31 January 2020

Propagation between Iowa and Minnesota was very good today:

  17:49 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 48db above the noise. Maybe the best I have heard Jeff

Also, KØAWU copied KEØLOT operating with 100 watts from  Kansas at 577 miles

  18:01 K0AWU-BILL: Reading 52 SSB KE0LOT (Kansas) in QSO with Jeff KG0VL

=====================================================================

17:28 K5HFG: copy AB4AM SSB very light

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 57-58 with QSB to the noise

17:30 K0AWU-BILL: 35db carrier --- KG0VL I would guess

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy SSB so far

17:31 KG0VL-JEFF: Good catch Bill, about 60 watts

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing very light SSB in the noise to the NW

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM calling K5HFG on SSB

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM calling K5HFG SSB

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: Calling KG0VL 21 maybe

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 56 -57 SSB very nice sig today

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: Only copying AB4AM, KG0VL in the noise

17:36 K5HFG: copy AB4AM I can just make out the call

17:37 K4FI-DOUG: No copy K5HFG or K0AWU

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5x6 on SSB, good copy

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy SSB

17:39 K5HFG: no SSB copy at this time

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 519 just above noise, weak copy

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No Copy so far CW

17:41 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear K5HFG down in noise

17:41 K5HFG: AB4AM no copy

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 5-7/8-9

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: Don got a little stronger towards the end

17:43 K5HFG: AB4AM now 559

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 549 slight qsb

17:43 K5HFG: AB4AM 549

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- no copy 

17:44 K5HFG: AB4AM 559 EOT

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI peaking 529, better towards the end

17:46 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 579 Steady No Fade

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: No copy K0AWU

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 579, also S-6 on TX antenna

17:48 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy

17:49 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 48db above the noise. Maybe the best I have heard Jeff

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No Copy so far CW

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL in noise, little if any copy, 

17:50 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy. copy 519 EOT

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No Copy 

17:50 K5HFG: Jeff, you bounced up out of the noise right at the end

17:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL slight QSB last min mostly at 40db -- Carrier at end bad at 48db Excellent Jeff!

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM and K4FI making final SSB call with no response

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI SSB 55 with QSB to 52

17:58 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- Deep QSB now on SSB, at times to the noise!

18:00 KG0VL-JEFF: KE0LOT now on SSB from Kansas

18:01 K0AWU-BILL: Reading 52 SSB KE0LOT (Kansas) in QSO with Jeff KG0VL

18:02 K0AWU-BILL: Dan KE0LOT 577 miles

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: Bill calling KE0LOT

18:06 K0AWU-BILL: How much power is Dan running

18:07 KG0VL-JEFF: KE0LOT running 100 watts  

18:07 K0AWU-BILL: Solid copy on KE0LOT

====================================================================