05 May 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 130, A-index 6, K-index 1

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours very active, especially spots 3004 and 3006 @1310ut M2.28 in (3004) @1415ut M2.76 in (3006) current value @1611ut C1.46 with a 7db absorption in progress

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today Heavy in Texas from Austin to NE Texas into SW Arkansas to the central part of Arkansas heavy scattered throughout Oklahoma and southern Kansas into SER Illinois and SW Indiana, Also some out in the Atlantic off the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: Now a 4db absorption level

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 17 97.5nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 376 km/s, PHI 239, Density .66p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption now 3db

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Current solar activity@1646ut B6.99

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

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, 0, det??, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard during first min and near eot, about 2x1, bright visual the whole transmission.  Best copy in months

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, positive visual detection

16:44 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 15-20 sec 4db, 30 sec 0, 0, 1min 0, det, 0, 3-4db, EOT 3-5db

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START -- det, 0, 0, 5db, 10db at 1 min, 5-10db, 5db, 2-3db, at END 1-2db ARGH

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

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

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min det1-2db, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected, noise floor building up

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no copy first 45 seconds, just barely above noise thereafter, perhaps briefly peaking 319, back into the noise by 1 min 40 seconds.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, det??, 0, det, 1min solid 3db det, det, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

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

16:51 WY3T-TIM: No signals heard here today, 73s to all


Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected in any direction

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: Called you several times on SSB Bill, no reply.

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: Not a whisper Jef :-((

16:39 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

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 130, A-index 6, K-index 1

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 holurs very active especially spots 3004 and 3006 @1310ut M2.28 inm (3004) @1415ut M2.76 in (3006) currewnt value @1611ut C1.46 with a 7db absorption in progress

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: My noise floor today is low SSB S5 CW S1 which is a solid 6db + below normal

16:25: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX 57 deg with 59% humidity wind calm ESE @2mph partly sunny

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

16:27 K0AWU-BILL: Beautiful spring day- 61deg 38% humidity and clear -- wind 2mph SSE -- Noise floor S5 SSB and S1 CW -- Inverted Vee

16:28: *** WY3T is now online ***

16:28 W4DEX-DEX: Noise floor unusually low....hope not due to rx antenna problem....hearing weak QRN

16:29 W4DEX-DEX: Someone just left a few nice dots on the capture screen

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today Heavy in texas from Austin to NE texas into SW Arkansas to the central poart of Arkansas heavy scattered throughout Oklahoma and southern Kansas into SER Illinois and SW Indiana, Also some out in the Atlantic off the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina

16:29 W4DEX-DEX: Not in SSB mode

16:30 KG0VL-JEFF: Nice cw returns on the live page.

16:30 WY3T-TIM: 90 F sunny . . . noise S7 SSB / S5 CW . . . -100 dbm ave noise floor . . . no static lightning crashes

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: That should have been NOW in SSB mode 

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I hear slight pulsing in the noise

16:35 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected in any direction

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: MY noise level is increasing NOW SSB S5-5 CW S1-2

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: Called you several times on SSB Bill, no reply.

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: Now a 4db absorption level

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: Not a whisper Jef :-((

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

16:39 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, 0, det??, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard during first min and near eot, about 2x1, birght visual the whole transmission

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, positive visual detection

16:44 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0 , 15-20 sec 4db, 30 sec 0, 0, 1min 0, det, 0, 3-4db, EOT 3-5db

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START -- det, 0, 0, 5db, 10db at 1 min, 5-10db, 5db, 2-3db, at END 1-2db ARGH

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

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

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min det1-2db, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected, noise floor building up

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no copy first 45 seconds, just barely above noise thereafter, perhaps briefly peaking 319, back into the noise by 1 min 40 seconds.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY4T 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 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, det??, 0, det, 1min solid 3db det, det, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 17 97.5nt

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

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

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: Best signal from WW8II in several months.

16:51 WY3T-TIM: No signals heard here today, 73s to all

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 376km/s, PHI 239, Density .66p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption now 3db

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Current solar activity@1646ut B6.99

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 all

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Most interesting DATA today

16:55: *** KG0VL is now offline ***

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I had at least a signal detect on everyone except WY3T

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will copy and save the logs

16:56 W4DEX-DEX: Nice....now to figure out why

16:57 W4DEX-DEX: 73

16:58: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:58: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test