11 March 2020

DST +14

Propagation perked back up today.  There was a B class solar flare earlier in the day and the DST was +14.  No idea if either or both occurrences had anything to do with the improved conditions today.  Several of our regulars were missing today.  K5HFG was QRT due to thunderstorms so reports were few.  The 443 mile WW8II / KGØVL path produced good CW copy and a 52 SSB QSO.  WW8II on the 510 mile path to W4DEX was good CW at 569 with very little QSB.  WW8II reported W4DEX on CW at 559 with slight QSB.  K4FI and KP2AE detected CW from WW8II.  K4FI on CW was weak but readable for a short time at WW8II over that 574 miles path.  

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16:28 K5HFG: I am shut down. T-storms

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: my noise floor on the SAL today is -126db really low for me

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: nice SSB QSO with KG0VL 52 53 copy

16:35 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 52 on ssb

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: Very quiet here today, virtually no noise. Noise level on TX antenna S2, RX antenna SØ

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI and KP2AE strong stable signals here

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II nice 569 at start

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II slight QSB at end

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 559 signal peaking in multiple directions. QSB towards the middle and back up again.

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX START 519

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II is deep in noise, caught a couple of II's

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 559 AT THE 1 MIN PT

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 8/9

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID TO END 569

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No signal heard from W4DEX

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: I'm switching antenna to L

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI QSB AT THE 519 SEC PT THEN BACK TO JUST ABOVE THE NOISE AT THE 1 MIN PT

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 1.5 MIN 419

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: 2nd Group on inv "L"

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI AT THE END NEAR NOISE

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 at start, down to 569 last min

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 559 TO START

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL ALSO 549 ON THE INVERTED v ANTENNA

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOME SLOW QSB ON THE INVERTED V SOLID OBN THE SAL

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AT THE END FADED TO ALMOST NOISE

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL no signal detected

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL May hear in noise but so weak not sure.

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM LISTENING WITH THE SAL IN THE BI DIRECTIONAL MODE NW AND SE

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: It's me on ssb Bruce

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing Bruce Q5 here in Iowa

16:55 K5HFG: It is on top of me now. Gotta go. 73 all, maybe tomorrow morning..............

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: ANOTHER GOOD Q5 SSB QSO WITH KG0VL QSB FROM NOISE TO 52 53 COPY

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW CALLING W4DEX SSB

17:03 WW8II-BRUCE: OK ONE MORE TRY CW NOW FOR 1 MINUTE

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: WW9II 559 now

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: fade now to 539

17:05 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 549
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