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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

19 February 2020
DST -22nT
Propagation today wasn't as good as the 1st and 10th of January but was likely the best since.  Starting the test was a S5 SSB QSB between WW8II and W4DEX.  WW8II also completed SSB contacts with K4FI and KGØVL.  As usual, there were a few times that the WW8II pipeline to the Carolinas got near the noise.  But during the CW session, WW8II was 589 with very little QSB at W4DEX and in the other direction WW8II reported solid 589 for the full two-minute transmission.  KGØVL although not near as good into the Carolinas made several SSB exchanges with W4DEX and was copied by W4DCL, K4FI, KW4DE and KP2AE.  KGØVL also has SSB contact with KØAWU but that northern path seemed to be weaker than usual.  KGØVL on CW was heard by K5HFG.  CW was detected both ways on the K5HFG / W4DEX path to weak to copy complete calls.  
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17:29 K0AWU-BILL: 7deg clear Noise floor S6 --SSB

17:30 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing WW8II on SSB just in noise.

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: w4dex solid Q5 S5 + QSO

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I DID NOT COPY KP2AE OR K4FI

17:32 K5HFG: Hear SSB but can not copy

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 33 SSB QSO

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing WW8II calling K4FI

17:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-2 SSB

17:34 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 52-53 SSB

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB 5x3

17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 55 SSB

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSO 55 ON SSB

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: DID NOT COPY K0AWU

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: Could hear a word occasionally from KG0VL

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX calling W4DCL on SSB

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: SEEM TO PIPELINE BETWEEN ME AND W4DEX TODAY

17:39 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL SSB 419

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB now 5x6

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 5X5 SSB QSO

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 589 !!!   Very little QSB

17:41 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II Q3-5 with some QSB S5 now

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 good signal

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 599

17:42 K5HFG: WW8II copy 529 last half of Tx

17:42 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX CW 599

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II detected last 1min (waterfall) signal at best 8db above noise toward the end

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX up to 549 slow qsb

17:44 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX observed briefly on waterfall

17:44 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL CW 589 QSB 579 WOW!

17:44 K5HFG: W4DEX copy in the noise 50% with wide filter. maybe 339. Signal barely on scope.

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: Hear KG0VL in noise, but no copy,

17:45 K4FI-DOUG: Copying KG0VL a better now.

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 569 at start, fade to 549 at middle of xmission, back up to 569 at end

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WAS SOLID 589 FULL TRANSMISSION

17:46 K5HFG: KG0VL copy 439 90% copy

17:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 2-22db deep QSB at 1 min mark and at the end .. into the noise

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 539 QSB TO 589 THEN START OF 2ND MIN IN THE NOISE THEN BACK TO 579 AT THE END

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU IN AND OUT OF THE NOISE 339 AT BEST

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: Heard K0AWU way down in noise first part.

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU not heard

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU COMING OUT OF THE NOISE AT THE END

17:48 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy. hear an occasional tone in the noise

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: No Copy K5HFG, was hoping today. May have heard something.

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU about 539 with long fades to noise level then back up towards the end

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NOW NEAR THE END OF XMISSION 519

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW detectable about middle of transmission. Maybe slightly better at end

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 529 AT THE START OF XMISSION

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU best signal peaking 270 degrees over direct heading

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5FI 599

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI BUILDING QSB STRONGER START OF 2ND MIN 539

17:51 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI CW 599 + strongest signal today

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 529 with qsb

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI SOILD 539 FULL LAST MIN

17:52 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:52 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II SSB in noise

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SSB NOW JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:53 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL SSB 529

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB SIGNAL BUILDING

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY W4DCL

17:54 K5HFG: SSB noise now at S4-5 no SSB being heard

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW BACK TO THE NOISE

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW HEARING THE STRANG NOISE AGAIN TODAY

17:54 W4DCL-CARROLL: KW4DE SSB 589

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WAS 52 SSB CALLING

17:55 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI SSB 589 might need more high frequency

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING QSB NOW MY NOISE LEVEL HAS INCREASED BY 1 TO 2 S UNITS AND SIGNALS ARE ALL DOWN.

17:56 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE SSB 529

17:57 K0AWU-BILL: Conditions in general better than yesterday at least! See everyone tomorrow

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB BUT SIGNALS NOW ALL BURIED IN THE NOISE

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: OK W4DEX BACK TO 55 KG0VL AT THE NOISE

17:58 KP2AE-JOE: best CW copy from bruce today

17:59 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU now 5X4 ssb

17:59 KP2AE-JOE: hear bruce on SSB

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SIGNING SSB 55

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