31 August 2020

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 16:09 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:00 117 nT Solar Wind 551, Density 8.21, PHI 138

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1651 was 572km/s, PHI 39, Density 9.17

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650 114nt

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: Last solar event was @ 1148ut today A4.8

17:00 AB4AM-ROB: Solar wind 544, Density 7.65, PHI 141

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today N.E. Dubuque IA, N.W. of Madison WS. a line from St Joseph MO. Des Moines IA, Heavy central MO. Memphis TN, scattered in Oklahoma, Charlotte N.C. area, Greenville FL to Tampa to Orlando FL not much happening in the Atlantic today

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16:25 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S3

16:28 AB4AM-ROB: Called KP2AE SSB No response heard

16:29 KP2AE-JOE: hear thunder...noise +20...AB4AM is 54 when the noise doesn't cover him up

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-3 to 5-6!! SSB in short visit -- best peak in a long while

 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, AB4AM 1650, W4DEX 1652, K4FI 1654, KN4PHS 1656

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II about 8 dB above noise during first 30 sec, fade into noise then back up to 8 dB above noise until end with one additional minor dip

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Copied 419 first 40 seconds, lost to noise until 1 minute 20 seconds then back to 419

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 25db, 15sec 40db, 30sec 37db, 45sec 33db, 1min 28db, 1min 15sec 30db, 1min 30sec 27db, 1min 45sec 31db, END 39db

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL fair to good copy most of transmission start 9db, 15 sec 5db, 30 sec 5 db, 45 sec 0db, 1 min 4 dB, 1min 15 sec 7db, 1min 30 sec 10db, 1min 45 sec 10db 2 min 6db

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539-549 first 45 seconds, deep fade to nearly gone, then quickly back up to 549-559 for duration.

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T See on SpecLab, barely hear in noise

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T just a few dB above visual noise during first min, slightly stronger during last min

16:52 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 539 faded to noise at 165039 back to 539 at 165108 to eot

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 very little QSB

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 5 x 6/7. slight QSB

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 579 very little QSB

16:56 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW 329 the entire 2 min

16:57 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599+ 20 dB slight fade at 5430 18 back up then slow dip to 12 dB back to 20 at EOT

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 30 August 2020

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16:08 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:00 98.2 nT, Solar Wind 494, Density 7.33, PHI 79

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1640 was 98.6nt

16:30 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:27 97.3 Solar Wind 491, Density 7.37, PHI 62

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1541 was 489km/s the PHI 74 and the Density was 7.19

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today heavy in Huntsville Alabama , Heavy in the Gulf from Lafayette LA to New Orleans south of Mobile Alabama, and Tallahassee Fl also heavy in the Tampa and Orlando area and lots of scattered in the Atlantic

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16:29 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM Q5 copy but very weak

16:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL just at the noise to S2 on SSB short test ... ARGH

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640, KGOVL 1642, K0AWU 1644, AB4AM 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II keying heard but no copy, peaked 16 dB S/N on SpecLab

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Heard very weak, could tell he was there but no copy.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 13db, 15sec 20db, 30sec 22db, 45sec 23db, 1min 22db, 1min 15sec 23db, 1min 30sec 23db, 1min 45sec 22db, END 23db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL signal detected very weak on SpecLab.

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: Fairly good signal on CW, 549-559 for duration with little to no qsb

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM initially 589 then deep fade, back up to 589 then another fade

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM 529 CW, W4DEX 599 CW and SSB

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559 10db at start, 48 15 10 db, 4830 5 db, 4845 10 db, 4900 10 db, 4915 10 db, 4915 10 db, 4930 00 db, 4945 5 db, 5000 00 db

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 29 August 2020

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 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1630ut was 103nt

WW8II-BRUCE: The solar wind speed @ 1628ut was 485km/s the PHI was 182 and the Density was 7.54

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1548ut was 488km/s the PHI was 153, and the Density was 8.07

WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650 was 106nt

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today is lite Some in S.W. MO. and N.W. Arkansas, in the gulf south LA and MS and to Mobile AL. some scattered in the Florida panhandle a to Tallahassee, and in the Orlando area, lots happening out in the Atlantic from Boston to South Florida and some scattered in the Myrtle Beach area

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2MIN CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II not heard, peaked about 12 dB above noise on SpecLab during last 15 seconds

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 419 from start until 55 seconds, lost signal for about ten seconds and back to 419 for rest of sequence. 

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T See on SpecLab only

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 20 sec 1-2 db, 30 sec 1-2db, 35sec 5db, 55 sec 5db, 1 min 5db, 1min 15sec 5db, 1min 20sec 2db, 1min 25 sec 1-2db, 1min 30 sec 1-3 db, 1min 40 sec 1-2db , 1min 55 sec 1-2,d EOT gone

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T not heard, 10 dB peak visual, several QSB cycles during the two min transmission

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589 very little QSB 

16:49 WA1AC-CLINT: K4FI 599

16:50 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW 329 the entire 2 min

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 539 no qsb

16:51 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX 599

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x7, Steady, S8 last 30

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 219 faded to noise at 165050 but detectable again at 165140 and 219 at eot

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 1min 35 sec 1-2 db for a few sec.

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 28 August 2020

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16:11 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetomerter @ 16:02 135 nT, Solar Wind 412, Density 12.33, PHI 128

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1640ut was 127nt

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed at 1640ut was 452km/s the PHI was 128 and the Density was 10.24

16:58 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:52 117 nT, Solar Wind 472, Density 10.09, PHI 228

16:19 WW8II-BRUCE: Heavy lightning noted Milwaukee to Green Bay WS., S.W. corner of Michigan and heavy from Ann Arbor to Detroit Michigan, Heavy from Cleveland Ohio to Pittsburg PA. also Dayton Ohio and Columbus Ohio south of Indianapolis IN. heavy north of Louisville KYand S.W TN also southern half of Mississippi and Louisiana and SE TX some scattered lite Gainsville FL area 

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16:14 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM 57 at first then just above the noise, there is rapid Q

16:14 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 55 to 33 to the noise rapid QSB today

16:29 KP2AE-JOE: AB4AM not too strong today 52 but still good copy

16:29 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE maybe a 22 deep in the noise

16:30 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX in and out of the noise 33 SSB

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 33 in & out of the noise

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: Locals good copy with fast deep QSB

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S2 

16:39 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX, KP2AE, WA4LDU, K4FI stronger on Inverted V today. weak to no signal on Flag

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: Except for WY3T was better on the Flag

16:59 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 55, K4FI 59 but fading

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW KG0VL 1640, K5HFG 1642, WY3T 1644, AB4AM 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650 

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL maybe just a few pixels lighting up on SpecLab

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 339 7 dB above

16:46 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 3 x 3, or less, in noise most of time.

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T nothing first min, brief 10 dB rise at start of second min. Not heard

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW signal came out of the noise at 16:44:35 then 539 to 16:45:50 then faded

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 439 7-9 DB

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 5 x 7 No QSB, up to 8 occasionally

16:48 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 539 to 549 dipped to noise at 164643 then back to 539 then dipped to noise at 164720 to eot

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW 589 to start with short QSB dip to 539 then back to 599

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 539 to 579 some qsb

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599++

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM signal started 579, kept increasing with fast QSB reaching 599 at eot

16:49 WA1AC-CLINT: heard AB4AM very readable

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599+ 25- 30 db above the noise steady

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589 minor QSB

16:49 WA1AC-CLINT: hearing K4FI 59 slight QSB

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW 539 dipped to noise at 164939 then back to 539 at 164900 to eot

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 529 to 559 some qsb

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 20 dB above the noise steady no QSB

16:51 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX 599 slight and short QSB

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX5 x 8+, pretty steady only couple slight dips

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 579 to start then 599 with QSB dips to 559 near eot

16:53 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW no copy only detected briefly deep in the noise at about 20 sec in for a few secs then gone

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 27 August 2020

*1.5*

16:09 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:00 105 nT, Solar Wind 405, Density 5.19, PHI 163

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1644ut was 421km/s, the PHI was 204, the Density was 5.03

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: magnetometer @ 1648 was 104nt

16:16 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning today HEAVY Green Bay WI across Lake Michigan into N.W central Michigan, Heavy from Syracuse to Albany N.Y. Heavy in the Parkersburg W.VA area and Heavy in the Gulf from Corpus Christi TX to Baton Rouge and New Orleans and south Mississippi, and scattered in SW Alabama The NE and East and SE coasts are all quiet today no lightning at this time noted

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16:28 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S2

16:30 KP2AE-JOE: AB4AM 55 

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE initially barely detectable then S5 during several transmissions

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM now a bit stronger, S4 maybe

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM now peaked S9

16:33 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 59 then 33 last time

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, AB4AM 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 339 copy for about 30 sec during middle of transmission.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T initially very weak, briefly heard for a few sec then all the way into the noise, back up to heard at eot.

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T detectable in Spectrum Lab scope but no copy

16:48 K5HFG: WY3T burst of trace at beginning and gone, no copy

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM 589 steady

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T back 339 EOT

16:50 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 439 slight QSB into the noise for a few sec at eot

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 579 steady no qsb this time

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559 at start 599 20 dB above at 165018

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: much qsb on w4dex 599 to 549

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX possible detect @ 30 to 40-sec point, then gone for the rest of transmission

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 439 then faded to noise for a few sec 165030 and at 165100 then back to 329 to eot

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 steady

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599 with slight QSB near eot

16:59 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 54 SSB

17:00 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE 53 SSB

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 26 August 2020

*1*

WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1620ut was 116nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1625 was 443km/s, the PHI was 144 and the Density was 5.72

WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1640ut was 114nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1447ut was 475km/s, the PHI was 153, the Density was 9.54

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today Heavy in northern Michigan from Grayling to Alpena, scattered in northern MN, also scattered in N.D and S.D. Heavy in S.E. Oklahoma into Arkansas, Heavy in the gulf from Houston to Baton Rouge also pop-ups scattered in Gainsville and Tampa Fl area some several hundred miles out in the Atlantic off the coast of VA and N.C. 

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL only S2 in today's quick SSB test...

WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, W4DEX 1648 

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II could hear keying for about 10 seconds, then 12 dB fade of about 30 seconds, back up to hearing keying at eot

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Able to copy calls first 60 seconds 419. Lost to noise until last ten seconds then weak 319 copy

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL Start 10db, 15sec9db, 30sec 17db, 45sec 20db, 1min 20db, 1min 15sec 22db, QSB 1min 30sec 16db, 1min 45sec 21db, END 20db after brief 22db peak

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL just barely a trace of a signal showing on SpecLab

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 10 sec detect 2db 20 sec 4db, 40 sec 5 db , 45 sec 6db copy call 50 sec 5db 55 sec 5 db, 1min 3db, 1min 15sec 0, 1min 45 sec 2db, 1min 50 sec 4db, EOT 3db

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: Much lower signal today compared to the past couple of days. Heard entire sequence but never stronger than 529-539

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 589 with short dips to 569

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 25 August 2020

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 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:00 125 nT, Solar Wind 353, Density 7.70, PHI 205

 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:53 121 nT

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1648ut was 357km/s, the PJI was 188 and the Density was 7.96

16:19 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today HEAVY in Central Wisconsin and extending S.E to Milwaukee area then East into Lake Michigan, also N.E. of Chicago, some in eastern PA with heavy in the extreme N.E. in Maine, also the D.C. area some in the Jackson Mississippi area and into Alabama. the south looks fairly quiet and the Gulf also appears quiet today 

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16:31 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 26db in a tuneup

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 33

16:33 WY3T-TIM: Starting to hear DEX in the noise along with AB4AM

16:35 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX and ASB4AM both were deep in the noise

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU was 55 with no QSB for several transmissions then deep fade close to the noise

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AN peaked 57 SSB during a quick exchange

16:36 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 58-59

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 57 with no QSB so far

16:38 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 55

16:39 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 54 on Flag 33 on V

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL mostly S4-S5 SSB but quick QSB to S1 or less! then back UP short QSO

16:56 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 33-44 at the noise SSB

16:56 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 55 on Flag 00 on V

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2 Min CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, AB4AM 1650, W4DEX 1652

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II nothing heard, detected briefly for about 3sec just before the 1 min point

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 439 during the last min, 20 dB S/N on SL

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Weak copy first minute among static crashes. Signal improved second minute 519 to EOT

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL Start 35db, 15sec 33db, 30sec 30db after QSB to 27. 45sec 37db, 1min 40db, 1min 15sec 40db, 1min 30sec 33db, 1min 45sec 38db, END 37db.   The best he has been today since Aug 18th

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 3-5 db 219 copy, 20 sec 2-3 db, 25 sec GONE 47 sec 1-2db , 59 sec 3-5db 219 copy, 1min 8sec 7-8db 319 to 419 copy, 1min 27 sec 10-12 db 529 solid copy till EOT

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL brief few dB above the noise peak about middle of the transmission

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU good signal, 559 at start with some qsb. Peaked briefly 569 near 1 minute 35 seconds. Very good copy today

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 579 10-15 dB above the noise

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 30 second in came out noise with 4/4 copy steady, strength now s5.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 439, 20 dB S/N visual

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW 539 steady

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599+

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599++ 30 -35 dB above the noise on inverted V and Flag

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start detect 1-2 dB for about 5 sec then gone again 1-2db then gone

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW 219 the first 10 sec then faded to noise then came up to 439 at 164830 and faded to noise at 164945 to eot

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM 579 to 589 mostly steady

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 5x8.5x9 with 15 dB QSB

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 5 x 7 very steady

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM @32 sec 1-2 dB for a few sec, then gone

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 579 10-15 dB QSB to noise @ 155216 in and out of the noise

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 to start with QSB dips to 559

16:54 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 8 steady

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX back up to 559 at EOT

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 47 sec detect 1-2db then again at 1min 51 sec 1-2 dB until EOT

16:55 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 559 then to 439 at 165100 to eot

16:55 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 539 steady to eot

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 24 August 2020

*1.5*

 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1630 was 108nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1632 was 387km/s the PHI was 228 and the density was 5.12

WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer recheck 1640ut 108nt

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1644 was 388km/s the PHI was 232 and the density was 5.07

WW8II-BRUCE: lightning today looks good for the Mid west but western PA is heavy and Fayetteville N.C there is a bit going on, Heavy on the east coast of S.C. down to Savannah, GA. Plus heavy again Jacksonville Fl area lots of lightning down the space coast side all the way to Melbourne FL, Plus lots of heavy in the Gulf ahead of the 2 hurricanes and real heavy just south of Tallassee FL

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16:39 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL is S2 to S4 on SSB. QSB again in short test

WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, , WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II seen but not heard. peaking 10 dB S/N on SpecLab

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Heard entire sequence mostly 519. Twenty-second peak at 539 near midpoint. 

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 17db, 30sec into noise for a moment, 45sec 18db, 1min 26db, 1min 15sec 22db, 1min 30sec 26db, 1min 45sec 21db, END 20db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start detect 1-2 db then gone 40 sec 6-7 db copy call 319, for 15 sec 1min gone 1min 27 sec copy 219 4-5db, then gone to EOT

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529-539 with qsb. Two dips to near noise level but quick recovery.

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T heard, no copy due to QRN. peaked about 12 dB S/N on SpecLab

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW copy a few letters now and then buried in lightning static. solid trace on Spectrum lab

16:51 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX 599

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599+ to start with QSB dips to 539

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 329 but hard to copy due to lightning crashes

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WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1630uyt was 109

WW8II-BRUCE: The magnetometer @ 164 was still 109nt

 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1632ut was 402km/s, the PHI was 285 and the Density was 8.19

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1646ut 386km/s, the PHI was 308, the density was 7.57

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning some between Minot and Bismark N.D. and Northern Wisconsin, lots in the Gulf ahead of the Hurricanes Plus heavy in the Tallahassee FL area and south to Miami also some just north of Jacksonville FL and some out in the Atlantic off the coast of Savannah, GA. also Myrtle Beach and some pop-ups in S.C. and N.C. and TN. 

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16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB was good stable copy for a while then deep slow QSB

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

 16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II not heard but showing well on SpecLab over the noise

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy, but possible slight trace towards end.

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: heard about 75% of two-minute transmission. Clear signal about 419 and complete copy.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start nil, 15sec 5db, 30sec 8db, 45sec 8db, 1min6db, 1min 15sec 4db, 1min 30sec 3db, 1min 45sec NIL, END 9db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start detect then 15sec to 34sec solid 319 copy 6 to 7 dB above noise, 1min 9 sec 2-3 dB, 1min 33 sec 319 copy 6-7 dB then 1min 1min 49 sec to EOT gone

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 at start, two distinct fades that caused signal to drop into the noise. Peaked 539 near EOT.

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU detect ?? near the end of transmission 2-3 dB for just a few sec

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599++

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 7, steady, no QSB

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 579 to 589 mostly steady

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 1min 37 sec for just a few sec detect 2-3 db

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AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:05 113 nT, Solar wind 331, Density 6.73, PHI 290

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1648 was 333km/s, the PHI was 281, the Density was 6.44

AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:54 114 nT

 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning considerable amount Sioux City Iowa to waterloo Iowa area and north of Waterloo, North of Minneapolis, MN, and Northern/western WS to Duluth, Cincinnati, Ohio N.E. to Pittsburg PA Charlotte, N.C. New Orleans into the Gulf, Tallahasse FL south into the Gulf also scattered in South Florida

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16:26 WA1AC-CLINT: heard AB4AM calling a 5 station @ 16;15

16:27 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM weak but readable

16:29 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI in the noise maybe 22

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC S9, K4FI S7

16:35 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 44 last time with W4DEX

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-3 to 5-4 SSB but Jeff has lots of TStorm QRN at his end in short SSB test

 WW8II-BRUCE: MIN. CW WW8II 1642,, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, AB4AM 1650, K4FI 1652, W4DEX 1654 

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 329 frist 15 seconds, then10 dB QSB, back up to 219 at end

16:49 WA1AC-CLINT: hearing WY3T very faint in the noise

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy until 164023 449 7-dB

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T Deep in noise, Trace on Speclab,

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T barely heard, peaked 12 dB S/N with QSB into the noise several times

16:51 WA1AC-CLINT: hearing AB4AM CW faint but readable QSB

:52 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 549 slight QSB but steady to eot

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 4/5 x 4/5 some quick QSB

16:52 WA1AC-CLINT: K4FI 599

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL:  AB4AM 429, K4FI 589

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 579 on quick peaks during 1st min. One 589 peak during last min. 22 dB fades

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599 15-20 dB above on V same on Flag

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 579 with slight QSB

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI steady

16:54 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW detected in the noise at 165240 then faded out then 219 at 165300 for 15 sec then faded back into noise but detectable to eot

16:54 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX CW 599

16:55 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 7 Light QSB not deep

16:55 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX 599

16:55 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559-579 10-12 dB with QSB to the noise at 165504 until 160510 559

16:56 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 539 then faded slowly to noise at 165500 but was detectable to eot

16:56 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX barely detectable on Flag

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 21 August 2020

*1.5*

AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:00 117 nT, Solar Wind 317, Density 8.52, PHI 310

AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:55 117 nT

WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1641ut was 321km/s, The PHI was 271, the DEnsity was 7.25

WW8II-BRUCE: no solar events going on at this time the last one seen was @ 0158ut today a B1.6

WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted so far today some up in the Regina and Winnipeg area and in N.E ND. Wichita KS, Heavy between Memphis and Nashville, TN. Heavy in the gulf off the coast of Houston TX, more heavily in the gulf off the Gulf Coast of Florida from Gainsville to Cape Coral also Heavy several 100+ mile out in the Atlantic off the coasts of N.C. S.C. GA. North FL.

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16:22 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 54-55 SSB

16:25 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM 56 here. a little weaker than yesterday

16:26 AB4AM-ROB: KW4DE talking with WA4LDU KW4DE 44

16:27 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 59 

16:30 AB4AM-ROB: Copy W4DEX 44 on Flag but, not on inverted V. All other stations are better on Inverted V

16:30 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 55-59 SSB

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: Local signals better than yesterday but seems still below the recent normal

16:33 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM SSB in the noise but readable on the last tx

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM went from S5 to S1 quick

16:34 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU and K4FI have the strong signals so far. Than KW4DE and W4DEX

16:36 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI steady 58-59 last time with W4DEX

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-3 SSB in short visit, some QSB noted

16:38 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX SSB 43 

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2 minutes CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, AB4AM 1650, K4FI 1652, W4DEX 1654, KN4NVU 1656

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 329 can copy call. Slight QSB near end. 20 dB S/N on SpecLab

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II some weak CW detected 229

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Heard about 75% of the sequence, weak but readable, 419 best near start of the test.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 15db, 30sec 14db, 45sec 16db, 1min 18db, 1min 15sec 22db, 1min 30sec 24db, 1min 45sec 25db END 27db

16:44 K5HFG: KG0VL Maybe a few seconds of light trace @ midway and end, no copy

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL slight questionable brief signal on SpecLab

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL ??? MAYBE @ 1MIN. 1-2db again @ 1min 27sec 1-2db ??? then gone

16:47 KN4NVU-PAUL: K5HFG  569

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 549 7-8 dB above with some QSB to the noise short null

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T barely detectable CW--QRN

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW 539 slight QSB

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 4 x 4, about faded out 1:15 then back up 1:45

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T Could hear keying on peaks, almost copy calls near end

16:51 KN4NVU-PAUL: AB4AM 599 + into TN

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM 549 CW w/QRN

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 5 x 7, Very Steady

16:52 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 539 then 549 at 165045 steady to eot

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW 539 to 579 at EOT

16:52 K5HFG: AB4AM possible faint intermittent trace in the noise, no copy

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM almost hit a 599 peak, 10 dB fades

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599++

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529-539 signal with qsb but fairly stable

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599+ 25 dB with 30 dB peak

16:53 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI--Doug---solid 599 CW

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589, very little QSB

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI steady no QSB

16:54 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW 329 then faded some at 165215 then back to 539 at 165300 then faded to noise at 165330 to eot

16:54 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX-Dex--599+ CW

16:55 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 579 QSB to noise 15 sec in until 45 579

16:56 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 X 8/9 steady

16:56 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599 10-15 db now

16:56 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 539 building to 549 at 165500 to eot

16:56 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 steady

16:57 AB4AM-ROB: KN4NVU 599 at the start then gone at 1656 10 back at 40. 599 DEEP slow fades

16:58 W4DEX-DEX: KN4NVU not heard but peaked 10 dB S/N on SpecLab

16:58 K5HFG: KN4NVU Light trace in beginning then fade to sporadic. DC note heard. Fast QSB, no copy

17:01 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 54 K4FI 55 can't hear W4DEX

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 20 August 2020

*1*

16:09 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:03 117 nT, Solar Wind 299, Density 9.36, PHI 59

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: We are under a Geo Mag storm G1 a moderate one. There was a couple of solar events,, A B3.9 at 2236ut yesterday and a B1.3 today @ 0623 ut 

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: The solar wind @ 1650ut was 298km/s, the PHI was 78, and the Density was 7.83

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650 was 115nt 

16:19 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning:: Lots of HEAVY lightning in the Gulf from Texas to Florida and everything in between. also heavy in the Tampa Florida area and Heavy in S.E. Alabama scattered in N.E Georgia also scattered to heavy in the Macon Georgia area, with lite to scattered in the Atlantic from N.C. to Florida

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16:28 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX deep in the noise 22

16:30 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM SSB in the noise but readable . . . answered your call

16:30 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU weak, S2 with QSB

16:30 W4DEX-DEX: W4DCL also weak but readable

16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: Rob AB4AM you are strong here, I called a few times

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM weak but readable, S2

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU 55 on last call then nothing

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM the good signal here 57

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL S3 SSB in short visit ... a bit of QSB perhaps

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU now barely detectable

 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 MIN CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, AB4AM 1650, W4DEX 1652

16:40 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now in weak on CW

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 329 with no QSB.....DX prop better than local

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 27db, 15sec 28db, 30sec 29db, 45sec 30db, 1min 30db, 1min 15sec 26db, 1min 30sec 26db, 1min 45sec 23db END 22db

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied 75% of tx sequence just at or above noise level. Best copy 519 at 1 minute 40 seconds until EOT

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 5-6 dB 219 copy, 17sec 9db 319 copy call 37 sec still 8-9 dB, 48 sec 3-4 dB, 53 sec 2-3 dB, 1min 3sec 2db, 1min 11sec GONE, 1min 38 sec 3-5db, 219 t0 319 copy , 1min 51 sec 7-8 dB till EOT

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 339 QSB to the noise. in and out

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with qsb, lost signal for about 10 seconds at the 50-second mark, quickly back up to 539 for remainder with qsb

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T initially 329, quick deep fade into noise then back up to 329

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW 539 except one fade to noise between 16:49:00 and 16:49:30 but still detectable in spec lab

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM peaking 589 with several fades

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW 579 steady

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 339-439 to EOT

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM detect ??? 1 min 52 sec 2-3 dB ?? 

16:52 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 329 to 439 at 15 sec then 549 at 165100 then into the noise for 10 sec then back to 439 at eot

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 549 QSB to the noise back up to 579 10 dB above the noise

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 599 steady

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 1min 18 sec detect ?? 1-2 dB for just a few sec

16:54 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 329 then to 439 to eot

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19 August 2020

*1*

 AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 16:03 101 nT, Solar wind 327, Density 2.56, PHI 145

WW8II-BRUCE: The Magnetometer at 1630ut was 101nt

AB4AM-ROB: Magnetometer @ 1653 103 nT

WW8II-BRUCE: The Solar wind speed @ 1631 was 330km/s, the PHI was 157, the Density was 2.01

 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind speed @ 1648ut was 330km/s the PHI was 204 the Density was 3.17

WW8II-BRUCE: I think the solar wind that is presently hitting us may be charging the D layer today it was scheduled to hit today

WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today looking good, lite to scattered in the Knoxville, TN area , in the New Orleans area into the Gulf, some between Tallahassee and Gainsville Florida area and heavy in the Cape Coral FL area, with lots of lite to scattered to Heavy in the Atlantic from N.C. to south Florida coasts

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16:27 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 5x3

16:28 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC 58

16:30 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI much weaker than normal plus deep QSB

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL difficult copy on SSB S-1 to S2 LOTs of TStorm QRN

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU very weak, difficult copy at times, K4FI going into the noise at times

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WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K0AWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, AB4AM 1650, K4FI 1652 W4DEX 1654

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II keying barely detectable until near end then up to 329 copy and was still climbing at eot

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL start 10db, 15sec 8db, 30sec into noise, 45sec 12db, 1min 13db, 1min 15sec 11db, 1min 30sec 12db, 1min 45sec 12db, END 10db --- QRN induced AGC action has some effect on reported signal level

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL ??? detect at the start until 12 sec then gone 

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: CW detected but no real copy first minute and 40 seconds. Last twenty seconds signal 319 and copied calls.

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No copy until 164720 339 gone at 164733

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529 at start, signal then down to noise level for short period, back up to 529 at one minute. Peaked about 539 one minute 35 seconds. 

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T not heard, peaked 10 dB S/N on SpecLab

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3 T CW visible in scope entire time. no copy

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM CW 559 

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM averaging 15 dB below recent normal with several deep fades

16:52 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM CW 219 for 10 sec then went into the noise then 329 at 165100 then back into noise at 165140 to eot

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 5 x 5/6 Slight slow QSB

16:52 WA1AC-CLINT: hearing AB4AM bearly intelligible

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 559 7-10 dB above the noise with QSB to the noise and back up

16:53 WA1AC-CLINT: K4FI 599

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI gone at 165337

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 579 with slight QSB

16:54 WY3T-TIM: K4FI CW no copy but slight detection in the noise

16:55 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX 599

16:55 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no copy until 155451 339 just above the noise

16:55 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 5 x 7, slight QSB

16:56 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 329 for the first 15 sec then into the noise but detectable then completely gone at 165530 to eot

16:56 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX gone at 165524

16:57 WY3T-TIM: only slight CW heard today and no SSB

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