7 March 2020

DST +1

Our most northern path at 323 miles, KGØVL to KØAWU, was working well today with 55 to 56 SSB signal reports.  At 603 miles WW8II was weak at KØAWU.  The 510 mile path between WW8II and W4DEX was useable on CW but not SSB.  KP2AE also copied WW8II's CW.  

Signals between WA4LDU, KP2AE, K4FI and W4DEX, all within 100 miles of each other, were very good.

An interesting observation today on KGØVL's CW signal.  WW8II, KØAWU, and W4DEX all saw some enhancement on his signal during the last few seconds of his transmission.  

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17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing the lightning way out off the east coast so that may be a good sign

17:29 K0AWU-BILL: 43deg clear Noise floor S5 SSB S2 CW

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: my noise level to the SE is -119 and to the NW it is -123 dB

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: N4AOW heard but John not hearing me

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2E, K4FI and WA4LDU good signals

17:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 55 to 56 SSB very nice

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I HEARD NOTHING TO THE SE NOW LISTENING NW

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: FAINT SSB AT THE NOISE LEVEL TO THE NW

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL COPY 44 SSB QSO

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: N4AOW is usually very loud here, not so today. Dead quiet to my SE, S-meter is Ø resting on pin, noise blanker off

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 429 building up some.....539 at end

17:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II very weak at start 3-5db for first min into the noise at 1:30min and never returned to visible

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX START 529

17:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW no copy

17:42 K5HFG: WW8II no copy

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 539 AT 30 SEC

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No Copy

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX ALMOST NOT THERE ON THE INVERTED V BUT SOLID 539 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 8/5 x 9

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX EOT 539

17:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599+

17:44 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 549

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599

17:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599++

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX not detected

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI DETECT AT 1 MIN POINT

17:46 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 33 COPY AT THE 1 MIN POINT

17:47 K0AWU-BILL: Nothing from W4DEX, K4FI or K5HFG

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG STILL DETECT EOT

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG no signal detected

17:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW no copy

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG  nothing heard.

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU CAN DETECT NO COPY

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU S-6 on TX antenna 569 good copy

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No Copy

17:50 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No Copy

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

17:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU CW no copy

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CAN JUST DETECT NO COPY TO START

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy

17:51 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL: CW no copy

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL detectable signal during last 15 seconds

17:52 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AT 1MIN 45 DES 539 TO THE END OF TRANSMISSION

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL at start 33db signal never varied a bit for the entire period until lst 5sec when it went to 34db

17:52 K5HFG: I listened on both antennas each time, no detection and no copy on either.

17:53 KP2AE-JOE: only dx here was ww8ii 411 maybe

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING WE ALL GOT A SIGNAL INCREASE ON JEFF THE LAST 45 SEC JUST LIKE A SWITCH WAS TURNED ON

17:54 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL only one day this month was any better sig. That was March 2nd

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING WHAT I THINK IS KG0VL ON SSB

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 53 ssb good Q5
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