17 March 2020
DST -5 nT
The band was very unstable today best summed up by KØAWU:
"K0AWU-BILL: KGØVL start 23db at 30sec 27db at 1min 22db after a rise to 28db, 1:30 12db into noise at 135 then back up 12db ending at 6db. What a WILD RIDE!"
Even on the short paths between K4FI, WA4LDU, KP2AE and W4DEX there was a lot of good peaks with deep fades. There was QSB on the longer paths also but the fades didn't seem to be as deep. CW between WW8II, W4DEX and KGØVL was Q5 copy in both directions for most of 2 minute transmission period. Propagation on the most southern paths to WY3T was much weaker than what it has been.
====================================================================16:27: *** NET OPENED *** 1899 KHz Midday Prop Test
16:27: *** KP2AE is now online ***
16:28: *** WW8II is now online ***
16:28: *** K0AWU is now online ***
116:28: *** WB4WCJ is now online ***
16:28: *** WA4LDU is now online ***
16:28: *** KG0VL is now online ***
16:29: *** K5HFG is now online ***
16:29: *** WY3T is now online ***
16:30: *** K4FI is now online ***
16:30 K5HFG: Excessive noise again today. S6 SSB S3 CW
16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: my noise floor today SAL antenna N.E. -124db S.E. -124 db S.W. -124db N.W. -125 db THE INVERTED V IS -121 db
16:31 WY3T-TIM: 80 degrees and cloudy today ...noise S4 on SSB and S2 on CW
16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE A MASSIVE ABOUT OF SPURIOUS CARRIERS TO THE S.E. FROM 1897 KHZ TO 1900 KHZ THAT ARE 10 db TO 1`2 db ABOVE THE NOISE FLOOR
16:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-2 to 5-3 SSB short test -- QSB present
16:35 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB so far
16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - K4FI 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K5HGF 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652 MORE IF NEEDED
16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM ONLY HEARING STATIC
16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I CALLED TWICE NO RESPONSE
16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: ALMOST LIKE MY RADIO IS BROKE NO SIGNALS
16:38 WY3T-TIM: Still no SSB here
16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU, KP2AE and K4FI good signals on peaks but lots of QSB
16:38 WY3T-TIM: Same here...can't even tell anyone is in there
16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB SIGNALS HEARD OR DETECTED
16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK GOING TO CW MODE
16:40 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 569 right out of the gate
16:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 539 very little qsb
16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II QSB down to 539 after first min then back up to about 569 at end
16:41 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW in and out of noise - barely copy at times
16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw is no copy
16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II detectable at start, built to 4db at 30sec at 1min 7db qsb to 5db at 1:40 to end
16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX START 529
16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539 at start
16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 1 MIN 45 SEC JUST DETECT
16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: SORRY 45 SEC
16:43 K5HFG: WW8II no copy
16:43 K4FI-DOUG: ww8ii no copy
16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX GONE AT THE 1 MIN PT
16:44 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX up to 20/9 first part, still 15/9
16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX JUST DETECT LAST 10 SEC
16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW is 429 then faded to noise after 40 sec and back to 329 to 439
16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX Q5 entire transmission
16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599+ to 539 at 16:43:20 to noise at 16:43:50 and back to 549 at EOT
16:44 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy
16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599+
16:45 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW is 439 to deep fade to noise after one min then back to 439 at the end
16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO DETECT
16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI
16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 some faded down to 589
16:46 K5HFG: K4FI no copy
16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T detectable, no copy with fades to undetectable
16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 3-4 x 3/4 x 9 Steady.
16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW no copy - very strange?
16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NIL NO COPY NO DETECT
16:48 K5HFG: WY3T no copy
16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T not heard
16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG heard one dit at about 16:48:25
16:49 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG CW no copy
16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW no copy
16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NIL NO DETECT
16:50 K0AWU-BILL: No detection or copy from W4DEX, K4FI, WY3T, K5HGF
16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nil from K5HFG
16:50 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No Copy
16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529 at first, then fades to noise, now back up again 529
16:51 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No Copy
16:52 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw is no copy
16:52 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy
16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU JUST DETECT AT THE LAST 5 SEC
16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no copy
16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NO DETECT AT START
16:53 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy
16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 519 AT THE 1 MIN 15 SEC
16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 529 1 MIN 45 SEC
16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL initially 329 fade to noise at 50sec point then back up to 329 until eot
16:54 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW is no copy
16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy
16:54 K5HFG: KG0VL Detect, hear some characters. about 10-20%. Very light signal, almost not there.
16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL GONE AT THE END
16:54 K0AWU-BILL: KG)VL start 23db at 30sec 27db at 1min 22db after a rise to 28db, 1:30 12db into noise at 135 then back up 12db ending at 6db. What a WILD RIDE!
16:55 WY3T-TIM: Can almost tell someone is in there on SSB
16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: OK GOOD DATA BAD PROPAGATION DAY
16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB BEING HEARD OR EVEN DETECTED TODAY
17:00 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU still holding up well on SSB, now about S4
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