24 December 2021

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16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 130, A-index 4, K-index 1

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: solar activity last 24 hours lots 2907 and 2908 really acting up all C level MAX C7.45 and there is an active D layer absorption in progress We can hope maybe some aurora tonight

17:00 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today none

17:05 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650ut @75.2W 106nt, @137.2W 103nt

17:06 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1655ut 424km/s, PHI 329, Density 4.67p/cm3

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption in progress:

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1720ut 105nt

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1715ut 410km/s, PHI 325, Density 5.25p/cm3

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

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 11db, 12db, 13db, 13db, at 1 min 12db, 11db, 13db, 14db, at END 115db

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

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW8II CW no copy/detect

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 3, 7, 7, 2, 1min 0, 1-2, det, 8, 12

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 41db, 39db, 45db, 50db, at 1 min 48db, 45db, 35db, QSB 20db, at END 15db

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL CW no copy - very weak intermittent trace in spec lab

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 319-419 with about 80% of two-minute copy, fast qsb

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

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 7, 3, 8, 2, 1min 0, 0, 1, 3-4, EOT 3

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU CW no detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, det, 0, 1min 1-2, 0, 0, 0,EOT 0

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW no copy but weak trace in spec lab first minute then faded

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

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 569 at start, some qsb. Peaked several times at 589, fist near midpoint and again at final 15 seconds with growing signal.

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: 529-539 with light qsb, decent quality signal

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW no copy but good trace in spec lab

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

17:20 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL very faint trace, no tone, deep QSB noted, entire Tx // NO other stations detected.

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

SSB Reports:

7:07 WW8II-BRUCE: I made several calls on SSB nothing heard in any direction

17:08 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA4LDU copied SSB 57 with qsb. No other SSB heard

17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start the 2 min CW @1710ut

17:09 K0AWU-BILL: Nice Christmas eve visit with KG0VL SSB 54 to 57

17:09 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU up to 57 on SSB, great signal


17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: I heard NO SSB today

16:54: *** STARTED LOGGING *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation

16:54: *** NET OPENED *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation

16:54: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:55: *** K5HFG is now online ***

16:55: *** KW4DE is now online ***

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 130, A-index 4, K-index 1

16:55 K0AWU-BILL: 39deg!! overcast, pretty good breeze. Noise floor S4 SSB S3 CW -- Inverted Vee

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor SSB S7, CW S2-3

16:57 K0AWU-BILL: My not be on tomorrow -- Merry Christmas to all. Have a WONDERFUL Holiday season and stay safe.

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: solar activity last 24 hours lots 2907 and 2908 really acting up all C level MAX C7.45 and there is an active D layer absorption in progress We can hope maybe some aurora tonight

16:59: *** KG0VL is now online ***

16:59: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: RR on tomorrow I too have kids and grandkids tomorrow but after 1 pm so I may be here

17:00 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today none

17:00 WA4LDU-JOE: S9 noise level here today...not sure I will hear anything

17:01: *** WY3T is now online ***

17:01 KW4DE-DARRELL: S4 ssb noise, S zero CW noise, 56 degrees, Carolina Blue sky....

17:03 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX 45 degrees 77% humidity cloudy with a south wind of 9mph

17:03 WY3T-TIM: 69 F sunny . . . noise S5 SSB / S3 CW . . -115 dbm noise floor . . no static lightning crashes

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

17:05 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1650ut @75.2W 106nt, @137.2W 103nt

17:06 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1655ut 424km/s, PHI 329, Density 4.67p/cm3

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: I made several calls on SSB nothing heard in any direction

17:08 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA4LDU copied ssb 57 with qsb. No other ssb heard

17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start the 2 min CW @1710ut

17:09 K0AWU-BILL: Nice Christmas eve visit with KG0VL SSB 54 to 57

17:09 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU up to 57 on ssb, great signal

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 11db, 12db, 13db, 13db, at 1 min 12db, 11db, 13db, 14db, at END 115db

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

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 3, 7, 7, 2, 1min 0, 1-2, det, 8, 12

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 41db, 39db, 45db, 50db, at 1 min 48db, 45db, 35db, QSB 20db, at END 40db

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - very weak intermittent trace in spec lab

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 319-419 with about 80% of two minute copy, fast qsb

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

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 7, 3, 8, 2, 1min 0, 0, 1, 3-4, EOT 3

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II END sig strength was of course 15db -- sorry for typo

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, det, 0, 1min 1-2, 0, 0, 0,EOT 0

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no copy but weak trace in spec lab first minute then faded

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

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 569 at start, some qsb. Peaked several times at 589, fist near midpoint and again at final 15 seconds with growing signal.

17:19: *** KD2WKJ is now online ***

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: 529-539 with light qsb, decent quality signal

17:19: *** KD2WKJ is now offline ***

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy but good trace in spec lab

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

17:20 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL very faint trace, no tone, deep QSB noted,entire Tx // NO other stations detected.

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will send the logs to DEX

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: Merry Christmas and 73 all!

17:20: *** WA4LDU is now offline ***

17:21: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: I heard NO SSB today

17:21 K5HFG-DON: 73 guys, CUL, will check in tomorrow

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Everyone MERRY CHRISTMAS

17:21: *** K5HFG is now offline ***

17:21 WY3T-TIM: Merry Christmas to all and 73s

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: I should be here tomorrow if anyone wants to play

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: Happy Christmas Eve. 73

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption in progress https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap

17:24: *** KG0VL is now offline ***

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1720ut 105nt

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1715ut 410km/s, PHI 325, Density 5.25p/cm3

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: copy logs now

17:26: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation

17:26: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 KHz Midday Propagation