18 March 2020
DST +4 nT
Propagation on the distant paths perked up some for the last day of winter. WW8II had complete two way exchanges with KGØVL, KE8USA and W4DEX. KGØVL and KØAWU also made complete SSB contacts. WW8II on CW was copied by all above plus AB4AM. Between KGØVL and W4DEX CW was Q5 copy and KGØVL was copied on SSB by W4DEX. K5HFG also copied KGØVL on CW. K5HFG was heard on CW by WW8II.
On the shorter paths there was a lot of QSB on the signals between K4FI, WA4LDU, KP2AE and W4DEX. AB4AM was unusually weak at W4DEX but at KP2AE. 50 miles closer to AB4AM, his signal was hitting S9 at times.
16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: My noise floor today on the SAL .N.E. -123db S.E. -122db S.W. 116 TO 118 db THERE IS (BACON FRYING) IN THAT DIRECTION N.W. 124db
16:28 AB4AM-ROB: I think K4FI was calling KP2AE
16:28 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI S9 calling AB4AM
16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE
16:30 AB4AM-ROB: Nothing heard here now.
16:30 K5HFG: Now hearing SSB but no copy
16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: WHAT I AM HEARING THE NOISE BLANKER WILL NOT TAKE OUT IT HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON THIS BACON FRYING NOISE
16:31 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-1 to 52 SSB in short test
16:31 K5HFG: Very light trace on scope
16:32 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing very weak ssb
16:33 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM calling K5HFG No response
16:35 AB4AM-ROB: No signals heard for awhile. just bacon or maybe sausage
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II S2 calling KG0VL
16:36 K5HFG: Hearing KG0VL 52. Hear RRR cw
16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL in QSO WW8II -- Jeff now 5-4 Bruce MAYBE heard in the noise but not sure
16:37 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No copy
16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 44 COPY AT BEST DUE TO BACON FRYING NOISE
16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II very weak on ssb, just above noise
16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK GOING TO CW MODE
16:40 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II nice 579 CW
16:41 AB4AM-ROB: WW8ii 539-549
16:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II started 539, now lost to noise
16:41 KP2AE-JOE: ww8ii 559
16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now back to 539 at EOT
16:42 K5HFG: WW8II Light copy 318. Light trace on scope. Fade to noise second half.
16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II at the start 3db then into noise until 1min 20sec built up to 5db
16:42 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II up to 559 at the end
16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy
16:43 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II slow fade at the end almost to the noise at the end
16:43 AB4AM-ROB: W$DEX 529 QSB to the noise
16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529 Q5 copy for entire transmission
16:44 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 549
16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 with QSB - weaker than normal most of the time
16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644 - K4FI 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652
16:44 K5HFG: W4DEX Light trace on scope, hear occasional character. No copy
16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID 559 FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION
16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 579 with slow fade during most of the 2 min to a low of 539 then a slight rise to the end
16:45 KP2AE-JOE: wow rob is 599 at times
16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 529 steady
16:46 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM peaking 559 with fades close to the noise
16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOLID 569 TO 579 FULL TRANSMISSION
16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 559 with QSB at first then steady at EOT
16:46 K5HFG: AB4AM no copy
16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI has left the shack
16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO COPY
16:47 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 229 at first then gone
16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: ???
16:48 K5HFG: K4FI no copy
16:49 AB4AM-ROB: Not sure what I heard it was a K4 then nothing
16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644 - K4FI 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652
16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw no copy
16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG no signal detected
16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO COPY
16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX, AB4AM, K4FI, K5HFG no detect or copy
16:50 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No copy
16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Could not hear K5HFG. Might have detected something at 1.30, but too weak to decipher.
16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW no copy
16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 with qsb
16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU JUST AT THE NOISE COPY CALL IN THE NOISE AT THE 20 SEC PT THEN NIL
16:52 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy
16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 539 TO START
16:52 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy
16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL BUILDING TO 549 AT 45 SEC PT
16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW SOLID 579 AT THE 1 MIN
16:53 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 229 hard copy
16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 579 1 MIN TO THE END
16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no copy
16:54 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 18at start then up to 25db at 30sec QSB 2db at 1min ... 1min 30sec 30db at end qsb to 27db in last 5sec
16:54 K5HFG: KG0VL copy 519 on Inverted L, no copy on Loop.Entire Tx
16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy
16:55 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 429 at start to 539 at end
16:56 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now calling W4DEX on ssb
16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR SSB TO THE SE MAY BE DEX
16:57 AB4AM-ROB: Tough conditions here today
16:57 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE went into a fade and was covered by WW8II giving KG0VL a report 
16:58 K5HFG: Short burst of KG0VL SSB
16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST COMPLETE SOLID Q5 52 53 QSO WITH KG0VL
16:58 W4DEX-DEX: Copied you both
16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CALLING K5HFG
16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: OK DEX I WILL CALL NOW
16:59 AB4AM-ROB: Nothing here
16:59 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II was 54 and KG0VL 53
16:59 K5HFG: No SSB heard here now , sorry Jeff
17:00 AB4AM-ROB: Heard some SSB deep in the noise a sec. ago
17:00 K5HFG: I added more ground yesterday
17:00 K5HFG: I am hearing intermittent SSB but no copy
17:01 W4DEX-DEX: Nice 55 peak on WW8II
17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: KE8USA SOLID SSB 59+
17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: NICE COMPLET QSO WITH W4DEX 55 COPY
17:02 K5HFG: noe hearing no sigs and noise is getting worse
17:02 W4DEX-DEX: Heard KE8USA but very poor copy
17:02 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB detected here
17:03 K5HFG: now hearing SSB again. no copy
17:04 K5HFG: Answered you Jeff, just not enough mustard.
17:04 KG0VL-JEFF: I thought I heard something
17:05 K5HFG: Not hearing anything now, noise is just too much
17:06 WW8II-BRUCE: TODAY HAD COMPLETE SSB QSO WITH KG0VL W4DEX AND KE8USA
17:06 K5HFG: Answered your ? CW jeff
17:07 KG0VL-JEFF: I was offset, were you on 1.899?
17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB
17:08 K5HFG: Jeff, yes I was
17:08 KG0VL-JEFF: Can we try 1.899 cw at 1710?
17:09 K5HFG: yes, yes we can
17:09 K5HFG: you first
17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: KE8USA DISTANCE FROM WW8II 124 MILES
17:10 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW CALLING K5HFG 539
17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SENDING REPORT TO DON
17:12 K5HFG: Answered yo Jeff. RST was 229.
17:13 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEARD K5HFG SEND REPORT DEEP IN THE NOISE BUT WAS THERE
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