24 February 2020

DST -5

The most useable SSB path today, 323 miles, was between KØAWU and KGØVL.  Even so, KØAWU reported signals were down 30 dB lower than yesterday.  At 443 miles propagation was good enough between KGØVL and WW8II for SSB most of the time.  On out to 603 miles WW8II was able to make an SSB contact with KØAWU.

Propagation wasn's as good on the southern paths.  WY3T was barely detectable on SSB at W4DEX although CW was good copy.  WA4LDU had a bit more signal from WY3T but still to weak for SSB.  AB4AM and W4DEX was only able to swap signal reports on SSB on peaks over the 216 miles path.  Signals from KP2AE, the shortest distance from W4DEX, 51 miles, ranged from S9 peak to close to the noise on fades.  WW8II on CW was fair copy but no SSB contact was made.  AB4AM was able to get partial copy on K5HFG.  K5HFG reported on SSB heard.  For the first time in many months, the 808 miles between KGØVL and W4DEX wasn't even useable on CW with both stations reporting signals barely detectable.

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17:22 K5HFG: called AB4AM on SSB w/ no response

17:23 AB4AM-ROB: Calling K5HFG SSB but, not getting thru

17:26 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing nothing but static

17:27 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing SSB deep in the noise

17:28 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX SSB deep in the noise

17:29 WY3T-TIM: Noise today is SSB S4-5 and S2-3 CW

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: NOISE HERE S6 SSB ON BOTH SAL AND THE INVERTED V AND S3 ON CW

17:30 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 56 SSB

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU fades to 42

17:32 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM SSB is 54

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S6 SSB

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU S6

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S4

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 57 faded in the noise

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC S9

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 55- 57

17:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 to 54 SSB call-ng WW8II

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: NICE Q5 55 SSB QSO WITH KG0VL

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: WA1AC 33

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 23

17:35 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX copied some but in the noise

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU WAS FOR A FEW SEC RIGHT AT THE NOISE

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 5-5 ssb qso and KØAWU 5-4 ssb qso

17:36 WY3T-TIM: WA4LDU copied but in the noise

17:37 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T - copied 5-1 at first then faded to noise

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S3 to S9 fast QSB

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I JUST HAD A 2 TO 3 S UNITS OF NOISE AND WAS HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE W4DEX SSB

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T heard but no copy

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: I think I'm hearing KP2AE at the noise

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK SWITCHING TO CW MODE

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 strong CW signal

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II started at 569 slow QSB all the way into the noise after 50 seconds....coming back up now

17:41 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw is no copy

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II No Copy

17:42 K5HFG: WW8II no copy, no detection

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II started 5db above noise at 30sec 8db at 1min 12db then slow rise to 18db at the end

17:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW no copy

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 589-599 W/ QSB to 55 @ 42:40 for sec.

17:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 steady

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

17:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW is 549 and steady

17:44 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy, no detection

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID 579 FULL TRANSMISSION

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 569 with slight qsb

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 338 TO 419 NOTING QSB

17:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw is no copy

17:46 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy, no detection

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559 TO START

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559 ON THE SAL ANTENNA BARELY COPY ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU CW no copy

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING SOME SLIGHT QSB ON AB4AM

17:48 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW is 559 to 569

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 with a few fast dips to 559

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 539 ON SAL NOT DETECT ON INVERTED V

17:48 K5HFG: AB4AM copy 519 entire Tx mild QSB

17:48 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW started 559 then 599 at end

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 579 TO 589 SLIGHT QSB

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy

17:49 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL CW not heard

17:49 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW is no copy

17:50 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy, no detection

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No Copy

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 559 ON THE INVERTED V STILL 579 ON THE SAL

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM detected signal but too weak to copy

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Not heard....first time in months no signal from Jeff

17:50 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL CW no copy

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 219

17:51 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL constant QSB -- started 20db, at 30sec 24db, at 1,im 8db, at 1:30min to end 27db

17:51 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG CW is no copy

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: Nil from K5HFG

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

17:52 W4DCL-CARROLL: K5HFG CW in noise no copy

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NIL

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 30db down from yesterday!!

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 579 slight QSB

17:53 W4DCL-CARROLL: WY3T CW in noise, no copy

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NIL COPY

17:54 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW started 559 then faded into noise at 17:53 then back to 549

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

17:54 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T started at 549 quick increased to 569 then back down....several of the same QSB cycles but good copy for the duration

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: LISTENING SSB

17:54 K5HFG: WY3T no copy, no detection

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 579 steady

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 219 QSB to the noise and back up 2-3 sec

17:55 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX SSB 589

17:55 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE SSB 419

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX in the noise

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST HAD A NICW 2 MIN QSO WITH KG0VL 55 OR BETTER

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: I NOW HEAR K0AWU 44

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: Picking up a lot of electrical noise all of a sudden

17:57 W4DCL-CARROLL: WA4LDU SSB 529 to 319 with QSB

17:57 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX SSB now is in the noise

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING QSB ON BOTH KG0VL AND K0AWU WHO ARE IN QSO

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II around S5 on both TX and RX antennas

17:58 W4DCL-CARROLL: WY3T SSB in noise, no copy

17:59 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM SSB is 53

18:00 W4DCL-CARROLL: AB4AM SSB in noise, QSB

18:00 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM now up tp 54

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: RR LONG PATH

18:01 K5HFG: no SSB copied or detected today

18:03 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM staying at 53

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE 52 - 55 SSB

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE

18:08 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE I have noise S5 to S6. Your SSB is good but QSB down to the noise floor.
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