26 February 2020
DST -2
CW mode today seemed to have more than the typical 13 to 16dB advantage over SSB. WW8II, KGØVL and WY3T on CW received at W4DEX was very strong today but SSB copy was marginal. SSB and CW between KGØVL and WW8II was very good with WW8II reporting 599 on KGØVL's CW signal. Signals were good between KØAWU and KGØVL with some QSB. Between WW8II and KØAWU there were good peaks with more QSB. Between WY3T and W4DEX SSB copy was weak but Q5 on propagation peaks. K5HFG reported detecting CW from WW8II and W4DEX.
KØAWU reported visually detecting CW from W4DEX:
"17:44 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX observed on the waterfall for the ENTIRE 2m period!"
That path is 1068 miles.
Click below for today's CW reception at W4DEX:
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17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 59 SSB QSO
17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE A SOFT S6 NOISE TODAY AND I CAN HEAR THE SWISHING OF THE WASHING MACHINE
17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CHATTING WITH K0AWU I DO NOT COPY BILL K0AWU
17:32 W4DEX-DEX: hearing KG0VL and WW8II SSB Q5
17:32 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL similar sig as yesterday on SSB ... brief sample
17:33 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX SSB 43
17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOT COPYING W4DEX
17:33 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T weak Q3 copy
17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Q5 but not hearing me
17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX very weak now on SSB
17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL NOT HEARING ANYONE
17:37 WA4LDU-JOE: listening on 2 WEBDSR's - one in KY and one in PA - hear nothing...
17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE NOT SURE WHO
17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK SWITCHING TO CW MODE AND STILL HEARING SSB AT THE NOISE FLOOR
17:40 WY3T-TIM: only copying W4DEX on SSB but very weak in the noise
17:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II started off with a big 589, very little QSB
17:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 18-20db carbon copy of yesterday
17:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw is no copy
17:42 K5HFG: ww8II Detected, occasionally hear but no copy
17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 good signal, light qsb
17:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW is 439 up to 559 at the half point and then 569 at the end
17:44 K5HFG: W4DEX Detect but no copy
17:44 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX observed on the waterfall for ENTIRE 2m period!
17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539 fairly stable with light qsb
17:45 K0AWU-BILL: I thought it was a "birdie" .. NOPE :-))
17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 569 TO 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA AND 549 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA
17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY
17:46 K5HFG: WY3T no copy
17:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 579, very little if any QSB
17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG CAN DETECT BUT NO REAL COPY
17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG maybe detected? Getting some QRN
17:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG CW is no copy
17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Could not hear K5HFG today.
17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU WOW 579 ON SAL ANTENNA 559 ON INVERTED V
17:49 KP2AE-JOE: ww8ii is 529 wy3t is 559
17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 569 with light qsb
17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU QSB NOW 519 ON THE SAL NIL ON THE INVERTED V
17:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU also maybe detected.? Need just a bit more signal to know for sure
17:50 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw is no copy
17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL OUCH 599 ON THE SAL AND 589 ON THE INVERTED V
17:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 579
17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOME QSB ABOUT 1 S UNIT
17:51 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy
17:51 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl is 319 maybe 419 at times
17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 589 AT THE END OF TRANSMISSION
17:51 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW is no copy
17:52 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy
17:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL signal ranged from 27-32db slow QSB
17:53 K0AWU-BILL: About 7db weaker than yesterday
17:54 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T S4 SSB with WW8II also S4 talking at the same time
17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AND I WW8II BEEN HAVING BASICALLY ARMCHAIR COPY QSO BETWEEN US
17:55 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX SSB is now in the noise
17:56 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX now calling WY3T
17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: I am now hearing KØAWU, WW8II, and W4DEX all on SSB at the same time
17:58 K5HFG: Hearing no SSB signals today
17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: K0QWU 44 COPY MOSTLY IN THE NOISE SSB
17:59 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 5-2 to 53 SSB nice copy
18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: FOR THE RECORD I AM RUNNING FULL LEGAL LIMIT KPA1500 AMP INTO AN INVERTED V APEX AT 70 FT FEED WITH 7/8 HELIAX
18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE UNABLE TO TELL WHO
18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR SSB IN THE NOISE
18:06 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB weak but Q5
18:06 WW8II-BRUCE: RR GOOD DATA POINT
18:06 K0AWU-BILL: I hear Bruce calling DEX SSB
18:06 W4DEX-DEX: The additional 3dB makes a difference when signals are right at the edge
18:07 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL also weak but Q5
18:09 KG0VL-JEFF: Bruce now calling with 500 watts
18:09 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL now right at the noise, WW8II slightly better
18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE UNABLE TO TELL WHO
18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR SSB IN THE NOISE
18:06 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB weak but Q5
18:06 WW8II-BRUCE: RR GOOD DATA POINT
18:06 K0AWU-BILL: I hear Bruce calling DEX SSB
18:06 W4DEX-DEX: The additional 3dB makes a difference when signals are right at the edge
18:07 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL also weak but Q5
18:09 KG0VL-JEFF: Bruce now calling with 500 watts
18:09 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL now right at the noise, WW8II slightly better
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