13 April 2020

DST ØnT

The southeast was swamped with QRN today.  Signals between K4FI, WA4LDU, KP2AE, WA1AC and W4DEX were slightly weaker than normal, and with the QRN, copy was difficult at times.  WY3T had to QRT due to lightning so that paths was not tested.  AB4AM and K5HFG was not present.

On the northern paths, KGØVL and KØAWU swap reports via SSB.  KGØVL and WW8II had some CW copy between each other on peaks.  Also WW8II detected CW from W4DEX.  At W4DEX no signal was heard from WW8II likely due to the QRN as there was some indication of a signal seen on a waterfall display.  

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16:27 K0AWU-BILL: 32deg cloudy, Noise floor S4-5 SSB and S2 CW Inverted Vee

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: NOISE TODAY ON THE SAL ANTENNA N.E. -125db S.E. -126 db S.W. -127db N.W. -128db AND THE INVERTED V IS -124db

16:28 W4DEX-DEX: Mucho QRN

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: I SEE MASSIVE LIGHTNING ON THE EAST COAST FROM FL TO PA

16:30 WY3T-TIM: I won't be joining today. I am surrounded by lightning at the present time.

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING NO STATIC CRASHES FROM THE LIGHTNING

16:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 to 53 SSB in short test

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I THOUGHT I HEARD A BRIEF SSB SIGNAL ???

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW - WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - K4FI 1644 - K0AWU 1646 - KG0VL 1648

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK SWITCHING TO CW I WILL BE USING 1500 WATTS TODAY

16:41 KP2AE-JOE: noise up prop down poor copy on locals

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No Copy

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 419 to start, lost signal at 1 minute. Very weak detection last 15 seconds,

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 7/8 Some QSB Not Deep

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 599 on peaks with QSB to 539

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX START NIL 45 SEC PT JUST DETECT 1 MIN 30 SEC JUST DETECT NO COPY

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II no detect or copy

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II not heard likely due to QRN, did see trace on waterfall display

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599+

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NIL NO DETECT NO COPY

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX - K4FI No detect or copy

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No detection from W4DEX or K4FI

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI peaking 589 with mild QSB down to 569 at times. Signal slightly weaker than usual

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No Copy

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 to start, good signal. Consistent 539-549 signal with just a slight fade at 1 min 45 seconds

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO DETECT NO COPY

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 26db at start, 30db at 30sec and 1min, 28db at 1min 30sec, 30db at end

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU & KG0VL not heard, not seen, not surprised considering the S9 QRN

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 319 - 30 SEC 419 - 45 SEC 419 - 50 SEC 519 - 1 MIN JUST DETECT - 1 MIN 15 SEC 419 - 1 MIN 30 SEC GONE - EOT JUST DETECT

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WELL AT LEAST KG0VL AND I HEARD EACH OTHER LOL

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: THAT SAME LATITUDE LINE IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL 444 MILES

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: Same goes with the same line of Longitude between Bill and I at 323 miles

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: YES THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND I AM STILL LEANING ON THE LINES OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FORCE FIELD

16:57 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL can just be heard in the noise SSB ... ARGH 73 all stay safe

16:57 W4DEX-DEX: Lots of QSB on KP2AE, from poor copy to S7 peaks

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO KNOW THAT IS I DID NOT HAVE THE SAL ANTENNA I WOULD NEVER HEAR ANY OF THIS
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