWU

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 549 with moderate fading

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO COPY

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU NO COPY

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589

17:44 K9TXJ-TOM: No CW copy.

17:45 K0AWU-BILL: For "context" my noise is S4 on the dipole (K3S)

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 519, just above noise level

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO REAL COPY

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 549 TO 559

17:47 K4DBK-DENNIS: No CW copy yet

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: Copy KG0VL R3-4x S3-4xQ9 QSB very little

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL initially 429 built up quick to 559 and held there for the duration

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VLSLIGHT QSB TO 539 AT THE END

17:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 569 sig 30-10db above the noise mostly above 27db

17:48 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 587 CW!

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear WW8II in noise, no copy, now copy call

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 539-579 strong signals with qsb

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 579 no QSB

17:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 3-16db above the noise strongest "middle min"

17:51 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II was barely detectable for first 10sec and solid after that

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: Rare that Bruce is EVER that weak at any point here.

17:54 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX copied faded in at 44

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KA9FTM LOUD TALKING TO K4DBK

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KA9FTM NOW QSB THEN BACK TO G 55 COPY

17:56 KG0VL-JEFF: Cannot hear KA9FTM whatsoever on this end

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: KA0FTM IS 245 MILES FROM ME

17:56 K4DBK-DENNIS: Called KA9FTM and hear weak SSB reply no copy

17:58 K4DBK-DENNIS: Heard WW8II vy weak 22

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: SIGNALS NOW ALL IN THE NOISE

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 51 SSB

17:59 K4DBK-DENNIS: Just heard WW8II 33 with W4DEX fading in at 45

18:00 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX now 55

18:01 K4DBK-DENNIS: Lots of slow-rolling QSB today

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX TALKING TO K4FI 52

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 55

18:02 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK 55 SSB QSO

18:03 W4DEX-DEX: AB2UE 55

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