01 April 2020

DST -7 nT

The only path that was better today was between KØAWU and KGØVL:  

  K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 55 SSB in short test -- sounds better than last few days

Signals were detected both ways between WW8II and W4DEX but to weak to copy.  Between KGØVL and WW8II signals were weak but good enough for positive identification.  Our most southern station, WY3T, on CW initially was not heard by WA4LDU and W4DEX but did come up enough during the last 15 seconds of the two-minute transmission for a positive ID.  

At less than 100 miles between K4FI, WA4LDU, KP2AE and W4DEX copy was good most of the time but we did see some deep fades mainly on the shortest paths.  

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16:30 WY3T-TIM: 63 deg ...noise is S5 SSB and S2-3 CW

16:30 K0AWU-BILL: 41deg, breezy .. Noise floor SSB S4, CW S2 Inverted Vee

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: noise floor today N.E. -125db S.E. -125db S.W. -127 db N.W. -128db INVERTED V -122db

16:33 WY3T-TIM: Not hearing any SSB

16:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 55 SSB in short test -- sounds better than last few days

16:34 K5HFG: No SSB heard here. Noise is S5

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - WY3T 1644 - K4FI 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING NOTHING JUST STATIC SO FAR

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: MY NOISE LEVEL IS REAL LOW S3 TO 4 ON SB S0 TO S1 ON CW MODE

16:37 WY3T-TIM: Can hear W4DEX deep in the noise...just enough to tell who it is

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

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:42 K5HFG: WW8II no copy, no detect

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 8/9 Slight QSB

16:43 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II barely detected on SLOW waterfall ... no copy at any time, once in a while could "hear" sidetone in the noise

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II, heard about 75% of transmission. Peaked around 419 at midpoint, very weak first minute

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 steady

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW is no copy the first 20 sec then deep in the noise but could not copy...329 at one min

16:44 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy, no detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II no signal for first 90 sec, then quickly out of the noise for last 30 seconds at 539

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX best 419 near 1 minute and 45 seconds, very weak and right at the noise otherwise

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T No Copy

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX START NIL COPY UNTIL LAST 12 SEC 519

16:46 K5HFG: WY3T no copy, no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NIL

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - WY3T 1644 - K4FI 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW barely copy last 15sec

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T barely detectable except right at last 15 seconds, then 319 copy

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599+ slight QSB

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 very little is any QSB

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NIL

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW is 539 to 429 the last 30 sec

16:48 K5HFG: K4FI no copy, no detect

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No Copy

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 559 then gone fast qsb

16:49 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX - WY3T - K4FI - K5HFG not detected or copied

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no copy

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO DETECT

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

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG not heard

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T, K4FI or K5HFG

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU rose to 549 at start, down to noise level mid transmission, now back up again.

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No Copy

16:51 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw is no copy

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no copy

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU nothing

16:52 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy, no detect

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO DETECT NOT EVEN ON WATERFALL

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 529 TO START FAD TO 519 AT 1MIN BUILD TO 529 AT 1MIN 25 SEC 529 AT 1MIN 45 SEC 419 AT THE END

16:54 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy, no detect

16:54 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw is no copy

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL at start 36db, 30sec 34db,1min 35db, 1min 30sec 35 db QSB to 28db briefy at 1:45 and back to 35db at the end

16:54 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL nothing

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