17 December 2021

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16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 118, A-index 8, K-index 1

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours Max M1.29 @0051ut in spot 2911, current B9.8 plus there is a minor D layer absorption in progress

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today OKLAHOMA and Missouri and some in the central Gulf no crashes heard here

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar noon for WW8II 1730ut, daylight 9hr 5 min, K0AWU S.N 1810 daylight 8hr 29min, KG0VL S.N. 1804ut daylight 9hr 3 min, K5HFG S.N 1754 daylight 9hr 51 min, WY3T S.N. 1753 10hr 10 min W4DEX S.N. 1718 9hrs 47 min of daylight

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650ut @75.2W and @137.2W 105nt

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1645 ut 377 km/s, PHI 313, Density 4.40p/cm3

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer Absorption still in progress 

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1720ut 105nt, 105nt

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1717ut 359km/s, PHI 331, Density 0.56p/cm3 yes density real low

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, K5HFG 1716, WY3T 1718, K4FI 1720

17:11 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II Weak trace SL. QSB, No audio

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 23db, 23db, 26db,21db, at 1 min 18db, 12db, 10-18db, 15db, at END 15db

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW no copy - good steady trace in spec lab

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW9II CW no copy/detect

17:13 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II CW 539 at best with qsb down to noise midway---avg 429

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL CW no copy - good trace in spec lab

17:14 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL Weak trace SL, QSB, some audio in noise copy some of it, last half pretty good copy.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 20, 25, 30, 29, 1min 32, 13, 20, 30, 32

17:14 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL CW no copy/detect

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL CW 529 with qsb but mostly good copy

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 28db, 30db, 27db, 18-30db, at 1 min 32db, 23db, 10-25db,10-22db, at END 5-21db last min very quick deep QSB

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 569, little to no qsb noted, much more stable than last few days.

17:15 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU CW no detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 2, det, 0, det, 1 min 3, 3, det, 9, 2min 10

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU CW no copy/detect

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0AWU CW 329 on qsb peaks, mostly just at noise level, 50% copy

17:17 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No copy

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG CW, 329 briefly on qsb peak, mostly below noise,,, no usable copy

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- det and heard from 20sec-30sec period, detected about 50% until 1min 30sec then det and heard for 10 sec and det until the end about 50%

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 45 sec 3, 1min 4, 3, det, 0, 5

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW 339 with good trace in spec lab

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: first-time copy on K5HFG in a very long time

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 at start, fast qsb and several dips to noise level. 539 second minute, with a big dip near EO.

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG CW no copy/detect

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T CW 329 at best qsb swing, mostly no usable signal today

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no copy first 21 seconds, then instantly to 539. Light qsb, very decent copy, with minor static crashes.

17:20 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T Weak Trace SL with QSB.Some audio deep in noise.almost copyable at times. copyable last 15 seconds.

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW 439 second minute with good trace in spec lab

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

17:21 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI CW 599avg solid, with 6db qsb swings

17:22 K5HFG-DON: WW8II quick burst of tone, bright trace but no tone, entire Tx, // KG0VL trace, copy 439, entire Tx. // K0AWU intermittent trace very weak, gone after 30 seconds. // NO other stations detected...// Still having a problem with internal keyer engaging.

17:22 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw 439, 5, 8, 14, 13, 13, 15, 15, 13 db > nf at eot

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI start 0, 0, 0, 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, EOT 8

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529 steady, very little qsb. Good signal.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:00 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- 5-2 SSB in QSO with ??

17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Q SSB 51 just above the noise

17:01 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II SSB copied 53

17:01 WA4LDU-JOE: S5 nioise level

17:02 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 51 SSB

17:03 WY3T-TIM: Hearing only very faint SSB signals in the noise

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I do not hear any SSB to my SE direction just heavy S7 static

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL now 52 I hear K0AWU at the noise

17:07 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL from in the noise to 54 on SSB pretty quick QSB

17:07 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 SSB with light static crashes

17:08 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing very weak SSB now to Southeast

17:08 K5HFG-DON: I just saw what looked like SSB on the spectrum scope, no audio.

17:08 WY3T-TIM: Still nothing but faint SSB signals in the noise

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 52 SSB

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSO 52 copy

16:44: *** STARTED LOGGING *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation

16:44: *** NET OPENED *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation

16:44: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 118, A-index 8, K-index 1

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX 38 deg. 57% humidity SUNNY

16:48: *** KW4DE is now online ***

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours Max M1.29 @0051ut in spot 2911, current B9.8 plus there is a minor D layer absorption in progress

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today OKLAHOMA and Missouri and some in the central Gulf no crashes heard here

16:50: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:51: *** K5HFG is now online ***

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: 9deg and overcast. Noise floor S4 SSB and S3 CW -- inverted Vee

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar noon for WW8II 1730ut, daylight 9hr 5 min, K0AWU S.N 1810 daylight 8hr 29min , KG0VL S.N. 1804ut daylight 9hr 3 min, K5HFG S.N 1754 daylight 9hr 51 min, WY3T S.N. 1753 10hr 10 min W4DEX S.N. 1718 9hrs 47 min of daylight

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Looks like the southern stations are hogging all the daylight LOL

16:57: *** WY3T is now online ***

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor here SSB S7 CW S3 about 6db higher than normal

16:57: *** K4FI is now online ***

16:57: *** KG0VL is now online ***

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650ut @75.2W and @137.2W 105nt

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1645 ut 377 km/s, PHI 313, Density 4.40p/cm3

16:59 WY3T-TIM: 77 F noise S5 SSB / S# CW . . . . -115 dbm noise floor . . . no static lightning crashes

17:00 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- 5-2 SSB in QSO with ??

17:01 WA4LDU-JOE: 63F, cloudy, misty, no lightning crashes,

17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Q SSB 51 just above the noise

17:01 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II SSB copied 53

17:01 WA4LDU-JOE: S5 nioise level

17:02 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 51 ssb

17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: RR on the noise Joe

17:03 WY3T-TIM: Hearing only very faint SSB signals in the noise

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer Absorption still in progress https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I do not hear any SSB to my SE direction just heavy S7 static

17:05 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, K5HFG 1716, WY3T 1718, K4FI 1720

17:05 KG0VL-JEFF: I will be gone tomorrow, back on Sunday. Christmas in Des Moines.

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL now 52 I hear K0AWU at the noise

17:07 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL from in the noise to 54 on SSB pretty quick QSB

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: RR on Christmas with family tomorrow

17:07 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 ssb with light static crashes

17:08 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing very weak ssb now to Southeast

17:08 K5HFG-DON: I just saw what looked like SSB on the spectrum scope, no audio.

17:08 WY3T-TIM: Still nothing but faint SSB signals in the noise

17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start the 2 min CW@1710ut this frequency no off set

17:11 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II Weak trace SL. QSB, No audio

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 23db, 23db, 26db,21db, at 1 min 18db, 12db, 10-18db, 15db, at END 15db

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - good steady trace in spec lab

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW9II cw no copy/detect

17:13 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 539 at best with qsb down to noise midway---avg 429

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - good trace in spec lab

17:14 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL Weak trace SL, QSB, some audio in noise copy some of it, last half pretty good copy.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 20, 25, 30, 29, 1min 32, 13, 20, 30, 32

17:14 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw 529 with qsb but mostly good copy

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 28db, 30db, 27db, 18-30db, at 1 min 32db, 23db, 10-25db,10-22db, at END 5-21db last min very quick deep QSB

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 569, little to no qsb noted, much more stable than last few days.

17:15 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K0ASU cw no detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 2, det, 0, det, 1 min 3, 3, det, 9, 2min 10

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0AWU cw 329 on qsb peaks, mostly just at noise level, 50% copy

17:17 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No copy

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw , 329 briefly on qsb peak, mostly below noise ,,, no usable copy

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- det and heard from 20sec-30sec period, detected about 50% until 1min 30sec then det and heard for 10 sec and det until the end about 50%

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 45 sec 3, 1min 4, 3, det, 0, 5

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw 339 with good trace in spec lab

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: first time copy on K5HFG in a very long time

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 at start, fast qsb and several dips to noise level. 539 second minute, with a big dip near EO.

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 329 at best qsb swing, mostly no usable signal today

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no copy first 21 seconds, then instantly to 539. Light qsb, very decent copy, with minor static crashes.

17:20 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T Weak Trace SL with QSB.Some audio deep in noise.almost copyable at times. copyable last 15 seconds.

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 439 second minute with good trace in spec lab

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

17:21 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 599avg solid, with 6db qsb swings

17:22 K5HFG-DON: WW8II quick burst of tone, bright trace but no tone, entire Tx, // KG0VL trace, copy 439, entire Tx. // K0AWU intermittent trace very weak, gone after 30 seconds. // NO other stations detected...// Still having problem with internal keyer engaging.

17:22 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw 439, 5, 8, 14, 13, 13, 15, 15, 13 db > nf at eot

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI start 0, 0, 0, 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, EOT 8

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will send the logs to DEX he ha

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529 steady, very little qsb. Good signal.

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: DEX left Spec Lab running

17:23 K5HFG-DON: 73 guys, CUL

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 52 ssb

17:24: *** K5HFG is now offline ***

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSO 52 copy

17:25: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

17:25 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 all

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: There is still a minor D layer absorption in progress

17:27: *** WY3T is now offline ***

17:27: *** KG0VL is now offline ***

17:27 WY3T-TIM: 73s to all

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1720ut 105nt, 105nt

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1717ut 359km/s, PHI 331, Density 0.56p/cm3 yes density real low

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: OK copying logs now

17:30: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation

17:30: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation