09 April 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 109, A-index 9, K-index 3

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 Hours Max C4.71 peaked @1124utc and current value @1621ut B6.25 some D layer absorption @3-4db

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1610ut GOES 16 @75.2W 110nt, GOES 17 @137.2W 82.5nt

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1610ut 380 km/s, PHI 109, Density 7.97p/cm3

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today lots in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York also in the Atlantic 300-mile east of Virginia Beach and some NE of the Bahamas and eastern Kentucky

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640uit GOES 16 105nt, GOES 17 89.2nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 377 km/s, PHI 112, Density 10.84p/cm3

CW Reports:

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

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, steady visual detection averaging slightly <10 dB S/N

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 7db, 8db, 5db, 11db long dash, 1min 6db, 8db, 5-6db, 4db EOT 6-7db

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

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 319 at start, slow rise, ending 519 and good Q5 signal. Best copy in a long time.

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, questionable visual detection

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 2db, 0, 0, det, 1 min det, 0, det, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today again. 

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:51 WY3T-TIM: No signals in the south today, 73s to all

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: No response heard

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard today

16:36 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO SSB today

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 109, A-index 9, K-index 3

16:22: *** KG0VL is now online ***

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity l;ast 24 Hopurs Max C4.71 peaked @1124utc and currentg value @1621ut B6.25 some D layer absorption @3-4db

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor with the SAL antenna SSB S7, CW S3

16:24: *** K5HFG is now online ***

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1610ut GOES 16 @75.2W 110nt, GOES 17 @137.2W 82.5nt

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1610ut 380km/s, PHI 109, Density 7.97p/cm3

16:26: *** WY3T is now online ***

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX today CLOUDY temp 38deg, humidity 64%

16:26 W4DEX-DEX: Looks like Bruce's snake eyes at 1624, maybe Jeff's at 1621?

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today lots in Connecticut , Massachusetts, and New York also in the Atlantic 300 mile east of Viginia Beach andsome NE of gthe Bahamas ansd eastern Kentucky

16:28 WY3T-TIM: 66 F sunny . . . noise S5 SSB / S3 Cw . . . -112 dbm ave noise floor

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: I have not yet transmitted

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I( wi89ll now do a CW tune up @1629

16:30 W4DEX-DEX: OK, that was much stronger than the earlier dashes

16:30 KG0VL-JEFF: Not sure why I am off frequency. WW8II very weak cw carrier heard.

16:30 KG0VL-JEFF: I had the earlier two marks.

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I plan top be on 1899 tonight After 10PM eastern time

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: Well IO just turned on the amp @1627

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: No response heard

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard today

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:36 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: Just don't understand why anyone loose interest just because they hear nothing? 

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

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO SSB today

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, steady visual detection averaging slightly <10 dB S/N

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 7db, 8db, 5db, 11db long dash, 1min 6db, 8db, 5-6db, 4db EOT 6-7db

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

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 319 at start, slow rise, ending 519 and good Q5 signal. Best copy in a long time.

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, questionable visual detection

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 2db, 0, 0, det, 1min det, 0, det, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today again. 

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640uit GOES 16 105nt, GOES 17 89.2nt

16:51 WY3T-TIM: No signals in the south today, 73s to all

16:51: *** WY3T is now offline ***

16:51 K5HFG-DON: 73 guys, gotta run, CUL

16:51: *** K5HFG is now offline ***

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: Don, it's called "good data" 

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 377km/s, PHI 112, Density 10.84p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will copy and save the logs

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: better day than expected.

16:53: *** KC3STZ is now online ***

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 everyone

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I should be on this frequency tonight @10pm eastern time 9 central

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: 73 logs copied

16:56: *** KC3STZ is now offline ***

16:56: *** WW8II is now offline ***

16:57: *** KG0VL is now offline ***

16:57: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:57: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test