27 March 2020

DST Ø nT

Propagation was better today. Good enough for several distant SSB QSOs over a few hundred miles. Two-way contact was made between KGØVL and KØAWU, KGØVL and WW8II, AB4AM and W4DEX. WY3T had a partial QSO with both AB4AM and W4DEX. WW8II on CW was copied by KØAWU, KGØVL, W4DEX and a short burst by AB4AM. Signals were heard both ways between KGØVL and K4HFG. WY3T was also heard by KP2AE, WA4LDU and KW4DE.

On the less than 100 mile paths signals varied wildly. KP2AE peaked S8 at W4DEX with fades into the noise. WA4LDU's signal at W4DEX also had a lot of QSB but the same was not seen on WA1AC. This is likely just due to the random fades not happening while a station was transmitting.
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16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing static

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 55 SSB QSO

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: noise floor today SAL antenna S.E. -124 db N.E. -124db S.W. -123db N.W.-125db on the inverted V -122 db

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: W$DEX 45 then 55 SSB

16:32 WY3T-TIM: 86 deg Noise S5 SSB and S3 CW....hearing no SSB

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: No Copy WA4LDU

16:33 K5HFG: I hear very light SSB but no copy

16:34 WY3T-TIM: Copied W4DEX but deep in the noise

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T Q3 SSB Copy

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM now hitting S9

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - KG0VL 1650

16:36 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM Q3 copy in the noise

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL JUST HEARING STATIC

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: LISTENING N.W. AND MAKING A SSB CALL

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: 43deg thin overcast, Noise floor S5 SSB S2 CW Inverted Vee

16:38 K5HFG: copy KG0VL SSB less than 11

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: 11?

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AND WW8II COMPLETE SSB 51

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 55 SSB in short test ... WW8II right at the noise floor

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 5X2 ssb, KØAWU 5X5 ssb

16:40 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - KG0VL 1650 - K0AWU 1652

16:41 KG0VL-JEFF: Bruce 45 seconds late?

16:41 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II short burst at 17:40:47

16:41 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 459 and gone

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II....was worried....started 50 sec late.......copy 559 fading toward the end

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw is no copy

16:42 K5HFG: WW8II no copy

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II not detected until 1min 2nd min 3-5db slow slight QSB

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: YES AMP DID NOT KEY I WAS LATE

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy but could detect in scope

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 599

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw is 559 to 549 at the end

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 51 START COPY 1 MIN 52 COPY AT 1MIN 30 SEC

16:44 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 51 TO START 1 MIN BUILD TO 529

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II heard just above the noise near the 1:30 mark, very poor copy

16:45 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am real strong 599

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB 1MIN 30 SEC GONE

16:45 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw is 569 to 559 at the end

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 599 steady

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599 very little if any QSB

16:46 K5HFG: AB4AM intermittent copy less than 319 entire Tx

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM LST 10 SEC 519

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: W$DEX weak detection at first, stronger last 15 seconds of transmission

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559-579 Q5

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM strongest thus far, 419 yet readable for duration

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 579 steady

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - KG0VL 1650 - K0AWU 1652

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY NO DETECT

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T initially very weak, up to 539 after 20 seconds. Peaked 549 at 60 sec and 559 at end

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T gone at 17:47 27

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 539 wtih QSB

16:48 K5HFG: WY3T no copy

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No Copy

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX - AB4AM - WY3T - K5HFG not detected or copied

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Copy K5HFG 419 first minute. Now lost to noise.

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO COPY

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw is no copy

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG......seems like some signal there but not enough to be sure

16:52: *** VE4ACM is now offline ***

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No Copy

16:51 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 35db -- 30sec, 30-32 db second 30sec period, 32db balamce of test

16:52 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw is no copy

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 529 1MIN 539 1MIN 30 SEC GONE

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL barely detectable only during last 10 seconds

16:52 K5HFG: KG0VL start 519 to 529 and back to noise at end

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU not detected

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU START NIL 52 SEC 519 1 MIN GONE 1 MIN 15 SEC 419 1MIN 30 SEC GONE

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING QSB

16:54 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 559 at start. Fades to 529 last minute until end.

16:54 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw is no copy

16:55 KG0VL-JEFF: Very weak cw just after Bill finished?

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE very weak on SSB now

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: MADE SEVERAL QRZ CALL ON SSB NO RESPONSE

16:57 K5HFG: hearing KG0VL 51

16:57 WY3T-TIM: Copying no SSB now

16:57 AB4AM-ROB: Nothing but noise here now

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW HEARING SB LOOKING N,W,

16:58 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL still 55 SSB
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