22 March 2020

DST -2 nT

Propagation was significantly down compared to the last few days.  WW8II and KGØVL was able to made quick SSB exchanges only during peaks.  KGØVL was able to copy WW8II for the full two minute CW transmission but weak at only 539.  KØAWU had no copy on WW8II during the first CW transmission but did have some copy only during the last 30 seconds of a second transmission.  W4DEX was not on today but was recording.  WW8II was 539 at best with slow QSB down close to the noise at the end of his transmission.  

The only other activity was K4FI and WA4LDU.  Their path is only ten miles with over 50% of the path over water.  Both at W4DEX were good SSB copy but weaker than usual.

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16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: MY NOISE FLOOR TODAY ON THE SAL ANTENNA N.E. -123db S.E -123db S.W. -123db N.W. -124db INVERTED V -121 db

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: LIGHTNING SOUTH GEORGIA AND 200 MILES OFF COAST OF S.C. AND N.C. I AM HEARING NO STATIC CRASHES

16:34 KG0VL-JEFF: Pretty quiet here today

16:36 WA4LDU-JOE: I heard the lighting static earlier at 1125 utc but do not hear it now

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I CALLED KG0VL SEVERAL TIMES NO RESPONSE

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL noise to 54 SSB in short test

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK GO WITH WHAT WE HAVE 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640 - K0AWU 1642 - KG0VL 1644 ADD MORE OF THE SHOWUP

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I DID NOT COPY KG0VL OR K0AWU SSB

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK CW MODE

16:41 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 539 at start.

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II signal level fairly consistent at 539 with slight fading

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II nothing seen or heard .... Very unusual .... higher bands today seemed to be very poor

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU also fairly consistent 539 with slight qsb

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy WW8II CW

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy K0AWU cw

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO COPY NO DETECT

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy KG0VL

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 28db at 30sec 30dbat 1min 33db, slow QSB to26db at 1min 30sec ending at 33db

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: ERROR KG0VL ENDED at 23db NOT 33

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START AT 519 -- AT 1 MIN GONE --- 1MIN 30 SEC 519 -- EOT NIL

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI YOU DO CW AT 1648 OK

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: Ok Bruce

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: I WILL REPEAT A 2 MIN CW AT 1650 SO DOUG CAN SEE IF HE HEARS ME

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI I HAD NO COPY

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No Copy Bruce

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Nil from K4FI

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II much weaker now 519 just above the noise

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: OK LOOKS LIKE A REALLY BAD DAY BUT GOOD DATA I DO THINK THE MAGNETIC GODS SUCKED UP ALL OUR RF TODAY

16:53 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II .... I think I just missed second CW run ....

16:53 K0AWU-BILL: I was off line for a couple min

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: My 100 mile distant TIS station is loud today.

16:56 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II only Feb 18th was even close to this bad, then I heard Bruce for last 30sec at 5db ARGH

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