19 May 2020

DST +1 nT

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Today propagation was the weakest we have seen thus far this year on the KØAWU / KGØVL link:

16:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL --- OUCH --- 5-1 SSB this morning in short test

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU very poor copy. Signal there for most of the duration, yet very weak in signal level. Would say 319-419 for signal level.

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL at start 6db, at 30sec 10db, 45sec 5db, 1min 8db, 1min 15sec 13db, 1min 30sec 17db, 1min 45 sec 14db END 6db

Oddly the WY3T / W4DEX link appears to have have been better than the more northern path:

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 329 faded out at 1 min detected deep in the noise floor back to 329 at eot

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 439 peak

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw detected deep in the noise at 45 sec then building to 219 then faded to noise to eot

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 519 peak16:47:15 then in and out of noise
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16:25: *** STARTED LOGGING *** 1899 KHz Midday Prop Test

16:25: *** NET OPENED *** 1899 KHz Midday Prop Test

16:26: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:27: *** WW8II is now online ***

16:27: *** KP2AE is now online ***

16:27: *** WY3T is now online ***

16:27: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: 61 degrees and still wet had over 3 inches of rain in the last couple days.

16:28 K0AWU-BILL: 66deg, clear, DRY, and windy ... Noise floor S5 SSB and S2 CW Inverted Vee

16:29 WA4LDU-JOE: 76 deg, 82% RH and 2.2 inches of rain last night

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning noted today minor in central FL to South FL good size patch in Atlantic off east coast of Central FL and some scattered out in the Atlantic off the coast of GA and S.C.

16:29 WY3T-TIM: 88 deg sunny noise S4 SSB / S2 CW ....no static crashes

16:29 W4DEX-DEX: 66F 0.5in misting now, light breeze

16:30: *** KG0VL is now online ***

16:30 WA4LDU-JOE: not hearing any crashes at this time

16:30 W4DEX-DEX: No lightning heard, noise level way above normal

16:30: *** K4FI is now online ***

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: NO lightning crashes heard here

16:32 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard so far

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I read somewhere that a MINOR solar storm would hit the earth sometime today or tomorrow again MINOR

16:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL --- OUCH --- 5-1 SSB this morning in short test

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: noise today SAL antenna N.E. -128dB, S.E. -127dB, S.W. -128dB, N.W. -130dB, and the inverted V -126dB

16:34 WY3T-TIM: SSB very deep in the noise floor

16:34 KG0VL-JEFF: 54 F, cold windy and blustery. Stuck in this horrid pattern for some time now.

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I been listening to the N.W. no SSB copied

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer reading 116nt at 1630ut

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: Poor local prop, signals going into the noise at times

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, W4DEX 1642, K4FI 1644, WY3T 1646, K0AWU 1648, KG0VL 1650

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I WILL AGAIN TODAY SEND MY CALL FOLLOWED BY DASHES MY CALL EVERY APPROX 15 SEC

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK CW MODE

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from WW8II

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No Copy

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw detectable in scope 16:41:44 to EOT (later determined the signal was not from WW8II)

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO COPY NO DETECT

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 329 faded out at 1 min detected deep in the noise floor back to 329 at eot

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 7/8 little light QSB .

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 599 slight QSB

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599++

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II heard signal about the same time as posted by WA4LDU. Don't think what I heard was WW8II. Signal was moving. Will review recording (later determined the signal was not from WW8II)

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI POSSIBLE DETECT DEEP IN THE NOISE AT 1644:35 THEN NOTHING

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: Hearing the same signal now, sending KN4????? has drift

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: Maybe the fellow in VA with the homebrew xmitter.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 529 to 569.

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T No Copy

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NIL NO DETECT

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX , K4FI , WY3T None heard or detected

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 439 after the KN4 stop sending

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 519 peak16:47:15 then in and out of noise

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Wasn't he running a pair of 807's?

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw detected deep in the noise at 45 sec then building to 219 then faded to noise to eot

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NIL NO DETECT

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: I think so Jeff.....will look back at email from him

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No Copy

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU very poor copy. Signal there for most of the duration, yet very weak in signal level. Would say 319-419 for signal level.

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no copy

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU CW no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no copy

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No Copy

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: not a good day here lots of noise and weak signals

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL No Copy

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NIL NO SIGNAL DETECTED

16:52 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW no copy/detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL at start 6db, at 30sec 10db, 45sec 5db, 1min 8db, 1min 15sec 13db, 1min 30sec 17db, 1min 45 sec 14db END 6db