03 April 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 143, A-index 22, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hrs Max M4.3, current C1.77 with a D layer absorption of 35+db below 2 MHz and a polar event also in play

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1610ut GOES 16 @75.2W 109nt, GOES 17 @137.2W 99nt

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1609ut was 506km/s, PHI 244, Density 5.85p/cm3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today lots in the east central GULF and a line from Miami to Bermuda with some 100 miles out in the Atlantic off the coast of N.C. and VA.

1642 UT

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1644ut 507km/s, PHI 237, Density 5.71p/cm3

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1649ut GOES 16 108nt, GOES 17 103nt

1655 UT

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

16:41 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak positive visual copy just a few dB above noise floor

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START -- det, det, det, det, at 1 min 2db, det, 2db, 2db, at END det

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

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: Having computer trouble and have no SL.

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0 1min 0, det 2db, det?? , 1-2db, EOT 0

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 16db, 20db, 16db, 17db, at 1 min 19db, 16db, 10-15db, 5-11db, at END 2db!

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, questionable visual detection with a few pixels lineing up right on frequency

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start det, 0, 0, det, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 2db

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU mostly 519, peaked 529 final ten seconds of test.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II, KG0VL, K0AWU, WY3T cw no detect

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peak, 10 dB QSB

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

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

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

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, det 1-2db, 0, EOT det

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 559 to 569 No QSB

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

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 with fade to noise at EOT
 

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S3, much better than expected considering the current D layer

16:32 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST S7 STATIC here

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB S3 at 50 miles

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB Q3 S1

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: noise level lower at S3 here today....but signals very weak

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: I can tell W4DEX is talking but cannot copy

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB now seeing more QSB than earlier

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 143, A-index 22, K-index 2

16:22: *** WA0RKE is now online ***

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hrs Max M4.3, current C1.77 with a D layer absorption of 35+db below 2 mhz and a polar event also in play

16:23: *** WY3T is now online ***

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX cloudy temp 39deg feels like 323deg humidity 81% had 1 inch of new snow overnight and this morning most all mel;ted now ground wet

16:24: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: To see p[ast days logs goto https://1899-khz-midday-prop-test.blogspot.com/

16:25 K0AWU-BILL: 34deg overcast -- light NE breeze 67% humidity -- Noise floor S4-5 SSB and S1 CW -- Inverted Vee

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometyer @1610ut GOES 16 @75.2W 109nt, GOES 17 @137.2W 99nt

16:26: *** WA0RKE is now offline ***

16:26: *** KG0VL is now online ***

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1609ut was 506km/s, PHI 244, Density 5.85p/cm3

16:26 WY3T-TIM: 72 F sunny . . noise S4-5 SSB / S2-3 CW . . . . -115 dbm noise floor . . .no static lightning crashes

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor here today with the SAL antenna SSB S7 CW S2-3

16:28: *** K4FI is now online ***

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today lots in the east central GULF and a line from Miami to Bermuda with some 100 miles out in the Atlantic off the coast of N.C. and VA.

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: So far NO signals heatrd

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I will do a quick CW tune

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S3, much better than expected considering the current D layer

16:32 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST S7 STATIC here

16:34 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØWU 1644, WY3T 1646, K4FI 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I will ready to start 2 min CW@1640ut this frequency

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB S3 at 50 miles

16:38: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB Q3 S1

16:41 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak positive visual copy just a few dB above noise floor

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START -- det, det, det, det, at 1 min 2db, det, 2db, 2db, at END det

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

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: Having computer trouble and have no SL.

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0 1min 0, det 2db, det?? , 1-2db, EOT 0

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 16db, 20db, 16db, 17db, at 1 min 19db, 16db, 10-15db, 5-11db, at END 2db!

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, questionable visual detection with a few pixels lineing up right on frequency

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start det, 0, 0, det, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 2db

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU mostly 519, peaked 529 final ten seconds of test.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II, KG0VL, K0AWU, WY3T cw no detect

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peak, 10 dB QSB

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

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

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

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, det 1-2db, 0, EOT det

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 559 to 569 No QSB

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

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 with fade to noise at EOT

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will go get the solar data

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

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: noise level lower at S3 here today....but signals very weak

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: Statewide TIS signals well above average this morning.

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1649ut GOES 16 108nt, GOES 17 103nt

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex, I can tell you are talking but cannot make out what you are saying

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1644ut 507km/s, PHI 237, Density 5.71p/cm3

16:55: *** AA1TG is now online ***

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I am listeninmg to the SE and hear just static

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: So jeff you did not hear me today??

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB now seeing more QSB than earlier

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: OK wil;;l copy and save the logs

16:58 WY3T-TIM: 73s to all

16:58: *** WY3T is now offline ***

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: 73 till tomorrow need to check on the roast in the slow cooker

17:00 W4DEX-DEX: 73

17:00: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

17:00: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test