16 March 2020

DST -3 nT
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We are still getting some distant CW copy.  WW8II was 439 at W4DEX at 510 miles for about half the usual two-minute test transmission.  In the other direction, copy was weaker likely due to W4DEX operating at 3 dB less power.  WW8II was detectable at KGØVL and KØAWU.  WW8II had a few seconds of Q5 copy on KGØVL.  Signals between KØAWU and KGØVL continue to be good enough for both CW and SSB.  

Propagation on the most distant southern path was wat down compared to yesterday.  WY3T was not heard at W4DEX and in the other direction W4DEX was only 329 for a brief period.  At about 100 miles less WY3T copied K4FI slightly better at 439 but WY3T was not heard by K4FI or WA4LDU.  

Signals between K4FI, WA1AC, WA4LDU, and W4DEX were some weaker than usual with deep fades.  
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16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: 40 deg F cool was lite snow earlier

16:28 K0AWU-BILL: 39deg and clear. Noise floor S4 SSB and S2 CW Inverted Vee

16:28 WY3T-TIM: 69 deg noise S4 SSB / S2 CW

16:28 WA4LDU-JOE: receive only...

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: noise today on the SAL antenna -126db in the N.E. S.E. AND THE S.W. AND -128db IN THE N.W. THE INVERTED V IS -123db

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Thought I just heard SSB

16:30 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB so far

16:31 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 53 SSB in short test

16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb S-5 to S-7

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I was looking in the direction of IA and MN nothing heard

16:34 WY3T-TIM: I heard nothing ..could not tell you were there

16:35 WA4LDU-JOE: WA1AC in the noise

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - K4FI 1644 - WY3T 1646 - K0AWU 1648 - KG0VL 1650

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL JUST HEAVY STATIC NOISE

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC and K4FI below normal.....good peaks but deep slow fades

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM CATCHING A SLIGHT BIT OF WASHING MACHINE NOISE IN THE NOISE

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK READY FOR CW MODE

16:41 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No Copy

16:41 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- at start nil until 30sec then 3-4db until the end. Just detect a sidetone, not able to copy that weak

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 319 to start. Lost signal 30 seconds in. Came out of noise at 1 min 30 seconds to peak again at 319

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 8/9 , some QSB, light.

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 on peaks with QSB dips to noise

16:43: *** WD4ESX is now offline ***

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw deep in the noise then faded completely coming up to 329 at 1 min then faded to noise the last 20 sec

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 439 no QSB as of 60 sec......big fade at 90 sec.....also noise went way down as signal went away.

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 with 539 fades

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX START NIL 25 SEC JUST DETECT 35 SEC 319 JUST COPY CALL THEN FADE TO THE NOISE AT 1 MIN COULD JUST DETECT TILL END OF TRANSMISSION

16:45 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw 329 the first 20 sec then came up to 429 for 10 sec and faded backout at 1 min...then 329 at eot

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599+ steady

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NIL NO DETECT

16:47: *** W3TLN is now offline ***

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T No Copy

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No Southern stations heard

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NIL NO DETECT

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX - K4FI - WY3T No detection or copy

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T nothing detected

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No Copy

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 nice signal to start. Down to 519 at midpoint, back to 539 at EOT

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NIL NO DETECT

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy

16:52 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU and KG0VL no copy cw

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 36db, at 15sec 30db, 29db at 45sec, 32db at 1min, sig held steady until 1min 50sec then faded to 20db

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: Nil on KG0VL and K0AWU

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start nil at 42 des can detect 1 min 40 sec 319 till EOT I copied call twice

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: WOW thought I was going to get skunked today last 20 sec of KG0VL saved me

16:55: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

16:55 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X2 now on ssb

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: I copy NO SSB from KG0VL or K0AWU

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: noted small patch of lightning in KS but I have NO crashes today

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: OK copy AIM now

16:59 WY3T-TIM: No SSB today and some CW from K4FI and a little bit from W4DEX

16:59 WY3T-TIM: 73s to all

17:00 WW8II-BRUCE: everything saved 73 till tomorrow

17:00: *** WW8II is now offline ***

17:00: *** WY3T is now offline ***

17:00 WA4LDU-JOE: I copy Doug and Dex about as good with my antennas laying on the ground as when they are in the air

17:00 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 everyone, catch you all tomorrow.

17:02: *** KG0VL is now offline ***

17:02: *** WA4LDU is now offline ***

17:02 WA4LDU-JOE: 73 all

17:02 W4DEX-DEX: RR on the low RX antenna Joe
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