16 May 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 154, A-index 12, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours @1327ut a M2.46, and again @1340ut a M1,47 there is a D layer absorption in effect

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today seen heavy in Western NY and central PA, also northern and SW VA and in the Atlantic along the coasts of N.C. and S.C. in the FL panhandle and in the Gulf off the coast of Baton Rouge and north of the Bahamas

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity there is a massive coronal hole on the norther hemisphere of the sun

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640 GOES 16 115nt, GOES 17 99.7nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 533 km/s, PHI 148, Density 8.28p/cm3

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, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0 at END 0db

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today, increasing lightning static locally===eye on the sky

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, weak det, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today---

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not signal detected

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no signal copied today

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 519 at 30 seconds, then into the noise. Back up to 419 at EOT, otherwise very weak to nil.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected, QRN building up

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not copied---qrn increasing S9 lightning spikes

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb detected today, static building

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

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

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

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

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

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: Call on SSB, but there was no response

16:38 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB signals here

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KW4DE SSB S9 ground wave at 16 miles

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: Nothing heard on SSB, called Jeff several time -- nil

16:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Also called you twice on SSB Bill, nothing heard.

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 154, A-index 12, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours @1327ut a M2.46, and again @1340ut a M1,47 there is a D layer absorptioon in effect

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: I transmitted a CW carrier @ 1546ut , 1550ut, 1552ut and a 1min carrier @1600ut and again @1610ut I seen a solid reading for the 1800ut one

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: 1600 ut one solid

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

16:26: *** KW4DE is now online ***

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

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today seen heavy in Western NY and central PA, also northern and SW VA and in the atlantic along the coasts of N.C. and S.C. in the FL panhandle and in the Gulf off ther coast of Baton Rouge and north of the Bahamas

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor hewre today with the SAL antenna SSB S5 CW S1-2

16:28: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:29: *** K5HFG is now online ***

16:30 K0AWU-BILL: 59deg and clear COLD NNW wind at 5-15mph higher gusts -- noise floor S5-6 SSB and S2-3 CW -- Inverted Vee

16:30 WY3T-TIM: 86 F sunny . . . noise S7 SSB / C5 CW . . -100 dbm ave noise floor . . . no static lightning crashes

16:31 K5HFG-DON: Had some antenna damage last night from storm. High SWR so I will not be transmitting this morning. Just a listening post today.

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX today cooled off from yesterday 70 deg 49% humidity now bright sun with some standing water yet from the all night rain

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

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I did call on SSB but there was no response

16:36 K5HFG-DON: Horizontal end is down, will repair this afternoon after laundry is finished.:0

16:38 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB signals here

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I thought I just heard a carrier

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KW4DE SSB S9 ground wave at 16 miles

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

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: Nothing heard on SSB, called Jeff several time -- nil

16:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Also called you twice on SSB Bill, nothing heard.

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Start 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0 at END 0db

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today, increasing lightning static locally===eye on the sky

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL starty 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, weak det, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, also very weak visual detection

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today---

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not signal detected

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no signal copied today

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity there is a a massive cornal hole on the norther hemisphere of the sun

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 519 at 30 seconds, then into the noise. Back up to 419 at EOT, otherwise very weak to nil.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected, QRN building up

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

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not copied---qrn increasing S9 lightning spikes

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb detected today, static building

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

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

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

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640 GOES 16 115nt, GOES 17 99.7nt

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

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

16:51 K5HFG-DON: 73 guys, CUL

16:51 WY3T-TIM: 73s to all

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 533km/s, PHI 148, Density 8.28p/cm3

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE THE LOGS COPIED

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: i HAVE THE LOGS COPIED

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: 73

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

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: 73

16:56: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:56: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test