24 October 2021

*2.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 87, A-index 3, K-index 1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut @75.2W 114nt, @137.2W 107nt

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 ut was 355KM/s, PHI 248, Density 5.04p/cm3

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24hrs 12 new all "B" level max B6.2, and current is B3.68

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today some in south-central IL, and Central Indi8ana, central KY, and some minor scattered in the Gulf

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 113nt, @137.2W 109nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1640ut was 355KM/s, PHI 239, Density 5.32p/cm3

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Start det only, 0, 0, 0 at 1 min, 0, det, 11db, at end 14db

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 549 at eot, started at 329 then steady rise. Peaked 30 dB over visual noise floor

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II Solid trace SL. Slight amount of audio sometimes. Way too weak to copy.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 22db, 14db, 23db, 21db, at 1 min 13db, 18db, 20db, 8-18db, at END 14db

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW detected audibly at eot. Visual start at noise floor then steady rise to a peak of 18 dB at eot

16:46 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied about 50% of two-minute transmission right at, or just above the noise level, weak with QSB.

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AUW CW no signal detected

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419 at start, up and down with qsb, peaking 539 near EOT

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Start 3, 15sec 5, 0, 8, 12, 10, 10, 10, 2min 10db 419 to 519 copy

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peak, slight QSB

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 Fairly steady, One light fade.

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

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 3, 15sec 6, 7, 2, 1min 0, 1, 2, 3, EOT 6db

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 15 sec 2, 3, 0,0

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 5db, 15 sec 8, 9, 12, 15, 14, 12, 14, EOT 10db copy 419 to 519

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

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

16:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 51 - 52 SSB

16:35 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 SSB and into the noise and gone.

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I think I am hearing SSB ??????

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing SSWB to the SE direction just at the noise

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB good copy but typical QSB

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: Hearing WW8II SSB under K4FI

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I again called SSB

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I just called again on SSB

16:20: *** STARTED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:20: *** NET OPENED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:20: *** WW8II is now online ***

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 87, A-index 3, K-index 1

16:21: *** KG0VL is now online ***

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut @75.2W 114nt, @137.2W 107nt

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 ut was 355KM/s, PHI 248, Fensity 5.04p/cm3

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24hrs 12 new all "B" level max B6.2, and current is B3.68

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today some in south central IL, and Central Indi8ana, central KY , and some minor scattered in the Gulf

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor here today SSB S7, CW S2 to S3 about 6db higher than normal

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: The cold days are comming was 36degrees when I woke up this morning BURRRRR

16:26 KG0VL-JEFF: It was 28F when I got up yesterday.

16:27 KG0VL-JEFF: Didn't do my peppers any good.

16:28: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:28 K0AWU-BILL: 41deg overcast -- Noise floor S3 SSB and S1 CW Interted Vee

16:29 W4DEX-DEX: Noise floor here very low. If it wasn't for the usual QRM line 4 Hz low I would suspect my RX antenna was detuned

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I was hearing the WHOOSH WHOOSH this morning like a radar whooshing aroundquickly

16:31: *** K4FI is now online ***

16:31 KG0VL-JEFF: Looks like we have a small group today.

16:33 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648

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

16:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 51 - 52 SSB

16:35 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 ssb and into the noise and gone.

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: The solar wind and the density are real low so will be interesting day

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I think I am hearinf SSB ??????

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing SSWB to the SE direction just at the noise

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB good copy but typical QSB

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: Hearing WW8II SSB under K4FI

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I again called SSB

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I just called again on SSB

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start 2min CW 1640 this frequency

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Start det only, 0, 0, 0 at 1 min, 0, det, 11db, at end 14db

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 549 at eot, started at 329 then steady rise. Peaked 30 dB over visual noise floor

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II Solid trace SL. Slight amount of audio sometimes. Way too weak to copy.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 22db, 14db, 23db, 21db, at 1 min 13db, 18db, 20db, 8-18db, at END 14db

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW detected audilby at eot. Visual start at noise floor then steady rise to a peak of 18 dB at eot

16:46 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied about 50% of two minute transmission right at, or just above the noise level, weak with qsb.

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AUW CW no signal detected

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419 at start, up and down with qsb, peaking 539 near EOT

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Start 3, 15sec 5, 0, 8, 12, 10, 10, 10, 2min 10db 419 to 519 copy

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peak, slight QSB

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 Fairly steady, One light fade.

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

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 3, 15sec 6, 7, 2, 1min 0, 1, 2, 3, EOT 6db

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 15 sec 2, 3, 0,0

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 5db, 15 sec 8, 9, 12, 15, 14, 12, 14, EOT 10db copy 419 to 519

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

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: Odd that all visual signals climbed 10 dB during the 2 min transmission

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 113nt, @137.2W 109nt

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 everyone, enjoy the Sunday.

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1640ut was 355KM/s, PHI 239, Density 5.32p/cm3

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I will copy logs now

16:56: *** KG0VL is now offline ***

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: logs saved 73

17:07: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

17:07: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test