31 August 2021

*1*

Solar wind
speed: 327.8 km/sec
density: 11.5 protons/cm3


X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B7 1421 UT Aug31
24-hr: C3 2134 UT Aug30

10.7 cm flux: 91 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: KGØVL 1640, KØAWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- Start -- 20db, 20db, 20db, 21db, at 1 min 22db, 23db, 23db, 21db, at END 28db

16:42 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529 at start, began slow fade and lost signal for around 20 seconds beginning near the forty-second mark. Slow rise up to around 529 near EOT.

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No copy

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T no copy

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T Very weak on SL with long fades.No audio.Completely gone last 15 seconds.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: Copy WY3T 519 full 2min. N QSB

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 219 near eot, peaked 17 dB SN visual

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 559 at start, peaked 569

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw detect some during the first min then gone

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: no copy from K4FI

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 549-579 slight qsb

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 569 to 579 No fades.

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 529-579 more qsb

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 439, 6, 8, 10, 10, 8, 5, 4, 7 db > nf at eot

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO station detected here today

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SSB Reports:

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-1 to maybe 5-2 SSB in short "band check" and greeting.

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 SSB, just above noise

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI and KP2AE fair copy with very little QSB

16:39 WY3T-TIM: Unusually low noise floor here today but not hearing any SSB signals

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB last transmission peaked S6, way above average for mid-day

16:53 WY3T-TIM: Hearing SSB signals in the noise

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB now in the noise at times

16:58 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB now peaking S5 with dips into the noise

30 August 2021

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Solar wind speed: 401.2 km/sec
density: 4.8 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C3 2134 UT Aug30
24-hr: C3 2134 UT Aug30
Sunspot number: 44
10.7 cm flux: 89 sfu



Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 3 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet



CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: KGØVL 1640, KØAWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:42 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- Start NIL -- 3db, 8db, 11db, 13db at 1 min, 13db, 19db, 22db at END 21db

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today---increasing qrn 57spikes

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not detected

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy---qrn static

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not detected

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 at start, slow qsb. Signal gradually building and peaking near 539 at end of test.

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

16:45 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not detected

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 K4FI-DOUG: W5HFG No copy

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: no copy from K5HFG

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T No copy

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: no copy from WY3T

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no copy --increasing static spikes

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw detectable in spec lab the second minute, no audio copy

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peak with one 30 dB fade !!!

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 559 avg with slight qsb up/down----qrn spikes

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 589-529 some qsb & qrn

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw no copy but detected the last 30 sec

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589-519 deep qsb fades

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 solid

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 one deep dip first minute, one dip second minute.

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 WA1AC-CLINT: K4FI 599 W4DEX 59 with slight QSB

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 peak with QSB dips several dips to noise

16:53 WY3T-TIM: No distant propagation today . . . 73s to all

16:53 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

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SSB Reports:

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: SSB on all withing 100 miles better copy than expected considering the D lay absorption map

29 August 2021

*1*

Solar wind
speed: 360.4 km/sec
density: 5.2 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B6 1112 UT Aug29
24-hr: C8 1003 UT Aug29
Sunspot number: 77
10.7 cm flux: 90 sfu



Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 2 quiet

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: KGØVL 1640, KØAWU 1642, K4FI 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:22 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU CW 569 @ 1621 ut

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- Start -- 10db, 13db, 13db, 15db, at 1 min 10db, 8db, 6db, 7db, at END 6db

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL May have been weak signal on SL,

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 519-529 at best with slow qsb. Best signal near EOT.

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEx 589 then 579 second half with some fades

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 with short QSB dips to noise

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 with one near 589 peak

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SSB Reports:

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-1 to at the noise SSB in short test

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5x1 ssb

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing very weak SSB

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB much better than yesterday

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB good copy most of the time with fades into the noise

28 August 2021

*0*

CW Reports:

W4DEX-DEX: 2 min CW - K0AWU 1640, K5HFG 1642, WY3T 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:42 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K6HFG cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect - very poor conditions today

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG, WY3T and W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected S7 TStorm QRN

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 with QSB - much weaker than normal

16:48 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219 2, 1, 2, 0, 0 2, 3, 3 db > nf at eot

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SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB weak but readable

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB very weak, just barely above the noise

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB now in the noise

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB in the noise, just perceptible

16:50 WY3T-TIM: Heard no SSB today, 73s to all

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB only Q3 copy, worst I believe we've had

27 August 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: LIGHTNING today NE and Northern IOWA, Central Wisconsin, Grand Rapids Michigan Detroit MIchigan (over the top of me)

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Baton Rouge LA and into the Gulf , Orlando Florida to Miami Florida and in the Atlantic from Orlando to Cuba

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 89, A-index 6, K-index 1

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600 ut was 96.9nt

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 396km/s, PHI 338,, Density 4.06P/cm3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours has been active with 14 new events in several areas (2857) (2859)(2860 and some new areas they have "B" levels and "C" levels the last record today @1504-1524ut C1.1, in (S28W64)

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: There is a slight D layer absorption with the last C level flare was peaking at 1617ut

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 93.8nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 370km/s, PHI 338, Density 8.08p/cm3


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: KGØVL 1640, KØAWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 13db, 19db, 18db, 20db, at 1 min 20db, 20db, 20db, 20db, 18db at the END

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not detected

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 average, peaking 549 near one minute thirty seconds, moderate static crashes

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL, K0AWU and K5HFG No copy.

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not detected

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 519-589 much qsb

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:48 W4DEX-Dex:  K4FI CW only one 569 peak with 20 dB fades

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 to 589, one quick fade.

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 589 peak with two(2) strong QSB dips to 519

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-579 slight qsb

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX no copy

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

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SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB very good copy, peaking S8

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB only S3 peaks with fades into noise

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB below normal S5

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB about normal at S7

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: The shortest path, KP2AE at 52 miles, is holding above normal

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: Both K4FI and WA4LDU, the longest local paths for me, are way below normal while the shortest path is above normal

26 August 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 84, A-index 9, K-index 1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600 was 103nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 was 385km/s, PHI 358, Density 4.12p/cm3

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning IOWA, MN, Indiana, Houston TX into the Gulf South LA., South Mississippi, Gainesville Florida area and out in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida and Georgia

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Length of the day is 13hours 23 minutes with solar noon now 1:36 PM EDT

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours 9 new events last recorded was today @ 1347 to 1408ut B5.5 in (N15E61)

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640 was 102nt

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 384km/s, PHI 17, Density 5.00p/cm3


CW Reports:
16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 Min CW WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1448

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

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

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW ???? sure thought I was hearing CW during the first 15 sec but very little showing up on SpecLab

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: not even enough visually to be convincing

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal seen

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW only a very weak visual detection

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal seen today

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-529 much qsb

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw very weak detection deep in the noise the last 30 sec

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SSB Reports:

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB useable signal but not far above the noise on slow fades

25 August 2021

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16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 81, A-index 5, K-index 2

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @11600 was 101nt

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 was 371km/s, PHI 124, Density 6.67p/cm3

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours: 6 new events the last recorded today 1557-1607ut B4.0 spot 2860 (S31E35) There is no D layer absorption reported at this time

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today lite in Kansas, Heavy in central Indiana, cinni. Ohio Columbus Ohio to Cleveland OHIO, New Orleans, scattered in the Gulf, middle of GA., Tallahassee FL and Jacksonville FL and south FL and in the Atlantic north of the Bahamas

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: length of day 13hours 26minutes

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 363km/s, PHI 156, Density 6.05p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 98.7nt

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no copy today

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard right at eot and was increasing. It May have been a good peak had the period not ended

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 22db, 22db, 20db, 18db, at 1 min 15db, 21db, 22db, 17db, at END 19db

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not detected

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Start 0, 15sec 2db, 3, 4, 1min 1db, 2, 0,0,0

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: weak and hollow signal at start, built quickly to 539 and even peaking 549 near second minute. Slow qsb.

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II, KG0VL, K0AWU and K5HFG No copy

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not detected

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal seen

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 579-589 steady

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 589 avg with slight qsb, solid cpy, no qrn

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI no signal seen

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 589, couple of dips, but otherwise steady.

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 with slight QSB

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-589 steady

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX Too much lightning crashes +20db NO signal seen in between crashes

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 avg with dip to S3 and peak to 20 over---drastic qsb

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

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SSB Reports:

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO SSB so far

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: Called KØAWU twice on SSB, no joy. Hope he is asleep at the wheel and it's not band conditions.

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I was also listening Jeff and nada here

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW near 589 last 15 seconds, dips to 569

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: I will try and be on tonight WX permitting

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE, WA4LDU, K4FI SSB better than recent

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: KW4DE SSB S9+ as usual

24 August 2021

*1*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 78, A-index 4, K-index 1

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1602ut was 316km/s, PHI 271, Density 19.47p/cm3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours: again spot 2859 has been active 16 new events recorded so far: with the last one recorded @1418-1509ut a C1.5 (N18E42) 2859. There was a D layer absorption event that took place @1449 due to the C1.5 event no disturbance at present

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1600ut was 129nt

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today intense to heavy in SW Minnesota through Minneapolis into central Wisconsin, some scattered out in the Atlantic from Florida to S.C coast

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: length of day 13hours 29minutes 

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 129nt

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 316km/s, PHI 270, Density 20.03p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard but unreadable on peaks, Visual peaks about 10 dB SN

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 17db, 21db, 30db, 12db, at 1 min 22db, 28db, 22db, 20db, at END 24db

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 2, 3, 2, 45s 0db, 1min 0, 3, 4, 4, 2min 5db

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II, KG0VL and K0AWU No copy

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw short burst at 16:44:15 on spec lab

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T Very slight trace on SL.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3 T cw 319 peaks in and out of nosie, good trace on spec lab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal seen

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T faintly detected on qsb peaks but no real copy

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: Hard to decipher signal level among the static crashes. Would estimate 539-549 signal sans lightning.

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not head and only weak visual detection, unusual

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 559 to 579

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw avg 569 with qsb===no lightning static today on anyone

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: I have a 6db increase in noise to the SE vs the NW

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599 steady

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI no signal seen

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw 329, 4, 5, 0, 3, 5, 7, 6, 4 db > nf at eot (all in between crashes)

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 559-519 qsb

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:51 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 some light QSB.

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 avg, slight qsb, no qrn, solid copy

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-519 qsb

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 peaks with short, strong QSB dips

16:52: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 2, 3, 2 db > nf at eot (all in between the crashes)

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX no copy

16:53 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX 599 solid

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX detect only@45 sec and again detect at 1min 38 sec just above the noise but good detect

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SSB Reports:

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: not hearing any lightning static at present.... S5 noise level, W4DEX, KW4DE, KP3AE SSB in and out of noise

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 to S5

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S2 to S5

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S5 to S7

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB S2 to S5

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 - 53 SSB

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KW4DE SSB S9+ as usual for the 16 mile path

16:38 WY3T-TIM: hearing SSB between the crashes which are at every 2 seconds

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: I heard you on SSB Bill, just too strong of QRN to copy.

23 August 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 77, A-index 3, K-index 1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut was 121nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600ut was 301km/s, PHI 281, Density 13.45p/cm3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today heavy east Iowa and W Illinois, in the Gulf off the Baton Rouge coast and in North Florida and in the Atlantic heavy from Orlando Fl to coastal Georgia and S.C.

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours: Spot 2859 been still active with 9 new events last recorded today @ 1526-1537ut B1.5 in 2859

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: magnetometer @1640UT WAS 121nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 296km/s, PHI 285, Density 13.26p/cm3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Length of day 13hours 31min. and the solar noon has moved again by 1 minute now 1:36 PM EDT

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, WY3T 1646

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw nothing heard today

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied about 50% of transmission, very weak and just above the noise level.

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw nothing heard today

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 23db, 23db, 23db, 23db, at 1 min 23db, 22db, 22db, 20db, at END 23db

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 45sec 2db, o,o,0, 1m45s 3db, 2min 3db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no signal seen

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw nothing heard

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539-549 steady, light qsb

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T No signal seen

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw nothing heard today

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: no copy from wy3t

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw good trace in spec lab first minute then faded - no audio copy

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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SSB Reports:

16:28 WA4LDU-JOE: I copy KP2AE and KW4DE SSB in and out of the noise with strong QSB

22 August 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 77, A-index 3, K-index 1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut was 114nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600ut was 296km/s, PHI 337, Density 12.47p/cm3

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours SPOT 2859 is active lots of B level and C level events,, last recorded today was 1446-1514 B4.4 in spot 2859 (N17E69)

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning North Dakota South Dakota, Washington DC, MD, the Florida Panhandle and north Florida and south Florida on the Gulf coast side, also in the Atlantic heavy off the S.C. coast and N.C. coast up to VA

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: Length of day now 13hours 34 minutes

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 119nt

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 301km/s, PHI 339, Density 12.89p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 minute CW WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K4FI 1644, W4DEX 1646

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

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected, unusual

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II and K0AWU No copy

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW K4FI CW only 559 with fast 10 dB swings with 569 peak right at eot

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal seen

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal seen today

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 QSB last 30 seconds, steady b4.

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW K4FI CW only 559 with fast 10 dB swings with 569 peak right at eot

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SSB Reports:

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB only S3 peaks so far, way down from yesterday

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB weak but readable most of the time

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start the 2 min CW @1640ut

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO and K4FI nice slow rise to S5 then back down

21 August 2021

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 78, A-index 5, K-index 2

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 was 334km/s, PHI 138, Density 7.15p/cm3

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600 ut was 105nt

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted today pretty quiet in the north and MidWest, Some in Eastern Oklahoma and West TN, NE AL., NW GA, and in the gulf off the west FL panhandle coast, also lots in the Atlantic from FL GA S.C. N.C. VA, DC N.J., and PA

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Length of day is now 13hours 37 minutes

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity for the last 24 hrs we seen 12 new events all in un-named areas, The last recorded today was @1128-1141utc B4.9 in area (N18E87)

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 105nt

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 331km/s, PHI 132, Density 8.49p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 329 copy for about 15 seconds, peaked 15 dB over visual noise

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 17db, 18db, 20db, 20db, at 1 min 12db, 13db, 19db, 20db, at END 18db

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Heard cw at one minute 25 seconds just above noise level, no copy

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 15 sec 1-2db, 30sec 4db, 4, 4, 3, 1min 30 sec 0, 1m45s 1-2, EOT 0

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II, KG0VL, K0AWU No copy

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU No signal detected

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 average and building to 549 near end of test.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 329 during middle of transmission, could hear CW the whole period

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 239 more in than out.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t 519 copy at 2nd min

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 589 with one 579 dip

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 589-549 qsb

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw 549, 14, 8, 9, 19, 21, 19, 17, 14 db > nf at eot

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-559 qsb

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 439, 8, 7, 6, 7, 4, 0, 6, 1 > nf at eot

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 3db, 0, 3, 2, 1min 3db, 6db, 6, 1min 45sec 8db 319 copy, EOT 8db copy 319

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SSB Reports:

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I called SSB full legal limit and max compression no response

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S5 to S9

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 to S9, much better than recently

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 to 54 SSB in short visit

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5x4 SSB good copy

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I was listening and heard NO SSB

16:38 WY3T-TIM: Hearing some SSB deep in the noise

16:54 WY3T-TIM: Hearing SSB deep in the noise

20 August 2021

*F*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 75, A-index 4, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600 was 94.3nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 was 320km/s, PHI 107, Density 7.5p/cm3

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flares the last 24 hours: 13 new ones last seen start 1550utc to 1601utc peak @1557ut a C3.0 THIS IS CAUSING AN ABSORPTION EFFECT STILL IN PROGRESS

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today a little in extreme northern MN, Talsa OK, N.MO. heavy off the coast of Virginia and DC and NY, also out in the Atlantic in front of noise floor here today is about 1 S unit higher than normal. SSB S7, CW S2 HENRI

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: The D layer Absorption still active:

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 93nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 320km/s, PHI 106, Density 7.7p/cm3

CW Reports: 

KG0VL-JEFF: UPDATED: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648, K4FI 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not copied today---

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual but enough to consider it a positive reception

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 21db, 18db, 13db, 8db, at 1 min 13db, 17db, 18db, 18db, At END 17db

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today--increasing lightning static

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NO signal detected and my interference went away

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KOAWU NO signal detected

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today--all local signals down- increasing QRN

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529-539 and of all things, stable.

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL,K0AWU, & WY3T No copy

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today--

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 559 to 569,some QSB

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 419-579 deep qsb lo QRN

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal detected

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw only slight detection the second min

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 steady but below normal signal _._

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not signal detected

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 559 with fast 10 dB fades

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 549 avg with swings down to noise and up to S7 _._

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 519-579 qsb

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO copy

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from Doug

16:53 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw no copy/detect

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SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB Q4 copy with noise floor above normal

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I just called SSB no response

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 51 SSB in short test

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: Bill (KØAWU) very weak on ssb today, 5x1.

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB only S2, way below normal

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB only Q3 copy

19 August 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 75 A-index 6, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 utc was 342km/s, PHI 88, Density 7.29p/cm3

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600utc was 111nt

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours: 6 new events all in spot 2858 and all low levels, Last reported was 0239-0259 A8.2 in spot 2858

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today:: The north and midwest and east NE are all quiet not lightning. But the north half of Alabama is ultra lighting up. with scattered in north Mississippi, south and central Louisiana, and East Texas with some in the Atlantic between the Bahamas and Bermuda

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: length of the day is now 13hours, 42minutes, and the solar noon has moved another 1 minute now 1:37pm EDT

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut was 110nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640 was 328km/s, PHI 104, Density 7.3p/cm3

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard during about half the period but no copy, peaked 12 dB SN on SpecLab

16:43 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 21db, 15db, 22db, 21db, at 1 min 20-17db, 18db, 22db, 18db, at END 20db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Heard full two minute transmission 419, full Q5 signal.

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 15s 2db, 30s 3db, 33sec. 6db, 45s 3db, 1min 0, 0,0, 1minute 7db I heard the cw toneand partial call

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no signal seen

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 average with a few 549 peaks, good copy.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NOsignal seen

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal seen

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T no copy

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 539-589 qsb

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 2, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3, 8, 8 db> nf (339) at eot

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX ??? may have been detected a couple of times but massive trash generator covered everything

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW heard but no copy, peaked 10 dB over visual noise floor

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SSB Reports:

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I have been listening and so far no SSB heard

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB up and down but overall much better than usual

16:34 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB today so far

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 - 54 SSB in short test

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 52-53 on ssb

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I was listing to the NW and heard NO SSB