06 May 2020
DST -12 nT
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Not many distant reports today due to our regular most southern and northern reporting stations being absent. WW8II and KGØVL had weak but positive copy both ways at 444 miles. WW8II was able to detect some CW from AB4AM at 546 miles and from W4DEX at 510 miles. The AB4AM / W4DEX 216 mile path remains weak but still CW is Q5 copy in both directions. It seems signals are attenuated greatly as the distance approaches 200 miles. KP2AE today at 165 miles reported 599 copy with no fades for the full two-minute transmission from AB4AM. This is while at 216 miles AB4AM's CW was 559 with deep fades at W4DEX. AB4AM was also good copy at K4FI, 160 miles, and WA4LDU 156 miles. K4EMF with high local noise was able to copy AB4AM on CW at 31 miles. KN4NVU copied AB4AM on CW at 167 miles. K5HFG copied KN4NVU 529 with slight QSB.
Signals at around 100 miles or less were very much improved over what we experienced the past few days. KP2AE at 51 miles from W4DEX was close to S9 today whereas during the past few days signals were weak and faded into the noise at times. K4FI on CW was 599+ at KW4DE, WA4LDU, KP2AE and W4DEX.
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16:12: *** NET OPENED *** Mid Day Propagation Net on 1899
16:13 AB4AM-ROB: Noise Floor -105 - -125 db 66 F 44% H W @ 17
16:14 WA4LDU-JOE: Rob, you are about S5- S6 here with S4 noise today
16:15 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM called WA4LDU heard deep in the noise maybe. No Copy
16:15 WW8II-BRUCE: cool 55 deg bright sun a bit breezy
16:18 WW8II-BRUCE: noise floor here today SAL antenna N.E. -127dB S.E. -128dB (to -124db birdies) S.W. -127dB (to -124dB birdies) N.W. -129dB and the inverted V -121 dB
16:18 AB4AM-ROB: A lot of Beacon frying here today
16:20 KN4NVU-PAUL: I can hear ab4am here in southern TN
16:21 AB4AM-ROB: I've got a bad arrester nearby
16:21 K4EMF-JAY: I could just barely hear AB4AM several minutes ago
16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: I hear bacon SIZZLING
16:25 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing SSB in the noise
16:26 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB weak but Q5
16:26 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM called W4DEX nothing heard SSB
16:27 K4EMF-JAY: again I just barely heard AB4AM
16:27 AB4AM-ROB: Wow 31 miles apart Jay
16:28 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S7, WA4LDU S5
16:28 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here now
16:28 K4EMF-JAY: I know right?
16:29 K4EMF-JAY: I heard you much better yesterday Robert
16:29 K4EMF-JAY: S20 noise here in Canton
16:30 AB4AM-ROB: S9 and S5 here Jay
16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning noted 100 miles off the coast of N.C. and in the Gulf TX to LA
16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: NO CRASHES BEING HEARD HERE
16:31 AB4AM-ROB: No crashes here
16:32 K4EMF-JAY: No crashes
16:32 W4DEX-DEX: All within 100 miles considerable better copy than recent days
16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI S9
16:34 AB4AM-ROB: Can barely make 30 miles here today
16:34 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI No Copy
16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644- K4FI 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - KG0VL 1650 CAN ADD MORE IF NEEDED
16:37 AB4AM-ROB: Jay do you have CW
16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: ME AND THE CHICKEN CALLED ON SSB NO ANSWER
16:38 K4EMF-JAY: I do
16:38 AB4AM-ROB: Do you want to go at 16 52?
16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: OK THEN JAY YOU TAKE THE 1652 SLOT OK
16:39 K4EMF-JAY: I can do CW at 1652, sure
16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640 - W4DEX 1642 - AB4AM 1644- K4FI 1646 - K5HFG 1648 - KG0VL 1650 - K4EMF 1652
16:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Bruce, were you 20 seconds late to start?
16:41 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II No Copy
16:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No Copy
16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW no copy
16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: RR HAD SWITCHES WRONG
16:42 K4EMF-JAY: WW8II no copy
16:42 K5HFG: WW8II no copy
16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: heard about 75% of the sequence, fairly weak 419 but overall good copy.
16:43 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 8/9 slight QSB
16:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 329-339
16:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX QSB to the noise and back up
16:44 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy
16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 steady
16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II no copy
16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 1 MIN 25 SEC DETECT NO REAL COPY
16:45 K4EMF-JAY: AB4AM 449
16:45 K5HFG: W4DEX no copy
16:46 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 559 for first min, deep fade into the noise for about 5 seconds, back up to 559 until eot
16:46 KN4NVU-PAUL: copy ab4am in TN 559
16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 559 sligth QSB
16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM START NIL 1 MIN 5 SEC COPY B4 IN CALL THEN NIL ALL WAS IN THE NOISE
16:46 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am was 599 solid 2min.
16:46 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM Started out about r3, and then picked up some, then faded into noise last 30 seconds.
16:47 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI came out of the noise at 16 46 26 339
16:47 K5HFG: AB4AM no copy
16:47 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM not as strong as usual
16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 average, one peak 59+10
16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NIL NO DETECT
16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599++
16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI slow fade to the noise for about 3 sec. now 559 to EOT
16:48 K5HFG: K4FI no copy
16:48 K4EMF-JAY: I can hear CW but too weak to copy
16:49 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 599++
16:50 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No Copy
16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NIL
16:50 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No Copy
16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no copy
16:50: *** KA9FTM is now online ***
16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG No Copy
16:51 K4EMF-JAY: no copy
16:51 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No Copy
16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy
16:52 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL No Copy
16:52 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy
16:52 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy
16:52 AB4AM-ROB: K4EMF 599+++ 15 db above the noise
16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 319 THEN 22 SEC NIL 1 MIN 45 SEC TO THE END 319
16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: No Southern stations heard or detected
16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: K4EMF cw slight detect in scope at 16:53:10 otherwise no copy
16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: K4EMF NIL NO COPY NO DETECT
16:54 W4DEX-DEX: K4EMF no copy
16:54 K5HFG: K4EMF no copy
16:54 K4EMF-JAY: that was almost 700 watts worth
16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: JEFF I WILL TRANSMIT AGAIN AT THEN 1655 OK THEN YOU GO AGAIN AT 1256
16:54 KN4NVU-PAUL: I'd like to transmit CW but a new to this group. Do you just put your call out at the time you are given?
16:56 AB4AM-ROB: Yes Paul try 2 mins. at 16 58 center on 1899 no offset
16:56 KN4NVU-PAUL: rgr
16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NO COPY 2ND TRY
16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW LISTENING FOR KN4NVU
16:57 KG0VL-JEFF: I was late Bruce and only caught then end of your time slot, didn't hear a signal.
16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: RR JEFF
16:59 AB4AM-ROB: KN4NUV 559-599 15 db above the noise slight QSB noted
17:00 WW8II-BRUCE: KN4NVU NO DETECT
17:00 K5HFG: KN4NVU copy 529 entire Tx some light QSB
17:00 KN4NVU-PAUL: darn.. tried
17:00 KN4NVU-PAUL: tnx ab4am
17:01 K4EMF-JAY: no copy on KN4NVU here
17:01 AB4AM-ROB: Welcome to the group Paul. We are here every day. Glad to have you.
17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: GOOD DATA TODAY THIS NOT ABOUT SOLID COPY IT IS ABOUT WAS THE SIGNAL HEARD AND HOW WELL ALL GREAT DATA
17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: EVEN IF YOU DO NOT COPY ANYTHING THAT IS STILL GOOD DATA
17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: OK COPY AIM LOG NOW
17:03 K5HFG: 73 guys. Tuff day but I did copy KN4NVU. CUTomorrow
17:03 AB4AM-ROB: Ok 73 All !!! I'll be back Friday
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