29 April 2020

DST +3 nT

*1.5*

With a positive DST number  propagation was better today on the most northern path.  KGØVL and KØAWU reported good SSB copy at S-4 on the 323 miles between them.

KGØVL copied most of the 2 minute CW transmission from WW8II at 319, 444 miles.  WW8II heard enough from KGØVL to copy a series of Vs

WY3T had some copy on AB4AM and W4DEX although in the other direction no signal was heard.

K5HFG may have detected some CW from AB4AM and W4DEX.

AB4AM on SSB was weak at KW4DE, WA4LDU, W4DEX and KP2AE but his signal was very good copy on CW.

The shortest path, 51 miles between KP2AE and W4DEX, was unusually good today compared to the 103 miles from WA4LDU to W4DEX.  The 51 miles path most often is much weaker.

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16:12 AB4AM-ROB: Noise Floor -105 - -125 db 69 F 53% H S @ 11

16:16 WW8II-BRUCE: 60 deg F wet

16:19 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM calling K5HFG

16:19 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM SSB just above the noise

16:20 K5HFG: 64 F 80% H partly cloudy wind 14 WNW

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: noise floor SAL antenna N.E. -128db S.E.=127db S.W. -127db N.W. -132db inverted V -125db

16:20 K5HFG: Hear no SSB signals

16:21 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM called K5HFG and WA4LDU no response

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING massive LIGHTNING west coast of TX south coast of LA MS and AL extending into the gulf several hundred miles HEAR NO LIGHTNING CRASHES

16:25 AB4AM-ROB: No lightning crashes here

16:26 K5HFG: Noise here SSB S6 CW S4

16:26 AB4AM-ROB: Thought I heard WA4LDU maybe a sec ago on SSB

16:27 K0AWU-BILL: 55deg clear Noise floor S5 SSB and S2 CW Inverted Vee

16:27 WY3T-TIM: 83 deg noise S4 SSB / S2 CW no static crashes heard here

16:28 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB so far

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Bill what filter do you use for CW receive

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: 51 miles to KP2AE stronger and more stable than the 103 miles to WA4LDU....which is unusual

16:33 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here

16:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL S4 - S5 SSB in short test

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No trace of any SSB here

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - AB4AM 1642 - W4DEX 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU S-4 on ssb, good signal for 323 miles.

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I had antenna pointed to the NW NO SSB heard

16:41 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II No Copy

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II CW no copy/detect

16:42 K5HFG: WW8II short burst trace at the beginning, no copy

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW no copy

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II No Copy

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II No detection or copy

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: heard about 75% of 2 minute transmission mostly 319, weak but could hear calls. Signal lost about 1 min 45 seconds.

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 579 with quick fades to 539.

16:44 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 539 faded to noise at 43 sec for 10 sec then back to 539 faded to noise again for 10 sec then back to 539 at eot

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM nil no detect

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 559 fairly steady with slight QSB - one quick fad into the noise at 16:43:50

16:44 K5HFG: AB4AM some light trace at EOT, no copy

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - AB4AM 1642 - W4DEX 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - K0AWU 1650 - KG0VL 1652

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: w4dex nil NO COPY NO DETECT

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW initially no copy/detect then could detect some at 45 sec then 319 to eor

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 589 with QSB

16:46 K5HFG: W4DEX light trace EOT, no copy

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX No copy until 16 45 06 then 339 to EOT

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NIL NO DETECT

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T No Copy

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW 319 out of noise for short periods best @ 16:47:20

16:48 K5HFG: WY3T no copy

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T No Copy

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NIL NO DETECT

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No Copy

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW no copy

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG CW no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG No Copy

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 with qsb, good signal with quick fading. No Southern stations detected.

16:51 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM - W4DEX - WY3T - K5HFG None detected or copied

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No Copy

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NIL NO DETECT

16:52 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU CW no copy/detect

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no copy

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU No Copy

16:52 K5HFG: K0AWU no copy

16:53 KP2AE-JOE: only ab4am 529 no one else

16:53 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW no copy/detect

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No Copy

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL sytart 40db, 30sec 37db, 45sec 35db, 1min 20db, 1min 30sec 30db, END 22db

16:54 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no copy

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START COPIED V's THEN NOTHING 1 MIN 10 SEC PARTIAL CALL THEN NIL FOR
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